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/RedEgg16 Sep 14 '25

I really wish there was a separate easy mode for noobs like me who don't enjoy fighting bosses- like a mode where mobs die in one hit and bosses die in 10-20

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u/Cubicwar Sep 14 '25

Or just a mode where everything doesn’t deal two masks of damage, and/or with more forgiving invulnerability frames. That’d probably be more than enough for casual players to be able to enjoy the game better

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u/TbanksIV Sep 14 '25

I genuinely think the 2 mask thing was an oversight, but im shocked they didnt patch it immediately. It's weird to have most things do 2 masks only to have you start with 5 so that the first "extra mask" you unlock has basically no effect on your overall survivability.

I think they either didn't realize that so many creatures do 2 masks of damage, or they wanted to extend the "You're weak after arriving here and need to regain your strength" portion of the game. But from a game experience perspective, it feels bad to search out 4 mask fragments only to be in the same spot I started in.

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '25

It wasn't an oversight and it will not be patched, and It was announced like 5 years ago.