Silksong Act 1 Impressions, Hell Is Us Review, Borderlands 4 Interview

Silksong Act 1 Impressions, Hell Is Us Review, Borderlands 4 Interview

Author: Game Informer September 12, 2025 Duration: 1:51:56
Hollow Knight: Silksong is finally available, and we've been playing the highly anticipated Metroidvania. In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we dive into our impressions of Silksong's first act (roughly the first eight hours until the Greymoor area) and boss fights. Beforehand, Marcus interviews Gearbox leads Graeme Timmins and Andrew Reiner (big disclaimer: Reiner was formerly EIC of Game Informer) about Borderlands 4, which was released a few days ago. Finally, we round out the show by breaking down our Hell is Us review, a fascinating investigation puzzle game with action elements. Notably, it's not a Soulslike. 

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00:00 - Introduction
03:35 - Borderlands 4 Interview
50:32 - Hollow Knight: Silksong Act 1 Impressions
01:27:17 - Hell is Us Review
01:50:39 - Outro

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