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Hollow Knight is definitely one of the GOATs. Its my personal second favorite game, second only to Silksong. It has incredible word building and atmosphere, an astounding ost (one of my favs), and a really cool and unique art-style, that makes all of the areas interesting, and some of them quite beautiful. The combat is really well done, it has a relatively high skill floor that offers a pleasant challenge, while still being very doable even for a casual player. There are also optional challenges that range from there to extremely difficult which is awesome for when you really want to improve and develop skill (and flex). The skill ceiling is incredibly high, creating an incredible competitive scene and making it where once you've beat the game, and even 112% it, you can still play, improve, and accomplish. The lore is incredibly deep and interesting, with realistically dark themes, that show that it's not all black and white, and theres a moral grey. The game mechanics and genre style are really smooth, and on the whole a well polished, delightfully challenging, interesting, and satisfying game.

Silksong is the perfect example of a sequel. In every way, mechanics, game play, items, music, areas. . .etc. its the perfect illustration of how to take a game, and build on it, making it its own unique game while still containing the prequels general play. The areas are incredible, cuz they keep the exquisite art style of silksong, while adding areas very different from the original game, with there own unique vibes, colour-schemes, enemies, and themes, that really set them apart from the prequel, while still maintaining the Hollow Knight's incredible world-building and atmosphere. The tool system was a good way to keep the well made and strategical charms of Hollow Knight, while adding more strategy, and restrictions, which enable you to be creative. The shell shards are a great way to hold you accountable to keep you from abusing the tool dps. The crests are an awesome idea and way to embrace different playstyles and encourage difference in strategy, as well as just personal customobility. The bosses were really fun, some of which add extremely unique fights that really seperate them from the rest of the bosses. The variety in enemies is always fun and matches really well with Hornet's more athletic abilities. The lore is really deep and interesting, and adds really well to the prequel without contradicting like some games. Absolutely amazing game 1,316,797/10 would recommend.