Silksong be longer or shorter than the first game?

[Hunter]

I hope the sequence is longer and with more content than the first game..
or will it be short as a DLC?

[Paradox]

the reason they made this into a full fledged sequel instead of a DLC is the fact that they had so many ideas and additions that it became a full fledged game rather quick , also "150 new enimies" all of those are new and there are 10 more total than the total hollow knight enimies

[blossom]

Well, the only way I'm buying this game is if multiple reviews say it's shorter than the first one. There isn't a good reason for Hollow Knight to be as long as it is when a lot of the bosses require the same strategy of "disregard their pattern and attack at point blank range, heal for a couple seconds, then repeat the mindless process until you win."

[Pauolo]

Originally posted by blossom:

Well, the only way I'm buying this game is if multiple reviews say it's shorter than the first one. There isn't a good reason for Hollow Knight to be as long as it is when a lot of the bosses require the same strategy of "disregard their pattern and attack at point blank range, heal for a couple seconds, then repeat the mindless process until you win."

Long or difficult? Half of the bosses are completely optional before the game's ending.

[Corn]

The first game has lots of content I mean I have near completion including DLC on my switch and have 55+ hours. I'd assume it will be similar

[Hollow_Bayker]

Originally posted by Corn:

The first game has lots of content I mean I have near completion including DLC on my switch and have 55+ hours. I'd assume it will be similar

HaHaa... 120 hours...

[Phirestar]

There are some fairly strong signs pointing toward it being a bit larger than the first game, including the most obvious comment Team Cherry made about wanting to "top" Hollow Knight's 140+ enemies with 150+ in Silksong.

If nothing else, I think it's safe to assume that it will at least be about the same size, content-wise. (And who knows, maybe Silksong will also get its own post-launch content packs. The follow-up video to the trailer made it sound like a possibility, to me.)

[weiss]

Originally posted by blossom:

Well, the only way I'm buying this game is if multiple reviews say it's shorter than the first one. There isn't a good reason for Hollow Knight to be as long as it is when a lot of the bosses require the same strategy of "disregard their pattern and attack at point blank range, heal for a couple seconds, then repeat the mindless process until you win."

so you want only short games? like peoples here already said. its not longer a DLC. its now a full sequel. and i hope that it is atleast that long like hollow knight or if not even longer. i dont even care how much they want for silksong to be honest 15$ was way too less for what they done with the first game.

if you want short games, go and play those early access games which get to 80% of the time never done :o

+ am pretty sure you going to buy the sequel if you liked hollow knight. even if those reviews wont say "its shorter" xD

[blossom]

I don't want a game short just for the sake of being short, however also I don't want a game long just for the sake of being long. Hollow Knight was repetitive and overstayed its welcome. 20 or 30 hours would have easily been a leaner, better game than 40 hours.

[Pauolo]

Originally posted by blossom:

I don't want a game short just for the sake of being short, however also I don't want a game long just for the sake of being long. Hollow Knight was repetitive and overstayed its welcome. 20 or 30 hours would have easily been a leaner, better game than 40 hours.

I guess it's a matter of perspective. To me, Hollow Knight had enough variety in its environment and enemies to not feel repetitive.

[bobime, dorime, demomium]

Originally posted by blossom:

I don't want a game short just for the sake of being short, however also I don't want a game long just for the sake of being long. Hollow Knight was repetitive and overstayed its welcome. 20 or 30 hours would have easily been a leaner, better game than 40 hours.

It can take way less given you know how to play the game. My first play-through was around 30 hours and my second and steel soul one was a bit less than 10 hours.

[<Username Not Found>]

I think Team Cherry said that it would be longer.
But I don't care. I love the series, and a longer game wouldn't be problem.

[Thedian]

I really enjoyed how long HK was, allowed me to take my time and not burning through the campaign in a single weekend.
My only wish is that the overall lenght is also balanced around Hornet's mobility, like events requiring alternate movement schemes and such, or just world navigation being feel-good and dynamic.

[AchromaticSky]

Originally posted by blossom:

Well, the only way I'm buying this game is if multiple reviews say it's shorter than the first one. There isn't a good reason for Hollow Knight to be as long as it is when a lot of the bosses require the same strategy of "disregard their pattern and attack at point blank range, heal for a couple seconds, then repeat the mindless process until you win."

The viability of facetank builds isn't a problem with the game length and the boss design. Generally those builds are only used by trash players, bosses are pretty varied if you play properly instead of trying to cheese everything.

[Decapitator]

Team Cherry did an amazing job with HK and I'm assuming this will be what Doom2 was to Doom: the same base game, but a fully amazing standalone sequel in its own right!

Really looking forward to the HK sequel!

[Pauolo]

Originally posted by Decapitator:

Team Cherry did an amazing job with HK and I'm assuming this will be what Doom2 was to Doom: the same base game, but a fully amazing standalone sequel in its own right!

Really looking forward to the HK sequel!

I think you can take any game series of the 90s for that comparison.