great metroidvania with a ton of content for it's price, i got around 50 hours of enjoyment and i haven't done everything, but quantinty doesn't mean quality, don't get me wrong the areas in the game are very visually different, contain new enemies for each one and have some slightly different mechanics for stuff like plataforming as well as having several secrets to find however most of them are kind of the same, the game has a very blocky design, literally, i don't think there's a single sloped surfice in the game and not every mechanic is unique like for example the steaming water in some areas, it pretty much functions like the spikes except you get a power up later that allows you to swim on it and enemies are reskinned differently for several areas, usually there's a enemy that crawls on the walls, one that charges, one that flies etc, every area has a slight variation on this, they are not completely identical but the concept is the same. at this point you might be wondering why i even rated this game 4 stars, well while i don't think the exploration was the game's strong suit it has better things, like the bosses, most of the bosses in the game are at least enjoyable and the ones that aren't are easy to beat at least as well as combat with regular enemies, while the enemies themselves are repetitive it still is enjoyable to beat them down, not to mention the game's charm system wich allows you to spec your knight in a few different ways like movement, spells, attack or a combination of the 3, it add replay value to the game and is fun to tinker with since the charms in the game have several interactions between them. the game also has a fantastic OST, it helps sets the mood and separate areas as well as sounding very good on their own. as a whole hollow knight is great and well worth the purchuse, if you are a fan of metroidvanias then this should be on your list.
it's a really sweet game for the price, all weapons are good(except for fireball), most runs are around 15 mins wich make this a good contender to pick up and play at any time, and it has great replayability with several things to unlock between new weapons, modes, ships and some other miscellanius stuff, greatly recommended.
just play it, guns, puns and fantastic bosses.
