Poll of the Day > Hollow Knight is hard

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And by that I mean Im bad at it

Ive gotten the spell that shoots a ball of energy or whatever and the dash in the air ability, things keep kicking my butt though. Im especially bad at dodging the death shots of those damn bigger jellyfish
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I bought that game three times (PC, PS4 and Switch) but never played further than the area with all the plant growth. I really should play more.
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Now theres these mantis assholes
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I never could get that spike jump thing timed properly. I can hit the first jump no problem but always ended up impaled on the second set of spikes.

Don't fuck with the jellyfish.
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Ive got the wall jump now

Starting to figure out the pattern for a lot of the enemies so its getting easier. Screw those wall things though that shoot out the homing bombs
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Mead posted...

Ive got the wall jump now

Starting to figure out the pattern for a lot of the enemies so its getting easier. Screw those wall things though that shoot out the homing bombs

Did you have to play much longer to get it after the dash? I wanna get into the game but it seems annoyingly slow to get around.

Aren't you supposed to avoid the larger jellyfish rather than killing them?
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Cruddy_horse posted...

I wanna get into the game but it seems annoyingly slow to get around.

It's not too terrible to get around after a while, but lack of warp points is probably the game's biggest weakness.
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Pus_N_Pecans posted...

Cruddy_horse posted...

I wanna get into the game but it seems annoyingly slow to get around.

It's not too terrible to get around after a while, but lack of warp points is probably the game's biggest weakness.

What?

Game has warps, it's every single stag station.

Game is easier the more nail upgrades you get.

Boss fights can be over come by changing up charms. Don't have a lot of variety? I gurantee I you have already missed several charms.

Also attack range extending charms are amazingly good

dioxxys posted...

Pus_N_Pecans posted...

Cruddy_horse posted...

I wanna get into the game but it seems annoyingly slow to get around.

It's not too terrible to get around after a while, but lack of warp points is probably the game's biggest weakness.

What?

Game has warps, it's every single stag station.

Yeah, I know it has them, Im just saying they should have more. There are entire areas without one.
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Pus_N_Pecans posted...

dioxxys posted...

Pus_N_Pecans posted...

Cruddy_horse posted...

I wanna get into the game but it seems annoyingly slow to get around.

It's not too terrible to get around after a while, but lack of warp points is probably the game's biggest weakness.

What?

Game has warps, it's every single stag station.

Yeah, I know it has them, Im just saying they should have more. There are entire areas without one.

Yeah none of them are convenient it seems, benches aren't really either, I have to trek several screens or entire areas to get back to where I was most of the time.

Pus_N_Pecans posted...

dioxxys posted...

Pus_N_Pecans posted...

Cruddy_horse posted...

I wanna get into the game but it seems annoyingly slow to get around.

It's not too terrible to get around after a while, but lack of warp points is probably the game's biggest weakness.

What?

Game has warps, it's every single stag station.

Yeah, I know it has them, Im just saying they should have more. There are entire areas without one.

Whatever heights is the only place I can think of without a station/tram and plus the game is about exploration anyway so tracking over old areas gives you the opportunity to find new loot. By the time old areas have been fully explored you have a vast amount of mobility options such as double jump and the crystal rocket thing. Also there's charms for increasing mobility such as sprintmaster and dash master.

@Mead
hows it going

It was a fun game, but I didn't beat it because Smash Ultimate came out while I was in the middle of playing it, and when I went back to it like a month later I didn't know what to do or where to go. and the only boss I could get to was frustrating.
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That always happens when plump cleric sits on his lap.
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dioxxys posted...

@Mead
hows it going

Whelp I just got the dream nail and Ive beaten a few of the ghost things or whatever
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Mead posted...

dioxxys posted...

@Mead
hows it going

Whelp I just got the dream nail and Ive beaten a few of the ghost things or whatever

favorite charms? Bosses? Area?

wolfy42 posted...

That always happens when plump cleric sits on his lap.

lol

Hollow Knight is pretty much the only Metroidvania that understands what difficulty is.
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dioxxys posted...

Mead posted...

dioxxys posted...

@Mead
hows it going

Whelp I just got the dream nail and Ive beaten a few of the ghost things or whatever

favorite charms? Bosses? Area?

Longnail and the gathering one are really helpful. Ive also been using the one that spins a shield around you since it seems to let me get a couple extra hits by chance when Im dodging attacks

For bosses I guess the mantis lords were pretty cool. I had a really tough time with the second half of the fight until I figured out their pattern and then it was a breeze
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Mead posted...

For bosses I guess the mantis lords were pretty cool. I had a really tough time with the second half of the fight until I figured out their pattern and then it was a breeze

Loved that fight, fast paced but easy once you get the hang of it even with a weak nail.
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I think it would have been better if you could teleport between benches, or allowed the Upgraded Dreamnail to allow up to three areas of use

The Stag Stations are nice, but it doesnt go to every area, and some areas could have used 2 of them

The Trams are kinda...dumb. Very limited
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