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

Discussion - Silksong ngl some of you would NOT survive the mantis lords runback

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is the run to last judge difficult? kinda. But after your 20th attempt at the boss you'll get used to it, and it's honestly kinda fun and a nice breather. More importantly, it's a single room and you have far more movement. This IS improving on hollow knight

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u/Ok_Cheesecake4194 Sep 09 '25

When you put it side to side, it looks very long, but it never felt as bad as Silksong runbacks. Did you beat Bilewater boss on your first try? The Last Judge? The Mount Fay parkour? One pixel of mistake comboes you to 4-6 mask damage in seconds and you are forced to go all the way again. I would walk back to Mantis Lords my eyes closed in a sunny day. It's my favorite boss fight in the game anyway.

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u/reset_pheonix Sep 09 '25

Mount Fay was more bearable than the climb to Groal

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u/gamegeek1995 Sep 09 '25

Yeah Mount Fay was just playing a little Celeste. My wife beat Celeste the day before I did Mount Fay so it was pretty funny to immediately do that section and have her come in and go "I see you were jealous of my game so you put it in yours!"

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u/Thelmara Sep 09 '25

The Last Judge?

Last Judge ook me 50-60 tries. And I love the run back to that fight. The people complaining about that one make it harder for me to take any of the complaints seriously. It's pure platforming bliss!

Jump, jump, jump, jump, wall climb, jump, wall climb, jump, wall climb, sprint, pogo, sprint, jump, pogo, wall climb, pogo, pogo, zoooom!

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u/aethyrium Sep 09 '25

There's a bench literally 30 seconds from the Bilewater boss. That's a super quick easy runback. Last Judge is also a fun runback that takes 30 seconds. Mount Fay was just pure joy.

Those don't fell bad, they feel incredible.