Team Silent was a development team within
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo (KCET), responsible for the first four games in the Silent Hill franchise by
Konami released from 1999 to 2004.[2][3] Later titles were developed by non-Japanese companies such as
Climax Studios,
Double Helix Games and
Vatra Games. According to composer
Akira Yamaoka, Team Silent consisted of staff members that had failed at other projects and originally intended to leave the company before the first Silent Hill game turned out to be a success.[4] According to a Silent Hill: Homecoming artist, Team Silent was ultimately disbanded by Konami itself, because Konami wanted Western developers to make the games.[5] KCET was
merged into the
parent company in April 2005.[6]
Akira Yamaoka played a major role in the
Silent Hill film adaptation by overseeing and approving specific aspects of the movie throughout its production. Some of the original members (as led by Toyama, director of the first Silent Hill game) went on to create the Siren series, which has a similar atmosphere to the Silent Hill franchise.
In 2017, when asked if Team Silent would ever reunite, Yamaoka said he was not against the idea, but also said that "it's hard to say because everyone has evolved, and maybe the mindset has changed as well. Also, the technology and the games industry as a whole has changed as well. Even if we got back together I'm not even sure we could do something great so it's very hard to say at the moment".[14]
References
^Sato, Takayoshi.
"My Resume". SatoWorks. Archived from
the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2011.