Developers, if they’re smart, mine fan forums for ideas but aren’t wishy-washy about making decisions and sticking to them. I liked a Korn song once. ONCE. Based on that, I’m willing to hold out hope. (That and I thought they were funny as shit on South Park. But then, I am clinically insane.)

As for the other stuff, people are gonna bitch no matter what. It’s just especially appalling when they blatantly disrespect devs who are actually reading it and trying to be helpful.

Even as I type this the latest Kojima Report addresses the aspect ratio issue and allows comments and a reply section to openly voice the fan’s opinions on if they want to support the “super widescreen” or 16:9 ratios. They’re saying that it’s not too late to change the ratio and if the fans want it they will work to have it. I’m amazed at how dedicated they are in that respect.

Now if only we had something like that for the HD collection of Silent Hill. I’m glad to see the influence of Downpour, but I’m seeing a lot of fans really invested in how these classic games will be done in HD. So here’s what I’d like and let me know if you agree or not. I promise you these are not hard to accomplish.

1. New voices are inevitable. I don’t expect Konami to take fault for residuals so if they’re going with a new cast let’s hear some good performances. They’ll never be the original, but that’s why fans still have those copies to begin with.

2. Do not over-do the trophies/achievements to include useless stuff we’re already expected to do. Gamers already lose the tension when you have some kind of pop up displayed reminding you you’re in a game. Most newcomers will be affected by this so keep it as minimal as possible.

3. No removing/changing the music whatsoever. 5.1 sound? Sure, but no changes to the tracks beyond that.

4. The price for this should be no greater than $39.99 or below. Anything above is a complete rip off compared to other HD releases in the market. If you’re going to make this $50 why not include remastered HD versions of SH1 or SH4 to complete this “Collection” of yours? At the very least give gamers a SH1 downloadable code from psn. I already bought it on psn, but the fact that it’s available would ensure new sales as well as make sense for a price raise.

I stand strongly that Konami is doing wrong to the HD collection and it doesn’t bode well with my optimism for the other SH games coming soon. With such insulting treatment to classic games no less how can we expect them to handle the new games any better?

BTW, I think the big nice ‘F★CK YOU FANS’ would be if producers had just stopped contacting with the community and releasing something beside teasers: nothing to see, nothing to talk about, nothing to blame or love.

Which makes me think so many gamers now a days are very unhappy people.

Gamers who are optimists like myself, and you CJ, seem to be a small dying group.

I’ll never understand what the hell is so hard about waiting and seeing. So many gamers seem to have a need and want to hate and attack just about anything. I noticed a ton of this when the Wii U was announced, we still have pretty much little to no info on it, but some many gamers are just ready to dismiss it right away.

I think that’s pretty sad.

I still think they can rectify any disagreement fans have with the HD Collection. Optional classic voice overs put in now, or via a free update. But perhaps that’s too much to wish for.

As for the $50 price point for two games? I agree. The PS3 version should at least have a voucher for SH1. I’m also hoping for a ton of extras. High def making ofs, art, videos. At $10 more than most HD Collections, and along side the MGSHD Collection, this one needs some extras.

You can wait and buy the product once it’s already out, but the problem is once you do that you throw your criticism out the window for Konami. You already gave them your money and played the game so their work is finished.

And we’re at this day and age where even the biggest gaming sites can’t really speak out on a thorough review of the product because they miss out on interview opportunities and lots of goodies. Consider how the reviews for MGS4 were handled. Critics taken and given the spa treatment. Allowed to play the game under contract that those that wish to do so have to intentionally leave out specific features of the game that might otherwise sway consumer opinion such as MGS4 installing after every chapter.

These days the only way to get through to a company is with your wallet. I think Konami learned the hard way when Homecoming’s lack of support didn’t even allow for them to market the game in Japan.

I can’t change Konami’s mind about the HD collection since it’s already coming along in the development. But I hope the responses will be enough so that Konami learns next time how to go about re-releasing a game on future consoles. MGS has it right for the most part despite the aspect ratio on their cutscenes.