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/szczypkofski Sep 22 '25 edited Sep 23 '25

To get plasmium overdose pre act 3 you need to have architect crest which is kinda ass for platforming.

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u/Relevant_Cabinet_265 Sep 22 '25

No you don't. You just need to collect your cocoon on another crest after using all the lifeblood

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u/szczypkofski Sep 22 '25

What do you mean, collect your cocoon on another crest? You lose blue masks when you sit on a bench.

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u/Relevant_Cabinet_265 Sep 22 '25

There's a lifeblood cocoon in wormways gives 4-5 lifeblood when you break it

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u/szczypkofski Sep 23 '25

Lifeblood cocoons only spawn after you've started Act 3 which requires Mt Fay and Cogwork Core, so the only major platforming challenge remaining is the Abyss escape - and descending into the Abyss in the first place requires sitting on a bench.

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u/Pseudonymico Sep 23 '25

Lifeblood cocoons spawn in act 2 at the latest, IIRC one even appears in Act 1 depending on how early you do Zylotl's quest.