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Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...

When not (or Naught) dying of school and D&D, I have been entirely obsessed with the wonderful game called Hollow Knight.

It's.
So.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD.

I've been a big fan of Metroidvanias ever since I was a wee lad (and alive), to the point of "borrowing" a neighbor's copy of Metroid Fusion for the Gameboy Advance and never giving it back (I still have it~). But, like most things I like, that means I'm also the biggest critic of Metroidvanias. It's what I do, I've been trained in the art of critique...

And Hollow Knight is amazing.
I'd describe it as "a game that the devs could have easily fucked up, but didn't".

It's a game best experienced rather than explained, but to give it a quick first impression (12 hours worth and not even halfway done):
-Controls are fluid, especially jump controls. Combat feels satisfying and progression is at a brisk but exploratory pace. Think a slightly more forgiving Dark Souls with fantastic platforming and fewer complex combos. Difficulty ramps up as you progress organically, urging you down the story paths and expecting you to get better. Optimized fantastically, even though I'm playing on shite Mac. It also has mechanics and animations for when you take out your map, which are something I love in these games; best map since Phantom Hourglass, in my opinion.
-Art style and sound design are amazing (see above for former), and it sets the atmosphere from the moment you boot up the game. Buy the Soundtrack, it's worth it.
-Characters are well rounded; you legitimately start to care about the plights of the other characters in the world, and I legitimately teared up at two separate points and get a sense more will be coming.
-Story is compelling, especially because it's drip-fed to you - you're a silent protagonist, but the reason you are exploring is the main focus of the game, and I'm constantly questioning why I'm here and if I'm doing the right thing. Both good actions and bad actions raise this question, and makes me want to play more.

Look, just play it. It's great. When you actively search out the collectables because the collectables are compelling, you know it's a great game.

Was having a friend as the wonderful to commission his D&D character with similar themes and stylistic choices just an excuse for Spirit to rave about Hollow Knight? A little bit, yes. However, it's also really really cool to see - Hollow Knight's style boils away the fat of my character, leaving me with the bare essentials about Naught's physical description. It'll be a great ref for describing her in stories... when... I get time... to write for dA again...

Description
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...

When not (or Naught) dying of school and D&D, I have been entirely obsessed with the wonderful game called Hollow Knight.

It's.
So.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD.

I've been a big fan of Metroidvanias ever since I was a wee lad (and alive), to the point of "borrowing" a neighbor's copy of Metroid Fusion for the Gameboy Advance and never giving it back (I still have it~). But, like most things I like, that means I'm also the biggest critic of Metroidvanias. It's what I do, I've been trained in the art of critique...

And Hollow Knight is amazing.
I'd describe it as "a game that the devs could have easily fucked up, but didn't".

It's a game best experienced rather than explained, but to give it a quick first impression (12 hours worth and not even halfway done):
-Controls are fluid, especially jump controls. Combat feels satisfying and progression is at a brisk but exploratory pace. Think a slightly more forgiving Dark Souls with fantastic platforming and fewer complex combos. Difficulty ramps up as you progress organically, urging you down the story paths and expecting you to get better. Optimized fantastically, even though I'm playing on shite Mac. It also has mechanics and animations for when you take out your map, which are something I love in these games; best map since Phantom Hourglass, in my opinion.
-Art style and sound design are amazing (see above for former), and it sets the atmosphere from the moment you boot up the game. Buy the Soundtrack, it's worth it.
-Characters are well rounded; you legitimately start to care about the plights of the other characters in the world, and I legitimately teared up at two separate points and get a sense more will be coming.
-Story is compelling, especially because it's drip-fed to you - you're a silent protagonist, but the reason you are exploring is the main focus of the game, and I'm constantly questioning why I'm here and if I'm doing the right thing. Both good actions and bad actions raise this question, and makes me want to play more.

Look, just play it. It's great. When you actively search out the collectables because the collectables are compelling, you know it's a great game.

Was having a friend as the wonderful to commission his D&D character with similar themes and stylistic choices just an excuse for Spirit to rave about Hollow Knight? A little bit, yes. However, it's also really really cool to see - Hollow Knight's style boils away the fat of my character, leaving me with the bare essentials about Naught's physical description. It'll be a great ref for describing her in stories... when... I get time... to write for dA again...