As soon as once more, Hollow Knight: Silksong was noticeably absent from the most recent Nintendo Direct on Thursday. Whereas nothing was confirmed forward of the occasion, many followers had been hopeful that this is able to lastly be the second for a long-awaited replace. Any kind of new developments since its announcement in 2019 have been lean at greatest.
After the final delay, it appears at this level that Workforce Cherry is selecting to stay silent till the sport is absolutely prepared for launch or, on the very least, till it has one thing substantial to share. Whereas that degree of secrecy is comprehensible, it does go away a vacuum that naturally fuels hypothesis and rumors–despite Microsoft insisting the sport is popping out this yr.
What we do know is that, not like within the first Hollow Knight, Silksong follows Hornet as she begins deep underground in Pharloom and climbs towards the Citadel at its peak. Pharloom seems extra industrialized than Hallownest, however Hornet’s cause for being there–and whether or not Pharloom connects to Hallownest–remains unclear. What is obvious is her want to flee.
Silksong was initially penned for the primary half of 2023. Nevertheless, in Could 2023, Workforce Cherry advertising and marketing and publishing consultant Matthew Griffin introduced that improvement was “nonetheless persevering with” and that the sport can be delayed. We lastly obtained some footage final month that was a part of a sizzle reel for the Xbox Ally.
Talking of, European gamers will get the chance to play it throughout subsequent month’s Gamescom. Xbox launched its lineup for video games it is going to be displaying off this yr, together with the demo for Hollow Knight: Silksong. The query now could be, “Was this definitely worth the wait”?