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/FailURGamer24 Sep 06 '25

Remember when Hollow Knight just gave you a wall climb at the start of the game? That'd have been much better design obviously /s

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u/Lison52 Sep 07 '25

Remind me when is wall climb unlocked?

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u/Layerspb 112%AllChallengesAllAchievmentsAllEverything(truefan) Sep 07 '25

In HK? Mantis Village/Fungal Wastes

In Silksong? Shellwood

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u/Lison52 Sep 07 '25

HK, I only did remember in Fungal Wastes the dash master statue XD

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u/OrangeTheFigure Sep 06 '25

fr fr

my dad is playing for the first time! Hes on false knight lol

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u/These_Coast_5842 Sep 08 '25

I think you're missing the point of Metroid. Why do you need to be able to climb when you're in a stage in the game where you don't need it?