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analog_future
Resident Crybaby
Seems to me that they don't want to show it again until they're 100% locked in on a release date. And when they show it again it'll probably be only a few weeks/months out.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
They might not be developing it at all. You'd think they would update at least once a year. Literal Vaporware.
I assure you this. Whenever it comes out. It will be full of Bugs.
I assure you this. Whenever it comes out. It will be full of Bugs.
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clarky
Gold Member
Feature creep I would expect at this point.
But I literally just pulled this out of my arse so I could be wrong.
Lunarorbit
Gold Member
Yeah right. Everyone thought it was coming out last year. Now it's been 738 days since the last appearance of silksong.
You're in dev hell and don't even know it, baby
You're in dev hell and don't even know it, baby
diffusionx
Gold Member
Well I figuratively know they are in dev hell what now
Hollow Knight: Silksong is "Not in Development Hell," according to Playtester
While Team Cherry has remained silent for quite some time
Source
Mr Hyde
Member
Fuck that, it's clearly in dev hell, or at least the devs have run into some major issues regarding the game. Otherwise they would clarify the delay with a simple tweet. "Hey guys, I know you are impatient about Silksong, but we assure you that the development is running smooth. It's just grown to a much bigger project than we first anticipated". Or something along those lines. Shouldn't be hard but here we are.
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
He could literally be why it’s not ready. Maybe he sucks at his job. Burn the witch!
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
Nonsense post. Sound like an AI copy pasta bot
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Dr. Wilkinson
Member
The game will sell regardless. No one on Team Cherry would be thinking this. People just want the game, and given it’s genre and engine it won’t be a showcase-level game to “show off” a fancy new console.
efyu_lemonardo
May I have a cookie?
It's the second game curse a lot of highly successful indies have to deal with after having a runaway hit.
Probably a combination of growing too quickly, having lots of funds and too little creative restrictions, perfectionism, the anxiety of not living up to expectations, etc.
Probably a combination of growing too quickly, having lots of funds and too little creative restrictions, perfectionism, the anxiety of not living up to expectations, etc.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
FeralEcho
Member
At this point,after so much radio silence if the game isn't groundbreaking and God's gift on Earth then people will be dissapointed.
And the devs only have themselves to blame for not being communicative with their fans and letting them create such ridiculous expectations.
StereoVsn
Gold Member
That could be a good get for Nintendo. But that’s a lot of money left on the table if they are just waiting for Switch 2 release.
bitbydeath
Member
It was announced for GamePass…
Hudo
Gold Member
That's weird
ZoukGalaxy
Member
Because it's already in heaven.
Ok, sorry, I leave now, in peace
Ok, sorry, I leave now, in peace
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videogameschronicle article
“Hey gang, just a quick update about Silksong,” he wrote. “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.
If you've been playing Metroidvanias, you may have notice they're trending bigger and bigger. Here's AfterImage with its 20+ biomes (wait til they zoom in on each of those areas). Aeternea Noctis and Prince of Persia are other examples.
I read the Hollow Knight dev quote as a huge understatement. It'd be like Miyazaki teasing Elden Ring and saying it was just a bit bigger than Dark Souls.
My guess is Silksong is going to be absolutely massive. Keep in mind they can piggyback off of their previous game's already made systems. The devs made Hollow Knight on a $40k kickstarter and 3.5 years of development time. What can they accomplish with limitless funds and double development time?
“Hey gang, just a quick update about Silksong,” he wrote. “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.
If you've been playing Metroidvanias, you may have notice they're trending bigger and bigger. Here's AfterImage with its 20+ biomes (wait til they zoom in on each of those areas). Aeternea Noctis and Prince of Persia are other examples.
I read the Hollow Knight dev quote as a huge understatement. It'd be like Miyazaki teasing Elden Ring and saying it was just a bit bigger than Dark Souls.
My guess is Silksong is going to be absolutely massive. Keep in mind they can piggyback off of their previous game's already made systems. The devs made Hollow Knight on a $40k kickstarter and 3.5 years of development time. What can they accomplish with limitless funds and double development time?
MALpractice311
Member
This game is the new Beyond Good & Evil 2. Good grief.
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
By the time it'll be released, there's going to be at least 3-4 (in development and slated for 2024-2025) very similar and really good games like Hollow Knight with similar art style even. At some point people will just lose the interest.
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Mister Wolf
Member
When it's ready. Everyone already know it's going to be good.
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Fess
Member
I’m playing through Hollow Knight right now (not the 1st time) and it’s still on my top 5 all-time list for metroidvanias.
Silksong has been in development longer than HK even with DLCs included. It’s going to be awesome. And I have serious doubt that there will be even 1 other new metroidvania as good when it’s out. Next Metroid from MercurySteam (Metroid Dread) could possibly compete but that’s years away.
Buggy Loop
Member
Let them cook
I already know the quality it’ll be when it’s ready
I already know the quality it’ll be when it’s ready
IntentionalPun
Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
Indie devs make truckloads of money and then take their time doing whatever they want for game #2.
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
It’s on the same release schedule as Witchbrook, which is whenever the hell they feel like putting it out. It will not be out until then, so don’t expect much. The developers have plenty of money coming in from previous game sales. They are in absolutely no rush, so the passage of time doesn’t really matter to them as much as it matters to you, who is obsessing over the release date for a game that doesn’t have one.
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Dr. Wilkinson
Member
Sounds fine to me.
I’m sure I’d do the same thing
Shut0wen
Banned
Last game was croqd funded and took almost 5 years, itll be fine
ResilientBanana
Member
Play Tester: the game is not in development hell
NeoGAF (without ever seeing the game): yes it is.
NeoGAF (without ever seeing the game): yes it is.
lughnasadh123
Member
Rushed game: "Why the fuck didn't you take your time?"
Delayed game: "Where the fuck is your game? Hurry up!"
Delayed game: "Where the fuck is your game? Hurry up!"
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
Of course it is. The game would have been released many years ago, otherwise.
Fbh
Member
I'm still very excited for it.
But the complete radio silence basically 2 years after they announced it would be "releasing within a year" on that Xbox show is definitely concerning.
It's weird they don't just make a public announcement about the game and why it's taking so long.
They don't owe anyone an explanation I guess, but I don't see how the constant speculation about the game being in dev hell is helping them either
But the complete radio silence basically 2 years after they announced it would be "releasing within a year" on that Xbox show is definitely concerning.
It's weird they don't just make a public announcement about the game and why it's taking so long.
They don't owe anyone an explanation I guess, but I don't see how the constant speculation about the game being in dev hell is helping them either
th4tguy
Member
Development hell is subjective. They might not be in a bad state with the current build BUT it can mean they are in a constant state of feature creep. Continuously adding more and more to the game with little control of reaching a finalized version of the game. That would also be development hell due to miss management and is almost certainly what is happening here.
Someone in the project has to say, no this is enough, let’s finish this. Save that idea for the next project.
Someone in the project has to say, no this is enough, let’s finish this. Save that idea for the next project.
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