Like living on the edge, equip the Fury of the Fallen (right), a charm that almost doubles your damage when you are one hit away from death. Is a tough enemy not dying fast enough, swap your mapping charm for a damage charm. Instead of skill points and trees that many games use, Hollow Knight instead ops to use a system where you choose charms based on your playstyle and the obstacles you might encounter. This is one of the best examples of the characters that bring so much life to this game. Other impactful characters are Hornet, a bug who knows more than she lets on, and Quirrell, the steadfast warrior who always shows up in the nick of time.Īfter dancing through your first area, listening to the mystical soundtrack, you find yourself being introduced to the Charms system. This remained true even after wanting to put down the game permanently 15 minutes prior, due to a hard boss or other obstacle. Throughout my hours of play, entering a room, and hearing his humming never failed to bring a smile to my face. It begins with a cinematic on par with Studio Ghibli, and quickly proceeds to introduce you to a handful of characters, most notably Cornelius, a lovable cartographer who is brave enough to experience Hallownest alone, for the most part. Within the first hour of Hollow Knight, these worries wash away. A world devoid of characters, only ever hearing the enemies’ cries. Worries of another forgettable game where I cannot access certain paths until I find a double jump, a dash, or a grappling system. That description comes with worries, at least for me. When first hearing about Hollow Knight, I was told it was another “Metroidvania” style platformer. Hollow Knight ’s setting may be drab or even horrific at times, but it is splattered with colorful characters in just the right places in order to spur on the player, and your character. Your journey will not be without hardship just as it will not be without help. Such is only a small part of the haunting story you go on to experience in the beautifully hand drawn world.
You start only knowing that there is a sinister force attempting to be released, and in video game fashion, it’s your duty to stop it.
However, as a small mute bug who wanders there, you do not know to what it is referring. This title is an adage repeated throughout the small scale world of Hallownest, the partially submerged world of Hollow Knight.
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