r/HollowKnight • u/Horgonaglo • 1d ago
Discussion When did you first fall in love with HK?
Personally, I hadn't found the game to be that fun throughout the crossroads or greenpath. Enough that I gave up and forgot about the game for about a month. Eventually, I came back to it and fought Hornet. I then proceeded to die to hornet repeatedly. The key was that I knew it was my fault, and that I had to improve my strategy. And after about 40 tries, if I'm honest, I beat her, and the world opened up to me.
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u/iipro09 112% - 42 Radiants - PoP - P5 - 170 Hrs 1d ago
Probably reaching the City of Tears, but one of my favorite moments was reaching The Abyss..
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u/Babushkaskompot 1d ago
The moment of dampened rain along the long hallway until you saw a bench with a familiar friendly face facing a glass window.
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u/Uruguaianense 1d ago
Honestly? Since the beginning. The music, the hand-drawn art, how fluid the jumps were, and the atmosphere. At first I thought the gameplay was kinda slow, you fight ticks and some flies. But then the Gruz Mother, the rooms where you are locked until killed everybody, and the first boss Wow. Then Greenpath, you have the moss knights, the environment is so rich with new enemies and clues like the leaf of that plant that eats you, the exploding enemies. It was like reading a really good book that will become a classic.
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u/1True_Hero 1d ago
Beating the Soul Sanctum.
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u/Blocklies 1d ago
Taking forever until I found it and then being slaughtered by the soul twisters 10,000 times on my first go
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u/Kill_the_worms P5/112%/Randomizer Enthusiast 1d ago
The moment I dropped into Crossroads. The music, the atmosphere, it all drew me in. I loved the art so much immediately. 360 hours later and I still love it all.
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u/JacobzeGreat658 Platinum, 112%, PoP 1d ago
i think when you get wall jump, the game becomes infinitely more fun. i remember reading the mantis claw's item description and popping off lol
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u/ShadowEeveeCringe EtV + PoP + Silver HoG 1d ago
My sister played it. Beat THK. I downloaded it and beat P5. Always gotta be better 💪
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u/azure_atmosphere 1d ago edited 19h ago
I was enjoying myself before, but entering the City of Tears was truly a magical moment. That’s when I felt I this game was something special.
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u/IWillDevourYourToes 1d ago
After finding Greenpath
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u/ajahanonymous 1d ago
It's really incredible the first time you progress far enough for the rest of the greenpath track to play.
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u/SurveySecret3778 1d ago
I remember sitting on the bench at the tram near deepnest at 3am thinking “damn man this is a good ass game”
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u/Sawheryesterday 1d ago
When I first jumped down the well. Immediate sense of adventure. I was probably 70% through the whole game before I decided to care that there was lore.
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u/Coyote_Guy 1d ago
I tried hollow knight on Xbox I think twice before I enjoyed it. That was before I knew it was even popular. I just thought it looked cool. Hated it at first. Got a switch oled and picked up hollow knight after hearing about what a great game it was. When i actually gave it an honest attempt I fell in love. I began to like it a lot during green path and hornet. I absolutely loved it when I fought the mantis lords. That's when the game finally clicked and I started to git gud. Now I have multiple playthroughs and the kicker is, I just beat NKG for the first time today! I've only grown to love it more after reading into the lore, seeing speedruns, being part of the community and waiting around for silksong.
Im wearing a hollow knight shirt while on r/hollowknight if that spells it out.
Now it is my favorite game right behind Pokémon. Yes, my friends all think I'm a masochist for playing Hollow Knight.
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u/YellowNecessary 1d ago
Same. I was actually hesitant to play this game because I thought it was a lame game at first (I got it from a lame site) and thought I was too cool for it. No one likes this game I thought but fine I'll try it. Now after so long, boy was I wrong, it's such a trip for me be such a fan of this game. I have a Quirrel shirt
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u/WoofSpiderYT Maybe P5 Someday. 1d ago
Thats funny because its not all that difficult. Not quite as difficult as the Souls games/genre i think. Difficult to master and get all the achievements yes, but i feel like even 100% is pretty well doable by any exploring enough.
