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| Topic | If you haven't played Hollow Knight, you should. I was skeptical |
| Mr_Biscuit 06/28/18 9:43:07 AM #1: | I dont really play indies (not out of principle, just typically dont) and also usually am not a Metroidvania guy. Heard the universal praise, though, and decided hey, for $15, Ill give it a shot. Its really incredible. It deserves the love. Im trying to describe it without just comparing it Dark Souls a bunch, but it really invites the comparison in a lot of positive ways... not even in gameplay so much as in the well, this place sure went to hell atmosphere, eerily vague NPC interactions, and cohesiveness of the map/game world. There are mechanic similarities too, like getting back to your body to recover currency, but the vibe is much deeper than that. Theres even some pretty clear homages bottom line is it just makes me FEEL like a Souls game makes me feel. Haunting, creepy, beautiful, sad, occasionally darkly funny, lots of lore, and constantly surprising with ohhh, THIS place! moments. The gameplay is tight as hell too, real good platforming and super fun builds for combat. Unique and cool abilities gained at unexpected times. Also, its fucking huge! Im still just in the base game, and while Ive heard others move through it much faster, Im easily gonna get 30+ hours before I hit the end because Im backtracking a ton to explore and going totally blind, then theres 100%ing, then theres all the free DLC with more coming... It might be the best value Ive ever gotten in gaming at $15. Im playing on Switch and its incredible to have it on the TV or on the go but PC works too. --- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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