That's it, I'm diagnosing some Hollow Knight: Silksong fans with Silkholm Syndrome. Symptoms include reminiscing about the six-year wait for Team Cherry to release the Metroidvania adventure, imagining that the dark little game still isn't out yet, and imposing masochistic limitations on how and when it can be played.
I have witnessed this grave phenomenon plague the r/silksong Reddit. It seems that, after spending so many nights that bled into days, that faded into more nights distinguished only by what pixel on an Xbox showcase trailer they'd happened to have been analyzing at the time, the most ardent Silksong believers aren't ready to let go. There's a thrill to every never-ending wait: feeling how much you want something.
