ThePhantomGamer Hollow Knight: Silksong Review

TeamCherry shows us their true potential as game developers. In a world where games all look the same with Unreal Engine 5, Silksong has a unique art style that allows it to stand out. The movement system and combat system have been overhauled, allowing for smooth gameplay and platforming. There are various movesets to unlock that will help the player in the various challenges, allowing for gameplay variety and replayability. Despite the difficulty, the game is not linear, in fact it is possible to return to the boss after having explored enough and unlocked other power-ups or weapons to make the subsequent challenges easier to face. Furthermore, Silksong shows us the potential between VFX and SFX, allowing for unique and satisfying designs during the various boss battles. The map design is an artistic masterpiece, allowing you to orient yourself perfectly even without using the map. The parallax effect is used very well, allowing for a high atmosphere and making you feel how hard TeamCherry worked on it. Combat with enemies on the platform allows for variety of difficulty, making each area as less monotonous as possible and more frenetic. All these technical details make it seem like TeamCherry created the game for themselves, because they wanted to play it too once it was finished, and not just for the money. 10/10