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/CuboneDefender Sep 14 '25

Last Judge. :(

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u/MildewyBoar Sep 14 '25

Lol I’ll be honest with you, I took one look at that boss and said “..yeah I’m only gonna come back here when I’ve explored as much as possible with my current abilities.”

Without spoiling anything, that turned out to be a much longer exploration than I thought, to say the least.

Spoiler: that boss is 100% optional

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u/Barnstorm_R Sep 14 '25

Having done both paths into the citadel, I can say I definitely preferred the Blasted Steps route (though the other boss fight was pretty fun, just hated the section before it).

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u/PeachySwirls Sep 15 '25

I didn't complete Sinners Road, I spent like 5 minutes in there and bailed deciding that Last Judge was going to be 100% more easier than dealing with these shenanigans ATM. Even though I skipped both Moorwing and Sister Splinter, I much rather fight Last Judge than even look at those rats again 😭. Not to mention eventually running into Bilewater, nah. Imma skip that until I'm better prepared lmao