Valentine’s Day has come and gone, which suggests 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 Workforce 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 palms on this follow-up to the attractive and fascinating 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 will ultimately spawn Silksong promised a second playable character with “their very own distinctive quests and talents!” However the undertaking rapidly expanded, with Workforce Cherry explaining in a weblog submit saying the full-fledged sequel that, “Nearly from the very begin, [Silksong protagonist] Hornet’s journey was supposed to happen in a brand new land, however as we dove in, it rapidly grew to become 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 recreation, into a brand new kingdom referred to as Pharloom with the purpose of reaching a shining citadel on the high. 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 said that every part on the present can be playable within the subsequent yr. In line with Workforce Cherry’s advertising and publishing lead, Matthew Griffin, that was the plan. Griffin tweeted in Could of 2023 that the crew “had deliberate to launch within the 1st half of 2023, however improvement remains to be persevering with.”
With essentially the most current delay, Silksong has now crossed over the five-year mark since its authentic announcement. Nevertheless it appears Silksong is nearer than ever to being launched, and what’s a little bit extra ready within the grand scheme of issues? As Workforce 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 little bit longer, however we expect the ultimate, contemporary world you’ll get to discover is price it.”
