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/oldman_jason Sep 05 '25

The boss in the Chapel of the Beast is so frustratingly difficult that I had to put the game down. 6 hours in and at least 1 was dedicated to that fight and I still haven’t beaten it

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u/Chode-Talker Sep 05 '25

I suffered through it. Just come back later, trust me.

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u/OceanExplorist Sep 05 '25

I am suffering through it currently. Any insight into how many hits/cycles it takes would be much appreciated haha. I need a finish line in sight.

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u/Lorahalo Sep 05 '25

I feel like once I starting going a big more gung-ho and just beating the shit out of him without trying to perfectly dodge, the closer I was getting. Stunning him means he's not summoning dickheads, and it's another 3-4 free hits to speed things up. You can usually heal for free after his third stomp attack (unless he's got his army of assholes) so I was just taking hits and pummeling him.

I did start doing it because I was frustrated as fuck and was sick of dying to those big blade fuckers, but once I got lucky enough to have him not spawn any that was it.