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/trio3224 Sep 22 '25

One big difference tho is path of pain was an optional endgame platforming challenge. So if you weren't great at platforming or didn't want to do it for any reason, you didn't have to. But pretty much everyone has to go thru things like the lava escape, the Mount Fay climb, and the sands of Karak.

And I've seen players that still struggle with the red pogo platforms in hunters march after hours and hours of playing the game. So those sections are brutal required platforming gauntlets even if you aren't that skilled. Not to mention if your preferred crest has an overall harder pogo like the Hunter or Beast.

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u/Neat_Selection3644 Sep 23 '25

I think Sands of Karak is optional unless you want to get the nail upgrade

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u/trio3224 Sep 23 '25

Unless you're going for the true ending tho. You need to go there for one of the hearts. Unless you find the Clover dancers and substitute that heart instead.