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>the most influential video game of all time

I played it for like 2.5 hours yesterday and its just SO boring. Every area looks EXACTLY the fucking same, and combat was braindead. As someone who likes Metroid, part of the appeal of Metroid is the different areas are unique and have identity, which helps with both exploration and backtracking. Not to mention the atrocious level design. This genre requires a good balance between exploration with expected player direction. Not aimless wandering until you stumble across a boss you dont have the expected power ups to fight. Oh and also the combat is dogshit too.

But my main gripe with Hollowknight is that every room is made of the same 8 fucking assets. At first, the atmosphere seemed interesting and moody, and I was thinking "okay this is cool, would love to see how this aesthetic is incorporated into the different areas of the game." But there are no distinct areas at all! "Oh I just unlocked a door or found a new area? I wonder what it'll look li- oh nevermind its just DARK and GREY again." Repeat 500 times. The only slightly interesting area was DARK and PURPLE instead of dark and grey. Wow.

Yea I dont get the hype this game is a solid 6/10. Does Silksong have more variety in level design and aesthetic or is it also the same 600 rooms on repeat the whole game?

why did this game make 80 million dollars?

Is it unironically not only babby's first metroidvania but also babby's first 2D sidescroller?

the game was good but its bewildering that it developed such a cult for an 4/5 star game. its just bizarre

i've only ever beaten metroid 1 for the nes and the pre sotn castlevanias so i'll fully admit im not a genre expert

Why did the 2D platformer genre get hijacked by souls-like metroidvanias?

Admit it, it was just alright. Not a genre-defining work, just a good metroidvania