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Hollow Knight sold 2.8 million copies thus far, the sequel Silksong will be free for all Kickstarter backers
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Oh man, this came out of nowhere. Loved the first one, but I jumped on the train pretty late in the game (Godmaster). I only vaguely remember the Kickstarter campaign for this; would have backed for sure if I could have at the time.
Too early to claim? đź‘€
That's really nice of them!! And I wouldn't worry about them making money at all. There was only about 2,000 backers which is nothing compared to what they'll sell overall either. They definitely made the right call in that case.
3 million is also a great result, congrats to them
3 million is also a great result, congrats to them
Holy Shit!
2.8 x $15 = 42 Million Dollars (I know it was kickstarted)! Then factor in Pub cut and it's 29 Million Dollars, literally overnight millionaires that get to do what they love! That's the dream! Congrats to them! It's not even done selling yet either, probably just a got 1000s more purchases because of this announcement! I NEED a physical for collection!
2.8 x $15 = 42 Million Dollars (I know it was kickstarted)! Then factor in Pub cut and it's 29 Million Dollars, literally overnight millionaires that get to do what they love! That's the dream! Congrats to them! It's not even done selling yet either, probably just a got 1000s more purchases because of this announcement! I NEED a physical for collection!
The game certainly did very well on Switch, but I think the primary motivation for prioritising Switch is because they need to give it to Kickstarter backers as part of their stretch goal obligations, which includes backers (like myself) who opted for the Switch version. The PS4 and XB1 versions of Hollow Knight were never offered as kickstarter rewards, so there isn't the same obligation to get this game up on those platforms. Given the size of the team the strategy makes sense. Get the game out to backers first and then worry about porting the game elsewhere.
Looking forward to getting the original ver for the Switch here soon. Probably won't have time to finish it though but at least I'll check it out. I love the looks of it after seeing it in motion. Beautiful animation
tbf you got an important life lesson from the MN9 kickstarter and that's priceless.
Wow, very nice of them to give me a sequel free. Perhaps I'll buy it again on switch just to give more support.
i'm not even a little bit upset that i missed the kickstarter, HK1 was more than worth what i paid for it and i'm sure silksong will be the same
Own the first one on 3 platforms, I'll probably do it again and hope for a physical edition down the road. This bundled with the first game physically would be awesome.
To be clear, the backers were already promised getting the Hornet DLC for free. Now that it's a full game, they're just continuing to honor that backer promise.
Plus the music is masterful! Not sure you will be able to put it down once started!
I was so happy to see the SilkSong trailer.
I wasn't an original backer and honestly I didn't even really know about the game until last summer. I only picked it up because it was showcased on Nintendies and I saw multiple threads on sites saying it was really good.
It sat on my Switch for months because Skyrim hooked me hard and I only started playing it last month when I wanted to start digging in to my backlog.
I initially thought it was a 10-15 hr platforming romp. Once I hit the 10hr mark was when I realized that I was nowhere close to finishing the game. Once I hit 30hrs and was just starting to hit 'the end' was when I felt bad that this game only charged $15 for what is basically $60+ expansion pack price.
I will GLADLY pay full price for the sequel. They deserve it. Can't wait to make Hollow Knight a GOTY again.
I wasn't an original backer and honestly I didn't even really know about the game until last summer. I only picked it up because it was showcased on Nintendies and I saw multiple threads on sites saying it was really good.
It sat on my Switch for months because Skyrim hooked me hard and I only started playing it last month when I wanted to start digging in to my backlog.
I initially thought it was a 10-15 hr platforming romp. Once I hit the 10hr mark was when I realized that I was nowhere close to finishing the game. Once I hit 30hrs and was just starting to hit 'the end' was when I felt bad that this game only charged $15 for what is basically $60+ expansion pack price.
I will GLADLY pay full price for the sequel. They deserve it. Can't wait to make Hollow Knight a GOTY again.
Yeah I think I'll do the same. It doesn't feel fair to get that game for free ;_;
Dude
The trailer is magnificent. It reminded me that I still needed to finish Hollow Knight, so I turned it back on today. Turns out took a break right before fighting Hollow Knight. I finished with 79% completion. I know there is still heaps for me to do though, I'll eventually get back in to it fully.
I love these developers, makes me proud to be Australian.
I love these developers, makes me proud to be Australian.
For real, I'm glad I payed full price for this game and I would happily pay full price for Silksong.
That's almost irresponsibly nice of them. I want them to have more money to make more things.
Still, amazing of them to do this.
Still, amazing of them to do this.
Everyone who wants to throw more money at Team Cherry should buy copies of Silk Song for friends and family who wouldn't ordinarily purchase it. Spread the love and get Hollow Knight into the eyes and minds of millions more!
They're very good at what they do. They also apparently went with the whole bug motif for Hollow Knight specifically because Ari found them easy to animate lol.
