Hollow Knight: Silksong Is Real, And I Played It
Steve Watts
8/20/2025
It's possible at this point that Hollow Knight: Silksong has become overwhelmed in the public consciousness by the wait for Hollow Knight: Silksong. The name has become synonymous with the many memes and jokes that have followed it, as eager fans and press alike met every event with the possibility that now, finally, Team Cherry may be ready to announce a date, show us fresh footage, anything. [Update: The news is here--Hollow Knight: Silksong releases September 4.]Now that day is finally near, and the gaming community's furious obsession with the lack of Silksong could make it difficult to focus on the real, actual game, which looks to be a worthwhile successor that doesn't deviate too far from its acclaimed predecessor.To be clear, my experience with Hollow Knight: Silksong was very brief--only about 10 minutes in all, which you can see in the video above. The limited demo only gave me enough time to complete one starting area, following a brief cutscene. And it at least appears to be the same demo that we played in 2019, though I can't speak to any under-the-hood changes the game has gone through since then. The opening cutscene, which set the stage for the new heroine Hornet, is moody, poetic, and haunting in a way that will feel familiar to fans of the first game. Its color palette was also a good deal more muted than most of the demo, which was a nice surprise.Continue Reading at GameSpot...
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