Thread 720654786

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?

>>720654786 (OP)
As someone who didn't like Hollow Knight that much either, Silksong is better in every way. Combat and movement are far more interesting. Every area is unique. Most of the rooms look completely handcrafted even. Legit GOTY.

>>720654786 (OP)
Hollow Knight is a 5, Silksong is a 7.5

Just skip Hollow Shite

>>720654786 (OP)
Same. Everything about the games aesthetic felt mediocre

>>720655568
Eh, it's still scribbled "bugs" that don't look like bugs on bland ai slop looking backgrounds.

Go back to fortnight zoom zooms

>>720655568
Silksong has better combat but is worse than HK in every way, the entire world feels soulless I'm only exploring to fill the map and find loot whereas HK was truly intriguing and I explored it because I wanted to know more about the world. Nothing in Silksong comes even close to the arrival at the city of tears.

>>720654786 (OP)
Pretty much my experience as well when I played this near release.
It's "polished" and the art is cute but fucking hell is it boring so slowly wander around those samey grey hallways

wait so u didnt get past the first area? LOL

games journalist type gamely

only 2, maybe 3 areas fit the drab description you're putting forth op. play more than 30 min of the game perhaps? the literal 2nd zone 20 min into the game is bright green with minimal grey

everything is just so mid about this game, want to come back and finish it, but it's unbearably boring and not worth your time

>this same thread again
youre retarded for 2 reasons
a. you didnt realise you werent even out of the first region, forgotten crossroads
b. you are still in the crossroads after 2.5 hours

Unfortunately, due to it being a metroidvania, the early game sucks relative to when you have more abilities. You kinda have to push through it

Hollow Knight walked (very slowly) so Silksong could sprint. It’s worth playing Hollow Knight first to acclimate yourself to the kind of challenge Silksong presents, but Silksong is like 10x the game Hollow Knight ever was. The highest praise I can give it is that I never replayed Hollow Knight, but I am looking forward to a new run of Silksong.

>>720656721
what's so good about arriving at city of tears?

>>720654786 (OP)
Metroid is overrated garbage.
Castlevania is superior
Hollowvania games are peak.