How is Hollow Knight?

yes. environments are a bit samey and navigation can be a pain sometimes, but it's a well-made game.

it took me a while too. the controls are extremely tight and satisfying once you unlock a few things, so the combat is very crisp. i just wasnt a fan of the lack of environmental variety, and there is lots of backtracking (which i detest).

the fact that you have to use up a charm slot to be able to see your location on the map is probably the stupidest mechanic in the history of games.

definitely check out Ori and Salt & Sanctuary, I much preferred both

I really like the game's story, control, and environment.

You have a good workaround for the map and compass slot, just look it up on a PC.

I don't like having to retrack as far as I do for boss or sub-boss fights...or I wouldn't mind if I didn't deplete my health so much due to enemies between me and the bosses.

I found it a bit more frustrating than some did (it is really highly thought of in general).

It is a huge game for 15 dollars (or possibly cheaper), so if you care about value for money it’s about as good as it gets.

Some of the music is great, I liked the art style quite a bit, the gameplay is really good, and it starts to feel really good once you acquire a lot of the abilities.

The bench system (how you save), fast travel system, map system (both finding the map seller and the map charm), and amount of backtracking were all frustrating to me. It was more of a frustrating game to me than a difficult one, although it can be pretty difficult at times (I am not especially good at video games).

Still, I beat it (did not 113% it or whatever the percentage is now), so the good parts largely outweighed the bad.

Well made, overrated game.

I'm playing it now. I like it quite a bit. the story is pretty confusing but I like the game play. not a big budget game but decent platformer