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Slitterheadisn’t just the body-twisting horror game you’d expect from Silent Hill veterans.

  • and that’s the reaction he was aiming to recreate with Slitterhead.

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“This game may be completely different from the stereotypical horror genre-defining elements of being surprised and scared.”

With Silent Hill, Toyama wanted to make “something that didn’t exist” at the time.

“What is it, an action game?”

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Meanwhile, Slitterhead and Devil may Cry character designer Tatsuya Yoshikawa just called it a straight-up action-horror blend.

Read ourSlitterhead interviewwith Toyama to find out more about why it’s as weird as it is bloody.

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