Silent Hill f trailer suggests Konami’s newest nightmare will bring back an iconic weapon central to every game in the franchise

Konami has finally given us a proper look at Silent Hill f since it was first revealed back in late 2022 (alongside the Silent Hill 2 Remake and that rough Silent Hill: Ascension thing), and it looks frankly terrifying. The trailer itself was mainly focused on the storyline and introducing us to the new protagonist Hinako Shimizu, without as much as a lick of gameplay. But since this is Silent Hill, fans have combed every millisecond of footage from the Silent Hill transmission and noticed a familiar callback to previous entries in the series.

Towards the end of the trailer, Hinako is shown in a distressed state, with a looming threat approaching her. But rather than run away scared (like I will be doing when playing the game), she decides to fight, and the nearest thing to her just so happens to be a steel pipe. So while we didn’t see any of the game’s combat, we can sleep soundly knowing we’ll be able to bludgeon monsters with the series’ most iconic weapon.