Silksong releases and Steam's servers instantly explode

[Nico]

I'm 7 hours in, still in the first few (4-5) zones of the game.

The game is not crazy hard (yet ?) but it is a good deal harder than the beginning of Hollow Knight, and not in a fun way.
My main complaint is that trash mobs, even in the beginning, take 3-4 hits to kill. Sometimes more. Which makes backtracking and exploring tedious.
This is made worse by the (so far) lackluster rewards for exploring or killing bosses.

[CheesusCrust]

wanted to give this game a try, but then saw the main character is a ******* female. no, i'm not exaggerating. this **** really killed the whole perspective.

[Unhelpful Contrarian]

***** (that's you, you connoisseur of Indian street cousine you!) raus.

Why stop there, might as well add White, Asian , Native American Black and Hispanic or really any other race.

Because unlike you I acknowledge the facts (you're an Indian parasite sucking at the teat of Canada). Get out.

Well I’m not a **** but whatever makes you happy man.

[Tweed]

Had my fill of this ****, it isn't fun, it's just ball-buster after ball-buster.

[Cedric]

Just got to Act 3 45 hours in and I honestly cannot believe how much love and effort went into this. That they'd do all this work. The last time a game blew my mind like that was in Ultima 7

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when the released Banes utterly and irrevocably changed every town - except it changes a lot more than the towns here.

[A Chinese opium den]

Playing as a strong female warrior who is a bug... This game is for people with no self respect.

[W1llus]

As a person with no self respect I just want to say there's no way this game took 7 years to make. I genuinely do not believe they spent all that time making this game. Subtle woke **** I can normally ignore but this time around it does genuinely irk me. It doesn't make me feel any better the devs are just 3 white Australian dudes so idk whats going on over there. Tons of minor but very annoying issues that build up over time

[Roguey]

As a person with no self respect I just want to say there's no way this game took 7 years to make. I genuinely do not believe they spent all that time making this game. Subtle woke **** I can normally ignore but this time around it does genuinely irk me. It doesn't make me feel any better the devs are just 3 white Australian dudes so idk whats going on over there. Tons of minor but very annoying issues that build up over time

The first game made the three of them incredibly wealthy, they could afford to work on it at their leisure. They didn't have to do it at all, they did it because they wanted to.

[Rand]

Steam goes to **** for hours at the beginning of every Summer Sale and the Winter Sales with good promotional activities.
This is not unusual.

[W1llus]

As a person with no self respect I just want to say there's no way this game took 7 years to make. I genuinely do not believe they spent all that time making this game. Subtle woke **** I can normally ignore but this time around it does genuinely irk me. It doesn't make me feel any better the devs are just 3 white Australian dudes so idk whats going on over there. Tons of minor but very annoying issues that build up over time

The first game made the three of them incredibly wealthy, they could afford to work on it at their leisure. They didn't have to do it at all, they did it because they wanted to.

They did it because it was a backer obligation. Silksong was originally dlc for hollow knight that ballooned in size. Now you could argue they could of just ****** over their backers and that's true but to their credit they did fulfill their backer stretch goals.

[Oyster Sauce]

The killer's ****** boyfriend was playing Silksong during and after the shooting

[rusty_shackleford]

everyone who played silkslop is going to have to be banned for extremism

[CornCake]

everyone who played silkslop is going to have to be banned for extremism

RIP @Tweed

[Roguey]

As a person with no self respect I just want to say there's no way this game took 7 years to make. I genuinely do not believe they spent all that time making this game. Subtle woke **** I can normally ignore but this time around it does genuinely irk me. It doesn't make me feel any better the devs are just 3 white Australian dudes so idk whats going on over there. Tons of minor but very annoying issues that build up over time

The first game made the three of them incredibly wealthy, they could afford to work on it at their leisure. They didn't have to do it at all, they did it because they wanted to.

They did it because it was a backer obligation. Silksong was originally dlc for hollow knight that ballooned in size. Now you could argue they could of just ****** over their backers and that's true but to their credit they did fulfill their backer stretch goals.

Could have easily just refunded anyone who wanted it as well. They raised $37,939.63, that's a drop in the bucket compared to what it brought in.

[Rand]

Maybe they enjoyed making the first one and had good ideas for a sequel, but took the time to make it right?
I know it's the 2020s, but some real game devs still exist.

[Rand]

wanted to give this game a try, but then saw the main character is a ******* female. no, i'm not exaggerating. this **** really killed the whole perspective.

She was female in the first game, too.
And this apparently is backstory/lore based on what was revealed in the first game, I hear.
So it's just an extension of the reality of the original and not a DEI bait and switch.

