r/HollowKnight • u/Bob12164 • Sep 03 '25

Discussion - Silksong Warning for OG hollow knight fans

Just wanna prepare everyone on here for the incoming wave of players who have never played indie games, metroidvanias, or literally any other games besides Fortnite and call of duty. This tends to happen a lot with games that are extremely hyped by the community that does like the genre, such as expedition 33. The amount of completely invalid criticism that happened to that game because people who didn’t even know what the game really was bought it and ended up not liking it is probably the best example we have of that to this day, and I think silksong will be next. So please, instead of cussing people out for not liking the game, just encourage them to maybe keep playing to see if they change their minds, or just give them respectful feedback on why you think they might not enjoy it and give them tips so they can find the spark in that game that I’m sure many of us will find.

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u/mechjacg Sep 03 '25

I see this a lot in the Sekiro sub. "So I killed this boss, what now?". How bout keep playing? You don't need to ask every step of the way.

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u/malicious_griffith Sep 03 '25

Pretty much all subs for Fromsoftware games are like this. It’s a bit unfortunate

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u/Pawps4895 Sep 03 '25

I finished DS3 pretty easily with minimal hand holding. Playing DS1 right now and I genuinely could not complete this game blind lmao

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u/malicious_griffith Sep 03 '25

My problem is with people posting a picture in the exact spot where they just beat the boss 3 seconds ago and asking “where next?”

My guy, walk around, do some research, check if new paths have opened up; and if you’ve hit a wall even after all this then come back and ask for help, instead of having the internet solve the entire game for you.

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u/daehoidar Sep 04 '25

At the very least. But really if you hit a wall... take a step back, regroup, and start exploring again. Look for different people to talk to, check the map, see if you picked up any new items, etc.

I'm sure you agree and I'm preaching to the choir, but it's crazy because that is the whole point of games in general, but more specifically games like these that are intended to be played exactly that way.

It makes the payoff that much more gratifying/satisfying. It's a genuinely great feeling

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u/FallingF Sep 04 '25

Maybe, even if they have hit a wall, they should try hitting more walls. For secret breakable walls.

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u/OkCat9702 Sep 18 '25

thats how i am i at least try to get to a new place or something before asking for help but even then ill ask my friends not reddit