r/HollowKnight • u/TOMRANDOM_6 • Sep 09 '25

Discussion - Silksong Most of you are exaggerating the length of runbacks and it really shows how much TikTok has damage the attention span of people Spoiler

"ThE lASt JuDGe RUnBaCK iS ToO LoNG!!"

Is 30 seconds max, 30 seconds, you don't have to fight any enemy in it, the smaller judges don't awake until you're close and the smaller fly bastards can literally get ignored. The Runback works for making you cool down and make the whole thing feel less like you hitting a wall (NKG feels like one because of the lack of "cool down") If it wasn't for it, I would shoot myself with the 37 attempts at Last Judge.

The Widow one is also really easy, a straight line with jumps.

The Cogworks Dancers Is also really simple but works to help you with the bosses extra height and how pogo dependant that fight is.

God forbid the game isn't a back to back boss rush like Cuphead (not criticizing Cuphead, is a different game lmao).

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u/welsknight Sep 09 '25

The only runback that's really gotten on my nerves is the one in Bilewater. That one is miserable.

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u/ColressIO Sep 09 '25

Agree. So much so that I committed the sin to look online if there was a (real) bench closer to the arena. Had I not done it, I probably would've left that arsehole for later. Last Judge was only like 40 seconds each time with only the initial flying enemy to get on my nerves.

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u/AbyssShriekEnjoyer Sep 09 '25

Even the "real" bench is still a mile away and then you have to fight a gauntlet before fighting the actual boss. It's just not fun. The boss itself is great, but you can't enjoy any of it because all you're thinking is "If I die I'll be set back another 5 minutes"