Someone Has Beaten Hollow Knight: Silksong In Under An Hour, And They're Already Planning To Break Their Own Record

Someone Has Beaten Hollow Knight: Silksong In Under An Hour, And They're Already Planning To Break Their Own Record

From TheGamer (Written by Vaspaan Dastoor) on | OpenCritic

Hollow Knight: Silksong hasn't been out for too long and fans are already finding ways to break the game. Whether it's cheesing certain bosses or blazing through the entire game, players will inevitably make the difficult game seem like child's play. Now that enough time has passed since launch, speedrunners have figured out how to finish the game in no time.

For instance, Nebula finished an Any% run of the entire game in 58 minutes and 52 seconds. Of course, this run must have taken a lot of research, techs, and skips. Their achievement might just be the first time someone has reached the game's credits in under an hour. In fact, most speedrunning sites haven't even established parameters for a Silkson speedrun.

As spotted by GamesRadar, Nebula explained that Silksong's Mist route is now outdated. Going through Last Judge saves about 40 seconds on an average, but requires you to perform some difficult skips. They also revealed that they have plans to learn the route properly and beat their current record.

For all the speedrunning noobs, Nebula can be seen using the diving attack to move around, as it's faster than simply walking. They also make quick work of...

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