Hideo Kojima reminds us with a first image of his new game “OD: Knock” of a lost but never forgotten project. The community is already enthusiastically speculating that they might be expecting a fierce masterpiece.
Which game was Kojima not allowed to make? We are talking about “P.T.” (short for “Playable Teaser”) from 2014. It actually served only as a demo for the never-developed “Silent Hills” and has now become a legend among horror games.
However, in 2015 Silent Hills was canceled by Konami, after which P.T. was also removed from the PlayStation Store. A fate that many fans still mourn today.
Currently, Kojima is working on a new game, “OD: Knock,” which was announced in September 2023. An image from the game has now been released on Entertainment Weekly, which has caused excitement in the community. Because the teased scene not only appears just as disturbing as Kojima’s lost demo – it could be exactly what P.T. could have become.
What is shown in the image? The image depicts a yellow, poorly lit corridor with an old television, half-open doors, and – worst of all – a silhouette standing in the door at the end of the corridor looking at the viewer.
Anyone who has seen even a single image from P.T. will immediately recognize the similarity to the demo. This becomes quickly evident to the community on Reddit:
“This will basically be exactly what [Kojima] wanted from P.T., right?” writes Psycho_Syntax. Rosebunse replies: “I would assume so. P.T. is something so special that I honestly can’t imagine what a full game of it would look like.”
What made P.T. so popular? P.T. became especially known and loved for being not only extremely creepy but also a cryptic work, with very little explanation for its existence, a very sudden appearance in the PlayStation Store, and the reactions of terrified streamers on YouTube and Twitch.
In P.T., players tried to escape an endless loop of a scary corridor. This became increasingly terrifying with each new attempt, as players quickly became aware: They are not alone here. The sound design, the changing yet consistent environment, and the hidden figure made P.T. so scary that even huge fans could barely play it themselves.
Even years later, the horror demo continues to spark conversations, as seen in the Reddit thread titled “I swear, P.T. was going to be the greatest game I never dared to actually play,” which received over 15,600 upvotes.
What do you think of P.T.? Did you play it yourself? And what do you think of the first image of OD: Knock? Let us know in the comments!
MeinMMO editor Caro is a huge fan of the horror genre. Why it works so well for her and how she explains this using P.T. can be read here: Most people are scared of horror movies, but I can relax wonderfully during them – There’s even a scientific reason for this.
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