Hollow Knight

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9.0

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  1. LuBaCi
    Jan 26, 2022
    10
    Mi juego favorito de la vida, tienen que jugarlo si no jugaron esta obra de arte
  2. elkrand
    Jan 8, 2022
    9
    Hollow Knight is een metroidvania. Je speelt de knight, een klein insectachtig wezentje dat het Hollow nest gaat verkennen. Het spel is van topkwaliteit: zowel muziek, als graphics en gameplay kloppen. De map die je moet verkennen steekt fantastisch in elkaar. Hollow Knight kan met momenten frustrerend moeilijk zijn, maar omdat je telkens wanneer je sterft het gevoel hebt dat het je eigenHollow Knight is een metroidvania. Je speelt de knight, een klein insectachtig wezentje dat het Hollow nest gaat verkennen. Het spel is van topkwaliteit: zowel muziek, als graphics en gameplay kloppen. De map die je moet verkennen steekt fantastisch in elkaar. Hollow Knight kan met momenten frustrerend moeilijk zijn, maar omdat je telkens wanneer je sterft het gevoel hebt dat het je eigen fout is blijf je proberen. Topspel!… Expand
  3. Caiobakk
    Jan 8, 2022
    10
    Man that's easily the best game I ever played, the soundtrack, the visuals and the gameplay are just perfect and I ain't notice any bug! 10/10
  4. CanadianFox12
    Jan 7, 2022
    10
    This game is awesome, You definitely should try it. A dark souls'like game, that has really a little in common with it. There's no damage numbers, stamina or something like that. Everything is understandable and pretty primitive, but it is really better, than damage numbers. Unique charm system gives you an opportunity to change your build any time you want. This game also have aThis game is awesome, You definitely should try it. A dark souls'like game, that has really a little in common with it. There's no damage numbers, stamina or something like that. Everything is understandable and pretty primitive, but it is really better, than damage numbers. Unique charm system gives you an opportunity to change your build any time you want. This game also have a disadvantage. Controls are lagging a bit, for instance, you press left and attack in the same time, but your hero attacks the right side instead of the left one, but you can easily get used to it. Interesting bosses, locations and REALLY,REALLY interesting lore. Every enemy is a unique, their varieties of attacks really will make you to think, what to do. True metroidvania feelings are guaranteed.
    Just try it already.    … Expand
  5. sse85
    Jan 1, 2022
    10
    Невероятно душевная и атмосферная игра. Музыка просто выше всяких похвал. Для любителей метроидваний здесь просто море контента и секретов.
  6. Brunk_
    Dec 30, 2021
    10
    Amei esse jogo tem:bons gráficos , boa jogabilidade , boa otimização , barato , roda em 90% dos PCs , boa história , tamanho bom e uma coisa que dependendo do ponto de vista poder ser bom ou ruim e que é difícil (eu acho bom , gosto de desafios).
  7. Mezu5
    Dec 23, 2021
    8
    + Combat is great and fast paced
    + The world is well designed and non-repetitive
    - Soulslike mechanics go against non ecclectic exploration that is somewhat important to metroidvania games - The map can be very unclear/unhelpful and sometimes misleading - The layout of the world is pretty weird - big things are hidden, there's no sense of what's important and what's not or whether    + Combat is great and fast paced
    + The world is well designed and non-repetitive

    - Soulslike mechanics go against non ecclectic exploration that is somewhat important to metroidvania games
    - The map can be very unclear/unhelpful and sometimes misleading
    - The layout of the world is pretty weird - big things are hidden, there's no sense of what's important and what's not or whether you're progressing
    - There's a limit to how big a metroidvania world can be for me, and Hollow Knight has found it. The game's ridiculously good value, but also the most overwhelming in its genre that I've played.    … Expand
  8. luism2h
    Dec 17, 2021
    10
    Puede que las primeras 2 horas sean lentas, pero respecto al lore, banda sonora, curva de dificultad y arte es 10/10, merece al menos una oportunidad.
  9. Babutto
    Nov 24, 2021
    9
    An amazing metroidvania.

    Pros.: - The concept, story. It is interesting to play in this world of decay and decadance. Though, it leaves a hard feeling of sadness. - The game progression is balanced with some exceptions. - You can achieve multiple endings (except forth maybe, because it is extremely hard and long without trainers). - Design. Cons.: - Some of the buffs for bosses    An amazing metroidvania.

    Pros.:
    - The concept, story. It is interesting to play in this world of decay and decadance. Though, it leaves a hard feeling of sadness.
    - The game progression is balanced with some exceptions.
    - You can achieve multiple endings (except forth maybe, because it is extremely hard and long without trainers).
    - Design.

    Cons.:
    - Some of the buffs for bosses are insane. For example, the Traitor Lord is very powerful while Hollow Knight is not that impressive. It doesn't make any sense.
    - The forth ending should be granted without that painful gameplay polishing of finishing all bosses over and over again. It doesn't make sense again - the game is already quite challenging. The developers just force the players to jerk the joystick or keyboard off more and more. Same with the level in the dream world and the Pale King - the saw level I mean. It is insanity for speedrunners and extreme fans. But others will just say "screw it, I'll use trainer." And that will kill the whole idea of achieving the two other endings.

    Anyways, it is a great game. The concept of the game that you actually fight the light caught my eye. We basically play bad guys - the Void. But it make sense since the whole thing takes place underground. There is no need for light there - almost all creatures are bugs.

    BTW free DLCs. You MUST reward developers for that I guess. Respect!    … Expand
  10. Rm4n
    Nov 24, 2021
    8
    this game is very good I love the soundtrack and lots of the bosses except brooding Malek and god tamer they suck mega badness but other than that good game
  11. shreyas16
    Nov 22, 2021
    10
    Perfection of the metroidvania genre. I thought no metroidvania could ever surpass Super Metroid, but this one definitely did. No other game comes even close to having the amazing world design that this game has.
  12. JoeyPL5
    Nov 16, 2021
    10
    What? This is not a copy and paste message to meet the 75 character minimum for this review if that's what you thought it was.
  13. Mv1tor
    Nov 14, 2021
    10
    The best game i ever played. the only thing I don't recommended this game is that after this you never will play another game with such enthusiasm.
  14. tsunemoriakane
    Oct 30, 2021
    7
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  15. UnturnedAntics
    Oct 29, 2021
    10
    This is the closest thing to a perfect game, with over 40 bosses around 150 different enemies crazy visuals, and fluid mechanics there is just so much to do it's a long enjoyable playthrough with things like bartering and upgrades that make it even better. 10/10 amazing I want a part 2
  16. Aksys
    Oct 29, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 11 спасённых гусеничек из 10
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  17. tommydlbass
    Oct 17, 2021
    10
    Un gran juego con grandes personajes, gameplay, arte y escenarios. Los boss fights están muy trabajados y es muy divertido. No puedo decir nada más a parte de que es un must buy, muy recomendable para todo tipo de jugadores.
  18. Vonyee
    Oct 13, 2021
    0
    I don't like it. tiktiks are cool though. bad game. I don't like the graphics. bad progression. confusing. bad game.
  19. rezo_21
    Oct 14, 2021
    7
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  20. GalaxyGlyder
    Oct 4, 2021
    9
    I loved my time with this game. I personally played it for around 30 hours and I barely scratched the surface of all the hidden challenges and areas in this game. The art style is stunning with an amazing atmosphere that makes you want to know more about the world. My only complaint about this game is that it doesn't guide you and you will need to look up a guide for some obstacles.
  21. Snaki
    Sep 23, 2021
    10
    My favorite game of all time, stunning graphics, gorgeous music and well crafted world. Best fights and boss design with great platforming. Highly recommended
  22. uselence
    Sep 9, 2021
    0
    Enjoyable gameplay, awesome ost, intertaining lore. Has some downsides, but there are so few of them, so I can't even remember. Definitely recommend it.
  23. IAmGood-U
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    One of the best platformers I have ever played. The music, atmosphere, controls, bosses, everything is awesome! Amazing game.
  24. alsione
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    Одна из лучших игр, что я играл. шедевр. Ждем силксонг.
  25. F3T1W
    Aug 27, 2021
    8
    A very elaborate universe and world, side quests, a bunch of easter eggs, nice animation
  26. matt1184
    Aug 23, 2021
    0
    This is another one of those games where the developers simply were not good enough to develop a game that solely relies on skill. This game has to rely on touch damage and attacks by the enemy in order to make it harder. This is just bad development and poor decision making.
  27. jeatog
    Aug 23, 2021
    10
    HOLLOW KNIGHT

