EDIT: I made a mistake with the estimated final budget for the game and switched up American dollars for Australian dollars. The final budget came closer to 90,000 USD, not AUD. Someone in the comments pointed it out and I always want to make sure I get all the facts straight, so I wanted to correct it here. What indie game would you like to see me cover next? Leave a suggestion in the comments below! Also, if you enjoyed the video, please consider subscribing to stay up to date on future “How Games Were Made” episodes. Leaving a like and sharing the video also helps out! Support me on Patreon and get exclusive content like Q&A sessions, ad-free content, access to my Discord server and more: www.patreon.com/ThatGuyGlen
I don't care how long that it takes for Silk Song to come out, because I know that it will be incredible. Team Cherry has earned every bit of good will within the gaming community.
One thing I hate is people that beg for devs to release a game, especially right now with a pandemic people sometimes manage to forget. Good things come in time, Silksong should take all the time it needs to be a perfect brew.
*whens silksong* in all seriousness, the more we wait, the more hype there is. but i also think that team cherry should take as long as they need to be. we all may be a little disappointed by the final product, but we may be blown out of our seats by the sheer content. all we definitely know is that theres a lot of hype for the game, and if team cherry does another kickstarter for silksong for additional funding, theres gonna be no shortage of money. tl;dr: im super hyped for silksong, and so is the entire community.
What you should do is go to Fangamer and buy the collectors edtion. I mean, I bought Hollow Knight on PS4, PC and also bought the Switch Collectors Edition. These guys definitely deserve all the money and praise. I got 137 hours out of the game and that's without completing Godmaster DLC. Here's the link to Fangamer www.fangamer.com/search?type=product&q=*hollow*+*knight*
I'm surprised you could explain the entire development process with almost no spoilers, with any that do exist being extremely minor, like hornet. Good job
Thank you! I try my best to avoid spoilers with all my videos. I usually leave story stuff out of my videos since I mainly focus on design decision on other game development stuff.
@@DanKaschel Really depends on the game. Terraria, for example, lives by this parent comment, and it's another of the greatest games of all time. However, with some games, such as the Portal series (the greatest games of all time), would only suffer from the addition of random stuff.
Favorite game of all time. I've never felt like I could dive into a world and get lost in it as much as in HK. Such charm, everything seemed so polished. I get the perfect mix of wonder and curiosity. And the free DLCs on top of the already low price for the game just makes me love/respect the game and its devs even more. Amazing to see the team and process behind it. It's so special to me. Thank you for your video, great work.
Hollow Knight really made me feel a sort of happiness and intrigue for a game that I've never felt before. Not only did it hook me with the art (being an artist myself, I was kinda blown away with the detail and love that you could see was put into it. And I LOVE 2D art with a PASSION), the music, the game play, and the characters, but it made me feel so excited to do EVERYTHING the game had to offer. With an OG save of 300+ hours, I have so many memories of the incredible first experience. It also made me have a large appreciation for bugs LMAO But I also picked this game up at a time where anxiety was really bothering me and I was having a lot of personal issues that I really just wanted to get away from, and HK was the perfect outlet for that
A $60 game cannot give you the same amount of fun that Hollow Knight does. Even though I had to look up a guide for a lot of this game, it’s still so much fun. I can’t wait until Silksong comes out.
After all the free dlc updates are counted the game is around a 30 hour experience for 15 dollars with practically almost no filler. Massive respect for them charging such a low price because that allowed more people to end up being able to experience it
@@senza4591 hm..... I suspect they won't stray too far from the price of the first one. Not only have they said again and again that they aren't in it for the money, but they're almost guaranteed to sell millions of copies, just like with the original Hollow Knight. $15 times three million is a lot of money. $15 however is not, which is nice seeing as I am broke. In addition, the low price of the first game was one of the biggest draws. "If you have any doubts about whether or not you'll like this masterpiece, just buy it. It's fifteen dollars" is literally the phrase that pushed me off of the fence and got me to check it out. But, you know, who can really say? It's all guesswork.
@@senza4591 Every single fucking second of me playing HK after a certain point, after the first area, I was like "how the fuck is this 15-20$", every single fucking second. I felt like I stole the game, I was like, "this gotta be it, this is where it's gonna end right?" and hours and hours would go by. Masterpiece.
Damn, this guys weren't just crazy talented. They are also are crazy effective, like how can somebody be that productive?. They managed to polish this game to something beyond my comprehension. My hype for SilkSong, is not only still alive, is an everlasting flame.
This is such a well made video. We can see that you know what your talking about and we can see that you spend lots of time editing your videos making them perfect. You also keep the theme of the game in the video which is so amazing. Definitely deserve 1 mil subs
@@ThatGuyGlen You forgot one thing man. Team cherry also received funding from The Indie Game Fund syndicate for hollow knight. Check on The Indie Game fund website. Otherwise great video :)
@@yashkaushik6116 Thank you! And yup, you're right, I missed that during my research. It seems like they decided to fund the game a couple of days before the release of the PC and Mac versions. Probably to help them port the game to other platforms and market it.
