TVTropes Now available in the app store!
Open

Follow TV Tropes

Following

Hollow Knight & Silksong

Go To

AFan Since: Nov, 2022
#426: Aug 19th 2025 at 8:13:41 AM

They can do the funniest thing here and have the announcement that they're shadow dropping the game on that same day.

Silentedge89 Since: Apr, 2012
#427: Aug 21st 2025 at 7:37:08 AM

Not quite same day but September 4th is way sooner than I predicted it'd be dropping. I thought November at the earliest. Was expecting a Christmas day drop.

DanteVin The Time Has Come from Somewhere Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Singularity
#428: Aug 21st 2025 at 8:03:27 AM

Silksong release in exactly 2 weeks from now... I still remember the last time I actively participated in anything Hollow Knight-related was on 2018 to 2019.

Well, gotta finish the single player games I'm currently playing right now, because I want to play this Day 1 as much as possible.

With Great Power, Comes Great Motivation
Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#429: Aug 21st 2025 at 8:04:16 AM

Ive never played Hollow Knight but I'm tempted to buy this time due to the memes it spawned

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
CountofBleck Starting to believe in himself from New Wirral (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Starting to believe in himself
#431: Aug 21st 2025 at 8:23:24 AM

“I think we’re always underestimating the amount of time and effort it’ll take us to achieve things,” Gibson said. “It’s also that problem where, because we’re having fun doing it, it’s not like, ‘It’s taking longer, this is awful, we really need to get past this phase.’ It’s, ‘This is a very enjoyable space to be in. Let’s perpetuate this with some new ideas.’”

The longer development lasted, the more pressure Gibson and Pellen felt to ensure that everything was as fine-tuned as possible. They’d already spent four years on it — why would they rush now? The more time they spent polishing some parts, the more time they needed to apply it consistently across the rest.

“You’re always working on a new idea, new item, new area, new boss,” Pellen said. “That stuff’s so nice. It’s for the sake of just completing the game that we’re stopping. We could have kept going.”

The downside of this methodology was that it could have lasted forever.

“I remember at some point I just had to stop sketching,” Gibson said. “Because I went, ‘Everything I’m drawing here has to end up in the game. That’s a cool idea, that’s in. That’s a cool idea, that’s in.’ You realize, ‘If I don’t stop drawing, this is going to take 15 years to finish.’”

For all the speculation, all the worry and doomsaying, this entire time the crew was having the time of their lives making the game. And possibly a case of undiagnosed ADHD. That final line is hilarious, tho. Imagine, the dev time of this doubled

Omega1065 Since: Nov, 2023
#432: Aug 21st 2025 at 8:39:01 AM

[up][up][up] I heavily encourage to check it out. Even after these years, Hollow Knight is one of my favorite games of all times.

Theriocephalus Amateur Veteran from gimme a map and a moment and I can tell you Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Amateur Veteran
#433: Aug 21st 2025 at 8:40:05 AM

Holy shit. Two weeks!

Also from the article [up][up], which is here, the original HK apparently sold 15 million copies, which for an indie game is. A lot!

Ive never played Hollow Knight but I'm tempted to buy this time due to the memes it spawned

Seconding the rec. It's a great game.

Edited by Theriocephalus on Aug 21st 2025 at 10:40:51 AM

theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
#434: Aug 21st 2025 at 8:51:14 AM

Definitely. And I'm glad that nothing bad happened; they were just having too much fun.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#435: Aug 21st 2025 at 9:01:39 AM

half the fun was trolling the fanbase every time they asked for an update!

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
AyyItsMidnight Look, just be decent to one another ok? Since: Oct, 2018
Look, just be decent to one another ok?
#436: Aug 21st 2025 at 9:08:14 AM

Me makes three on recommending Hollow Knight, it's one of my favorite games of all time too.

