Hi again! Many of you know me from my previous post and I am so happy to see the reaction it garnered. This is a very passionate fanbase, and I can see that this community has dedicated a lot of love and support for this game. I am here to answer some common questions and address some stuff, and against all odds I do have some bit of additional news! Some of you are still skeptical, which I don’t blame whatsoever. For the sake of privacy, and because there are some things I simply can’t share, it’s very difficult to prove my identity. So I hear your concerns and they are valid, but it is my wish that you open your hearts and have a little bit of hope. With time, everything will start to make more sense. On top of that, I am confident you won’t be left in silence for long. It looks like I won’t be the only one saying something soon
Let me take the time to answer some concerns:
- “Won’t you get in trouble with Team Cherry and break NDA?”
- No. Every game’s NDA agreement is different. The main component is that I can’t divulge any information pertaining to the game itself: story, characters, mechanics, etc. Any info not explicitly on the NDA I can say, which includes my update on the voice lines and the near-end of development. The main concern seems to be that Team Cherry wouldn’t let me do this, and that I would be breaking their trust. This isn’t the case. Team Cherry themselves aren’t against us giving bits of news, and aren’t going to take action over something like this. The nature of the news I’m sharing isn’t anything serious, and it’s not near the degree of news that they themselves will share when the time comes. In short, what I’m giving away does NOT break NDA, and it does not harm me, or Team Cherry, in any way. This isn’t meant to be secretive, and I’m being careful for a reason.
- “How would you know about the game’s development?”
- Normally I wouldn’t, but because the game’s team is such a tight knit community (for the most part at least), then I do end up getting bits of information from other voice actors and from other connections also working on the game. I am still a (fairly big) part of the game, and I do have the right to know important details such as this. It’s enough to confirm that development is at its end, and there is a buzz of excitement for everyone who worked on it.
- “Why are Team Cherry and others silent on this?”
- This one is a hard one to answer— if I were to say, I don’t think their silence comes from a deliberate decision to not share anything at all costs. Rather they’re just waiting for the perfect time to share all the big exciting (and concrete) news without feeling overwhelmed to disappoint everyone. Those who have worked on the game are able to share something about it so some degree, including other voice actors, art designers (which Ari and William are a big part of), Christopher Larkin, developers themselves, etc. Why haven’t they? For the longest time there hasn’t been anything meaningful to share, such as a release date, a prediction, or anything that would merit saying something. All we could realistically share are snippets of our work, which we wouldn’t be able to do on our own without breaking a legal clause (and to my knowledge Team Cherry is saving all snapshots of development for something later down the line, which might explain the sudden halt of updates). However, I think that soon enough you’ll see other people also speak up about their own involvement. I myself am not an avid reddit user, but I saw this community recently and wanted to share something that could be hopeful.
- “Voice acting being done doesn’t mean that the game is close to being done.”
- I don’t have experience working on other games, but this seems to be true from what I researched. It is not the case for Silksong however, and from what I’ve been told it’s not the case with a lot of indie games (it was not the case for the original Hollow Knight for example). Regardless, as I’ve already shared, development is pretty much at its end.
- “Hollow Knight Silksong is not a game that would need a lot of voice acting.”
- I think you all will be very pleasantly surprised by the scope of the voice acting in this game
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- “Are you Brazilian?”
- Yes! I was born in Brazil, and I’ve been to Brazil a few times, but I’ve been living in Adelaide ever since I was two. I’m still very much connected to my Brazilian heritage!
- “Graig and other content creators have proved that you’re fake.”
- It’s a very reasonable reaction on their part. I think it’s normal to be suspicious of something like this, and in either way it’s not my wish for people to believe me blindly. I’m trying to share a bit of hope, and soon enough if I’m right you won’t have to rely on that anymore, and you’ll have real news to fall back on. In regards to Graig, I was told he was a play tester for the game, but hasn’t been a part of the team for the better part of three years now. I do not have contact with him, and I don’t assume he would know me. Like I said in regard to everyone else, I think his suspicion is legitimate and I don’t hold anything against him. Also, I believe that there are people claiming to be me on discord: to make it clear, I do NOT use discord and do not have a discord account. There have also been previous posts found on my account (Reddit) that have been deleted for the better part of 2 years now: posts from 3-4 years ago when I was still in secondary school. For all who are interested, I am 20 now, and some of those posts are old (and quite embarrassing looking at it now). Digging up on past information is understandable since you all need to verify the validity of this, but remember that we are human too. I apologize for any confusion that might have caused, and I’m glad to clear it up.
And finally, if you hung around, I have a bit of additional news to share. To my knowledge (and these are very recent developments), the team is planning for something special on Hollow Knight’s eight-year anniversary. No, it is unfortunately not a release date as far as I can tell, and I’m sorry if that comes off as a disappointment. However, it is shaping up to be something exciting, and I’d definitely keep your ears and eyes perked for February 24th (ADCT).
Thank you for your patience, your kindness, and your support! I hope to be here in the future to see your happiness and wishes come to fruition! From one of my favorite books: “All human wisdom is contained in these words: Wait and hope!” Please feel free to ask questions, although I may not get to all of them.
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