Ah, Silksong — it's been so long. Devotees of Team Cherry's masterful Metroidvania Hollow Knight have been waiting quite a while for the follow up to one of indie gaming's breakout hits of 2017. First revealed in February 2019, a demo featured in Nintendo's E3 2019 Treehouse stream back in June 2019 and it was looking good at that stage... and that's pretty much all we've seen or heard of it since.
One particularly passionate fan, WeeblesJeebles on Reddit, has taken to drawing the titular character once a day, every day while waiting for the sequel to drop. Starting on December 18th 2019 — shortly after Team Cherry previewed Chris Larkin's soundtrack for the game — WeeblesJeebles is now up to Day 683... and still no Silksong.
The artist, who we'd say is being rather modest describing the pictures as 'poorly' drawn, has kept things topical at times, created linked images over several days to make a strip, and regularly offers good vibes and general advice. Observe a handful below, including several pun-based images. We love a good pun:
We definitely understand and appreciate the enthusiasm. Acknowledging that it was a longshot, we tentatively put Silksong in our list of upcoming games to look forward to at the start of the year. With Nintendo's Indie World Showcase scheduled for later today, there's still technically time, right?
A shadow drop is too much to hope for — even a new trailer feels outlandish right now, but the game's got to launch at some point, so it's not out of the question. Please agree with us that it's not out of the question!
Obviously, world events in the time since 2019 have been tumultuous, so it's not surprising that the game is taking a while to gestate, and with the original still held in such regard — and likely selling strongly years on from release — there's no reason why Team Cherry shouldn't take its sweet old time with the sequel.
Doesn't make the wait any easier, though. Here, remind yourself what the game looks like with this gameplay demo from Nintendo's E3 Treehouse stream... from June 2019.
Let us know your favourite 'poorly' drawn Hollow Knight below.
[source reddit.com]
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Fingers crossed for silk song people! ( I haven't beaten Hollow knight but I love hornet)
@Snatcher You better get at it then while there's still time.
This is awesome dedication to the game! It should be appreciated
Woah, it's crazy how Hollow Knight collabed with Starfy.
Definitely going to have to look this up, love Hollow Kite
@completo88 100% but i'm wondering if I should get it on the switch, or keep playing it on my ps4, I love playing games on my switch LOL.
Also thank you for reminding me to play okami as well.
Getting ready for the direct 🤡
time to scrap Silksong, because Hollow Kite is here!
@Snatcher hollow knight is generally such a cheap game that it's almost worth owning on several systems, Okami also happens to be one of those games you can play again and again and always find some new little detail.
I can respect the dedication. I, too, wait for Silksong ever since I first discovered Hollow Knight.
@Snatcher Don't feel bad, nobody has beaten Hollow Knight. Anyone claiming otherwise is a liar and a charlatan.
Perhaps I should make poorly drawn drawings of Captain Falcon till a new F-Zero comes out I mean I've got 17 years of catching up to do though.
@Marioracer
With the frequency of F Zero games you probably have 17 more years & can draw all 30 racers
Needn't even have clarified the website.😆
That's funny how Silksong had the idea for ascending to the top of the world, and then Dread came out with the same idea.
Yes yes yes... Wait... Continue to wait. Like I waited for a new Metroid game. Now wait some more. Yes.
I think hollow knight coming to game pass is a sign silksong is closing in. They’re pretty much saying play this and catch up here’s silksong in summer bye.
Don't Hollow Knight / Silksong announcements always come in full directs, not Indie ones? I wouldn't get hopes up for it next week.
Hah these are pretty funny! I liked Hollow Knight for a while but it was too long in my opinion. Never finished it but I wish the folks that liked it well and here's hoping Silksong is making progress.
Imagine if you're a digimon fan drawing a digimon a day since Survive was announced. You'd have like god know show many digimon drawings.
@Meteoroid Did you beat it? The combat, motion, creature designs, atmosphere, dialog and abilities were all incredible to me, moreso than any other Metroidvania and I've played many, including any Metroid game.
holy hell he looks like the hollow knight fandoms milkman... (for if any of you have played Psychonauts.)
This game is one of my holy trinity of Indie games that i rate as must play games. Other two are Dead Cells and Hades.
Is he hollow psyched now?
This is how SMT fans felt when waiting for V.
And I'm sure it's how Bayonetta fans have felt.
@Kainbrightside Get both, start with Hollow Knight and don’t stop before 106% it
@Meteoroid I prefer Hollow Knight to any 2D metroid game, including Super Metroid.
Hollow Knight is much bigger, has deeper mechanics, much better boss fights, much better combat
God I loved Hollow Knight. I've replayed it SO MANY times and have bought it multiple times. It's my absolute favorite metroidvania and yes I have played symphony of the night and super metroid. Both FANTASTIC but something about Hollow Knight kept me gripped. Always felt like something to discover and it just always kept me moving forward. I really hope that at the very least we get a release date announced next year. At minimum.
Hollow Knight nailed the world, characters and atmosphere. Super Metroid has better "pure" gameplay, but Hollow Knight the story. The RPG elements are also better with the customisation of the charms. Metroid ain't got that, and it makes a massive difference.
Return all the caterpillar eggs, and you'll see what makes Hollow Knight so special.
Silksong it's easily my #1 wanted, even over BoTW2.
@Meteoroid I can agree it might have benefited from a little tightening. I didn't get bored just overwhelmed from time to time.
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