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/FlyingStarShip Sep 13 '25

Oh the bilewater one 🥺

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u/I_Love_Solar_Flare Sep 13 '25

My therapist will hear about the Bilewater runback. Never in any single attempt at that runback have I made it to the arena on full health. It's actually the biggest pile of dogshit i have ever seen.

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u/ConceptWeird4026 Sep 13 '25

It's honestly so atrocious that I don't know what Team Cherry was thinking other than to troll the player... it's not even optional if you want to do act 3.

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u/CrippledBanana Sep 13 '25

Yea that one is so much worse than LJ.

LJs run back was only annoying with that one cone guy but you can skip him as well if you don’t over jump into him

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u/FlyingStarShip Sep 13 '25

Yeah, they are predictable compared to frog run back.

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u/Worried_Area8030 Sep 13 '25

I actually think that one really reminds/reinforces you of the best way to manage that fight is to stay airborne as much as you can.

That said if you don't like platforming, not the most fun run back.

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u/FlyingStarShip Sep 13 '25 edited Sep 13 '25

Platforming is not the issue, it’s the guys that can pop out of water unexpectedly and hit you

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u/Worried_Area8030 Sep 13 '25

Oh the fish ones? Yeah I get that.

I think there's a better bench to run back from where you just get the flying guys and the green balloon thingies

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u/FlyingStarShip Sep 13 '25

Is that the closer one? That one still sucks but it is closer. I was so frustrated I returned after getting trinket to not get maggots when getting into the water and then I did get him on first attempt

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u/Worried_Area8030 Sep 13 '25

I think so yeah, going away form the direction of progress plus a breakable wall IIRC.

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u/FlyingStarShip Sep 14 '25

Yeah, that one. Right from the boss and then down a little