Hollow Knight Silksong Coming After 1st Half Of 2023, Has “Gotten Quite Big”
gameranx.comTeam Cherry has revealed that Hollow Knight Silksong will be delayed beyond its initial release window, of the first half of 2023.
On Twitter, Team Cherry’s Marketing and Publishing head, Matthew Griffin, shared this statement:
“Hey gang, just a quick update about Silksong.
We had planned to release in the 1st half of 2023, but development is still continuing. We’re excited by how the game is shaping up, and it’s gotten quite big, so we want to take the time to make the game as good as we can.
Expect more details from us once we get closer to release.”
Hollow Knight Silksong was announced all the way back in 2019, and most recently released a gameplay trailer in 2022. It is the sequel to Hollow Knight, which is a Metroidvania side scroller game, inspired by many other classic side scrollers and Metroidvanias.
While some fans want to believe otherwise, Hollow Knight does not fit the definition of a roguelike. It does not feature a dungeon structure filled with random enemy encounters. There is a set map, though first time players will have to collect in-game items to have a fully featured map to help them find their way.
Subsequently, Hollow Knight is particularly difficult, but it isn’t a Soulslike because of that difficulty. Team Cherry holds its stated inspirations on its sleeve, from Mega Man X, Metroid, The Legend of Zelda II: Link’s Adventure, and the deepest cut of all, Faxanadu.
The eponymous Knight’s combat is actually inspired by Mega Man X and not anything from FromSoftware’s maso-core games.
It can be said that Team Cherry emulated many other elements of FromSoftware’s games, as Hollow Knight uses a similar non-specific medieval theme as is found in their games.
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