More evidence has surfaced suggesting that a remake ofPersona 4is in development coming hot off the heels of 2024’sPersona 3 Reload. According to anew domain registered by developer Atlus, aPersona 4remake could be closer than fans might think. While some fans might expect to seePersona 6before any other past games get the remake treatment, this rumoredPersona 4remake could come at the perfect time if it coincides with another upcoming title.
Despite being entirely different genres, Konami’s upcoming horror titleSilent Hill fseems oddly reminiscent ofPersona 4. Although the latter is a JRPG and the former is a survival horror game,Persona 4andSilent Hill fcould actually make the perfect one-two punch for gamers to play in succession if the rumoredP4remake releases close toSilent Hill f. Both of these titles share a similar setting and overarching threat but take their aesthetics in very different directions, potentially making for an interesting contrast in the near future.
Persona 4 and Silent Hill f Are Strangely Two Peas in a Pod
Both Silent Hill f and Person 4 Feature Similar Settings
While games set in a small Japanese town are not uncommon,Persona 4is likely one of the more famous examples of a game with this setting.Persona 4takes place in the fictional town of Inaba, where protagonist Yu Narukami has arrived to live with his uncle and cousin. However, not everything is as it seems in Inaba, as when the fog rolls in, one of the townspeople ends up dead in a mystery thatYu and fellow members of the Investigation Teammust uncover by visiting the strange world within their TVs.
Not much is known aboutSilent Hill f’s setting beyond the small bit of information shared in the recent Silent Hill Transmission. From what has been revealed,Silent Hill falso takes place in a fictional small Japanese town called Ebisugaoka, whereprotagonist Hinoka Shimizumust navigate a living nightmare after the town is enveloped in a mysterious fog. Although bothPersona 4andSilent Hill fconjure the image of a small, foggy Japanese town, how each game seems to approach this setting differs drastically.
One difference betweenSilent Hill fandPersona 4’s settings is the years they take place, withSilent Hill fset in the 1960s andPersona 4in the 21st Century.
Persona 4 and Silent Hill f Offer Two Different Looks at a Similar Threat
The foggy, small-town setting makes for an eerie backdrop for bothSilent Hill fandPerson 4to build their stories on. While the narrative surroundingSilent Hill f’s horrorsis not yet clear,Persona 4features a dark murder mystery for players to uncover as they investigate the connection between the TV world and Inaba’s rash of murders. Despite these dark themes,Silent Hill fandPersona 4take very different aesthetic approaches.
Persona 4features a very bright and upbeat tone in both its UI and character design—as well as its music—for such a thematically dark game.Silent Hill fmeshes both grotesque imagery with the use of bright shades of red in order to explore the beauty of horror, as the developers have described, but seemingly leaves the player isolated amid its horrors, whereasPersona 4relies on the bonds of friendship between its main cast to uncover the game’s uncomfortable truth. Tonally, these games clearly distinguish themselves from one another while still capturing the unsettling sense created by dense fog in a small Japanese town, and aPersona 4remakereleasing alongsideSilent Hill fcould help elevate these distinctions.
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The world-renowned Persona 4 Golden promises unforgettable adventures, meaningful bonds, and heartwarming experiences shared together with friends.They say your soulmate will appear if you stare into a television set on a rainy night…This strange rumor slowly spreads through the rural town of Inaba, the protagonist’s new home, just as a chain of mysterious murders begin. As the protagonist and his teammates chase after the truth, they find themselves opening the door to another world.Explore otherworldly dungeons, take down monstrous Shadows, and confront the darker sides of one’s self as you inch closer to the truth behind the serial murder cases.Venture around the town of Inaba, partake in an eventful school year, meet kindred spirits, and forge invaluable bonds.New quality of life features including improved graphics and smoothness, difficulty selection and quick save functionality.
Silent Hill f
In 1960s Japan, Shimizu Hinako’s secluded town of Ebisugaoka is consumed by a sudden fog, transforming her home into a haunting nightmare.As the town falls silent and the fog thickens, Hinako must navigate the twisted paths of Ebisugaoka, solving complex puzzles and confronting grotesque monsters to survive.Immerse yourself into Hinako’s world imagined by renowned author Ryukishi07, with entrancing music, including pieces by Akira Yamaoka, and beautiful visuals in a gripping tale of doubt, regret, and inescapable choices. Will Hinako embrace the beauty hidden within terror, or succumb to the madness that lies ahead?Discover a new chapter in the SILENT HILL series, blending psychological horror with a haunting Japanese setting.
