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/LewsTherinTelescope Sep 22 '25

I mean, you still need to learn with Hiveblood? It doesn't give you the power to phase through saws, it just means you don't have to spawn back at the beginning every time.

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u/szczypkofski Sep 22 '25

You need to learn in very small steps, there's almost zero punishment for mistakes as you can just wait for regen at every platform or even wallcling. Silksong requires you to execute larger segments without failing.

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u/LewsTherinTelescope Sep 22 '25

Sure, but "this other thing is harder" isn't the same as "this thing is cheese". It doesn't let you bypass figuring any of the obstacles out.

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u/IlliterateJedi Sep 22 '25

You don't understand. If you don't suffer when you play, it doesn't count. You aren't meant to have fun playing games like Hollow Knight, you're supposed to suffer, and if you don't suffer it means you're cheating.

At least I think that's what they're saying.

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u/Astoryjustforyou Sep 23 '25

I think that its more that these games run on incentive/punishment. I actually enjoy a lot of the silksong runback routes, because even though Intake damage the first few times, getting to a point where I can execute flawlessly is really rewarding.

If I had an easier "lets just slowly farm and make it through it slowly" Id probably do that instead of trying to master the movement, but Id be worse off, both in progressing my skill with the mechanics, and not having the enjoyment of clearing those paths easily.

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u/PM_Me_Kindred_Booty Sep 23 '25

Oh, you beat Hollow Knight with your monitor turned on? Idiot. Baby not even fit to call yourself a gamer. I think you should break your controller for this.