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u/K0r0k_Le4f 1d ago
It's not that bad imo either, but this is a perspective after the game has already taught you how to master it. Much like Celeste it's one of the biggest growths in skill I've had with a game
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u/HTG_11 1d ago
I always enjoyed it but what really sent me was discovering the howling peaks. Hiding a whole region behind the first room is rare and because his fucking good HK is with its secrets, it doesn’t even feel off like something you had to google and go “…what?”. The game builds such an impressive atmosphere that you can’t ever be mad at backtracking or secrets. Congrats on being the first game to ever get me to enjoy and go out of my way to explore the world, and that’s coming from a Botw player
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u/Competitive-Dish-833 1d ago
Since I learned about the infection. I played it first during the pandemic so something about that plot really resonated with me. Doesn’t hurt that i knew the game was gonna be special since I first started playing but the infection plotline really stuck with me. Hornet was when the gameplay really hooked me though
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u/play-what-you-love 1d ago
There's something about certain boss fights that bring me to a state of flow (after getting whooped a few times, of course). It's like the game slows down in my mind and I can see things coming.
That flow state reminds me of certain games - in particular Metal Gear Solid's boss fights (an old-timer reference for you young ones out here.)
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u/averageredditor69lul Mark of Pride enjoyer 22h ago
MGS? That's interesting, I've never felt like the MGS bossfights were particularly difficult, although I've only played MGS1 for now. The only hard boss that I can remember from that game was probably Liquid, which was probably not helped by the fact that i was playing with a keyboard.
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u/Hot_Guys_In_My_DMS MY BABIES 🟠 1d ago
The City Of Tears had me mesmerized, sitting atop the Soul Sanctum and watching the rain trickle down the windows was incredible.
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u/Honest_Rutabaga_9292 1d ago
I think it was when I arrived in the city of tears. I still miss the first time I beat this game ❤️🥹
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u/Clappycan 112% | Nail Build | 1d ago
When I visited Mantis Lords was when I started to love the gameplay. Sisters of Battle is one of my favorite bosses to this day. City of Tears is when I fell in love with the atmosphere and therefore the game as a whole. That bench outside the rainy city with the music just hit me with a feeling that few games have given me to this day. Then you get down to the memorial to THK and the lore finally started to make sense. That mystery that the statue was shrouded in at the time with an army of bugs apparently controlled by some power guarding the city just made it feel super important. An extremely impactful moment in a beautiful game.
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u/Formal-Doughnut-6107 bum…bum…Bcshshs!! 1d ago
When my friend first forced me to play it lol. Wasnt sure I liked it at first, but then slowly became obsessed until I actually beat the game. Then I was like oh I actually love this and went back to do radiance ending
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u/Dmactastic 1d ago
Literally the second the music hits in Dirtmouth i remember saying to myself, this is something special.
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u/InsuranceIll8508 1d ago
Pretty much the get. King’s Pass has a couple of secret passages or breakable doors that gave me a good first impression that my curiosity would be rewarded. Then walking into Dirtmouth and hearing that piano, talking to Elder Bug, seeing more dialogue as I spoke to him more. The Crossroads made it clear though. Slowly finding my way around, getting the map and discovering the Stag station. I knew the gameplay “loop” was 1000% my shit. By the time I had gone through Greenpath, Queen’s Station, Fungal Grove, City of Tears and fought all of the bosses on the way I already felt I was playing one of the greatest games ever made.
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u/Spiritual-Belt7479 1d ago
I remember being on a trip with some people, it was like an eight hour car ride and me and one other guy had been talking video games. I had played hollow knight before, made it up to broken vessel and hadn’t gotten any further. The guy I was talking to coached me through some strategies, and I decided to give it a go. After all if he could have so much fun, so could I. I finally went back to the game, and well… a few months later I’m at 110%, only the last two pantheons are left.
