I don't think Silksong can live up to the hype that's built up around it, simply because expectations are insanely high. I heard somewhere that people are expecting the map to be 30 times bigger than HK.It doesn’t help that the devs have been silent for years, giving no real info on what’s going on or what people should expect. The long stretch without updates has made it almost impossible for Team Cherry to meet the level of hype fans have built up. They said they didn’t want to spoil key parts of the game, which is fair. But surely it wouldn’t have spoiled the plot if they had shown off a few enemies or some early areas of the map.Now, to be clear, I don’t think this game is going to suck ass like Cyberpunk did at launch. If anything, from what I’ve seen, the combat already looks like a solid upgrade over HK. But I still can’t shake the feeling that it’s going to disappoint a lot of people.
its a 2d metroidvania. there's not really anything new left to do with that genre.all they can do is the same shit, but with a different aesthetic.
I think it can because people are expecting more of the same, basically.
>>719595550I expect a mediocre game that I will have fun with. I'm confident it will exceed my expectations.
jane selfsucc will come out of your switch 2 and suck your cock
>>719595550Are the expectations even that high? There are a lot of memes about it but it doesn't seem like people are largely expecting it to be the biggest bestest game ever like they were with cay Cyberpunk 2077.
>>719596371I mean, one user of the subreddit dox the devs. I think that's a clear sign that hype has gotten too high.
>>719596505>>719595550are you literally 12
Silksong was in development almost as long as Concord, do you think it will be almost as good?
>>719596759Concord had a butt ugly trannySilksong has a cute bug
>>719595550I just want more hollow knight with no bullshit added
>>719595550Anyone who expects it to be anything other than more Hollow Knight, is setting themselves up for disappointment. Not the devs fault that some people are too dumb to keep their expectations of a fucking 2D side scroller in check.
>>719595550>people are expecting the map to be 30 times bigger than HKNo they aren't.
>>719595550>3k hornet pics on E6>search tag: impregnation >only 25 pictures the absolute FUCK?!!
>>719596859with upskirts
I'm expecting a kanto.If she doesn't go to the first game and continue playing from there, i will be disappointed and call it the worst game ever.
>>719595550My expectations are and remains, that it'll probably be a better game than Hollow Knight for me, primarily due to how Hornet seems to be more agile with a wider range of movement options compared to the Knight. But that even if Silksong ended up worse than Hollow Knight somehow, I'm still expecting myself to enjoy it a ton. I don't think this expectation is unreasonable.
>>719595550>30 times biggerThat would be a bad thing though.
Why is everyone so crazy about this game anyway? For the past few years people would spam asking for news of Silksong in game event chats. Was Hollow Knight really that amazing?
Why is everyone excited for Unity slop
>>719595550It's $20 and the devs were open about how it only took so long because they were dicking around and relaxing instead of crunching themselves to death. My expectations are "vanilla Hollow Knight with a new character." I think I'll only be disappointed if Hornet plays too similarly to Knight which the gameplay footage so far has not indicated.
>>719595550Listen OP or as I like to call your kind, FAGGOTS, I just want more Hollow Knight. Which it seems to be exactly that. If it manages to exceed that, then great. If it doesn't, I don't care because it still was just more hollow knight.
>>719599161It's been in dev hell for literally close to right ******* years m8That's two console generations!
>>719596371Where have you been anon?
>>719599161Because the first game was FUN
>people expect the game to be Hollow Knight but slightly different mechanics and skills with a new map>THE EXPECTATIONS ARE TOO HIGH
>>719600217Was it? NTA but I got past the first two bosses and felt it was a bit directionless especially in the viney area, and the train backtravelling felt awkward in comparison to some other platformers.
>>719599161There's a whole generation of people that played Hollow knight as their first metroidvania when they were fucking 12. Then they proceeded to never play another one, instead screaming at the devs to make a sequel for 7 years.
>>719600296Yes it was, to most of the 15 million who bought it
>>719600217Hollow Knight is not the only FUN indie game around. Why has this one in particular gathered such a cult?
>I heard somewhere that people are expecting the map to be 30 times bigger than HK.That's on them. And it doesn't matter, remember that even porn actors and actresses have haters.
>>719600393The usual. The game is good but also attracts weirdos, vocal weirdos.
