Sure, some players may feel that the first game’s charm came from its simplicity and the sequel goes for a more ambitious path, but it is impossible to deny how much smoother platforming feels here, or how deeply combat and progression were refi

That’s because Hollow Knight took a beloved, familiar genre and injected a fresh take into it, delivering a massive, interconnected world that cleverly shifts as you progress – not to mention its mysterious story with a quite original mythology and its amazingly quirky charact

Sony has also clarified that once a game is claimed from the PS Plus Collection, users can keep that game as long as they are subscribed to PS Plus. So it's not quite like Xbox Game Pass, where a game leaving the service means players can no longer play it without buying it outri

Some obstacles along this route, including some dangerous Gigantic Flukemunga creatures, will have to be dealt with as you try to access the Junk Pit. Try to use abilities like Shade Cloak to avoid detection from these enemies in Hollow Knight . Once you travel to the end of the path, you'll come across a room littered with trash, indicating that you have indeed arrived at the Junk

It’s nice finding that footing to play the games we knew we would love. It doesn’t always work out, but in my case it did and can for anyone. I look forward to the dynamic bloody streets of Vampyr or maybe some dungeon crawling through a labyrinth of a nest for a Hollow bug world (I’m honestly shook how good Hollow Knight is). My best advice: try and tough it out, be patient and know that eventually that feeling might come around. After all, you wouldn’t have bought the dang game otherwise.

These items are fragile and break after one use , meaning The Knight will need to replace them whenever one is used to advance their progress and make their way to The Abyss. Luckily for players, there are multiple ways to find a Simple Key. None of them are incredibly difficult, though some can be easily mis

In any case, the free PS Plus games for November 2020 set a clear precedent for how the program will be handled on the PS5. Bugsnax being available for two months seems to confirm that free PS Plus games on PS5 will sometimes be available for longer than just one month. We already know that Destruction AllStars will be free on PS Plus for two months beginning in February, though it's unclear what will the gap from January to Febru

Hollow Knight launched in 2017 and was praised, but it wouldn't be until it hit the Nintendo Switch after the PC release that the fandom really exploded. From the open-ended world to the stylish art to the Metroidvania gameplay, everything hooked players in. They need and want m

You can fight monsters normally in turn-based combat with button specific commands akin to Super Mario RPG , or monsters can be talked down similar to the mechanic found in Shin Megami Tensei . It borrows from a lot of games while still feeling like its own original th

It wasn’t until this week that Vampyr finally clicked. Soon I found myself picking up pace with the game and diving into the world like it was the deepest of pools. Hollow Knight clicked just the weekend before. Which begs another question, how does one know when they’re fatigued — possibly burning the candle at both ends? Remember to take breaks from games, there are a million things to do out in the world besides play games and falling prey to gaming fatigue isn’t all too difficult. This won’t be a health rant, just looking out. With such a large selection of games coming out through each year it’s easy to want to play them all, but keeping diligent and playing the ones worth it to you will make all the difference. It will cut down on game-time and won’t burn ones eyeballs out from looking at a screen all day.

The main reason why anyone would visit the Junk Pit is to find the Godmaster content hidden within this seemingly barren location. You must have a Simple Key and the Dream Nail ability to access the DLC, but you may not have these items from your earlier adventures. Heading toward the Resting Grounds area gives you a chance to trigger a certain event that will at least give you the Nail sk

Collecting Simple Keys will be nothing new to those who have been exploring the kingdom. Finding these items is one of the best things to do while exploring, but you can also simply pick up along the paths you typically travel to fight main story bosses. The easiest Keys to find are at Sly's Shop and within the City of Tears in Hollow Knight story guide Knight or inside a room near the City Storero

There's not a whole lot going on inside the Pleasure House, but there is a hot spring for recharging Soul as well as the ghost of Songstress Marissa . Players can also find the "Banker" Millibelle here if they deposited Geo with her and she has run away when returning to her old posit

This happened to myself recently with two games that I greedily bought without a second thought — Vampyr and Hollow Knight when it released on Switch . Both games I was immensely looking forward to and with both I hit the same wall. No matter how often I tried playing, every attempt to pick up the controller was met with my mind split between disinterest and intrigue. It becomes hard to tell if the brain is responding in a Pavlovian way for the shiny new toy or there is actual enthusiasm buried under the loss of focus for both games. Luckily it was the latter. There are, of course, times where a game is just not for you, but it was a relief knowing it was just a matter of time.