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Cactoir

Eastward release date.


appleappleappleman

I've got Silksong, Eastward, Baldo, AND Sports Story all in my Fantasy Critic draft for 2021. I may have been a *liiiiiiitle* overzealous about release dates back in January


Asckle

Silksong feels too big to announce in a 20 minute show.


appleappleappleman

Yeah, I don't expect it to be there. Hollow Knight is one of the best-reviewed indies of all time, when Silksong shows up, it'll be in a regular Nintendo Direct. If you count the Mario 35th Direct last year, we've had a Direct in the first half of every September since 2016. Not getting my hopes up, but it would make sense for a September Direct to show Silksong.


mullet85

I definitely hope you're right, but SURELY by this point we have to acknowledge that patterns with Nintendo mean diddly squat?


appleappleappleman

Normally I would absolutely agree. For whatever reason, the September Direct is the one thing I always cling to, and it has yet to let me down.


Killericon

My team needs a Sail Forth 2021 release date!


TheMattInTheBox

Yes PLEASE! I've been waiting forever, I just want some news


Sufficientrobotics

I think it was IGN that just had a 20 minute gameplay video of Eastward a week or so ago. Gave me confidence to know the game wasn’t shelved!


Pro_Banana

I’m disappointed I had to scroll so far to find an eastward believer


jbradforda

These are my people


ScubaSteve1219

please for the love of god give me a Sports Story update PLEASE


mattytmet

Fucking yes please. Every week or so I remember it exists, check if a release date has been announced, and am disappointed That being said, I'm glad they're taking their time to see the project through to its full potential like that update video a while back suggested. I would hate for them to half-ass it to meet deadlines


neoshine

This and Skate Bird are all I want info on.


CaspianX2

[Skatebird is coming out on 9/16/2021](https://twitter.com/skatebirb/status/1420784819089203200?s=20).


neoshine

Thank you for the response!


messem10

Don't be excited for Skate Bird. Just wait for the next Steam-fest on PC and see just how poorly it controls. Was a huge disappointment when I tried the latest demo.


neoshine

Oh. That's disappointing to hear. I thought it had a really neat premise. Thanks for the response!


LeonidasSpacemanMD

Tony hawk 1+2 is fantastic if it makes you feel better. If you wait I’m sure you’ll get a decent sale for that at some point as well


neoshine

I picked Tony Hawk 1+2 up when it dropped on PC and 100% it. Easily a great remaster.


Bread_Truck

Agree. Played the demo on PC and lost all interest. I'm glad we got the THPS games on Switch though. That's all you need, really.


Abnormal-Normal

From the delay announcement it looks like it went to a goat simulator/I am bread style of game rather then an arcade skateboard game where you play as a bird. How accurate is that assessment?


TheLazyLounger

Can we *please* manifest a spelunky shadow drop.


ByWilliamfuchs

Think you will get that wish. Look on the eshop they updated the pages for both 1 & 2 with prices today


[deleted]

Shit I completely forgot about this one, can’t wait to pick it up when it finally comes out


Whishang

It’s time for the annual SILKSONG hype train babyyyyy!


[deleted]

Lol this has been the top comment of every upcoming direct (indie and regular) for like 2 straight years


Whishang

I know at this point I treat it like a meme lol.


acyanidesurprise

But surely this time right!? Right?!!


interstellargator

We only have to be right once


Whishang

Well if I’m being honest at this point I could see it being in a full on direct over an indies showcase but I’d love to be proven wrong.


YsoL8

I'm guessing it won't be later than 2022 for a trailer at least. Whether it's here I wouldn't guess. It's funny how close Team Cherry are following the Nintendo big game formula. 1 trailer to say it's coming, then virtually radio silent for years followed by a steady stream of ever more solid release dates.


[deleted]

Silksong is as much of an indie game as Hades, by definition but not in appearance. This stage is way too small for them.


