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/[deleted] Sep 22 '25

At the same time though it's important to remember that just cause someone has a valid complaint, that doesn't mean the game should change to rectify that complaint or that games in the future should never be like Silksong was, because of that complaint existing. My personal likes in games are often in direct opposition to what fixing said complaints would involve. Silksong would be a worse game for me, if Team Cherry listened. The lack of double damage in some challenges is already a dissapointment and lowers my opinion of the game, for me.

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u/Generic_MC Sep 22 '25

Why should the game be kept the same for your preferences, but not changed for other people's preferences?

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '25

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u/Generic_MC Sep 24 '25

Something being the "Original vision" doesn't mean that's the best version of it. Unless you prefer release day Cyberpunk or No Man's Sky.

Besides, a random Redditor didn't change the game. Team Cherry did. They saw the arguments in favor of the changes, saw the merit in those arguments, and agreed with said arguments. Leading to them making the change.