    PROS: - Mundo y mapa bien diseñados, coherentemente conectado. - Controles satisfactorios y cómodos. - Backtracking justificado y motivador. - Soundtrack exquisito y memorable para cada zona del juego. - Personajes memorables. - La progresión es inherente a la zona en la que te encuentras, creando así la sensación de volverse cada vez más poderoso. - Mecánica de    HOLLOW KNIGHT

    PROS:
    - Mundo y mapa bien diseñados, coherentemente conectado.
    - Controles satisfactorios y cómodos.
    - Backtracking justificado y motivador.
    - Soundtrack exquisito y memorable para cada zona del juego.
    - Personajes memorables.
    - La progresión es inherente a la zona en la que te encuentras, creando así la sensación de volverse cada vez más poderoso.
    - Mecánica de perks y habilidades permanentes que se acoplan a estilos de juego diferentes.

    CONTRAS:
    - Es retador, y por eso puede que no sea para todos.
    - Por momentos puede parecer injusto, pero se trata de ensayo y error.
    - Es fácil perderse para los que no están acostumbrados a este tipo de juegos.
    - Una historia bonita, pero no te la cuentan por medios tradicionales. Hay que leer diálogos y el entorno para enterarse de qué pasa.

    Hollow Knight es el mejor Metroidvania de la historia. Lo hace todo tan bien que es para muchos hoy en día el estándar y la vara más alta a la hora de calificar ese género, pero también es entendible que no a todos llegue a gustarles o engancharlos.    … Expand
  28. GameBoyAdv4002
    Aug 21, 2021
    8
    This game is really good. But it's not perfect. Might I even say, it's a bit overrated? The main problem I have with this game is how directionless you feel while exploring. Some people like the feeling of being utterly lost. I don't like how the game fails to give you sufficient motivation for huge chunks of the play time. You don't even know what your goal is for a good 4--6 hours, andThis game is really good. But it's not perfect. Might I even say, it's a bit overrated? The main problem I have with this game is how directionless you feel while exploring. Some people like the feeling of being utterly lost. I don't like how the game fails to give you sufficient motivation for huge chunks of the play time. You don't even know what your goal is for a good 4--6 hours, and even once the goal is revealed to you, the actual way there is not well indicated. The game actually has a really interesting lore and story, but you aren't privy to that knowledge until you've almost finished your first playthrough. This makes the endgame even more fun than in your standard Metroidvainia, but it leaves your first playthrough with a lot to be desired. Another problem is your movement. You get THREE basic movement upgrades above walking and jumping. This means the platforming falls by the wayside; it never gets good. The deep combat is instead the focus, while is great, don't get me wrong, but when enemies become easy and their rewards become minimal, it's revealed how boring traversal is. My final issue with the game is the area design. At least four different areas have the same 'barren, black rock' aesthetic and the music doesn't do a good job of distinguishing them either.
    After all that, you wander why I gave this an 8/10. It's because, other than my main issues and some rather petty nitpicks, everything is amazing. When the music actually decides to pick up, it picks up hard. The combat mechanics, coupled with the variety of enemies, is always challenging and engaging. As previously stated, the lore and story is really good when it gets going and will keep you hooked even after the credits have rolled for each of the five separate endings. The character enemy, and (some of) the area designs are well done as well. This game deserves most of the praise it has received, but be aware that it is not the genre defining perfection that it often cited as.    … Expand
  29. pijiloy_kek
    Aug 13, 2021
    0
    среднестатестический платформер, ничем не выделяющийся из массы подобного кала
  30. Arenius
    Jul 30, 2021
    10
    Best video game ever created.
    just absolutely amazing, beautifully, fun, hard but rewarding and also have best video game soundtrack ever.
    10/10
    5 stars
    100% love this game
  31. Vaxzan
    Jul 19, 2021
    8
    The second Metroidvania I’ve played, after Ori and the Will of Wisps on Xbox. I enjoyed Hollow Knight a lot but do prefer Ori.

    Gameplay Hollow Knight has some really well-polished gameplay. It involves platforming and 2d side-scrolling type combat which feels great and well-controlled. The character hits well and I have no issues with the manner in which it works. As you progress in    The second Metroidvania I’ve played, after Ori and the Will of Wisps on Xbox. I enjoyed Hollow Knight a lot but do prefer Ori.

    Gameplay

    Hollow Knight has some really well-polished gameplay. It involves platforming and 2d side-scrolling type combat which feels great and well-controlled. The character hits well and I have no issues with the manner in which it works. As you progress in the game you unlock further movement abilities to enhance the experience and make navigation more enjoyable and creative. You will also gather more spells so that you can diversify content a little bit. The platforming feels good and for the most part, works well. Not being too difficult and overall is well designed to make it clear in the platforming where to go. There is a big focus on exploration in the game which is done with a large open-world map with lots of hidden areas and places to explore, areas have unique enemies and even some environmental hazards. The charms system works well to create a diverse and unique build combination that can play on how you want the game to go. You can enhance the spells or melee combat or focus on sustainability if that’s what you prefer. The charms serve as one of the many collectibles in the game that are common in Metroidvania. While the gameplay in these aspects is quite good it also serves some issues. The combat is rather limited and doesn’t offer many styles of combat at all, you have the one melee weapon that you can make longer or quicker with the charms but other than that there are no options. There are only three spells in the game that have no customization options aside from making them stronger with a charm, each spell has its uses but the lack of options for combat can make it repetitive and offers little in the ways of replayability, you can’t really change combat strategies. The platforming while good is a bit confusing in some later areas of the game (SPOILERS AHEAD) In White Palace which is supposed to be difficult the platforming in parts isn’t clear exactly on where to go and can be confusing, in one part a platform that looks like the background is required to be jumped on and it took me a bit to realize it was a platform and not the background. While the platforming in this section is difficult the design of some of the sections makes it unclear how to proceed, especially with so few areas like this in the game. (END OF SPOILERS) Exploration I will discuss more in the story section. The charms are great but it does feel like a few of them are way more useful than all the others and as such are an almost necessity to have on a build, this is a result of those charms being really good and other charms not being nearly as good so it feels like the diversity can be a bit shallow.

    Story

    The story is by far the worst done aspect of the game. It is okay to have little information revealed in a game but Hollow Knight starts you with virtually nothing, you don’t really have a clear objective and just have to wander around in order to find the story which you will several hours in. While I didn’t mind this it can definitely be a big turn-off to players as I several times, in the beginning, was just confused as to why I was doing the things I was doing. The lack of explanation of the objective at the beginning takes away from much of the early game as you mindlessly fight through enemies and bosses for some unknown purpose. The actual story itself is fairly standard and I don’t have any issues with it.

    Art Style

    The art in the game is quite gorgeous. Several areas in the game have beautiful and unique backgrounds. Each area features custom-designed enemies as well with unique animations and attacks. The character is well designed and looks great with a good animation set. The one complaint I have about the art is that it is not very diverse, it features a lot of the same colors and some areas also look very similar, while this is in line with the setting of the game it does make traversing some areas not as enjoyable.

    Soundtrack

    Great soundtrack with many unique pieces that fit well with the theme of each area or boss, no complaints.