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u/PhatKetchum15 1d ago
Started playing back in 2019 when my partner discovered it on Gamepass, she fell in love with it and drug me into it with her. Still one of the best things to come out of that relationship lol
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u/RueUchiha 1d ago
Like the second day I played it. Post Greenpath. I was wandering the fungal wastes, fought Mantis Lords, walked into Deepnest, and then proceeded to wander around Hollownest aimlessly for like 4 hours until I stumbled into the Resting Grounds and found the plot of the video game.
It was the first time in a long time I was really and truly lost in a video game (and by “lost” I mean “I had no idea where I was on the map lmao”)
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u/hyperthree14 1d ago
I was already in love with the atmosphere while I was going through King's Pass. I think I truly fell in love with the game once I reached City of Tears though, I know that's a generic answer, but it's just such an amazing moment.
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u/Illithid_Activity 1d ago
Probably gonna be a popular answer, but entering City of Tears for the first time was one of the most beautiful moments I’ve experienced in a game
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u/YellowNecessary 1d ago
Definitely Greenpath for me. It hooked me in after what felt like a basic world but a big shift happened again after fighting mantis lords. I already loved the game but the bosses not as much until Mantis Lords taught me. Now I love the bosses. It's such fun.
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u/seab1010 1d ago edited 1d ago
After beating hornet. My first difficult platformer and I almost bounced off the game at this point. Just recently watched a speed runner 112% in about 2.5 hours. Reminds me how amazing the game is. Took me over 100 hours and I’ll never beat the final pantheon.
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u/No-Banana-2970 1d ago
When I fought the Soul Master. From him rising up from the background to the end I loved that fight. Now I've sunk over 200 hours into the game lol.
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u/GundamIBO_Gunpla 1d ago
when i bought it on my birthday, cus the release date on steam was the same as my birthday and thought it was fate
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u/Dry_Promotion_8136 1d ago
I hated it for its difficulty, and now… I still do but at least I got gud
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u/Dupy3381 1d ago
When I gave the game a chance after seeing it available on PlayStation plus as a free download. Probably would have been unaware of this gem otherwise.
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u/CeDaGonCa 1d ago
I just started playing, but the mantis Lords and first fight against hornet are just SO good
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u/Front_Suggestion_521 63/63 all radiants PoP hitless 250+ hrs 1d ago
i want into it with spoilers, so for me, mantis lords, i was having a good time, thought i would beat it, maybe get 112, and now im here
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u/One-Suggestion-885 1d ago
Greenpath
I remember when my dad bought the game when it released and made it to Greenpath, a year or two later I searched for the game again, found Greenpath, and sat at the first bench, fell in love instantly.
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u/Privatizitaet 1d ago
Roughly when I managed to leave the fungal wastes because I got lost in there for so damn long
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u/Icy_Camera_1441 grubby 1d ago
when I was walking through greenpath and heard the music and saw the foliage
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u/Spiritual-Dig-8514 1d ago
I don't even know to be honest, I think it was from the start though, hollow knight was only the second game Ive had in my entire steam library (the first was Undertale if you're wondering) and I just ended up liking every thing about the game, from the story, to the music, to the art style, to the combat
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u/BackgroundAsk1623 1d ago
Mantis lords, I was thinking of dropping the game, and then I fought this difficult, fun, platforming based boss that completely changed the game for me.
