Thread 720001689

Literally the greatest game I've ever played in my life (seriously)

Ask me Anything.

>>720001689 (OP)
Did you remember to prep the bull

>>720001689 (OP)
im guessing you said the same thing about expedition 33 but then forgot about it a week later? am i right?

Is it a reddit atheist anti-religion story? That's the impression I have after getting to the seamstress and her talking about how bad the faithful are. I don't really know if there's a story at all, both HK1 and 2 seem like nonsense to me

>>720001689 (OP)
Are you excited to play your second ever video game?

How long does it take to beat? How far along am I if I just started exploring Greymoor?

>>720001689 (OP)
As soon as I heard there were 4 acts I knew this would be goated

>>720001794
Kek

>>720001689 (OP)
When does it get fun? I beat like, 2 bosses and uninstalled. HK was fun, this is dull.

>>720001794
Why are you obsessed with other men having sex with your significant other?

>>720002117
you got farther than the Cohhcarnage boomer did, congratulations

>>720001897
>both HK1 and 2 seem like nonsense to me
Because they are
ZanzibartForgiveMe.jpg

>>720002117
No idea man, I'm about 9 bosses in and it's no different at all than it was at the start. Same health total, same weapon and array of attacks. Can dash and wall jump now I guess but that's the literal only evolution in combat in all that time, and none of the bosses have had interesting mechanics around wall jumping or anything.

>>720001689 (OP)
Threefold melody locations?

>>720002260
Thanks, I guess, thoug I don't know how uch of an accomplishment getting farther than an "internet personality" is.
>>720002290
Shit, sounds like a sub-TotK cash grab. I remember being enthralled by HK's scenery from the first moment... this is just drab.

>>720002285
>>720001897
I really like Fromsoft's storytelling, but I don't think I like a single game that tries to emulate it. I believe if you delve into Hollow Knight's story there is nothing of substance to actually discover.

>>720002474
They had the brilliant idea of putting benches miles away from boss rooms too, so you have to spend each attempt (and you will die before you learned the boss's mechanics as most of them are cheap shots) running back across empty hallways or jumping past a handful of enemies which adds sweet fuck all to the actual gameplay experience.

>>720002530
From is gnostic absurdist, not preddit atheist. Miyazaki's settings have good and evil set in stone, and people pretending they aren't.

>>720002530
>There is nothing of substance in HK's story
Correct, but also
>I really like Fromsofts storytelling
Lmao nigger there is also nothing of substance there, it's all fucking headcanon filling in the huge blanks where they couldn't be fucked to tell an actual story.

>>720002603
I thought I was the one being retarded and not finding out the right benches. Is this supposed to be DS2 to HK's DS1? Because at least DS2 had fun exploring and builds, this has neither.

I was hoping for a metroid game and am not disappointed, its got a good assortment of aha moments
but just like HK1, it feels like you're playing a normal game and then suddenly ITS SOULSING TIME and you have to spend the next hour doing the same boss over and over

>>720002749
Yeah DS2 is probably an apt enough comparison. They took everything that was broken in HK and made it worse, then took many things that worked well and broke them.

They decided that the annoying flying enemies that keep flying out of range and tediously spamming projectiles at you were peak game design and put them in every area with extra health...

>>720002852
I was disappointed by the lack of meaningful upgrades for very long stretches of time. You won't even find a health upgrade until you're at least 20+ hours in and a ton of bosses don't even give ANY reward at all to beat (not even currency, what the fuck is that about?)

>>720002617
you're probably right, but zanzibart is just mumbling about some stupid shit and I have trouble figuring out whats even going on

same problem with HK1, I get the basic plot, I understand why that empire, but how it all wraps up narratively is just obtuse

>>720002880
People should really stop trying to mimic From. I've seen the lightning strike the same place twice after From, with HK1 and FFO:SoP, but every other sad attempt has left a sour taste.

