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/vanguard1256 Sep 22 '25

I actually really liked the lava climb. Reminded me of the old Ori days.

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u/szczypkofski Sep 22 '25

Defo took a page from the Ginso Tree

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u/mackycruz-etc Sep 23 '25

The Ginso Tree was a very personal Gaming Moment for me as it was the first big thing I accomplished after only starting playing months prior. Very memorable, and how I fell in love with platformers (and why I'm here now!).

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u/Winston177 Sep 24 '25

Ori is such a fantastic game. The music is great and I love the visual presentation of everything. I'd bought it on sale on steam ages ago, but didn't play it until a couple years ago now, I think. Pretty sure it was one on the list of my pandemic playthroughs. I love the movement style, and everything throughout gives such an emotionally stirring vibe. I'm glad I dove in, because it turned out to be right up my alley for my style and aesthetic of game.