Good information for all bug followers – Hollow Knight builders Team Cherry have introduced a full-fledged sequel known as Hollow Knight: Silksong. This time gamers will tackle the function of Hornet, antagonist-turned-adventurer, and the trailer seems to be and sounds pretty much as good as ever.
Though Team Cherry initially deliberate to launch Hornet’s journey in a brand new kingdom as DLC, they are saying that they quickly realised it was “too large and too unique,” and so a sequel was born.
In opposition to Hollow Knight’s concentrate on descending additional and additional via Hallownest, Hornet shall be climbing upwards to the holy citadel on the very prime of this new world, which additionally contains “coral forests, mossy grottos, gilded cities and misted moors.”
On her manner, she’ll “hunt down rare beasts, unearth ancient mysteries and search for lost treasures to fulfil the wishes of the downtrodden and restore the kingdom’s hope.” To do this, there’s new abilities and instruments to grasp, as a way to battle via the “over 150” new enemies. That’s an entire lotta bugs. Luckily, the trailer additionally guarantees “new friends,” so Hornet received’t be completely alone in her quest.
Composer Christopher Larkin has additionally returned for the sequel’s soundtrack. As effectively as listening to a glimpse within the trailer, you could find a (too-short!) excerpt posted on the game’s new website.
John thought the final game was “genuinely good, but rather unoriginal,” in accordance with his Hollow Knight review, so fingers crossed a few of these new additions will spice issues up.
The builders say they’ll have extra particulars quickly, together with a few “Silk Soul” problem mode that’ll unlock after gamers beat the game, however for now you could find the complete announcement here.
