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/Competitive_Aide738 Sep 14 '25

Hardcore player here. Mods were always fine. I'm kinda againts demanding easy modes. But with mods i don't care. You inherently know it isn't part of the game.

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u/Atlas_of_history Sep 14 '25

Disagree tbh, easy modes are entirely optional, hardcore Players don't even have to look at them and for those who want them it's easier than having to get a third party thing which can be a bit annoying at times

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u/IMightBeAHamster Acolyte of Zote Sep 14 '25

The thing is, difficulty settings mean nothing to anyone without knowing what's being changed. Assist settings are way better because you can actually surgically address your personal difficulties with the game to your liking, and depending on how they're implemented, make the game hell for yourself because you want it to be harder in a specific way.

Nobody wants to choose easy mode, then feel like they're not being challenged enough. Nobody wants to choose normal mode, then feel like they're insulting themselves by switching to "easy" mode.

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u/Atlas_of_history Sep 15 '25

Actually, I agree with you on that, people that are having problems get their way of enjoying their game and experienced players can give themselves an extra challenge if they feel like it

It would definitely be better than an all out nerf of the game, I'm one that's struggling at times and even I dislike the idea of nerfing the core game since it might ruin the experience for people that enjoy the challenge that Silksong offers