Alright the Hollow Knight community has gotten far too toxic, so I'll lay down some negatives to the game to show that it isn't as perfect as people make it out to be.
- For every great boss, there are 2 'filler' bosses.
- Difficulty progression is dumb. Hornet is the second boss you fight while flukemarm is technically an 'endgame' boss.
- Nothing in this game is original. Abilities are things you'll see in every other metroidvania. Hell even the charm system is from Paper Mario. Having said that, lack of originality isn't always a bad thing.
- You should expect a lot of backtracking + getting lost. Way more than any other metroidvania.
- Many of the areas have similar aesthetics. 4 of which share a dull grey colour.
- DLCs are good but again, they each have way too much filler.
This is still my favourite metroidvania, however almost every other one I've played focuses on quality over quantity. They are fun 90% of the time while hollow knight struggles to even come close to that number.
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- For every great boss, there are 2 'filler' bosses.
- Difficulty progression is dumb. Hornet is the second boss you fight while flukemarm is technically an 'endgame' boss.
- Nothing in this game is original. Abilities are things you'll see in every other metroidvania. Hell even the charm system is from Paper Mario. Having said that, lack of originality isn't always a bad thing.
- You should expect a lot of backtracking + getting lost. Way more than any other metroidvania.
- Many of the areas have similar aesthetics. 4 of which share a dull grey colour.
- DLCs are good but again, they each have way too much filler.
This is still my favourite metroidvania, however almost every other one I've played focuses on quality over quantity. They are fun 90% of the time while hollow knight struggles to even come close to that number.
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