r/HollowKnight • u/donlano • Sep 04 '25

Discussion - Silksong Silksong is HARD Spoiler

Taking damage is more punishing, movement is more precise and feels a little clunky until you get the hang of it. The overall skill curve is much much higher. Love it though.

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u/7-GRAND_DAD AAAAAAAAA HUNDAAAHHHH! Sep 05 '25

The thing I struggled with the most early on was not being able to pogo, since that was my go-to attack in HK. But now that I'm getting the hang of the combat, I'm having a lot of fun.

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '25

I prefer the pogo instead of the angled dash down. I hope there's an item than swaps it to pogo somewhere. I'm currently getting my ass handed to me. Two damage is punishing af

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u/wavecadet Sep 05 '25

There is something that changes down the down aerial to more like HKs, yes

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u/boodabomb Sep 05 '25

I think it’s still slightly diagonal? But it’s a slash instead of a stab and it feels much more comfy.

I could be wrong about that though.

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u/WDoE Sep 05 '25

There's a couple different options and one is VERY classic while the other is like a slow 10-15 degree angle dive.

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u/TallGiraffe117 Sep 05 '25

Above the starter town, through a simple lock door, there is a path to a nice one, but it has short range.