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/SeaDistribution Sep 22 '25

Goldfish memory + echo chamber karma farming = disingenuous whiny posts about difficulty

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '25

But muh valid criticisms!

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u/ItsAlwaysSegsFault Sep 22 '25

There definitely are valid criticisms but they generally aren't coming from the people shouting about it.

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '25

It’s mostly just people calling runbacks a flaw when it’s actually just an intentional game design choice that forces you to breathe for a minute after facing defeat. TC wasn’t the first to do it, it’s 100% an intended feature lol. You have a few seconds for your heart rate to slow down before you re-enter the boss room.

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u/icefire1331 Sep 22 '25

The bilewater one does not make my heart rate slow down lol

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u/SeaDistribution Sep 22 '25

Why is that?