Hollow Knight (2016)

good game, got the platinum for it. stick with it

lots of people online have proclaimed it the GOAT metroidvania, but I didnt find it as good as the Ori games, Blasphemous, or Salt & Sanctuary

Awesome game. The combat is simple but the controls are so responsive. It's a huge game with a ton of bosses and your first playthrough will take 40-60 hours if you do everything. The amount of content you get for your money is top notch especially by today's standards.

I highly recommend using a controller, I use a ps4 controller, because later you will need to do downward and upward slashes to kill bosses and pogo off of them and this is best done with a control stick. There are a few areas in the game that I can't imagine doing with KB+M.

If you aren't a fan of backtracking I'm not sure what to tell you. Metroidvanias are infamous for this. There are some fast travel methods that really open up how fast you can get around though later.

There are a few bosses and events in this game that are among the greatest achievements you'll have in gaming if you beat them and stick to it. There is one boss in this game that I would say is far and away the hardest boss I've ever had to learn to beat in a game.

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Im guessing that later on, i will be required to complete some insane jumps to progress

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There's not a ton of that outside of the White Palace and I didn't even go there during my first play through.

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There is one boss in this game that I would say is far and away the hardest boss I've ever had to learn to beat in a game.

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Watcher Knights? Those bitches gave me the most trouble, but I didn't put in the time to beat every single boss.

The platforming, particularly the air dashes across some of those instant-kill crystals/spikes are particularly brutal. I'd strongly recommend a controller for those.

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you will need to do downward and upward slashes to kill bosses and pogo off of them

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ahh. yeah. def will need a controller.

Much harder than watcher knights. I don't want to spoil anything but just know that that isn't even close to the hardest yet.

One of the great things about hollow knight though is as you start doing harder and harder bosses you will absolutely destroy the earlier bosses on your next play through. The skill you pick up translate well from boss to boss.

The game really doesn't hold your hand when it comes to gameplay, where to go, what to do, or lore. So there's some good YouTube channels if you need any help.

Curious about charm combos, where to get abilities, how to beat bosses, etc: Rusty

Any question about lore: mossbag

Just want to see some crazy speed run shite: fireb0rn

HK really seems to have one of the nicest gaming communities.

Having to chase down humming dude just to get the map for a new sector is maddening.

IGN walkthrough helped me when I was lost. I kept it open and would reference it every now and then.