I just finished Hollow Knight, and I can confidently say that it is one of the most special games of all time. I did not expect for me to like this game as much as I did. It is now one of my favorites. Keep in mind that this game was only made by 3 people, and performs many, many triple-A developers. There is a lot to talk about in this game. So let's get started with the review.

- The combat at first is simple, which is good when you are playing a new game. You do not want to be overwhelmed with a ton of combos, and attacks. You get more attack options as you play the game (since it is a metro-vanilla.) There are many different spells, and gear that you get through the game that makes combat more deep. The combat overall is extremely fun, and something that I would come back to.

- One of the aspects that I would say makes or breaks a combat system is the Enemies. With Hollow Knight, There are 150 different enemies. Of course, there are some similar enemies, but a lot of them are unique, and make you think about how you should encounter them. There are also 46 bosses, that have their gimics. Most bosses in this game, in my opinion, are well-designed, and fun to fight.

- The lore is hard to follow, but in my opinion not as hard to follow as other games. My overall lore of this game is very interesting, and I like it

- Yes, and no. This game shares many aspects with the Souls series but also has its unique ideas. Here are some things that are inspired by souls.

- One thing that is inspired by the series is the open world and navigation. Something that I love about this game is how you are not forced on a linear path. There are many different paths, that you can explore.

- I will try not to be cocky here, but on my first play-through ( if you do not count the 3 hardest bosses in the game) I probably died less than 20 times. However, this game is still very hard. The average player will die a lot of times. However, the difficulty does not feel unfair and feels very rewarding when you beat a boss that you are struggling with.

- You can tell via the trailers that this game is dark, almost like a medieval game compared to other metrovanilas. However, this does not mean that there are very colorful places, that do not feel like souls. There are many places, such as dark areas.

- The score for this game is very beautiful, fits the game very well, and sounds amazing. Also, it was made by one guy.

There are many other aspects that I did not talk about. If you want to know if you should get this game. Then 100 percent yes. YES YES YES YES YES. THIS GAME IS WORTH THE PRICE and IS A STEAL WHEN IT IS ON SALE.

95/100

I just finished Hollow Knight, and I can confidently say that it is one of the most special games of all time. I did not expect for me to like this game as much as I did. It is now one of my favorites. Keep in mind that this game was only made by 3 people, and performs many, many triple-A developers. There is a lot to talk about in this game. So let's get started with the review. [h1] The Combat [/h1] - The combat at first is simple, which is good when you are playing a new game. You do not want to be overwhelmed with a ton of combos, and attacks. You get more attack options as you play the game (since it is a metro-vanilla.) There are many different spells, and gear that you get through the game that makes combat more deep. The combat overall is extremely fun, and something that I would come back to. [h1] The Enemies [/h1] - One of the aspects that I would say makes or breaks a combat system is the Enemies. With Hollow Knight, There are 150 different enemies. Of course, there are some similar enemies, but a lot of them are unique, and make you think about how you should encounter them. There are also 46 bosses, that have their gimics. Most bosses in this game, in my opinion, are well-designed, and fun to fight. [h1] Lore [/h1] - The lore is hard to follow, but in my opinion not as hard to follow as other games. My overall lore of this game is very interesting, and I like it [h1] Is this game a "Souls-like" [/h1] - Yes, and no. This game shares many aspects with the Souls series but also has its unique ideas. Here are some things that are inspired by souls. [h2] The World [/h2] - One thing that is inspired by the series is the open world and navigation. Something that I love about this game is how you are not forced on a linear path. There are many different paths, that you can explore. [h2] The Difficulty [/h2] - I will try not to be cocky here, but on my first play-through ( if you do not count the 3 hardest bosses in the game) I probably died less than 20 times. However, this game is still very hard. The average player will die a lot of times. However, the difficulty does not feel unfair and feels very rewarding when you beat a boss that you are struggling with. [h2] Dark Theme [/h2] - You can tell via the trailers that this game is dark, almost like a medieval game compared to other metrovanilas. However, this does not mean that there are very colorful places, that do not feel like souls. There are many places, such as dark areas. [h1] Music [/h1] - The score for this game is very beautiful, fits the game very well, and sounds amazing. Also, it was made by one guy. There are many other aspects that I did not talk about. If you want to know if you should get this game. Then 100 percent yes. YES YES YES YES YES. THIS GAME IS WORTH THE PRICE and IS A STEAL WHEN IT IS ON SALE. [b] 95/100 [/b]