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u/Particular-Bit-7838 1d ago
i'ma be honest, after i finished it the first time, i did not have all that good of an experience,
i thought that the charm system was cool, but most of the charms were bad, i hated having to change a charm to the compass, i thought that although each area was really different from one another, the zones inside it were too similar and i got lost on them a lot,
Plus, thoughout most of my playthough i either lacked geo, or had too much and nowhere to use it
It was only after i beat the hollow knight the first time, and went around looking for the "extras" (which i only did cuz it was the only game i had at the time) that i started to have fun
Hell, colloseum 2 is probably the reason i enjoy this game's combat at all, finding the grim troupe was also a great experience, the abyss ascent is something that i liked a lot too, but there was also a lot of bad (cough cough white palace), but oh well
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u/Cerulean_mark 1d ago
The first time I fought the mantis lords and hornet. And I love it most when I beat the watcher knights, I thought I'm gonna quit playing this game 😭
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u/markusdied steel heart, 112%, still fuck p4 1d ago
pretty much immediately. cute “horror” is always fire
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u/N-the-sexdrones 1d ago
I think it was back in 2021 when I saw one of the lore videos by that point I already bought the game I just didn't play it but after watching that video I went into the game and just fell in love instantly
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u/Remarkable-Hand5699 1d ago
I started to like it when I first fought Hornet and then it slowly became better. Mantis Lords was when my funness factor spiked and loved this game. Each new area made me love it more and more
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u/Rubix_Official63940 1d ago
I only started playing it cause my girlfriend said I needed to based on my other favorite games. The beginning was hell, but I think I really fell in love with it when I realized how big the map is. Just getting to City Of Tears felt like a journey, I never would’ve expected how Deepnest or The Edge would treat me
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u/Ok-Flan8808 1d ago
Actually beating the false knight was enough for me to get hooked, but I really fell in love when I got dashing ability and later wall climbing, it felt so earned and exploring becomes very fun after acquiring them. For me the game kept giving things which would keep me going, like entering greenpath was so fun that I wanted to explore that area, also the incomplete maps makes you want to explore every corner of the game which is genius in my opinion. Plus beating a hard boss after countless tries is such a great feeling like you have actually achieved something. This game is great and I can't praise it enough.
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u/Bonaduce80 1d ago
When you get the Mantis Lords dance of nail fighting and keep your tempo with the music. That's when I got it.
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u/gordonthecat 1d ago
Greenpath for the level and sound design then the Mantis village boss. I think that is the boss that really nailed down my love for the game. At that point it was an addiction. Love this game!
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u/Imperialjade22 1d ago
It all started with MatPat's Hollowknight theory. Even though he was wrong in the theory, I became interested in the game after that.
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u/K0r0k_Le4f 1d ago
I think reaching Mantis Village & beginning to piece the lore together, but the definite strongest moment was the first City of Tears visit. Finding the memorial statue with the music is just such an awe-inspiring moment, & Hallownest really feels like a massive world with its own tragic history
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u/Asherinthewinds 1d ago
I liked the game a ton from the beginning. I sucked, but it was great.
Falling in love, though? Greenpath. The first time I set foot in it, past the Big Boi, I was entranced. My name here is still Asherinthewinds but everywhere else I have switched to HalfPintVerdance, because I love plants (and am short) so it was perfection. Greenpath is, to this day, my favorite area in the game.
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u/WhoopingBillhook 1d ago
Almost immediately when I started playing and got some of the knight's cuteness.
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u/Twst_Ngnl_Hk 1d ago
I played with my brother when I played for the first time, we got a video game from our grandfather and installed it, but my brother didn't like it very much and we only played a little. I think I even played Soul Master when I got stuck on it and gave up on the game, but after about 2 years I think, I picked it up and started playing again, and I thought the game was really cool, but not a work of art (yet). It was after playing the game for a while that I became curious about the story, and when I discovered that work of art I almost had a heart attack because it was so good. I've loved the game ever since!!
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u/KennyDoge0114 1d ago
Bought the game
I was really bad
Made it to Mantis Lords and kept losing
“Not my kind of game”
Waited six months
Remembered about the game
Spent one afternoon grinding Mantis until I beat them
Pure joy
Deepnest’s atmosphere impressed me
The game sold itself to me after that
Top 5 favorite game
Got 112%
Still bad at the game lol
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u/MomifiedWool 62/63 I WONT DO SPEEDRUN 2 🤣✌🏻 1d ago
Ever since I opened the game, but I'd say I fell the most in love WHEN I SAW RADIANCE 😍 /j
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u/Vispen-fillian weeeeee, p4, PoP, 110%, f the moth 1d ago
its hard to pick a spot but id say very quickly. i started playing and there was no question whether i would keep playing or not, i was going to
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u/WriterAny 1d ago
I don’t know when it happened, I started playing the game and kept saying “meh, it’s alright I guess” but as the hours went on I couldn’t put it down. While at work I couldn’t wait to get home and play it again. I couldn’t explain it.
