The patch is coming, but the community doubts its effectiveness
When a game scheduled for years on the market, the logical thing is that the first weeks are a praise festival. However, Hollow Knight: Silksong He had a more turbulent premiere than anyone who imagined. After debuting with an promising “extremely positive” in Steam, its global evaluation has fallen until it remains in a modest “more positive”.
The collapse does not come anywhere: Players in China conducted a negative review campaign This, today, is still in progress. And although the Australian study Team Cherry He promised solutions, doubts begin despite more than illusion.
Hollow Knight Silksong
The main reason for the storm is in Chinese locationdescribed by many as poor and even incomprehensible in some dialogues. Matthew Griffin himself, head of marketing and communication from Team Cherry, confirmed on social networks that there will be a complete review, but the patience of the players seems to run out.
In addition to the translation, there are also complaints on Excessive difficulty In some initial sections and on controversial design decisions, such as the “Rosario problem” well known. In the forums there are many comments that speak of a less balanced experience than that of their predecessor, something that surprises being a study with the reputation of a perfectionist.
A patch that generates more questions than answers
The first big patch of Silksong It is just around the corner. The update will reduce the hardness of the bosses as Moorwing or Sister SplinterIn addition to regulating the prices of the bells and the rescue of the banks to facilitate the average measures of the adventure. On paper, they are improvements that aim to soften the difficulty curve.
However, the worrying thing is that The Chinese position will not be resolved with this patchDespite being the largest friction point with the community. In practice, this means that the wave of negative criticism could continue, compromising the reputation of a game that aspired to repeat the cult phenomenon of Empty knight.
The inheritance of the knight and the weight of expectations
The problem of Silksong It is not just technical or cultural: it is emotional. The first cable knight became a reference of the Metroidvania genre Thanks to its millimeter design, its unique atmosphere and its demanding but right difficulty. For years, the mouth mouth and the community love the cherry of the team elevated to the category of the study of the cult.
That loyalty, however, became a double -edged sword. Any delay in development and any silence of the study have increased the hype excessively. Silksong was no longer just a sequel: it was the promise to repeat a non -repeatable experience. And when reality has not respected that collective imagination, the disappointment exploited in the form of negative reviews.
Between devotion and frustration
The fun thing is that, outside the criticisms, many players continue to enjoy the proposal. The Calabrone protagonist brings a more agile and vertical combat style, and the world of Pharloom is visually one of the most ambitious scenarios that we have seen in an indie. The essence is still there, but the shadows weigh more than light in the first weeks.
The history of video games is full of similar examples: No men’s sky or Cyberpunk 2077 They went from being beaten to become shots after years of updates. The challenge of Team Cherry will be to demonstrate if he can travel the same path and return to Silksong The crown that seemed insured.
In the end, the big question remains simple: will it be sufficient with specific patches or a more ambitious strategy will it have to straighten the course? Fans, in particular the Chinese, have already clarified him They will not accept less than expected.
