VIDEO interview with Guy Cihi and Dave Schaufele.

[rollerfan222]

Pretty cool!

[emma]

thanks:D!
really didn't even imagining James looked like him XD

[gustavopi]

Very cool! I view only a few minutes, wanna see the rest sometime. His daughter bring him to Silent Hill, interesting...

[emma]

i wish they also have an interview just like this with murphy:(

[Axiomatic]

Sweet interview. I really enjoy learning the background and all the little details when it comes to video games, voice actors, etc.

[Tomm]

(I posted this on SHHeaven as well)

I enjoyed this interview until the "do you think SH should have ended after 3" question.

One, for obvious reasons.

Two, Konami never to my knowledge went bankrupt. It certainly is not partially owned by a bank. The people in charge are the people who made the games we grew up playing. I'm not saying that Guy Cihi made that up / lied - but he certainly got his wires crossed in regards to Konami history. Konami is very successful in Japan. They own a huge chain of health/fitness clubs, and are the largest manufacturer of gaming (casino) machines not affiliated with the Yakuza.

Given how many people take his words as gospel it's frustrating he would tell an inaccurate story like that.

[Purramid_Head]

I know Konami is sucessful in JP, Euro, and US markets and now they're concentrating on US more so. (Being that they've done games on all markets, including arcade hits such as ddr, I don't see them going under.) I've known about Konami since I was a child and I've never heard anything about them going bankrupt.

What would possess Guy to say such things? :-/ I'm as disappointed as you, Tomm.

[Mothersdecent]

Given how many people take his words as gospel it's frustrating he would tell an inaccurate story like that.

Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.

[Tomm]

Given how many people take his words as gospel it's frustrating he would tell an inaccurate story like that.

Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.

Care to elaborate?

[Silent_fan_1234]

I don't know a lot about Konami, but I'm annoyed they are so successful in Japan, but they outsource the SH games.

[rollerfan222]

(I posted this on SHHeaven as well)

I enjoyed this interview until the "do you think SH should have ended after 3" question.

One, for obvious reasons.

Two, Konami never to my knowledge went bankrupt. It certainly is not partially owned by a bank. The people in charge are the people who made the games we grew up playing. I'm not saying that Guy Cihi made that up / lied - but he certainly got his wires crossed in regards to Konami history. Konami is very successful in Japan. They own a huge chain of health/fitness clubs, and are the largest manufacturer of gaming (casino) machines not affiliated with the Yakuza.

Given how many people take his words as gospel it's frustrating he would tell an inaccurate story like that.

Regardless of his answer i think that was a very inmature and unnecesary question, they should've given another question a chance instead of that one.

[ChokDee]

Very interesting interview. Pretty good questions from the community.

And very good voice actors. There are not many like these guys who would do such an interview.

Just great!

[crazyhorse]

Given how many people take his words as gospel it's frustrating he would tell an inaccurate story like that.

Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.

Care to elaborate?

As a producer for the Silent Hill franchise, why does anything Guy Cihi (or any previous cast members from the Silent Hill games) say or do require your frustration? What does it matter? Your focus should be on making better video games (maybe even better Silent Hill games) and not on commenting about videos from someone who is no longer involved in the industry. Whether you like it or not, you now have a responsibility to the Silent Hill franchise. Guy Cihi does not. It just makes you seem a little unprofessional, and drudging junk up just makes the future of Silent Hill seem cheap and irrelevant.

Also, his comment was about Konami corporation. Konami is a big company. They do not need anyone rushing to help them. Your responsibility should lie with Silent Hill. Maybe if you sent a little more of that frustration Konami's way, the Silent Hill HD Collection would not have been such a disaster.

Finally, the Silent Hill community takes some of your words as gospel as well. Unfortunately their trust is often met with frustration that is much more warranted. For example, you told customers that the patches for the HD Collection would fix many of the games issues, and the patches did not work as you promised they would.

Frankly, I believe you and Konami should both be on notice after the current Silent Hill blunders like the HD Collection and the buggy Downpour game. There is an element of trust and respect that is missing from Konami's handling of the Silent Hill franchise. Who is the next unaccomplished developer to get their hands on Silent Hill? Will they at least have a few decent games on the Ipad? Is the next patch really going to work? Until proven otherwise, you and Konami should both be required to prove to this community and other customers that you can be trusted to make another Silent Hill game.

[rollerfan222]

As a producer for the Silent Hill franchise, why does anything Guy Cihi (or any previous cast members from the Silent Hill games) say or do require your frustration? What does it matter? You focus should be on making better video games (maybe even better Silent Hill games) and not on commenting about videos from someone who is no longer involved in the industry. Whether you like it or not, you now have a responsibility to the Silent Hill franchise. Guy Cihi does not. It just makes you seem a little unprofessional, and drudging junk up just makes the future of Silent Hill seem cheap and irrelevant.

