Summary
- Silksong's long development time promises an expansive world with quests, upgrades, enemies, and more.
- However, the abundance of new content could lead to quality issues and overwhelm players.
- Team Cherry needs to strike a balance between quality and quantity to ensure Silksong's success.
When it comes to Hollow Knight: Silksong, Team Cherry is doing everything it can to ensure that it's a sequel worthy of surpassing its predecessor. The game has been under development for so long and fans are looking forward to the day of its release and the large amount of content that comes with it. Although Silksong will be different from the first game, especially in terms of the features it offers, that could actually work against it.
Hollow Knight: Silksong's five-year development time is more than enough for the developers to implement the promises they have made so far. The world of Pharloom is going to contain many different quests, upgrades, enemies, and more, but that may not necessarily be a good thing. There is the possibility that it could become a case of quantity over quality, meaning that too many things could bloat the game instead of making it the exceptional sequel fans are looking forward to. Although there is still no way to tell the game's overall condition, information on its intended scale and scope shows that it has both good and bad possibilities for the final output.
The Content That Silksong Promises
The sequel to Hollow Knight looks promising with what information about it is present so far, but speculation about the game's status and content implementation could lead to a few concerns. With what Team Cherry intends to put in, there are a few things that players need to know about Silksong:
- There will be a quest system that involves gathering items and hunting down enemies for additional rewards
- The world will consist of large environments in order to cater to Hornet's acrobatic movement
- The game will have over 100 benches to act as checkpoints, further emphasizing the world's scale
- A set of new tools that must be crafted and upgraded in order to improve Hornet's combat and exploration abilities
- The number of new foes is at least 165 and has them potentially tied into the story and quest system
- A Silk Soul mode that's intended to be a fresh take on the Steel Soul mode from the original game will be included
While it looks like Silksong has a lot of things its predecessor didn't, the amount of promised new content could potentially be too much for both the players and the developers. These additions were likely to have had a significant impact on the game's overall development, possibly leading to issues when figuring out how to properly apply them. Although all the additional content will give players many different things to do and enjoy in the world of Pharloom, how they're executed will determine whether the game's quality matches its intended size.
How Silksong’s Scope Could Be Good and Bad
With what players know about Hornet before Silksong's release, it should come as no surprise that the new protagonist's game will have many things that the previous one didn't. New enemies to defeat, items to collect, tools to upgrade, and environments to explore will make the sequel's larger world engaging and full of life. However, it could also mean that there's too much to do, leaving players overwhelmed and not knowing what to focus on. There is also the possibility that the huge amount of content could lead to a monotonous routine if the game is designed to have similar methods of acquisition or completion.
While more things mean players are guaranteed to spend more time on the game, Team Cherry will need to find a delicate balance of both quality and quantity to prevent it from being a slog to go through and complete. Everything known about the sequel so far shows that the developers aim to make it bigger and better than the original. It is likely that Silksong is going to hit the ground running upon its release, but that depends on how well its enormous world and its inhabitants are properly crafted. While there are still no updates regarding the game's status, players can only speculate if the game will be worth the wait in the meantime.
Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Released
- September 4, 2025
WHERE TO PLAY
Become the Princess Knight
As the lethal hunter Hornet, adventure through a kingdom ruled by silk and song! Captured and taken to this unfamiliar world, prepare to battle mighty foes and solve ancient mysteries as you ascend on a deadly pilgrimage to the kingdom’s peak.
Hollow Knight: Silksong is the epic sequel to Hollow Knight, the award winning action-adventure. Journey to all-new lands, discover new powers, battle vast hordes of bugs and beasts and uncover secrets tied to your nature and your past.
- Developer(s)
- Team Cherry
- Publisher(s)
- Team Cherry
- Franchise
- Hollow Knight
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PC
