Hollow Knight: Silksong
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Critic Reviews for Hollow Knight: Silksong
Silksong can be ruthless, but it's hard to pry yourself away from its haunted little world that never seems to end.
Hollow Knight: Silksong is packed full of sharp platforming, enticing exploration, and nail-biting combat that's all unapologetically challenging in just the right way.
Pretty and charmingly mean-spirited, this is a game filled with revelations and genuine personality.
Its boss fights are exhilarating and challenging, its world is a gorgeous marvel to explore, its unpredictable art design is impeccable, and everything else about it looks and sounds stunning. There’s not much more you can ask for from the genre, and Silksong cements itself as a high watermark others will be trying to meet for years to come.
Enemies also feel much more aggressive in general, rising to meet the increased skill ceiling of Hornet's more acrobatic moves.
Musicians know the feeling of a piece that is woven with complexity, which takes longer to learn than most, but brings commensurate satisfaction upon mastery; Silksong is the video game equivalent, sitting ready to be played and adored, but only after appropriate levels of devotion and persistence.
The long awaited arrival of Silksong is over five years in the making and it's even better than we had hoped.
Hollow Knight: Silksong's beauty is beguiling, hiding an interior that's deliberately harsh but endlessly rewarding. Everything feels deliberate, pushing you to learn, improve, and perfect, or simply just explore a little more. And what a world it is to dig into.Somehow, Team Cherry has surpassed my expectations tenfold and delivered a mesmeric blend of balletic combat and movement with persistence, joy, and an incredibly invigorating map at the centre. I've never felt better surmounting the challenges put in front of me, and I'm already raring to do it a second time.
Industry Coverage
New Silksong Community Creation Helps Keep The Compass Always On
The community is already hard at work at several additions.
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Hollow Knight: Silksong Is Being Review Bombed On Steam Over "Rubbish" Chinese Translation
It seems like not every aspect of Silksong is good.
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Despite Early Teething Problems, Silksong Has Become The First Non-Nintendo Game To Top The Switch 2 eShop
Mario Kart, Bananza, Kirby, and now Silksong.
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After Waiting Six Years, Some Hollow Knight: Silksong Players Have Already Beaten It In Less Than A Day
"It's like eating without chewing."
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