    Conclusion

    Hollow Knight is a fantastic game with a lot of great content that is incredibly well made. It does however lack diversity and is unclear in presenting its objectives. That being said I do highly recommend the game, it is difficult in a way similar to dark souls and very enjoyable.    … Expand
  32. Veloso
    Jul 13, 2021
    10
    A masterpiece.

    Hollow Knight is a perfect mix: non-boring exploration, memorable music, balanced bosses, captivating characters, complex story, just right protagonist and ultimately a perfect ending (no matter what) to the game. Easily manages to catch the player looking for a good adventure and many hours of fun. The skills, collectibles and equipment, in addition to being linked to    A masterpiece.

    Hollow Knight is a perfect mix: non-boring exploration, memorable music, balanced bosses, captivating characters, complex story, just right protagonist and ultimately a perfect ending (no matter what) to the game.
    Easily manages to catch the player looking for a good adventure and many hours of fun. The skills, collectibles and equipment, in addition to being linked to the story, help the player to want to keep playing more and more until reaching the protagonist's full skill.
    The different styles of play are very efficient and very challenging, ranging from a simple parkour to a complex boss rush.
    As the player continues to learn more and more about the game's history, he ends up delving deeper into the universe, making choices that shape the future of characters and change the lives of others.
    The ''New Game+'', in addition to changing some things in the game, leaves a huge concern for the player, who will be able to pass depending on how much effort he made in his first game.
    Hollow Knight is a perfect example of how to make a good game with beautiful art and a cohesive story worth reading, and it's well worth your while to wait for the sequel.    … Expand
  33. Ruboki
    Jul 7, 2021
    8
    Exellent game, with a lot of different bosses and enemies. The art is beautifull and the music very enveloping.
  34. Thomoen
    Jun 30, 2021
    10
    Masterpiece, so many things to collect, so many ways the game can be played, and one of the best atmospheres created in a videogame. All the praise goes to the incredible score and the art design. The game is a masterclass in difficulty, which dares you to try out a boss with different loadouts so you can figure out what works best, and you are never forced to commit to a certain playstyleMasterpiece, so many things to collect, so many ways the game can be played, and one of the best atmospheres created in a videogame. All the praise goes to the incredible score and the art design. The game is a masterclass in difficulty, which dares you to try out a boss with different loadouts so you can figure out what works best, and you are never forced to commit to a certain playstyle because of a stupid upgrade system.

    There is a reason that this game has such a cult following, it's because the combination of the serene vibe and it's sometimes ruthless difficulty sits on this intersection of different things that a lot of titles lean heavily towards to. In the case of Hollow Knight, it combines all these different ideas, the zen vibe of something like Zelda or Gris, the difficulty of a soulslike because of it's risk/reward structure, and the exploration and world design of a classic metroidvenia make this game such an engaging world to explore. I poured over a 150 hours in this title, and still now and then I feel compelled to go back.    … Expand
  35. KevLooney
    Jun 28, 2021
    8
    I had to remedy the controls. I switched the jump key to the up arrow to coincide with the other movement keys. It would have been a 7/10 otherwise. The gameplay is simple enough.
  36. mat_b
    Jun 21, 2021
    10
    mat b !
  37. CEMIGRIMM
    Jun 20, 2021
    10
    многие игры основываются на чем то определенном,или вкладывают все силы в дизайн,или в музыку, в сюжет,возможно в систему файтинга ,Hollow Knight переплюнули всех и сделали каждый параметр на высшем уровне,выжали все, идеально ограненый алмаз,за сюжетом которого можно посмотреть много видео,на счет файтинга у тебя очень удобное управление,даже без каких либо способностей можно пройтимногие игры основываются на чем то определенном,или вкладывают все силы в дизайн,или в музыку, в сюжет,возможно в систему файтинга ,Hollow Knight переплюнули всех и сделали каждый параметр на высшем уровне,выжали все, идеально ограненый алмаз,за сюжетом которого можно посмотреть много видео,на счет файтинга у тебя очень удобное управление,даже без каких либо способностей можно пройти любого босса,в док-во посмотрите любой спидран,более того чтобы повторить все мувы спидранера нужно потратить всего лишь пару попыток ,все просто.Каждая последующая способность твои движения просто упрощает,на счет амулетов они всех цветов,для магии,здоровья,ближнего боя,передвижения,щиты,больше всего нравится что амулеты не просто сухо сконструированы для простого улучшения твоих способностей ,они тоже имеют свою атмосферу ,каждый амулет по своему называется,и выглядит в зависимости от того где ты его раздобыл,насчет боссов и мобов,можно пройти с 1 попытки каждого если ты достаточно скилловый,если же нет то спокойно как в дарк солсе можно выучить механику,она не сложная,достаточно запомнить 3-4 атаки босса,за пару попыток и все,ты становишься гением не оставляющим ему и шансов,а самое удивительное что все дополнения бесплатные! дополнение с гриммом очень атмосферное,харизма ,сочетании красного и черного мм,а дополнение годмастер добавило много лора,и ты даже за это не платишь,это обалденно,игра как по мне дешевая,она достойна большего , я уважаю компанию team cherry,они поставили цену чтобы бы их труды просто окупились,ни больше не меньше, я уверен за созданием дополнений они сидели недели,возможно месяцы,а ты это получил бесплатно,просто штооо,что кушают чем они аренду оплачивают, гео?… Expand
  38. Rudey21
    Jun 20, 2021
    10
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  39. Dios_18
    Jun 14, 2021
    10
    El mejor metroidvania del mundo, ir descubriendo el mapa, perderte, enfrentarte a jefes increíbles y mucho mas en este juego que me compraría otra vez sin dudarlo y que le metí unas 120 horas.
    Si estas dudando, cómpralo además es barato.
  40. hkistrash
    Jun 4, 2021
    1
    Requires a lot of patience which is abused by its creators multiple times throughout the game. Not recommended unless you want to waste 60+ hours on a 5 hour game
  41. YetAnotherJohn
    May 30, 2021
    10
    If I had to describe Hollow Knight in one word, I'd call it 'atmospheric'. And then I'd ignore the one word requirement entirely and launch into a 2-hour-long monologue about how much fun it is. The background art, the soundtrack, the characterization of the enemies, everything about the game works perfectly to give each zone a unique feel, progressing towards a cohesive picture to theIf I had to describe Hollow Knight in one word, I'd call it 'atmospheric'. And then I'd ignore the one word requirement entirely and launch into a 2-hour-long monologue about how much fun it is. The background art, the soundtrack, the characterization of the enemies, everything about the game works perfectly to give each zone a unique feel, progressing towards a cohesive picture to the world and its bittersweet story. I absolutely fell in love with the game and its characters, and had a good time all around with both the combat and the platforming.

    Secrets and relevant items all have some sort of glow or sound, which makes locating them viable even if they're sometimes very well hidden, and the game provides multiple movement abilities and special skills to help you traverse locations. It's a lot of fun to gradually unlock access to new zones or reach spots in old places that you previously couldn't, and by the second half of the game you're so attuned to the locations and motions that you can traverse entire zones playing the floor is lava.

    The combat is delightful. Bosses have their own dedicated tracks and unique moves, and are all about having their patterns memorized so you can sneak in attacks without taking damage. The charms and spells you can use also give the combat a lot of variety, so you can customize how to fight.

    Finally, the added DLCs further polish the experience with both quality of life upgrades and actual, amazing new content, including an incredibly hard (but very satisfying) boss rush. Hollow Knight is, without a doubt, one of the best games of the genre, and I'd recommend it to anyone who's even remotely interested in metroidvanias.    … Expand
  42. maxiepuxie
    May 28, 2021
    10
    Hollow Knight attracted attention of gamers, with its likeliness to Dark Souls and unique content. Thanks to charity campaign started in Kickstarter by Teamcherry, the company by reaching its aim, they started to work on this amazing game. You can think that they make this game with a lot of person, but 3 friend made this game.Generally, awesome games made by a few person; and very badHollow Knight attracted attention of gamers, with its likeliness to Dark Souls and unique content. Thanks to charity campaign started in Kickstarter by Teamcherry, the company by reaching its aim, they started to work on this amazing game. You can think that they make this game with a lot of person, but 3 friend made this game.Generally, awesome games made by a few person; and very bad games made by a lot of person.

