History YMMV / SilentHills

** ''VideoGame/LayersOfFear'' was one of the few ''P.T.''-likes to actually launch in full, and to some critical and commercial success; and has now spun out into a moderately successful horror franchise in its own right.

* HarsherInHindsight: It seems ''Silent Hill'' isn't going to come back and it isn't bringing new toys with it...that is, until October of 2022, where Konami announced ''three'' new games: a remake of ''Silent Hill 2'', made by Bloober Team, and two original games, one being written by {{Creator/Ryukishi07}}.

** In an earlier part of ''P.T.'', before the hallway was starting to collapse, you would hear a baby's crying and someone's aggressively knocking the bathroom door, prompting you to peek in. Although this one was particularly creepy moment, there's something unintentionally hilarious when the ghost lady suddenly appeared from the other side of the door and angrily closed it, and she somewhat looked annoyed at you more than anything else.

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: In an earlier part of ''P.T.'', before the hallway was starting to collapse, you would hear a baby's crying and someone's aggressively knocking the bathroom door, prompting you to peek in. Although this one was particularly creepy moment, there's something unintentionally hilarious when the ghost lady suddenly appeared from the other side of the door and angrily closed it, and she somewhat looked annoyed at you more than anything else.

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: In earlier part of ''P.T.'', before the hallway was starting to collapse, you would hear a baby's crying and someone's aggressively knocking the bathroom door, prompting you to peek in. Although this one was particularly creepy moment, there's something unintentionally hilarious when the ghost lady suddenly appeared from the other side of the door and angrily closed it, and she somewhat looked annoyed at you more than anything else.

* ItWasHisSled: Kojima stated he expected [[http://www.junkiemonkeys.com/gamescom-2014-pts-name-origin-puzzle-difficulty-silent-hills-production-goals-more/ it would take a week to solve]] the ending of the game, and that the clues were designed to encourage international co-operation. A few hours after release, however, [[https://youtu.be/YkKp4PVm7EU?t=7665 Twitch user Soapywarpig discovered the reveal in under 80 minutes]] through blind luck, and the press spoiled her discovery en masse. Many players had since gotten to the ending without knowing the exact routine that unlocks it.

** ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil7Biohazard Resident Evil 7]]'''s ''Beginning Hour'' demo can be seen as one to ''[=PT=]''. Both are extended, first-person demos to sequels for long-running survival horror franchises. The main difference is that the actual ''[=RE7=]'' is also in first-person while we never got to know if ''Silent Hills'' would have been first person as well.

** After completing the [[EyeScream "gouge it out!"]] part of the puzzle, [[CreepyChangingPainting not only is Lisa missing her eye in the framed wedding portrait]], but her husband also is shown [[CrossesTheLineTwice giving you a thumbs up after doing it.]]

* WinBackTheCrowd: The ''P.T.'' demo wasn't indicative of the final version, but the high level of graphical quality, extreme scariness and generally solid design have won over a lot of fans who were jaded with the franchise. Sadly, this goodwill was lost in late April 2015.

* HarsherInHindsight: It seems ''Silent Hill'' isn't going to come back and it isn't bringing new toys with it...

* SpiritualAdaptation: The PaterFamilicide plot of the demo is ''very'' reminiscent of the notorious Music/{{Suicide|Band}} song "Frankie Teardrop". Considering that Kojima is a known fan of alternative and experimental music, the game might ''actually'' be inspired by the song to some extent.

* SpiritualAdaptation: The PaterFamilicide plot of the demo is ''very'' reminiscent of the notorious Music/{{Suicide|Band}} song "Frankie Teardrop". Considering that Kojima is a known fan of alternative and experimental music, the game might ''actually'' be inspired by the song to some extent.
* SpiritualSuccessor:
** ''VideoGame/AllisonRoad'', except that it's an indie game set in England. However like its inspiration, it was cancelled.
** ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil7Biohazard Resident Evil 7]]'''s ''Beginning Hour'' demo can be seen as one to ''[=PT=]''. Both are extended, first-person demos to sequels for long-running survival horror franchises. The main difference is that the actual ''[=RE7=]'' is also in first-person while we never got to know if ''Silent Hills'' would have been first person as well.

