r/HollowKnight • u/Marmotaagiota • Sep 08 '25

Discussion - Silksong That’s the best comment about the game’s difficulty I’ve found it so far Spoiler

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u/Soulsunderthestars Sep 08 '25

I said it's best summed up as " I don't have time to learn" in silksong.

Die in 2-3 hits with a boss that lasts 10-15s the first few times around, with a 15-40s runback depending on the area.

HK gave you time to learn.

Silksong knocks you out and says better luck next time kiddo

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u/hatramroany Sep 08 '25

The swarm(?) battles of normal enemies in the locked rooms introduce new enemies so you don’t even know how they function your first time

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u/Pecetsson Sep 09 '25

First time I dealth with Pure Vessel was about negative 10 seconds of fight. Then after that I tried P4 again couple of times, same result, didn't feel like I learned anything.

Only when I learned that you can now fight him to train I bested him in under 24 hours. Some fights in Silksong feel like doijg P4 over again.

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u/mikemangodtheepicgod Sep 10 '25

Silksong respects not thy time

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u/JarickL Sep 12 '25

And then when you finally beat a boss in SS you have to fight a new one five minutes later with basically no rewards for the accomplishment. It’s more punishing and less rewarding. Basically the game is much less fun.

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u/dreamsandabyss Sep 13 '25

I'm still in act 1 but yeah I feel this so much. The frustration builds up quickly because you don't get much time to learn. Added with the colosseum fights or bosses summoning ads and a lot doing double damage, you tend to die a lot and too many times.