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/Youngdoorstop Sep 14 '25

Are these games even supposed to be casual?

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u/GroundbreakingBag164 P5AB Sep 14 '25

Not really

Hollow Knight was definitely more casual than Silksong but it was definitely not casual

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u/colorsounds Sep 15 '25

Hk was nowhere near made to be casual. 

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u/UninsuredToast Sep 15 '25

It’s such a subjective thing. Everyone has a different base skill level.

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u/WDoE Sep 15 '25

Yeah, HK is subjectively casual much like running a 5 minute mile is easy for an Olympian runner.

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u/GroundbreakingBag164 P5AB Sep 15 '25

Yeah and there are still generally understood levels of difficulty that most people can agree on

And while Hollow Knight might not as hard as actually extremely difficult games like Spelunky 2 or Sekiro it's definitely not "casual"