The CEO of studio Bloober Team revealed that the Blair Witch project in 2019 could have turned into a Saw game.
Bloober Team chose to develop The Blair Witch Project because they believed this IP would provide an opportunity to “build something new”. Before the decision was made, however, Babieno said that Saw was briefly considered.
Development studio Bloober Team has built a reputation for itself through engaging, innovative horror titles that emphasize story and atmosphere rather than action and combat. From the stunning Layers of Fear in 2016 to The Medium in 2021, Bloober Team’s titles have a unique flair that sets them apart from their contemporaries. While the developer often uses proprietary assets, they already have a title released based on The Blair Witch Project series, but according to Bloober Team CEO Piotr Babieno, many of the franchises do business. Other anomalies have been considered.
In a recent interview with IGN, Babieno confirmed that Lionsgate approached Bloober Team and asked them to develop a title based on any of their horror series. Lionsgate owns several notable horror franchises, many of which have never had a video game adaptation. Children of the Corn, for example, despite having many sequels, never had a game.
Bloober Team chose to develop The Blair Witch Project because they believed this IP would provide an opportunity to “build something new”. Before the decision was made, however, Babieno said that Saw was briefly considered. With the same popular themes of sin and atonement, Layers of Fear could easily be transformed into a Saw-based title. But with the prospect for a popular horror blockbuster, Bloober Team decided to take on the more ambitious but less recognized Blair Witch.
With the prospect of a popular horror blockbuster, Bloober Team decided to take on the more ambitious but less recognized Blair Witch.
When it was first released, Blair Witch was met with mixed reviews due to performance issues, but public opinion has improved over time and the game’s Steam page now has mostly positive reviews. poles from gamers. Of course, this is not the first time a product of The Blair Witch Project franchise has faced opposition, because the sequel to the original film, Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 released in 2000, has faced criticism. quotes from nearly the entire audience, and even the semi-remake of 2016’s Blair Witch created a negative reputation.
Bloober Team currently has many other projects, so it no longer accepts making game adaptations of movies. Babieno suggests that the studio has received many offers from studios to adapt other franchises, but they had to turn them down in order to make time for projects that have not been revealed so far. There is much speculation that Bloober Team is currently working with Konami on some kind of Silent Hill reboot project, with some suggesting it could be a remaster of the classic Silent Hill 2 game on PlayStation 2.
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