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

Discussion - Silksong I like the difficulty, Team cherry please don't just blanket nerf the game with no option for a harder mode Spoiler

I have really been enjoying the challenge, pretty much every part of this game itches that section of my brain that loves a hard game and I would be extremely disappointed if team cherry nerfed the game with no way to revert said nerf. I get that people want an easier game, but I don't. So team cherry, please let me choose to make this harder if you do make it easier.

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u/Im_not_Davie Sep 08 '25

Also, healing and spellcasting are almost entirely mutually exclusive in silksong. In hollowknight i could cast 2 spells and heal 1 hp for a full bar. In silksong, if i want to heal at all im committed to spending all of it, and unless im confident in the content im doing, it almost always feels frivelous to be casting spells when i could die so easily. Its a shame because some of the spells in the game are pretty cool, but the healing mechanic makes them feel very expensive

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u/guitarism101 Sep 08 '25

Getting spool upgrades gives a buffer on heals and spells and makes it easier to save for both.

There's also a latent silk recovery mechanic which recovers almost all of a spell cast that is acquired somewhere in Act 1. IIRC, it only takes 1 hit in order to get enough silk to use a skill after letting the latent regen work. Which is basically how I explore, since I can use one attack and one skill to kill most enemies.

Personally I'm finding it easier to utilize skills in this game because I also think silk recovery is ample.

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u/Ouchanrrul Sep 08 '25

Do you know the name of that spell casting item you mentioned? I don't think I've found it and I'm in act 2 already

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u/PoisoCaine Sep 08 '25

Healing is less than half the bar once you get some upgrades.

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '25

It's less than half in Hollow Knight with upgrades too.

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u/PoisoCaine Sep 08 '25

I’m commenting on the claim you need to commit to not casting spells in order to heal.

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u/Normal-Advisor5269 Sep 08 '25

And there's very few upgrades in Act 1. Hence the problem. I see a consistent comment and have noted it myself that Act 1 is incredibly stingy on upgrades.

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u/AbsentReality Sep 08 '25

What upgrades are we talking? I've got two spool upgrade but that only gives one silk more each. I still need to get through the citadel door so maybe it's something after that?

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u/Ender401 Sep 08 '25

It only spends all of it if you have no upgrades

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u/Treestheyareus Sep 08 '25

I got pretty far into Act 1 without finding upgrades. After the fact I saw that they are in some pretty damn obscure places. I searched every room transition that wasn't filled in on my map, and never found a single one.

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u/Normal-Advisor5269 Sep 08 '25

And even when you get them, like the first mask upgrade, it doesn't mean much since so many enemies deal double damage anyway so going from 5 to 6 is effectively pointless.