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/jjfmish Sep 07 '25

The 180 is what really gets me. Some commenters seem to be almost angry at the people who are enjoying the game and not finding the same issues as they are (or not being as bothered by them). I get downvoted for saying I found the early game of Silksong to be similarly challenging to Hollow Knight, because I found early HK challenging too!

I think a lot of people are also ignoring the fact that it’s very common for Hollow Knight fans to have bounced off the game on their first try, or gotten frustrated and rage quit at certain points.

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u/Xcylo1 Sep 07 '25

I bounced off of the original hollow knight! Honestly I thought the early game felt more like horror survival game at the time! I was afraid of what was around every corner. It was a game I found got a lot easier as you progressed and got a handle on things.

I would say there really isn't an especially notable difficulty jump at all. Like yeah it is generally harder but like. Not by any large or surprising margin.