From what we saw this week it seems like they changed the art style of the game into a more vibrant, colorful and slightly cartoonish style, instead of the moody and washed out color pallete of the old build.

Just think how long it would take to fully change into this, they probably changed every single asset in the game and that absolutely not an easy task, but I think it looks so much better and if that’s one of the reasons the game took longer than expected then I don’t mind the delay at all.

A beast's nature bear to all

Yep, it's a bear. An actual grizzly bear

Hornet has no chance

Just wanted to compile all the little things, of which there are a lot, from least to most important, that differ from that traumatic Xbox event. These all make me optimistic that this window is serious.

[1] Leth's comments in Janurary this year. He tended to add things that hinted towards a release sooner rather than later, especially when viewing them in retrospect. Saying things like:

- "There are great (and fair) questions in here, but the answers to these will have to wait until later. I can't spill all the details yet."
- Responding to "So the game is just that big huh?" he said "You'll see"
- "I've played the game but can't say much more than that (for now)."
- There is also Ari Gibson himself saying to a fan that it would be "soon" around then, too.

[2] Information (both verified and not) about Silksong shortly before the direct. About a week before the showcase, we had a supposed leaker state that Silksong had an internal deadline given to Xbox slated between April-June, an official article from Xbox mentioning Silksong alongside other games releasing soon, and manual SteamDB changes that include the first copyright change in 6 years as well as a toggle to opt in for Nvidia cloud gaming (which apparently points toward later development).

[3] Responding to a post asking whether Silksong or Crowsworn would release first, Leth, who is managing both games, said there is no doubt Silksong will release first. Crowsworn is slated for 2026 or later.

[4] Leth updated his banner on twitter to new key art of Hornet after the showcase. This can be viewed as a form of marketing, or a precursor to a bigger campaign. Even if it isn't, this is official acknowledgement of Silksong's appearance at the showcase, which includes the publicly displayed release year. Nothing like this happened after the Xbox showcase, with Leth saying afterwards in an interview (and I'm paraphrasing) that he wasn't sure if Team Cherry could make it. Thus I imagine Leth is taking this release window much more seriously, knowing Team Cherry is finally ready to hit the deadline.

[5] The release window was associated directly with Silksong in the showcase as opposed to a blanket statement for all the games. This one is the big one! Having the year alongside the game's title is HUGE! You can't deny it and say it's a general year given to all the other games in the showcase, especially because every other game in the sizzle reel had their own dates.

Hopefully this gives people who are worried some hope. The world needs more of that.

Art is by me, Vllitch

She is a plague doctor that's looking up to the left How come we have never seen this before? Time for mossbag to thrive with this new information