>>719600393FunPrettyFluidCool storyChallengingOh the horror of a good gayme gathering a crowd.
>>719597694tbf the knight has a pretty good feel lategame even if it plays stiff as fuck early on, especially if you get used to holding down the nail art button while moving
>>719595550yeah but it's 20 bucks
whether or not the dev says or doesn't say anything, people always build up too much hype for everything and there's no limit except timeit's like damned if you do, damned if you don't
>>719599161Silksong spam was ironic because it was taking so long.But now it turned out that they were just having fun making a fun game that's going to be released for 20 fucking dollars. Like even if you think HK was overrated, the low price point does a number to help with reception. People just want fun games that don't break the bank.
It won't matter. Silksong will be the biggest Metroidvania on Steam.
Silksong is not going to feel special anymore in 2025. Just like releasing a new Souls game isn't special anymore. It's in a beaten horse of a genre.
>>719600296it gets a lot better closer to midgame, the traversal is kind of polarizing since it's designed more around wandering around and not being able to cleanly make it between points of interest. I'm not the biggest fan myself but the feel of combat and movement (as you unlock more, at least) kept me going. I'm also a fan of combat being engaging and not the soulslop "sit there and dodge with your dick in your hand while the enemy does it's flashy attack then take your choreographed window to retaliate" approach that's just gotten more popular with time
>>719600392I am not saying it was not popular, anon. I am not saying it was bad either. I was just asking in hope of "getting" it.Like I get it tries to be atmospheric in its style but again, feels a bit directionless? I can complete various metroid multiple times and I play a few castlevania, but I don't know why HK just doesn't really make me want to play more. Like the stages in between feels a little (not too, but a little) tedious with little rewards? And then the colours palette looks drab after a few hours. I don't know.
>>719600784I think it is my fault in approaching the bosses with a rockman-player mindset? Like expecting a bit of invincibility from the bosses after hitting them instead of just whaling on them. Or maybe I am misremembering or just didn't unlock enough moves.
>>719600393Why do so much people like lord of the rings?It is more than fun, it is GOOD, it is one of those works where it really shows that a lot of skill and dedication went into making and people react to it. That's all there is to it.Really what is the purpose of your question?
>>719595550>I don't think Silksong can live up to the hype that's built up around itAnyone whos not retarded simply expexts it to be hollow knight but with an actual combat system and fun movement, and the trailers at least look like they attempted to deliver on those. Thats all the game needs to be
>>719595550>30 times biggerHow could that possibly be fun
>>719601048don't forget the story
>>719601049Actual non retarded fast travel
>>719601147I do not care for whatever story hollow knight is trying to tell, nor do i even know why hornet was even in the first game
>>719600807>Anon discovers taste is subjectiveWell shit man maybe this is not your cup of tea, you mean to tell me Hollow knight is the ONLY popular thing you can't get into?
>>719595550>I heard somewhere that people are expecting the map to be 30 times bigger than HK.Why would anyone want it to be 30 times bigger? HK itself was already on the larger side of metroidvanias.
>>719595550No one gives a shit they just want to goon to this trash
>>719596371Expectations could not be higher.
>>719595550Id be happy if the game is the same size as HK but just have completely different shitIf I start seeing reused enemies everywhere then I'll know its shit
>>719600909you can (and should, imo) play much more aggressively in hollow knight than most other games in a similar ilk, there's maybe two bosses off the top of my head where you can't consistently get an attack off every second and most attacks have a way to dodge them and do damage at the same time. In HK you're moreso finding ways to attack as often as possible than just trying to stay alive. One of the best-liked bosses is a lot more "let him get attacks off and wait for your turn" but I didn't enjoy him at all personally and he's super lategame anyways
>>719601319I WILL goon to lace on hornet rape and forceful silk extraction, but only after I 114% the game
>>719595550I think it can. Nothing has indicated that it won't.
>>719595550>people are expecting the map to be 30 times bigger than HKLol no. Hopefully it will be smaller so more of it will contain meaningful content. HK had way too much padding
>>719596371You are correct. This is a tiny indie game with a niche playerbase, it's not gonna be smashing steamchart records like Palworld.
