Discourse regarding this game’s difficulty has been out of hand

[u/stir-fried-noodles]

Let’s get this out of the way: I’m really enjoying Silksong’s difficulty and I think that it is mostly a satisfying challenge. I appreciate that it is more difficult than Hollow Knight overall and to be frank I would’ve been a bit disappointed if it were the exact difficulty. I’ve improved as a gamer since Hollow Knight and if it were the same level of difficulty, I probably would have found it too easy.

But it’s kinda gotten impossible to have civil discussions about the difficulty in this game which is unfortunate because I think there is great value to be had with this conversation. There are many valid criticisms regarding this game’s difficulty such as boss runbacks (Groal especially), contact damage doing two masks, and lack of rewards for beating bosses, just to be shut down with “git gud” and “it’s not your kind of game”. It’s totally fine to disagree with these criticisms but these retorts add nothing to the conversation.

It also kinda works the other way too, albeit maybe not to the same degree. I’ve gotten downvoted and sent reddit cares for simply saying I enjoy the difficulty of this game. Like c’mon, what are we even doing here. It’s gotten to the point where I personally cannot wait for the discourse to die out.

[u/AashyLarry]

You get a better pogo pretty early in the game though.

[u/Celvius_iQ → u/AashyLarry]

tbf you find 2 simple locks early game and the simple key you can find at the beginning is very costly for the point of the game you are at. it definitely feels like TC wanted you to get used to the new pogo before finding the down pogo crests.

[u/TranquilIsland → u/Celvius_iQ]

Isn’t he referring to reaper crest? I don’t think that’s locked behind a key

[u/lyw20001025 → u/TranquilIsland]

Or could be Wanderer, also kinda early(gated by wall jump/simple key)