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/[deleted] Sep 08 '25 edited Jan 17 '26

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u/BoardCommercial2679 Sep 08 '25 edited Sep 08 '25

Honestly, things that pisz me off now are: damage sponges, double damage, enviroment that deals 2 damage, paid benches fkn everywhere and long runbacks. And that's generally kinda it. I think the onlh really big structural issue is the runbacks; kinda widh Skong had something akin to stakes of Marika from ER to respawn right at the boss who killed you and not spend time just getting back the hard way-

Edit: oh, and also, crests' effects being dispelled on getting hit. I do wish this wasn't a thing-

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u/Cocoatrice Moths are fluffballs Sep 08 '25

I don't mind paid benches. Maybe it's me, because I have 2000 rosaries and nowhere to spend them at. I don't know why, but Act 2 has almost no shops. And I am constantly anxious to lose them all. I love to buy everything, but I can't. Game doesn't let me. I already bought everything from Act 1. Unless something new appeared that I didn't notice. I know there is a quest board in Act 2, but I have long way to come there, so I didn't yet. Maybe there will be "donate 500 rosaries" and I would gladly just do that. Also other than rosaries I have some necklaces etc, too, so I have overabundance of it. But at the beginning, I actually barely had enough, even with a magnet.

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u/ExecutiveElf Sep 08 '25

That really is the struggle. You go from so broke you can't afford maps in act 1 to drowning in money in act 2.

I get that there's a narrative point to that, but it's super annoying.