Its epic story and own mythology, its easy but extremely strategic and meticulous gameplay and its perfectly tied soundtrack with the feelings that the visual style brings up makes Hollow Knight a must-have game for anyone who has a Nintendo Switch.
This game is phenomenal! If you like 2d platformers, in particular metroidvanias, you'll like this. It's better than Cuphead, and its combat is quite fun. And the lore I enjoy, partially because it is so dark.
The exploration is amazing as well. Constantly finding new enemies, colorful new environments, and new NPCs to interact with is very fun. Unfortunately, I completed most of this game. I wish I could play this for the first time again, because it's just amazing! Can't wait for Silksong to come out!
There were times when the game was really angering me, but I'd chalk that up to me **** at the game since I'd never played a 2d platformer on the Nintendo Switch before. So I probably won't have those rage moments with Silksong.
But apparently the pacing at the start of the game is really bad. It's fine for a Metroidvania, but most gamers don't like that. So if you are not enjoying the game at first, maybe try looking up a guide through the forgotten crossroads so you can get to the really good parts if you're not a fan of the Crossroads.
Hollow Knight is an incredible achievement that combines smart game design, a rich world, and sharp combat, with an enthralling insectoid world and a story just begging for you to find it. Team Cherry’s title is a high watermark for Metroidvanias, as the satisfying abilities and countless collectibles add variety and meaning to exploration, rewarding every discovery. Yet, while the challenge is a rewarding part of the process, I do wish that the title made some concessions and shone a bit of light in the darkness for those first fledgling steps.
Hollow Knight is absolutely a masterpiece. The art style is fantastic, the level designs are outstanding, and battles are challenging and fun. If you enjoy Metroidvania games, don't hesitate trying it.
Hollow Knight is a great adventure action game with essence of the classics metroidvania. Its beautiful art style, the big variety of enemies and epic battles against the final bosses are one of the most important values of the game.
A must play on Switch. It includes all content released post launch for the PC version right from the get go. Team Cherry has done a superb job and once those issues are ironed out, this will be a perfect version of a fantastic game.
It was a fine experience and I had a lot of fun - however it is very confusing when you are not able to surpass some levelterain - is it because I lack the right ability or is it because I am to dumb?
With such a highly thought of game I really wanted to like this one. I have given it several tries but I just can't waste time not having fun with this game anymore. The main issue is that the combat is awful. And with combat being such a huge part of this game it really makes the entire game an unpleasant experience.
What is wrong the combat?
First your attack range is incredibly short. Second, many things you attack move towards you after being hit. You only dash forwards.
Everything you try to attack is more than likely to hit you in return. So you spend the entire game running away for the things you are trying to fight. Then, after nearly every enemy, you have to stop and heal. You can't wait until you're really low on health because you can only hold enough magic to heal 3 hits and you have to stand there defenseless for a good second for each health point. So just with trying to keep your health up you never really have the flexibility to use your magic for other things.
There is an equippable upgrade that's supposed to increase your attack range. But it really doesn't make a noticeable difference.
I think that the world they made is interesting and the art is nice. So I give it as high of a score as possible for that. But the game has to be fun to play as well. With so many other options out there I just can't give this one my time anymore.
SummaryHollow Knight is a 2D action-adventure game with an emphasis on traditional 2D animation and skillful gameplay. Journey to Hallownest, a vast and ancient underground kingdom inhabited by a bizarre collection of insects and monsters. Players will forge their own path as they explore ruined cities, forests of fungus, temples of bone and ot...