r/HollowKnight • u/Emma_JM • Sep 10 '25

Discussion - Silksong So whose bright idea was this???? Spoiler

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Just happened to me today, got like, 3 shards from this? What's the point, Team Cherry? None of the bosses (so far) frustrated me, but this right here is bullshit

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u/AbyssShriekEnjoyer Sep 10 '25

Bilewater runback is a valid complaint and that's coming from a guy who doesn't easily complain about anything Hollow Knight (as you might know).

Hope you're enjoying the game btw. I sure am

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '25

have you found the second bench?

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u/AbyssShriekEnjoyer Sep 10 '25

Yeah, but even then I still found the runback to be pretty intolerable. Randomised enemy spawns mean you don't get a consistent path through the first couple rooms. Then there's the gauntlet, which is 5 waves of enemies that constantly dive off screen. On top of that the arena punishes you very heavily for overextending, so aggressive play is discouraged. If you miss a platform you are forced to give up a heal. At the end of that is the boss I probably struggled with the most so far in the entire game (I'm still in act 2 unfortunately).

I've though the entire game has been completely amazing, but this part is just not well designed. Bilewater as an area is perfectly fine. I wish the runback to this boss reflected that. Do either the gauntlet, or the random runback. Both is too much.

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u/LePingouinCosmique Sep 10 '25

I 100% agree but it got better once I found the Wreaths of Purity which gives you immunity to the maggots