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Hollow Knight: Silksong on Steam has been receiving updated assets this week (first real Steamdb updates since January 2023 - TBA release date)
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Buggy Loop
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Can’t believe how long I’ve been waiting for this game, I don’t believe any rumours until I hit the button install
Elder Legend
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Can’t believe how long I’ve been waiting for this game, I don’t believe any rumours until I hit the button install
lughnasadh123
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LavitzSlambert
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Mr Branding
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Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
Jibran#one
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Hollow knight is one of the greatest games of last gen had a blast playing it recently can't wait for this
EruditeHobo
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Next thing you're gonna tell me is The Last Night has a pending update.
Pull the other leg, pal.
Pull the other leg, pal.
Little Mac
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Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
Because of the constant delays, I am also a bit skeptical about its quality. Will it meet the crazy high expectations fans (including me) have built in their heads?
They showed Silksong's first trailer years ago and showed several biomes; the game looked almost finished. I suspect so many delays mean they had to redo a lot of that stuff, which is never a good sign.
I hope the game exceeds all our expectations and does not feel disjointed as a result of that.
I think the success of Hollow Knight is probably what keeps delaying this game. They set themselves for such high standards that they prob overthink everything and want to make it better.
I hope they succeed, but honestly, they should just release it and move on to a new project. It's prob weighing so heavily on them.
I hope they succeed, but honestly, they should just release it and move on to a new project. It's prob weighing so heavily on them.
The Cockatrice
Gold Member
They'll tease it at the game awards in December and release it in 2025.
Josemayuste
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Nice, now I only need confirmation for Outer Wilds on Switch, and Little Devil Inside on PS5 and the suffering will be over 
TheDarkPhantom
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There is no way this is releasing in 2023 and that's fine, we are spoiled for choice with quality releases this year. When it arrives in 2024 I'll be there day 1 
LavitzSlambert
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That trailer was absurdly polished and I think that is the reason everyone is so hungry for Silksong. And that was gameplay itself. I suspect it was much less finished than it looked, but also that Team Cherry is under tremendous pressure to get things right. I also suspect they want to release the game as a full priced title at $70, and want to include the content they feel needed to justify it. To that end, my only worry is that the game may be too large and bloated.
Interesting points. i think because the first game was so polished I just assumed that the quality would be the same. The first game for me was nearly perfect except for the map which was really confusing and generally getting around was kind of a chore early in the game.
OGM_Madness
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I think the size of this game’s map is going to be ridiculous… not sure we are ready for what’s coming 
Sensei
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Imho the reason for the delays is a bit simpler and I think it was also stated by Team Cherry themselves in an early interview about Silksong.
The first release of Hollow Knight on PC was very buggy, with at least one instance in which you could softlock yourself out of the game. This didn't cause a huge uproar back then only because the game was still mostly unknown and it was quickly patched during the first few weeks/months.
After the success of the first game, I think they want to avoid a situation like this, but now they (probably?) also have to handle a multi-platform release, while the original Hollow Knight was initially released only on PC.
The Cockatrice
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Not gonna make a new thread cuz might be nothing but
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Thick Thighs Save Lives
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They better not be trolling..
The Cockatrice
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Halloween would be a pretty good time to release this, but it's prolly nothing OR best case scenario they announce a release date(prolly 2024). I do hope its a stealth release or something tho.
LavitzSlambert
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They pushed it back from 2023 but I would imagine an announcement once they feel it’s ready. I don’t expect a shadow drop of the new release, they would only do that for a port like how they announced the Switch version. But who knows with Team Cherry.
Lucifers Beard
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Kind of put this game outside of my radar as it’s been in development for what seems like forever. Hopefully it’s good but I’m not as excited as I was when I first finished the first game.
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
Same.
Hollow Knight is one of my all-time favorite Indie games, and I was super excited for Silksong, but now the hype has died down significantly. I'm also skeptical of the quality of the sequel.
As of now, I'm 10x more excited for Hades 2. Inject that shit into my bloodstream today!
Gambit2483
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Studios have announced and released whole games in the same time frame this was announced.
I know, I know Team Cherry is a much much smaller team but damn...it's going on 4 years since it was revealed in 2019 (which I assume was after they were already deep into development)
I know, I know Team Cherry is a much much smaller team but damn...it's going on 4 years since it was revealed in 2019 (which I assume was after they were already deep into development)
Heisenberg007
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They definitely ran into big problems and may have even redone some of the things they showed to us in the first gameplay trailer.
Team Cherry is smaller than other studios, but so is their game. They are not creating a AAA game like GOW Ragnarok or Jedi Survivor. So a smaller team, developing a smaller AA game, should have (generally) followed the same timeline as a bigger team, working on a big AAA game, under normal circumstances.
GHG
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I need this game so bad.
No other metroidvania has come close to grabbing me in the same way since. Ori 2 came close but that was in a completely different way.
Heisenberg007
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I'm sure you and most others would have seen this video by now, but in case you or anyone hasn't, do yourself a favor and watch this if you like the game.
There are so many little things that even I missed in my 2 playthroughs of the game. It's "hauntingly beautiful."