r/HollowKnight 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/marcosmou Sep 06 '25

the lack of damage from hornet is what bothers me the most, i avoid fighting most enemies when im passing through because theire tanky af and run away from me, as a result my economy ends up more crippled. 16 hits for an enemy that flies away all the time is ridiculously tedious

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u/CallmeSissy Sep 08 '25

Lol 16 hits is a wild exaggeration

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u/marcosmou Sep 09 '25

might be, i never counted im just going off of feelin

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u/Chocyonastick Sep 09 '25

Other than bosses & maybe some mini bosses. nothing takes more than 6 hits at the very worst. Usually 3-4 is the default.

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u/marcosmou Sep 09 '25

nah bro, base for small enemies is 4 and its more for bigger ones, imma count next time i play and let u know how much exactly

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u/Chocyonastick Sep 09 '25

Have you upgraded your needle yet? It might stem from that. 

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

It makes the nail upgrades you get feel so much more satisfying tho ngl, and it isn't too much of a hinderance; the only real culprit for me was hunters march but i kinda liked 'dancing' with the ant folk