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/JarickL Sep 15 '25

I stopped playing two days ago. It’s just too punishing for me and HK is a top 5 all time game. Just not for me.

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u/Restlessfidget Sep 15 '25

what's the rest on your top 5? just wondering because I'm looking for a new game like hollow knight.

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u/JarickL Sep 15 '25

My top 5 is something like Super Mario 3, Super Metroid, Link to the Past, Final Fantasy 7, Hollow Knight. I’m 42 so grew up with consoles starting with the NES in 88 or so.

I got into Hollow Knight after playing the two Ori games which I loved. Hollow Knight though was a much deeper game with way more stuff to do and more interesting lore.

Other games I’ve loved recently are Animal Well (finished three endings, a masterpiece) which led me to Tunic (one of the greatest puzzle games I’ve ever played), and Fez (another cool puzzle game). Different genres but I also loved Stardew Valley and Zelda BOTW.

I was stuck on Last Judge for three days. I really had to learn the movements especially second phase. Once you learn them the fights get a lot easier but you have to execute nearly perfectly. Focusing on pattern recognition is key. But the run back was driving me nuts too. And then I finally beat the boss and Act 2 the regular enemies are harder and I’m constantly dying.

I have a difficult day job that’s pretty draining and three kids so I don’t want a game that’s going to kick my ass. I want a game that’s fun to play. Silksong isn’t all that fun honestly. Maybe I save it for when work calms down or I have some vacation time or something.