Hollow Knight

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Summary

A 2D metroidvania with an emphasis on close combat and exploration in which the player enters the once-prosperous now-bleak insect kingdom of Hallownest, travels through its various districts, meets friendly inhabitants, fights hostile ones and uncovers the kingdom's history while improving their combat abilities and movement arsenal by fighting bosses and accessing out-of-the-way areas.


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Hollow Knight Reviews & Ratings

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Review by Babutto [user]
November 24, 2021

An amazing metroidvania.Pros.:- The concept, story. It is interesting to play in this world of decay and decadance. Though, it leaves aAn amazing metroidvania.Pros.:- The concept, story. It is interesting to play in this world of decay and decadance. Though, it leaves a hard feeling of sadness.- The game progression is balanced with some exceptions.- You can achieve multiple endings (except forth maybe, because it is extremely hard and long without trainers).- Design.Cons.:- Some of the buffs for bosses are insane. For example, the Traitor Lord is very powerful while Hollow Knight is not that impressive. It doesn't make any sense.- The forth ending should be granted without that painful gameplay polishing of finishing all bosses over and over again. It doesn't make sense again - the game is already quite challenging. The developers just force the players to jerk the joystick or keyboard off more and more. Same with the level in the dream world and the Pale King - the saw level I mean. It is insanity for speedrunners and extreme fans. But others will just say "screw it, I'll use trainer." And that will kill the whole idea of achieving the two other endings.Anyways, it is a great game. The concept of the game that you actually fight the light caught my eye. We basically play bad guys - the Void. But it make sense since the whole thing takes place underground. There is no need for light there - almost all creatures are bugs.BTW free DLCs. You MUST reward developers for that I guess. Respect!

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Review by markbatson [user]
August 19, 2021

In this game when you die you loose all your money and have to make it back to where you died to get it back. This mechanic is AWFUL. It'sIn this game when you die you loose all your money and have to make it back to where you died to get it back. This mechanic is AWFUL. It's incredibly frustrating and I'm debating quitting the game just because of how terrible this mechanic is.

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Review by Pete112 [user]
January 20, 2021

I am rubbish at games and still no where near finishing hollow knight but the gameplay is so addictive.With practice and grinding to upgradeI am rubbish at games and still no where near finishing hollow knight but the gameplay is so addictive.With practice and grinding to upgrade it is possible to beat seemingly indestructible bosses once you get the timing right and learn the attack patterns.I wish that the checkpoints were a bit closer together as you often have to fight your way through many levels to get back to the point where you die.That said, I have so far put 50 hours into this game and loved every minute of it.

100
Review by Sasarai [user]
June 20, 2020

Hollow Knight is a 2d Metroidvania filled with challenging battles, tight plateforming levels, and far-fetched exploration. Although the gameHollow Knight is a 2d Metroidvania filled with challenging battles, tight plateforming levels, and far-fetched exploration. Although the game may be tedious at times, rewards in the shape of pieces of storyline and challenging bosses greatly compensate for them.It is an excellent that melds beautiful art-style and visuals, tidy and responsive controls, a beautiful soundtrack, and an engaging and immersive world that awaits to be discovered, and to some extent understood.In a nutshell, a beautiful game.

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Review by sarcode [user]
February 26, 2019

This game is, simply, an absolute delight to play. The art direction is stunning. The sound design and music are masterful. The story is wellThis game is, simply, an absolute delight to play. The art direction is stunning. The sound design and music are masterful. The story is well crafted, and the characters are likeable, interesting and human (despite the fact that they're bugs, of course). The gameplay and controls are very tight. Leaving aside the combat, it feels good just to control your character, gaining mobility upgrades and skill as you learn to traverse the map fluidly, and I believe that is the mark of a truly excellent game.Hollow Knight is challenging, but never unfair. Combat and platforming are mixed in equal measures, and sometimes combined. It will genuinely test your skill and reflexes, but you will overcome every challenge and you'll feel accomplished doing it.I grew up with Super Metroid and count it among my favourite games of all time. Hollow Knight surpasses it without a doubt. Nice work, Team Cherry. This game is an instant classic.

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Game Information
Release Date February 24, 2017
Publisher Team Cherry
Total Rating 92%
Content Rated E10+ (Everyone 10+)
Game Modes Single player
Player Perspectives Side view
Genres Platform, Adventure, Indie
Themes Action, Fantasy
Platforms Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch, Wii U