But yeah, it goes without saying that this probably the most hyped I've been for a game in years and now finally, FINALLY, we have a concrete release date. And yeah, that's kind of relieving to hear that of all things is why this got pushed back again and again. If this game is even close to as good as the original, we've got another GOTY contender incoming.

Self-serious autistic trans gal who loves rock/metal and animation with all her heart. (she/her)
Mullon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
#437: Aug 21st 2025 at 9:46:22 AM

A reason to turn on my Switch again.

I have completely forgotten the plot, all I remember is that there was a giant moth who was an asshole.

Never trust anyone who uses "degenerate" as an insult.
AzureSeas Since: Jan, 2011
#438: Aug 21st 2025 at 10:22:37 AM

So soon! I am just glad we finally got a date so people won’t get smarmy about others holding onto hope :p

Edited by AzureSeas on Aug 21st 2025 at 10:43:24 AM

tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
Professional Forum Ninja
#439: Aug 21st 2025 at 10:42:50 AM

Jason Schreier on Bluesky: Team Cherry is not sending out review codes for Silksong with Team Cherry saying they don't want reviewers playing it before Kickstarter backers.

Don't expect any reviews unless said reviewer Kickstarted the game.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Adannor (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#441: Aug 21st 2025 at 10:53:18 AM

While I agree with recommendation to play Hollow Knight, there is also no rush to get into it now and it will likely be on a discount close to Silksong's release.

theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
#442: Aug 21st 2025 at 12:10:20 PM

Definitely.

Plus, the people who kickstarted Silksong have been waiting for years, and they have financial stake in it. So good on Cherry for following through on this.

AnotherMan Person, or Idea? from a solitary place Since: Jul, 2019 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
Person, or Idea?
#443: Aug 21st 2025 at 12:11:36 PM

I might as well get Hollow Knight up and running on my Good Old Games account now that Silksong has a solid release date. Though, I'm not sure if my PS5 controller will work on it. I remember having an issue where the map and pause menus were't functional for some reason.

Edited by AnotherMan on Aug 21st 2025 at 8:11:50 PM

AFan Since: Nov, 2022
#444: Aug 21st 2025 at 1:06:44 PM

How good is the port of Hollow Knight on the Switch 1?

RacattackForce (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#445: Aug 21st 2025 at 4:02:32 PM

Completed the game on Switch a few years back and recall no problems.

KRider Desire Grand Prix Entry from Origin System Since: Feb, 2021
Desire Grand Prix Entry
#446: Aug 21st 2025 at 6:39:50 PM

So are we finally getting Silksong after all this time?

Set! Avenge! "Henshin." Black General! Bujin Sword! Ready, Fight!
KRider Desire Grand Prix Entry from Origin System Since: Feb, 2021
Desire Grand Prix Entry
#448: Aug 21st 2025 at 7:45:40 PM

Finally. The wait has been agony. Steam hasn't yet updated their release date though GOG already has updated theirs.

Set! Avenge! "Henshin." Black General! Bujin Sword! Ready, Fight!
Adannor (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#449: Aug 28th 2025 at 12:49:05 PM

Hah, called it, Hollow Knight is 50% off. So if anyone wanted to get in before Silksong, now's the time.

Theriocephalus Amateur Veteran from gimme a map and a moment and I can tell you Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Amateur Veteran
#450: Sep 3rd 2025 at 12:12:57 AM

My favorite part about the last few days is how HK's Steam statistics have been showing that it's been breaking its old records for most active players at a time basically every single day, since everyone is rushing to complete their save files and beat the game before launching into Silksong. I love the mental image of hundreds of thousands of vessels all speedrunning saving their kingdoms.

(I don't think I'll be able to finish my save file in time — I can probably knock out the last few bosses I need to over a day, but I don't think I'll also be able to beat the White Palace on top of that — so I may do the basic not-really-fixing-anything no-Voidheart ending and just work on hundred-percenting it more calmly once I work my way through the new game hype.)


Total posts: 690
Top