* SpiritualAdaptation: The PaterFamilicide plot of the demo is ''very'' reminiscent of the notorious Music/{{Suicide}} song "Frankie Teardrop". Considering that Kojima is a known fan of alternative and experimental music, the game might ''actually'' be inspired by the song to some extent.

** The infant's ending monologue. He explained how his father was boring, always being the same, ''and one day killing his entire family''. And he said his complaint was that ''he wasn't original'' (or it would be a complaint because he was "dying of boredom anyway). It's hard not to sort of chuckle at how well he's taking it.

** One of the loops had the sounds of a woman presumably having an abortion in a bathtub. The entire experience was almost nauseating.

** When ''P.T.'' was revealed to be a ''Silent Hill'' game, some fans were angered that the teaser was done in first person instead of third person view. Although this was merely a teaser, so the first-person perspective may not be a permanent element in the final product.

* SpiritualSuccessor: ''VideoGame/AllisonRoad'', except that it's an indie game set in England.

* EpilepticTrees: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIHB8M7TTg4 This video]] questioned whether the game really ''was'' cancelled, and wasn't just everyone involved [[TrollingCreator messing with]] the fanbase and giving the game ''heavy'' hype. It gained traction when Kojima and Del Toro were confirmed to ''still'' be working together, but that project turned out to be ''VideoGame/DeathStranding'', published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr4RvdREwl8 This video]], meanwhile, posits that ''P.T.'' was [[RedHerring not actually]] a ''Silent Hills'' teaser, but a coded CreatorBreakdown from Kojima, who used the demo to leak out the details of his split from Creator/{{Konami}}.

** The demo started off with a story being relayed through a radio about a father who savagely killed his entire family, and then hung himself with the umbilical cord of his wife's aborted fetus.

* NeverLiveItDown: A meta-example; it's safe to say neither Kojima or Konami will live down the fact that their falling out led to the game's cancellation.

* TearJerker:
** The utter cancellation of the game is this. Fans were eagerly awaiting what Kojima and Del Toro had planned and from the playable teaser and concept trailer, as it ''looked grand and amazing''. Sadly, it's only a WhatCouldHaveBeen.
** Del Toro himself hit it hard, especially considering how much [[TraumaCongaLine he's suffered when it came to trying to get into the gaming industry]]. Even worse is how much he really feels disappointed how Konami could screw the plans for the game up so badly. You can ''feel'' the man's pain. Del Toro later said that he would never work on another video game, not because he doesn't love the medium, but because he views himself as a bad luck charm since every horror game he's tried to work on directly has been cancelled.
** Norman Reedus as well was hit hard by the game's abrupt cancellation, even trying his best to do a protest movement to bring back the game, to no avail.
** Even Microsoft tried to flail their arms in the wind by buying the game's IP as an Xbox One exclusive by Xbox head Phil Spencer; to no avail.
** And lastly with Kojima as well, who ''cannot'' say anything due to his contract obligations with Konami, especially considering how excited he was to work on a ''Silent Hill'' game, and now it was just ripped away from him.

* ItWasHisSled: Kojima stated he expected [[http://www.junkiemonkeys.com/gamescom-2014-pts-name-origin-puzzle-difficulty-silent-hills-production-goals-more/ it would take a week to solve]] the ending of the game, and that the clues were designed to encourage international co-operation. A few hours after release, however, [[https://youtu.be/YkKp4PVm7EU?t=7665 Twitch user Soapywarpig discovered the reveal through blind luck]] and the press spoiled her discovery en masse. Many players had since gotten to the ending without knowing the exact routine that unlocks it.