Hello everyone and welcome to the seterusnya half of In-Indie. I was able to binge a whole lot of new indie titles to get this out and boy, do we got some greats and some… not so much. But we’re here to talk about not just a great, but one of the best. A game that many online are calling the Dark Souls of the indie scene…. Wait, that’s not rig- Hollow Knight, everybody.
So yeah, this is a game that many would compare to Dark Souls and I would as well, but not for the reasons a subhuman, like, a video game journalist, would call this a Dark Souls game. Yes, the difficulty is there, which we will get to later, but it’s because the game’s atmosphere, how it vaguely weaves it’s lore and story and how it all just feels so depressing yet majestic all at the same time. anda play as The Hollow Knight, a tiny little creature with a nail for a sword as anda make your way to the kingdom of Hollownest, once an amazing kingdom that has become decrepit and dangerous as it’s residence have become infected from an unknown disaster. With your only goal being to push forward, anda make your way through this huge Metroidvania kingdom, fighting bosses and collecting upgrades in order to make it to the end and complete whatever goal it is anda seek. The vague story telling already had me gripped from the start. How it tells anda little, but just enough for anda to get it all on your own (Or read the lore on the Wiki, anda wretch) makes the world of Hollownest feel much lebih alive and fascinating to me. I wanted to learn about what the characters’ motivations are, what the bosses are, what happened to the kingdom, and just what every little detail anda see is all about from the enemies with crystal in their body to a single bug corpse lying on the ground. It all has some story for anda and I want to know what the story is.
Of course, like I said, this game also has that challenging difficulty. This game is not easy like the cute art style would have anda believe. If anda aren’t careful, you’re gonna find yourself getting killed. anda may have post hit invincibility and a ton of abilities for anda to use, but fight recklessly and any basic enemy can mess anda up. anda gotta know to stay on your toes and be ready to strike atau dodge. A ton of upgrades in the form of badges can really help anda out. Some of my Kegemaran are ones that surround anda with thrones after being hit and one that fills up your special meter when anda hit an enemy. And then there are the powerups anda get. Double jumps, dashes, and new attacks telah diberi to anda from sword masters, anda have plenty of things to help anda maneuver across the map and get to new areas, atau get to areas to find a lot of money, a secret Grub to get rewards, atau a new badge. Maybe sometimes even a secret item to unlock a new secret area. There is a ton of places to explore in this game and anda are always rewarded for going off the path and letting curiosity get the better of you.
And this doesn’t even include the hours of side content. Collecting all the maps from the map maker, hearing about the idiotic escapades of Zote the Mighty, the Colliseum of Fools, which was part of a strech goal in the Kickstarter and despite not reaching the goal, Team ceri, cherry still made it happen anyway. And don’t even get me started on the number of Grubs and badges anda can collect, as well as all the health shards and meter shards. anda can spend lebih than half the game just trying to collect all this stuff and completing side content. I can’t tell anda how many times I was happy just to see a new character and wonder what they were going to do. And then how I felt when I had a horrible feeling that there was a good chance they would die. Even the characters that don’t do much like The Elder Bug are all great characters. Sly’s amazing twist as being a penny pinching merchant and actually being the teacher of the most skilled nailmasters in the kingdom. The Last Stag’s sad tale of how he is the last of his kind but proudly continues his task. The depressing descent into madness that is Myla’s story as she is consumed sejak the crystals. And Bretta… Actually, no, Bretta sucks.
If I could give one complaint to the game, it’s that it is way too easy to get and save money. At the start of the game, anda are scavanging that stuff like it’s the end of the world. But around the final stretch of the game, when you’ve cleaned out all the shops, telah diberi every NPC money and pretty much used it for everything anda could, anda just have a massive trove of cash and nothing to spend it on. I am aware of the Banker side quest, but even then, I had a lot of cash. But this is nothing lebih than a nitpick, and the only one I could think of. Hollow Knight is an incredible experience from beginning to end. The world is amazing, the combat fun and satisfying, the upgrades are all great to use and makes anda feel like anda are really making progress when anda use them on an area anda couldn’t progress further. If anda are looking for one of the best indie experiences, with one of the most gorgeous art styles out there, Hollow Knight is easily one of them. Get this game if anda can, it’s on everything now. Do it for the adorable bug creatures.
Up Next: We become a bunch of massholes
So yeah, this is a game that many would compare to Dark Souls and I would as well, but not for the reasons a subhuman, like, a video game journalist, would call this a Dark Souls game. Yes, the difficulty is there, which we will get to later, but it’s because the game’s atmosphere, how it vaguely weaves it’s lore and story and how it all just feels so depressing yet majestic all at the same time. anda play as The Hollow Knight, a tiny little creature with a nail for a sword as anda make your way to the kingdom of Hollownest, once an amazing kingdom that has become decrepit and dangerous as it’s residence have become infected from an unknown disaster. With your only goal being to push forward, anda make your way through this huge Metroidvania kingdom, fighting bosses and collecting upgrades in order to make it to the end and complete whatever goal it is anda seek. The vague story telling already had me gripped from the start. How it tells anda little, but just enough for anda to get it all on your own (Or read the lore on the Wiki, anda wretch) makes the world of Hollownest feel much lebih alive and fascinating to me. I wanted to learn about what the characters’ motivations are, what the bosses are, what happened to the kingdom, and just what every little detail anda see is all about from the enemies with crystal in their body to a single bug corpse lying on the ground. It all has some story for anda and I want to know what the story is.
