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Silent Hill: Townfall team explains why first-person is scarier than third-person
PolygonWednesday, July 29, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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Screen Burn writer-director Jon McKellan and Konami series producer Motoi Okamoto said that first-person perspective was always the plan.
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Screen Burn writer-director Jon McKellan and Konami series producer Motoi Okamoto said that first-person perspective was always the plan.
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Polygon published: Silent Hill: Townfall team explains why first-person is scarier than third-person
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