I'm currently playing Hollow Knight on my Switch and I'm so in love with it. And I'm specially in love with the art. I'm learning to draw and I just pend a lot of time drawing Hollow Knight stuff. Great game and great video. You rock!
Thank you! The art is definitely the main selling point for me as well. Team Cherry created such a beautiful world and it’s accompanied with an amazing soundtrack as well.
@@kapa_nitori Don't state the obvious. Why else do you think the game could be soo great? Zote the Mighty singlehandedly carried the whole story. Facts!
Something I appreciate a lot about Hollow Knight's post release content is that it's naturally introduced to you throughout the game. I only played Hollow Knight the first time after all the content was already out, so it was cool to be able check out most of the "new" stuff while going through.
The fact that it was originally gonna be a 2-3 hour game still amazes me. Im playing through it for the first time so many years later, and ive already poured 70+ hours into it and even in this video alone i see several npcs and areas that i had no idea even existed. God this game is so insanely amazing and i can't wait to beat it just to wait 4 more years for Silksong!
Its almost surreal hearing a game dev say that. So few games have that and I love the ones that do. A piece of art that the artist knows 100% what it is, is just propaganda. Part of the joy comes from finding special interactions that you feel like the developers didnt intend, making you feel special for finding something others could not. If the game experience is the same for everyone, its not special at all
Yes. please. we need more of this in the world This is just a beautiful and heartwarming story. just a bunch of hardworking friends making an amazing game, and finding succes. Team cherry is my absolute favourite company and I cant wait for what they do next. (I am usually scared with sequels of amazing stories and games, but I am not even worried with them.) 10 out of 10 video btw
It's crazy to learn about the amount of work put into this game. I still can't get over the fact that it's $15 and has FOUR free dlc's. I have it both on laptop and switch, and can't wait to finish playing it.
This is the first game, I actually cried because of how amazing it is, I was exploring in the kingdoms edge hoping upward through all the platform and then I just had this realization "I'm glad I played this game" then I just got teary-eye. Thank you team cherry for this amazing game
I really enjoy Hollow Knight; the art, gameplay, and music are among my favorites. The graphics and animations used for this documentary are fantastic. Thank you ThatGuyGlen!
Honestly one of the best games I've ever played. The atmosphere and sense of exploration is absolutely top notch, rivalled only by the likes of Zelda BotW. The visual style and amazing music elevate it into something truly special.
I love stories like this. Just a couple friends who got to live out their dream. Do you think you'd be able to do something like this for Demon's Souls? That game has such an underrated success story thanks to most people forgetting about it due to Dark Souls
For now I’m focusing more on indie games, but I’m not ruling anything out. I’m a huge fan of Demon’s Souls myself so I can definitely see myself making a video about it one day :D
Great video! It doesnt seem like 30 mins, everything is right on its place. Was looking exactly for something like this, about the process of making a game like this and you covered it perfectly.
Instant classic. Well made video TGG. I know many adults that love this game "nostalgically" and a few kids that love it fundamentally. The sequel is my personal most anticipated game to date.
Really appreciate you taking the time to make this video. I'm awestruck at the story of their humble beginnings - I work in web development but I'm considering switching to building games and this gives me so many ideas on how to get started. Thanks!
The art style of Hollow Knight is so impressive to me. It’s good that they had an animator handle the majority of the character designs. If an opportunity came around to create an indie game if and when I become a traditional animator, that’d be really awesome. I have so many ideas!!!😊
It's very interesting how they utilized almost every one of their design sketches in Hollow Knight... imagine if other game companies used the ideas and concepts they sketched in development, instead of making a bunch, choosing the best, and leaving behind the rest. There's so much potential in every sketch, and while I understand choosing the best options, there's so much more they could do with those ideas rather than scrapping them!
This was a greatly made video. Taking us through their journey, their comments on the game dev process, showing earlier videos, arts, music, dialogues, motives and scratched out plans etc. all makes us feel even closer to the studio and it's people. Also in a way that attracts more players to play the game without giving them spoilers. Great job Glen! And hats off to Team Cherry for keeping on believing and finally producing such a marvel of a game! Truly an amazing and inspiring journey.
I only started playing HollowKnight in May of 2021 and what an absolute treasure of a game it is. It feels so special and I'm proud of our Aussie devs for kicking ass on the global gaming front. One of my all time favourite games now.
It’s evident that you’ve spent a lot of effort and energy on this video and it can be seen in your other videos. The quality is incredible and when you point out your errors is always appreciated! Keep up the good work ;)
Wow, the thing that impresses me the most is how efficient this team seems. Really crazy what they were able to make with what they had. I love Metroid and Castlevania but Hollow Knight just wasn't very fun for me however, I get the love so many people have for it. Great video.
great video! i still haven't beaten the game yet because i'm a perfectionist and i want to get the monarch wings before i continue. i think i have lost to that mini boss over a hundred times now. all in all, hallow knight has become my favorite platformer of all time and has actually inspired me into beginning to learn game development. this video is a treasure to the internet and sir, i thank you for your efforts.
