One simple key per door, if I recall correctly.
I'd say hit the lantern if you have the cash.
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Hollow Knight |OT| Cute Insects That Just Want to Burrow Into Your Heart | Now on Switch
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One simple key per door, if I recall correctly.
I'd say hit the lantern if you have the cash.
Lantern is gonna open up more areas for you then the key.
I finally got to a boss where I am just getting my ass completely handed to me.
The Traitor Lord is absolutely destroying me. This thing feels so incredibly punishing. The fact that every swing takes two health and that there is never a window to heal hurts. Ughhhhhhhhhhhh
You guys weren't kidding about this being an incredible game.
It's the first indie title I've purchased on the Switch that I truly love.
Haven't played a metroidvania game since the DS era, Super Metroid being my first as a kid, so it feels old school to me.
It's the first indie title I've purchased on the Switch that I truly love.
Haven't played a metroidvania game since the DS era, Super Metroid being my first as a kid, so it feels old school to me.
Finally beat the game. 25 hours, 84%. What a wonderful experience. I don't really have any complaints: gameplay was fantastic, music was memorable and hauntingly beautiful, great bosses, massive amounts of content, some excellent level design, great challenge, etc.
Phenomenal game, which, at just $15, is better than 99% of $60 games.
Phenomenal game, which, at just $15, is better than 99% of $60 games.
That crystal dude guarding the bench in crystal peak is an asshole. Not so much because he is hard to kill but I went into that room on low health expecting to heal and got a mini-boss fight instead.
YES I finally got all the Pale Ore.
So I went into the Temple of the Black Egg and came across the Hollow Knight, who I'm guessing is the final boss. I have the White Fragment and I probably have to find another one corresponding to the King. Can I fight the Hollow Knight, get the Bad ending, and then reload my save file from there? Or does the game lock up once it's beaten?
Yeah I was thinking the same.
Too much hand holding these days and this is the result I guess.
Fantastic game. I'm pretty far in, and playing blind. I've got a lot of stuff:
Can't figure out how to get to
Edit: found it, how'd I miss that?
Been running around filling out missing sections on my map since I have a lot more abilities, and wow. This game is really great.
LOVE the
just got shade cloak and kings brand, upgraded to coiled nail (two upgrades?) , have 3 weapon skills, missing 11 charms.
Can't figure out how to get to
the big mask with one eye, in the city of tears. Gonna runnthrough the whole thing again now that I have shade cloak and kings brand
Edit: found it, how'd I miss that?
Been running around filling out missing sections on my map since I have a lot more abilities, and wow. This game is really great.
LOVE the
set a marker and recall to it ability. Great for checking out somewhere only to find out it was a stupid black barrier thingy - no backtrack!
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Holy shit.
Game hit a while 'nother level of difficult right now.
Whew what a game.
Game hit a while 'nother level of difficult right now.
Nightmare King Grimm. What a fucking bastard. Took me an 1.5 hours of grinding to get past 'em. For those curious I have the Pure Nail and my charms were Mark of Pride, Quick Focus, Steady Body, and Grubsong.
Healing after the last fire pillar and during the spikes.
Fight felt like it went on forever. In one run I got Grimm to split into bats 5 times without winning.
After that I resigned myself to being in a war of attrition and never let the idea of impending victory enter my brain. I can't tell you how long it took but I started being way more aggressive during the fire pillars getting 4 sometimes 5 hits in.
Healing after the last fire pillar and during the spikes.
Fight felt like it went on forever. In one run I got Grimm to split into bats 5 times without winning.
After that I resigned myself to being in a war of attrition and never let the idea of impending victory enter my brain. I can't tell you how long it took but I started being way more aggressive during the fire pillars getting 4 sometimes 5 hits in.
Whew what a game.
Just beat him yesterday. I was also getting my ass handed to me, until I realised sticking to him and abusing shadow cloack's i-frames was the best strategy. This way the only attack you have to pay attention to it's the shockwave, which has a huge windup.
The charm that makes your dash do damage it's really useful too.
Also
If you rescued her, best bug Cloth will assist you in the fight :(
i use it normaly with down+A , maybe you changed some setting?
So I just saw credits.
it took me 30 hours 56 minutes and 20 seconds to get to 70 percent. The end was quick. MC's eyes lit on fire and got chained up. I'm guessing that was the bad ending?
Yea, that's the 'regular' ending. There are a few different ones, but, the 'true' ending is worth going for.
I see. I'm not sure what to do now. I guess I'll just move around.
If you ever find yourself in a position where getting your Geo back is too much trouble you can
talk to the lady at the right end of Dirtmouth and for a Rancid Egg she'll retrieve it for you.
There are a few places to find.
Did you do the abyss? There's also the white palace, and all the DLC stuff which I never did on release, so I can't speak much about it.
The real ending is worth figuring out, however.
The real ending is worth figuring out, however.
Alright I think I'm done with this for now. Just getting a bit too frustrated with this like I did with Salt & Sanctuary, guess Metroidvania's aren't really my thing.
The metroidvania genre is a big array of different type of games, where Hollow Knight is one of the larger and more demanding of them all.
