Yeah, I think it's fine to not just want to make a sequel and I actually really like a few changes.

The diagonal pogo is interesting as hell, it really threw me at first and I'm not entirely sold on some of the platforming yet but my god does it feel cool when it works. There's a lot more quick decisions and corrections that allow you to really dance in the air.

The sprint and thrust-jump attack is very cool. High commitment, in exchange for some reach and a quick jump to safety you can follow with aerial techniques. Interesting platforming challenges too.

More parries are neat, really makes hornet feel more like a fencer. When you bail yourself out of a fuck up with a chain of parries it's

But the result is a way more mechanically demanding game, and they've really doubled down on combat.

I think about hollow knight where the combat arenas often gave cool rewards. And the really hard gauntlets were in the arena with a cheering crowd that showers you with money. Damn they felt cool. In silksong I finally get through one and... a door opens. I don't even get shards to replace the ones I spent. Yaaay.