William Pellen's concern over the movement and combat was on point. It made all the difference in the world. A lot of triple A developers could learn a thing or two from him.
With the gaming industry being all........ saturated with the same formula and ideas , Hollow knight was a cake on a silver, heck gold platter. I spent hours piecing together the lore playing the game. Play it and it will not disappoint u. @ThatGuyGlen man just props to u. Thanks to u guys we know who to direct our gratitude to. Thanks man.
To be fair I don't think hollow knight brings any new or interesting ideas to the table it's just that it puts together the best parts of its predecessors
I love your Channel. Thank you so much for putting these together, As a game designer on my own journey watching these stories is nothing short of inspiring. Keep it up!
My pleasure, thank you for the support! It always makes me happy to hear when they serve as an inspiration. I’m trying to lean more into that for future videos by looking for he most inspiring development stories I can find. I think you’ll like the next one :D
I'm glad that TH-cam recommended this video to me. I watched a few others of your videos, and I really like them. I love that the "style" of the video is adapted to the game, with the fonts and all. Honestly really surprised to see only 25k subscribers, but i think your channel will grow pretty quickly.
Thank you, glad you’re enjoying the videos! Yeah, people seem to really enjoy that aspect of the videos and it’s a blast putting them together like that :D
damn this is probably the most OP developer team. everyone is extremely talented. imagine making a game with only 4 people that studios with hundreds of members could not.
6:00 every battle mistake I make in this game I can only blame it on myself, its one of the many things i love about hollow knight and I never knew it was so deliberate
Man this development process was very straightforward. the devs even communicated their process. I wonder what happened in Silksong. It seems so different from before. Something terrible must have happened. Why 5 years radio silence when hollow knight was developed like this?
I hear just a few notes of the soundtrack and I get goosebumps instantly. One of the best games I've ever played, despite all the bugs! (Sorry :) Great video too!
Congrats on this video! It made me appreciate this game even more!!! I got this game as a gift on my birthday this year... and I'm obsessed. I love video games but I have never been too skilled, yet this game it's difficult but leaves the door open for you to improve easily and beat it. I think I hadn't spend more than 30 minutes in a boss. I lose but the bosses gives you enough time to heal, and hit and that helps you feel you can do it and go back every time. It's a challenge you know you can win, but you need to keep trying.
If it was then many people would have never been able to experience it. It shows you the developers main goal wasn't about making money like most gaming publishers. It was about their game being successful and as many people as possible being able to enjoy it so they could keep making more games
I always wondered about this game and keep mixing it up with Shovel Knight because of the titles. I think I'll consider this for my switch. And great video as always!!
Thank you! I play it on the Switch and it’s such a beautiful (and challenging) game. I would definitely recommend it if you don’t mind a more difficult game.
O wow very nice recommended video. and very well made , i love the way you pack the content into 1 of many high quality content you crafted , you deserve more subs and views man very wish ya a good luck growing the channel out
Amazing video my dude! I am very much considering buying this game on the Nintendo Switch, it seems like a great game on a handheld! (or I might wait for the sequel, we'll see haha) Also - your animation and narration is great, as always!
I'm playing it on my switch and it's totally worth it. I actually regret not buying the physical copy which came with a bunch of stuff. I just have the digital game.
I’m 23 almost 24 and can confirm hollow knight has made me rage like a 12 year old kid again. Almost cried once and find myself wondering why do I not feel over powered yet I’m so far in. But still a good game the satisfaction of beating a boss or complex platforming section feels amazing after being so emotional down after trying for so long. It’s almost like a drug!
I rewatch this video from time to time as I wish to become an indie game dev one day after I graduate, wholesome and inspirational, stories like this prove that video games are an ascended art form and the makers are artist in the truest form
Most incredible thing is the speed, they showed that speed in prototyping ideas quickly easily trumps long design documents that try to over-engineer concepts on paper before even trying them out in the engine
Wow this game has a lot of history! Hollow knight has always seemed interesting to me, I love metriodvanias but I havnt gotten the chance to play it. Now this intrigued me and i think I will buy the game!
Love Team Cherry so much I wish they have more money to make advertisement, so many people will know this masterpiece game. I will help spreading this game in my friends, even my country
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EDIT: I made a mistake with the estimated final budget for the game and switched up American dollars for Australian dollars. The final budget came closer to 90,000 USD, not AUD. Someone in the comments pointed it out and I always want to make sure I get all the facts straight, so I wanted to correct it here.
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Great content, keep it up!
@@dandnilo2652 Thank you, more videos are coming!
What’s the outro song?
But you also spelt Adelaide wrong...
