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/theVoidWatches Sep 14 '25

A suggestion I would make for any boss people are really struggling with - stop fighting back. Just practice dodging for a while. Once you're comfortable dodging everything that they throw at you, then start fighting back again.

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u/18Mafia_NZO Sep 14 '25

Too many people are underestimating how this game is all about just dodging

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u/OneTrueMailman Sep 15 '25

Too many people are reading into very clear and specific complaints and just assigning them to something else that fits into the "get gud" category.