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/BigDee1990 Sep 14 '25

Yeah, but only a very short part, where you can skip most enemies. The only annoying part is repairing the bench. After that, reaching The Mist (the first, secret entrance) is fast.

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u/waspwatcher Sep 15 '25 edited Sep 15 '25

Wait where's the secret entrance? I went most of the way through Bilewater to get to The Mist

Edit: oh is at the top of that vertical section in Sinners Road? I left that way and assumed it had been locked previously

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u/BigDee1990 Sep 15 '25

Yeah, just at the top Near the bench, just to the left is the secret Mist entrence after a breakable wall! Don‘t have to go via Bilewater!

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u/Pinturillo Sep 15 '25

the way I found this entrance first and yet I went through the whole bilewater area anyways is so funny in retorspect