Silent Hill f producer praises its 86 Metacritic score, says he expected the challenge to be divisive, and the story reception is proof the Higurashi When They Cry writer was the right man for the job

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The review embargo for Silent Hill f has lifted, and series producer Motoi Okamoto is mighty pleased with the game's 86 Metascore (now 85 at the time of writing).

Ahead of Silent Hill f's launch on September 24, a flood of largely positive reviews suggests Konami and developer NeoBards have successfully taken the series out of the titular Maine town and into '60s Japan with an entirely new protagonist and self-contained story. The biggest gripes seem to be aimed at the game's combat, but in general the world, story, characters, and fear factor are seeing high praise from most outlets, with GamesRadar+'s Silent Hill f review calling it "the legendary horror series' most unsettling atmosphere and writing to date."