Animal planet meets dark fantasy meets studio ghibli Metroidvania game. I slept on this one, at the time I was bemoaning the lack of quality games coming out, turns out I wasn’t playing any of them!!
Hollow knight is not my favourite of its genre but I find there is a lot to appreciate about it. It’s cute light horror fantasy vibes kept me engaged with the world while playing through it. It’s got that apocalyptic last flame in the world type vibe, the world is ending and you are doing something, maybe not saving it. Idk you doing what you can, that’s fun.
Maybe besides smash bros melee or my beloved vanquish, my favourite movement in a game ever?? The game’s progression is held together by the various movement abilities the game gives you throughout its run time. The all the classic platformer moves are here but the execution and context in which they are given to you, is masterful design. Your little dude you play as is nimble and can do many fancy acrobatic and combat maneuvers. The combat is also quite fun, very simple, a lot like castlevania. You are given a few simple auxiliary weapons, very useful.
I still like blasphemous a bit more than this game, I do like the horror of it(very insect kingdom, escpailly deepnest absolutely intense) but I still wish for something more brutal. This game works very well for both children and adults, deepnest would probably scare kids but I think it’s appropriate enough for them to play, I like it.
Love the systems the game has for progression, 2 kinds of fast travel that work in different ways. Great map design, very cavernous and at times very similar to Metroid(long vertical tubes filled with platforms), no complaints about that.
This game to me also sets new standards for indie games, it’s very reminiscent of golden era 360/ps3 era indie games like dishwasher and shadow complex.
Overall love this game, no huge complaints just finnicky about the vibe but it’s not a game that was completely meant for me and I still appreciate it all the same.
Hollow knight is not my favourite of its genre but I find there is a lot to appreciate about it. It’s cute light horror fantasy vibes kept me engaged with the world while playing through it. It’s got that apocalyptic last flame in the world type vibe, the world is ending and you are doing something, maybe not saving it. Idk you doing what you can, that’s fun.
Maybe besides smash bros melee or my beloved vanquish, my favourite movement in a game ever?? The game’s progression is held together by the various movement abilities the game gives you throughout its run time. The all the classic platformer moves are here but the execution and context in which they are given to you, is masterful design. Your little dude you play as is nimble and can do many fancy acrobatic and combat maneuvers. The combat is also quite fun, very simple, a lot like castlevania. You are given a few simple auxiliary weapons, very useful.
I still like blasphemous a bit more than this game, I do like the horror of it(very insect kingdom, escpailly deepnest absolutely intense) but I still wish for something more brutal. This game works very well for both children and adults, deepnest would probably scare kids but I think it’s appropriate enough for them to play, I like it.
Love the systems the game has for progression, 2 kinds of fast travel that work in different ways. Great map design, very cavernous and at times very similar to Metroid(long vertical tubes filled with platforms), no complaints about that.
This game to me also sets new standards for indie games, it’s very reminiscent of golden era 360/ps3 era indie games like dishwasher and shadow complex.
Overall love this game, no huge complaints just finnicky about the vibe but it’s not a game that was completely meant for me and I still appreciate it all the same.