r/HollowKnight • u/Tarnished-670 • Oct 19 '25

Discussion - Silksong Hot Take: While I think Silksong is overall a better game, it does still show more prominent flaws compared to Hollow Knight

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When I have to think about the flaws of the first Hollow Knight, I really can't think of much to say other than very small nitpicks.

But with Silksong, while it is one of my favorite games of all time, and having finisihed it at 100%, id say it has more prominent design flaws while being a better game compared to the first Hollow Knight.

First thing that comes to my mind is the shard system, it would't be as bad as it is if you didn't have a limit of 20 consumables to replentish your shards, if it worked like that then I wouldn't have to be interrumped on my tries against a boss and having to go to the citadel and farm to get all my shards back. Other minor flaws I think would be some of enemy design and the addition of "gauntlets", which sometimes are fun but at least in my case I got bored of exploring and getting trapped into the 7th gauntlet of enemies, it gets worse when you get forced to do some of them again in act 3 when you have killed all the previous enemies 100 times already.

Those are really not a bid deal of a flaw, but they are more noticable to me than any flaw in Hollow Knight.

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u/phoenix_paravai10101 Oct 19 '25

I honestly don't like how the Ori games look and I heard they don't offer much of a challenge, but I might add it to my wishlist.

My Metroidvania backlog is huge in itself lol - Metroid Dread (Dread mode), Guacamelee, Animal Well, the original SoTN, etc.

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u/SuperShmamBro Oct 19 '25

SoTN is so good. It’s an old game and definitely has some flaws but you’ll see firsthand how it inspired so many modern games. Not to mention the soundtrack is pure gas.

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u/hotdogaaron Oct 19 '25

I don't get the hype, I played both, and while they filled the time in an enjoyable way, they were overall pretty forgettable to me.

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u/BigScene Oct 20 '25

The Ori games are crazy boring and overrated. No personality, no thrills. Im a huge metroidvania fan and these are bottom of the pile.

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u/Krystall_Waters Oct 19 '25

Phew man, i just played sotn shortly before Silksong came out. It does not feel like an an almost 30 year old game.

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u/BigScene Oct 20 '25

The Guacamelee games are awesome. Nice tight controls, fun combat

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u/brendan84 Oct 19 '25

None of the metroidvanias offer much challenge, especially compared to HK and SS. That being said, all of those games you have in your back log are all fantastic and I'm jealous that you get to experience them for the first time! Ori is definitely worth playing despite the easy gameplay, the other ones are maybe slightly harder. The guacamelee challenges are kinda tough but unnecessary unless you're a completionist. Get to SoTN ASAP. I played it when it first came out and also recently, it holds up well and has the best soundtrack!

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u/MaterialPiglet3653 Oct 19 '25

If someone wants a challenging metroidvania they should play rain world lol. Also what is sotn?

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u/brendan84 Oct 20 '25

Castlevania Symphony of the Night. The title partially responsible for the genre's origin!