    The most attraction feature of this game to me, was charm system. İts similar to rune system in the some games. There is dozens varities Charms in the game. While some Charms are attribute to you defend and attack damage, some ones are boosting your mobility on the map. In fact this Charms very important for boss fights because they have stragelic weight on the boss. If you die to a boss over and over again, you should change your combosition of your charms. Believe me appropriate combosition of charm will make the boss much easier.

    Another feature doing Hollow Knight unique, is, discovering new places. There is so much place to discover that discovering all of them, take 50 hours. The game doesnt give you the boss, it want you to discover it. I played game 20 hours and the bosses i killed is at most 20 but there is 30 boss and varitie of enemies than 140. It tooks 1 years discovering of these enemies and bosses. Maybe a boss that never discovered, wandering around map; who knows right?

    As you progress in the game you earn new features and thanks to them you can reach new places in the map. Anyway, Metroidvania means that. And the Hollow Knight is mixing this genre and souls-like, very nicely. In fact as well as earning new feature, you earn new friends too and these friends earning you a lot of things. That is, try to enter that houses because you can run into a friend who will change your progress dramatically.

    In order to uprade your health, you must collect mask parts in the map. While some parts waiting you in mysterious place, other parts guarding by bosses. That is, collecting mask parts is really hard, which the purpose in the game is accomplish to hard because there is no easy thing at all. In fact, you can upgrade your nail too. Of course if you accomplish to find the blacksmith.

    Hollow Knight doesnt tell you anything about what have to do. You must discover every thing alone. If you are curious, you can finish the game very easly. But if you just focus on the finishing game, it can be really hard for you.

    The game is like Dark Souls series in terms of not with its hardship and opening shortcuts, but also story telling. As you progress in the game, you can feel as if you play Dark Souls; because the game has a intense atmosphere like in the Dark Souls. The game always whip your curiosity.

    Generally in Metroidvania games, places you went is open automatically on the map, but in this game they not. İnstance, first time you entering Fog Canyon and you want to see that place on your map; then you must find the mapper with name Cornifer. Finding this mapper is quite easy. If you see piece of paper, and you hear that; congrulations you found Cornifer the mapper.

    The combat was really good, and hard as well. In the beginnings game can be really annoying, but after a few hours you start to feel the game. You want to discover, run into a boss, earn new abilities and above all you want to upgrade your character, in order to go more deeps and test your power.

    The Vocazalition and sound effects in the game are take you to another world.

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  43. Atecno
    May 24, 2021
    10
    Amazing world of bugs. Simple but complex set of characters, atmosphere, and story. OST IS A BOP. I worship this game a lot.
  44. IMR707
    May 14, 2021
    9
    The art and music is awesome. The only things that kind off turns me off is the painful backtracking. Also although you can mark places that is inaccessible at early part of the game, i only realised that after halfway through the game, making some of the blocked place not marked and totally missed by me and end up finishing the game without it. The completionist inside me feels sad.

    It    The art and music is awesome. The only things that kind off turns me off is the painful backtracking. Also although you can mark places that is inaccessible at early part of the game, i only realised that after halfway through the game, making some of the blocked place not marked and totally missed by me and end up finishing the game without it. The completionist inside me feels sad.

    It is still a great game overall though.    … Expand
  45. TheEntertainer
    May 10, 2021
    9
    Hollow Knight was my first PC game and to this day is one of my favorite games of all time. You start out the game knowing nothing, not even the controls (although they're easy to learn so it's not really a problem). The more you play the game, the more you uncover and discover, and the more you go "ohhhhhh that's what that is." The soundtrack is beautiful. Every song in the game isHollow Knight was my first PC game and to this day is one of my favorite games of all time. You start out the game knowing nothing, not even the controls (although they're easy to learn so it's not really a problem). The more you play the game, the more you uncover and discover, and the more you go "ohhhhhh that's what that is." The soundtrack is beautiful. Every song in the game is completely unique, and sounds amazing. Hollow Knight is the only game I've ever played where I like EVERY SINGLE SONG. The art is beautiful. It's hard to believe that one person drew the art for this entire game. It really captures the feel of Hallownest. The story is really deep and well made, the gameplay is extremely creative and fun. Hollow Knight has the story of an rpg, the gameplay of a platformer, and the style of all the emotions of a metroidvania. The game is massively cheap, massively long, and massively fun. The only reason I gave it a 9 and not a 10, is because it's DIFFICULT AS HECK.… Expand
  46. LuxrayLloyd
    May 3, 2021
    10
    A 10/10 PERFECT game, it excels in everything it does. Combat: 10/10, Platforming 10/10, Lore: 100/10. Simple AMAZING! Beautiful!
  47. Uncubo0y
    Apr 22, 2021
    10
    This game is perfect, i am not used to hard games but i just learned along the way, but the difficulty makes the game also funnier for me i don't like games that are way to easy and some that era way to hard, this game it's just perfect. Other good thing are the environments each one it's special in their own way, also the map is gigantic and i loved exploring them, there's hidden NPCs andThis game is perfect, i am not used to hard games but i just learned along the way, but the difficulty makes the game also funnier for me i don't like games that are way to easy and some that era way to hard, this game it's just perfect. Other good thing are the environments each one it's special in their own way, also the map is gigantic and i loved exploring them, there's hidden NPCs and the ones that the game shows you are all colourful and charming. Im in love with this game and i have played over 100 hours and im still not bored… Expand
  48. oscarevely
    Apr 22, 2021
    10
    The fact that this game only has an 87 for PC on this stupid website is an absolute travesty. Now, I may be biased, because this is unequivocally my favorite game of all time, but I think anyone can objectively say that it is certainly the best metroidvania of the past decade and probably of all time. I would go so far to say that you can objectively place Hollow Knight as in the top tenThe fact that this game only has an 87 for PC on this stupid website is an absolute travesty. Now, I may be biased, because this is unequivocally my favorite game of all time, but I think anyone can objectively say that it is certainly the best metroidvania of the past decade and probably of all time. I would go so far to say that you can objectively place Hollow Knight as in the top ten games of the decade, right up there with BOTW, Undertale, Odyssey, ect. The only complaint I could ever have about this game is that eventually you will just run out of stuff to do. Buy this game for the immersion it induces, combat tuned to literal perfection, stunning art, and especially the BRILLIANT lore, you will not be disappointed.… Expand
  49. Oreun
    Apr 15, 2021
    10
    The best metroidvania experience you can find out in the market. It is perfect in every single way. Must play.
  50. thatpower
    Apr 13, 2021
    10
    Probably the best indie game to ever come out. Everything about it is very nearly perfect: combat is very enjoyable with perfect controls, gradually gained fun to use abilities and charm and a huge amount of diverse enemies. The soundtrack is beautiful and emotional, the sound design is perfect. The world is huge and EXTREMELY rewarding to explore. Each area has a distinct feel andProbably the best indie game to ever come out. Everything about it is very nearly perfect: combat is very enjoyable with perfect controls, gradually gained fun to use abilities and charm and a huge amount of diverse enemies. The soundtrack is beautiful and emotional, the sound design is perfect. The world is huge and EXTREMELY rewarding to explore. Each area has a distinct feel and atmosphere to it. Amazing bosses. A lot of free additional content that doesn't feel worse than the main game.
    Nothing to complain about. A true work of art.    … Expand
  51. Grim__
    Apr 9, 2021
    10
    This game is very good. The controls are solid and the game is very fun.t Play it.
  52. cmp
    Mar 18, 2021
    8
    Es bastante bonito y los personajes son muy originales pero es muy dificil y largo. Necesitas paciencia, mucha paciencia y practicar mucho.
  53. LeFlatBear123
    Mar 16, 2021
    10
    buy the game...........................................................................................
  54. mkatn
    Mar 16, 2021
    10
    Amazing. I got AA | AE and I don't regret the time spent ( like 300 hours )
  55. spacerboi
    Mar 15, 2021
    10
    This game is a masterpiece. There’s so much content it’s almost ridiculous. Excuse me for this comparison but it really is a Dark Souls like experience in 2D fashion. It’s hard but rewarding, sad but hopeful. The bigger story is subtle and you have to interpret a bit but that’s what makes it so intriguing for me. And oh god the music is out of this world. No really, the City of Tears‘This game is a masterpiece. There’s so much content it’s almost ridiculous. Excuse me for this comparison but it really is a Dark Souls like experience in 2D fashion. It’s hard but rewarding, sad but hopeful. The bigger story is subtle and you have to interpret a bit but that’s what makes it so intriguing for me. And oh god the music is out of this world. No really, the City of Tears‘ theme ist stuck in my head and I‘m completely fine by it! As this is a metroidvania game it’s evolving in a beautiful manner. Even though the first 3ish hours are starting out slow, after that you can explore the world in your own pace. So all in all, all these wonderfully combined elements (including the cartoonish artstyle and the variety in the locations) make for an amazing game. Do yourself a favour and buy this game for a ridiculously low price at max. 15$.… Expand
  56. Wweald
    Mar 7, 2021
    10
    One of my favorite games of all time, super fun with amazing charm. A must play for metroidvania fans.
  57. DanieLegend
    Feb 13, 2021
    0
    This game is absolute **** I'm not a casual player and this game feels disgusting because it's way more unfair than Ninja Gaiden games, also controls, mechanics, backtracking, and the map made me waste a lot of time, 22 hours to beat Hornet and 36 getting lost on the map, I know this is my first Metroidvania, but if this is the "best" game of that genre I will try to avoid it.
  58. Schmugi
    Feb 11, 2021
    10
    this game has many b u g s
    and it's really good
    /╲/( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉)/╱
    ( ͡º˵◞ل͟◟ ͡º˵)
  59. MaoZedong
    Feb 8, 2021
    0
    This is an amazing metroidvania, and an amazing game in general. the controls are tight, the level design is strong, and the world feels lived in and as real as a bug kingdom can be. My only problem is that the map is extremely large and can be a pain to traverse at times. Even with fast travel, it can still take 10 to 15 minutes traversing the map.
  60. yertre
    Feb 3, 2021
    10
    I mean, it's Hollow Knight. What hasn't been said about this game?

