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The game is good on every side, clearly calibrated and built, almost every element is polished to a shine. The overall impression of it only complements the positive feedback from users from all over the world.It’s incredibly familiar, with every element borrowed from other games, but polished and trimmed to fit neatly into the big picture.
Think of any representative of the “metroidvania” genre and fully predict Hollow Knight, however: “The devil is in the details.” So let’s take a closer look.
We have to go to the kingdom of Hollownest, which began to fade. The combination of words embedded in the name of the kingdom will be the main theme of the whole idea. We start with a small city on the surface, the only inhabitant of which is an old beetle, which simply has nowhere to go. The descent into the dungeon is a walk through abandoned, but majestic buildings and entire neighborhoods.
Local enemies, just shells of local residents without a mind and soul, loitering back and forth. After defeating the next boss in the game, you realize that he is just a shadow of his former power and greatness. A broken shell without a core, in a word, emptiness.
The main character is called Ghost by the locals, referring to his height as something amazing, although this kingdom has known different heroes. So it seems that our protagonist is a child who had to take up arms, because there is no one else. But put aside the pessimism. You will have to play more about how powerful time is, about how generations and eras change.
The overall picture of this gameplay refers us to the Victorian era, everything speaks about this, the architecture of levels and backgrounds. Musical accompaniment is a set of symphonic classical, albeit stylized melodies. The character’s steps echo in the emptiness of what is happening, the images of NPCs combine the fabulousness and sublimity of the aristocracy of that time.
Most of the time we have to explore new locations and full map, but this is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it’s always nice to play and stumble upon new locations, on the other hand, it’s very easy to get lost. To have access to the map, you first need to find a master cartographer who travels around the locations and draws them.
You think everything, but no, he will only give a sketch, on which neither your location nor the places you have already visited will be displayed, for this you need to find a shop run by the cartographer’s wife.
Save points and metadeath refer us to the notorious Souls series, save points are hidden benches where a character can restore health and make progress on his map by hanging his legs. Local currency is offered to spend in general on every corner. Buying bonuses for the card, amulets for the character, you can improve every aspect of the character. Play to explore all the charms and apply them to the many secrets you will encounter and deal with.
