Posted on: October 1, 2025
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An absolute masterpiece.
I first played Hollow Knight back in 2017, and fell in love with that game, although eventually the Radiance proved too intimidating and I dropped it for the next seven years. I knew that Silksong was a thing, but I didn't pay any attention to it or Hollow Knight in general until, which reset my expectations about everything. I think that was for the best with respect to my enjoyment of the game. I love how Hornet moves much faster than the Knight with the ability to run without repeatedly dashing, and the combat felt so fluid and dynamic, especially the boss battles. Yes, they do two masks of damage, but after a while I got used to it, and the bosses' punishing damage curve is made up for by the fact that their attacks follow pretty simple patterns that are easy to figure out once you've died to them a few times, and easy to react to and dodge once you've grasped the correct technique. Healing is easier too, of course, since you can literally do it in midair and don't need to find a place on the ground to stay stable for two whole seconds. No challenge was too frustrating — after deciding to call it a day on one thing, I always came back the next day and finished it within an hour. And after just under 80 hours of play, I completed the game 100% — the first full-length game I've ever stuck out the grind to do so. Not even with the original Hollow Knight did I have the patience to 100%, but Silksong was definitely worth it. I can't wait for whatever DLC Team Cherry is cooking up for this game, and in the meantime I think I'll go back and get my revenge on the Radiance in the original Hollow Knight now that I'm no longer afraid of 2-mask contact damage or enemies that are a bunch of shock and awe to quickly kill you at the beginning the first few times.
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