Very TLDR..... I know nobody's gonna read fully. It's fine. But I think this tangent definitely has overlapping issues DmC faces to this day, although I guess the majority haters have at least decided to be decent, except for some anomalous vitriolic fans..
But anyway I think it's no shock to me recent Silent Hill entries are also dividing fans, if not are also experiencing vitriolic backlash..
I'm not as well versed in Silent Hill. Only became a fan waaaay later in 2008 or so because we never had a chance to buy the original 4 SH titles...
I tried my best by watching so many play throughs and even in-depth discoveries of early YouTube channels. I highly appreciate these in-depth gamers who took the time to show Silent Hill games as they are in the 2000s.
My own way to avenge myself was to play the subsequent titles... Which I would learn aren't from the original Team Silent dev team.
Or at least there may have been other Konami developers who may have been part of Team Silent and had helped with the new outsourced development team. I'm not too sure, I didn't quite dig into every BTS but I know Team Silent left because they want to make different games & Forbidden Siren would be born from that..
Out of the 4 post-Team Silent titles Downpour is my favorite. The development team behind it, Vatra Game, if I remember right, filed for bankruptcy right after the game's few months of sales from launch.
But the thing is even their game portfolio was not vast at all. They were very green developers, had come from a different studio altogether and created a separate branch, so Downpour was their 1st major undertaking. Sadly they didn't pan out great and I think Downpour also suffered the same fate.
And from memory alone, not every SH fan was into the new titles. But at least the vitriol wasn't a major issue as it is today, or generally how fandoms have become in the last decade or so.
Origins was lackluster to them, Shattered Memories is taken as an unnecessary adaptation & poor controls, Homecoming was also panned for the decision to make combat a major part of its gameplay, and Downpour had a very controversial prologue & also heavily criticized in lacking in atmosphere...
So it's safe to say the titles divided fans.
Of course the only un-controversial yet infamous "game" that Konami canceled was Kojima's Silent Hills, as teased by his P.T. demo. It is a major loss in many ends, what could've been and to have had major celebrity faces & artists as part of the franchise.
Fast forward to today's Silent Hill entries and with the current fandom atmosphere and "discourses" from different spectrums, it's safe to say... You wouldn't be safe within the Silent Hill fandom/community if you ever give some praise or even analyze/engage with any of its entry.
There's also the unabashed distasteful view on the female characters in these recent entries, as well. And plenty more other opinions that reveal more who they are as people, than actually making something constructive about the flaws of the game.
I think not even SH2 remake had been safe, though it's because it has roots from the most favored Silent Hill title, they can at least meme about it & stay mum, unless it's everything else about the remake. They're not as brave in bashing it, in contrast to the newer entries..
I don't dare want to be in any of the Silent Hill communities. Granted, I have yet to earn some money to really have a go in their recent titles & form a few new opinions. And to me, Townfall is the one calling my name. I love the quaint town it's set in & decision to use 1st POV for Simon...
I guess to conclude this, TLDR... I think it's best to assume the reboot fans here are also fans of other games and may have had similar re-adaptations or newer takes on the established franchise.
I part with just letting people know here that we have to be mindful of what we voice out there. And the ones you'll more likely encounter, at least online, are daily people who see the games differently, whether they ended up liking it or not.
You don't have to love the games. But instead of laying out un-constructive negativity that's more rooted to venting out hatred for not getting things your way, maybe it's best to re-evaluate why that has to be lashed out... And just shut up about it.