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Silent Hill: Ascension to Feature Season Pass, Microtransactions
spartan30gr
Member
The Fuzz damn you!
Gold Member
Drizzlehell
Banned
If this is gonna make any money then humanity is done. It's time to hit a reset button.
Hypereides
Member
Way to drag an IP through the mud, Konami.
Konami is more than video games. But, you're right in that sense they should sell their traditional gaming branch to someone who cares (read: NOT one of the mega publishers).
FunkMiller
Gold Member
Da da da da da dun...
THAT'S KONAMI!
THAT'S KONAMI!
ShadowNate
Member
I'm still not sure how this is going to work as a Silent Hill game and catch on.
But I'm happy to put it in the pile of "this never happened" Silent Hill titles.
But I'm happy to put it in the pile of "this never happened" Silent Hill titles.
Badlucktroll
Member
nowhat
Member
why did they make this
RagnarokIV
Member
They do realize the chat section is gonna be abused and full of memes and general nonsense within seconds? Have they never seen a YouTube premier?
MudoSkills
Volcano High Alumnus (Cum Laude)
Since they revealed what this project actually was this has been marked for death. Most predictable bomb I've ever seen.
Papa_Wisdom
Member
Naked Lunch
Member
Team Silent has long since disbanded.
There will never be another good SH.
In different ways, the SH2 remake looks equally as garbage.
But the fans cried and cried for the series to return - and this is what you get.
Just stick with 1-3. Thats all there ever will be.
There will never be another good SH.
In different ways, the SH2 remake looks equally as garbage.
But the fans cried and cried for the series to return - and this is what you get.
Just stick with 1-3. Thats all there ever will be.
indigo-cyclops
Member
"James Sunderland's cockring"
Reckheim
Member
who is this for? Like how do you sit in a room full of sane adults and think this will be anything but a huge flop.Looks dope, this is how I've aways wanted to experience my horror games, with random commentary from strangers.
StueyDuck
Member
Rainbow colored 'Trauma' stickers... Now I've seen everything...
The sweet babies are at it again
Itchy Tickles
Neo Member
I love Silent Hill. It's my personal favourite series, but this is less of a game than a pachinko machine.
The director or whoever of this has come across like a massive egocentric idiot and by him alone I wouldn't waste money on this. (He even had some shots at the other unreleased games too saying something along the lines of "Silent Hill f isnt a Silent Hill game and not set in Japan, while the twat was hyping this mess up.)
It's like a Dark Pictures game, but as a movie with no immersion and the microtransactions and UI are like a website that won't load unless you disable your ad blocker so it can vomit up pop ups and flashing pictures at you.
I'll still give the others a chance, but this was confusing when it was announced and now its confusing AND disgusting. Shame.
The director or whoever of this has come across like a massive egocentric idiot and by him alone I wouldn't waste money on this. (He even had some shots at the other unreleased games too saying something along the lines of "Silent Hill f isnt a Silent Hill game and not set in Japan, while the twat was hyping this mess up.)
It's like a Dark Pictures game, but as a movie with no immersion and the microtransactions and UI are like a website that won't load unless you disable your ad blocker so it can vomit up pop ups and flashing pictures at you.
I'll still give the others a chance, but this was confusing when it was announced and now its confusing AND disgusting. Shame.
DaGwaphics
Member
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
From what I understand the voting is basically the same setup as DealDash penny bidding. You have to pay for points, put as many points into whatever decision you want, and the majority will most likely already do what you were going to bid on, or they would have chose something else. Either way there's zero reason to put your money down on the voting. Then you can buy a character and try and get them into a cameo . . . this all just sounds like butt.
The Snake
Member
Correct. You purchase "Influence Points" and you can use them to make your votes matter more than people who didn't pay. I can't make this shit up.
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
I tried dealdash once when I worked overnight. Figured I had an advantage others wouldn't since I was bidding at things closing at like 4am . . . I "won" next to nothing. Even at that time.
Plus people probably do bots/scripts. This kinda voting/bidding is crap. At least dealdash is tangible things. Which way a story goes in a video game? who cares. haha
struggler_guts
Member
"Navok says that Silent Hill: Ascension won’t be pay-to-win; viewers can’t simply spend a bunch of money on IP to outvote their fellow Silent Hill fans. And while IP can be purchased directly and unlocked through the season pass, there are free ways to earn the points."
That sounds exactly like pay to win lol
That sounds exactly like pay to win lol
Revolutionary
Member
Saw that Greg Miller was voicing a character and deleted it on the spot
TerribleAtThisGame
Member
TerribleAtThisGame
Member
Now just remember that this is technically the debut of Konami's whole Silent Hill franchise revitalization cycle.
This is their ribbon cutting ceremony.
This is their ribbon cutting ceremony.
Gambit2483
Member
Silent Hill: Ascension’s pricing explained ahead of Halloween premiere
Download the app to participate or just watch the Silent Hill horror play outwww.polygon.com
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Viewers who want to be a part of the experience will be able to show off those cosmetics through cameo contests. Ascension viewers’ in-app avatars have the opportunity to show up as extras and in speaking roles.
Genvid’s series will play out nightly, with new episodes premiering at 9 p.m. EDT/6 p.m. PDT. As episodes stream, viewers can vote in real time, spending what are called Influence Points, or IP (styled as ᚾᚹ in the app), to sway decisions. The more points you have, the stronger your influence, says Jacob Navok, CEO of Genvid.
Navok says that Silent Hill: Ascension won’t be pay-to-win; viewers can’t simply spend a bunch of money on IP to outvote their fellow Silent Hill fans. And while IP can be purchased directly and unlocked through the season pass, there are free ways to earn the points. In addition to its branching narrative scenes, Ascension has moments called Endurance Scenes, real-time QTEs that viewers can participate in to decide characters’ fate (and earn them IP).
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Genvid is selling the season pass for $19.99, which spans six months of content. That six-month window includes the original 16-week playthrough of the interactive series, and new game plus-style replays, which will offer different outcomes. The initial season pass is available as part of a Founder’s Pack until Nov. 14, and that pack includes exclusive cosmetics.
Sleepwalker
Member
Silent hill sucks so this is just par for the course.
Let it go
Let it go
Sleepwalker
Member
Just a reflection of how politics work, yes you can earn the votes organically but however buys the most usually wins.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
New snippet starts in 20 minutes. Konami must want a bunch of morons as fans. I’d feel like a moron if I purchased anything from this app.
indigo-cyclops
Member
wow what he is not only a back stabbing bitch but he wants to be a shit vo as well.
TheDuskwalker
Member
indigo-cyclops
Member
The VA is just so fucking bad. Even if I wanted to waste my time with this, it's such a bad user experience.
radewagon
Member
Good horror can make good use of subverted expectations. Considering how awful this looks, it would be an absolute master stroke if Konami somehow made this the most deliciously disturbing experience ever. There is so much they could do with this format to mess with people. It could be the next Doki Doki Literature Club.
Too bad it'll probably just be exactly what it looks like, though.
Too bad it'll probably just be exactly what it looks like, though.