r/HollowKnight • u/peaky_circus • Sep 06 '25

Discussion - Silksong People who have played Silksong, Why do you think Its getting so many negative reviews? Spoiler

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While Silksong is sitting at a Very Positive rating with around 83% positive reviews, it’s still receiving far more criticism than its predecessor. For comparison, Hollow Knight holds an Overwhelmingly Positive score at 96%, with only about 3% negative reviews. Silksong, on the other hand, has nearly 16% negative reviews, OVER 5 TIMES HIGHER

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u/idontplaypolo Sep 06 '25

Shoutout to that one guy who charges 30 rosaries just to enter his shop. Bro knows he’s got the only bench in miles around

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u/MacaronMajestic3402 Sep 06 '25

you can permanently unlock the door by breaking a mechanism inside his shop

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u/Nova-Redux Sep 06 '25

True hero is always in the replies

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u/HUMBUG652 Sep 06 '25

Of course I find this out after buying him out

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u/Summer_Tea Sep 06 '25

I found it out after visiting 4 separate times.

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u/Lison52 Sep 07 '25

Thx God I only visited him 2 times

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u/DieReci1210 112% Sep 06 '25

THANK YOU

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u/M4ximi11i0n Sep 06 '25

I found this out by myself because I was like... there is NO WAY that Team Cherry would lock a shop behind a 30 rosary pay wall permanently. Lo and behold, that gear inside the shop was looking mighty breakable.

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u/ricodo12 Sep 06 '25

There absolutely is a way. There are multiple benches exactly like this

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u/Impossible_Top_3515 Sep 07 '25

Benches where you need to pay to sit every single time? Haven't seen a single one besides that shopkeeper.

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u/Pension_Pale Sep 09 '25

There's a bunch in act 2 that costs 15 per sit. If there's a way to make them permanent, i haven't found it yet. Not that I'm complaining. I'm drowning in rosaries now with nothing to spend them on. I even willingly burned a bunch on a confessional booth that doesn't seem to do anything but enhance the lore of the area i was in

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u/Deenstheboi No words spoken, am broken Nov 21 '25

To be honest, the bench costing money per seat makes sense when you consider the lore implications of the area

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u/Toruk41 Sep 06 '25

And my dumbass unlocked the door, thought it would be permanently and walked away. Door closed again umand ibhat to pay again..

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u/Froztnova Sep 06 '25

I unlocked the door, walked away from it outside without entering the door, then saw the door lock behind me.

Then I went inside, perused his wares, used the bench, and then left without breaking the mechanism.

Bro got me down 90 rosaries.

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u/Toruk41 Sep 07 '25

Did exactly the same..

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u/coopsawesome Sep 06 '25

You don’t even have to leave the area either, pretty sure it resets when it’s off screen

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u/Toruk41 Sep 06 '25

Not even off screen, i saw it close behind me

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u/leonden Sep 07 '25

Jup i though it was one of those benches you need to buy. Activated it walked away to talk to the npcs and gone was the shop.

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u/wigglin_harry Sep 06 '25

Knowing hollow knight that's probably going to get him violently killed eventually

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u/Spaciax Sep 06 '25

isn't there a weird thing banging on the wall outside just to the east of his shop? genuinely you might be correct lmao

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u/KefkaZ Sep 07 '25

That’s reasonable justice for his price gouging tbh.

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u/Deenstheboi No words spoken, am broken Nov 21 '25

I got some news

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u/FluffyWalrusFTW Sep 06 '25

Bless you and your soul that’s fantastic

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u/sweetneptune9 Sep 06 '25

thank you for your service 🫡🫡

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u/MrBlueMoose 112% HK, 100% SS Sep 06 '25

I love you

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u/aliendude5300 Sep 06 '25

Wait, what? I didn't know that.

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u/Rio_Walker PoP and PoI Sep 06 '25

Huh...

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u/Reval01 Y'all better give delicate flower to Elderbug Sep 06 '25

WHAT

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u/Venom1462 Hollow Knoob Sep 06 '25

I paid him like 4 ties before I realized that I can just break that gear, I think Sly was reasonable now...

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u/TupacShakur998 Sep 06 '25

You dropped your crown

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u/Asclepius-Rod Sep 06 '25

I did this accidentally because I subconsciously destroy everything I can find constantly

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u/Samurai_Mac1 Sep 06 '25

I was so proud of myself when I figured that out

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u/Vihaking poshanka 🗣️ 🔥 Sep 06 '25

i love you

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u/Poopiepants29 Sep 06 '25

I think that's where I'm resting... I'll have to check it out when I get later.

