One of the most tragic stories of the Konami/Kojima breakdown was that not only was Silent Hills ultimately cancelled, but P.T. was lost in the crossfire. The “playable teaser” was practically a small horror game of its own, developing its own fanbase regardless of it being part of the Silent Hill series. Unfortunately, not only was the game delisted from the PlayStation Store, but even people who had already downloaded it before couldn’t re-download it either. In the aftermath, a number of efforts to develop a P.T. remake have progressed, and one is nearly done, and fully playable.
Before, the only way to get a hold of P.T. was to pay too much money for a PS4 with the game pre-installed. Now, a project simply called PT for PC is available for free, and fully playable despite not being 100% finished. The latest release was dropped over the weekend, version 0.9, and according to the developer is only missing some animations, and that makes it a “pubic length” from being completely finished. The developer is asking for playtesters to provide feedback, as well as dataminers to help them leverage the original P.T. to fill in the gaps.
The goal for PT for PC was to remake the game as faithfully as possible, and the developer has said they’ve had to teach themselves several things in order to get there, although some improvisation has been needed as well. By the time the finished project drops, which could be a matter of days (assuming Konami doesn’t step in to get it taken down), PT for PC will also support VR for version 1.0.
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Alex Co
It's safe to say by now that P.T. is one of the most scariest -- if not the -- games I've ever played. Heck, it has more tension than most of the horror films out there right now.
The optimist in me believes that we'll see Kojima and del Toro's vision come to reality at some point soon. I mean, someone has to pick it up, right?
If you still haven't tried P.T., I highly recommend you play it with a friend and see just how messed up this horror affair is. It doesn't have gore, bosses or any of that. But it does than make up for it in atmosphere, building tension and just outright fucking with your mind.
It's also important to remember that according to Kojima, Silent Hills has no connection whatsoever with P.T. So we don't even know if the game will be anything like it if Konami didn't muck everything up. But I'd like to think they're going with that direction, and based on what most people who've played P.T. are saying, that's one heck of a what-could-have-been.
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Zarmena Khan
I honestly don't think there's anything in the future for P.T./Silent Hill. We already know from people who have been involved in the title that it's been cancelled and will never happen. I don't believe it's the end of the Silent Hills franchise, though...until and unless Konami is done with it and wants to move on. But at present, even that's all up in the air, sadly.
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Heath Hindman
It will soon be revealed that the letters stand for "Pachinko Tengoku," which is Japanese for "Pachinko Heaven." I'll deliver hot coverage from some smoke-filled gambling hall when it releases.
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Tyler Treese
I thought P.T. was a genius way to create buzz for a game announcement. The atmosphere was unreal the first time you played it (well, at least until you wandered that hallway for 50 minutes and still couldn't get the ending to trigger).
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Cameron Teague
I thought if you enjoy hallways, it was probably the most realistic hallway game I have ever played.
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Mack Ashworth
I think it's sad that Silent Hills is never likely to be made. P.T. was a fantastic taste of terror and, while the Silent Hill franchise will surely continue, I think we'll all wonder what could have been. Thankfully, Kojima and Del Toro do still plan to work together on a new project, and I can't wait to hear more about it.
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Paulmichael Contreras
I thought P.T. was really entertaining. I'd have loved to see the game fully realized, but sometimes things are just not meant to be. I think it's done for good. I doubt we'd see any more of this, but if Konami takes some of these concepts and puts it into a new Silent Hill game, that'd be great. Maybe a portion of the game loops likeP.T.'s hallway, until you figure out a puzzle? Could be cool. -
Chandler Wood
P.T. was an impressive sensation, from the reveal, to the actual game, to its true nature. Despite the fact that it's gone, it lit up the gaming community and spread like wildfire. Even after it was revealed to be a Silent Hillsteaser, people tore it apart, playing it and searching for secrets. The concept was maddeningly simple, and there was terror in comfort and familiarity, or rather the subtle changes to the familiar. All this from a free demo? The legacy will carry on far past its relatively short life on the PSN and gamers will remember it for a long time to come.
