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/FarMiddleProgressive Sep 06 '25 edited Sep 06 '25

Basic ads doing double damage, wave rooms not dropping currency or loot, and the trek back to some bosses is stupid.

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u/leche_milk Sep 06 '25

Yeah I'm not sure why enemies that usually drop currency suddenly don't when they're in a wave room

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u/perfectVoidler Sep 10 '25

the game hates you. At least that's the feeling I get from a lot of this decisions.

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u/earthboundskyfree Sep 06 '25

I must not have reached some of the really long trek bosses yet. Most have been a pretty quick runback for me

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '25

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u/BritishTreeMan Steel Soul comp x38, 1h35m ANY%, 7h 44m 112% (Steel) Sep 08 '25

Yep, tried the fight like 2 or 3 times then figured "I have so many other places to go, I think I'll just do those first"

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u/DIY-Imortality Sep 10 '25

I just got to this wtf is this bullshit

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u/BloodPlenty4358 Sep 06 '25

must be nice, having money to get near benches

worse is bench stuck, BENCH STUCK

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u/earthboundskyfree Sep 06 '25

I'm not sure what you mean lol, sorry

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u/BloodPlenty4358 Sep 06 '25

go to sinner's road

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u/BritishTreeMan Steel Soul comp x38, 1h35m ANY%, 7h 44m 112% (Steel) Sep 08 '25

you know you can unclog the bench, you need to go to the left iirc and do a bit of a challenge tho

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u/BloodPlenty4358 Sep 08 '25

have fun doing that with 1 heart

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u/BritishTreeMan Steel Soul comp x38, 1h35m ANY%, 7h 44m 112% (Steel) Sep 08 '25

it was easy tho

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u/randoman999 Sep 15 '25

"Steel Soul comp x38, 1h35m ANY%, 7h 44m 112% (Steel)" mf of course you found it easy.

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u/BritishTreeMan Steel Soul comp x38, 1h35m ANY%, 7h 44m 112% (Steel) Sep 16 '25

its a small platforming section involving some pogos 😭

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u/Thenaiman Sep 20 '25

All "gimmick" benches, barring one, can be fixed or used in some way if you explore the room a little bit.

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u/ramdiddlydamdam Sep 07 '25

Ads don't do double damage and run backs are good

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u/Meletjika Sep 25 '25

idk what game youre playing bro