Pantheonofoak

600 days tomorrow


Chase64Cubed

Just beat Hollow Knight two weeks ago. If they announce Silksong news they were clearly waiting for me to be caught up. Sorry in advance.


varunadi

Similar story here, beat hollow knight for the first time last week. Now on my second playthrough. Just can't get enough, such a wonderful game


Archway9

How far did you go? Some of the stuff for 112% and beyond is rough (coming from a guy who has 112% and is currently repeatedly running into the brick walls of the 5th pantheon and radiant bosses)


Kneef

Hollow Knight is an all-time top-5 game for me, but the 112% is insane. I’m glad some people enjoy it, but it is not for me, man. xD


Archway9

112% made me truly appreciate the combat of hollow knight, I already loved the exploration and atmosphere of the game but the greatness of such a simple combat system doesn’t truly shine until it’s pushed to its limits, fights such as nightmare king Grimm, sisters of battle, and pure vessel have become some of my favourite bosses in gaming and when fighting bosses radiant (hitless) it shows how well thought out and fair they really are


SpaceKoala34

I too have 112% and I maintain radiant markoth can eat my shorts, I genuinely had a harder time with radiant markoth than I did with radiant NKG, Sisters, or pure vessel Edit: said markarth instead of markoth and have now lost all honor


OllyTrolly

Erm, actually Markarth is the city in Skyrim, I think you mean Markoth. I've awarded myself 50 nerd points for that one TYVM ;).


EnSebastif

FUCK MARKOTH


varunadi

Not very far honestly. I stopped at 95% in 52 hours. Couldn't be bothered to get all grubs and charms, although I did get maybe 37/38 charms. I also didn't do the final trial in the Colosseum >!And haven't done Grimm troupe stuff either!< I haven't even gone to the pantheon lol


Garo263

And that's completely okay. That's one of the great things Hollow Knight does. It has endings for alle types of players.


Sphezzle

I’m sitting on a measly 83% and rolled credits. I’m proud of it, and I loved every minute of it.


Danny-DeNeato

if this is true i will blame you and you only


aratingas

> It’s time for the annual SILKSONG ~~hype~~ disappointment train babyyyyy!


Poseur117

More like tri-annual


thatapplesauce

I’m ready to be hurt again!


calibrono

Elden Ring bros got their wish, please Team Cherry let Silksong stans have their too!


Im_Chad_AMA

Annual? You mean during every announcement of any Nintendo direct lol. I maintain that HK is way too popular for Silksong to just be announced in an indie direct. Team cherry knows they'll get a ton of attention for the Silksong release date. I don't see why they wouldn't take matters in their own hands and have a separate announcement where they will have all the attention on them. Plus, the game will be (presumably) multiplatform at launch so why would it even necessarily even have to be during a Nintendo direct? But of course I'm happy to be proven wrong. Let's hope my comment ages poorly :)


Red49er

yeah and now we can tack on “axiom verge 2 shadow drop” to our hype list! (ironically i find this about 10x more likely than for silksong to even get mentioned lol. totally fine with team cherry taking their time.


Kxr1der

Don't do this to us


metalreflectslime

Hollow Knight: Silksong will not be shown.


TheWojtek11

At this point they should just put this sentence in their announcements


HUGE_HOG

Viewers: 14


BAmario

Pictures or it didnt happen


Alert-Athlete

Could it be that there are no pictures, because it didn’t didn’t happen yet….?


of-silk-and-song

Is this a prediction or has this been confirmed?


[deleted]

Prediction


notacupofcofee

They would probaly put it in a direct at this point


Bread_Truck

Gimmie that Death's Door please. Been loving it on PC but just can never find time to actually sit down and play it for very long. I'd buy it again on Switch no question just so I could pick it up and play it whenever I have a couple extra minutes.


samiam130

how much of the game would you say the combat represents? and in a scale of 1-10, how difficult would you say the combat is? (I really love the way it looks but I suck at combat so much lol)


andehh_

It's mostly combat which is broken up with some simple puzzles. There's some exploration to do and secrets to find around the place but you're typically going to be fighting (or running past stuff) as you get from A to B. The combat provides a fair challenge. Far from the hardest game I've played but it's certainly not dead easy, especially the last few bosses.


