Hollow Knight: Silksong

Team Cherry has done the impossible. In the face of colossal expectation, it has bottled lightning twice. Silksong is a masterpiece, not because it’s bigger and better than what came before, but because it doesn’t lose itself in trying to escape Hollow Knight’s shadow. Its massive scope extends beyond Team Cherry’s initial influences to become a definitive Metroidvania epic that challenges players to rise to the occasion.

Hollow Knight: Silksong is, quite simply, a video game that shouldn’t exist. No publisher on Earth would ever fund the production of a colossal two-dimensional Metroidvania over the span of seven years, and no independent developer could realistically afford to turn such an immense ambition into reality. And yet, Hollow Knight: Silksong does exist, and it exists solely because a group of creators - deeply in love with their own work but above all blessed with extraordinary talent and the resources to make it shine - chose to invest seven years of their lives in the project. There has never been a Metroidvania so vast in content and so profound in its systems, nor one that marries such sheer scale with such painstaking artistry. On one hand, it is an experience of staggering proportions; on the other, it is enriched with the kind of craft and care one usually finds only in artisanal workshops. In the industry, it’s often said that this genre carries a fragment of the medium’s very soul. Playing through Hornet’s adventure is a reminder, plain and simple, of how beautiful it is to experience a video game made with love.

Team Cherry’s sequel delivers a sprawling, exquisitely detailed Metroidvania that hooks you from the first step in Farlum and doesn’t let go—even when it pushes your patience to the limit. With Lore-rich regions, hundreds of secrets, and orchestral soundscapes, Silksong is visually lush, mechanically deep, and brutally fair in its difficulty. The combat demands precision, the platforming challenges surprise you, and the game’s scale can easily consume 100 hours for full completion. While its economic system falters and the early side-quests feel undercooked, by the final act all the pieces click, rewarding the persistent with some of the best moments the genre has ever seen.

There's a reason why Hollow Knight: Silksong is such a highly anticipated and hyped title. And rightly so. While the game is enjoyable, the difficulty level may be too high for some players, and the map can sometimes feel chaotic.

It's not perfect, but it doesn't need to be. The small development team from Australia has done a great job and, after its mega-sales success, has absolutely no reason to worry about its future. And no matter how much we cursed while playing, we know for sure that we'll be sitting in front of the PC again tonight and immersing ourselves in the world of Pharloom once again.

Silksong felt like a potent spirit, distilled from the souls of moths who love to dive into death. Its color and aroma are beautiful and alluring, but it's a hard liquor you can't recommend to just anyone. It would have been impeccable if, on that fine line of taste and temperament, the game had distinguished its audience solely through lucid design rather than frustrating design. As it stands, however, it seems Silksong has fallen short.

Hollow Knight: Silksong is caught in a web of trying to bind two conflicting genres together, with the expectations and norms of each half damaging the other. The beauty of its art design and precise, joyful feel of its movement are inarguable wonders, but the tiring and demotivating nature of its sadistic approach to challenge ripples throughout the entire experience of exploration and combat. It's more of what was good about Hollow Knight, but it failed to avoid some very clear pitfalls in design on its long path to release.

Expansive world to explore with a deep story and one of the prettiest and diverse ambients to see. The combat is smooth and especially bosses feel like a dance more than a fight. Truly a unique experience.

Um jogo muito divertido, que acerta principalmente na construção do mundo. O mapa é muito bem ambientado e incentiva a exploração de forma natural, recompensando a curiosidade do jogador. A narrativa começa muito bem, com um enredo interessante que prende a atenção logo de início. Porém, o ritmo acaba se perdendo um pouco na reta final, que se torna mais arrastada e menos envolvente do que o começo. A gameplay também não tem defeitos, o que resulta em boss fights muito divertidas.

yah........................................good but not goooooooooooooooood

Um lixo em formato de jogo a única coisa que presta é a arte dele. não precisava tirar o pogo do primeiro jogo esse novo é um lixo.

Visually great. Nice music. But the difficult is absurd. Obviously did not finish it, so did not get to see the second half. Had to rage quit halfway through. Such a pity. Boss run backs are absurd. And a person should not have to farm and grind in order to advance in a game.