Hollow Knight: Silksong September 4th

[kingtreelo]

this game has finally made me realise i am actually crap at computer games

stuck on some stupid mini boss thing in the bit where you bounce on the red flowers

 

[evilmrfrosty]

this game has finally made me realise i am actually crap at computer games

stuck on some stupid mini boss thing in the bit where you bounce on the red flowers

Haha yeah some of the mini boss / gauntlet rooms are worse than the main bosses

 

[kingtreelo]

Haha yeah some of the mini boss / gauntlet rooms are worse than the main bosses

oh totally, you only have to concentrate on one thing most of the time with the bosses, but with the gauntlet rooms, you have a few of them at the same time with different attack patterns all trying to make mincemeat out of you

 

[kingtreelo]

the great thing about this game, is that i may just manage to finish it before they release the next one

 

[LHantz]

Yeah that Last Judge finally went down last night, don't forget your Trinkets, can really make the difference between doing a Boss and losing the will to live...

 

[evilmrfrosty]

It’s a shame because it’s actually a really fun fight, but that extra 5 minutes runback each time he kills you is soul destroying

 

[kingtreelo]

It’s a shame because it’s actually a really fun fight, but that extra 5 minutes runback each time he kills you is soul destroying

some of the runbacks in the first game i used to die on, this one is much more forgiving for them

 

[evilmrfrosty]

some of the runbacks in the first game i used to die on, this one is much more forgiving for them

Yeah the Silksong patches have made a world of difference - prior to the first one going in there was a really awkwardly placed enemy (the ones that shoot the drill bits from their nose!) where you’d loose about half your health before getting back to the boss. Don’t think I could have done it without them removing it 😆

 

[LHantz]

Also, when you land on the second platform, run left and go up the narrow passage u can avoid some mobs (I always went right)

 

[kingtreelo]

im really struggling with the widows second phase at the moment, its the swipey thing she does when she runs at you, i just cant seem to avoid it

and done, just needed to concentrate a bit more and stop trying to hit her every time she landed

figured i would be better editing this rather than post again before anyone has responded

so the blasted steps is "fun"...ive seen the left hand thing on social media so that can wait, CANT.STOP.PLAYING

 

[LHantz]

It IS good, right up my street as I like difficult, but fair games. Keep going, just picked something up that has made it even more interesting. For £15 this has to be the bargain of the year, ironic, as I am playing on a PS5 Pro!

 

[kingtreelo]

It IS good, right up my street as I like difficult, but fair games. Keep going, just picked something up that has made it even more interesting. For £15 this has to be the bargain of the year, ironic, as I am playing on a PS5 Pro!

easily my GOTY, im already more than a pound an hour in and im not even a third of the way through the game, the first one took me 3 months to complete so there is lots of legs left in this for me, it helps that im rubbish as well, really enjoying Blasted Steps so far, the platforming elements are really starting to shine in this section

Last Judge time, that treck to him is a bit rubbish isnt it, only had to do it once so far, i suspect there are many more times to come though

this is actually probably my favourite fight so far, its hard, but not to the point where you think you have absolutely no chance, i've only had 2 attempts so far and managed to get him to his second phase...i agree with the trek though, its a bit nasty getting to him

3rd attempt, 3rd phase, the running attack i need to learn

 

[evilmrfrosty]

Another 3.5 hours in the hole this afternoon doing the Silksong equivalent of the Delicate Flower mission from HK.

Infuriating and hilarious in equal measure that Team Cherry has made it one of the requirements for getting 100%. 😭😆

 

[kingtreelo]

Another 3.5 hours in the hole this afternoon doing the Silksong equivalent of the Delicate Flower mission from HK.

Infuriating and hilarious in equal measure that Team Cherry has made it one of the requirements for getting 100%. 😭😆

i would give up on the 100% thing, one of the requirements is to beat the game without dying once, or so i have heard

also, 3rd bit on the judge thing can get in the bin, still loving it though

 

[evilmrfrosty]

i would give up on the 100% thing, one of the requirements is to beat the game without dying once, or so i have heard

also, 3rd bit on the judge thing can get in the bin, still loving it though

Think that’s just for the Steel Soul achievement. Can still get 100% as a mere mortal, but much harder to achieve than Hollow Knight as a couple of key items are locked behind really tough tasks

 

[evilmrfrosty]

Don’t think I’ll bother trying for any of the speedrun achievements 😆

 

[kingtreelo]

so that Judge thing has finally fallen, took me hours, and was pretty easy in the end, i hope that sets you up for the rest of the game, no problem with difficult bosses like that if it teaching you stuff you will need later on

another game that is currently on sale which i picked up yesterday is crypt custodian, only 30 minutes left of the sale so it may be too late by the time you read this

 

[evilmrfrosty]

Its good when you finally get past that bit as it turns into a real bottleneck!

There are some tougher bosses ahead, but none of them feel cheap - just a bit frustrating when they feel the need to throw extra mobs at you. Still have some amazing ones to fight though - two in particular are incredible and great fun.

I’m going back and trying to mop up everything for 100% - only at 81 so far though so still a long way to go

 

[evilmrfrosty]

another game that is currently on sale which i picked up yesterday is crypt custodian, only 30 minutes left of the sale so it may be too late by the time you read this

Just checked this out - right up my street so going on the list, cheers! Looks similar to one of my other favourites, Death’s Door

 

[kingtreelo]

it was only £10 on sale, gets very favourable reviews as well, may be able to play it in a years time when i finish silksong