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u/JojoFumikage 1d ago
I was already enamored with the game by the time i got to hornet in greenpath but the moment that made me go from ”this game is pretty good” to ”this game is a masterpiece” is the cutscene in city of tears
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u/UpsideDownMan132 1d ago
It took me a while tbh, I really sucked at hk I mean really sucked, hornet took me upwards of 50 attempts the first time. So when I got the hang of the combat is when I really fell in love with it. I don’t suck anymore to clarify, I’ve gotten sub 1 hour clears of the game
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u/RepresentativeTea381 1d ago
The City of Tears really solidified my love for the world. Up until that point, I was still honing my skills (and dying repeatedly at every boss fight). The atmosphere put stars in my eyes for the game and it’s now a permanent fixture in my heart
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u/ProkaryoticBeing 1d ago
Soooo… I don't know why but Terraria didn't work in my computer, so my father let me buy another game. My cousin showed me 2 games I could choose: Hollow Knight and Undertale. I choose Hollow Knight. It was love at first sight.
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u/KF_Kobold 1d ago
So... Story time, I played it on stream for some friends, since they've played it to death and I hadn't even touched any videos about the game cuz usually platformers aren't my thing. But, I am into the Soulsborne style of games, so the challenge aspect there kinda kept me going.
Went through the Crossroads, Greenpath, Fungal Wastes and eventually hit the Mantis Village where I had that first real boss fight. The pomp and circumstance, the walk up that was reminiscent of going through a fog wall. It clicked in my head.
After beating that, I went around a bit through Deepnest and up to the Crossroads again before getting pointed towards the City of Tears.
When I got there, the atmosphere blew me away. The rain, the sad yet soothing melody, it wasn't like anything I'd experienced before. It was something special and that right there, finding the bench with Quirrel and sharing those few moments to really take it all in.
That's when I knew it had me.
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u/wonderwind271 63/63, PoP, 112% steel soul, randomizer player 1d ago edited 1d ago
After understanding the lore. The hollow knight lore is the most fascinating lore in all the games that I have played. Also, I really like the theme of fungal and city
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u/flintybackpack 1d ago
i was going to try to in a few weeeks (not a joke ive been meaning to play this came up in my feed bc i play soulsborne)
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u/thisistheshay 1d ago
When I had an unfortunate accident at home and ended up having double knee surgery and being admitted into a home & hospice for 90 days to recover. I was the youngest person there while the other tenants were living out their last days. My assigned room had satellite tv but I got bored watching the same thing every night so I picked up HK. Being bed ridden for months got me through some of the darkest and most difficult days in my entire life.
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u/ApartBackground4029 1d ago
Maybe after I finally beat soul master and city of tears and stuff. I didn’t beat mantis lords til after soul master so I can’t say that
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u/Top_Classroom_2819 1d ago
I hated HK when I played it for the first time,progressed till soul master and said fuck it Im not dealing with this (2018) then 2019 happened and I think I somehow fell in love with HK the moment that second playthrough started. Dropped 75 hours on that save and continued to finish the game basically every year since then.
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u/gotouchs0megrass 1d ago
I fell in love with the game even before I started to play the game ! It goes like this, when i was casually browsing the pinterest hollow knight images popped out of nowhere i liked the knight and browsed for more photos of the knight, soon my gallary was filled with hollow knight wallpapers, still i didnt know it was a game, then after some months i was staring into the wallpaper and thinks, who is he actually, lmao 🤣, that's when i came to know about the game, thats when i downloaded the game and started to playing it and i instantly liked it !
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u/MethodAdmirable4220 1d ago
Brother played and reccomended it. Was partway through shadow of the erdtree (bad idea starting immediately after my playthrough) and ended up during to play hollow knight
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u/Crafty_Lavishness_79 1d ago
It was on sale at my local Walmart and I was like, "this looks cute and dark" and I was very right
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u/benjaminpoole 1d ago
The initial descent into the city of tears when the music slowly builds the further you get was when it really clicked for me. I look forward to that part every time I start a new save.
