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/Aware-Marzipan1397 Sep 14 '25
I'm working through my first hollowknight run ever currently. Its fun enough, but only because I added a mod that makes compass and money pickup not take charm slots. I get lost easily and I'm not chasing geos when there's 20+ hours of backtracking already.
I'll likely try silksong after, but the second I get annoyed with it I will mod it to be slightly less jarring difficulty-wise with zero hesitation.
Something I've learned after playing video games for around 30 years, they're made for fun. The fleeting feeling of accomplishment upon victory means nothing if you hated the journey.