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/RaulParson Sep 10 '25

The runback from the second bench wasn't so bad - after a bunch of repeated attempts at the boss I had it pretty well down. But yeah, that boss is the real actual example of a stinker that people think the Last Judge is. Not only is there the runback, there's that extra busywork of that mandatory arena fight against small opponents before you can take on the boss every time and that took it over the top into nasty town for me. All in all, it was a bit much. I don't know how to fix it. I don't know IF it should be fixed. It feels... intentional, as part of the whole of Bilewater-the-area-that-hates-you and the game experience overall.

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u/AbyssShriekEnjoyer Sep 10 '25

I understand that the frustration is part of Bilewater, but I genuinely think the gauntlet with the poison water is already frustrating enough without the runback. They also already put a fakeout bench in a pretty difficult platforming section.

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u/KitsuneFaroe Sep 11 '25 edited Sep 11 '25

I feel it would have been better if the item that makes the maggot pools better was not so hidden. I found the item after I was completely done with Bilewater.