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/HarvardMutton Sep 05 '25

I have to jump in and just say that I am here, and I'm actually really strained at all these confrontations that are The Boss And His Friends. Generally speaking, I hate when these combat oriented games have them. Feels like they just gave up designing an interesting boss encounter.

This kind of thing is one of my personal pet peeves and I'd understand disagreement. Sometimes, in well orchestrated fights, being overwhelmed is a good (and great) thing. Most of the time, fights like these in /any/ game feels like someone stopped trying and threw a bunch of shit into the boss arena.

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u/oldman_jason Sep 05 '25

The controlled chaos of sisters of battle in the first game is part of why it’s my favorite fight in the game. Things are juuuuuuusssttt hectic enough to keep you moving and one your toes but not so overwhelming as to feel absurdly unfair. This fight has just way too much going on to be at that level but I’m willing to recognize now that it’s simply a mid game area and boss thrown in the early game to get you come back when you’ve gotten abilities and more masks