[rusty_shackleford]

She was female in the first game, too.

imagine playing a game where you're forced to be a foid
can't be me!

[CheesusCrust]

wanted to give this game a try, but then saw the main character is a ******* female. no, i'm not exaggerating. this **** really killed the whole perspective.

She was female in the first game, too.
And this apparently is backstory/lore based on what was revealed in the first game, I hear.
So it's just an extension of the reality of the original and not a DEI bait and switch.

the abundance of fem protags + DEI *** kissing for a decade makes me puke at the very notion of a chick being the chosen one

[Faceless_Sentinel]

wanted to give this game a try, but then saw the main character is a ******* female. no, i'm not exaggerating. this **** really killed the whole perspective.

She was female in the first game, too.
And this apparently is backstory/lore based on what was revealed in the first game, I hear.
So it's just an extension of the reality of the original and not a DEI bait and switch.

the abundance of fem protags + DEI *** kissing for a decade makes me puke at the very notion of a chick being the chosen one

I feel the same.

[CheesusCrust]

wanted to give this game a try, but then saw the main character is a ******* female. no, i'm not exaggerating. this **** really killed the whole perspective.

She was female in the first game, too.
And this apparently is backstory/lore based on what was revealed in the first game, I hear.
So it's just an extension of the reality of the original and not a DEI bait and switch.

the abundance of fem protags + DEI *** kissing for a decade makes me puke at the very notion of a chick being the chosen one

forgot to add, Hornet stays alive and gets to be the ******* hero while her much cooler brother and dad ******* die. awesome. exactly what i wanted to see, devs

[Tweed]

It's difficult, but not rewarding. Like it's meant for people who only like spicy food for the burn and not the flavor.

[Breathe]

It's difficult, but not rewarding. Like it's meant for people who only like spicy food for the burn and not the flavor.

My brother's visiting so I've been watching him play through it. It certainly looks as you describe. Things seemingly designed with intent to frustrate and a lot of sections requiring perfection to get through, which lead to repeated deaths.

Overall it looks well done, but I think they made a mistake making the crest slots locked. Why do that? They should encourage switching up your playstyle yet penalizing you with having to invest does the opposite.

[Tweed]

It's difficult, but not rewarding. Like it's meant for people who only like spicy food for the burn and not the flavor.

My brother's visiting so I've been watching him play through it. It certainly looks as you describe. Things seemingly designed with intent to frustrate and a lot of sections requiring perfection to get through, which lead to repeated deaths.

Overall it looks well done, but I think they made a mistake making the crest slots locked. Why do that? They should encourage switching up your playstyle yet penalizing you with having to invest does the opposite.

That's another thing that was ********. The crest system sucks and stifles creativity. A lot of these changes feel like changes for difference's sake instead of innovation.

[W1llus]

I don't care about the protag being female. We've known this was going to be the case for 7 years. But there really is woke **** in this game. Hornet in one of the hunter's journal notes confirms she sleeps around with whoever

To pair with another is a base instinct, one that brings some bugs great joy. I once sought similar union, but of my own mates none could match my lifespan.

She also refers to some singular bugs (and not reoccuring generic mob types) by they/them pronouns. There's a gay couple who appear as a boss TWICE. A lot of the male npcs are weak and stupid while the females are smart and warriors.

[CheesusCrust]

I don't care about the protag being female.

why are you gae

[Tinky Winky]

It's difficult, but not rewarding. Like it's meant for people who only like spicy food for the burn and not the flavor.

I feel like the majority of indie games are either just unfun pseudo-oldschool slop like Shovel Knight, ***** slop or both. Gamers are honestly better off just digging through old games instead of caring about indie ****.

[W1llus]

I finished the game. The extremely short version of my review is it's a 7/10 and got overcooked after being in the oven for to long. Took way longer than I would of liked truth be told.

[Breathe]

I finished the game. The extremely short version of my review is it's a 7/10 and got overcooked after being in the oven for to long. Took way longer than I would of liked truth be told.

My brother's at about 42 hrs and not done yet.

[rusty_shackleford]

I finished the game. The extremely short version of my review is it's a 7/10 and got overcooked after being in the oven for to long. Took way longer than I would of liked truth be told.

My brother's at about 42 hrs and not done yet.

42 is short

[W1llus]

I finished the game. The extremely short version of my review is it's a 7/10 and got overcooked after being in the oven for to long. Took way longer than I would of liked truth be told.

My brother's at about 42 hrs and not done yet.

42 is short

It took me roughly 50 hours to beat subtracting time i was afk and left the game running. I also had issues with some the npcs and getting them to progress which bloated my total time.