Nah I'm not that salty great vid
Orange Lily the outdo is degree I love you
I don't care how long that it takes for Silk Song to come out, because I know that it will be incredible. Team Cherry has earned every bit of good will within the gaming community.
I don't want them to release the game until it's as good as it can be. If Silksong can surpass Hollow Knight, then it's a game worth waiting for.
One thing I hate is people that beg for devs to release a game, especially right now with a pandemic people sometimes manage to forget.
Good things come in time, Silksong should take all the time it needs to be a perfect brew.
*whens silksong*
in all seriousness, the more we wait, the more hype there is. but i also think that team cherry should take as long as they need to be. we all may be a little disappointed by the final product, but we may be blown out of our seats by the sheer content. all we definitely know is that theres a lot of hype for the game, and if team cherry does another kickstarter for silksong for additional funding, theres gonna be no shortage of money.
tl;dr: im super hyped for silksong, and so is the entire community.
Yep, still waiting patiently for Silk Song.
Within the next 12 months, hopefully
To top it off, the game is 15 US dollars... The price is outrageous! It needs to be higher!!! Imma buy it again, cause Team Cherry deserves it.
What you should do is go to Fangamer and buy the collectors edtion. I mean, I bought Hollow Knight on PS4, PC and also bought the Switch Collectors Edition. These guys definitely deserve all the money and praise. I got 137 hours out of the game and that's without completing Godmaster DLC.
Here's the link to Fangamer
www.fangamer.com/search?type=product&q=*hollow*+*knight*
Yeah that price is the cherry on top tbh
Switch and ps4 👍
Same with Terraria, 10$ for another masterpiece! thats straight up a robbery
@@pocarisweat8085 I see what you did there
I'm surprised you could explain the entire development process with almost no spoilers, with any that do exist being extremely minor, like hornet. Good job
Thank you! I try my best to avoid spoilers with all my videos. I usually leave story stuff out of my videos since I mainly focus on design decision on other game development stuff.
Years of
"dude we could have like a uhh-"
"F*ck yes that's a great idea"
thats just game dev sometimes haha
@@bhuhuhuhuhbuhuh sometimes? That’s literally how successful gamedevs make game ideas lol
@@iamlordstarbuilder5595 that isn’t how the most successful game are made, but it Is how the BEST games are made
@@DanKaschel Really depends on the game. Terraria, for example, lives by this parent comment, and it's another of the greatest games of all time. However, with some games, such as the Portal series (the greatest games of all time), would only suffer from the addition of random stuff.
Favorite game of all time. I've never felt like I could dive into a world and get lost in it as much as in HK. Such charm, everything seemed so polished. I get the perfect mix of wonder and curiosity. And the free DLCs on top of the already low price for the game just makes me love/respect the game and its devs even more. Amazing to see the team and process behind it. It's so special to me. Thank you for your video, great work.
Glad you liked it and thank you for taking the time to watch it!
Infinity/5 Review - Would challenge the Radiance again.
Jonathan Smith oh hell yeah
Hollow Knight really made me feel a sort of happiness and intrigue for a game that I've never felt before. Not only did it hook me with the art (being an artist myself, I was kinda blown away with the detail and love that you could see was put into it. And I LOVE 2D art with a PASSION), the music, the game play, and the characters, but it made me feel so excited to do EVERYTHING the game had to offer. With an OG save of 300+ hours, I have so many memories of the incredible first experience. It also made me have a large appreciation for bugs LMAO
But I also picked this game up at a time where anxiety was really bothering me and I was having a lot of personal issues that I really just wanted to get away from, and HK was the perfect outlet for that
While definitely not my favorite game i agree and its likely in my top 25
A $60 game cannot give you the same amount of fun that Hollow Knight does. Even though I had to look up a guide for a lot of this game, it’s still so much fun. I can’t wait until Silksong comes out.
it's actually somari
After all the free dlc updates are counted the game is around a 30 hour experience for 15 dollars with practically almost no filler. Massive respect for them charging such a low price because that allowed more people to end up being able to experience it
@@ADreamingTraveler if you can complete the game and DLCs in 30 hours, you are a god. It took me twice that long and I haven’t touched godhome
@@ADreamingTraveler 30 hours?? 😂 bro I played over 200 and I’m not done with godhome
@@ADreamingTraveler only 30?? I'm 100+ hrs in and doing godhome p5
Team Cherry deserves the world...
...and they will easily be able to buy it with all the money we'll throw at Silksong
I will get literally angry if silksong is less than $30 or smthn
@@senza4591 hm..... I suspect they won't stray too far from the price of the first one. Not only have they said again and again that they aren't in it for the money, but they're almost guaranteed to sell millions of copies, just like with the original Hollow Knight. $15 times three million is a lot of money. $15 however is not, which is nice seeing as I am broke. In addition, the low price of the first game was one of the biggest draws. "If you have any doubts about whether or not you'll like this masterpiece, just buy it. It's fifteen dollars" is literally the phrase that pushed me off of the fence and got me to check it out.
