Ender Lilies emphasizes just how good Hollow Knight was.

Combat is a bit more Souls-like in the sense that getting hit by enemy attacks is punishing and by extension, attacking is more of a commitment. However, there are a lot of times where you can exploit angles in order to get free kills and that doesn't necessarily feel rewarding.

The aesthetic of the game is probably its strongest point with its eldritch horror aspects but the plot and the dialogue don't really hold up to the level of intrigue that was promised by the setting.