With Hollow Knight: Silksong’s huge launch in full swing, community debate about its qualities and flaws has gone back and forth, with some players insisting their criticisms about things like the game's difficulty are valid and shouldn’t be instantly dismissed as "hate."
I know what you mean with the downward thrust. It just fucks with my platforming.
a bit of a spoiler not but not really as I only mention the name of the ability and what it does.
There’s a Wanderer Crest that makes your downward attack like it is in Hollow Knight. That was a game changer for me.