But, you know, who can really say? It's all guesswork.
@@senza4591 Every single fucking second of me playing HK after a certain point, after the first area, I was like "how the fuck is this 15-20$", every single fucking second. I felt like I stole the game, I was like, "this gotta be it, this is where it's gonna end right?" and hours and hours would go by.
Masterpiece.
@@juda-one yeah, that's part of why I love team cherry so much
nah, the'll get earth half off on steam sale; it's only right
Seeing the Knight in Hungry Knight is extremely weird after playing Hollow Knight for so long
True lol
Damn, this guys weren't just crazy talented. They are also are crazy effective, like how can somebody be that productive?.
They managed to polish this game to something beyond my comprehension.
My hype for SilkSong, is not only still alive, is an everlasting flame.
Team Cherry is one of the best developers in the entire industry. Hollow Knight is an experience I will never forget
This is a very well made video, the effort put into the making of the video is showing
Much appreciated!
Yea that's true for all of Glen's videos they're awesome and I bet this channel is going to blow up sometime soon because he's got the skills
"Hey Patrick, your effort is showing"
This is such a well made video. We can see that you know what your talking about and we can see that you spend lots of time editing your videos making them perfect. You also keep the theme of the game in the video which is so amazing. Definitely deserve 1 mil subs
Really appreciate that! It was a lot work making it, but seeing the end result and the response from people makes it all worth it.
@@ThatGuyGlen You forgot one thing man. Team cherry also received funding from The Indie Game Fund syndicate for hollow knight. Check on The Indie Game fund website. Otherwise great video :)
@@ThatGuyGlen how many hours do you spend making those videos? they deserve way more views and likes than what it already receives!
@@yashkaushik6116 Thank you! And yup, you're right, I missed that during my research. It seems like they decided to fund the game a couple of days before the release of the PC and Mac versions. Probably to help them port the game to other platforms and market it.
@@Gale42 It's difficult to say how many hours, but it usually takes me about a month to finish a video.
Im a simple man.
I see Hollow Knight.
I click.
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yessss
Yes
"The game is 2-3 hours long"
Me who finished it within 40 Hours and still didn't get the 112% completion
Me who finished the first save in 180 hours...
I'm currently playing Hollow Knight on my Switch and I'm so in love with it. And I'm specially in love with the art. I'm learning to draw and I just pend a lot of time drawing Hollow Knight stuff. Great game and great video. You rock!
Thank you! The art is definitely the main selling point for me as well. Team Cherry created such a beautiful world and it’s accompanied with an amazing soundtrack as well.
@@ThatGuyGlen Let's hope Silksong is just as amazing!
the best thing in hollow knight is zote.
@@kapa_nitori Don't state the obvious. Why else do you think the game could be soo great? Zote the Mighty singlehandedly carried the whole story. Facts!
@@lukiklepsa6218 yes
Something I appreciate a lot about Hollow Knight's post release content is that it's naturally introduced to you throughout the game. I only played Hollow Knight the first time after all the content was already out, so it was cool to be able check out most of the "new" stuff while going through.
same, i had heard about all the new stuff a few months ago and went to find it only for it to turn out it's all already there
The fact that it was originally gonna be a 2-3 hour game still amazes me. Im playing through it for the first time so many years later, and ive already poured 70+ hours into it and even in this video alone i see several npcs and areas that i had no idea even existed.
God this game is so insanely amazing and i can't wait to beat it just to wait 4 more years for Silksong!
I wish i could experience it new, i played it 4 times already. It grieves me so hard that we are so empty about silksong
“We’re huge fans of small game-breaks that allow players to cheat their way towards victory”
Nintendo: *I’m going to pretend I didn’t hear that*
What the fuck does that even mean
@@alexradice8163 see Super Metroid speedrunning for more info
@@alexradice8163 nintendo seems to not like sequence breaking and using the game mechanics to do stuff they don't intend
Its almost surreal hearing a game dev say that. So few games have that and I love the ones that do. A piece of art that the artist knows 100% what it is, is just propaganda. Part of the joy comes from finding special interactions that you feel like the developers didnt intend, making you feel special for finding something others could not. If the game experience is the same for everyone, its not special at all
@@Raiko01 i agree with the devs designing stuff and seeing people dedicated to your creation and finding exploits
"especially zelda 2" damn never thought i would hear that.
It's not bad in any way *besides Error*
Yes. please. we need more of this in the world
This is just a beautiful and heartwarming story.
just a bunch of hardworking friends making an amazing game, and finding succes. Team cherry is my absolute favourite company and I cant wait for what they do next. (I am usually scared with sequels of amazing stories and games, but I am not even worried with them.)
10 out of 10 video btw
Thank you!
It's crazy to learn about the amount of work put into this game. I still can't get over the fact that it's $15 and has FOUR free dlc's. I have it both on laptop and switch, and can't wait to finish playing it.
It's so fun!
