Hollow Knight - the first one, Tempy is forgiven - The Bear and Badger

Moot_Geeza

Tempy wrote:

Moot, On the path to one of the bosses you had trouble with

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lost kin... there is a door that lets you go down.

Aha, thanks. I've got

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Moot_Geeza

tin_robot wrote:

Moot_Geeza wrote:

I'm not sure where the missing 27% is for me. Does anyone now if 100% includes the DLC, or how I'd know if I encountered any DLC along the way? I'm pretty sure the

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black shadow fountain barrier things
can be switched off or jumped through at some point, as it seems odd that I bypassed them throughout the game rather than gaining the ability to deal with them. Where would I look for that ability, assuming it's a thing?

Did you fight

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Hornet
a second time? If so, then use what you got from there and...

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go deep into the abyss.

I also did this, so heading downwards appears to be the key here. Just realised I didn't use that at all afaik.

Silke

Seems I'm already at 100%. Still missing one (half of a) charm, haven't finished upgrading the nail, nor attempted the last rung of the Colosseum, etc. And there's at least one more mask shard out there somewhere. There's definitely some leeway.

I'm just glad that I've managed to get this far without looking anything up. The game has been all the better for it.

Edit: And that's the White Palace done, and the charm collection apparently complete. Haven't really played many pure 2D platformers since my childhood (when I played them all the time), but I guess it's like riding a bike - because that went far better than I thought it would. Definitely prefer the Metroid-like stuff though.

hylian_elf

Hopelessly addicted. Should’ve gone bed ages ago as I’m not expecting to be able to sleep much on long flight tomorrow. Randomly wandering around led to new ability and new area and new charms and new this and that, what a well designed map.

It all reminds me so much of Super Metroid.

mrsmr2

Bit further tonight. Upgraded my weapon and got wall jump. I’m freeeeee.

Seem to be stuck in hallownest so some careful exploration tomorrow.

mrsmr2

Grr, lost 2k dieing on the way back to a mini boss in City of Tears.

Moot_Geeza

This might be a bit insensitive after the previous post, but I've got shedloads of cash and nowhere to spend it at present.

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Also, is there anywhere you can sell

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The Daddy

With regards to your second spoiler I just opened a door near the starting area that has someone who can use them.

Facewon

I don't recall that there is. Have you discovered how to use them yet? (second spoiler). They have a specific purpose.

Facewon

Out of my way daddy

Moot_Geeza

The Daddy wrote:

With regards to your second spoiler I just opened a door near the starting area that has someone who can use them.

Facewon wrote:

I don't recall that there is. Have you discovered how to use them yet? (second spoiler). They have a specific purpose.

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Silke

Moot_Geeza wrote:

This might be a bit insensitive after the previous post, but I've got shedloads of cash and nowhere to spend it at present.

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If I find one more pale ore I can upgrade for the 3rd time, which would presumably cost quite a bit.
Also, is there anywhere you can sell

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Rancid eggs?

No, there is nowhere you can sell them. You can find someone to buy them from though.

And in regards to your overflowing coffers, don't worry, you can upgrade three certain charms through the Grimm troupe for 10-16k each.

The Daddy

I’ve been meandering about trying to work out what to do next. Totally forgot about an area I’d opened up then passed through without exploring. It’s been a right faff. Back on track now, time to kill more bugs.

Moot_Geeza

I've surprised myself by actually playing something post completion. I now have the ability I was looking for.

Next step is to work out where my

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Moot_Geeza

Silke wrote:

No, there is nowhere you can sell them. You can find someone to buy them from though.

God know where he was, but I have found him on my travels.

Nearly lost 10.700 faffing around with this in direct sunlight yesterday. The 'I got this' feeling quickly mutated into panic.

hylian_elf

Must remind you of the amazing feelings in Dark Souls, eh?

Moot_Geeza

If I had lost my money I probably would've called myself a cunt and dived back in having leaned the value of patience. If it happened to me in a 3D game there's a good chance I'd still be despondently staring at the You Died screen.

The Daddy

Right, so now I’ve got

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and

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I decided to try and traverse the

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I seem to be stuck about half way, is it worth persevering? Not sure I can get back without sacrificing my soul/2k of cash.

Moot_Geeza

Might be worth spending the money first, to be on the safe side. Can't remember what the reward is, but I'm pretty sure there's a dead end too (for now).

Silke

All the best things are free - persevere through the vine tunnel, with all the downward slashing riding/crystal dashing that entails, and you'll get your reward. For free, yes.

The Daddy

Balls. Might be just as hard to get back from where I’ve got to.

Moot_Geeza

There's a shortcut back I think, or at least a far easier route. You just have to focus on making it from right to left. Don't quote me on that though. Gah my memory is terrible.

tin_robot

The Daddy wrote:

I decided to try and traverse the

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spiky vine tunnel in greenpath.
I seem to be stuck about half way, is it worth persevering? Not sure I can get back without sacrificing my soul/2k of cash.

If it's the one I'm thinking of (bottom left) then there's a shortcut back at the end, and something useful, but not essential.

It's also much easier once you have another ability, so it might be worth sacking it for now and trying later. (Though it can be done with what you have - I'll warn you that it also gets harder as you go along.)

The Daddy

Right, kids are in nursery this aft so I'm gonna sit next to the freezer with the door open and blast through.

Silke

You can do it.

The Daddy

Smashed it. Had been trying to pogo the shell things, was easier just to cancel the dash before the spikes.

tin_robot

The Daddy wrote:

Smashed it. Had been trying to pogo the shell things, was easier just to cancel the dash before the spikes.

Yup, that's how I did it.

The Daddy

Oh man, just went back to the forgotten crossroads, it’s not a happy place!

The Daddy

Found something similarly tricky in

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Time to get back in the freezer.

The Daddy

Boom! Job done. Everything in the freezer’s thawed out though. Great area this, maybe not one to explore before bed. Spider cunts!

Sound design on this game is amazing, from slight variations in the background music to careful use of silence, the way tension is built is brilliant. The effects as well! Suddenly I’m hearing the tippy tap of a spider in the darkness, fuck knows where that came from!

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