Also, his comment was about Konami corporation. Konami is a big company. They do not need anyone rushing to help them. Your responsibility should lie with Silent Hill. Maybe if you sent a little more of that frustration Konami's way, there would not be another disaster like the Silent Hill HD Collection.

Finally, the Silent Hill community takes some of your words as gospel as well. Unfortunately their trust is often met with frustration that is much more warranted like patches that do not work as you promised they would.

Frankly, I believe you and Konami should both be on notice after the current Silent Hill blunders like the HD Collection and the buggy Downpour game. There is an element of trust and respect that is missing from Konami's handling of the Silent Hill franchise. Who is the next unaccomplished developer to get their hands on Silent Hill? Will they at least have a few decent games on the Ipad? Is the next patch really going to work? Until proven otherwise, you and Konami should both be required to prove to this community and other customers that you can be trusted to make another Silent Hill game

[Floodclaw]

As a producer for the Silent Hill franchise, why does anything Guy Cihi (or any previous cast members from the Silent Hill games) say or do require your frustration? What does it matter?

It's a former actor flinging shit at the company you're currently working for. Spreading misinformation, especially blatantly untrue stuff about your employers, is frustrating to some people and they may wish to stop it from spreading further. Don't know about you, but that sounds okay to me. And as a current producer for the series, does that mean he should ignore everyone who previously worked with the series? That seems disrespectful.

You focus should be on making better video games (maybe even better Silent Hill games) and not on commenting about videos from someone who is no longer involved in the industry. Whether you like it or not, you now have a responsibility to the Silent Hill franchise. Guy Cihi does not. It just makes you seem a little unprofessional, and drudging junk up just makes the future of Silent Hill seem cheap and irrelevant.

Because Tomm can't have any free time. All of his life must be devoted to making the video games, to bettering what he does. He can't do anything else, ever, because it's unprofessional. God forbid he watch videos related to the series. Tomm is not a representative to Silent Hill at all times. He's a god damn human being, perhaps you should treat him as such.

Also, his comment was about Konami corporation. Konami is a big company. They do not need anyone rushing to help them. Your responsibility should lie with Silent Hill. Maybe if you sent a little more of that frustration Konami's way, there would not be another disaster like the Silent Hill HD Collection.

Because Tomm has the power to do everything exactly how he says with the series an that his word is absolute for the direction of the series. If I recall correctly, Tomm is indeed frustrated with Konami and does bring up his concerns. Who are you to say that stuff like the HD Collection is his fault?

Finally, the Silent Hill community takes some of your words as gospel as well. Unfortunately their trust is often met with frustration that is much more warranted like patches that do not work as you promised they would.

The patch hasn't come out yet. Tomm has said that Hijinx is working on it, nothing beyond that.

Frankly, I believe you and Konami should both be on notice after the current Silent Hill blunders like the HD Collection and the buggy Downpour game. There is an element of trust and respect that is missing from Konami's handling of the Silent Hill franchise. Who is the next unaccomplished developer to get their hands on Silent Hill? Will they at least have a few decent games on the Ipad? Is the next patch really going to work? Until proven otherwise, you and Konami should both be required to prove to this community and other customers that you can be trusted to make another Silent Hill game.

Konami =/= Tomm. Far, far from it. They don't need to prove anything to you, nor to anyone. Silent Hill is not your precious baby that you need to find the right babysitter for. It is a commercial video game series that is being mishandled by the corporation behind it while the actual developers who are passionate for what they do (sans Hijinx, haven't heard anything from them at all ever) have to deal with the shit Konami hands them.

You're being incredibly disrespectful to the one person who is reaching out to the community, who is listening to what the fans are saying. Not many communities can say that. How about instead of pinning every one of your problems on one person, you take a step back and rethink.

[crazyhorse]

As a producer for the Silent Hill franchise, why does anything Guy Cihi (or any previous cast members from the Silent Hill games) say or do require your frustration? What does it matter?

It's a former actor flinging shit at the company you're currently working for. Spreading misinformation, especially blatantly untrue stuff about your employers, is frustrating to some people and they may wish to stop it from spreading further. Don't know about you, but that sounds okay to me. And as a current producer for the series, does that mean he should ignore everyone who previously worked with the series? That seems disrespectful.

"It's a former actor...". Tom is a professional employee at that company, and he should take the higher ground and give "a former actor..." a pass. Guy Cihi's comment was very trivial at best. Also, the comment from Guy Cihi was nothing personal, and it should not be taken that way. Whether you like it or not, Konami is in the wrong on how they handled the HD Collection, their patches that did nothing but irritate more fans, their lack of advertising for downpour, and their complete disregard for release dates. They have shown the fan base that they really just do not care. As a result, you should be upset too.

