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The National (Scotland)
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[email protected] | Alasdair Ferguson

Why a game based on a Scottish fishing village is this year's biggest success

Silent Hill Scotland Jon McKellan Video Game National
Stills from the new Silent Hill game, which is set in Scotland (Image: Konami Digital Entertainment/Annapurna Interactive/Screen Burn)

SILENT Hill has been one of this year’s biggest success stories – with the horror franchise’s latest offering topping the gaming charts. But how did its fictional setting of a small Scottish fishing village manage to steal the show?

Launching on September 8, Silent Hill: Townfall quickly shot to the top of the best-selling game chart on the PlayStation Store and was lauded by critics for its intense storytelling and clever use of 1990s analog technology.

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