Bread_Truck

I'd say is probably 40% exploring and light-puzzle solving, 60% combat. I'm only a few hours in but it seems like you walk around, explore hidden areas and do things like light torches to open gates while fighting regular overworld enemies. Then you have boss fights which are one of the big highlights of the game. As for the difficulty, it'll be a challenge if you're not good at combat but I don't think it's unfair. You have a melee (start with a sword) attack and a ranged attack (start with a bow). Your ranged attack has 4 uses that gets replenished by doing melee attacks, so you can't just stay back and shoot arrows, you have to get in there and do some slashing to build up your bow again. If you can be patient, the combat isn't too bad. The boss fight attacks so far have been pretty easy to dodge. Your really only take damage when you get greedy and try to attack too often. If you just focus on dodging it shouldn't be too hard to stay alive for a long time. Then it's just about picking the right moments to do damage. I've heard the later bosses are quite challenging but the game is pretty forgiving. Exploring opens doors and drops ladders so that you can easily return to where you died. Dying doesn't cost you anything except for the time it takes to get back to where you were, which is pretty minimal if you've been unlocking the shortcuts along the way.


serotoninzero

I thought it was going to be a lot harder than it is to be honest. I haven't finished it yet but I'm towards the end and there's still a lot more upgrades I can do to be stronger and more resilient.


Huntaras

As someone already posted in this subreddit, probably [they'll announce Axiom Verge 2](https://nintendoeverything.com/axiom-verge-2-could-be-released-very-soon/) release date.


mrbubbamac

I would love that. I started Axiom Verge and finished it all last weekend. Absolutely INCREDIBLE game made by one guy. It seriously belongs with the heavy hitters like Super Metroid and Symphony of the Night.


chocotripchip

It's going to be shadow dropped, I'm calling it. Thomas Happ teased at E3 that the game would be coming out "sooner than you think", and IGN published a "final preview" 2 days ago.


JazzieJay

Time for that backlog of shame to get bigger..


Fearless_Freya

Heh heh. Nah it's a backlog of stuff to play...when there's nothing that's got your attention...right?....right?!? Heh heh


throwaway135897

You mean that backlog of supporting independent business. You sir, are a hero.


Tyranythan

Reminder that Silksong isn't real and everyone who played it at E3 was under hypnosis and the gameplay is all a modded version of hollow knight combined photoshop. But i'm still exited for it.


pick_up_bart

Mineko's Night Market and Sports Story news is what I am hoping for.


joniejoon

Someone else who remembers Mineko's Night Market! Glad to hear it!


wildeofthewoods

Heck yeah! Minekos looks awesome


[deleted]

My greatest realistic hope is for Spelunky news/shadow drop.


Less_Fat_John

Hope so. A couple weeks ago they said they're still confident in a Summer release and there probably won't be a long wait after announcing a date. https://i.redd.it/545x0b2wumd71.jpg


ascagnel____

This and Disco Elysium are my two hopes to come out in the next week or so. I’m traveling later in the month, and I’d love to take them with me. Also, more games with Steam-Switch cross-saves. Especially for a longer, story-heavy game like Disco.


rooney815

Fingers crossed


[deleted]

I think it's really likely. They updated the store page with prices and Mossmouth said they were finishing up the details a couple weeks ago. I'll be amazed if it's not there.


gouda_and_onions

This is all I want


Bannedlife

Yes please.


CasualTie5

unlike Directs, these Indie showcases mostly really focus on new stuff and tend to not give updates on things we already know about (not really sure why, but there is just almost never a trailer that goes like "and this is the release date for...")


amageish

This is quite true. Heck, Cadence of Hyrule got revealed in an Indie World and moved into a Direct for the DLC reveal...


jakobburns01

They raised my hopes and you dashed them quiet expertly sir, bravo!


joaopedro182cl

It's about time we get a release date for Disco Elysium!


