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Monday, September 1, 2025
not the only one who matters tbh
I did think Yi was going to martyr himself in the end
and was pleasently surprised he didn't
I think my core issue is that most of the advance combat mechanics and character upgrades still result in the game playing slowly
which (for a metroidvania) tends to lean the other way
here you get a huge health pool and stalling tech, and while I like parrying when you want to run back through areas and clear out the 1-2 chests you missed it's not super satisfying
setting/art were very good, and I'll admit I did get a bit lost at a couple points figuring out exactly how to progress in the aztec cave area
not solving the puzzles, but figuring out exactly what random key item I was missing
yeah, I was unlocking those stance nodes last (other than the Qi upgrade one)
probably should have done that lol
my gut was to rush the 3-strike dmg increase, since that was the only sword upgrade visible at first
which turned out to be a mistake lol
you know
since that's how I played the entrity of Hollowknight it feels like
I'd 1000% have enjoyed that more
also, idk if this is a China thing or what
but I really liked the brain fish
I didn't realize it until I met the 3rd or 4th one
same
I kept expecting one to be 4k rather than 400, or for them to increase
kinda like Hollowknight map prices are
Max, this is the choice btw
yeah, but they don't even indicate that to you
legit
I'd enjoy it more if they literally lableed it "true ending"
I did that my accident, because of how lost I was
you 10000% would never figure that out if you didn't use a guide
or were lost for an hour like I was and went to every room
ok Max, I have 3 days to play Grim Dawn now
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
wtf Ubi
Replying to legorhin #jazardly is silksong a game that I should finish hollowknight before playing?
uh, probably not meaningfully, Silksong is not a direct continuation of Hollowknight
afaik
Replying to Spooky Phijkchu #spooky.131 uh, probably not meaningfully, Silksong is not a direct continuation of Hollowknight
Yes it is
isn't it a sidestory prequel thing?
ik Hollowknight setup for a sequel with some of the mushroom cinematics, but I thought Silksong was literally unrelated to that
Gent, I don't participate in the deep lore Hollowknight sperging that's been on reddit for the last 7 years
from what I remember Silksong was Hornets side story shit prior to her coming to Hollownest
and the mushroom thing 100% is a cannon piece of lore
If at some point in some marketing they've said otherwise, then ok
Replying to Spooky Phijkchu #spooky.131 and the mushroom thing 100% is a cannon piece of lore
How did you watch that really obvious goofy cutscene which tells you nothing on purpose and think it was at all important lorewise
it's literally the entire theme of hollowknight, a glimmer of hope in a dying/doomed world
the mushroom spores spread beyond hollownest in the end