>>720002852
I would be OK with game being difficult if they improved the combat and actually gave us some cool tools and crests as rewards. I expected to have some kind of viable build variety and ended up with worse HK with more boring charms.
Doesn't feel like game that took 7 years given that they build it on top of another already existing game.

>>720001794
Lost, fpbp

>>720001689 (OP)
Two trains are driving toward one another. The first train leaves Town A at 5am traveling at 60 miles per hour. The second train leaves Town B at 7am traveling at 70 miles per hour. the distance between Town A and Town B is 455 miles. What is the EXACT time that the collision will occur?

>>720003263
Never, the trains are not on the same track.

I just got the harpoon. This is one of the best games I’ve ever played in my life

>>720002947
walking on not-lava, ignoring hunters march completely, opening prison doors without a key, getting wanderer's crest immediately after buying the simple key, unsolved mysteries (for me, I haven't finished) like the blue fruit, the tools being stronger than your main weapon, these were some of the things I thought were cool as I first started, it doesnt always have to be an unpgrade, sometimes its just discovering stuff

Does she die?

>>720002530
>I believe if you delve into Hollow Knight's story there is nothing of substance to actually discover.
Most videogames are like this honestly. Nothing of worth to go over it in a kabbalistic fashion because at the core it's just all the same safe ordinary current ethos.

>>720003052
From games are just "you've beaten the Demiurge and become Jesus, which ideal will you die for?". You can choose to be a good Jesus and die for good ideals or an evil one, and the ending is left open because Miyazaki doesn't see himself fit to tell you the consequences of your ideologies after you've beaten every consequence of every action by beating the game. HK1 was kinda the same, but you weren't Jesus, you were just the next demiurge, because the devs probably believe some gay crap about power corrupting people.
>>720003170
>Doesn't feel like game that took 7 years given that they build it on top of another already existing game.
There's no better way to describe it, /thread

>>720003393
Yes you kill her

>>720001975
>Graymoore
About 10% into the game

>>720001689 (OP)
If I thought HK sucked, will I like this?

>>720003393
>she
anon..

>>720003529
Probably. The progression is much less aimless and backtrack heavy.

>>720003436
A game with a simple or unoriginal story is no problem for me as long as it doesn't act like it has more meaning than it does. My issue is with games like HK, Inside, The Lords of the Fallen, etc, that pretend like they've put a lot of effort into the story when they haven't

>>720003529
If the reason you thought it sucked was that it 'didn't' have even worse gameplay, level design and bosses then yes, you will love it.

>>720003336
The blue fruit is just a massive tedious troll, anon It's a basic quest collectable, that you just can't grab without having the quest so if you found them before you found the quest then congratulations, you wasted your time

>>720001689 (OP)
One thing I've learned from all this back-and-fourth is that this place is littered with zoomers who have been polluted with movie-game, walking simulator, disneyland fun-ride simulators for so long, they don't know how to handle an actual game.

Holy shit this industry is in shambles.
I blame videogame journalism; or California. One of the two.

>>720003393
Anon it's a soulslike game. Of course the NPC dies.

What do you like about this game?

>>720001689 (OP)
>A fucking metroidvania is the best thing you ever played
I assume you haven't played many games? What a sad state of affairs where you're claiming a flavor of the month game is the best thing ever.

>>720003753
Anon. Your troll rhetoric falls apart due to the simple fact that Hollowknight exists. Try again.

This game and then Tormented Souls 2 next month its a great time for Indie 'splorers.

People calling it reddit are genuine NPCs less sentient than redditors themselves.

>>720003263
I'm getting filtered by fractions, just ask chatgpt

>>720003753
so a strawman is when you invent something in your head, and then destroy that thing you invented, and think your success affects reality in some way

in this case, your invention is that we're dumb and not good at video games, and thus struggle with complex plot structure and difficulty
the reality is that the plot is not fleshed out or particularly substantive in either game, and the difficulty is achievable but often unwelcome, and that the game isn't sufficiently building on HK1, and is in fact just a very, very big DLC

>>720001689 (OP)
I know /v/ doesn't play games, but damn, you're setting the standard.

