Same here.

Never played the first one, was thinking about buying it soon. This one looks fantastic!

Do I need to have played Hollow Knight before Silksong?

I'll buy it day one and I'll buy it again once it gets a physical release. God, I've been waiting for this so much...

Funny that the trailer doesn't mention the year, lol.
But yeah, should be a major contender for the GOTY indie/smaller game nominee spot.

Hey, I'm making progress!

Most recently, I defeated

Dunno, but you should play Hollow Knight.

It's not required but the player character is a major character in HK and I'm sure Silksong will reference HK a lot so enjoyment of it will be enhanced playing that first. In general it's a fantastic metroidvania so should be played anyway if you're into those kind of games at all.

Sick! That's one though boss ^^

This is the boss that made it all click for me. At first, it seemed impossible to beat then you learn the patterns how to dodge attacks and when it's safe to hit the boss, you get into a rhythm. Then there's two of them!!! You're back to thinking this is crazy but you apply your knowledge and you get back into your rhythm until you're dancing around their attacks and feel so damn good.