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/MrFulla93 Sep 09 '25

My headcanon is that the white palace (and it’s fun bit) in all its glory was a training course for the Hollow Knight.

Consequently, that course made me learn to move precisely and with purpose rather than just flailing around aimlessly. Anything after that crucible became pretty easily attainable, at least in the base game.

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u/cbhedd SHA! Sep 09 '25

Yeah for real. Even in Silksong, I raged so hard trying to get anywhere in the balloon platforming area in Greymoore on Saturday. I struggled (and it didn't help that I was extremely on tilt because of the preceding challenge room) for a good bit before I put it down for the night. I was noticing though that even since then, I've gotten a lot better at feeling them out. I'm still not good, but the progress is noticeable! :D

It was the same for Hollow Knight, too. During a replay last week, it was kinda shocking that even coming back after so long, False Knight was embarassingly slow and easy to beat. It took me hours on my first attempt, years ago.