{"id":354085,"date":"2025-12-01T06:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T14:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=403072"},"modified":"2025-12-01T07:48:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T15:48:28","slug":"team-cherry-confirms-why-they-designed-the-most-hated-part-of-silksong-they-liked-the-idea-of-creating-a-poisonous-swamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/team-cherry-confirms-why-they-designed-the-most-hated-part-of-silksong-they-liked-the-idea-of-creating-a-poisonous-swamp\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Cherry confirms why they designed the most hated part of Silksong: they liked the idea of creating a poisonous swamp"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Team Cherry has revealed details about Bilewater, a toxic and thorny swamp area in their highly anticipated sequel, Hollow Knight: Silksong. <strong>This new environment not only stands out for its aesthetically intriguing design but also serves as a difficulty barrier between Act 2 and Act 3, making it a final test for players before facing the new challenges ahead<\/strong>. According to developers Ari Gibson and William Pellen, Bilewater represents the toughest challenge of the second act, and its difficulty increases the pressure of the gaming experience by establishing demands that differentiate this area from others in the title.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">They have a bit of Miyazaki inside them<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Gibson emphasized that &#8220;it&#8217;s all part of the name,&#8221; suggesting that the area is designed to be a true test of endurance and skill. <strong>The idea of incorporating a poisonous swamp has been on the developers&#8217; minds for a long time<\/strong>. &#8220;We just love a great swamp,&#8221; declared Pellen, who also highlighted that Bilewater projects &#8220;a different kind of pressure&#8221; by pushing the player in unexpected ways, unlike other environments.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hollow Knight: Silksong - Release Trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6XGeJwsUP9c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The atmosphere of Bilewater is complemented by a melancholic soundtrack that includes a sad piano, a weeping violin, and a ghostly choir, elements that create an immersive and evocative experience. <strong>As Pellen mentions, this musical approach was successful in White Palace, the infamous level of the first game, and aims to generate an emotional connection with the player in this new section of the world<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, the developers have also acknowledged that the release date of Silksong has caused unexpected delays in other indie studios, something they did not anticipate. <strong> &#8220;It&#8217;s unfortunate,&#8221; the team admitted, &#8220;we didn&#8217;t know the date until one or two weeks before&#8221; its announcement, which reflects the tension that can arise in the industry due to such an anticipated release<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Steam\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/3047d89c-96d0-11e6-8546-00163ed833e7\/2505233623\/steam-download.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Steam<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Team Cherry has revealed details about Bilewater, a toxic and thorny swamp area in their highly anticipated sequel, Hollow Knight: Silksong. 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According to the developers, Ari Gibson and William Pellen, Bilewater represents the toughest challenge of the second act, and its difficulty increases the pressure of the gaming experience by setting demands that differentiate [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9318,"featured_media":354090,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[19038,9292,18733,19039,6434,9773,19040,6435,6436,19041,18735],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-354085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","tag-acto-2","tag-acto-3","tag-ari-gibson","tag-bilewater","tag-hollow-knight","tag-hollow-knight-silksong-2","tag-pantano-venenoso","tag-silksong","tag-team-cherry","tag-white-palace","tag-william-pellen","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9318"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=354085"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354085\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":354093,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354085\/revisions\/354093"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/354090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=354085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=354085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=354085"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=354085"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=354085"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=354085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}