Hollow Knight

The game pulled me in and I enjoyed the atmosphere of the world, the tight controls, the music - you name it. There's still content in the game that I haven't explored after finishing the game. However, my thirst has been statisfied with the ending. Great experience.

I am so impressed with this game, the atmosphere, challenging and engaging gameplay, and it's precise controls that work extremely well with a control and with a keyboard. This game is a must-have

This game absolutely satisfies if you are looking for this type. +Refined/polished +Lots of content +Atmosphere +Story/Content +Characters are great +Playability. Fluid and tight.

This is one of my first time playing a metroivania. I'm surely not the best gamer nor the fastest. At first it was hard for me (still is) even facing the simple enemy. I had hard time with the first boss and i dropped the game for several weeks. But something was tickling me. I wanted to go back and try again, two reasons for that : First the artistic direction is great and you can feel the lore and the story behind every thing. I wanted to know more and explore every inch of the map. Second this is a game where you get stuck but you can always progress. You try and try, learn all the pattern and at the end you win. If you're perseverant enought you can do it. The game is huge, each biome you discover is unique with its own inhabitant and enemies. The exploration is satisfying and needed, because every corner of the map hide something : money, powerup, upgrades. You have also hidden bosses that are challenging but always reward you with something useful. At some point in the game, you hit every wall and inspect every corner to avoid missing stuff. The combat is simple and intuitive. You can hit to your right, left, up and down and by progressing you will acquire more mobility by gaining new skills for fighting and exploring. In top of that you have incredible soudracks. Some black spots : the map is huge and you always respawn at the bench you sit on. So you will do a lot of backtracking. The world is so dense that at some point i explored all the map and didn't know what i had to do. So don't be ashamed to check the wiki from time to time if you don't wanna miss some part of the game. I completed the first ending (4 more to go) and completed the game at nearly 60% in about 50 hours. There are free DLC to do, and some part i still didn't do that i will surely. If you like metroidvania game, it's a must play. If you don't afraid of the challenge, give it a try because the game is made for you to progress.

I am not in metroidvanias generally , so i am not the expert of this genre , but i can see when a game is really good . From the start i noticed how good the controls and the battle is . Along the way, i started to realise the excellent exploration experience it can give you also . Bear in mind though this is not an easy game . At main bosses i really struggle personally,and need a good chunk of a time in order to kill them . But when do , it feels so good . Game has a difficulty, that in the end makes you feel a fulfilment , and not a sense of a difficulty just for the sake of it . So my advice is to give this game the time it needs , and enjoy the journey .Do not be hasty . My only question is about how good the engine is . Do not get me wrong , the game runs great with no problem . I have an amd rx 580 8gig graphics card , but when playing seems that the game is taxing resources more than it should. I play in full hd ultrawide monitor. Games like forza 7 ,gta v, snowrunner at high graphic settings , seems that push less the gr card. I do not know this seems weird for me . With that said , generally i think you should give this game a try for sure .