Canine Survival-Horror? Forbidden Siren 2 Detailed Within
SCEJ's survival-horror sequel explained
A recent article in Famitsu has fleshed out a few details for Siren 2, the forthcoming PS2 sequel to SCEJ’s unusual survival-horror title. Siren, or Forbidden Siren as it’s known in Europe, is styled in a similar vein to other spooky series like Silent Hill, with the principal twist that the player can ‘sightjack’ other characters and view the world through their eyes.
Siren 2, however, will also let you sightjack animals (definitely dogs, but we're hoping for monkeys and camels too) – which opens up a number of bizarre possibilities. There will also be a variety of vehicles to commandeer, as the quest to discover why the island’s residents have all vanished unfurls. There will be several cities and environments to explore, including a ship-wreck and a fairground.
It all founds fairly standard for a game of this genre, but if SCEJ can avoid the prevalence of trial and error gameplay that spoiled the first Siren title, this could be something quite impressive. There has been no news of the PAL release as yet, but the Japanese version is due for release at some point during 2005.
Siren 2, however, will also let you sightjack animals (definitely dogs, but we're hoping for monkeys and camels too) – which opens up a number of bizarre possibilities. There will also be a variety of vehicles to commandeer, as the quest to discover why the island’s residents have all vanished unfurls. There will be several cities and environments to explore, including a ship-wreck and a fairground.
It all founds fairly standard for a game of this genre, but if SCEJ can avoid the prevalence of trial and error gameplay that spoiled the first Siren title, this could be something quite impressive. There has been no news of the PAL release as yet, but the Japanese version is due for release at some point during 2005.
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Joji 23 Aug 2004 11:56
1/2
Looks like Konami maybe taking some influences from GTA with the vehicle stuff. Perhaps the nod to GTA in the ol' MGS3 E3 video was more than it seemed. As for the sight jacking it sounds very cool indeed.
Reminds me of Kameo in that sense, but Kameo is nearer to Visionaries tv series, where you transform into the animal instead of possessing it.
Reminds me of Kameo in that sense, but Kameo is nearer to Visionaries tv series, where you transform into the animal instead of possessing it.
fabfiw2000 23 Aug 2004 13:03
2/2
Think you'll find it's SCEJ (Sony) not Konami. Sorry!