Why does silk take so long? This is not what you might think of

The Cherries’ Hollow Knights sequel, Hollow Knights: Silk, was finally released on September 4, and after years of development, the community is worried that the game may never see the light of the day. But the silk is real, We've playedthe upcoming launch is so big that multiple game studios have Postponed upcoming projects to get out of trouble. But why does it take so long to make it?

Cherry Team founders Ari Gibson and William Pellen said Silksong wasn't stuck in developing hell or something. The huge success of the game in 2017 (15 million sold) allowed Australian-based developers to develop follow-ups at their own pace.

Gibson told Bloomberg. “It's always improving. It's just that we're a small team and the game takes a lot of time. There's no controversial moment behind it.”

Silksong was originally conceived as an extension to Hollow Knight, but it became a big enough project to be transferred to a full standalone release. This is one of the reasons why it didn't show up earlier.

As for why the Cherries were quiet and didn’t discuss the reasons for developing updates with fans, Gibson said the team chose not to do that because what we can really say is, ‘We’re still working on it. '”

“Instead of popping up and annoying others for this, it feels like our actual responsibility is just playing the game,” Perron added.

Once, silk was Originally scheduled to be launched before June 2023Peren said the team did “really believe” the game would be clear. But of course this didn't happen.

The wait may be longer. Gibson said the Cherry team had a development structure that allows its members to “see the results” where ideas become real elements of the game “almost immediately.” It's an interesting way to work, but it also presents challenges, Gibson said.

“I remember at some point, I just had to stop sketching,” Gibson said. “Because I went, ‘Everything I’m drawing here has to go into the game. You realize, “If I don’t stop painting, it will take 15 years to finish.” ”

Silksong will release consoles and PCs on September 4, as well as You will be able to play it at release via the game pass.

“Hollow Knight: Silk seems to be exactly what we all should expect: a powerful, well-designed, visually adorable game that brings original aesthetics and design ideas, and updated with thoughtful (if not earth panic, updated),” Steve Watts Hands-on with Silksong on Gamescom this week.