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[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (4 children)

How long until it gets good? I spent about 90 minutes on it last week, because the Silksong hype was rolling hard and I didnt want to get left behind, but it just felt like fumbling around and nothing really happening.

Is it just not for me or did I not reach the good bits yet?

[–] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

If you don't like Hollow Knight by the time you get to the big tower in the center of the city, you aren't going to like HK. Been a minute, but by then you should have one or two mobility skills and have fought 2 or 3 bosses.

The game REALLY opens up when you get even more mobility skills and has some of the best traversal in my opinion. And the bosses... I think a lot of the bosses are samey and meh (unless you fight the hard modes) but the "DLC" areas are REAL good.

But yeah. If you aren't vibing by the time you are climbing the tower then you just don't like it. And that is perfectly fine.


The biggest tip to newbies though: Listen for the sound of someone muttering and look for paper on the ground. That is how you find the map merchant. I think it is immensely stupid that you have to find the map merchant to get an area map but... that is the game.

[–] Goodeye8@piefed.social 5 points 22 hours ago

I would say if you're through Fungal Wastes and you're not feeling it then it's probably not for you. I usually don't recommend the city as a decision point on the off chance someone stumbles into deepnest first. Once you go into Deepnest you can't come back the same way, so you pretty much have to do a ring around the rosie and enter the city from the east. Which is a cool first time experience but definitely not for everyone.

[–] ElectricWaterfall@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I’m enjoying following a walkthrough just to know where to go.

[–] Prathas@lemmy.zip 2 points 22 hours ago

enjoying

For me, that point is when I'm frustrated enough by the game...

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 day ago

It also doesn't click for me at first but when it click it click. I have to spend i think about 1 or 2 hours playing it not enjoying it, and then the game just suck me in till i wander every corner of it, played it twice to get a good ending.

But if it doesn't click, i think it just isn't for you.

[–] i_am_tired_boss@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

After the first boss fight. The game then removes your training wheels and you do whatever you want, in whatever order you want.

It tough at the beginning until you get the hang of it, like playing Doom on Nightmare mode.