good game, this

>>716154692 (OP)
it's aight.

7/10core

NO IT'S FAKE HYPE
ASTROTURFED
ASTROTURFED

>>716154692 (OP)
I am enjoying it on my Steam Deck.

>>716154692 (OP)
Very hard to get into for me

>>716154847
Based 7/10 enjoyer. Honestly, it's the kinda game that feels solid but never quite hits legendary status. You play it, you nod approvingly, then forget it existed three months later.

>>716154692 (OP)
I hope they update it for Switch 2. It’s stuck at 720p. It looks fine for most things but a tad blurry and text isn’t crisp

Biased, I freaking loved it after a years long gaming slump for me. Perfect don't use guides game if there ever was one.
It's old-school gaming back on the menu. Exploring as it's meant to be feels. Yes, feels.
Lots of feels.

>>716155697
try this game, its by the guy who made Baba
Its barely known and barely documented so its cool for the "guide-less" experience. graphics feel jarring at first but it gets better

its really just a game that started super simple and basic that ended up having really large scope and a big world with lots of cool shit and secret hunting

>>716154692 (OP)
What other metroidvanias would you guys recommend if I liked HK?

>>716157853
none, they all feel hollow
however nine sols has good combat even if its more of an action platformer since its linear as shit

>>716157853
I like Bloodstained Ritual of the Night

>>716158007
>>716158386
I'll check em out

>>716157853
depends
>a world on par with hollow knight
youre out of luck
Rain World has an amazing world map that is actually living with a kino ecosystem, but its not metroid-like at all. though it is very nonlinear
>sidescroller combat
nine sols is not as good but its cool, its arguably better if you like generic sekiro-"inspired" deflects a lot
>im not picky about the depth of combat and nonlinearity and stuff, just give me a cool world with cool stuff
perhaps blasphemous. Ori is very different but its cool, the games are individually short though so play both together for a decently lengthy game
>i want the full package that HK is
you are completely 100% out of luck until silksong releases

Im about to try Salt and Sanctuary to find out if its good

Its very buggy

>>716158639
I actually played Blasphemous and refunded it because of the terrible fast travel system. HK got it right with eventually upgrading your dream nail later on to allow for even quicker fast travel. Backtracking gets old after a while, you have to give the player a way to trivialize it after a certain point.

>>716158639
s&s is 2D souls, it plays very differently

>>716155365
the first one or two hours are slow because you have no abilities after that its nonstop peak... in a way its a gatekeep for adhd zoomers. Push through it and you will love it.

>>716158981
theres a lot of stuff i dislike about blasphemous yea, it pads out time quite a lot

massively overhyped. it’s pretty to look at but the combat and traversal are very basic and the map is too fucking big. 7/10 is very fair

>>716160042
rec me a better metroidvania

>>716154692 (OP)
Very few people bring up the lore in general discussions, and that was my favorite part. The storytelling was kino

>>716158724
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>>716160152
the lore is dark souls item description bullshit