HollowKnight Silksong |OT| 530k on Steam

Started by the-pi-guy, Aug 21, 2025, 02:41 PM

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the-pi-guy

My 1 hour impressions, are that I liked the first one a little more. So I'm really not far with it.  

I'd say a pretty big upgrade in visuals. It feels more vibrant and lively.  

I wouldn't even call these spoilers per se, but I'm going to tag them anyway.  
Spoiler for Hidden:
The first game has a main base, that you can usually reliably get back to.<br><br>So far, the sequel feels more obtuse map wise. The levels are much more complex, and maps of the levels are harder to get.&nbsp;<br><br>

Legend

What a downgrade! Trash, dumpster fire.

BananaKing


Legend

Quote from: BananaKing on Sep 08, 2025, 05:39 AMWhy do you say that?
I was just responding to Pi. I haven't played either game.

the-pi-guy

I have been liking it more as I go.  

I saw r/DarkSouls2 compare Silksong as the Dark Souls 2 of Hollow Knight, and based on how people talk about it, I kind of don't think it's too bad of a comparison.

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I'm not sure that I've seen any long runbacks in Silksong though. 

But a lot of people are definitely complaining about the difficulty. 

Legend

You've been talking about a lot of issues with Dark Souls 2, so I have no idea how bad it actually is.

Hollowknight 1 a 10, Hollowknight 2 an 8? Or is Hollowknight 2 still a 10ish, it's just that the previous was so great?

the-pi-guy

Quote from: Legend on Sep 08, 2025, 09:33 PMOr is Hollowknight 2 still a 10ish, it's just that the previous was so great?
It's more so this in my book.  

I had a real good time with the first game just a few months ago.  


Reviewers are loving Silksong much more though.  

Opencritic

Legend

Quote from: the-Pi-guy on Sep 08, 2025, 09:47 PMIt's more so this in my book. 

I had a real good time with the first game just a few months ago. 


Reviewers are loving Silksong much more though. 

Opencritic
I don't trust reviewers. They have horrible accuracy, doubly so with a hyped game. But it's great you still consider it great.

the-pi-guy

Quote from: Legend on Sep 08, 2025, 10:32 PMI don't trust reviewers. They have horrible accuracy, doubly so with a hyped game. But it's great you still consider it great.
I trust reviewers. I am certain that those 10 people had a 10/10 experience. That doesn't mean anyone else will.  

Legend

Quote from: the-Pi-guy on Yesterday at 01:58 AMI trust reviewers. I am certain that those 10 people had a 10/10 experience. That doesn't mean anyone else will. 
Yeah it's not that any specific reviewer is bad, it's the aggregate of metacritic/opencritic that is bad.


Steam tends to be better imo. 94% of hollowknight reviews in the last 30 days are positive. 91% of silksong are positive. So both incredible games, but it seems others agree with you that the first is the more incredible game.

the-pi-guy

Currently sitting at 94 on OC, 93 on MC

I kind of expect it'll continue to go down just a little.  

Legend

Quote from: the-Pi-guy on Yesterday at 08:39 PMCurrently sitting at 94 on OC, 93 on MC

I kind of expect it'll continue to go down just a little. 
No it has to stay exactly where it is!