Valentine’s Day has come and gone, which implies it’s time to solemnly mark a serious milestone for one of many most anticipated video video games of all time. That’s as a result of 5 years in the past, on February 14, 2019, developer Staff Cherry introduced a sequel to their 2017 debut title. It was the primary time the world heard of Hole Knight: Silksong, and instantly, gamers had been desperate to get their fingers on this follow-up to the gorgeous and charming Metroidvania. Now, with 5 years having handed, followers are nonetheless ready with bated breath for the sequel to Hole Knight.
Silksong began life as simply one other stretch purpose on the unique Hole Knight Kickstarter. The $56,000 purpose that might ultimately spawn Silksong promised a second playable character with “their very own distinctive quests and talents!” However the undertaking shortly expanded, with Staff Cherry explaining in a weblog submit asserting the full-fledged sequel that, “Nearly from the very begin, [Silksong protagonist] Hornet’s journey was meant to happen in a brand new land, however as we dove in, it shortly turned too massive and too distinctive to remain a DLC, as initially deliberate.”
As revealed within the authentic announcement for Silksong and subsequent trailers (which have been few and much between), the sequel will observe Hornet, a supporting character within the authentic sport, into a brand new kingdom known as Pharloom with the purpose of reaching a shining citadel on the prime. In June 2022, the Xbox-Bethesda showcase gave followers hope that Silksong’s launch was proper across the nook when the sport was proven off after Xbox acknowledged that all the things on the present can be playable within the subsequent yr. In keeping with Staff Cherry’s advertising and marketing and publishing lead, Matthew Griffin, that was the plan. Griffin tweeted in May of 2023 that the crew “had deliberate to launch within the 1st half of 2023, however improvement remains to be persevering with.”
With probably the most current delay, Silksong has now crossed over the five-year mark since its authentic announcement. But it surely appears Silksong is nearer than ever to being launched, and what’s a bit of extra ready within the grand scheme of issues? As Staff Cherry put it of their authentic announcement that the deliberate DLC was turning right into a sequel, “We do know that makes the wait a bit of longer, however we expect the ultimate, contemporary world you’ll get to discover is value it.”
