Absolute Masterpiece

Before I start praising the game and its countless merits one by one, I want to point something out first to get it out of the way: it is not for everyone. Seriously, if you tend to get disappointed and give up easily when you lose and you don't like your games hard, you'd better go play something else. I'm not being elitist here, its really gonna take a lot of time, effort and determination on your behalf to finish, let alone complete. With that settled let's get to the main review. Art: The art of the game deserves to be in a museum, period. Beautifully hand-drawn characters and jaw-dropping environments are all over the place, with incredible attention to detail. Not to mention the haunting, immersive atmosphere. 5/5 Soundtrack: Hollow Knight wouldn't be the same without Christopher Larkin's amazing compositions that totally fit the game's atmosphere and make it even more immersive. I still listen to several of the tracks for the memories, or simply because they're awesome in their own right. 5/5 Gameplay: I've got nothing much to say about this cause I don't want to spoil... Anything you'd expect from a Metroidvania, only tighter, sleeker and fine-tuned to perfection. Engaging exploration of a 2D open world and (a bit more than) challenging boss fights that will push your skills to the edge. 5/5 Story: At first I was like "A game about a kingdom of bugs? Ehh...". I couldn't be any more wrong. It's very well set up and keeps you guessing until the ending(s). Not to mention the awesome concepts it introduces... for example, get ready to learn what a "soul vessel" is. Cool huh? 5/5 Content: Massive. You'll think you've come a long way and you'll still be nowhere near the end. 5/5 Difficulty: Get ready to die, enough said. And some of the craziest (optional) achievents may take you several hundred hours. Like I said, its not for the faint of heart. GIT GUD!!! 5/5 (for me at least) Price: Too low for what you get. Go buy at full price now. No regrets