Any Challenge Ideas?

[DJ Rocket X]

While waiting for Silksong, sometimes I get the urge to play Hollow Knight again, however after beating the game 12 times over now, sometimes it feels a little bland to try just going to the end credits again. Anyone have some fun challenge ideas to spice up another run through? Challenges I have already completed are: A run without picking up spells, a run without upgrading the nail, and a run without using focus to heal. Though I did try to do a run where I randomize the controls every 15 minutes or after every boss, but it wasn't as fun as I thought because on Xbox for some reason they lock out certain buttons from being mapped to. I also tried skipping the mothwing cloak for a challenge and after around 5 hours of attempting speedrun skips I gave up. But yea, anything other than those I am willing to take as a suggestion.

[🉑 rezno[R].technology]

I have no idea, you seem to take good care of this already!

Perhaps you may be inspired to try some other game? I think personally Tunic is a great game to play for Hollow Knight fans while waiting for Silksong. It was mostly created by one person in 7 years, and the things he does with secrets, secret passages and puzzles in this game are seriously mind-blowing. I've never before seen something like this in any other game I played.

Andrew Shouldice (creator of Tunic) said this:

“One of our goals is to let players find things they're not supposed to find. As you progress (...) the more things you find, the more you will begin to notice that you could have approached this situation from a different angle, or that you could have been there earlier. You may end up in places that are far too harsh, or find treasure that no one else has found yet” - A. Shouldice

https://store.steampowered.com/app/553420/TUNIC/
I seriously hope Tunic will become a classic after time, just like Hollow Knight did.

[Perseus]

-Try doing as much as possible without getting the Mantis Claw;
-Go trough the game while causing as few deaths as possible;
-Play "blindfolded" by using one savefile on which to play on without being able to see the screen and another savefile on which to remind yourself of the area and find setups (I recommend writing down what items you got and other useful stuff to avoid forgetting about them, especially if you do this challenge like me and make long pauses.)

[JustALonelyDude]

Some people like to play Haiku the Robot while waiting for Silksong

[entite]

Try getting the speedrun achievements if you haven't already

[DJ Rocket X]

All great ideas, thank you guys! if anyone else wants to chime in with other ideas feel free.

[DanySD]

No nail upgrades, no charms and no mask or soul upgrades.
Honestly pretty doable if you don't count optional stuff like the colosseum or flukemarm...

[Hotel Security]

Tunic is a great game to play for Hollow Knight fans while waiting for Silksong.

I just wish it'd come out on Sony platforms...

[Please play Better Half]

have you tried godhome or 112%ing the game? if you have maybe try to beat the game with some godhome bindings? like charms, and im sure you could find mods for the other 3

[Glade]

Enable all bindings mod and get 100% completion with it always on

[我事初音三夕]

yeah,godhome is a pretty good option.it's like,u know,you are always doing the main run instead of sth. else.

[DJ Rocket X]

Well, after a while I have decided to try Tunic Since it was one Xbox gamepass, gotta say despite being like 20 minutes in, it's pretty good.

[Almaz]

touching grass

[kanna]

Originally posted by Almaz:

touching grass

Well there's a grass-cutting mod that counts how many individual "grass" sprites you cut, if someone wants to try that. It's probably more of a relaxing (?) blade-hunting experience than a challenge though. (I haven't tried it so I couldn't tell you.)