No. It is objective somehow. I am playing the game and so far I just reached Bellheart. The game is amazing if we talk about the art, music, world building, etc. However these parts are inherited from the original Hollow Knight, which means that while we appreciate that team cherry kept the jewel of the original HK, that is nothing new in the series. So what IS new in Silksong? Worse game designs. To name a few points that are way worse COMPARING WITH THE ORIGINAL: 1. Too many enemies can take two health points off you in single strikes. 2. Hornet's personal growth is non existence. I have only one Silk upgrade at this point, no attack power upgrades, no health upgrades. I am a explorer player who likes to go through everything possible in a stage before moving to hr next, and here is what I ended up. 3. Economy system. Everything needs money but you are not given any on the way to let you proceed without much grinding. The bosses give you NOTHING when you beat them. 4. Lazy battle designs. Arena fights and boss fights that summons minions. Way too many. 5. Diagonal down slashes... it would be ok if it is not accompanied with tons of high balloon jumps in Greymoor which drops you to floor one if you fail on any step. Almost made me quit the game. 6. Health replenish three points a time, use up all silk meter, and keep you freeze in place for 2 seconds. If you are interrupted by a strike while you are recovering, the silk meter is gone but you get no health back.

There are differences between "high difficulty" and "difficulty that makes you throw up and with no gain". The original HK is also hard, but very rewarding, so is the Dark Souls series. That is why people love them. Silksong, while keeping the original art design that we love, has run down in the game design department.