Is it a good metroidvania?

[Chatty Beaver]

Just got done playing Ori and i loved metroidvania mechanics in the game. Getting stronger, more powers, unlocking areas/shortcuts, fun fluid combat and movement. I just want to know if hollow knight is a good metroidvania or if the hype is about how creative the game looks and the art design.

[Darc Vader]

It's widely considered one of the best metroidvanias in recent memory from what I've seen. The movement and combat are fairly clunky at the start, but once you pick up the first movement ability it definitely gets better. Ori on the whole has a lot better/more fluid movement though, and Ori 2 seems to take a lot of inspiration from Hollow Knight, so if you've also played and liked that then I'd definitely recommend trying HK out.

[Yuzhi与纸]

You will love HK so much, but you will also be encountering much more harder challenges throughout the game. But remember this: once you complete a challenge, it is extremely rewarding, and you will find it to be times more eaiser than before.

Here is some biased words: Hollow Knight offers several amazing designs that ori 2 doesn’t really have to make players feel much more immersed. Therefore, for me it’s actually harder to put down HK even though there are really hard boss fights.

[Noborus]

I would highly recommend this game no matter what, for anyone any everyone. Everyone will start out with a lack of skill, but as long as you don't get discouraged you'll be surprised with how much progress you've made! :D
10/10 would recommend

[MundM]

Did you just jump on the forum while randomly stumbling onto this game? It's one of the most well known and well received metroid style game out there. It also has a Dark Souls like atmosphere and some design decisions that are probably drawn from Fromsoft's work.

You can't go wrong with this game.

[Chatty Beaver]

Appreciate everyones comments, and it looks like im going to pick it up. Only question now is what should i get it on. Switch, xbox or pc?

[Chatty Beaver]

Originally posted by MundM:

Did you just jump on the forum while randomly stumbling onto this game? It's one of the most well known and well received metroid style game out there. It also has a Dark Souls like atmosphere and some design decisions that are probably drawn from Fromsoft's work.

You can't go wrong with this game.

No, ive heard of this game for a while. Just wondering if it holds up in the metroidvania department though.

[🉑 rezno[R].technology]

It is probably the best metroidvania game I played. And I tried a lot of metroidvania or metroidvania-inspired titles. I loved it so much, that it inspired me to learn more programming and create a Save Game Completion Analyzer for the Hollow Knight community. 👼

If this and all above are not good recommendations, then you can always search "Hollow Knight" on the Ori games forums. You'll find a lot of discussions there! I recommend searching on Ori forums, because there you will mostly find opinions from Ori fans (just like you). Here you will find mostly opinions of Hollow Knight fans (though of course a lot of them, including myself, play and love/enjoyed both Ori games as well).

Your own definition of "good metroidvania" or "best metroidvania" will of course be different than my or others' definitions.

So in the end, try it. Who knows, you might like it. You won't know it if you don't try it yourself.

[MundM]

Originally posted by pizzaman5533:

Originally posted by MundM:

Did you just jump on the forum while randomly stumbling onto this game? It's one of the most well known and well received metroid style game out there. It also has a Dark Souls like atmosphere and some design decisions that are probably drawn from Fromsoft's work.

You can't go wrong with this game.

No, ive heard of this game for a while. Just wondering if it holds up in the metroidvania department though.

I mean, in every regards, except you don't use a blaster, lol.
It is one of the best games in this genre.

If you want something more classic metroid like, Environmental Station Alpha is probably the best classic Metroid like game out there. It has a unique grappling hook mechanic, that can be used for speed running tricks. The hook is kinda physics based, so every thing you do with it is skill based, rather than plain distance like in Axiom Verge.

[Noborus]

Originally posted by pizzaman5533:

Appreciate everyones comments, and it looks like im going to pick it up. Only question now is what should i get it on. Switch, xbox or pc?

I would highly recommend PC, you can access the save file easily, mod the game, and choose to play if a controller if you'd like.

[Doc]

It's not a good metroitvania...it's the best. Soundtrack, combat and story are so well done. Ori is amazing, but hollow knight is a true masterpiece

[zorocancor]

I saw a lot of people who came from Ori and got disappointed with Hollow Knight. So as long as you don't compare the two games, you should have fun.
Buying the game on Steam would be the best, since you can easily ask a refund if you don't like the game (as long as you don't surpass the time limit)

[MADE IN IRON]

Originally posted by pizzaman5533:

Appreciate everyones comments, and it looks like im going to pick it up. Only question now is what should i get it on. Switch, xbox or pc?

The game is a master piece. You just need to give it a chance.

About the platform... Do you like mods? Do you feel more comfortable with controller or with keyboard+mouse? That could help you make a choice.

[ToysRsus]

It became my favourite game. And I've been playing since the 80s.

Of course, you don't play it as long as Minecraft or Elite Dangerous. But the game is a stroke of genius.

[Mystery Keeper]

One of the absolute best. Will forever be remembered. It has something other metroidvanias don't: it's non-linear. You can explore out of order and use tricks (not bugs) to get things you're not supposed to have at the moment. And the game won't soft-lock on you.

[kanna]

Originally posted by Mystery Keeper:

One of the absolute best. Will forever be remembered. It has something other metroidvanias don't: it's non-linear. You can explore out of order and use tricks (not bugs) to get things you're not supposed to have at the moment. And the game won't soft-lock on you.

This is part of most people's expectations of a Metroidvania. (The problem is a lot of people still call very linear games "metroidvanias" when they're not.)

Anyway, I can't compare to Ori but I can say Hollow Knight fits the classic definition of a Metroidvania and that it's a massive game that's a great deal of fun to play. Just be aware it starts a little slow and that it will take time to build up skill as it has hard challenges toward the end.