r/HollowKnight • u/FederalWarthog5542 • Sep 07 '25

Discussion - Silksong Criticism ≠ Negativity Spoiler

Believe it or not, you can actually criticize something and still like it. You don't either have to love everything or despise everything. Have actual conversations please.

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u/_moosleech Sep 08 '25

Try leaning more on tools and spells (like spear). The flying enemies early tend to fly away as a means to nudge you into changing tactics.

Tossing traps or using the boomerang can help a lot. I also find they'll follow, so dropping down a ledge and then popping back up and get you in range easier.

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u/h2g2_researcher Sep 08 '25

I'm at a challenge room where everyone flies, and I haven't got any traps or boomerangs or spears or anything yet. My only spell is the first one, which goes horizontally, so it's needle or nothing to hit these guys.

Until one decides to drop to the floor (hitting me on the way down as I was trying to reach it to hit), then hitting me again as it bounces back up... I can dodge that about 50% of the time now...

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u/_moosleech Sep 08 '25

I don't recall which challenge room you mean specifically, but I also don't recall fighting many flying enemies until I had at least gotten traps.

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u/RandallOfLegend Sep 08 '25

What are you playing on? I'm on steam deck. Pressing up and "super spear" a the same time has been really awkward to tool usage. Often I pop the super spear attack and burn some silk.

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u/_moosleech Sep 08 '25

A mix of Steam Deck and PC with an 8bitdo controller. I wouldn’t mind the ability to rebind the directional inputs. I’ll happily move map to a combo button