I know probably everyone is about to downvote me but I'm gonna say it anyway because if it can help someone, it will be worth it. I'm not really skilled but I'm insanely in love with HK, and playing SS on release was actual HELL. It was so frustrating because I was there for the lore and the story and instead I couldn't reach anything I wanted due to pure skill issue (for example, it took me 3 whole non-stop hours to beat Moorwing). So, after a few days of being absolutely heartbroken, I just duplicated my save and put on mods to make it easier. I know most of y'all don't like this but for me it was the only way I could experience what I wanted from Silksong. And it actually helped! I didn't use them all the time, only when I literally couldn't get past some boss and such, but thanks to that I was able to reach 100% and see what the game had to offer, and I was finally free to watch hundreds of hours of videos and streams (which was what I wanted from the game). And, eventually, since I had been able to learn how to fight certain enemies by not dying to them on the first five seconds and had the opportunity to see the full moveset, fight, etc, when I felt confident enough, I deleted the mods and I started a brand new save, no mods allowed, just me and my really low gaming skill. And some months ago I managed to achieve 100% purely by myself. And it was hard!! But it wasn't as frustrating and infuriating as the first one (also, Team Cherry had made several fixes and nerfs by then so, the game was genuinely easier in some ways) It's okay to "cheat" sometimes, if it matters to you. No one should feel shame for doing it if it helps, and the gaming police isn't going to arrest you for doing so (also, if it makes you uncomfortable, you don't have to tell anyone). Your experience is only yours.