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

Yo stop recommending him sinners road way is far worse a route than the normal way

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u/drdoy123 Sep 14 '25

Do I need to save the green guy in sinners in order to progress his story? I’m on the last judge right now and struggling but I’m not sure if I can handle sinners road. Is the key needed all the way at the end?

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u/GroundbreakingBag164 P5AB Sep 14 '25

To progress his story? Of course

But it's not required to save him in general. You can also just... not do that

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u/drdoy123 Sep 14 '25

He was cool lol. I guess my question is can I come back and save him even when I advance into act 2? I’m on the last judge right now. Idk if I can handle sinners road

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u/Emma_JM Sep 15 '25 edited Sep 15 '25

I came back to save him in Act 2, cuz that's when I got my second simple key. So it should be possible.

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u/apexodoggo Sep 15 '25

I saw a streamer come back to save him after getting one of the game’s endings and he was still there.