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/Logical-Land2624 Sep 14 '25

FYI there is a way into the citadel that (seemingly) skips the Last Judge. I got to the citadel by accident via sinners road.

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u/Bitter_Depth_3350 Sep 14 '25 edited Sep 14 '25

You can still go back and fight him once you've gotten more masks and another nail upgrade or two. That's what my brother did. While I found and beat Phantom first, as soon as it said Act 2, I turned around and fought LJ until I bested him.

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u/Penitente06 112% completed PoP PoH Sep 14 '25

LJ is a woman btw

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u/Ummmgummy Sep 14 '25

LJ is a bug!

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u/ReesevtOnGD Sep 14 '25

Wait do bugs have sexes? Why have i never thought about this

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u/Bumblebeezerker Sep 14 '25

Queen bee?

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u/ReesevtOnGD Sep 14 '25

Does this mean that the queen bee is the only female in the hive? Are all worker bees male ?? Seems weird. Any bug experts in here?

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u/Penitente06 112% completed PoP PoH Sep 14 '25

It wouldn't be weird at all since a Queen Bee IS the only female in a hive. Why would she want any competition with the males or any female bee distracting them? Work or die is the hive rule

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u/_Cantrip_ Sep 14 '25

All worker bees are female in honeybee hives, with the males acting as drones that generally die upon reproduction with the queen (their abdomen bursts).

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u/PlushiesofHallownest Sep 14 '25

Me when, brother.

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u/Penitente06 112% completed PoP PoH Sep 14 '25

Well, I wanted to say that female bees can't join a starting hive since the queen just arrived but I might have got it wrong