    I think it would be better to list my nitpicks and criticisms about this game, because despite my 10/10 score, this game isn't perfect. I give it a 10 because it's one of the best gaming experiences I've ever had, not because it has no faults. First of all, the difficulty curve is a bit weird. The game is very open    I mean, it's Hollow Knight. What hasn't been said about this game?

    I think it would be better to list my nitpicks and criticisms about this game, because despite my 10/10 score, this game isn't perfect. I give it a 10 because it's one of the best gaming experiences I've ever had, not because it has no faults.

    First of all, the difficulty curve is a bit weird. The game is very open ended and interconnected which is great, but it means the difficulty is all over the place. The game is hard. Quite a lot harder than the souls games, but the weird thing is that the first 2 areas are too easy, and then the game suddenly knocks you into one of the most painful areas in the game (Deepnest) and a similarly painful bossfight (Watcher knights). You don't have to beat it just yet, but it's a boss that requires you to git gud to a insane degree. Many other bosses have a similar problem, where they attack you so fast
    and give you so little opportunity to heal that it can be overwhelming. On the other hand, some bosses are pushovers, which is fine, but the difference in difficulty is insane.

    Also, some of the true endgame content is comically difficult. The platforming is manageable, but some of the bosses are way too difficult for most people (specifically the game's true true final boss, which is unbelievably tough, and probably in the 5 hardest bosses of the decade.)

    I still have yet to get the super secret ending, because no matter how good you are at games, hollow knight will push you to your limits eventually, and you may have to strain a LOT to break that limit. But that's ok, because you can always get better at the game. And that means a lot, even if I can't finish the final pantheon of the game.

    Get this game.    … Expand
  61. Prometheus1241
    Feb 3, 2021
    10
    One of the best modern metroidvanias, a pure masterpiece and a modern classic. Reccomended for those who respect themselves as a gamer.
  62. ItsMeAGamer
    Feb 1, 2021
    10
    i start to play this game just because see some rando on internet say "just go play this game, isa masterpiece", so i play it after almost a year untouched in my library. oh well, not even a regret, its my best decision to start 2021 after some terrible launch of a Game in 2020.

    this game must be the cheapest and the most expensive game, i mean its cheap at the price, and expensive    i start to play this game just because see some rando on internet say "just go play this game, isa masterpiece", so i play it after almost a year untouched in my library. oh well, not even a regret, its my best decision to start 2021 after some terrible launch of a Game in 2020.

    this game must be the cheapest and the most expensive game, i mean its cheap at the price, and expensive because the muchton of content in this game has. the level design is beautiful, ive never been to internet to search "where i need to go" while playing because it's really clear how neat they make it.

    the boss fight is imo the most important thing in this game, challenging, fun, and rewarding af. you can use any build you want base on what kind of boss you fight to make it more easier. very atmospheric, there's so many different kind of world, like a cheerful one, relaxing one, and a gloomy one. it has many interesting music theme too.

    i just hope for more challenging platforming instead just a boss fight in their next game, Silksong. white palace and path of pain is so much fun (of course it's stressful too)

    i cant believe it, im gonna say it, what an absolute 10/10.
    "a masterpiece for your wallet" - dunkey    … Expand
  63. void_oCat
    Jan 31, 2021
    10
    well, i played 80 hours in this masterpiece and i would like to say that this game in awesome at all, gameplay, lore, characters and etc but not everyone can understand this, and this is sadly
  64. Frost_Cube
    Jan 30, 2021
    10
    This game isn't getting enough mainstream press. Really... the controls are the best I've ever felt in a side-scrolling game. The graphics and the music... there really are no words. The story is interesting and philosophical, although it does require you use your imagination.
  65. MaxmilianKohler
    Jan 25, 2021
    2
    Just a much worse all-around version of Ori and Sundered. Not worth playing. Just play those other two games instead. I regret my $5 purchase. This kind of extremely overrated game is why I'm going to stick to "try before you buy". Bad games like this make you thankful for good ones like Ori and Sundered.

    Map is awful, for the first 1+ hour of the game you just run around aimlessly. And    Just a much worse all-around version of Ori and Sundered. Not worth playing. Just play those other two games instead. I regret my $5 purchase. This kind of extremely overrated game is why I'm going to stick to "try before you buy". Bad games like this make you thankful for good ones like Ori and Sundered.

    Map is awful, for the first 1+ hour of the game you just run around aimlessly. And actually it doesn't get that much better. There are no real objectives or objective markers, you kind of just wander around a massive maze. The whole game is incredibly maze-like. And there's so much back tracking through areas you've already been in.

    There's a bug where it sometimes doesn't register a jump when you're near an edge.

    There are poor design things like your basic attack pushing you backwards so if you ever attack someone when you're near an edge (extremely common) you fall off and frequently die or have to trek back up a long path.

    There's much about the combat, enemies, level design, etc. that seems poorly designed and unresponsive.

    There's a core gameplay mechanic it never tells you about. You have to do a web search once you reach a point where it's mandatory to progress, and you'll find out that lots of other people played 15+ hours of the game so far without knowing about it as well.

