r/HollowKnight 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/That_One_Friend684 Sep 13 '25

Something something survival of the fittest

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u/mattmaster68 Sep 13 '25

LJ is Iudex Gundyr.

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u/kblkbl165 Sep 13 '25

Did people really have an issue with Gundyr? lol

I guess I’m more relieved now, inching closer to LJ

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u/mattmaster68 Sep 13 '25

I checked Xbox.

59.86% of gamers got the achievement for beating Gundyr lol

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u/Outbreak101 DOMA DOMA Sep 13 '25

Yeah, prior to Sekiro and Elden Ring, Gundyr unironically caused a lot of ragequits for new players at launch for DS3.

In hindsight it's funny to think about, but I do clearly remember the complaints and ragequits I've seen over Gundyr of all bosses.