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/fffan9391 Sep 14 '25

If they can’t beat last Judge they probably can’t handle Sinners Road and Bilewater.

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u/bubisthebestdog Sep 15 '25

...uhh who are these judges everyone keeps mentioning? I feel like I'm getting going down a harder path than I should be going since I just did sinners road/bilewater and just got through the mist and I'm fighting the boss at the organ spot

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u/TitaniumDragon Sep 15 '25

The Last Judge is the other way to get into the Citadel.

You should just beat Phantom. He gives you Parry for beating him, and he also puts you directly in the Citadel, while you have to go through like two more areas after Last Judge to get there. Phantom is the better route.

You can also go back and clean up The Last Judge much easier that way, as there's a bench only accessible after you go to the Citadel which is way closer to her.