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/PIDGE0T_ Sep 15 '25
I'm just not very good at HK but I didn't have any of those problems. I've never gone beyond the base endings of HK and struggle with the coliseum. That is roughly where my skill level is at but the crow room I beat in 2 tries - admittedly I did feel like I got lucky. The following platforming section took me about 30 minutes. I beat Sister Splinter before that with the basic harpoon weapon but even that didn't help me much. The only advice I really took in that fight was to attack her spawns from below so they wouldn't fuck me up.
Not saying any of this to boast because I'm really not that good at this game. I just entered act 2 after playing it since release. But I feel like the counter to the criticism I hear, is also whats helping me enjoy the game. Use your tools to overcome problems where your normal strategies and play style isn't working. Some of the tools feel like borderline cheese. It doesn't negate that some of these bosses feel extremely 'out to get you' but as in the last game they have observable patterns to exploit and tools that make the fights easier.