Even long after its initial announcement , Hollow Knight : Silksongcontinues to be one of the most highly promise indie games in the industry — but after more than five years of exploitation , I ’m done await for it to arrive out . ab initio conceive as DLC forHollow Knight , which would boast Hornet as the master playable character , Silksongquickly expanded beyond the scope of what developer Team Cherry had originally planned , and it was announce as a standalone sequel in 2019 . Over five years later , the game still has n’t come out , but expectation are still just as eminent .
In 2019 , afterSilksongwas originally announced to be a standalone game , it seemed to be progressing smoothly through development , and a substantial portion of the biz was shown off later that class at E3 , along with a playable demo . In the years since , however , communication from Team Cherry has dwindle drastically — after a short vexer prevue shown in 2022,updates on Silksonghave been extremely minimal , and any hints at an forthcoming vent date inevitably end up amount to nothing as the biz go on to avoid any sort of appearance at major gaming showcases .
Hollow Knight : Silksong is hugely anticipated for a reason , but all of that hype could end up causing an unfortunate side effect when it launches .
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It’s Not Worth Getting Disappointed Over Silksong Anymore
Five Years After Its Announcement, I Can’t Get My Hopes Up For More Silksong News
For me , Silksongvery quickly became one of my most extremely anticipated games shown off in 2019 , as the promotional material paint the photograph of a game that looked like it could easily surpassHollow Knightin terms of gameplay . That initial hype kept up throughout the next few years , renewed in 2022 by a fresh teaser and the implication that the plot could be release within a year , but sometime in the years after , with minimal communicating regarding the game , my expectations forSilksong ’s eventual launch have been tempered by the on-going deficiency of intelligence .
In 2023 , it was announced thatSilksonghad been delayed from a planned release date in the first half of that yr to an unspecified date , but no news on a raw design going engagement has been announced since .
So , while I ’m sure thatSilksongwill be adept when it finally comes out , at this decimal point , I ’m more than willing to letany sort of annunciation or passing date be a pleasant surprise rather than continually getting my hopes up every sentence a major event swings around — especially since the continued hertz of hope and dashing hopes aroundSilksongcan sometimes end up overshadowing the games that in reality do get declare and unloosen . It ’s been a long time lag , but obsessing overSilksongupdates that are n’t coming wo n’t make it any faster .
There ’s no substituting for Silksong , but Hollow Knight fans could definitely find some fun in a Modern plot that ’s blazing its own trail .
Other Metroidvanias Can Carry Hollow Knight’s Legacy
In The Wait For Silksong, It’s Worth Giving Attention To Other Indie Metroidvanias
to boot , in the postponement for moreSilksongnews , several other games have been released that can at least partially fill the void — some of them being indie metroidvanias that seem to take heavy intake fromHollow Knight . Bo : Path of the Teal Lotus , for example , displays heavyHollow Knightinfluences in its gameplay , with like mechanics for traversal and combat , while still having enough original ideas to not be entirely derivative , making it a worthwhile secret plan forHollow Knightfans looking for something new but familiar .
I think that go along to get my hope up for an announcement would only be setting myself up for letdown
Another indie metroidvaniaNine Sols , resemblesHollow Knightmuch less closely thanBo , instead opting for a heavier focus on fight systems that heavily resemble those ofSekiro . The alternate inspiration makes it a good contrast toHollow Knight ’s ownDark Souls - adjacent mechanics , though , and it offer an experience that ’s somewhat alone in terms of indie metroidvanias . BothBoandNine Solshave been free in full at a meter whenSilksongupdates are especially scarce , and both are worth checking out for anyone still hang up onSilksong ’s release .
So , while we still do n’t know whenSilksongwill be released , and might not know for a long while , Hollow Knight ’s influence on the metroidvania genre can still be seen in game released by other studio , and I cerebrate thatmany of those games are worth giving some attention instead of hang onto every potential hint towardsSilksong ’s appearanceat whatever gaming show is coming up next . game likeEnder lily : Quietus of Knights , or even metroidvanias with minimum resemblance toHollow Knight , likeAnimal Well , are all deserving giving tending to even as the delay for moreSilksongnew continues .
I ’m still looking forrard toSilksong , in spite of the long wait . While the lack of communication can be frustrating , particularly after the plot was shown off heavily in 2019 , I recall that go on to get my hope up for an announcement would only be setting myself up for disappointment . I ’ll rent the eventual declaration and liberate ofHollow Knight : Silksongbe a pleasant surprise when it does happen , and while I ’d be happy if this age ill and the game ’s release date is announced tomorrow , I ’m not hold my breath for it .
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