How Hollow Knight changed my view on insects.

[frosty]

So I was watching some videos on the good ol' Youtube when I catch a Cockroach in the corner of my eye, on my carpet. At first I was alarmed, and then I remembered Hollow Knight and it made me feel bad for the little critter. Instead of killing it like I normally would, I took the fellow outside to be free! ... And probably to die from some dangerous predator. Oh well. Anyways, it gave me a little chuckle realizing that I had changed my mindset on insects just from this amazing game. That's one more irrational fear to check off my list!

[Herr Sten]

Intersting!

[fredd_uk]

I just put them in a big arena I've made from matches.

[duds]

As far as i know Deepnest just increased my irrational fear of spiders. Wish i had the same experience as you!

[jabberwok]

Originally posted by Duds:

As far as i know Deepnest just increased my irrational fear of spiders. Wish i had the same experience as you!

Yep. Every game apparently needs to have horrifying giant spiders in it, even the ones that aren't about bugs.

I'm not sure what Midwife is, but I hope I never see one in real life.

[duds]

Originally posted by author:

I'm not sure what Midwife is, but I hope I never see one in real life.

True. I will never forget the mini-heart attack i had when Midwife popped on my face.

[TheBrightKing]

Originally posted by fredd_uk:

I just put them in a big arena I've made from matches.

I had one also, and there was a blue beetle with something like a hoodie that wanted a lot to fight in there, sadly he died while fighting in there.

[Aeternalis the Abyssal Alchemist]

Originally posted by Duds:

As far as i know Deepnest just increased my irrational fear of spiders. Wish i had the same experience as you!

I love the atmosphere and lore of Deepnest, especially the boss! I even drew a picture of it! :)
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1178817945
Honestly, I am more scared of wasps than I am of spiders.

[TheBrightKing]

Originally posted by Abyssal Alchemist:

Originally posted by Duds:

As far as i know Deepnest just increased my irrational fear of spiders. Wish i had the same experience as you!

I love the atmosphere and lore of Deepnest, especially the boss! I even drew a picture of it! :)
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1178817945
Honestly, I am more scared of wasps than I am of spiders.

Aspids are scarier :p

[Aeternalis the Abyssal Alchemist]

Originally posted by The Aspid King (Mr.Striker):

Aspids are scarier :p

In the game, yes, Aspids are a dangerous(and annoying) enemy.

But what I meant was that, in real life, wasps are pretty scary. Especially parasitic wasps... *shudders*

[duds]

Originally posted by Abyssal Alchemist:

I love the atmosphere and lore of Deepnest, especially the boss! I even drew a picture of it! :)
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1178817945
Honestly, I am more scared of wasps than I am of spiders.

Very nice drawing! Nosk was indeed a very remarkable boss. Now that i think about it, the spiders of Deepnest weren't that bad by themselves, but the atmosphere gave me shivers.

[Hexamicor]

Originally posted by Duds:

Very nice drawing! Nosk was indeed a very remarkable boss. Now that i think about it, the spiders of Deepnest weren't that bad by themselves, but the atmosphere gave me shivers.

I didn't mind the atmosphere in Deepnest, but it was The Abyss that got to me with that ambience.

[jabberwok]

Originally posted by McCramer:

Originally posted by Duds:

Very nice drawing! Nosk was indeed a very remarkable boss. Now that i think about it, the spiders of Deepnest weren't that bad by themselves, but the atmosphere gave me shivers.

I didn't mind the atmosphere in Deepnest, but it was The Abyss that got to me with that ambience.

They were both scary in different ways, imo. The Abyss was more of an existential fear... that silence.