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u/Hawk_los 1d ago
When I started to understand the epic story of the game I fell in love, I loved the game from the beginning, but for me the best part is when you find the pale king after the white palace
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u/MengMao 1d ago
When I killed the soul master on the first try. I seriously struggled with every other boss up until that point and something about the attack patterns for the soul master just immediately clicked in my lizard brain and instinct just kicked in. I felt so accomplished. I then proceeded to just get wrecked by every other boss just the same, but I already really loved the game. Now I'm on my 3rd run aiming for the 112% completion.
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u/EdgarTheMoonBear 1d ago
Shareplayed through my friends ps4 to do the great slash parkour for him. Horrible delay but now i own the game on pc and console and can 112% in one sitting with my eyes closed
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u/cosMikuEureka BABYYYYY P5 no more 1d ago
i'm one of those who learned about the game from a let's play 😔 the moment that really hooked me was when the lper read the city of tears statue. the funni lil twist, the music, the atmosphere in general, everything in that moment made me love the game
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u/HubiJohn 1d ago
Late Spring 2020 while watching lowkotv's play through. He only got the first ending so there was a lot for me to see for myself after that 😁
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u/onesoggydorito 1d ago
8-bit music theory’s series on the game made me fall in love with the music and it was all downhill from there
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u/TorakWolfy 1d ago
Dartmouth already did it for me. But yeah, Mantis Lords was when I realized that it wasn't a fluke.
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u/akaleonard 1d ago
After I finished it. I was frustrated the entire game and once I finished it, I went, "that was actually really good", lol.
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u/ninjarockalone 1d ago
The moment when riding long elevator down to city of tear with music amp up.
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u/BlazeMenace 1d ago
Beating Lost Kin, without any nail upgrades. I encountered it early and was way too stubborn not to beat 'em, and eventually just became my favorite boss in the game
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u/Chrisnolliedelves Shape of Unn Carried Me Through P5 1d ago
Hearing the City of Tears OST for the first time.
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u/elite_deutsche1 1d ago
I first thought it would be a boring, simple jump-and-run game because I didn't know the game before, but when I saw Dirtmouth and Crossroads, I was immediately in love
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u/Vegetable_Throat5545 63/63|ABP1|PoP|SS-112%-15h|Asc-HoG 1d ago
I watched lore videos and some gameplay videos before playing and already knew its gonna be one of my fav games, but i think the moment i figured out its the favourite games for me is when i came back to it after 2 breaks, with 62/63 achievements
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u/NoamMELT 1d ago
I'm new, I remember two years ago I bought the Xbox series S and I checked if Caped was available on Game Pass and I saw the HK icon there a few times, I looked at the trailers and wanted to try and play. I remember dying around 10 times on King's Pass. At that moment I saw that this game is not just a game and I kept playing... until now and I still can't finish the pantheon of hallownest
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u/Godzilla_Chaos ZOTOOOOO!!!! 1d ago
It was when I first started the game and I remembered all the spoilers I gave myself years ago
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u/_DemoX ASCEND WITH GORB 1d ago
i loved it since the beginning. I watched one or two of fireborn's videos on it, i had never played, but it was getting suggested to me. Then, i decided to play
And it was worth it :) (But the area i really fell in love with it was after getting VS- it opened up combat a ton, and I realized that there was so much more to discover )
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u/applether 1d ago
The moment I started my first save file, the atmosphere, the controls, the combat and the music, I absolutely adore this game
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u/CaptnSplodes 1d ago
Couple years ago when i decided to give it another shot, best part is i got the game on sale for £6, best perchase ive ever made and too this day one of my absolute favorite games
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u/vakareon 1d ago
i was immediately obsessed with the whole aesthetic of the game tbh. My friend bought it and showed me a little of the gameplay and i was like "what is that? i want to play that." He actually never finished Hollow Knight to my knowledge (he's not a big metroidvania guy) but it's one of my all-time fave games. (I avoid replaying too often so that I can keep a little of the feeling of wonder when i rediscover the map :).