    Another example is a spot that is nothing special but it just so happens that there's a combination/timing that is ridiculously hard to do in an area that you should just be quickly passing through. There are other areas where you can get trapped in an area you don't have the movement abilities to get out of, and you do a web search and find out it's common and the solution is to quit to the main menu to teleport back to a save point.

    If a trainer/mods for invincibility wasn't available I'd have uninstalled early on. It would be a total waste of time doing the same monotonous things over and over. I just tried to get it over with as quickly as possible.

    This is the type of game that has the mentality of "extremely hard = fun". It just goes way overboard with the difficulty that even with invincibility on some of the bosses are ridiculous. IE: you dodge for 20 seconds then hit him once. Repeat 20-30 times. Then comes the second wave. Memorize all the attack patterns, dodge for 15 seconds, hit him once, repeat 30+ times. Naturally you'll die numerous times, and thus have to repeat the entire thing over and over. FUN!

    You spend 15 minutes climbing up an area then the floor collapses under you and you have to spend another 10 minutes climbing back up. FUN! Then once you get back up there you find out it's the wrong way! FUN!    … Expand
  66. Bobertokk
    Jan 21, 2021
    10
    El juego al principio es lento, pero si sigues y sigues lega un punto en el que nada es tedioso, ni siquiera la sombra que aparece cuando mueres, solo es una mecánica mas. El diseño de niveles es esplendido, y casi todo esta ahí por alguna razón, los obstáculos que te permiten hacer un salto a veces sirven, su diseño de niveles es increíble, en especial teniendo en cuenta que es un Indie yEl juego al principio es lento, pero si sigues y sigues lega un punto en el que nada es tedioso, ni siquiera la sombra que aparece cuando mueres, solo es una mecánica mas. El diseño de niveles es esplendido, y casi todo esta ahí por alguna razón, los obstáculos que te permiten hacer un salto a veces sirven, su diseño de niveles es increíble, en especial teniendo en cuenta que es un Indie y que tiene gráficos hechos a mano, que para estar hechos así tienen un nivel de detalle increíble, Hollow Knight es un juego increíble, de los mejores metroidvanias que se han hecho en la historia, y de lejos el mejor de los últimos 10 años. Su historia esta incompleta, pero se pueden unir algunas partes. Los bosses son difíciles, pero eso solo aumenta la satisfacción de vencerlos. 10/10, perfecto.… Expand
  67. pexxan
    Jan 20, 2021
    10
    One of the greatest games ever made. Theres very few games that i would consider tp be perfect and this is one of them.
  68. Trenity
    Jan 18, 2021
    9
    If you love souls games and 2D platformers you probably gonna fall in love with this game.
  69. C45513
    Jan 13, 2021
    10
    Super Metroid has been my favourite video game since 1994. Now I'm not so sure. Hollow Knight is a masterpiece.
  70. guerraee
    Jan 9, 2021
    9
    Hollow Knight is a giant and very interesting game, even being a indie game, and it impressed me. I don't like too much metroidvanias, but hollow knight is a exception for me, i didn't expect that i would love its gameplay, it got me in a way that surprised me in a different way. If you don't like the gender of metroidvanias too, try this game and you will change your mind.
  71. luXtreme
    Jan 5, 2021
    10
    Incredible. A 9.75/10 game

    Soundtrack: 10/10 ( gorgeous) Lore: 10/10 ( rich and deep ) World and Graphics: 10/10 gorgeous, rich, extremely diversified, uncountable enemies, incredible bosses. Sublime Difficulty: 10/10 **** ass casuals not allowed in this game ( jk, but the game is in fact very very hard, but never unfair ) Gameplay: 9/10, the classic platform gameplay with dash, double    Incredible. A 9.75/10 game

    Soundtrack: 10/10 ( gorgeous)

    Lore: 10/10 ( rich and deep )

    World and Graphics: 10/10 gorgeous, rich, extremely diversified, uncountable enemies, incredible bosses. Sublime Difficulty: 10/10 **** ass casuals not allowed in this game ( jk, but the game is in fact very very hard, but never unfair )

    Gameplay: 9/10, the classic platform gameplay with dash, double jump, wall crawling. It fells very polished and fluid. There is also spells and the “Nail arts”: a different type of melee attack. Sadly I didn’t find that last one very useful since you have to charge this special attacks for a considerable amount of time, turning them almost useless and ALSO you have to keep the attack button pressed until you liberate the attack, and I don’t know about the rest of the players, but for me it is extremely hard to keep the square button on my ps4 control pressed at the same time that I do even a slightly tricky parkour. You can move around while doing it, but I find it almost impossible since moving around is not the most simple thing in places like the Coliseum of Fools for example. It just make me sad that this feature is in the game but because that most people will never really get to use it. The more different gameplay features in the game to diversify the gameplay, the better. And for me, this one was a very good opportunity threw out in the trash. You can use a special charm to significantly reduce this time, but beside the fact that you are not getting this charm until very late in the game and you still have to press the attack button all the time, there is also a lot of better charms that you can use, and you don’t want to waste one slot with this one. With lead us to another problem: I got all the charm slots and I still feeling that there is too few of them. Like, there is 40 charms in the game.. Why can I only equip like 4 or 5 at a time? I had the same feeling with Witcher 3 skills. Those games offers SO MANY possibilities for gameplay increases, and personalizations. But you still only get to use so few of them. And my last gameplay issue: the map. I am the type of player that really don’t like to get lost. I like to know what I am doing and where I am going. So more or less when I killed that soul master boss in City of Tears I started playing the game looking at a complete map on the Internet to guide myself and oh my god. I was the best thing I ever did in my life. Looking at a complete map I could finish my first run with 97% completion and 65 hours. It felt so much better knowing where I’m going. To know exactly what I’m doing, what I already did, and what I am going to do next. I DEFINITELY wouldn’t have this much fun just wandering in Hallownest until I finish the game. If you depend only on the map that the game offers you, you have basically 4 options: 1 Explore EVERY room and EVERY corner util you finally find what you are looking for and spend hundred of hours doing it ( considering that you didn’t forget it yet and if you know what you are doing in first place )

    2 just get bored of meaningless walking around and quit the game

    3 beat the game and enjoy like 50% of all the game has to offer and than quit or try another run

    4 just like me, guide yourself with a complete map and enjoy aaaaaaaaaall the content that you want

    Looking at a complete map gave me the possibility to enjoy almost ALL ( not counting dlc content ) that Hallownest has to offer. And oh my **** flying Radiance. I LOVED it. Hallownest... bruh... It is just incredible. I think that I’m not good at talking about stuff that I like, but for me, everything besides the few things that I complained here, is ABSOLUTELY PERFECT in this game    … Expand
  72. Oliverski
    Jan 7, 2021
    10
    Bro, this game, it's like, totes ma goats wicked coolio. I absolutely love everything about this game.
  73. Catarina_nahul
    Jan 5, 2021
    8
    Español:

    Por lo que estuve jugando (no es mucho) me gustó bastante, la jugabilidad, los gráficos son muy buenos (para mi) y en ningún momento lo sentí injusto y cada vez que moría me daban ganas de seguir jugando. Talvez cuando juegue mas tiempo el juego cambie mi opinión. pero por ahora está bastante bien. English For what I was playing (not much) I liked it a lot, the gameplay,    Español:

    Por lo que estuve jugando (no es mucho) me gustó bastante, la jugabilidad, los gráficos son muy buenos (para mi) y en ningún momento lo sentí injusto y cada vez que moría me daban ganas de seguir jugando. Talvez cuando juegue mas tiempo el juego cambie mi opinión. pero por ahora está bastante bien.

    English

    For what I was playing (not much) I liked it a lot, the gameplay, the graphics are very good (for me) and at no time did I feel unfair and every time I died it made me want to continue playing. Maybe when I play longer the game will change my opinion. but for now it's pretty good.    … Expand
  74. ChrisWhiteWolf
    Jan 3, 2021
    10
    Phenomenal!

