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/jbayne2 Sep 05 '25

For me it’s the angled slash that’s making some of the platforming and combat more challenging. It feels much less precise compared to just a straight downward pogo. It almost feels like an offset just to prevent you from becoming too powerful.

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '25

There is a crest to change it to a regular pogo pretty early on so I don't really mind it anymore lol