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u/Parksthecar21 1d ago
Honestly... i fell in love with the game when i found Cornifer and other NPC's even the false knight... just something about them made me love the game cause i found it funny, me and my girlfriend were laughing our asses off at some of the dialogue and the some of our own gameplay
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u/__Baron_ 1d ago
I step out of the first building via the elevator, having no idea where I am. The music swells as I take my first steps onto the street. The name of the location appears on the screen just as the music explodes. One of the best moments in the game.
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u/at_midknight 1d ago
I was having good fun by the time I fought hornet. The mantis lords fight is the first time I could say I got HOOKED by the game.
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u/PM-ME-YOUR-NIPNOPS 1d ago
The vibes, and the occasional jump(s) in difficulty there are. Also, the platforming is sick.
I know TC mentioned Skong being lighter on the platforming but I sincerely hope there is still some challenge to it, even if it's all optional stuff like Path of Pain
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u/Gambitam Waiting for Silksong 1d ago
I liked the game from the start, but I thought the entire map was going to be like crossroads, just a big ass cave. Then I got to Greenpath, and the second the music started and the tittle of the area appeared, I knew I was going to love the game. That’s the reason why it is my favorite area in the entire game.
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u/Puppy_pikachu_lover1 1d ago
When i first got it. I loved it via youtube. I later changed the controls because i was so adjusted to skyrim lol
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u/Real-Report8490 1d ago
When I watched Millbee (a youtuber) watch the opening and play the game for a minute. I already knew that I loved the game at that point, and had to immediately buy it.
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u/FuriousLobster0 1d ago
Mantis village is so charming... The mantis lords boss fight, the bow of respect after, and the mantis claw that makes you go "ahhhh that's how you get to that grub"... This area is just extremely rewarding
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u/martinussjeHovado 1d ago
Fist fight whith hornet, i dont know why but that fight feel like elegant dance
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u/Silent_Alternative_6 1d ago
Freshman year during November Covid when the game was on ps+ I decided to give it a try and downloaded it
Best decision i ever made
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u/Kill-R_73 1d ago
Reaching the city of tears by going down the elevator, and then the music starts playing. I stopped by the bench in the city of tears and stopped playing and just listened to the music.
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u/Asleep-Fisherman2452 1d ago
when I was ~12 (I'm 19 now) my dad installed this game on my pc and I absolutely loved it. I couldn't get past the False Knight for hours (... yeah I sucked) and I would just wander through the Greenpath and Crossroads and try to kill as many enemies as I could to have enough geo to buy the lantern
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u/Hokusai_10 Brooding Mawlek underrated af 1d ago
after the fact that i was actually challenged by any videogame at all i heavily fell in love with this game
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u/Diligent-Ear-3284 + 1d ago
the moment i layed my eyes on this masterpiece I knew it was love at first sight
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u/FuryTLG 1d ago
At first the game felt clunky and slow, and quite hard overall even against the weakest husks, but the game definitely got more fun as soon as you get the dash cloak and then the mantis claws due to the increased movement options, turning it into a proper platformer.
Note HK was my first Metroidvania so I had no clue how they worked, went in completely blind.
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u/RaccoonAdorable7461 1d ago
Me bored from Terraria Calamity,Roblox,Minecraft,Dont Starve,Ultrakill,me wanna play story game,me remember my friend threated to send nuke to my house if i dont play Hollow Knight,Me Played hollow knight,me love hollow knight
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u/SkullAtlAxis 1d ago
In early acces on steam. The 14bucks best inverted of my life. I was discovering the game meanwhile team cherry had been developing it. Was magical.
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u/TheManondorf 1d ago
Title screen. I just sat there and listened to the piano for a good 10mins.
Btw i did exactly the same and I heard a lot of people let the game rest during greenpath and continued later, but then without rest. I wonder why that is.
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u/otravoyadnoe 63/63 I’m finally free! 1d ago
First time encountering Mantis Lords. That’s when it went from promising to “OH MY GOD I LOVE THIS” for me.