    Tight, responsive, challenging and enjoyable gameplay with a great difficulty curve, great art style and atmosphere. All in a fascinating world full of mysteries and interesting characters and enemies.

    Can't ask for more out of a 2D game!
  75. SPOtt567
    Jan 2, 2021
    9
    Very atmospheric cute kind game but nonetheless hardcore,As for me the best in its genre!
  76. SKTahmid
    Dec 31, 2020
    5
    While it has good combat system, it eventually gets very boring. Hollow knight is not very rewarding. It feels like a shameless ripoff of Dark Souls. Classic Metroidvanias rewards for exploring, but for Hollow Knight opposite is true. Useless platforms, and lack of rewarding doesn't incentivize the exploring.
  77. Nil242728
    Dec 29, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There are no words on this Earth that can describe how much I love this game! To keep myself from making an Essay I'll be splitting this into pros and cons.

    Pros:
    - One of the best Roster of Video game bosses I have seen. Both ranging from easy to difficult
    - Wonderful Soundtrack composed and performed by Christopher Larkin
    - Amazing and Huge HAND DRAWN world with environments ranging from calming nature areas to dark and claustrophobic caves.
    - Simple yet hard to master combat. ( Like Pogoing for example)
    - Rewards Explorers
    - Is incredibly underpriced. This 20-40 hour game (60- 120 hours depending if you're a completionist or not. Is currently on Sale for less than 6 pound.
    - For Masochists like me out there within Gods home area, you can challange the pantheons and fight against harder versions of bosses you have already beaten.
    - You will get a basic story of the game but to get the full story you need to interact with NPCS, enviroment and items within the game which almost all go back to the Pale King. i recommend watching the youtuber Mossbag for the lore of the game.

    Depending on the Player:
    - Until you reach Resting Grounds, There is no objective within the game. This could appeal to some but also be a turn off for others

    Cons:
    -The game starts off slow until you get the dash ability. Luckily you will get it within the first two hours however that doesn't change the fact that it is slow and boring.
    -This game is not casual friendly to completionists. I personally enjoyed the difficulty of this game but for others this would be annoying as it blocks of major parts of the game like one of the endings. This ending is achieved by beating the 5th Pantheon which involves you having to fight all the bosses in the game back to back.    … Expand
  78. Xenon5346
    Dec 21, 2020
    10
    I made an account just for this game, definitely one of the best games I have ever played, if not THE best.
  79. DanielTerp
    Dec 21, 2020
    10
    THE GAME: HOLLOW KNIGHT IS A FANTASTIC METROIDVANIA WITH CHALLINGING PLATFORMING AND HARD BOSSES THAT MAKES YOU FELL FORFILLED AFTER KILLING THEM. YOU CAN PLAY THIS GAME OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THE GAME ALSO HAVE MORE THAN ONE ENDING AND 2 FREE DLC'S. THE LORE: THE LORE IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND BUT IF YOU DIG DEEP YOU CAN FIND IT. ITS A HARD TO FOLLOW STORY WITH A LOT OF LOOSE ENDS BUT IF YOUTHE GAME: HOLLOW KNIGHT IS A FANTASTIC METROIDVANIA WITH CHALLINGING PLATFORMING AND HARD BOSSES THAT MAKES YOU FELL FORFILLED AFTER KILLING THEM. YOU CAN PLAY THIS GAME OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THE GAME ALSO HAVE MORE THAN ONE ENDING AND 2 FREE DLC'S. THE LORE: THE LORE IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND BUT IF YOU DIG DEEP YOU CAN FIND IT. ITS A HARD TO FOLLOW STORY WITH A LOT OF LOOSE ENDS BUT IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE OF THE LORE JUST SEARCH FOR IT ON THE INTERNETTE OR TRY TO FIND IT YOU'RE SELF. THE ART STYLE: THE ART STYLE IS AMAZING ITS BEAUTIFUL AND I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT MY SELF. THE MUSIC: THE MUSIC CAN BE SO CALMING AND SOTHING AND THE NEXT SECOND BE REALLY INTENSE SAD THEN HAPPY. I REALLY CAN'T EXPLAIN IT. SUMMARY: GAME:10/10. MUSIC. 10/10 STORY: 9/10. ART STYLE: 10/10. REPLAY ABILITY: 10/10.… Expand
  80. AwfulReviewer
    Dec 18, 2020
    1
    unbelievable that in 2017, people still release games with 2D graphics... This is not the 80's anymore, 2D was used because of technical limitations. Ridiculous to still make 2D games
  81. MrAfk
    Dec 17, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am a gonna cut this short just going to tell the good sides and bad sides
    good sides :
    -challanging platformer
    -fun combat
    -amazing bosses
    -beautiful story
    -good musics
    -so many content
    -and almost perfect dlcs
    bad sides :
    -radiant markoth gives me an heart attack
    (Seriously this dudes so unfair basiccly drains your soul in your body)
    -some of the charms are useless in like every way
    -yes there is a final boss but I prefer pale king for the final boss not radience even if its not going to be the final boss I dknt care I just want to fight with him so bad
    yea thats it    … Expand
  82. Nikolay_
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    Игра с интересным геймплеем и лором. С красивой стилистикой и необычайно большим количеством контента. Чтобы с уверенностью сказать, что я прошел игру на 112 процентов, понадобится не менее 90 часов, а может и больше.
  83. JoelArpal
    Dec 15, 2020
    10
    Best game i played this year. I'm not a big metroidvania player, but this is definitely the best i ever played.
  84. fukuroh
    Dec 14, 2020
    9
    Really well made and enjoyable game.
    Soundtrack is made pretty well.
    Boss fights are really wellmade.
    Nothing to say about it.
  85. Vezendeve
    Dec 8, 2020
    10
    hollow knight without a doubt is wanna the best or the best games i've ever played, it's so good and beautiful the caracthers are incredible, the music wanna of the best, and the gameplay, ambience and map are just a master-piece, every thing in this game is interesting even the little details. do yourself a favor and play
  86. Defoxx
    Dec 2, 2020
    9
    Потрясаяющая смесь метроидвании и souls-like. Приятный стиль игры, хорошие анимации, звуки, интересная прокачка, сюжет, сеттинг, сложные боссы, интересные пантеоны. В игру хочется зайти и не выходить.
  87. Hannibal1
    Dec 1, 2020
    0
    Uinstalled after 30 minutes..I passed first boss and went to second area, I like to explore in games and i went to places that seemed hard to reach expecting some reward, instead of that i got broken gameplay, unable to leave that area, UINSTALLED.
  88. arieljbz
    Dec 1, 2020
    10
    Que puedo decir de este juego, llevo aproximadamente 40 horas de juego y me ha encantado por no decir todos en la mayoría de sus aspectos. Es de destacar la gran cantidad de cosas y secretos que tienes por hacer, tiene una dificultad apropiada desde mi punto de vista me he quedado en algunos boses bastante tiempo pero en otros no, y cada vez que mueres siente que juegas mucho mejor queQue puedo decir de este juego, llevo aproximadamente 40 horas de juego y me ha encantado por no decir todos en la mayoría de sus aspectos. Es de destacar la gran cantidad de cosas y secretos que tienes por hacer, tiene una dificultad apropiada desde mi punto de vista me he quedado en algunos boses bastante tiempo pero en otros no, y cada vez que mueres siente que juegas mucho mejor que antes y te motiva mas. La banda sonora me encanta! Lo pondría en top 3 juegos de este estilo, super recomendado!… Expand
  89. ErayTellezi
    Nov 27, 2020
    8
    Oyunun hakkını veremedim. Hızlıca bitirmeye çalıştığım için hem hikayesini (Sonradan araştırdığıma göre epey geniş bir lore'u varmış) takip edemedim hem de her yeri keşfedemedim. Zaten ben metroidvania oyun türünü çok sevmiyorum. Bir yeri geçmek için ebesinin nikahından bir skill bulman gerekiyor. Sonra geri dönüp o yerleri geçmen gerekiyor vesaire. Böyle birçok skill ve yer var. Bir de buOyunun hakkını veremedim. Hızlıca bitirmeye çalıştığım için hem hikayesini (Sonradan araştırdığıma göre epey geniş bir lore'u varmış) takip edemedim hem de her yeri keşfedemedim. Zaten ben metroidvania oyun türünü çok sevmiyorum. Bir yeri geçmek için ebesinin nikahından bir skill bulman gerekiyor. Sonra geri dönüp o yerleri geçmen gerekiyor vesaire. Böyle birçok skill ve yer var. Bir de bu oyun souls like olunca iyice çileye dönüştü benim için. Hemen bitirmeye çalışmamın nedeni bu sanırım. Sevdiğim oyunlarda her yere girip çıkmayı severim. Ancak bu 2d aksiyon platform oyunları için geçerli değil. Çünkü aynı yerleri sık sık dolaşmanız gerekiyor. E gittiğin yollar klasik açık dünya oyunları gibi güvenli değil. Her yer tehlikeli. Aynı üçük can sıkıcı yaratıkları kesmen, aynı dikenli çukurlardan atlaman gerekiyor.

