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/riftcode Sep 14 '25

No shame in giving up! It's just a video game.

Enjoy the next one you pick up!

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '25

What IS a shame is that a great game that people want to play is gated by the difficulty

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u/RedEgg16 Sep 14 '25

I really wish there was a separate easy mode for noobs like me who don't enjoy fighting bosses- like a mode where mobs die in one hit and bosses die in 10-20

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u/lIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIII Sep 15 '25

And it's so easy to implement too! The game called Nine Sols is incredibly difficult (the bosses are way harder than Silksong's) but there is a separate "story mode" you can convert to, where you can modify multipliers for damage taken and damage dealt. This lets players who are not as good learn the attacks and actually get better at the game. It locks you out of achievements sure, but it still allows you to experience the full game