Of course, like I said, this game also has that challenging difficulty. This game is not easy like the cute art style would have anda believe. If anda aren’t careful, you’re gonna find yourself getting killed. anda may have post hit invincibility and a ton of abilities for anda to use, but fight recklessly and any basic enemy can mess anda up. anda gotta know to stay on your toes and be ready to strike atau dodge. A ton of upgrades in the form of badges can really help anda out. Some of my Kegemaran are ones that surround anda with thrones after being hit and one that fills up your special meter when anda hit an enemy. And then there are the powerups anda get. Double jumps, dashes, and new attacks telah diberi to anda from sword masters, anda have plenty of things to help anda maneuver across the map and get to new areas, atau get to areas to find a lot of money, a secret Grub to get rewards, atau a new badge. Maybe sometimes even a secret item to unlock a new secret area. There is a ton of places to explore in this game and anda are always rewarded for going off the path and letting curiosity get the better of you.
And this doesn’t even include the hours of side content. Collecting all the maps from the map maker, hearing about the idiotic escapades of Zote the Mighty, the Colliseum of Fools, which was part of a strech goal in the Kickstarter and despite not reaching the goal, Team ceri, cherry still made it happen anyway. And don’t even get me started on the number of Grubs and badges anda can collect, as well as all the health shards and meter shards. anda can spend lebih than half the game just trying to collect all this stuff and completing side content. I can’t tell anda how many times I was happy just to see a new character and wonder what they were going to do. And then how I felt when I had a horrible feeling that there was a good chance they would die. Even the characters that don’t do much like The Elder Bug are all great characters. Sly’s amazing twist as being a penny pinching merchant and actually being the teacher of the most skilled nailmasters in the kingdom. The Last Stag’s sad tale of how he is the last of his kind but proudly continues his task. The depressing descent into madness that is Myla’s story as she is consumed sejak the crystals. And Bretta… Actually, no, Bretta sucks.
If I could give one complaint to the game, it’s that it is way too easy to get and save money. At the start of the game, anda are scavanging that stuff like it’s the end of the world. But around the final stretch of the game, when you’ve cleaned out all the shops, telah diberi every NPC money and pretty much used it for everything anda could, anda just have a massive trove of cash and nothing to spend it on. I am aware of the Banker side quest, but even then, I had a lot of cash. But this is nothing lebih than a nitpick, and the only one I could think of. Hollow Knight is an incredible experience from beginning to end. The world is amazing, the combat fun and satisfying, the upgrades are all great to use and makes anda feel like anda are really making progress when anda use them on an area anda couldn’t progress further. If anda are looking for one of the best indie experiences, with one of the most gorgeous art styles out there, Hollow Knight is easily one of them. Get this game if anda can, it’s on everything now. Do it for the adorable bug creatures.
Up Next: We become a bunch of massholes
-Some people wear Superman pajamas. Superman wears Chuck Norris pajamas.
-Only Chuck Norris knows the true end of the movie Inception
-When Chuck Norris throws a boomarang it doesn't dare come back
-Do anda know how many push ups Chuck Norris has done? All of them
-Neil Armstrong never went to the moon for NASA, he was trying to run away from Chuck Norris
-Chuck Norris knows the letter after Z
-Chuck Norris was the alien who told the Egyptians how to invent the pyramid
-What's Chuck Norris' kegemaran Number?....................CHUCK NORRIS
-Superman wears Chuck Norris underpants.
-When Chuck Norris falls out of a bot he dosn't get wet the water gets Chuck Norrised
-Chuck Norris doesn't read books, he just stares them down until he gets the information he wants out of them.
-Chuck Norris has already been to Mars; that's why there are no signs of life.
-Chuck Norris can sneeze with his eyes open.
1.Allen walker (d grey man)
2.Gaara (naruto/shippuden
3.Hatsuharu sohma (fruits basket)
4.Deidara (naruto shippuden)
5.Senri shiki (vampire knight)
6.Tsubasa otori (beyblade/metal masters)
7.Toushiro hitsugaya (bleach the movie)
8.Neji hyuga (naruto/shippuden)
9.Mystel (beyblade g revolution)
10.zelgardis breywords (the slayers)
11.hikaru (ouran highschool host club)
12.china (hetalia) (i think?)
13.hanabusa (vampire knight)
14.takama ichijo (vampire knight)
15.zaku (naruto) (deceased aka dead)
When anda turn around, who is that behind you?
Bury your claws in the darkness and shred the night
The raindrops turn to drops of blood and trickle down your cheek
If anda have no place to return to
Stop on this finger, on this finger of mine
Where the evening cicadas cry in the forbidden forest
anda cannot turn back anymore
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furimuita sono ushiro no sorewa dare
kurayami ni tsume wo tatete yoru wo hikisaita
amadare wa chi no shizuku to natte hoho wo tsutaiochiru
mou dekonimo kaeru basho ga nainara
kono yubi tomare watashi no yubi ni
sono yubi goto tsuretetteageru
higurashi ga naku akazu no mori de
atomodori wa mou dekinai
Bury your claws in the darkness and shred the night
The raindrops turn to drops of blood and trickle down your cheek
If anda have no place to return to
Stop on this finger, on this finger of mine
Where the evening cicadas cry in the forbidden forest
anda cannot turn back anymore
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furimuita sono ushiro no sorewa dare
kurayami ni tsume wo tatete yoru wo hikisaita
amadare wa chi no shizuku to natte hoho wo tsutaiochiru
mou dekonimo kaeru basho ga nainara
kono yubi tomare watashi no yubi ni
sono yubi goto tsuretetteageru
higurashi ga naku akazu no mori de
atomodori wa mou dekinai