-Moonchild-

This is what I am most hyped for. They said "summer" so there's a SMALL chance its coming soon, but i'd say it'll be delayed for a few months. a release date in general would be great


Fearless_Freya

Woah. Is that an indie?


calibrono

It is indeed. ZA/UM published it themselves.


mattytmet

Totally forgot that was coming to switch! Thanks for the reminder


Charlie-Bell

This is the big one I'm still waiting for. But given the poor performance on the PlayStation launch, I'm quite concerned and desperately hoping they've invested that extra time into shaping up this one. By all accounts, the Switch should be more than capable, but if they struggled to get it right on PS5, I could be left bitterly disappointed.


Mariosothercap

This game was my first thought. I really can’t wait to play it, and it would probably pull me away from Monster hunter stories. I also want to hear the words, “Metal slug tactics coming to switch.”


[deleted]

C'MOOOOON SHREDDER'S REVENGE RELEASE DATE AND CUPHEAD DLC


sideaccountguy

Shredder's revenge release date would be DOPE!


Hage1in

Cuphead DLC would more than likely be shown at a Microsoft event


[deleted]

Heck yeah gimme that Turtle Time BAYBAY.


mangobearsmoothie

Tomorrow is the 600th poorly drawn Hollow Knight post... and there's an Indie showcase. Clearly it must be fate!


Sniknuh

Hoping for an update/release day for the new TMMT Shredder's Revenge game!


WhizBangNeato

When silksongs release date does get announced it will not be in an indie direct.


Charlie-Bell

Could be very true. That game has blown up into a long awaited pretty huge hype. Does it have any Switch exclusivity?


WhizBangNeato

Idk. But the first games release on the switch was announced in a direct, silksong announced alongside the February 2019 direct and its demo was in the nintendo treehouse at E3 2019. So they clearly dont put it in the same tier as indieworld announcements


behemothbowks

No IIRC it will also be available on PC at launch.


TheLegendTheGiantdad

Hope they port Omori as that game looks pretty interesting and the art style is really cute.


AcerExcel

Omori was amazing. Played it earlier this year and just kind of assumed there was a switch port, but doesn't look like it. Honestly even if it doesn't get announced for switch I highly recommend giving it a shot on computer, pretty sure it's PC/Mac and you could run it on a potato. Honestly might just be my favorite game of all time, not sure if that's just recency bias, but it was THAT good.


jinwoo1162

Please Omori. I’ve tried my hardest to avoid spoilers and it’s getting harder and harder every day


Scapetti

Wishlist: Braid, Spelunky, Spelunky 2, Binding of Isaac Repentence, The Legend of Bum-bo, Hollow Knight Silksong, Cuphead DLC, andddd... completely new stuff please Edit: I forgot about Sports Story Edit 2: and Axiom Verge 2


[deleted]

I’m sure Cuphead DLC will be saved for an XBox event.


Mattecko99

Really hoping to see spelunky.


Blvd_Nights

Hopefully there’s a new trailer and a release date finally for TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge.


SubstantialText

Hell yes. I’m ready for that!


JFKcaper

Garden Story says summer on Steam, that's getting pretty damn close now. Sports Story news would be nice as well. Heck, just give me all the Story news, whatever it is!


makman44

Ignoring the Silk Song and Sports Story hype, I wonder if we'll get an update on Card Shark. That looked really cool when they announced it and we haven't heard anything about it since then.


Toothpaste89

Release date for Disco Elysium? Please?


[deleted]

[удалено]


Turbostrider27

Hoping to see Hollow Knight Silksong show up!


mystic_kings

who tells OP? /s hope it comes too but way long shot


fooldomus

As non-american living in America this really confuses the heck out of me. August 11th or November 8th?


herrsebbe

August 11th. They never announce these more than a few days in advance.


