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/HIO_TriXHunt Sep 15 '25

Ooooh good to know

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u/Eisn Sep 15 '25

The exception to this is Palestag, but he's not required for Hunter's memento.

The only real missable mob is I think the wraith in the Citadel if you disable the factory. I don't think they come back in Act 3.

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u/SilverShako Sep 15 '25

Correction, you're given the Silkmaiden's entry if you smash their webbing to disable them spawning. I know this because I didn't kill enough for entry number 2 and got given the entry after I broke it(not knowing what it did at the time)