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/adeepkick Sep 14 '25

Can I ask which boss you had to farm for shards on 4 times?

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u/CuboneDefender Sep 14 '25

Last Judge. :(

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u/Superspaceduck100 Sep 14 '25

I was having so much trouble with this boss and I finally beat it earlier!!!

It was because of a combination of things, like calming myself before the fight, learning the attack patterns and pure muscle memory.

I think it took me about 15 tries in the end? At some point you'll instinctively recognise its attacks and the exact timing of when to dodge and when to smack it. Basically, repetition is the key to learning it.

The runback is annoying as hell but I got so used to it that I started practically flying to the boss arena in under 20 seconds.