All it needs to do is show some more gameplay, maybe a few new abilities or bosses, and finally give fans a release date to look forward to, and hopefully one that's close.

Thankfully, Hollow Knight: Silksong doesn't need to do too much to outdo Dead Island 2's re-reveal trailer. That being said, Hollow Knight: Silksong can only hold fans' interest for so long, and it's about time for another trailer. Fans also want Silksong to be as high-quality as possible, and they're more than willing to wait just so long as it releases in a good state. While the game has been in development for quite a few years now, it's more than understandable, with Team Cherry being an incredibly small Indie studio. Hollow Knight: Silksong is in a much better position.

And though it would end up getting delayed by a few months, having a release date finally attached to Dead Island 2 did help to make the game feel like a real product again. But one saving grace of Dead Island 2's trailer was its final title-card, which announced a February 2023 release date.

setting was confirmed yet again, and the series' zombie-carving roots seemed intact, Dead Island 2's announcement trailer didn't actually show any gameplay, and it did little to convince skeptical gamers that it was a project finally worthy of releasing. Despite being three minutes long, Dead Island 2's re-reveal trailer shows very little of what the game would actually look like. To top it off, Dead Island 2's 2022 re-reveal trailer wasn't all that exciting in itself. And for those in the know, Dead Island 2 seemed like a project that was doomed to fail, with it being a culmination of several studios' work, mish-mashed together over the course of almost a decade. At that point, it had been eight years since Dead Island 2 was first announced, and most had completely forgotten that the game was even still in development. When Dead Island 2 finally reared its head again at Gamescom's showcase last year, fan reception was pretty mixed. And finally, in 2019, development on Dead Island 2 changed hands once more, this time to Dambuster Studios, who saw it through to completion. Just a year later, Yager was dropped from Dead Island 2's development, and Sumo Digital was eventually announced as the game's new developer in 2016. Announced in 2014, Dead Island 2 was originally being developed Yager after original Dead Island developer Techland decided to jump ship and start work on the first Dying Light game for Warner Bros. RELATED: A Hollow Knight: Silksong Shadow-Drop Could Kill Two Birds with One Stone Hollow Knight: Silksong's Next Trailer Can Easily Outdo Dead Island 2ĭead Island 2 has one of the most infamous development journeys in gaming history. While Hollow Knight: Silksong and Dead Island 2 aren't quite on the same level in terms of development journeys, with Silksong only being announced in 2019, it's still become an infamously long-awaited title, and its next reveal could easily end up outdoing even Dead Island 2's comeback announcement. Starting development as just a DLC expansion, Hollow Knight: Silksong quickly expanded its scope during development, and is now launching as a fully-fledged sequel to the incredibly successful 2017 Indie hit, Hollow Knight. For many fans, Dead Island 2 hasn't exactly been worth the wait, but when it comes to Hollow Knight: Silksong, that likely won't be the case. Technically announced all the way back in 2014, Dead Island 2 has been in various states of development for almost a decade, and now it's actually out, allowing the masses to play it, and for the most part people think it's fine.

Against all odds, Dead Island 2 has been one of those lucky few. There are very few games that enter development limbo and actually manage to come out.

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