History VideoGame / HollowKnightSilksong

[[caption-width-right:350:A familiar princess explores a new kingdom of silk and song]]

-->--'''from 'Pharloom's Folly' by the Conductor Romino'''

''Hollow Knight: Silksong'' is the upcoming sequel to the hand-drawn 2D action Metroidvania ''VideoGame/HollowKnight'', created by Australian developer Creator/TeamCherry. The game will be released for PC via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}, Creator/HumbleBundle and [[Website/GOGDotCom GOG]], as well as UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch and the UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS.

'''Previews''': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFAknD_9U7c Reveal Trailer]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8lvHT_IQbM E3 Nintendo Treehouse]], [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1030300/Hollow_Knight_Silksong/ Steam Page]]

''Hollow Knight: Silksong'' is the upcoming sequel to the hand-drawn 2D action Metroidvania ''VideoGame/HollowKnight'', created by Australian developer Creator/TeamCherry. The game will be released for PC via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}, Creator/HumbleBundle and [[Website/GOGDotCom GOG]], as well as UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch.

* ArcSymbol: Bells are ''everywhere'' in Pharloom. They're made into buildings, some enemies wear them as helmets, and they seem to be related to the local religious practices.
* BandLand: {{Downplayed}}, but Pharloom appears to be a ''very'' musical place, and the earliest descriptions of the game claim that the kingdom is both ruled and haunted by song.

* SwordLines: Trailers show that like in the original, many of the melee attacks are punctuated with clean white lines to clarify their range and how to dodge them.

* ShearMenace: One of the enemies seen in the debut trailer fights with a pair of plain, normal scissors...that are about twice the length of their body. Another enemy chases Hornet with a smaller pair of closed shears wielded like a sword.

''Hollow Knight: Silksong'' is the upcoming sequel to the hand-drawn 2D action Metroidvania ''VideoGame/HollowKnight'', created by Australian developer Team Cherry. The game will be released for PC via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}, Creator/HumbleBundle and [[Website/GOGDotCom GOG]], as well as UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch.

!!''Hollow Knight: Silksong'' contains examples of:

%%* BadassInDistress: Hornet starts the game imprisoned in a cage being transported by masked, bell-ringing strangers. Hornet being Hornet, this state of affairs doesn't last for long.%%no citation
%%* GreenHillZone: The Moss Grotto is lush, green, and full of life. It's where Hornet begins her adventure.%%no citation
%%* HailfirePeaks: The Deep Docks combines LethalLavaLand with EternalEngine.%%zce, no citation
%%* MusicalAssassin: A few enemies will attack you arming or armoring themselves with bells, cymbals, and other instruments. At least one friendly NPC (Garamond) wields a didgeridoo-like flute or pipe that he uses as a lance.%%no citation
%%* PlayerDeathIsDramatic: When Hornet is defeated, she hovers in pain as her silk fades away from her and is engulfed in darkness.%%no citation
%%* {{Sidequest}}: While there were some sidequests in ''Hollow Knight'', they were often easily missed or subtle. In ''Silksong'', these have expanded into a full quest log system, which is shown in the debut trailer. True to convention, these are broken into different categories, including Hunting and resource Gathering quests. %%no citation

* WeirdCurrency: Pharloom uses Rosary beads as currency.

* BadassInDistress: Hornet starts the game imprisoned in a cage being transported by masked, bell-ringing strangers. Hornet being Hornet, this state of affairs doesn't last for long.
* GreenHillZone: The Moss Grotto is lush, green, and full of life. It's where Hornet begins her adventure.
* HailfirePeaks: The Deep Docks combines LethalLavaLand with EternalEngine.
* MusicalAssassin: A few enemies will attack you arming or armoring themselves with bells, cymbals, and other instruments. At least one friendly NPC (Garamond) wields a didgeridoo-like flute or pipe that he uses as a lance.
* PlayerDeathIsDramatic: When Hornet is defeated, she hovers in pain as her silk fades away from her and is engulfed in darkness.
* PromotedToPlayable: Hornet, who served as a RecurringBoss and later ally in the first game, is now the playable character, as shown by the trailers and artwork.
* {{Sidequest}}: While there were some sidequests in ''Hollow Knight'', they were often easily missed or subtle. In ''Silksong'', these have expanded into a full quest log system, which is shown in the debut trailer. True to convention, these are broken into different categories, including Hunting and resource Gathering quests.

* SuddenlyVoiced: Not for Hornet herself (as she was voiced in the original) but for the games: promotional material have noted that Hornet's ability to speak is a contrast to the previous game's SilentProtagonist, the Knight, and promotional materials for the game showcase her participating in conversations rather than simply listening (complete with different icons in the text box to show who's speaking)

* TheFaceless: Hornet's captors at the beginning of the game, and some later enemies, have their entire face covered with only a gold symbol instead of visible eyes or mouth.

* CuttingOffTheBranches: Considering that Hornet is the protagonist, it can be taken that the ''[[spoiler:Sealed Siblings]]'' ending in which [[spoiler:she became a SealedGoodInACan]] is non-canon.

* BadassInDistress: Hornet starts the game imprisoned in a cage being transported by masked, bell-ringing strangers. Hornet being [[BadassPrincess Hornet]], this state of affairs doesn't last for long.

* TheFaceless: The people who kidnapped Hornet at the beginning of the game, and some later enemies, have their entire face covered with only a gold symbol instead of visible eyes or mouth.

* ShearMenace: One of the enemies seen in the debut trailer fights with a pair of plain, normal scissors...that are about twice the length of their body.