Comment on Hollow Knight: Silksong Will Release for Only $20, Release Times Revealed

• mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  No, the fanbase has lost that right. God forbid anyone says anything about Hollow Knight that isn’t calling it a flawless masterpiece.

  Any criticism of the game gets immediately flooded with downvotes and inundated with thoughtless comments like ‘git gud’.

  And all of this is on top of the constant peer pressure for people to “just buy this masterpiece of a game” no matter what, and if you don’t like it because you don’t care for games that punch your face in a form of toxic masculine dick measuring, that’s your fault for being a weenie and not reading the Steam tags, despite tags being really easy to miss.

  You don’t see this behavior from other indie game fandoms. Nobody in Stardew Valley’s community is going to bash your for not being into farming or life sims.

  So no, the Hollow Knight fanbase don’t get to have their fun in peace, because it’s filled with massive pricks and they insist on pushing every little detail into its own article that gets shoved into everyone’s feed nonstop.

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  • caseofthematts@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I’ve literally experienced none of what you’re saying. Sounds like you need to stop interacting with certain places.

    There are even people in here saying the game wasn’t for them but they’re not being miserable about it.

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    • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      This is my experience so far. I don’t consider myself a bad gamer, but games like this with fairly intentional difficulty spikes turn some people off. I go both ways on it. The gargoyles in dark souls were a road block, but I was happy to beat my head into that wall until it broke. Kinda the same with the three guys guarding the wall kick in Hollow Knight. But if it’s like a switch or a dumb ring that’s necessary to get past an area,I don’t like it all that much(which I think is why so many people didn’t like the demon ruins, and it being a rushed area).

      I got hollow Knight like a year or two ago and come back to it occasionally every few weeks or so. I find it fun and enjoyable enough. I can see the love and intention in every area, and can respect that. But it’s not in my to ten favorites. And not to harsh anyone else’s mellow. If you love it that’s great. I don’t want to take that away from you. I will likely be a day one buyer of silk song just to show support for this kind pricing and fan service. But let people enjoy what they want.

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    • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I’ve literally experienced none of what you’re saying.

      The comment I responded to is literally part of this. Are you fucking blind?

      Not my fault you seem to selectively turn a blind eye to assholery. But you’re not my problem anymore; let the door hit you on the way out

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