You focus should be on making better video games (maybe even better Silent Hill games) and not on commenting about videos from someone who is no longer involved in the industry. Whether you like it or not, you now have a responsibility to the Silent Hill franchise. Guy Cihi does not. It just makes you seem a little unprofessional, and drudging junk up just makes the future of Silent Hill seem cheap and irrelevant.

Because Tomm can't have any free time. All of his life must be devoted to making the video games, to bettering what he does. He can't do anything else, ever, because it's unprofessional. God forbid he watch videos related to the series. Tomm is not a representative to Silent Hill at all times. He's a god damn human being, perhaps you should treat him as such.

Tom put himself in the spotlight. As a result, he is currently the target of much fan vitriol. I do not condone any threats or violence toward Tom. For many people, he has become, good or bad, the face of Konami. Tom is a game producer. He should show a little professional restraint. In fact, Tom is pretty cool guy. Although his Hello Kitty tattoo and its location are a bit much. He must really trust his tattoo artist.

Also, his comment was about Konami corporation. Konami is a big company. They do not need anyone rushing to help them. Your responsibility should lie with Silent Hill. Maybe if you sent a little more of that frustration Konami's way, there would not be another disaster like the Silent Hill HD Collection.

Because Tomm has the power to do everything exactly how he says with the series an that his word is absolute for the direction of the series. If I recall correctly, Tomm is indeed frustrated with Konami and does bring up his concerns. Who are you to say that stuff like the HD Collection is his fault?

His title is "producer" of the Silent Hill franchise. A game producer is the person in charge of overseeing development of a video game. I do not blame Tom entirely. It is also Konami's fault. Although, I do blame Tom for inventing the Truffle Shuffle.

Finally, the Silent Hill community takes some of your words as gospel as well. Unfortunately their trust is often met with frustration that is much more warranted like patches that do not work as you promised they would.

The patch hasn't come out yet. Tomm has said that Hijinx is working on it, nothing beyond that.

Tom initially said that the original patch would fix some of the issues. It fixed none of them.

Frankly, I believe you and Konami should both be on notice after the current Silent Hill blunders like the HD Collection and the buggy Downpour game. There is an element of trust and respect that is missing from Konami's handling of the Silent Hill franchise. Who is the next unaccomplished developer to get their hands on Silent Hill? Will they at least have a few decent games on the Ipad? Is the next patch really going to work? Until proven otherwise, you and Konami should both be required to prove to this community and other customers that you can be trusted to make another Silent Hill game.

Konami =/= Tomm. Far, far from it. They don't need to prove anything to you, nor to anyone.

After the HD Collection, Downpour glitches, and other issues related to Silent Hill, Konami should have to prove to you and other fans that they are going to take Silent Hill a little more seriously.

Silent Hill is not your precious baby that you need to find the right babysitter for. It is a commercial video game series that is being mishandled by the corporation behind it while the actual developers who are passionate for what they do (sans Hijinx, haven't heard anything from them at all ever) have to deal with the shit Konami hands them

For many people, Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3 are works of video game art. For Konami to mess that up is inexcusable, and it should be inexcusable to you too. As commercial or non-commercial as those games were/ are, there still must be a respectful balance between business and art. Konami has delivered neither.


I am not disrespecting anyone here. My reply was nothing personal. I am making a comment about Tom "the game producer" and not Tom "the person". You must be on the other side of the Silent Hill fringe. One side attacks him, and the other side attacks those attacking Tom/ Konami. To my original response, the whole thing of calling people out that have little to do with producing your games is not very professional.

I am not attacking Tom. I am pointing out to Konami and the producer of the Silent Hill franchise issues that should have never occurred.

[Floodclaw]

Ah. In this thread, he is 'Tomm the person', not 'Tomm the game producer' to me. This thread has little to do with the production of Silent Hill, so I don't see why it needs to be brought up. He knows there are issues, it has been brought up multiple times in multiple threads across multiple websites. It doesn't need to follow him everywhere he goes. I understand that he's putting himself out into the raging public mosh pit, but that doesn't mean he should be swarmed.

Yes, Konami is handling the series terribly, but Tomm really can't do much about that. Even as a producer. He's doing the best he can, so it is of my humble opinion that he should be given a break. :V

(And it could be worse. At least Silent Hill isn't owned by EA.)

[crazyhorse]

(And it could be worse. At least Silent Hill isn't owned by EA.)

No truer words have ever been spoken.

[Ratiocinator]

His name is also Tomm.

[devil hunter]

Konami also does the bad job in advertising other games, not just SH, so it's not like they don't take SH seriously, it seems that they don't take all their stuff seriously or they're out of their fucking minds.