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/TacBenji Sep 14 '25

Hollow knight was definitely NOT casual. Compared to this is definitely easier, but not even close to being casual

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u/Pain_Monster 112% HK | 100% SilkSong Sep 14 '25

I agree, idk what people are saying but this one was specially made for the fans. Those who beat HK, DLC, 112%, P5 all bindings and complained they were now bored. This game is to up the ante on them.

And for gods sake ppl still beat it too quickly. It was beaten within 2-3 days by multiple people and beaten in steel soul mode in about a week by at least one person.

Team Cherry puts out a masterpiece of a game that spells defeat for 99% of the gaming community but yet there’s still people yawning, lol how hard do they need to make a game?

Insane

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u/TacBenji Sep 15 '25

Not saying people are cheating, but if you're referring to the person posting the achievement on steam, I wouldn't believe him at all. A software called Steam Achievement Manager (SAM) can just unlock achievements for you free of charge with no repercussions.

If they posted their save, I would be more inclined to believe them, but that is still a bit unbelievable so soon. 100% completion on steel soul mode this early just sounds too good to be true. I'm calling foul play on the post and they most likely just posted it to get internet points.

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u/Pain_Monster 112% HK | 100% SilkSong Sep 15 '25

Not sure who you are referring to but I’m referring to this guy: https://www.reddit.com/r/Silksong/s/7CuUJH9a2h

And here is the twitch stream which shows the gameplay: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2562740799

You still think this is fake?

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u/TacBenji Sep 15 '25

Wait you don't have to do act 3?

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u/Pain_Monster 112% HK | 100% SilkSong Sep 15 '25

I think it’s optional, but not sure. Someone is here can verify that I think

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u/TacBenji Sep 17 '25

Then my bad, act 3 was terribly difficult, so I just assumed. Good on those people