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

The Daddy

There's a badge thing that helps you refill your health, can't you use that?

acemuzzy

Yeah maybe. Will try again with the longer dash too...

acemuzzy

I DID IT

Kings Soul am get

No cheevo for that seems harsh!

Better go do the colloseum to get me some cash etc

The Daddy

Yeah but have you done the secret optional bit?

acemuzzy

I have not

(Though I have just read about it. Eek.)

Back at the colloseum. 2 and 3 to go. Then I guess dlc stuff?? And then I'll see what percentage I'm at...

The Daddy

I hit 94% before trying hidden white palace thing, that was where I bailed.

acemuzzy

Have done the second colloseum thing now, and got the pure nail. I'm still one piece of mask and one piece of soul thingy short too. And my charm that got eaten :cry:

acemuzzy

Hmm some flower thing for the mask, sounds "fun"

And yet more cash in the fountain... Taking me further from my eaten charm, sigh

Vela

I just beat false knight, found out chairs save and got tricked by a snail. Early days but that's a first meaningful step.

acemuzzy

First pay through? Enjoy mate! Still my Game if the Decade I think, you're in for quite the journey :-D

Vela

Yeah first time though I'd maybe got thirty minutes in a few months back and died at a bouncy slug.

I've got the basic timing sorted now and got myself a compass.

Dinostar77

Its a brilliant game one of my very very favs of this generation. Really hope silksong can live up to the standards set by hollow knight.

I didnt complete the dlc or the optional boss battles in the white palace. There were a few sections of taxing platforming which i didnt like and is why i wont bother with celeste or super meat boy.

Vela

So now I found some dude living inside a tunnel lined with teeth and that hornet character is zipping around ahead of me. This green area is gorgeous.

Questor

This thread reminded me I got partway through this a year or so ago and never finished it.
Gonna start again I think.

acemuzzy

Vela wrote:

So now I found some dude living inside a tunnel lined with teeth and that hornet character is zipping around ahead of me. This green area is gorgeous.

Plenty more goodness ahead!

Wookienopants

I miss this. Can’t wait for Silksong

Moot_Geeza

I miss it too, bit not enough to dip back in for the dlc. 35 blissful hours were enough for me. I'll be ready for Silksong though. The real conundrum would be what to play if it launches on the same day as Ori 2.

Moot_Geeza

Additional: HK is a better game than the first Ori but I have higher hopes for Ori 2 than I do for Silksong. There's more scope for improvement with Ori and with those controls if the sequel hits its marks it could be breathtakingly good.

Dinostar77

Silksong for me will be held back till xmas. Hollow knight was my xmas game the xmas before last. That was awesome. Hopefully silksong will repeat that this xmas

Vela

Up to the boss who I think is the playable character in silksong? Went about as well as expected.

AndCallMeCharlie

really hyped for skilksong - hope it’s going to be a PC and switch simultaneous release

Vela

It's amazing to see a metroidvania style where the world's are so different from another yet completely organic. I've been through cold and damp, lush and green and a bit spiky, and now into a mushroom spore filled area.

It reminds me a little of the Giana Sisters remake in parts, and Steamworld Dig 2 in others but it is not at all like them overall.

If think once I got the map sorted and found out how it works with geos makes me more comfortable exploring for longer stretches without benches.

One question: are their badges or pins you can place manually on the map or are they automatic for everything? I'm finding lots of hidden areas that look like a wall jump or double jump or long fly are needed.

Vela

Oh and bugs were warning me of a population of slim, long legged ones. Nice surprise to see what they were. This game is so good.

Moot_Geeza

What's that Giana Sisters remake like btw?

acemuzzy

Vela wrote:

It's amazing to see a metroidvania style where the world's are so different from another yet completely organic. I've been through cold and damp, lush and green and a bit spiky, and now into a mushroom spore filled area.

It reminds me a little of the Giana Sisters remake in parts, and Steamworld Dig 2 in others but it is not at all like them overall.

If think once I got the map sorted and found out how it works with geos makes me more comfortable exploring for longer stretches without benches.

One question: are their badges or pins you can place manually on the map or are they automatic for everything? I'm finding lots of hidden areas that look like a wall jump or double jump or long fly are needed.

Spoiler:

Vela

Yeah I found a few from exploring and others from defeating bosses. I just found a handy one near the mantis town and rescued a lost bug.

I think I made a mistake later though. I challenged a few of them.

acemuzzy

Are you meaning charms, or map pins? Don't think you can find the latter, just buy??

Vela

Yeah I'm confused because they're all round. I've bought pins in the start town, and found charms about the place. I just thought that you could place marker pins for tough bosses or points of interest along the way.

acemuzzy

Yeah, you can!

Spoiler:

Vela

Cheers.

I took some time out after the poor challenge run vs mantis trio, so now Im in some spirit city and getting spanked by teleporting wizard bugs, double time. Also found a dude who upgrades my weapon.

Should I have health upgrades yet? I feel like Ive missed something.

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