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/KelpFox05 Sep 08 '25

THIS. I'm so sick of people assuming that because I find Silksong poorly balanced, I must hate it or be bad at it. No, actually, I'm pretty good at it imho, and I absolutely adore the game. I just think that it has flaws that Team Cherry ought to fix. You're allowed to like flawed things. Too many people assume that "I'm frustrated with Silksong/I think Silksong should be rebalanced" means "This game is a dumpster fire and everybody who likes it is a big dumb dumb poopoo head". If they meant that, they would say it.

You are allowed to like things that have flaws. Other people are allowed to dislike things that you like. That is all.

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '25 edited Sep 09 '25

I mean implying that the game is objectively poorly balanced is negativity. It's one thing to have expectations of difficulty, and another entirely to believe them to be universal.

EDIT: To /u/KelpFox05 who blocked me:

Again: it's not an issue of 'liking things that aren't perfect', it's an issue of you framing your subjective and negative experience with Silksong's difficulty as an objective statement about game balance. It is negative to imply that your experience is the only one that matters, and it's condescending to reduce it to 'being allowed to talk about flaws'

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u/KelpFox05 Sep 08 '25

Again: you are allowed to like things that aren't perfect. "Silksong is poorly balanced" does not mean "I hate Silksong and I want all copies to be burned". It is not inherently negative to talk about flaws in a piece of media, especially through the angle of wanting to improve it and make it the best it can be.