I played HK. Beat it got the secret ending. Liked it. Didn't love it. I'm getting similar feelings from Silksong, though it's feeling a lot worse in the lategame. There's a loooooot to do, and it's getting less and less interesting. I'm getting more tools and more abilities, which is nice, but for what? It certainly ain't for the bosses. I don't remember how difficult they were in HK, but I'm kind of tearing through them this game. So now I beat another boss, get some sht I'm definitely not going to use and just go, 'okay.'

And now I'm 30 something hours in, aimlessly filling out the map, hoping to stumble upon whatever it is that'll get me to the secret ending. (Of course I know there's more after that final boss. She went down in 4 tries and this strikes me as a prequel so that ending didn't make any sense. There's obviously more.) And since I don't know what's necessary and what isn't, I'm just wandering. Just hoping an NPC pops up randomly somewhere. Hoping another Wish appears on the board randomly.

Give a cogwork heart to some robotic asshole. He pops up for a minute to fight and just leaves. We probably meet him again, I guess. But where? Iunno. Wander around for another hour until you randomly find him, asshole. Good luck.

Unlock a guy from a cage. Talk to him later. Where is he now? Is he even necessary for the best ending? Fuck if I know. Better search every inch of the map again. Hope you didn't miss any fleas or forget to mark a spot you need to come back to!

It's just so fucking much.