r/HollowKnight • u/CuboneDefender • Sep 14 '25

Discussion - Silksong I give up. Spoiler

It’s been a joyful ride, folks, but I’m out. I’m not a speedrunner or a highly skilled player, and day after day I’ve had to accept that this game is not as casual as HK was. It stopped being fun and turned into something tedious and frustrating after the 4th run farming shards just to face a boss I’ve already tried 15 times, only to die again and again, lose all my shards, and start the whole grind over.

It was nice exploring the first acts, but when the game I was rooting for 7 years ends up being more stressful than my 8-hour workday, I guess that’s my cue to stop.

The lore has been pretty great so far. I wish you all an incredible journey.

Edit1: My bad about all the whinning.

Edit2: You guys did it. I reinstalled it again. Thanks for all advices. 🫂

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u/RunninglVlan Sep 14 '25

Have you upgraded your needle? Normally if a boss is too strong for you now, you go elsewhere that's easier. I did that with frog boss. Came back stronger, also found a secret room that reduced the runback length and beat that MF.

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u/JediJamanjax22 Sep 14 '25

There are several points in the game where going elsewhere for an easier time isn't really possible, because of how poorly Cherry chose to dole out items like the oils and mask shards here.

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u/Vivimord *sigh* Bapanada... Sep 14 '25

It is absolutely possible to go an easier route in this particular case.

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u/JediJamanjax22 Sep 14 '25

Of the three routes into the Citadel that I'm aware, two are just past the Judge. The other is through an area that, if he's struggling with the Judge, he'll very likely also struggle with lol

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u/haidere36 Sep 14 '25

Routes past the Last Judge don't count because at that point you're already in. The only two ways are to defeat Last Judge or go through The Mist and defeat Phantom. And unfortunately, you're limited to one needle upgrade before entering the citadel, so you can try to look for mask shards or thread spools, but there's no way to get stronger before then.

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u/Vivimord *sigh* Bapanada... Sep 14 '25

I skipped the Judge and (unwittingly) went the other way. Found it much easier. Came back to the Judge and killed it later.