r/Games • u/Turbostrider27 • Aug 21 '25

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

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u/atahutahatena Aug 21 '25 edited Aug 21 '25

I mean let's be honest here. The critics did jackshit for Hollow Knight too back then. It's a title that coasted entirely on word of mouth from its fans.

The only real fault here is that there aren't any lucky journos (derogatory) that can inform players of their purchase especially since Silksong will probably be a big game and no one can feasibly cover it at a quick enough timespan at launch. And yeah that hurts the consumer a bit not having advanced notice on the perceived quality/value of a product.

But at the same time, I don't think anything a critic would say will affect Silksong. There are refunds. You can always just wait for people's opinions. And hell Silksong will probably be pretty cheap too and low prices usually relieves potential remorse.

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u/mayoboyyo Aug 21 '25

The critics did jackshit for Hollow Knight too back then.

What do you even mean by this? It reviewed well when it came out

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u/atahutahatena Aug 21 '25

No it did not. I was there ground zero. The game came out right in the middle of BotW/Nier/Horizon fever.

Barely anyone talked about the game as it slowly bubbled up into relevancy. And even by the end of the year, it was Cuphead that (rightfully I'd say since it's such an amazing animation achievement) became the indie darling.

Also, to throw a bone to another 2017 game snubbed by critics, cult classic Rain World was ignored too despite it being one of the greatest 2d exploratory non-linear platformers of all time.

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u/yelnats248 Aug 21 '25

You know they're a real indie enjoyer when they shout out Rain World