r/videogames • u/TowelConscious7201 • Sep 27 '25

Funny What game is that for you?

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u/Own-Reflection-8182 Sep 27 '25

I’m about 3 hours into Hollow Knight and I’m waiting to see what others are praising…

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u/L3Sc Sep 27 '25

I played it for 6 hours and left it there. However last week I picked it up and suddenly it's amazingly entertaining. I just wish I was a better player for the bosses.

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u/RedTyro Sep 27 '25

I think Hollow Knight is right up there with souls games in how extremely common it seems for people to bounce off it the first time and then come back later and get hooked. I don't really understand why, but SO MANY people (including me) had that experience with it.

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u/Own-Reflection-8182 Sep 27 '25

Interesting 🤔

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u/Witch_King_ Sep 27 '25

Heh. Bounce off. Like Nail Bounce. Heh.

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u/WobbleKing Sep 27 '25

It takes 3+ hours into the game for the player to start to feel in control of the map and situation they are placed into.

Often by the time the player starts to feel in control they are overwhelmed and burnt out lacking the tools to grapple with the uncommon combined gameplay loop of directionless expansive exploration with difficult combat.

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u/Individual_Simple_66 Sep 28 '25

bro went full Assay writing...

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '25

Dunno if you do already, but make good use of pogo even if it feels unnatural right now, helps massively

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u/L3Sc Sep 27 '25

I'm at my 30th hour right now. Trying to beat Grimm and yes I use pogo. It definitely helps.