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How Hollow Knight Became Such A Phenomenon

Episode Summary

On this, the day of Silksong's release, it's time to go back to where it all began: Hollow Knight! The Triple Click gang talks about Team Cherry's 2017 action-adventure game, what makes it so special, and how it became a cultural phenomenon. Plus: they revisit Kotaku Splitscreen's 2018 interview with the developers of Hollow Knight.

Episode Notes

On this, the day of Silksong's release, it's time to go back to where it all began: Hollow Knight! The Triple Click gang talks about Team Cherry's 2017 action-adventure game, what makes it so special, and how it became a cultural phenomenon. Plus: they revisit Kotaku Splitscreen's 2018 interview with the developers of Hollow Knight.

One More Thing:

Kirk: Split Fiction

Maddy: Deep Cover (2025)

Jason: The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages

LINKS:

“Hornet” and “City of Tears” by Chris Larkin from the Hollow Knight OST

Kirk’s review of Hollow Knight: https://kotaku.com/hollow-knight-the-kotaku-review-1827367425

A video of someone beating the Absolute Radiance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rg8UBKtt1o

Excerpts from Kirk’s August 2018 Splitscreen interview with Team Cherry

Jason’s 2025 interview with Team Cherry

Folding Ideas on Silkposting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSkbylysplI

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