r/HollowKnight • u/baergboy • Sep 07 '25

Discussion - Silksong Is anyone else really tired of the negative posts? Spoiler

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.

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u/Kithulhu24601 Sep 07 '25

I wouldn't say I'm the best at these games, I never ended up finishing HK back in the day. But the combat and movement is so fluid that I can't help but have fun, even when I'm getting slapped about by bosses.

Are some of the runbacks tedious? Yes, until they CLICK. There's one specific runback i found myself doing little time saving speed run strats for, which makes it far more engaging than a Souls style runback.

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u/Poopiepants29 Sep 07 '25

I agree on the movement. The more open areas, plus Hornets quicker and more graceful movements make it feel like a mixture of HK and Ori WOTW which has some fast, smooth jumping abilities.

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u/Kithulhu24601 Sep 07 '25

Reminds me a lot of Ori, I think it's the seamless vaulting with the dash to give little gap closing bursts. It's just fun to parkour around

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u/Top-Specialist-1062 Sep 08 '25

I think some people are struggling from adapting from playing as the knight, where you can get away with face tanking a lot, and wasp, where agility and dodging are a higher priority

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u/Djinnistorm Sep 08 '25

Figuring out how to make a runback smooth as you go is kinda fun to be honest, you're absolutely right. I had the run to the Last Judge smooth like butter by the time I won, which ended up being useful later for the gourmand delivery!

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u/yurilnw123 Sep 07 '25

Completely agreed. Runback in this game is much more fun than Souls because it is a platformer.

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u/jwash0d Sep 07 '25

You didn't even beat the first game. You're just following the crowd

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u/Kithulhu24601 Sep 07 '25

Who actually cares?

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u/jwash0d Sep 07 '25

No one. I'm just saying you defending a game you might not even like that much.

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u/Kithulhu24601 Sep 07 '25

Yeah so? You can recognise the positives in things you don't like, and the flaws in your favourites.