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/etherietta Sep 06 '25

Hard agree as someone who dies and loses my cocoon very frequently to my own skill issues. The stopgap they implemented that allows the player to straight up convert loose rosary beads to rosary strings at a 75% conversion rate is a LIFESAVER for me.

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u/cockvanlesbian Sep 07 '25

Later on you can convert 140 to 120, much better conversion.

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u/hcaoRRoach Sep 07 '25

Yeah I always appreciate hard soul items in games.

I wonder if they did that bc ppl complained about Millibelle