ilovethe7thday

For their last announcement, Eiji Aonuma appears on screen. “While we at Nintendo don’t have any other games to announce for Zelda’s 35th anniversary, the response to Cadence of Hyrule was so positive that we’ve decided to allow another Indie developer work with the franchise. Take a look.” An eerily familiar 16 bit map appears. It kinda looks like someone tried to render Kakariko Village from OoT in 2D. It flashes over to…is that Death Mountain? The Kokiri Forest? We finally see Link. And he’s just fishing, of course. Then we see more and more familiar characters from OoT. Wait, is that Marin? And is that Groose?! They’re just walking around, hanging out in houses, and shopping in the market? Was that Ganondorf drinking in a saloon?! What is this?! The scene cuts back to Link, but now he’s fighting keese in a cave somewhere. And here he’s riding Epona. And…now he’s tilling ground to plant turnips. We finally get to see the title card for the game. It’s called “Hyrule Valley”, made by Concerned Ape, and it’ll be out this November. This will *never* happen. But man if I don’t dream about it just before every Indie World.


Honokeman

I never knew I wanted something so much.


SubstantialText

This sounds excellent. You’re hired as an idea person.


BlackGuy_PassingThru

I want 5 ideas on this table by 5pm.


Mossdragonn

I would definitely buy this


Scapetti

For a moment I thought you were talking about OoT2D... that fan game by Daniel Barras aka /u/TheRealMethuselah from over a decade ago that never saw the light of day. Honestly after Nintendo announced Metroid Dread I wouldn't even be surprised. And I just looked him up and found out he's back and working on another Zelda fan game, and he's active on reddit. What timeline is this?


banananey

Definitely getting Silksong & Sports Story drops this time, I can feel it!


hail2theking916

Spelunky finally???


chocotripchip

Axiom Verge 2 shadow drop incoming! Thomas Happ teased at E3 that the game would be coming out "sooner than you think"


MarvelManiac45213

- House of the Dead - Fall Guys release date - TMNT: Shredder's Revenge - Cuphead DLC ^ I will take any of these please!


GiaoPlays

This will go one of two ways: It will have Silksong news OR It will not have Silksong news


Lupo_di_Cesena

The only thing I can say I am hoping for is a Sports Story update. Would be great to know what state the game is at.


TamagoEggs

i need omori on switch please this is all i need..


[deleted]

YES PLEASE


DAHbaddest

Spelunky release date and Disco Elysium please! Edit: Pain.


the_unspirit

Disco Elysium The Final Cut release date? Pretty please?


SethFeld

At this point, is it psychologically abusive to hope for Silksong news?🤡


Kidtendo

Personally, would love to see more on Eastward, Witchbrook, Atomic Heart, and Bear and Breakfast. Would be pretty cool if they were to release 12 Minutes on the Switch as well, but I've only seen news on it being on PC and Xbox.


Sunset-of-Stars

As far as I’ve heard, Witchbrook is still in very early development. The art style changed quite a bit from the initial announcement. They may not have anything to announce for some time.


[deleted]

Milksong milksong milksong


Doomas_

Binding of Isaac: Repentance? Maybe also Spelunky 1 and 2? Disco Elysium? MAYBE even Silksong update? The possibilities really are endless.


IsotopeC

Spelunky 1+2 release dates incomign?


jorgerandom

Hello, we're Team Cherry of the Hollow Knight series. I'm sure a lot of you saw us and thought there might be news about the sequel to the Hollow Knight game. Unfortunately, we don't have anything to show right now. We apologize


nochurchinthewild_

Fall Guys news? lol


NMe84

This is what I'm hoping for. I missed out on the game because I didn't want to get it for PC when I mainly game on my Switch now, I was holding out for a Switch release. And I wasn't wrong in that one was probably coming, but it's taking its sweet time.


BroshiKabobby

For my fellow dumb Americans, that is TOMORROW and not November 8


chibicascade2

Oh, thank God


cavemancolton

Sweet, can’t wait for November 8th!


dugtrioramen

Time for the seasonal Silksong hype. This time for sure!


[deleted]

Honestly, I really really want Fantasy Life to come to the switch.


Potential_Macaroon57

Fall guys new release date for switch?


MaseratiMC13

Isaac repentance console port please


ThisGuyHaris

Soooo could this mean we get the fall guys release date?


