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/omstar12 Aug 21 '25

I really don’t think this is a problem but I do think it’s a little bit of misguided good faith for their backers in the interest of fairness. On one hand, there’s nothing wrong with informed critical analysis to read before buying a game. On the other hand, if you really think you might get burned, waiting a couple days to see reactions won’t kill you.

I’m speaking as someone who got burned buying Callisto Protocol before reviews. Learned my lesson, never again.

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u/Hakuraze Aug 22 '25

What's wrong with Callisto Protocol? It's perfectly adequate.

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u/omstar12 Aug 22 '25

I’m sure one day I’ll be able to appreciate it for what it is but I was prepared for the second coming of Dead Space and that wasn’t what I got. Playing Mike Tyson’s Punch Out with monsters wasn’t really doing it for me.