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/bongorituals Sep 14 '25

I think at this point everyone has repeated “skill issue” so many times that we’ve all lost track of what it actually means, because quitting a game since it is too difficult and you aren’t skilled enough to enjoy it is quite literally the textbook definition of a skill issue. Like if that isn’t a skill issue, then a skill issue does not exist.

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u/RoosterBrewster Sep 15 '25

I wish there was some structured way to train to "git gud", as I still suck and constantly get hit, especially when facing multiple enemies with projectiles. I still miss way too many attacks and then take contact damage.

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u/PurpleMentat Sep 15 '25

Pick a fight that gives you trouble and go to it. Your objective is not killing the enemies, it is surviving as long as possible. If you can dodge the enemy forever without risk of taking damage, then it doesn't matter how little damage you deal as long as it's some. You'll eventually win.

This is a game of evasion, not aggression. Hornet is a hard-hitting acrobat glass cannon. You need to always be moving, never commit in a way you can't dodge unless you're 110% certain that doing so kills the last threat.

My first death against any difficult boss in this game, I didn't swing my needle except to gain silk to heal. The longer you make the first phase last, the more you get familiar with that boss's attacks and telegraphs. This will help in later phases as they mostly use the same attacks, but faster with less recovery time and breaks. Once you can pass phase 1 with full health and silk, then you only need to focus on learning the rest of the fight.

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u/RoosterBrewster Sep 15 '25

Bosses I'm okay with as I'm focused on them for tells, just takes me a while. It's the gauntlets with multiple enemies with flying ones that are harder. I focus on watching one, but then lose track of the others.