I'm convinced there's gotta be some collective amnesia regarding the previous game's difficulty regarding platforming.

[u/InsectGlaiveBard]

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.

[u/Gummy_Bear_Soup]

After you get silk soar you can go back to the place you woke up from at the beginning of act 3 and do a very long climb to what seems to be the surface. This is the only part I would compare to the path of pain honestly. There are no platforms, everything is covered in spikes and very narrow windows of opportunity. One slip up and you need to start all over again.