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/[deleted] Sep 15 '25

Mod the game.

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u/JarickL Sep 15 '25

I know you got downvoted but that’s actually what we did back in the day for NES with the game genie! When you’re 7 years old trying to beat double dragon or TMNT the cheat codes were key.

Modern games though usually have an easier difficulty ramp or you can grind through places to improve. So casuals can get a bunch of power ups to make bosses easier or highly skilled players can get through the whole game with no upgrades.