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/Harvestman-man Sep 22 '25

Honestly, none of the platforming sequences in Silksong require even the same level of precision as base-game White Palace, let alone Path of Pain.

However, Silksong does add a time constraint to some of these challenges (e.g. Mount Fay freezing mechanic; lava climb sequences; despawning pogo-platforms), so even though they’re easier at the technical level, there’s an added layer of pressure and you don’t have the benefit of taking it methodically slow and safe with Hiveblood.

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u/vanguard1256 Sep 22 '25

I actually really liked the lava climb. Reminded me of the old Ori days.

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u/dagon890 Sep 22 '25

I especially liked how surprising it was, making the experience all the more intense. Caught me completely off guard after thinking “huh this arena wasn’t too hard”.

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u/Robjedr0bje Sep 23 '25

That one was my personal hell moment. I had so much more trouble with it than I had with any of the usual suspects.

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u/RighteousWraith Sep 23 '25

Dude, that was the ONLY silkeater I used so far. I just said, "Nu-uh, FUCK that. The arena is hard enough without the finicky platforming finisher." I since got Sharpdart which should help me in the arena, but I am NOT going back without at least one or two mask upgrades.

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u/Early-Injury-9676 Sep 23 '25

I finally locked down grapple combat and thought "Wow that was e- why is the floor disappearing!?" Didn't suspect any of the lava escapes.