@@racciastitan5534 yeah! Last I was on I think I got lost, lmao hope I find my way out one day
how did I get this on my recommended, I'm not even subbed to you and I got this recommended so early. Great vid btw i'm going to sub
Much appreciated and thank you for subscribing!
This is the first game, I actually cried because of how amazing it is, I was exploring in the kingdoms edge hoping upward through all the platform and then I just had this realization "I'm glad I played this game" then I just got teary-eye.
Thank you team cherry for this amazing game
I really enjoy Hollow Knight; the art, gameplay, and music are among my favorites. The graphics and animations used for this documentary are fantastic. Thank you ThatGuyGlen!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!
« With Silksong at the horizon. »
What does it hurt so much to hear that when we still don’t have a release date…
Honestly one of the best games I've ever played. The atmosphere and sense of exploration is absolutely top notch, rivalled only by the likes of Zelda BotW. The visual style and amazing music elevate it into something truly special.
I'm currently playing this game on switch and I'm in love with it. At this point I'm using the switch to play more "indie" games than triple A games.
Same here!
Hollow Knight is truly brilliant.
Switch is a perfect place for indies. Especially coops!!
Same
this video is surprisingly well-made, I can't believe you have this small amount of subscribers
Much appreciated!
@@ThatGuyGlen dude, just saw you now have over 100k, congrats, i can't even remember how many you had at this time, but you really grew quickly
“William and Ari joined forces and...”
Me: began taking over the world!
“started participating in game jams.”
Me: oh yeah that too! 😅
They did. Everyone is going crazy about the Silksong. I would love them as the our leaders.
Obito Senju Team Cherry for Presidents!
@@GoodKnightNintendo Yea. Yea. This will be revolutionary.
I love stories like this. Just a couple friends who got to live out their dream.
Do you think you'd be able to do something like this for Demon's Souls? That game has such an underrated success story thanks to most people forgetting about it due to Dark Souls
For now I’m focusing more on indie games, but I’m not ruling anything out. I’m a huge fan of Demon’s Souls myself so I can definitely see myself making a video about it one day :D
ThatGuyGlen I think a video like that would blow up tbh.
Great video! It doesnt seem like 30 mins, everything is right on its place. Was looking exactly for something like this, about the process of making a game like this and you covered it perfectly.
Instant classic. Well made video TGG.
I know many adults that love this game "nostalgically" and a few kids that love it fundamentally.
The sequel is my personal most anticipated game to date.
funny how they didnt want the player to turn off the game in frustration...
and then made the most rage inducing game i have ever seen
Other games: *pay 76,99$ to play and pay more 20$ to get 1 of 6 dlc's 😢
Team cherry: free dlc's and base game only for 15$, my brother 🗿
Really appreciate you taking the time to make this video. I'm awestruck at the story of their humble beginnings - I work in web development but I'm considering switching to building games and this gives me so many ideas on how to get started. Thanks!
My pleasure, glad it was helpful!
Who else is excited for Silk Song?
me
The art style of Hollow Knight is so impressive to me. It’s good that they had an animator handle the majority of the character designs. If an opportunity came around to create an indie game if and when I become a traditional animator, that’d be really awesome. I have so many ideas!!!😊
It's very interesting how they utilized almost every one of their design sketches in Hollow Knight... imagine if other game companies used the ideas and concepts they sketched in development, instead of making a bunch, choosing the best, and leaving behind the rest. There's so much potential in every sketch, and while I understand choosing the best options, there's so much more they could do with those ideas rather than scrapping them!
that cut bone area looks very similar to an area we have seen in silksong, they couldn't let it go
There's a lot to like about this game, so learning the history is a real treat!
Glad you liked it!
This was a greatly made video. Taking us through their journey, their comments on the game dev process, showing earlier videos, arts, music, dialogues, motives and scratched out plans etc. all makes us feel even closer to the studio and it's people. Also in a way that attracts more players to play the game without giving them spoilers. Great job Glen!
And hats off to Team Cherry for keeping on believing and finally producing such a marvel of a game! Truly an amazing and inspiring journey.
I only started playing HollowKnight in May of 2021 and what an absolute treasure of a game it is. It feels so special and I'm proud of our Aussie devs for kicking ass on the global gaming front. One of my all time favourite games now.
It's awesome seeing more developers from Australia being able to make great games like this. I'm honestly surprised the industry there isn't bigger
It’s evident that you’ve spent a lot of effort and energy on this video and it can be seen in your other videos. The quality is incredible and when you point out your errors is always appreciated! Keep up the good work ;)
Wow, the thing that impresses me the most is how efficient this team seems. Really crazy what they were able to make with what they had. I love Metroid and Castlevania but Hollow Knight just wasn't very fun for me however, I get the love so many people have for it. Great video.
