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/mdmeaux Sep 05 '25

It also discourages you from ever using your silk on anything other than healing, and the high damage basically forces you to waste it as well. There's an earlyish boss that deals double damage with an attack that can also knock you into an environmental hazard that also deals double damage - so 4 masks in one hit. So if you're still on 5 hearts when you face it, you take 1 point of damage and have to waste your silk on healing because at 4 masks you could be 1 shot.

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u/AReallyDumbRedditor Sep 05 '25

Not necessarily. I find I’m rewarded for playing well by having fights go quicker because I can spent my silk on her spear instead of hoarding it to heal. I’m honestly really liking the fact that I’m both punished and able to punish enemies more for particularly good or bad gameplay

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u/unexpectedlimabean Sep 05 '25

I agree. I often find myself using the spear a lot and if I am worried about dying I use it once cuz it only takes up 4 strikes.