Hollow Knight

sweetie · 15-07-2018 10:49pm #1

30hrs into this on the Switch and it's consistently blowing me away. Obvious Dark Souls/Metroidvania influences and also similar to two of the best 2d platformers of recent times Celeste and Salt and Sanctuary. I'm guessing I'm over halfway done but just don't want it to end.

Sephiroth_dude · 16-07-2018 1:19am

How are the boss fights?

Doctor Nick · 16-07-2018 7:19am

I'd love to give it a shot, heard great things about it. Hate buying digital though. How big is the file? If I could download it without busting my data allowance I'd definitely get it. Looks great.

16-07-2018 7:53am

Don't really get the Dark Souls resemblance myself.

chrislad · 16-07-2018 10:25am

Doctor Nick wrote: »

I'd love to give it a shot, heard great things about it. Hate buying digital though. How big is the file? If I could download it without busting my data allowance I'd definitely get it. Looks great.

On the Switch, it's about 2.6 gigs or so, if I recall correctly.

sweetie · 16-07-2018 11:17am

Deleted User wrote:

Don't really get the Dark Souls resemblance myself.

Really? Obtuse story line, respawning enemies, interlinking zones and shortcuts, your souls are lost upon dying until you reclaim them, boss fights galore, etc etc.

Sephiroth_dude wrote:

How are the boss fights?

Really good, getting harder

XVII · 18-07-2018 12:29pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Don't really get the Dark Souls resemblance myself.

it's just a trend in the last couple of years to see similarities to dark souls in everything.

fantastic game anyhow, looking forward to the next dlc.

Glebee · 18-07-2018 12:39pm

Playing through on PC at the moment. Great game and about 15 hours in but im completely stuck at the Watcher Knight boss fight. Have tried so many time and gone back to upgrade wepons but cant get by it. Its kind of ended the game for me:(

XVII · 18-07-2018 1:00pm

Glebee wrote: »

Playing through on PC at the moment. Great game and about 15 hours in but im completely stuck at the Watcher Knight boss fight. Have tried so many time and gone back to upgrade wepons but cant get by it. Its kind of ended the game for me:(

there is a trick to remove one of them from what I remember, have you tried that?

Glebee · 18-07-2018 1:24pm

XVII wrote: »

there is a trick to remove one of them from what I remember, have you tried that?

Done that, knocked down the light above. He just kicks my ass every time. Have just about ran out of patience with it.

johnny_ultimate · 18-07-2018 1:34pm

I find the ‘Switch effect’ fascinating. The game was floating around on PC for quite some time, but the conversation around it only seems to have exploded thanks to the recent console release. Pretty remarkable how Nintendo’s portable gives indie games a second lease of life.

As for the Dark Souls comparisons... there’s obviously a lot going on in the game influence-wise, but there’s definitely a strong inspiration from From. It can be a lazy comparison for sure, but when a game has so clearly drawn inspiration from the aesthetic, narrative and gameplay approach of the Souls games it’s a justified one. What’s key is that it still feels like its own thing despite all that, with enough interesting ideas and systems of its own to ensure it doesn’t drown in the shadow of another game.

TitianGerm · 13-08-2018 9:21pm

Glebee wrote: »

Done that, knocked down the light above. He just kicks my ass every time. Have just about ran out of patience with it.

Did you beat them after? I did them my third go using Quick Focus and Sharp Shadow.

Just in general though I've never had to do as difficult platforming section in 20+ years of gaming as I've just had to do to get the second half of the king soul. It was brutal.

Glebee · 13-08-2018 11:01pm

TitianGerm wrote: »

Did you beat them after? I did them my third go using Quick Focus and Sharp Shadow.

Just in general though I've never had to do as difficult platforming section in 20+ years of gaming as I've just had to do to get the second half of the king soul. It was brutal.

Uninstalled it. Just could not get it done. To make it worse aftr taking a break from the game, I found that when I went back to it I was crap at it and had forgotten all the moves, etc :mad::mad:

TitianGerm · 13-08-2018 11:03pm

TitianGerm wrote: »

Did you beat them after? I did them my third go using Quick Focus and Sharp Shadow.

