Anyone who backed the original Hollow Knight Kickstarter over ten years ago should dust off their old inboxes, as Team Cherry is starting to roll out messages to you regarding Silksong.
Surveys are going out to players who backed the original game, asking them to pick their preferred codes for the upcoming release. The options are PC and Switch, despite Wii U being the original confirmed launch console all those years ago.
For those wondering why those who backed the original game are getting a code for free, well, it's pretty simple. Silksong was initially intended as a DLC for the first game. Still, it unexpectedly grew larger than anticipated, eventually becoming a spin-off and standalone game rather than a simple add-on DLC pack.
It makes you wonder what else the team would have done had the original Kickstart gone beyond its 50,000 dollars in fundraising and unlocked additional Stretch Goals like the third playable character and even PS Vita support. In hindsight, it's amusing to see a project that only raised that much on Kickstarter achieve such success.
For anyone who did back the original Kickstarter but hasn't yet recieved a survey email to get their free game code, Team Cherry is asking players to contact backers@teamcherry.com.au mentioning the email address you used for the campaign for verification, as well as asking players to tell them their new email address, so they can get the survey sent out to you and confirm your identity. They also ask that people wait 48 hours before contacting them, though.
For anyone who didn't back the original Kickstarter, don't panic. No one is getting access to the game early. Not even the press are getting any form of early access (apparently), so everyone will be able to log in and experience the game on multiple systems come Sept. 4, when the game finally releases worldwide.
You know, unless Team Cherry decides to delay it for the memes.
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