(Yoku's Island Express and Steamworld Dig 2 are two other examples of excellent metroidvainia-styled games with a totally different approach to the genre.)
Loving this more and more. Think I'm still early? Maybe mid-ish.
Got myself the Mantis Claw for wall jumping and explored around a bit, found the Howling Cliffs as well as the Mantis bosses. NPC suggested upgraded my nail in the city so I managed to find that too and have been exploring this massive area now. Not sure if I should go back to the Mantis area first or not though.
I'm loving the game way too much to quit but that was the first time I felt I needed a break. I'm going to explore other areas and come back to this later. What added to the frustration a bit is how your ghost gets spawned in the most annoying locations when you die (right in the middle of the only steady platforms available).
Don't be afraid to get a little lost. The game encourages exploration.
I'm officially addicted to this game. It has absolutely stellar level design. I'm amazed that I keep finding tiny tunnels that join up all the areas in an organic way. Could be one of my top 10 games ever and I'm not even finished. The amount of charm, personality and polish is blowing my mind.
I think I'm about 13 hours in, this game is just amazing. I got the
so now I have some new places to go again.
I'd already put this up there as one of my favourite games ever. They just absolutely nailed (heh) the feel of the game, plus it looks and sounds amazing. I'm totally consumed by the game in the same way I was by BotW and Dark Souls, I just want to go home and play this.
So far the only annoying part has been
I quit last night after dying there a few times, I'll need to go back tonight.
flying dash
I'd already put this up there as one of my favourite games ever. They just absolutely nailed (heh) the feel of the game, plus it looks and sounds amazing. I'm totally consumed by the game in the same way I was by BotW and Dark Souls, I just want to go home and play this.
So far the only annoying part has been
the flying section in the bottom left corner of Greenpath, having to do blind dashes is dumb.
I got my second skill
Sorry but how do you get more Charm Notches (is that correct?) so I could equip more abilities?
Dash
Sorry but how do you get more Charm Notches (is that correct?) so I could equip more abilities?
There are various ways.
The simplest way is:
There's a charm shop in the crossroads.
I don't think I did any of that. Right now I'm trying to beat
Grey Prince Zote
sheesh, do you need everything laid out to you with clear goals and markers were to go? just enjoy the game, have fun and don´t ask yourself too many questions along the way...it´s just oldschool game design, enjoy the journey like Link would .-)
if you want to do 100% with all challenges, DLC and hidden stuff it will easily take 30h...when you are at the end you will see how many % you have achieved. There is even a "true final boss" in this game.
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Oh, I'm lost alright already!
So i killed the first boss, and visited the shaman and got his spell, then i exited and found a tape telling me the vendor has a new map, returned to town, and the vendor doesn't have a new map, and i am not really sure where i should go next.
It's just in case you missed him the first time round. In future if you beat the area boss without buying the map you can get it at the shop.
you have many ways to go on your map. check all the ways you have there! just explore the game
i thought he was one of the easier bosses .-)
i am playing games since 1989 and yep, this is one for the Top 10
jump on his head with the downward attack often and back off when he will jump
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Thanks, so there is no wrong way to go? I just about to get on a plane, and wanted to lose myself for a few hours, as long as i can't go wrong, i think this game will tick that box!
omg, it feels so great to have nail arts! i thought i was really bad because some super common enemies were destroying me even with my super duper improved 3rd phase nail... but no! just use a nail art and they go with a puf! its so great agains those anoying flying pest!
one hit and thats it
one hit and thats it
Yeah, Traitor Lord punishes mistakes heavily. First playthrough I struggled with it. I used the Sharp Shadow charm to keep dashing through and getting damage, then attacked when it did its dive attack. It was a matter of learning when to time the dash through with the Shade Cloak and doing it perfectly. It took me a while to master.
This playthrough I beat it without that, just kept dashing to the far side of the room, firing spells at it, then when it came close I jumped over its head getting a down slash or two in to get a bit more soul for more spells. It felt easy in comparison to having to time dashes perfectly.
This playthrough I beat it without that, just kept dashing to the far side of the room, firing spells at it, then when it came close I jumped over its head getting a down slash or two in to get a bit more soul for more spells. It felt easy in comparison to having to time dashes perfectly.
I just finished the second boss and tried to to go down a little. Found a station, no map yet. I'm still not sure that where I'm supposed to go next.
At least I also found how to get new slots for skills so I'm going to work on that.
Such a charming (and stressful lol) game.
Also, isn't it nice to get advices here from :
I feel like I'm still in the game on this OT lol.
That's nice.
At least I also found how to get new slots for skills so I'm going to work on that.
Such a charming (and stressful lol) game.
Also, isn't it nice to get advices here from :
I feel like I'm still in the game on this OT lol.
That's nice.
Loving this game so far. Now that I have the dash and the claws the world has opened a lot and traversal is much faster/fun.
people bugs and have fun!
You can only advance as far as your current skill set allows you. When you don't know where to go, open the map and look for areas you left unfinished, explore, unlock shortcuts, meet
For some fights where you don't have that many openings to heal, don't sleep on the Shape of Unn charm (together with the Quick Focus charm is amazing). You can get it somewhat early depending on when you get a certain ability.
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