It's a good game, but it's not a Metroidvania which is what I was expecting. Reminds me moreso of a Cave Story and Dark Souls lovechild.
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Hollow Knight on Switch has already sold over 250k copies in just two weeks
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How is it not a Metroidvania? You run around an expanding map by using acquired abilities to explore areas you haven't been to yet, gradually powering your character up.
Congrats to the team. Well-deserved.
??? It's a textbook Metroidvania. It's a lot more Metroid than it is Dark Souls that's for sure.
I'll also be buying CSH so hard as soon as the eShop lets me. :)
Hey guys, i just bought this gem of a game today on pc and tried to play it with PS4 controller. Something is really off about the Dpad input, analog feels a lot better. But I always play my metroidvanias with Dpad.
I am not surprised by the great sales. It is an absolutely incredible game, and one of my all time favorite ones already. I am at 99% completion and I have clocked in 50 hours.
That's actually a little less than I'd imagined, given the level of positive WOM. Still a huge milestone, of course!
Steamspy estimated it sold a little under a million on PC prior to the Switch release, so we already kind of had a ballpark figure. It apparently only sold about 60k in its first month, so WoM was a big factor in its PC success too.
Fair enough: I hadn't heard that. I guess it's just a sign that impressions of a game's success based on enthusiasts isn't necessarily accurate!
I suspect it might hit 1M on Switch sometime this year too. The great word of mouth for the game has been a lot more prevalent since the Switch launch (and only half of that came from me!!)
What problems are you running into? I personally use Steam's DS4 support and it's been perfect for me.