re: Hollow Knight: Silksong Thread

Second Sentinel defeated. Plus, I had to backtrack into Underworks to find Loam on his treadmill. Academically, I know it's all ones and zeros, but dammit if that NPC story isn't heartbreaking.

(no message)

Savage Beastfly, Skull Cave gauntlets finished.

I was missing the 7th Mossberry down in Weavenest Atla, but finally got it and upgraded the Druid's Eye blue tool.

Also totally blew past the shard trap red tool that's in Atla.

I got the Surgeon's key for Whiteward and got a few rounds against the Unraveled in, but ran out of shards for my tools, so had to take a break to reload on rosaries. That's when my ADHD kicked in and I got sidetracked with closing out some of the collectibles.

(no message)

(no message)

Savage Beastfly went in dry on me and I had just done Pantheon 5.

Took me more attempts than the final and final final bosses.
He’s going to be the Markoth of the boss rushes.

I knocked off Father of the Flames and Ignis & Bron last night. Took less than 6 tries for FotF and those failed attempts were never getting out of Phase 1.

The wisp fire shots kept clobbering me even though I knew they were coming. I think I was just rushing them when I should've relaxed and been content bouncing around more.

I'd read previously to spam the Voltvessel rods when his chest opened up and dude never stood a chance.

Got the last of the Spool Fragments and all of the relics save the few that apparently are only available in Act 3.

Promptly got my arse kicked by Lace 2.0.

Finally cleared that gauntlet at the beginning of Act 3 w/ no tools & having to revert to using the diagonal lunge w/ Hunter Crest.

The beastlings for the Bell Beast are cute.

I was hoping the Flea Caravan feats for that final Pale Oil/Needle upgrade would've been easier at this point, but sadly I haven't completed a single one. The flea juggling is insanely tough, and I don't know that I necessarily understand the Flea Dodge one, since the platforms fall out if you stand there too long. I'm just going to have to suck it up and make myself complete those because something tells me that without that final Needle bump, I'm just making things harder on myself.

Was able to advance the main storyline to the point of making it all the way to The Abyss, got Silksoar & that Arcane Egg relic, and was frustrated AF at the Abyss escape.

I read somewhere that it's supposed to be boss fight tough, and I agree with that assessment. It was extremely demoralizing to make it out of the lava rush to what I thought was the end, only to find out I was only halfway through that escape. I died a couple of times at the parkour part where you had to pogo/harpoon the flying mobs en route to that orange beam of light to launch your Silksoar to make the return to Deep Docks.

I'm glad I grabbed the relic in there because I hope I never have to go back.