Hollow Knight (PC) (2017)

20230711:
While I played parts of the beginning of this game on my brother-in-law's Nintendo Switch, I don't remember where I'm supposed to go. Thus far, it seems like a straightforward Metroidvaynia game.

Steam Game Time 17 minutes (cumulative game time)

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20230713 Snapshot:
Steam Game Time: 89 minutes (cumulative game time)
Last Played: 20230712

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20230713:
Dying and losing money sucks, especially while exploring and blindly looking for the next save or travel or mapping. Speaking of which, the map system is annoyingly different from how I'm used to mapping in the Castlevania series. My logic here is that I can technically just map out the game by hand. As such, having to spend currency to purchase incremental portions of the map feels unfriendly, especially taking into account the risk of losing one's money. I wish there was at least a way to find your ghost self.

On a positive note, the healing system adds a unique dynamic to the gameplay.

Steam Game Time: 2.6 hours (cumulative game time) / 1.1 hours (session game time)

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20230714:
I'm not sure how I feel about the death system. It has its pros and cons I suppose.

Steam Game Time: 4.4 hours (cumulative game time) / 1.8 hours (session game time)

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Rating: 4.0/5

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