In mid-2012 and in the following years after Kojima finished work on the Fox Engine, Kojima has been connected to the "Silent Hill" series. During this time, he indicated that he was interested in making a "Silent Hill" game and the first instance of this was on August 18, 2012. He described his excitement regarding the potential use of the Fox Engine on the eighth generation platforms via a tweet of an image of the DVD for the "Silent Hill" film: Later, he added what he had in mind for this game in a series of tweets: ""Silent Hill" is in closed room setting and doesn’t require full action so that we can focus on the graphic quality. Enemies featured in the game do not have to be consistent or move fast. It only requires scariness by graphics and presentation. As being a creator, making action games in an open world setting, such a type of game is very enviously attractive. If only someone could create this on the Fox Engine." After a while, and as a result of Kojima's interest in making a "Silent Hill" game, Konami asked him to do so. Kojima explained the story in an interview with Eurogamer: