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Hideo Kojima promises the scariest horror game ever

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Gaming auteur Hideo Kojima is gearing up to tackle another big horror project, and after P.T. people are suggesting it could be the scariest game out.

After endeavouring to create a whole new genre of gaming with Death Stranding it looks like Hideo Kojima is headed back to his comfort zone – making us as jumpy and uncomfortable as possible with traumatising horror experiences.

Fans on social are already proclaiming that Kojima’s next addition to the genre will become the scariest game ever despite having very little to go on, other than an apparent confirmation of the man’s return to horror on Twitter. And the reason is P.T.

PlayStation owners and YouTube aficionados will know exactly what I’m talking about. Short for Playable Trailer, the demo for the ninth addition to Konami’s eminently popular Silent Hills franchise had all YouTube’s big personalities squealing into our headphones in 2014. Like many, I believed they were overacting for views, but a few scripted scares into my playthrough I found myself calling the family pooch in for some company.

Despite never making it to full release, the first-person walking simulator is largely regarded as the most grounded and disturbing game from the horror production line, thanks in large part to the recruitment of Oscar winning director Guillermo del Toro; another master of the macabre.

With what appeared to be the perfect infrastructure to build a revolutionary game, unfortunately it transpired that too many cooks spoiled the broth and the project was scrapped after one too many ‘creative differences’ between Konami and Kojima.

Now, following the release of Death Stranding (a game bearing no resemblance to P.T. barring Norman Reedus and another funky foetus), Kojima has implied that he’s finally ready to return to the world of horror to make ‘the scariest horror game’ – a prospect that’s ‘yay’ and ‘hell naw’ in equal measure.

Kojima has yet to come out with a concrete announcement that he’s working on anything atm, but claims (via Twitter) that he’s awakening his ‘horror soul’ by watching niche terror flicks like The Eye… the original ofc, not the US version with Jessica Alba. He’s not that desperate for inspiration.

Personally I can’t wait for his next horror project to officially get underway. It’ll be interesting to see alpha gameplay and glean just how much influence Kojima had on P.T. because, to this date, we still don’t know who initially conjured up the twisted mini-story and the ghastly apparition Lisa that landed the demo such critical acclaim.

Please Kojima, we get you’re chuffed with it, but stop retweeting every post ever related to Death Stranding (and for some reason Rick and Morty). Spill the beans on the twisted content bouncing around in that brilliant noggin. How long has it been since P.T., five years? Now that’s scary.

Gaming Editor London, UK

I’m Jamie (He/Him), the Editor in Chief at Thred. Keeping up with gaming and revolutionary technology is my forte, but when away from my keyboard, you’ll probably find me wrapped around a large Tango ice blast at the latest mediocre horror flick. Follow me on Twitter, LinkedIn and drop me some ideas/feedback via email.

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