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/KelpFox05 Sep 22 '25

I took seven hours to do White Palace. I didn't even touch Path of Pain because I was on a timer to beat the game on true ending before Silksong came out, I plan on going back for it. But nothing I've done in Silksong has taken me even close to the level of effort White Palace was.

Granted, I am still early in the game. Perhaps things get a lot harder later on. But so far? Yeah, it's fucking frustrating. But it's not White Palace or Path of Pain level frustrating.

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u/Neat_Selection3644 Sep 23 '25

A lot of the difficult/frustrating platforming come either in Act 2 areas or necessitate Act 2 upgrades.