Is Hollow Knight depressing?

Hollow Knight is a somber game, and the deep lore under the surface only reveals more sadness behind this kingdom. Hollow Knight is a game with incredible art and haunting music, playing softly as you explore the expanses of Hallownest.
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Does Hollow Knight have a sad ending?

This is the bad ending in Hollow Knight which can only occur once you've killed all 3 Dreamers and obtained the charm called Void Heart. Head to the Temple of the Black Egg where you'll find Hornet and fight the Hollow Knight. During your battle, Hornet will join in and manage to apprehend the Hollow Knight.
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Is Hollow Knight considered difficult?

Hollow Knight is full of difficult boss battles. Here's how to dispatch the most difficult ones. Hollow Knight is one of the best Metroidvania games to see release in a very long time. It took a lot of inspiration from the Dark Souls franchise while managing to carve its own path in the world of video games.
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What makes Hollow Knight so good?

Hollow Knight is a beautifully hand-drawn metroidvania that is equal parts fun, difficult, cute, and horrifying. All of the 100-plus characters are animated to be adorable and/or hideous, and the different areas of the humongous map each have their own art styles with some of the best use of parallax I've ever seen.
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Is the hollow Knight a girl?

Like the rest of their Vessel siblings, the Knight is genderless.
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Is Hollow Knight scary?

It's one of the more terrifying things in childhood gaming, and a cruel trick for Nintendo to pull. And it isn't the only game on our list from the N64 era! Nintendo was trying to traumatize us back then. Hollow Knight is the 'darkest' game on our list — because it's literally black and white.
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Why is it called Hollow Knight?

A few Vessels are shown to have escaped the Abyss, one being the Knight. Eventually, The Pale King chose the most suitable Vessel, deemed the "Hollow Knight", and used it to contain both the Infection and the Radiance.
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How many hours is Hollow Knight?

Read More. When focusing on the main objectives, Hollow Knight is about 26½ Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 60 Hours to obtain 100% completion.
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Is Hollow Knight repetitive?

I played 3 hours and it becomes repetitive, Im bored. Not worth the money to be honest. ORI was better than this.
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What aesthetic is Hollow Knight?

Hollow Knight's entire aesthetic centers around its indisputably pensive tone: The palette is filled with deep blues and purples, the soundtrack is peaceful yet melancholic, and the dialogue is almost poetic as the characters wandering the ruined kingdom wistfully talk about hopes, dreams, and regrets.
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What is the hardest game of all time?

10 Most difficult games out there
  • Contra. ...
  • Mega Man 9. ...
  • Flywrench. ...
  • 1001 Spikes. ...
  • Dota 2. ...
  • Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. Zelda II is the black sheep of the Zelda series. ...
  • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. A game so hard, it wasn't released outside Japan. ...
  • Ghosts 'n Goblins. Ghosts 'n Goblins is for the most hardcore players.
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Which is harder Celeste or Hollow Knight?

Hollow Knight is much longer, focused on combat and metroidvania stuff. Celeste is just a fast paced platformer all about platforming. Both very hard, but Celeste has checkpoints at the start of every screen, and each screen is like 5-10 seconds to get through if you get it right, I guess its like Super Meat Boy.
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What's harder Hollow Knight or ORI?

Hollow Knight is much harder with the focus on fighting, Ori is comparatively easy with the focus on platforming. Both games are very competent at what they're doing. On top of that, Ori is a much more emotional journey with a clearer story, while HK leaves almost everything up for interpretation.
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Does Hollow Knight have a happy ending?

Fighting The Radiance is the only way to truly free the Hallownest from The Infection. Hornet rises and the Shades disappear, resulting in this game's version of happily ever after.
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Can I keep playing after beating Hollow Knight?

Yes you can, there is a save point before the Final boss, so after you defeat the final boss and finish the credits the game puts you back at that save point before the boss. So now you can do other stuff in the game and go anywhere.
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Can You Beat Hollow Knight without killing the dreamers?

No, the Dreamers are a requirement for completing the game. btw you can Dream Nail the Dreamers in their dream to get some dream dialog... (dreamception). You do need to kill the dreamers to receive any ending.
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Is Hollow Knight one of the hardest games?

While most good metroidvanias usually have some level of difficulty, Hollow Knight is especially known for its challenging platforming, enemies, and boss battles.
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Is Hollow Knight still popular?

Hollow Knight's concurrent player number has reached an all-time high. While it's common for a game to beat its record for the highest number of players in its early days or when a shiny new slice of content gets added, it's pretty unusual for them to randomly do so five years after launch.
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Does Hollow Knight have an easy mode?

So, for all newer players / people finding the game to be too difficult: There's a Mod to make Hollow Knight easier, called "EasyMode". - All charm costs are reduced by 1.
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What is the max percent in Hollow Knight?

This page details the requirements for reaching 112% completion in Hollow Knight. The current completion percentage can be viewed after gaining the World Sense Ability.
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Is Hollow Knight Big?

Originally posted by Hollow Knight: Well, it's 1.1 GB according to GoG. It is 1.2gb download on steam. Installing says it requires 8gb, and I just checked the game takes a bit over 8.6gb installed.
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Why did the hollow Knight fail?

Only a receptable of void and soul to contain the infection. The pale king had affection for his "perfect" creation after so many discarded vessels, so this supposedly created a mind on the Pure Vessel, which became the failed Hollow Knight.
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How tall are bugs in Hollow Knight?

He picks up a few tiny bugs that measure just about 3-4 mm in size. A creature similar to Tuk - called Boon - seems to be about 5 to 6 cm tall, since we can't quite see his full height.
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How many endings are in Hollow Knight?

Hollow Knight has a total of 6 endings, which means you aren't necessarily done with the game yet after beating it for the first time. Here are all 6 endings you can unlock in Hollow Knight and their requirements.
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Is Hollow Knight inspired by Dark Souls?

The Hollow Knight Franchise is Basically Dark Souls and Elden Ring for Indie Games. Hollow Knight has been routinely compared to Dark Souls for its difficulty, but the similarities between the two franchises go a bit deeper. February 2019 marked the beginning of the long wait for Hollow Knight: Silksong.
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