Hollow Knight

Pretty solid Metroidvania title that borrows from the Souls Series in tone, and mechanics

In a world of shadow filled with bug, you will be shoning the light of hope. This game is an old style one, where you will sometimes need to tryhard the bosses, but this is totally worth it. There are no explanation, except when you discover something new. As you will go deeper and deeper, you will gain some skills and improve your map, there are quite a few mysteries to be solved down here, and the game lifespan is very comfortable, enjoy !!!

This game is easily my #1 recommended Game of the Year for 2017. The graphics and animations are incredibly well done. The story is very deep, with plenty of lore to delve into. The NPCs are unforgettable. Beautiful atmosphere. But the best thing about this game? The Developers. Team Cherry is the greatest development team I have ever come across in the industry. While I've always loved this game, there were certain quirks and questionable design choices. The community voiced their opinions, and the devs listened. They solved the problems with the most creative solutions. And on top of that, they've released 2 DLC free of charge (with a third one coming). $15 is a steal. This game is easily worth $30+. I had to buy it twice.

Challenging, mysterious and consistently charming, Hollow Knight provides a solid Metroidvania style adventure. The artwork is often gorgeous and striking. While some may find the constant back-tracking to be tiresome, my personal experience is that traversing the landscapes becomes less of a bore when you acquire some of the abilities. After a few upgrades, traveling across the map gets to be fun and worth-while. There are secrets in every nook and cranny of this game so keep your eyes peeled.

Hollow Knight is one of those Dark Souls-like 2D platform Metroidvania games that people go crazy for, and sh** are they not getting crazy enough for this one. This is an excellent Metroidvania that starts out slow and atmospheric, though picks up by the end and leaves you wanting more. Once you get into the rhythm of this game, the soundtrack, the combat, and the art all pull you into this desolate and abandoned underground kingdom waiting to be explored filled with monsters waiting to be hunted, and with map design that is just so elaborately put together like an Avant Garde painting for gaming, and it just – Mmm! It just hits you right in the “good game” bones. MMM! And this for $15? A f***ing steal. You’d feel like a criminal playing this game, but then you’d forget about it, because the game is so goddamn good. Pros: – Excellent Map Design – Great Soundtrack – Simple yet Polished and Fast Paced Combat – Great Ghibli-esque Art Style Cons: – Simplified combat mechanics may be daunting for some – Slow Start (but I’m not complaining) The combat can be a bit too simple at times when looked at; small and medium sized enemies are taken out with the step-in-hit-step-back tactic all too well, and some players may feel it to be a bit repetitive. I can see someone arguing that there is no real point to the enemies, as the player could always skip over them; no EXP to be gained here. However, I found no problem with the enemies being obstacles in a platforming game, that you can apparently get rid of if one would. The start of the game is slow, and upgrades would only come in a trickle, which would also daunt the impatient player. 9.1/10. Buy the damn game 2 times, it should not be $15 (don’t actually, just buy their merch or something).