Hollow Knight developer Team Cherry has announced a full sequel that`s planned for release on Nintendo Switch and PC. Hollow Knight: Silksong was originally DLC for the first game funded through a Kickstarter stretch goal. It would allow players to take control of supporting character Hornet.However, instead of building off the original Hollow Knight to offer a sub-chapter or a character swapping mechanic, Team Cherry has opted to take the character to a new location in her own game. `As we kept going and kicking around ideas, the idea of having Hornet going on an adventure in a whole new kingdom was an interesting idea to us,` co-director William Pellen said in a candid developer diary. `The other part is we have no idea how to make DLC... It seems like a weirdly complicated thing,` added Ari Gibson.According to the co-directors, Silksong is a `huge game` and it`s still growing. Further information about the sequel`s inception can be found on the developer`s official website: `Almost from the very start, Hornet`s adventure was intended to take place in a new land, but as we dove in, it quickly became too large and too unique to stay a DLC, as initially planned. We do know that makes the wait a little longer, but we think the final, fresh world you`ll get to explore is worth it.Those that backed the Hollow Knight Kickstarter will be be given a copy of Hollow Knight: Silk Song at no additional cost. `Any backer of the game from the $10AUD and above tiers can choose to receive their copy of Hollow Knight: Silksong free on either PC or Nintendo Switch, at launch,` Team Cherry said. `We`ll shoot out a simple survey as we get closer to release to find out which version you`d like to receive.`Higher tier backers who received multiple copies of Hollow Knight will also receive multiple copies of Hollow Knight: Silksong, the same rules apply as for Hollow Knight. You can elect for your primary copy on either Nintendo Switch or PC, with all additional copies as PC version ...
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