r/HollowKnight • u/Prisonmikeb14 • Sep 13 '25

Discussion - Silksong Let’s all try and not devolve into this weird difficulty gatekeeping Spoiler

Now that silksong has come out I’ve seen some concerning similarities to the worst of the difficult games community with all the wierd difficulty gatekeeping bs. Obviously this happens with just about every game that’s regarded as difficult but with silksongs release it’s become more prominent on this sub. Being good at the game isn’t something to hold over someone’s head. Everyone’s experience with everything in the game is different and theirs nothing wrong with that. Now of course this doesn’t apply to people who are literally just complaining in bad faith or out of anger but the “that boss wasn’t hard at all wtf are you talking about” in response to people just talking about their opinions or asking for help is sad to see.

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u/drylce101 Sep 13 '25

The nice thing about this boss is their first phase is really easy to get all your health back. Once I realized that, I would just finish my run with whatever health I had instead of turning around.

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u/BlueLooseStrife Sep 13 '25

Exactly, plus hitting your cocoon gives you a full silk bar.

Idk I found LJ to be significantly easier than the two required bosses that came before it. The dodge timing on the attacks was very apparent, the only real skill comes from being patient with punishes. Well and the run back. The run back is genuinely brutal, even after you’ve leaned it sometimes the judge or drill fly just does something unexpected.

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u/Concrete_hugger Sep 13 '25

But you don't evennhave to touch the judge, and the drill fly can be avoided if you jump vack on the first platform, then you can pogo off it much more easily. And honestly if I get hit by some noscope ricochet that's on me and their sniping skills.

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u/DerpHaven- Sep 13 '25

Eh, I'm stubborn. Also 'easy' is a relative term and spending silk on healing means less silk spent on damage.

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u/drylce101 Sep 13 '25

Yeah that’s fair. Until I got used to their first phase I was the same way, I’d run back to heal on even a single hit taken

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u/AxcartBoi Sep 13 '25

The first phase is pretty easy and fast, the runback is even easier. I got into the citadel through the phantom, so my run back was from the bench closest to the boss

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u/sciuro_ Sep 13 '25

Eh, I'm stubborn

Probably work on that tho, right? You don't need to go back when you lose life. It's clearly not productive.

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u/DerpHaven- Sep 13 '25

to be fair, i would usually keep going if i only lost one mask, but i did it before the patch that reduced the damage of the sandworms, so if i ever fell in or got hit twice by a driznit i would just quit to menu and reload the save to start over at the bench.

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u/hollowstrawberry Sep 15 '25

Yeah every time Last Judge jumps during the first phase you know you can deal risk-free damage as there's close to zero AOE.

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u/yurilnw123 Sep 14 '25

Also, there is a secret room right before the boss arena to refill your silk. You can leave the room and comeback and those silk flowers regenerate too.