I am so glad that this game is growing, I have been playing since the start and bought every single product they have ever released to support them
great video! i still haven't beaten the game yet because i'm a perfectionist and i want to get the monarch wings before i continue. i think i have lost to that mini boss over a hundred times now. all in all, hallow knight has become my favorite platformer of all time and has actually inspired me into beginning to learn game development. this video is a treasure to the internet and sir, i thank you for your efforts.
William Pellen's concern over the movement and combat was on point. It made all the difference in the world. A lot of triple A developers could learn a thing or two from him.
I absolutely love how deep hollow knight is as a game and a story
With the gaming industry being all........ saturated with the same formula and ideas , Hollow knight was a cake on a silver, heck gold platter. I spent hours piecing together the lore playing the game. Play it and it will not disappoint u.
@ThatGuyGlen man just props to u. Thanks to u guys we know who to direct our gratitude to. Thanks man.
Much appreciated, glad you enjoyed it! Indie games are full of gems. They’re just so refreshing after playing a big budget game.
To be fair I don't think hollow knight brings any new or interesting ideas to the table it's just that it puts together the best parts of its predecessors
How are your videos so well made?!!
I absolutely love these video essays, please do keep it up, I have been binge watching all of them
One of the greatest games I've ever played. It is absolutely amazing. Very cool to see how it was all built.
I have seen so many hollow knight videos lately, I think I'm gonna have to buy it... again.
Really well made video. I love Hollow Knight and I hope Team Cherry is able to live their dream for many years to come :)
Much appreciated!
Man that was one of the best informative videos i saw on youtube,you kept my interst so high thank you!
Much appreciated, thank you for taking the time to watch it!
I love your Channel. Thank you so much for putting these together, As a game designer on my own journey watching these stories is nothing short of inspiring. Keep it up!
My pleasure, thank you for the support! It always makes me happy to hear when they serve as an inspiration. I’m trying to lean more into that for future videos by looking for he most inspiring development stories I can find. I think you’ll like the next one :D
I sure hope the Boneforest will be in Silksong. That sounds cool...
Kinda confirmed. They have a lava area that either used the boneforest as a reference or the boneforest is some part of it.
Congratulations, it will be!
This video was one of the reasons I got Hollow Knight and it is a great video explaining the history of it. Thank You.
Also I hope your next video is good.
My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it! I hope so too, it's almost ready to be released :D
Great video! You have an amazing editing style, I sense you're going to blow up on youtube in no time. Keep up the great content!
Thank you, will definitely do! Can’t wait to share the next video :D
I'm glad that TH-cam recommended this video to me. I watched a few others of your videos, and I really like them. I love that the "style" of the video is adapted to the game, with the fonts and all.
Honestly really surprised to see only 25k subscribers, but i think your channel will grow pretty quickly.
Thank you, glad you’re enjoying the videos! Yeah, people seem to really enjoy that aspect of the videos and it’s a blast putting them together like that :D
These two dudes are frickin geniuses. I've bought hollow knight on switch and pc because its that good. Can't wait for silksong.
The three downvotes were australians, thinking it was the upvote, i loved the vid, it was very well done! Keep up the good work
Thank you! More videos are coming :D
Team cherry is composed of three Australians lmao
damn this is probably the most OP developer team. everyone is extremely talented. imagine making a game with only 4 people that studios with hundreds of members could not.
more people doesnt improve the game development process
@@sugaristhenewwhite yeah. tell that to the last of us 1 and the last of us 2.
give this man a million subs
6:00 every battle mistake I make in this game I can only blame it on myself, its one of the many things i love about hollow knight and I never knew it was so deliberate
Man this development process was very straightforward. the devs even communicated their process.
I wonder what happened in Silksong. It seems so different from before. Something terrible must have happened. Why 5 years radio silence when hollow knight was developed like this?
Well 5 years of radio silence is kinda wrong, we heard from them this February in fact
17:42 im glad they decided to keep that idea and put it into silskong
14:01 No way! A metroidvania game was inspired by Metroid and Castlevania!!??!!?
Great video. You kept the atmosphere of the game in the video, and provided great info on the development of Hollow Knight. Thanks :)
Much appreciated and thank you for taking the time to watch it!
Wow just found you channel!
Your voice is super smooth and your videos are very nicely narrated and very informative !
Keep up the good work man!
Thank you very much! More videos are coming :D
Great video! Really informational and well edited. Easy to follow along with the text on screen. Looking forward for more.
Thank you! More is definitely coming :D
I hear just a few notes of the soundtrack and I get goosebumps instantly. One of the best games I've ever played, despite all the bugs! (Sorry :) Great video too!
Congrats on this video! It made me appreciate this game even more!!!
I got this game as a gift on my birthday this year... and I'm obsessed. I love video games but I have never been too skilled, yet this game it's difficult but leaves the door open for you to improve easily and beat it. I think I hadn't spend more than 30 minutes in a boss. I lose but the bosses gives you enough time to heal, and hit and that helps you feel you can do it and go back every time. It's a challenge you know you can win, but you need to keep trying.
Thank you, glad you liked it!
