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As someone who thoroughly enjoyed Hollow Knight and completed it at 112%, I came into Silksong with high expectations. Somehow, Team Cherry managed to not only meet those expectations but exceed them in nearly every way. I find it genuinely difficult to critique this game because there’s very little, if anything, that I don’t thoroughly enjoy.

Silksong is a challenging game, but it is never unfair. Every death feels earned, every boss fight is a test of skill and focus, and every success is deeply satisfying. Hornet’s movement is faster and more agile than the Knight’s, and that change in pace gives the game a very different rhythm. It feels more aggressive, more fluid, and more immediate. The combat is tight, the platforming is demanding, and everything is tuned to push you just enough to keep you engaged without ever becoming frustrating.

One of the more common complaints I’ve seen is about the runbacks to bosses after dying. Personally, I don’t mind them at all. In fact, I think they serve a purpose. They keep you warmed up and focused, giving you a moment to reset and recalibrate before diving back into the fight. They never felt like wasted time to me. If anything, they helped me perform better once I finally reached the boss again.

If I had to point out a weaker aspect, it would be the story. Compared to Hollow Knight, which had a haunting and mysterious narrative that slowly unraveled as you explored, Silksong feels a bit lighter in that department. It's not that the world isn't interesting or that the lore isn't there, but it didn’t pull me in quite as deeply. That said, the gameplay more than makes up for it. The moment-to-moment experience of playing Silksong is so strong that I never found myself missing the story beats all that much.

The world design is as brilliant as ever. Each area feels distinct, with its own tone, enemies, and secrets. The bosses are consistently memorable, the enemy design is clever, and the overall pacing of the game feels incredibly refined. There’s a confidence in how the game unfolds that shows just how much Team Cherry has grown as developers.

In short, Silksong is a stunning achievement. It takes everything that made Hollow Knight special and builds on it with sharper mechanics, faster movement, and a greater sense of momentum. While the story might not hit quite as hard, the gameplay is stronger in every way. If you loved Hollow Knight, there is no doubt in my mind you’ll love Silksong just as much, if not more.

Final Thoughts:
Silksong is hard, but it is fair. It is fast, fluid, and endlessly satisfying. It respects your time and your skill, and rewards persistence with some of the best gameplay the genre has to offer. I loved every second of it.

Meditative, the cure for competitive shooter burnout

Don’t own it, never have owned it, never played it, why is steam letting me review it?

Really loving this game so far, feels like a spiritual homage to 1/BTS in all the right ways and I'm actually excited to play a game for the first time in forever

Oodles of fun with fantastic combat, fluid movement and some truly beautiful graphics

Not nearly as buggy as people are making it out to be, nothing game breaking and the bugs it does have are few and far between
Looks great but you'll need a 30 series to even hope to play it smoothly

Makes my PC cry when I ram a tugboat through a warehouse

---{Graphics}---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ Paint.exe

---{Gameplay}---
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It‘s just gameplay
☑ Mehh
☐ Starring at walls is better
☐ Just don‘t

---{Audio}---
☐ Eargasm
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ Earrape

---{Audience}---
☐ Kids
☐ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Human
☐ Lizards

---{PC Requirements}---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boiiiiii
☑ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{Difficulity}---
☐ Just press "A"
☑ Easy
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{Grind}---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isnt necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☑ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{Story}---
☐ Story?
☐ Text or Audio floating around
☑ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It‘ll replace your life

---{Game Time}---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☑ To infinity and beyond

---{Price}---
☐ It’s free!
☐ Worth the price
☑ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{Bugs}---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

Fantastic

I see a bright future for VR if we get a few more titles like this