Initial Impressions: Silk Song Movement and Early World Exploration
Discover key early gameplay takeaways, including insights into the new movement mechanics and initial difficulty spikes encountered in the game’s starting zone, Faroom.
Short Summary
- Front-loading value: Rapidly identify frustrating mechanical changes and secure critical early traversal tools.
- Initial exploration reveals significant changes to the signature move, the Down Needle.
- The player navigates mandatory dialogue sequences introducing Hornet and various quest hubs like the Wish Wall.
- The session concludes shortly after gaining the swift dash ability, having completed the first major side quest for the Druid.
This session captures the first hour of gameplay in Silksong, focusing heavily on movement, combat responsiveness, and NPC introduction. The creator expresses immediate difficulty adapting to the angled Down Needle, contrasting it negatively with the original Hollow Knight pogo, though they also obtain powerful traversal upgrades by the end.
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Top Comments (10)
I think the live chat was bad because the normal chatters were all playing the game instead of watching
Man I wish Charlie would wear headphones for the big games. This sound design is some of the best I’ve heard ever.
This comment section is basically, "This thing is popular, I guess I hate it."
YouTube chat is garbage
There were people spamming the same ragebait comments "L game", "mid" etc for HOURS. An entire sentient human brain with 86 billion neurons, choosing to do that over anything else.
The amount of losers and rage baits in Charlie’s chat and his YT comments is embarrassing
Dare I say, the gameplay feels SILKY smooth
I just finished an 8 hour session, and now im watching charlie play it... Life is good
Nobody appreciates the fact that silksong uses traditional handdrawn animation for its art and ganeplay
Literally I close the chat window if I ever watch Charlie play any game… it’s better for my blood pressure
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Top Comments (10)
I think the live chat was bad because the normal chatters were all playing the game instead of watching
Man I wish Charlie would wear headphones for the big games. This sound design is some of the best I’ve heard ever.
This comment section is basically, "This thing is popular, I guess I hate it."
YouTube chat is garbage
There were people spamming the same ragebait comments "L game", "mid" etc for HOURS. An entire sentient human brain with 86 billion neurons, choosing to do that over anything else.
The amount of losers and rage baits in Charlie’s chat and his YT comments is embarrassing
Dare I say, the gameplay feels SILKY smooth
I just finished an 8 hour session, and now im watching charlie play it... Life is good
Nobody appreciates the fact that silksong uses traditional handdrawn animation for its art and ganeplay
Literally I close the chat window if I ever watch Charlie play any game… it’s better for my blood pressure