I believe Hollow Knight is a very nice experience that sadly contains many flaws. It looks gorgeous and does a great job with atmosphere and the combat, while simple, is fun to master. However, the areas are way too large, making it take far too long to get anywhere, whether going back to previous areas or getting back to a boss you died at. It's extremely annoying that tough bosses rarely had a checkpoint right before them, because the fights are fun to learn otherwise. While I wanted to see more major unlockable abilities from the game, I liked that there are instead a ton of charms that allows for lots of customization. Only thing is that I wish the game didn't take things such as the map or compass and make them unlockables or equipables. It took me 28 hours to beat, which is much longer than I believe a metroidvania should be, but I still enjoyed my time with the game.