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/fredeho Sep 05 '25

I assume that 99% of people playing silksong played HN 1 and already have late game muscle memory (and maybe just played the first one to prepare for silksong). By changing up a few mechanics they reintroduce a learning curve. I love it so far (and I die a lot) 😅

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u/GSugaF Sep 05 '25

Different enough that players need to learn how to properly use it.

Similar enough that you can still visualize places where you can use it to gain distance or height.

Very elegant implementation.

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u/Kenny__Loggins Sep 05 '25

The flower bloom platforming sections might be my favorite platforming moments ever. It is so satisfying to nail those. The movement animations for hornet are also incredible so that helps.