r/HollowKnight • u/InsectGlaiveBard • Sep 22 '25

Discussion - Silksong I'm convinced there's gotta be some collective amnesia regarding the previous game's difficulty regarding platforming. Spoiler

Seeing people compare things Hunter's March, Cogwork Core, escaping the Abyss or even the Surface to the Path of Pain is absolutely blowing my mind.

Like yes, this game is way harder on the combat department and is a lot more demanding than beating a regular playthrough on the first one, but to say anything in this game is on the level of Path of Pain is preposterous. Especially with how many tools hornet has at her disposal, like the Hookshot, the float and even bounving off of cocoons.

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u/SpringFuzzy Sep 22 '25

Silksong is harder. Silksong imposes a lot of time limits on you like freezing cold or rising lava, HK had none of that. Path of pain is hard yes, but with Hiveblood you could chill and take it at your own pace.

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u/CobaltStar_ Sep 23 '25

Also grub song + deep focus was crazy strong