Lots of Comic Sans

There's actually a fan theory that Racoon City is based on Springfield.

Different survival horror franchise

Silent Hill’s appearance is personally tailored to the traumas of whomsoever is trapped in it.

But anyway the correct answer is Pyramid Head would have a Bass Pro logo on him

I know, I just thought it was interesting since the two are closely associated.

Pretty much the same.

https://youtu.be/jYE-1HfReQo

Well, I think we would still have all those creepy nurses because of the Medical Mile.

Springfield but foggy

Ever been in a mountain town while there’s a wildfire? That’s the closest I’ve ever experienced to what I imagine Silent Hill would be like. Dense heavy smoke everywhere. Can’t see more than a few feet in any direction. Wildlife is scarce. No one is outside doing anything. It’s just ominous and scary. Plus, the added bonus of barely being able to breathe.

Not much different than it does now.

It would be meth head’s popping up asking for money

The creators never really stated, Its supposed to be a generic Midwestern town. The books state it is PA while the movie stated MI.

I have seen that theory pop up a lot online but is usually shot down due to how generic Raccoon City is and looks and how generic Springfield is compared to any other Midwestern town.

It is interesting though.

Do you have a link? This sounds fascinating!

It's a bit of a stretch, but here's a comment that summarizes it:

https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/26didp/til_there_is_a_widely_supported_fan_theory_that/chq3cr0?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3

Yeah, it's just a fan theory. The only part that I think is somewhat likely is that they might have gotten the name of the Arklay Mountains from the Ozark mountains.

That would be kinda cool if true. Either way, fun theory.

It'd have two plaza towers.

I'm under the impression that SGF is Raccoon city and Branson is Silent Hill and no one can tell me otherwise

This is fascinating, even if it’s just a coincidence. My husband noted that the mountains near Raccoon City are large enough to have snow caps, but I pointed out there aren’t really any mountains in the Midwest like that, although there are a couple in southeast Missouri that can on occasion in the winter if the weather is right. But they don’t have the large caves there.

Sorry to ramble, I just read the old post you linked to and the comments are shut off there, and I had some random thoughts… 🤣

I love Silent Hill so I suppose I can take a crack at it.

A Silent Hill in Springfield, Missouri would mean a much more abandoned Springfield. So of course there would be almost no people. In the Silent Hill Franchise they do a good job of using the ashfall as an excuse for most people having left and those still around being crazy, in Springfield's case I feel like we would want to play more into the weather, perhaps its is always foggy as hell at best, and rainy to downpouring at worst. Never a day of good weather and most have left as a result.

The natural indicator of normal reality to horror reality would remain sirens, and the extensive tornado siren system in Springfield would fit that bill pretty easily. The game would probably take place mostly downtown, and opt away from the neighborhoods. Although I also think that utilizing the various Caves and Springfield Underground throughout the city would be almost a requirement as well. City could lead to caves, which could lead to parks, and offer a bit of variety in setting.

In normal reality you are just left with a couple crazies somehow making by downtown, and there is weird undertones of some kind of cult living in the caves beneath Springfield, then when you transition to horror reality the weather gets substantially worse and it forces you indoors or to minimize your time outside as much as possible. Monsters may become a serious issue outdoors and anywhere connected to outdoors could have monsters spilling into them. The storm can also impact the water levels and shut off certain access points in the underground and tunnel systems, meaning you can only get certain places at certain times.

Lots of gun stores around where you could restock on supplies, and interesting areas you could explore downtown from the various train tracks, to under bridges to across city streets, parks, etc.

The monsters would probably include a mix of the normal horrors you might expect in silent hill, but could also include some local varieties of weird creatures, like Ozark Howlers as some kind of demon dog that becomes active during the storms in the parks.

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