TEAM CHERRY HOLIDAY SIGN OFF
Happy Holidays Gang!
With Christmas close and Team Cherry about to take a few days off after an intensive year’s development, we’re gonna try and keep this update as snap-sharp as we can.
Silksong Development Progress
Right up front: We’re still going, building this (very large) game. Our desire to keep building, and building, and building sure hasn’t diminished, but our timelines have stretched a bit both to account for all that exciting new stuff and to tie up everything else.
As a small progress tease: You may remember for Silksong we promised over 150 all new enemies. To us, that always seemed a conservative estimate, and it turns out we were right! Here are just a few foes that came to life this week, enemy number 163, 164 and 165.
Though their names shall remain a mystery, we can say they’re members of a scholarly suite, former tenders of a dusty vault full of ancient knowledge. This is a tough later game trio who, when in battle, work closely together, covering for each other’s weaknesses.
And as some assurance: We’re not just randomly building things without an end in site. We know how this story unfolds and as much as we add, our intent is always to evoke the feeling of exploring a vast, surprising new world; one that matches (or exceeds) the scale and diversity of the original game.
We can’t wait to one day talk about all the wild evolutions to this new world that’ve taken place behind the scenes, but that day’ll have to wait until after the game is out and in your hands.
Silksong’s Soundtrack
Let’s talk music! Hollow Knight: Silksong sees Christopher Larkin returning once more with a full suite of moody and memorable tracks. Aligning with the game’s focus on Hornet, her needle and her thread, Silksong’s score sees a particular focus on strings.
Today, Chris is generously releasing 2 tracks off the upcoming album: ‘Lace’ the intense battle theme for one of Hornet’s main rivals and ‘Bonebottom’ the sombre score for Silksong’s starting town. Consider it a Christmas tease!
To date, Silksong’s complete score is sitting at about 30 (stunning) tracks, with several still to come. That’s already a step above Hollow Knight’s 26 tracks, and is a combination of Pharloom’s many varied locations, more unique boss themes and Chris’s own desire to one-up his achievements with the first game.
Expect the full Hollow Knight: Silksong Original Soundtrack to release at the same time as the game. Jump over to the following to see the above samples alongside Chris’s other work: Christopher Larkin Bandcamp
This Terrifying Nail
We also have to mention this ultra sharp, ultra heavy smith-forged nail that just recently arrived at our office. It’s an incredible piece of work, easily the deadliest (and scariest) gift Team Cherry has ever received. The nail is courtesy of Thak Ironworks. Watch the full forging of this grim implement in the video below.
Super Speedy Merch Corner
While our heads’ve been buried in development, our friends have kept delivering with some super cute and classy products. If you’re into the enthusiastic explorer Quirrel, Fangamer now has you covered, in plush, pin and t-shirt forms! The Quirrel additions are the last in a now huge line of products from the Fangamer team. Huge thanks to them for all their Hollow Knight passion!
For a more specific niche, Chris Larkin has been working closely with Materia Collective to create this Piano Collections suite of products, including our favourite: This lavishly illustrated piano collections book, with the sheet music for all of Hollow Knight major tracks.
If you’re a piano player yourself, or after a gift for that special piano playing friend/relative, then jump right over here:
Hollow Knight Piano Collections
That’s it for 2019! Happy Holidays from us, and we’ll see you in the new year!
TC Out!