This game should literally cost $60-$70
It is worth that much at least
If it was then many people would have never been able to experience it. It shows you the developers main goal wasn't about making money like most gaming publishers. It was about their game being successful and as many people as possible being able to enjoy it so they could keep making more games
Also basically only people from a few countries would buy it beacuse of different curriences that make the price 5x higher
Awesome job! I love consuming anything HK related and am always intrigued about the people who make my favorite games. Can’t wait for Silksong
Thank you!
My brain is having a hard time accepting that the first draft of the character is basically the final draft
i find it hard to believe that Hungry Knight was a thing :D
I love the background music, brings back so many memories
"Game Jams are an excellent way for developers to flex their skillz"
No better way to describe them 😂
The soundtrack you included with this video is really good. I especially love the music at 2:35. Thank you for your hard work 😀
The music is from Hollow Knight that he used. It's hands down one of my favorite gaming ost's
I always wondered about this game and keep mixing it up with Shovel Knight because of the titles. I think I'll consider this for my switch. And great video as always!!
Thank you! I play it on the Switch and it’s such a beautiful (and challenging) game. I would definitely recommend it if you don’t mind a more difficult game.
I'm just patiently waiting for Silksong by devouring everything there is on Hollow Knight.
“The old version of the game would take 2~3 hours long”
Me, looks at my 170+ hours: ...........
Still worth it! :D
i have 49 hours ingame and i got the game 2 weeks ago.
Try 230 hours
But really if u dont count me messing around
Then it took me 218 hours to get 112%
Im have put 21 hour into this game I still don't know if I'm near end of the game
I'm in part of the game where forgotten crossroads got change
@@basilplushie2534 so that means you killed your first dreamer, that means your in the very, very early part of late game
@@curseofbinding dude I already beat the game
O wow very nice recommended video. and very well made , i love the way you pack the content into 1 of many high quality content you crafted , you deserve more subs and views man very wish ya a good luck growing the channel out
Thank you very much!
They bamboozeld us so hard with sliksong trailer.
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I think he just means that we were caught off guard by the trailer.
@@marionic6600 oh ok
The success story of Hollow Knight is such an inspiration to me
I hope I can be like them someday
Just don't give up. You can never know of something unless you try first. It's better to have tried than left wondering what could have been
Ay another video ! And its about Hollow Knight ! This is gonna be awesome.
Hope you liked it!
this was a great documentary!! your research shows
Thank you!
Amazing video my dude! I am very much considering buying this game on the Nintendo Switch, it seems like a great game on a handheld! (or I might wait for the sequel, we'll see haha)
Also - your animation and narration is great, as always!
I'm playing it on my switch and it's totally worth it. I actually regret not buying the physical copy which came with a bunch of stuff. I just have the digital game.
Thanks man! I’ve honestly only played it on my Switch in handheld mode, it feels so perfect on a smaller screen.
Just buy it! I think playing it in handheld is actually easier, you’re able to take in all that’s happening on the smaller screen.
Don't wait. You're missing am amazing experience.
Don't just wait for the sequel, the characters, gameplay, and world will be completely different so you should play both.
I’m 23 almost 24 and can confirm hollow knight has made me rage like a 12 year old kid again. Almost cried once and find myself wondering why do I not feel over powered yet I’m so far in. But still a good game the satisfaction of beating a boss or complex platforming section feels amazing after being so emotional down after trying for so long. It’s almost like a drug!
I rewatch this video from time to time as I wish to become an indie game dev one day after I graduate, wholesome and inspirational, stories like this prove that video games are an ascended art form and the makers are artist in the truest form
Absolutely! I hope you follow your passion and succeed...
Most incredible thing is the speed, they showed that speed in prototyping ideas quickly easily trumps long design documents that try to over-engineer concepts on paper before even trying them out in the engine
Wow this game has a lot of history! Hollow knight has always seemed interesting to me, I love metriodvanias but I havnt gotten the chance to play it. Now this intrigued me and i think I will buy the game!
Hope you enjoy the game! :D
@@ThatGuyGlen thanks :)
I didn't care much for metroidvanias until I played Hollow Knight and Ori and the Blind Forest. Those made me fall in love with the genre
A very well made video, good job! Also Silksong is one of the few games I will preorder. Imagine if silksong is 15 bucks again.
Thank you!
Love Team Cherry so much
I wish they have more money to make advertisement, so many people will know this masterpiece game.
I will help spreading this game in my friends, even my country
its astounding how such a small team managed to create such a masterpiece, I love this game
I have never played this game, but you made me want to so thank you! Your channel is great 👍😊
Much appreciated! :D I would definitely recommend it if you enjoy more challenging platformers.
the hungry knight is a seperate lil bug guy, it wears a grey cloak while the hollow knight (player who's truly hollow) wears a purplish grey,
"Silksong on the horizon"
💀💀💀
They they created this game feels flowy and serendipitous from start to finish. Even playing the game feels organic, it just flows.