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Tragedy struck a local gamer this weekend after the location of an obvious wall jump spot had completely faded from memory hours if not days before the wall jump ability was unlocked, sources say.

“It was like saying goodbye to a friend you know you’re not going to see for a while,” said Brooklyn Summers, who picked up the recent Hollow Knight: Silksong under the false impression it wasn’t as BS as other Soulslikes. “I was having a fun time exploring with the bug lady when I came across this sheer vertical wall with a platform way up at the top. Now, I played the first Hollow Knight two presidencies and one transition ago; I know a wall jump spot when I see one. I figure I’ll remember where it is on the backtrack, so I just go back to playing. Cut to nine hours later, I’m balls deep in Hunter’s March with six rosaries to my name and a bench that’s trying to kill me, and the last thing on my mind is a piece of wall in an area I cheaped out buying the map for ages ago. Where is the map lady? Is she even in Pharloom anymore?” [...]

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[–] TastehWaffleZ@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago

“Sure, we may have over-tuned some stuff, and sure, the fact that we’ve been playing this game for the last eight years may mean our perception of what constitutes a reasonable challenge is divorced from reality, but frustration is a choice you make for yourself. The tools are all there for players to carve their own path through Pharloom. Invest in prayer beads. Change your crest to make jumps easier. Separate groups of enemies with the R3 aggro mechanic we forgot to explain or even hint at. Any way players can make the game easier is something we support— even if it does mean you’re less of a gamer for beating Sister Splinter post-patch.”

Fucking poetry