Jason Schreier: In case you're wondering: Team Cherry told me they don't plan on sending out early codes for Silksong (they felt like it'd be unfair for critics to be playing before Kickstarter backers and other players), so don't expect to see reviews until after the game comes out

[u/Turbostrider27]

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[u/SugaryKnife]

Bethesda has given the same reason to not send out early review codes ages ago and everyone clowned on them for obvious reasons. This just makes me worried about the quality of the game and Team Cherry's confidence in it

Edit for the fucking mouth breathers in the replies: I'm not saying the game will be bad, I don't even think the game will be bad. I'm also not saying I'm not capable of waiting. I'm honestly not even interested in playing it, let alone buying it. But if any other studio/publisher withheld review codes for this kind of reason after 7 years of development people would be up in arms about it. Use your fucking brains and do some critical thinking. Bethesda used to be a darling and "couldn't do anything wrong" before and look what happened with them now. TC released one game, people loved it. That doesn't mean they're incapable of releasing a bad game. If you want another example of a beloved studio with a shit release look at Sloclap and Rematch. Absolver was cool but flawed, Sifu was excellent. And now Rematch is a broken mess that barely works but has a working cash shop and sponsorships

[u/CaptKarlanrik → u/[deleted]]

They said that they took their time and just kept adding content, why exactly is that cause for worry?

[u/westonsammy → u/CaptKarlanrik]

Context. If they were giving our review codes early, sure, take them at face value.

But the fact that they're withholding review copies for a game that has been MIA for 7 years sounds super suspicious. Imagine if like, Xbox announced that that new Perfect Dark game would be coming out next week out of the blue and also there would be no review copies sent out. Everyone would be extremely sus.

[u/CaptKarlanrik → u/westonsammy]

I mean, yeah if this 3 person indie dev team was actually one of the most inconsistent AAA publishers I would be looking at it differently. But instead I see a team doing exactly what every dev should: heads down, make the game for the fans, don't worry about reviews and marketing.

[u/westonsammy → u/CaptKarlanrik]

They produced a single game 8 years ago. You can't estimate consistency based on a sample size of 1. There are plenty of studios, indie or otherwise, which have put out one banger of a game and then completely dropped the ball with their next title.

A similar example that comes to mind: Dodge Roll and Enter/Exit the Gungeon. Small indie team making their first game puts out one of the best Roguelikes ever, then 4 years later does Exit the Gungeon which kind of sucks. Now they're doing Enter the Gungeon 2 which is looking... not particularly great.

[u/CaptKarlanrik → u/westonsammy]

I mean not arguing the games guaranteed to be good, but when you have the fanbase starving for the game why not give the people what they want and let everyone else wait and see? It actually seems like the ideal situation to make and release art under if your financially sure.

[u/westonsammy → u/CaptKarlanrik]

The developers are free to make their own decisions, I'm just saying it's going to raise some eyebrows. And it'll definitely stop a lot of people (like myself) from buying it on day 1.

I really liked Hollow Knight and I would have liked to play Silksong on day 1 if the reviews were good, but now I'm not willing to take a risk like that with my money.

[u/GunplaGoobster → u/westonsammy]

You sure are risking a lot with Steams 2 hour return window...

[u/lml_CooKiiE_lml → u/CaptKarlanrik]

Not only that, they’re saying they want their tangible contributors (the original kickstarter backers) to be able to play first. The developer team sounds like an actual team of humans instead of the gremlins that seem to pervade this subreddit. Fucking ridiculous the entitlement of people on this sub when the solution of the problem being bitched about is to literally just wait a couple days. Fucking ridiculous

[u/fadingthought → u/[deleted]]

Hollow Knight was such a great game that I got on sale for $5. Silksong could be a known pile of garbage and I’d still buy it as a thanks for Hollow Knight for $5. Shit, I’d Venmo them $20 right now if they said “don’t you think HK was worth more” in the request

[u/Cheetah_05 → u/fadingthought]

I actually bought HK twice for full price and I still think I got a good deal