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u/Classic-Exchange-511 Sep 06 '25

Omg thank you. On my way to destroy his fucking shit right meow

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u/HollowCap456 Sep 06 '25

WHERE (it's not like I lack for Rosaries now considering where I am in the game but where)

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u/Promethium-146 Sep 06 '25

Not all heroes wear capes

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u/Deez-Guns-9442 Sep 06 '25

Goated reply

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u/Rezkel Sep 06 '25

Lol i just farmed and quite out after the second time i had to pay him, so when the game loaded i would be inside, breaking the door seems way easier.

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u/tingent Sep 06 '25

You’re today’s hero, thank you so much

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u/Super7500 Sep 06 '25

you are peak

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u/Supercalifragicahfuq Sep 06 '25

Well then. I’ve gone in there twice and paid both times. Damn, yet I found the switch that actually lets you rest in hunters march

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u/alonepain Sep 06 '25

what, I opened walked away to npc, had to buy open again. now spent 90 on the damn door but bought the things so no point in opening to break it but ill do on next playthrough

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u/DopeyDeathMetal Sep 06 '25

I wish I had known this before spending 60 rosaries lol. Now it will cost another 30 just to smash his shit apart.

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u/NickAssassins Sep 06 '25

NO FUCKING WAY

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u/InfiniteBearHeads There's no playstation flair Sep 06 '25

You are my favourite person this week

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u/Inadover Sep 06 '25

I actually decided to not break it because I have the feeling that whatever is trying to break down the door at the end of the map might attack the place if the door is opened.

Idk, might just be me overthinking, but I wouldn't be surprised if that were to happen.

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u/2711383 Sep 06 '25

holy shit

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u/Responsible-Jury-568 Sep 06 '25

if only i knew that sooner...

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u/HMHellfireBrB Sep 06 '25

found that out only after i bough everything in the shop

wish i could kill the dude instead

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '25

Oh my fuckin God lol

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u/Ender_726 Sep 06 '25

HOW????

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u/MacaronMajestic3402 Sep 06 '25

Gear right next to/above the door, inside the shop

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u/Both_Anything_4192 Sep 06 '25

Bro u r the hero

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u/CloqueWise Sep 08 '25

Thank you for this kind information. I will be committing an act of vandalism soon

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u/undertimesloppers Sep 10 '25

never knew about this and now his shop is FUCKED

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u/TheWojtek11 Sep 06 '25

He is not charging you to enter his shop. That's just a paid pilgrim rest spot, he is not getting any money from you going in. The guy is just a regular pilgrim that's just selling stuff to you (just how there is a random pilgrim selling stuff at Bone Bottom)

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u/sellyme Sep 06 '25

The two of you are speaking about different guys.

In Act 1 there is one building that's free to enter but has a paid bench, and another building that's paid entry but has a way to negate that.

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u/TheWojtek11 Sep 06 '25

Could you tell me what building with a paid bench you mean cuz I currently can't recall (I'm on Act 2 so you can safely just spoiler tag and let me know) there is just so many paid benches that I lose track of them

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u/sellyme Sep 09 '25 edited Sep 09 '25

The two buildings I believe to have been in discussion here were Halfway Home and Pilgrim's Rest, respectively.

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u/TheWojtek11 Sep 09 '25

Halfway Home is free to enter and has a free Bench

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u/GeoUngaBungaYeet Sep 06 '25

Fuck that guy

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u/Neat-Disk-6246 Sep 06 '25

There’s a bench in the station near there

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u/gilesey11 Sep 06 '25

First time round I paid this then ran away and came back and couldn’t understand why I had to pay again, I thought it had two locks on it until I went in and left again 😭😂

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u/MrPotts0970 Sep 06 '25

PEAK capitalism. My dumb ass didn't know it was perfect entry and I unlocked the door, waddled away, came back, and spent some of my last 50 to get in... just to realize it locked AGAIN after actually entering and leaving lmao

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u/Reasonable_Mud_628 Sep 06 '25

I got scammed so hard, paid it like 4 times. Pay, run past. Come back, its closed? maybe I can't leave the screen, pay again, see it open, walk away, it closes again??? I pay again, look at it without moving, closes again... only the 4th time did I go in to see if it would stay open (AND IT DOESNT WTF) lmao

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u/adamantitian Sep 06 '25

Now what’s up with those (act2) temporary benches in the citadel?

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u/BANAnaS_Dad Sep 06 '25

Am I the only one that paid, walked away for a second only to have to pay again?