I was chomping at the bit to play Hollow Knight: Silksong when it finally landed in 2025. After years of waiting, I dove in headfirst, ready for a tough-but-fair Metroidvania—the kind of thing the original Hollow Knight delivered so beautifully. But man, was I in for a rude awakening. What I got instead was a game that frequently felt less like a challenge and more like a slap in the...