>>718859853
Ok I get that silent hill doesn't really have to be just about the town but why the fuck is it set in japan?

The whole appeal of silent hill is the American setting. If you read some of the early interviews the developers were specifically trying to go for a small American town because they were fans of American horror films (Jacobs ladder, Session 9 are both referenced heavily in SH2-3). having a silent hill game set outside of America is just stupid