After several anticipation-filled weeks of fan speculation and a mysterious countdown clock slowing down to February 14th, Bloober Team, the developer behind Silent Hill 2 remake and Cronos: The New Dawnfinally revealed the latest entry in the psychological horror series that started the company's journey through twisted stories with Layers of Fear 3. The original Layers of fear was Bloober Team's first ever game release, and as that title is about to celebrate its 10th anniversary, the developer is celebrating with an early teaser for Layers of Fear 3.
Bloober Team has been on a roll for the past few years, garnering critical and commercial acclaim for the highly successful remake of Silent Hill 2 and the brand new sci-fi horror story introduced with Cronos: The New Dawn. While many had been keeping their fingers crossed for the mysterious Bloober Team countdown clock to reveal the highly anticipated Born of a wish DLC for Silent Hill 2 or perhaps a remake of the cult classic survival horror game Rule of Rosefans were pleasantly surprised to see the Bloober Team return to their roots with another entry into the mind-bending world Layers of fear.
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Layers of Fear 3 “The Sick Rose” Announcement Trailer
When the Bloober countdown ended on February 14, audiences were treated to one Layers of fear 10th Anniversary Special Event video, which included an unexpected teaser for Layers of Fear 3. The Layers of Fear 3 the announcement is called “The Sick Rose,” after a William Blake poem that just happens to be recited by a live actor in the introductory video. The same poetry was shared on the Bloober Team website before the clock expired, and the rose motif is what initially led many to believe a Rule of Rose remake may come. After it was confirmed that the countdown was not related to any remakes, fans were left confused as to what Bloober was up to. Now that Layers of Fear 3 is officially confirmed, many are curious as to how William Blake's “The Sick Rose” could be used in a new psychological horror game.
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The use of a melancholic poem is of particular interest to fans of Layers of fear series, which is known for focusing on artists and unraveling their creative minds. Whether the gentleman and the images shared in the teaser video, including an ominous hourglass in red sand, provide any true hints to the story or the images of Layers of Fear 3 remains purely speculative, though the clips shown featured a number of graphics and iconography from the first two games in the franchise. The video ends with the phrase “the door will not be closed”, while Layers of Fear 3 itself carries a tagline that matches two lines from William Blake's poem: “Some things never leave the walls. They only learn to wait.”
Horror fans have already started putting together a number of theories to try and analyze what meaning these lines might have, but only time will tell if Layers of Fear 3 really reveals story hints early on or if the Bloober Team is, fittingly enough, playing mind games with players. It's worth noting that there are several games in development at Bloober Team, including a remake of the original Silent Hillthe as yet unknown Switch 2 exclusive “Project M”, a co-developed “Project F” and now the confirmed Layers of Fear 3. Fans of both psychological horror and survival horror have plenty of exciting releases to look forward to from Bloober Team, ranging from the recently released Cronos: The New Dawn update to the still mysterious codenamed projects. Interested players can stay tuned for more updates on Layers of Fear 3along with the other games created by the Bloober Team.
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February 16, 2016
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