This is pretty much my favorite game ever made. I'm planning on talking on it more in depth elsewhere, but pretty much, apart from the shade mechanic and the tedium of the end of the godmaster dlc, I think I love quite literally every aspect of the game as a whole. The lore is absolutely phenomenal, it looks and runs beautiful, the combat is simple yet challenging, both platforming AND exploration are done masterfully here, the bosses are incredible, and this contains some of the best music I've ever heard.

After over 100 hours of play I can safely say that it was worth my $15. Seriously, go play Hollow Knight. You won't regret it.