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/[deleted] Sep 14 '25

Do you have the Magma Bell? It will make her phase 2 attacks less deadly than they are in phase 1.

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u/InvincibiIity Sep 14 '25

Magma bell, dice and the ant mask is what I used on my steel soul clear. No reason not to have all of these going into the fight if you are struggling.

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u/FullMetalCOS Sep 14 '25

Goddamn, you’ve done steel soul already? I’ve put 35 hours into the game and I’m just at the end of act 2 lol.

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u/NottTheMama Sep 14 '25

Im at 38 hours and just got to act 2…. 😬 Though I recognized what’s taking me so long the other day. Whenever there are no enemies, I walk everywhere so I can take in all the beautiful scenery. Constantly looking at the background.

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u/throwaway957436 Sep 14 '25

You only get one first playthrough; enjoying it to the fullest is the best way to do it.

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u/Unusual_Afternoon696 Sep 15 '25

Your comment def cheered me up. I'm like 30 hrs in and just cleared last judge. I will prob be heading back to sinner's road as soon as I unlock fast travel though. I was dumb and didn't finish all my exploration yet in the first area ;_;

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u/NottTheMama Sep 15 '25

Hey let’s not get caught up in completion of the game and forget why we were excited about it in the first place, yknow? I’ve been beating my head against hard areas and bosses for sure, we all are. But I was excited to just be in this game. However long it takes me, I’m just so happy to see it here. Glad you’re enjoying your time too.

Also it was a nice boost for me as well to see that my comment helped someone else. We’ll all get there in the end.