Because of the huge fringe fandom behind this game, never shutting up about it, I as expected played a incredibly well crafted title... how it controls, the art.
And it's big. There was a point in the first third, when I thought I had seen all the areas. Far from it, I probably underestimated that little ghost faced fellow and his indie game with it. Just as I did the difficulty. I also had to complain and go cry about it early on to the friend who recommended it to me. "Tell me a good load-out for the notches, it's so hard". Too old? We don't have the reaction capabilities anymore? Oh boy...

Well I beat (the) Hollow Knight and feel pretty cool about it. Great game!