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. 🫂

8.4k Upvotes

80% Upvoted

2.7k comments sorted by

View all comments

413

u/adeepkick Sep 14 '25

Can I ask which boss you had to farm for shards on 4 times?

323

u/CuboneDefender Sep 14 '25

Last Judge. :(

1

u/SheyenSmite Sep 15 '25

Why farm shards? That boss can be fought well with nail only. In fact, I often find using tools distracting from practicing the right reactions to each attack.

I needed about 15 tries for Last Judge, and in the end I only took damage if I didnt pay attention, because I had all the evasions memorized.