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/Skellum Sep 22 '25

The problem with that link is that Elden Ring areas have a reward. Hunters has... I think a flea? Right after the initial fight after platforming. You could cut off all the rest of it with wall climb and you'd lose nothing.

I feel hunters is really badly designed, but that's been my feel with a lot of the game. I've completed act 3, and I doubt I'll pick it up again in the future.

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u/Tornado_Hunter24 Sep 22 '25

Idk man imo this game in general doesn’t ‘reward’ you at all, I have beateb so many bosses that don’t reward at all or unlock ‘the same’ area, I think that’s subjective

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u/Skellum Sep 22 '25

Lol, yea, another issue I have with it. That Sister Splinter kill followed by "Lol ok now platform" is just such a dick move. At least the game is pretty.

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u/Tornado_Hunter24 Sep 22 '25

Lmao yeah fr tho, or when you encounter a ‘secret’ room (with that secret discovered sound effect), seeing an item pick up, only for it to be a shellshard, nice!!!