Reposted by Tianwen01
I agree - I like the stakes it creates... the threat of losing everything is great. But I don't like that it pushes you into doing the same thing over and over in games about exploration.
i didn't like the "corpse" system in hollow knight, i didn't like it in any of the countless ripoffs of hollow knight, and i don't like it in silksong
it encourages sunk cost fallacy and butting head against bosses, instead of trying to find an alternative path
it encourages sunk cost fallacy and butting head against bosses, instead of trying to find an alternative path
September 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I agree - I like the stakes it creates... the threat of losing everything is great. But I don't like that it pushes you into doing the same thing over and over in games about exploration.