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why i HATE Hollow Knight： Silksong - VERY disappointing

2025-09-04 · 8 min

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    Today I'm playing the brand new Hollow

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    Knight: Silksong, and in this review I am

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    quite negative about the game, mainly

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    because I've had this game on my wishlist

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    ever since 2019 and it's so far kind of

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    disappointed me, and here's why.

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    So the game basically goes like this:

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    slowly walk through samey labyrinthy

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    hallways, kill a few copy-pasted trash

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    mobs that take a couple hits and then you

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    get knocked back each time, constantly hit

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    dead end after dead end and backtrack

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    through the same areas.

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    It has all of the exact same mechanics as

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    the first game.

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    The same Geo, now called shards.

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    The same focus to restore HP, now called

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    silk.

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    The same movement, the same nail, the same

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    charm system, the same map system, the

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    same loss of currency on death, the same

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    hub world.

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    It all gets rather boring and tedious.

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    Also, the game has a scaling problem.

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    Even at 4K res, textures and especially

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    text look so blurry.

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    Don't buy into the hype.

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    I would only recommend this if you are a

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    huge superfan of Hollow Knight and just

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    want more of the exact same, except

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    half-assed and less polished.

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    Absolute rubbish.

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    I played Hollow Knight for the first time,

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    first time.

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    I played Hollow Knight for the first time

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    just half a year ago, so the first

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    impression for comparison is fresh in my

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    head.

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    Silksong is definitely impressive

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    artistically so far, especially loving the

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    new soundtrack, but some gameplay design

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    decisions are questionable to say the

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    least.

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    OG Hollow Knight did not feel scuffed this

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    quickly after starting the playthrough.

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    Has the new pogo mechanic been playtested

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    by like one QA using a keyboard when it

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    comes to platforming?

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    How was this greenlit in its current form?

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    Also, why bother showing that I have 5 HP

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    if anything that can actually hit me does

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    2 HP per hit?

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    Also, I love the new— also,

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    the new healing mechanic.

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    Is rubbish.

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    Why can't I consume less silk to heal

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    less?

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    Why 3 or nothing?

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    And not only is the compass still not a

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    permanent upgrade-style key item, but now

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    it can't be equipped at the same time as

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    other exploration charms.

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    Devs identified a problem and made it

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    worse instead of fixing it.

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    Also, currency loss on death plus runback

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    is so lame.

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    Theft of time and completely artificial

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    difficulty.

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    No matter how many acclaimed games do it,

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    It's still really annoying and it's a time

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    waste mechanic.

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    Maybe I'll change my mind as I play more.

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    Time will tell.

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    Silk Song is like a sequel to your

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    favorite show where all the characters are

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    racist— I mean recast— and the plotline

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    feels like cheap rehash.

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    Hornet is the worst protagonist ever.

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    She's no Knight.

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    Sorry, but there's just something about

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    her combat style that feels less

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    satisfying.

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    The dodge mechanics are finicky, and the

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    weapon upgrades feel uninspired.

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    I was hoping for a new, refined

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    experience, but it's like they copy-pasted

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    everything from the original game, slapped

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    a new coat of paint on it.

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    And that's not even the worst part.

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    The world design, which was the beating

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    heart of the first game, feels bland,

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    boring, and uninspired.

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    The areas lack the charm of the original

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    Hollow Knight locations.

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    It's like they were trying too hard to

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    recapture that magic, but instead, They've

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    given us a generic version of it with all

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    the soul stripped away.

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    Let's not even talk about the performance

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    issues.

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    Frame drops in Metroidvania?

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    Really?

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    This is 2025, not 1999.

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    How this game runs like trash on a

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    9950X3D+ 5090 with a 128GB DDR5 RAM is

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    mind-boggling considering it's

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    2-dimensional.

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    I get it, they're trying to do something

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    new, but Silksong just feels like a

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    shallow imitation.

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    Don't get me wrong, I really wanted to

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    love this game, but it's a tough pill to

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    swallow when a sequel feels like a cash

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    grab.

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    If you want the real Hollow Knight

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    experience, just replay the first game.

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    Skip this one.

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    Maybe we can get the real Silksong

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    someday.

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    My rating, 2 out of 10 for the art

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    direction, I guess it's pretty good.

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    Definitely would not recommend.

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    Go play a better game.

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    I played Hollow Knight for the first time,

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    first time.

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    I played Hollow Knight for the first time

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    just half a year ago, so the first

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    impression for comparison is fresh in my

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    head.

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    Silksong is definitely impressive

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    artistically so far, especially loving the

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    new soundtrack, but some gameplay design

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    decisions are questionable to say the

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    least.

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    OG Hollow Knight did not feel scuffed this

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    quickly after starting the playthrough.

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    Has the new pogo mechanic been playtested

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    by like one QA using a keyboard when it

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    comes to platforming?

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    How was this greenlit in its current form?

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    Also, why bother showing that I have 5 HP

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    if anything that can actually hit me does

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    2 HP per hit.

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    Also, I love the new— also,

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    the new healing mechanic is rubbish.

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    Why can't I consume less silk to heal

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    less?

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    Why 3 or nothing?

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    And not only is the compass still not

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    permanent upgrade style key item, but now

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    it can't be equipped at the same time as

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    other exploration charms.

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    Devs identified a problem and made it

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    worse instead of fixing it.

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    Also, currency loss on death plus runback

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    is So lame.

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    Theft of time and completely artificial

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    difficulty.

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    No matter how many acclaimed games do it,

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    it's still really annoying and it's a time

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    waste mechanic.

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    Maybe I'll change my mind as I play more.

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    Time will tell.

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    Silksong is like a sequel to your favorite

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    show where all the characters are racist—

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    I mean recast— and the plotline feels like

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    cheap rehash.

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    Hornet is the worst protagonist ever.

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    She's no Knight.

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    Sorry, but there's just something about

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    her combat style that feels less

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    satisfying.

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    The dodge mechanics are finicky, and the

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    weapon upgrades feel uninspired.

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    I was hoping for a new, refined

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    experience, but it's like they copy-pasted

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    everything from the original game, slapped

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    a new coat of paint on it.

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    And that's not even the worst part.

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    The world design, which was the beating

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    heart of the first game, feels bland,

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    boring, and uninspired.

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    The areas lack the charm of the original

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    Hollow Knight locations.

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    It's like they were trying too hard to

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    recapture that magic, but instead, they've

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    given us a generic version of it with all

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    the soul stripped away.

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    Let's not even talk about the performance

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    issues.

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    Frame drops in Metroidvania?

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    Really?

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    This is 2025, not 1999.

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    How this game runs like trash on a

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    9950X3D+5090 with a 128GB DDR5 RAM is

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    mind-boggling

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    considering it's 2-dimensional.

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    I get it, they're trying to do something

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    new, but Silksong just feels like a

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    shallow imitation.

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    Don't get me wrong, I really wanted to

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    love this game, but it's a tough pill to

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    swallow when a sequel feels like a cash

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    grab.

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    If you want the real Hollow Knight

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    experience, just replay the first game,

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    skip this one.

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    Maybe we can get the real Silksong

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    someday.

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    My rating, 2 out of 10.

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    For the art direction, I guess it's pretty

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    good.

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    Definitely would not recommend.

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    Go play a better game.

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