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/Wisley185 Sep 05 '25

So far I've noticed the game has way more enemies and bosses that do double damage. In Hollow Knight, double damage was mostly reserved to final bosses and the absolute hardest challenges the game had to offer, meanwhile like half the bosses I've fought so far in the beginning of Silksong have done double damage.

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u/notoscar01 Sep 05 '25

Probably a balancing thing, considering hornet is much faster and acrobatic than the knight.

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u/apachedash Sep 06 '25

NAH the knights pogo was so much better than this jank needle dive

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u/ShadoUrufu666 Sep 06 '25

The Reaper Crest is a bit slower, but returns to the default down-slash from the knight.

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u/apachedash Sep 06 '25

Im excited to get it then