>>720002530
>Thought 9sol was going to be more of this shit
>Actually has a story
It was a nice surprise

Has anyone found a use for the different weapons yet?

>>720002530
For me it’s Metroid Prime scan logs

>>720001689 (OP)
I just started playing today. I really hope nothing bad happens to this little singing retard. I like her, she's cute.

How do astroturfs not get people hurt

How do astroturfs not get people hurt

How do astroturfs not get people hurt

How do asshole smurfs not get people hurt

>>720001689 (OP)
What was the last Metroidvania you played before Silksong?

>>720004532
I played symphony of the night and now I am playing circle of the moon.

>>720001689 (OP)
did you remember to take your hrt today

How many games have you played?

>>720001689 (OP)
Eric Barone is in the credits.
What characters did he voice?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olf3wAuCfeU&t=775s

>>720004623
surprising answer, but good for you.
I expected something like "I replayed Hollow Knight of course, nothing else comes close (note: I haven't played anything else)"
Or that maybe you only play games with social buzz behind them so your last would be one of the other high profile indies like Ender Magnolia or Nine Sols

>>720004532
It was either Prime 3 or Super Metroid

>>720003753
Why not both?

If there's a sequel will Lace be the protagonist?

>>720006268
We'll all be dead by Hollow Knight 3.

>>720004127
It really is the Sekiro to HK's Dark Souls.

This boss was cool.

>>720001897
Religion and entertainment addiction will always be at odds.

>>720005153
He gushed about a new game and claimed it was the best he's ever played. It's safe to assume not many.

>>720001689 (OP)

Did they make Hornet gay?

>>720001689 (OP)
So it's the only game you've ever played then?

If I wait like a week or 2 to buy it is there a risk of it getting nerfed?

>>720001689 (OP)
Have you played any other games?

I beat the game just now and think that several bosses need tweaks.

1.) The only safe time to attack Trobbio is when he's doing his tornado attack, it's a long drawn out battle because if you try to chase him down when he's on the ground or just popped out of the floor, he can enter tornado mode and attack you.

2.) The only safe time to attack Lace is when she's doing her divekick, it's a long drawn out battle because if you try to attack her during any other attack, she can counter or do a new attack. I feel like you're supposed to be parrying her attacks, but when she does her thrust attack you can parry it but then she goes through you and does damage anyways.

3.) The flying enemies that the Beastfly spawns shouldn't back away from you. The secret to beating them is killing the flying enemies as soon as possible with skills/tools.

4.) FUCK the two big guys at the end of the big Great Hall battle. (pic rel) If you're unlucky, they just go hard on you with no counterplay that I know of. I've died just to them several times. Seriously, can you parry their attacks? I tried to at some point and couldn't. I ended up winning because I got LUCKY

>>720007568
I doubt it, TC has no real reason to respond to any criticism whatsoever. This is probably their vision of what the game should be, so pick it up whenever.

I liked Hollow Knight, didn't bother with Godhome, tho.
Is this worth the 20$?, I got the first one on sale.
Pic unrelated.

>>720008653
It's pretty hard to recommend. If you really want to get it because you liked HK and want more of that, it's worth getting despite its flaws. Otherwise, the experience can be pretty frustrating at times and I'd probably pass on it.

>>720007937
Parry is weird in this game, I can't recall it ever being a problem in Hollow Knight. But most bosses will just go through even if you do parry them.

When are you going to play literally any other metroidvania other than HK for the first time

>>720001689 (OP)
>"Ask me Anything."
>Doesn't replies to questions
Typical Silksong tranny.

