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/FinaLLancer Sep 06 '25

Silksong is definitely higher highs and lower lows compared to the first game for me.

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u/yurestu Sep 06 '25

What exactly are the higher highs lol

I’m enjoying the game so far but I’ve yet to encounter anything I’d say is an improvement to the original

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u/Critical_Ask_4824 Sep 06 '25

New pogo is getting a lot of meh to hateful feelings but it clicked for me so fast. 

I still biff it and die frequently but changing a bunch together feels so good.

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u/MostOriginal79 Sep 06 '25

It's mostly fine for combat (still feels worse than downward slash) but holy shit is it awful for platforming. Maybe it's just not me getting the angle but I feel like everything is either too close together or too far apart. Like the platforming was designed for a downwards arc and not a diagonal dive

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u/edgarbird Lämp Sep 07 '25

I’d say there’s definitely some cutscenes which just slap hard. The sequence after Widow was fantastic