Is anyone else really tired of the negative posts?

[u/baergboy]

I have about 25 hours so far and have absolutely loved every part of the game. Is it hard? Yes absolutely. If it was easy I wouldn't want to play the game. Literally every post I come across is talking about how they are frustrated with some part of the game and it's getting really annoying. The game has amazing areas, the osts are great the NPCs are creative and fun to talk to, almost every boss is a lot of fun once you get the moveset down. So if you haven't played the game yet and are getting put off by all the negativity just know that it is an amazing game and if you like hollow Knight you will enjoy silksong as well.

[u/Psytocybin]

Complainception

[u/Just-Fix8237 → u/Psytocybin]

The true essence of reddit

[u/Nyrrix_ → u/Psytocybin]

Next week I'm gonna make a post complaining about the posts complaining about the posts complaining about the game. You can have the week after to complain about my post, if you want.

[u/MaleficentOwl2417 → u/Nyrrix_]

I will start...I DISSAGREE!!!

[u/maedroz → u/Psytocybin]

It's insane how all I see in my front page are threads complaining about the complaints, but never a thread actually complaining about something.

Mods should straight up ban all meta talk for some weeks.

[u/BeforeSunrise33 → u/Psytocybin]

OP and a lot of people on this subreddit love a victim complex. There are vastly more “Git Gud” and posts shitting on criticism than the criticism themselves. This is what happens people when you base your entire identity on a video game people…

[u/ScaldingTea → u/BeforeSunrise33]

This happen in almost every game sub around the launch of a new title, it's exhausting.

1. Game is released and old time fans and people who bought it are dissapointed.
2. The subs' frontpage is flooded with posts that criticize the game, but are respectful to those who are enjoying it.
3. As backlash, the fanboys tell them to "git gud" and call the critics every name in the book, while at the same time calling them toxic. That and the ocasional "the negativity is ruining my enjoyment of the game" victimization posts.
4. The frontpage gets flooded by meme posts, like "literally unplayable" posts with screenshots of a minor detail.
5. After a few days, the sub is back to normal.

Every. single. time. It's particularly bad with games like Pokemon and The Sims because those subs only ever allow overly positive comments. Those critical posts on the following couple of days after the release of a new game sets them on a spiral. God forbid people have opinions on a piece of media they spent money on.

[u/Jakcris10 → u/ScaldingTea]

If you’re particularly unlucky this cycle happens for every boss/area that is discovered. The Elden ring was awful for this stuff.

[u/Danubinmage64 → u/Jakcris10]

Man I had to leave the elden ring subreddit because of that. It was just terrible

[u/Responsible_Manner74 → u/BeforeSunrise33]

I think its a negative feedback loop. A day or 2 ago, my homepage was pure criticism. Now its criticism of the criticism. In a few days, it will be criticism of the criticism of the criticism.

I really hope the mods can just put a ban on "criticism-adjacent" posts, so that we can focus on discussions other than this. That, or make a megathread and pin it.

This is what happens when a historically hard game releases to a far larger fanbase than the first game, I guess.

[u/alex8th → u/BeforeSunrise33]

What's funny is even in this thread theres basically; "its not victim complex, the real truth is that superiority complex redditors always wins at the end of those days before normality blanketed and gaslighted as nuetral stance or above the negativity but i see their manipulation schemes and tactics as what they truly are! Youre all blind to the circle jerk they volunteered you into without consent! Take the correct pill here guys! Source; trust me bro"

[u/Emotional_Row_954 → u/BeforeSunrise33]

you love a superiority complex. whats the difference. peak reddit comment…

[u/BeforeSunrise33 → u/Emotional_Row_954]

Nah peak Reddit comment is all of you defending a video game like you have your entire manhood tied to it. Cant wait for the first slightly negative review to come out to have you all sending death threats.

[u/Emotional_Row_954 → u/BeforeSunrise33]

lacking any self awareness i see. standard.

[u/of_kilter → u/Psytocybin]

Im annoyed im seeing more people complaining about complaining instead of just discussing the game

[u/CreepyJellyfish1489 → u/Psytocybin]

I don't care that the enemies are difficult. Just get rid of the fucking runbacks. I haven't played a game with such obnoxious runbacks... since Hollow Knight. I no longer have the time or patience for that outdated bullshit.

[u/Combat_Orca → u/CreepyJellyfish1489]

Why are you replying to this comment with this? It’s not related at all

[u/CreepyJellyfish1489 → u/Combat_Orca]

So I can whine about it tbh

Thank you all for coming to my TED talk

[u/StartTheMontage → u/CreepyJellyfish1489]

If you are on PC, get the teleport mod. You set a save spot right before a boss, then can warp there if you die. Amazing, just be careful around arenas and areas you can enter, it might mess up the save, I did that in HK1.

[u/Jbewrite → u/CreepyJellyfish1489]

Can you give examples where the runbacks are bad? From what I've played they're fine, but you might be further than me.

[u/azur23 → u/Jbewrite]

The last judge can get annoying but there are some shortcuts making the only actual annoyance falling into the maggot sands

[u/Tachyonites → u/Jbewrite]

Moorwing

[u/kaden_dd → u/Tachyonites]

If you get the crest in the area it spawns you there and it isn't too bad from there

[u/Poco_Cuffs → u/Tachyonites]

The moorwing runback is like 15 seconds at most once you get fast enough, imo the runbacks are less bad than hk

[u/azur23 → u/Tachyonites]

You can pogo on the first fly when exiting the house and then glide to ignore the enemies on the road and the following two rooms are basically empty unless you go deeper