>>720003436
>Most videogames are like this honestly.
No they're not
There is a difference between a game actually giving you information about its story/lore, and a game expects you to piece the story together through bits of lore you can find through the game
>Nothing of worth to go over it in a kabbalistic fashion because at the core it's just all the same safe ordinary current ethos.
What a pretentious post.
That's literally every piece of media out there

>>720003263
9:34:37am

Just rolled credits on 2nd (True??) ending.
2nd ending spoiler: When I saw the void arms grab the boss I fucking jumped out my chair.

How old are you? Did you ever fucking played any good Castlevania like SOTN or Aria of Sorrow? Did you ever played any Inti Creates game?
Because I see gameplay of Hollow Knight, I can only think about Alien Hominid and some garbage flash browser games.

>>720001921
My first was Hollow Knight.

Maybe I was quick to judge the new badge system, if there's shit like this it might be passable.

>>720001689 (OP)
explain to me how this is better then sotn and cave story.

>>720003263
9:34 am

>>720001689 (OP)
did you finish act 3 or just got the normal endings?

5 hours in and it's mid af so far. AMA

>>720001689 (OP)
Why are the bosses so erotic? You know the one.

>>720001689 (OP)
Simple Key for mantis prisoner or door near the acid puke monster?

>>720001689 (OP)
>metroidvania overhyped slop
ok redditor

Kewl

The game sucks. Looks like an flash gane, farty music, sonfsr houo its kwn ass. Ill kill evergknee

>>720001689 (OP)
1. How does SS compare to HK in terms of gameplay differences?
2. How massive is the game? I know I has multiple acts but how big are they compared to the maps from HK?
3. I hear the game is a lot harder than HK but I’m 90% certain the reasons are because people aren’t used to the feel of the game yet or are just shitters like the majority of /v/ and blame the game. Is my assessment correct?

>>720016446
anon are you okay? did you have a stroke?
Call an amby.

>>720016797
1. It's 1:1. Silksong is essentially DLC.
2. It takes 4 hours to beat.
3. People can't comprehend diagonal pogoing.

>>720016797
Early game blows because Hornet is made of paper unlike the chad Knight who takes 1 damage like a champ. She ends up much more mobile but cannot take a beating and her weapon is a wet noodle. Game starts to get fun around when you get the wall jump. The area size is around the same as hollow knight, but there's a lot more areas. As for difficulty, it is undoubtedly harder than hollow knight. A lot of shit starts dealing 2 damage early on and it doesn't stop, so you aren't going to feel like you even got a health upgrade until you get your second one. Your heal now heals for 3 and can be used in the air, but unlike hollow knight you need to hit the enemy about 8 times to heal instead of 3. It's a commitment the moment you press the button and you lose your mana if you get hit during the heal. You will hate flying enemies for how good they are at spacing.

>>720001689 (OP)
>HOLLOW KNIGHT SAMA JUST A DROPLET OF YOUR GRACE

>>720001689 (OP)
How many fucks would a chuck suck fuck if a sneed seed would feed weed?

I'm kinda enjoying it. But I keep doing side quests and the rewards are middling. Rosary beads or a pouch upgrade. I'm losing interest but the game keeps dangling incremental improvements through tedious fetch quests. I'll eventually push ahead but I also feel like I might be missing out on something good in one of the quests and they're all just... shit.
I liked the dart throwing mini game though. First bit of soul in this otherwise drab sequel.

>>720002530
I hate from storytelling but Hollow Knight is the only game I like that does it.

>>720007038

Whoa look at this guy with his SIX health, he can take on a whole THREE hits from any boss

>>720018894
That looks fucking sad. Absolutely terrible art.

>>720001689 (OP)
No unlockable secret characters,one guy back on gamefaqs thought the reason it took them nearly 7/8 years was because they were added in other playable characters besides hornet after beating the game once like the knight, maybe an moth type or slug?

>>720001689 (OP)
yeah, why haven't you bought an ad yet?

4chan.org/advertise

>>720001794
KEKKK

>>720018894
@matpat you should totally reply to our DMs

>>720020203
Actually I've started taking 3 damage from some enemies now.

>>720022017
Equip the anti-fire charm.