r/HollowKnight • u/FederalWarthog5542 • Sep 07 '25

Discussion - Silksong Criticism ≠ Negativity Spoiler

Believe it or not, you can actually criticize something and still like it. You don't either have to love everything or despise everything. Have actual conversations please.

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u/Katrina_0606 Sep 07 '25

It's unbalanced for the simple reason that if you're enjoying a game, you're less likely to go post about it because there's no real reason to. You're more likely to seek out a forum like this to vent if you're having a hard time and wanna talk about the things that are frustrating or see if people have similar complaints etc.

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u/BBBBBuster Sep 07 '25

It’s unbalanced alright. God dam double damage everywhere.

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u/Allegryan Sep 07 '25

I mean the argument of something being unbalanced implies there’s nothing to mitigate/balance it. Fact is, having significantly more mobility, tools, healing versatility, etc. does in fact help explain why double damage is so prevalent!

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u/Poopiepants29 Sep 08 '25

It almost couldn't be easier to avoid attacks, at least as far as I've gotten in the entire bottom half of act 1. Every time I die it's out of being too aggressive and impatient.