    Sonuç olarak keşfetmeyi ve zorlanmayı seven oyuncular için en iyi seçeneklerden birisi. Bana uygun olmamasına rağmen sevdim ama herkes gibi ayılıp bayılamadım maalesef. Çok benzer tarzdaki Ori and the Will of the Wisps'i çok sevmiştim.

    Not: Bazı yerlere girmek için gerekli skilleri bulmak gibi şeyler için youtube kullanmadan bitirmek imkansız.    … Expand
  90. AllanWake
    Nov 26, 2020
    9
    Mundo construído com maestria e gameplay muito divertida, porém a história não é muito clara, o que pode causar confusão e deixar você sem saber o que está fazendo
  91. doproyee
    Nov 24, 2020
    10
    this game is masterpiece. if i had to say something bad, it is struggling to find ways to go. very enjoyable game.
  92. DAUN42
    Nov 23, 2020
    9
    Игра классная, мне очень понравилась, но есть одна проблема-карта, она большая и запомнить закрытые места, чтобы потом к ним вернуться сложно, так что ставьте метки на эти места, метки можно купить в магазине
  93. agsty
    Nov 18, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. it is probably the best metroidvania for me . the music is glorious, the atmosphere is very amazing , the combat is very satisfying . Sure when the beginning of this game kindda boring . That until i meet this awsome boss Mantis Lords,Hornet,NKG,PureVessel… Expand
  94. Ifix
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    This Game looks absolutely gorgeous. Gameplay and music, as well as the look is awesome.
  95. Zlobrak
    Nov 13, 2020
    10
    This game is incredible. It's definitely one of the best indie games out there. Great atmosphere, music and gameplay.
  96. DamageMaximo
    Nov 6, 2020
    10
    Probably the best metroidvania ever made.
    Hollow Knight is a masterpiece of a game and a true classic which should be one of the icons for Indie games as a whole.
    Gameplay is the best I've even experienced, the controls are fluid, instant and responsive, every move happens at the moment you expect it to happen when pressing the button, while also having tons of gimmicks which enhance    Probably the best metroidvania ever made.
    Hollow Knight is a masterpiece of a game and a true classic which should be one of the icons for Indie games as a whole.

    Gameplay is the best I've even experienced, the controls are fluid, instant and responsive, every move happens at the moment you expect it to happen when pressing the button, while also having tons of gimmicks which enhance the experience completely.

    Art style is pretty impressive with well done and well executed hand-drawn animations in beautiful and alive sections filled with life, moving creatures and vegetation, and creepy and morbid sections filled with the scary feeling of the unknown and the tragedy of Hallownest being constantly reminded at you through subtle and not so subtle hints, the orange zombie-ish glow in the eyes of every infected bug and the dead and infected corpses of other bugs scattered through the entire land.
    The animation fits the gameplay well, while the controls are instant and responsive, the animation suits it making it absurdly satisfying to fight bosses and enemies, while not being as beautiful and the art style of other metroidvanias like Ori and the Blind Forest/Will of the Wisps, the sequel shows signs of an upgraded and more detailed art style which can make the world feel even more lively.

    The soundtrack is absolutely beautiful, and enhances the immersion and understanding of the world around you in beautiful ways, while also having a well done sound design capable of working together with the soundtrack to make each area feel unique and memorable.

    The story is not brought to you instantly in a silver platter, while, yes, you experience the rest of Hallownest's story while playing the game, the past is filled with lore and story which are scattered throughout small subtle hints in various places and secrets of Hallownest, considering how replayable the game is you can find yourself walking though previous areas in the game and finding a new secret or a piece of lore you didn't see or couldn't reach before, making exploring pretty rewarding, the awesome immersive ambience can help you not get bored if you can't find any for too long, which will probably not happen frequently since there are secrets left and right.

    The main game itself is kinda difficult but if you're a dedicated player you can complete it without any huge problems, you can die twice or thrice, in a boss fight and beat it, or you can die 10 times and beat it. or you can not die at all, the real challenge begins when you have already completed the whole game and can enter a new area in which you can fight organized boss-rushes or fight a single boss you have already defeated at anytime you want, most players can't go through all the challenges in this area.

    A complete playthrough completing 112% of the game can take up to 60 hours or even up to 100+ hours of playtime, all for 15 dollars, pretty unfair price, but not for the player, and yes for the developers.

    The community is pretty awesome and not toxic which is not that surprising considering how underwhelmingly popular the game is, allowing for most of the community being made of mostly dedicated and nice people.
    You can even install mods to play the game in other ways, the community created a mod support for the game in which you can play the game with custom skins (you can create your own skins and import them in for private use), play with different mechanics, play multiplayer online with your friends and even use a randomizer to have a completely different experience every playthrough.

    10/10 You can recommend it to your gamer friends so you can all have a lot of fun.    … Expand
  97. Revon
    Oct 29, 2020
    9
    Un juego increíble. Para mi solo por debajo de Ori. Muy orientado a la exploración del escenario. Es un gusto pasearse por ese mundo oscuro y arrebatadoramente bello. Sin duda una obra Maestra.
  98. GiulioGC
    Oct 21, 2020
    9
    .....................................................................bel gioco
  99. Aidanator
    Oct 20, 2020
    10
    This game is so excellent. The combat is tight, the exploration is deep, the lore is awesome and really elaborate.
  100. SmazenyRizek
    Oct 15, 2020
    10
    his game is piece of art. I love every single moment of this game. One of the best games i ever played.
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#12 Best PC Game of 2017
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#5 Most Discussed PC Game of 2017
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#77 Most Shared PC Game of 2017

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Hooked Gamers
    Jul 29, 2018
    100
    Hollow Knight is one of the best 2D platformers I’ve ever played - it is a beautiful, quirky and dynamic game; challenging yet rewarding; mournful yet brimming with hope. When it comes to console, it’s going to cause a real stir.
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  2. IGN
    Jun 22, 2018
    94
    Hollow Knight is a Metroidvania with a well of content to discover that’s as deep as its labyrinthine caves. The world of Hallownest is compelling and rich, full of story that’s left for you to discover on your own, and built with branching paths that offer an absurd amount of choice in how you go about discovering it. With such a high density of secrets to find and fun, challenging enemies to face, it’s worth spending every moment you can in Hollow Knight.
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  3. GameStar
    Jan 2, 2018
    84
    A very difficult and hand-drawn Metroidvania with an enormous size for players with a lot of patience and a high frustration tolerance.
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