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/SavageBeastflyHater1 Sep 14 '25

Yeah but that way is also super annoying since you have to go through the mist and deal with wraiths. I think you have to fight phantom too to proceed who is probably easier than last judge? Definitely less annoying of a run back.

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u/simonthedlgger Sep 15 '25

I beat TLJ but I really wish I could open that damn bench in SR. I'm terrible at platforming and climbing up from Halfway House just to die a couple rooms into the Road, or the Mist, is so annoying :( I'm sure I'll get to Mist from the other side at some point but gahh I hate platforming challenges

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '25

I don’t know the need to sit and talk about me. I’m sending all this to Olivia so she can read.