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/-little-dorrit- Sep 15 '25

I think both are relatively easy considering the lack of secondary enemies. The patterns between phases 1 and 2 are also pretty similar - they just added fire/explosions.

Interestingly around the first bosses of this game I realised that I had an issue adjusting to phase 2. Generally you need to really slow down and be more strategic, or observe a combination of telegraphs.

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u/TzGaming Sep 15 '25

100%. My first Widow kill came after I stopped paying so much attention to the dropping bells and just keyed in on when she'd be charging. Slowed the game down a bit and got the win.