Just in general though I've never had to do as difficult platforming section in 20+ years of gaming as I've just had to do to get the second half of the king soul. It was brutal.

It's probably one of my favourite games now. Really really good and super value for €15.

sweetie · 14-08-2018 1:58am

TitianGerm wrote:

Just in general though I've never had to do as difficult platforming section in 20+ years of gaming as I've just had to do to get the second half of the king soul. It was brutal.

That was brutal! Check out Celeste for a similar platforming challenge.

Some game, can't wait for next dlc in a couple of weeks.

nix · 14-08-2018 2:14am

TitianGerm wrote: »

It's probably one of my favourite games now. Really really good and super value for €15.

€15 where?

TitianGerm · 14-08-2018 6:46am

nix wrote: »

€15 where?

I got it on the Switch.

nix · 14-08-2018 12:34pm

TitianGerm wrote: »

I got it on the Switch.

Was it in a sale? Cant see it on any platform for less than €/£20.

TitianGerm · 14-08-2018 12:43pm

nix wrote: »

Was it in a sale? Cant see it on any platform for less than €/£20.

Nope.

https://esho.pw/search/Hollow%20Knight

Sephiroth_dude · 14-08-2018 1:03pm

Would this be similar to dead cells?

chrislad · 14-08-2018 1:11pm

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Would this be similar to dead cells?

Not really. Dead Cells is more rogue like, in that you die easily enough, but lose everything when you die (weapons etc) bar maybe one or two of the permanent abilities. You slowly work your way back up, but as you get better at the game, it gets easier.

Hollow Knight, from a control point of view, is very similar, but not from a gameplay point of view. If you die, you go to your last save spot, and all you lose is your currency, which can be gotten back, but you retain all your experience, weapons, stats etc.

Personally, Hollow Knight, I found is easier to get into, where Dead Cells will probably require a few hours - I like it, but with Fortnite and Okami, I don't have time to focus on more than one game at a time so I'm parking it for the moment!

sweetie · 14-08-2018 2:33pm

nix wrote: »

Was it in a sale? Cant see it on any platform for less than €/£20.

do you have a gaming pc?

nix · 14-08-2018 5:12pm

sweetie wrote: »

do you have a gaming pc?

Sure do, not that this game would need it though i dont think

sweetie · 14-08-2018 5:54pm

nix wrote: »

Sure do, not that this game would need it though i dont think

mine couldn't! pmed.

SomeSayKos · 17-08-2018 12:49pm

I bought this on the switch to scratch that dark souls itch until that comes out on switch. I'm really liking it so far. I've gotten really stuck a couple of times so far but I reckon I'm probably at the halfway point ( At the Soul Master Boss ). Love the art direction and the music is fantastic too.

TitianGerm · 17-08-2018 1:03pm

SomeSayKos wrote: »

I bought this on the switch to scratch that dark souls itch until that comes out on switch. I'm really liking it so far. I've gotten really stuck a couple of times so far but I reckon I'm probably at the halfway point ( At the Soul Master Boss ). Love the art direction and the music is fantastic too.

Soul Master took me ages. Ended up leaving him and coming back when I'd Shade Cloak.

ThunbergsAreGo · 17-08-2018 1:12pm

Best game I have played in ages

sweetie · 23-08-2018 12:36pm

Godmaster update out today and 34% discount on switch price!

TitianGerm · 23-08-2018 12:38pm

sweetie wrote: »

Godmaster update out today and 34% discount on switch price!

Absolute bargain at that price. What is it now €10?

I'm nearly 70 hours play time now :pac:

Xofpod · 07-09-2018 12:25am

Finished after about 70 hours. Knew nothing about it in advance, but probably one of my favourite gaming experiences of recent years. What to play next though?

12-09-2018 7:15pm

Is there any clue that you are supposed to slash downward on those purple mushrooms to bounce? I assumed I was missing a key item to progress and wandered the map for a few hours.

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