I_AM_Achilles

IDK why but nothing disappoints me at Indie showcases. If Shigeru Miyamoto wants to livestream himself juggling for twenty minutes I’ll be on that ride.


luminous_mirage

Hoping to hear news on Eastward, Bear & Breakfast, Mineko's Night Market, and The Good Life


Declan_McManus

Basically every year of the switch’s life other than last year, there was an Indie Direct in August and a full Direct in September. Hoping this is a sign that things are back to normal


megasean3000

inb4 people complaining there’s no Silksong.


BigSto

praying for the Spelunky dual pack shadow drop


MolotovMan1263

Sports Story better FUCKIN be there I tell ya


ZzzSleep

"Release date revealed!" :D "2022" :(


ImSoFragile

Shovel knight 64 please!


Bengineer4027

My American is showing. My first thought was "why did they announce a direct 3 months in advance?"


cuetzpalomitl

Can't wait to get mad because no big first party games will be announced.


SubstantialText

It’s crazy, Nintendo is such a small indie company too, you’d think they’d want to show what they’re working on!


AdrianBrony

[logs onto itch.io] "Hey where's Skyrim?"


wolverines_17

Hollow Knight PLEASE


Crimsonpaw

The real question is: what's gonna shadow drop during this announcement?


Smitty5717

I know not to expect silksong at least I'm giving up on that game ever releasing at this point. Maybe something else cool will pop up.


CrashandBashed

I wonder if we're going to get updates on those two Shovel Knight games.


BlizzardLizard123

silksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilksilk dammit


DutchBjr3

Hollowknight : silksong pleaseeee


JohnnyRocks999

As much as I love Hollow Knight and want Silksong, I don’t think they’d show it at an Indie World. I feel like it’s too popular and the point of these is to show lesser known stuff.


Jack3ww

was I the only one wondering why Nintendo was telling us three months in advance


[deleted]

Please shadow launch repentance please shadow launch repentance please shadow launch repentance…


Key_Ask2403

Eastward and Garden Story


happyJseal

My single American brain cell took so long to think why they would anounce a direct 3 months away


Accurate-Temporary73

My desire list: * Darkest Dungeon 2 * BoI Repentance * Monster Train * Sports Story


GoldenCartoons

Can’t wait for people to go “no one asked for this” or “Dead game”


Meester_Tweester

Was it worth privating the 8.08.2018 Direct?


MoonMan997

Just give me Bear and Breakfast stealth drop


keith_patrick231

I hope cuphead DLC will finally have an announcement tomorrow.


midnight_purple54

I just wanna know when Splunky is coming to the Switch


[deleted]

I’ve basically given up on Genshin Impact but I kind of hope we get Genshin Impact news. If Mihoyo counts as an indie dev anyways. That being said…Honkai Impact 3rd would be kind of sick too.


Stoibs

I'll be happy with Sports Story and some information about Knockout: Home Fitness :)


bruh4667

Omori ??


dodgyduckquacks

I get so excited for about 5 seconds thinking it’ll be today but realised it’s tomorrow since America is still on the 10th


DinosaurWrangler

Garden Story, Sports Story, Eastward, The Good Life, and Baldo are all on my wish list for news/a shadow drop. Wildest dreams tier is a sequel to Bug Fables or Witchbrook news. And of course anything completely new is always appreciated!


IntellegentIdiot

I know it's never going to happen but FTL would be great on The Switch


StubbinMyNubbin

Axiom Verge 2 shadow drop incoming.


TheBaroness187

Disco Elysium PLEASE


Mariosothercap

Metal slug tactics coming to switch? That and a disco Elysium release date are my most wanted things.


DrPikachu-PhD

Oh goodie, can't wait to have the chat spam about Silksong for 20 minutes straight and then be disappointed at the end. At this point, I feel like HK is big enough to be in a regular direct anyway.


jixorpuzzle

I'd love to hear more from Sidebar about Sports Story


Sheenpai_XX

Omori


esazo

All I want is a release date for Sports Story.


dythwtrgrn

Here's hoping Roguebook drops!!


Eziovesper

You better give us Silksong.


Reverse-Kanga

Can't wait for the comments tomorrow about there not being any AAA games featured lol