>>719599161play it retard
>>719601402>If I start seeing reused enemies everywhere then I'll know its shitIf there's one thing you can say about team cherry is that they don't half-ass the details and worldbuldingOther than hornet herself I think it's pretty safe to assume it's going to be all new mobs and npcs
>>719601553>This is a tiny indie game with a niche playerbase,Hollow Knight has sold 15M copies. Silksong is going to be the 2nd biggest indie game release on Steam behind Palworld
>>719601553bad bait
ONLY TWO MORE DAYS TO GO SILKSONGBROS
>>719595550This is the clearest sign of shilling I have ever seen on the internet. No one gives a FUCK about a 2D tranny platforming game and I will not be gaslit into believing people care.
>>719602807ok
>>719599161Redditknight was honest to god, the most boring game I have ever played in my life. I even forced myself to play an extra two hours as there’s no way it could be this shit even with all the shilling right? Wrong. It’s spammed exclusively by trannys and redditors which tells you all you need to know. It’s like U2 being “critically acclaimed”. I’ve never met a human being in my almost 30 years of existence that was a fan of U2 or Bono. Same applies to redditknight.
>>719602807nuhuh i care
>>719602975Did reddit fuck your mom
>>719603062I addressed that in my post though. Faggotknight has two core fanbases - trannys (You) and redditors here >>719603141
>>719595550I expect to see a disproportionate amount of shill threads for it, as always.
>>719599161It's the zoomer's HL3.
>>719603870Oh so HL3 has gotten a release date :)
will it beat clair obscur for goty
>>719603250>>719602807Anon if you hate hollow knight so much why dont you Show us a good example of a good metroidvania that has good story,good gameplay and good music that is better than Hollow knight ?
egale!
>>719602975By the looks of it you hate just about everything, so I don't know why you're so surprised you hated Hollow Knight too
>>719602807But enough about Excremate 33 spam.
>>719600909>Like expecting a bit of invincibility from the bosses after hitting them instead of just whaling on them. What the fuck???Youre supposed to constantly attack them whenever possible
>>719601408>there's maybe two bosses off the top of my head where you can't consistently get an attack off every secondwhich would that be?
>>719605183Nightmare King and the Giant Jellyfish.
>>719595550i will explore hornet's body
>>719605183what the other guy said, you can still get attacks off on nightmare king pretty consistently if you're high skill enough but he has some "fuck you my turn" moments
>>719595550The devs are silent because they realized the unexpected amount of hype that was generated, them being silent about it and only showing off some shots here and there didn't help.I'm sure we're going to get a flood of threads of disappointed people, but that's normal when people expect something that exists only in their heads and only shares a name with the actual game.Second, they're still going to make a lot of money, so it's fine if any future titles become out of question.Regardless, a game is not supposed to live up to "hype". It's supposed to simply be good. The worst case situation would be devs kept changing the game based on expectations of the audience, leading to a mashed up fucktarded mixture of various systems and souls-like elements which would truly make the game a warning for generations to come - about how to NOT develop a game.
>>719595550OP is the same shitposter that usually makes threads every day shitting on Fromsoft.
>>719599161>Was Hollow Knight really that amazing?It's the best game in its genre.
>>719602807There's always shilling threads before games release. Some are free advertising by lonely autists whose lives go by from one release to another, other threads are genuine shill threads to "ramp up the hype", therefore initial sells before people catch on the fact the game wasn't what they were expecting - or wanted at all.Time will tell.
>>719605783Anon, I don't touch Fromsoft threads because they always end up debating about DS2 every fucking time.
>>719595550I just checked my trophies. Only 54% beat the second boss. Only 3% did the gauntlet. Its insane how few playedthis game after buying it?I loved the game but just started a game and was bored after 3 hours.
>>719606035Exactly. Its objectively the best game in the trilogy, what is there to even debate?
>>719606385Wrong pic
>>719604636>human hornetAbsolutely ok, she's still cute
>>719605719I do agree that devs shouldn’t try to live up to people’s expectations by fucking up their own game, but I don’t think that’s an excuse to let that kind of shit fester. Game devs should try to mitigate it as much as possible, even if some people are impossible to please.
>>719595550record profits bitch
>>719605783based from is overrated
>>719597246Few artists have good taste.
>>719606561Disagree. Silence is the best option. Let your product speak for itself. Far too many devs want to be chummy with their audience and it's a time bomb every time.
