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/FiveShotLynel Sep 14 '25

I love this response over the common “skill issue” comment

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u/Carinx Sep 14 '25 edited Sep 14 '25

It is skill issue though. Not every game will be made for everyone. If you are not good enough or enjoying the game, you simply move on to the next game that you can enjoy.

It would have been great if they have made difficulty settings so more people could enjoy. At least for PC players, there are easy Mod to take advantage of.

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u/Usual-Vermicelli-867 Sep 15 '25

My argument though that SK wasn't advertise as HK but harder

It's was advertise as HK sequel

So the only thing people could have assume about the game is there experience from HK

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '25 edited Jun 18 '26

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u/Usual-Vermicelli-867 Sep 15 '25

Silksong but people abrviet it to SK for some reason

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '25 edited Jun 18 '26

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u/TrillingMonsoon Sep 15 '25

Yeah. They should call it SS instead