Silksong devs have other games planned beyond Hollow Knight, but long development times weigh on them: “If you spend seven years per project, death isn’t far off”

“We also have other games planned,” Gibson continues. “Our main time concern — something we’ve discussed before — is mortality. If you spend seven years on a project and perhaps add a couple more, the years add up. It would be great to make a few more games while we can, barring any unexpected tragedy.”

Some might view Team Cherry’s candid talk as overly sombre, but death is the most absolute deadline. Hideo Kojima has voiced similar concerns — he once stored concepts on a flash drive as a creative “will” for his team in the event something happened to him.

Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii, now in his seventies, has likewise acknowledged his mortality while expressing a hope to see Dragon Quest’s 50th anniversary in 2036. Perhaps, if fortune allows, these creators will one day understand Emily Dickinson’s line: “Because I could not stop for Death — He kindly stopped for me.”

Team Cherry say they are “maybe” skipping The Game Awards and feel unlikely to win Game of the Year, pointing to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 as “exceptional” and widely appealing.

 

Source: gamesradar.com