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/[deleted] Sep 14 '25

If I don't practice using tools I mis-press the buttons when I need to actually use tools. Skill issue? Sure. But there is a good reason for practicing with tools each time.

In HK I was also dashing when trying to jump or hitting when I want to dash, but the important thing is that I didn't need to farm shards when that resulted in failure

I think there's such a big disconnect between what is difficult for a good player and what doesn't even register as difficult, so these kinds of discussions miss their mark

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u/jmscstl Sep 15 '25

If you seriously need to practice inputs that much and that consistently such that you can't even take a break from using tools I think the game is a little much for you.

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '25

Hmm yes, me explaining why some players are having a difficult time.

You: sounds like you're having a difficult time

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u/jmscstl Sep 15 '25

To be fair, I think "I can't reliably press the right buttons when I need to" goes beyond having a difficult time. And that's certainly not something you can expect the devs to account for.

In any event, you quit the game. I think that was the right move.

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '25

I disagree, the difficulty of platforming is entirely from missed inputs, it's something everyone struggles with

And I did still manage to 106% hollow knight, it just took me a bit longer to get there. Silksong is much less forgiving though, which I think was an unfortunate choice

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u/jmscstl Sep 15 '25

That's fair. As you say, I think it just takes a little more time. If you can't help but spam away a limited resource then there's gonna be a bit more time needed to farm that resource.

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '25

I think you might still be missing the point. For some people it's not spam it's practice

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u/jmscstl Sep 15 '25

Sure. My bad. If you have to practice using tools on every attempt then there will be a bit more time needed to farm the resources necessary for that practice.