Was Silksong Worth the Wait? - NVC 779

Nintendo Voice Chat

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Technology, Video Games, Leisure

4.6 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2025

⏱️ 108 minutes

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Summary

Hollow Knight Silksong has been in the wild for a couple weeks now, and it’s finally time to answer the question: was it worth the wait? This week, join Logan Plant, Rebekah Valentine, Brian Altano, and IGN’s Silksong reviewer Tom Marks as they dive deep into the metroidvania sequel. But we’re far from done after that – stick around for discussion surrounding Nintendo’s recent pricing announcements from last week’s Nintendo Directs, more thoughts on announcements like Pokemon Pokopia and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, our review of Donkey Kong Bananza’s DK Island and Emerald Rush DLC, and a lot more. 00:00:00 - Intro & IGN Fan Fest Returns! 00:03:14 - Was Silksong Worth the Wait? 00:29:31- It’s Expensive Being a Nintendo Fan in 2025 00:57:50 - DK Island and Emerald Rush DLC 01:09:14 - Reb’s take on Pokemon Pokopia 01:13:12 - Yoshi and the Mysterious Book 01:16:23 - A Theory on Metroid Prime 4 01:35:04 - Dragon Quest VII Reimagined 01:37:41 - Is The Switch 2 off to a good start? 01:46:21 - Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This week on Nintendo Voice Chat, we've got a ton to get to, including impressions of Hollow Night Silk Song from our reviewer, Tom Marks, who has finished the game.
0:08.7	We dive more into last week's Nintendo Direct, including some really expensive pricing announcements from Nintendo, and we ask the question, is Switch 2 off to a good start.
0:26.7	You've switched to Nintendo voice chat. It's IGN's all
0:28.6	Nintendo podcast for the week of Thursday. September 18th,
0:31.6	2025. I'm your host, Logan Plant, joined
0:34.5	this week by Tom Marks. Hello. Rebecca Valentine.
0:38.9	Assisted by my cat Robo, if you're watching the video.
0:42.3	And Brian Altano.
0:43.6	I've known you for so many years.
0:44.8	I didn't know you.
0:45.4	Your cat's name was Robo.
0:46.5	That's amazing.
0:47.3	Her sister's name is Luca.
0:49.7	Okay.
0:50.2	Awesome.
0:50.7	My favorite Pixar movie.
0:53.0	Is it?
0:53.4	Is that your number one?
0:54.5	Yeah. It favorite Pixar movie. Is it? Is that your number one? Yeah, it's very Italian.
0:55.9	Yeah, it's a great movie.
0:57.1	They're chrono trigger names, Brian.
1:00.2	Oh my God, it's a video game podcast.
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