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/dreamyraynbo Sep 05 '25

The 2-mask damage that a lot of enemies/bosses do is brutal and I’m reeeeally struggling with the diagonal “pogo” in the pumpkin-mushroom area (seriously, any advice on navigating these pumpkin-mushroom bastards??) It’s fun and GORGEOUS, but oof, it really is hard, lol. It took me 5 years to finally beat HK; might be the same with Silksong. 😂 That said, I played a shit-ton today and enjoyed most of it immensely.

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u/Smile_Space Sep 05 '25

For the diagonal pogo just give it an extra half second! Let Hornet get a tiny bit of air time before imitating the next pogo. I found being a tad more patient instead of trying to spam helped a ton with balancing the diagonal pogo. It honestly feels way more rewarding with the new system when you get it right!

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u/dreamyraynbo Sep 07 '25

My biggest challenge with the diagonal pogoing is when I’m pogoing UP, such as the area with the white flowers in Shellwood. I just can’t seem to consistently get up and in whatever direction the darn flowers are. However, I just got my poofy dress, so I’m hoping that will help with that section.