I wouldn't recommend this, you're gonna spend a lot of hours exploring with no yields if you were pretty thorough. I think 10-20 hours of my 65 hours in the game were spent just double checking places and trying everything to see if there was a secret. It's a bit obnoxious when you're at 95% and you just have no clue where the things are. Maybe aim for hints, I'd recommend.
I asked for hints from a friend and that was enough for me. I was the same way, no guides, no hints, all by myself, but if you think it's fine to spend HOURS exploring to find...one tool that you may have overlooked while double checking, it's not worth the time spent. Definitely go the hint way if you can at least to cope a bit.
How else can I organically reach 100%? I don't want to refer to a guide. I am trying to do this as vanilla as possible. Guides must be a last resort.
How much game do I have left if I just beatTrobbio
So I know I was bitching about the game before. But the fight against Widow was awesome. Took about 10 tries.
Also, beat the secretMoss Mother duo.That wasn't as fun as Widow though. More annoying.
Man, thefestival in fleatopia was fun but depressing as they have lost hope for Pharloom. But I got the Pale Oil.
Also finally done withCoral Tower. The first 3 gauntlets were annoying but the last one and the final boss were done in just my first try.
man yea i got problems with this game. I just did a gauntlet down in Far Fields. theI can't decide if I agree or not. I alternate between love and hate. But honestly I am surprised that you don't enjoy some of these bosses. Like, the fights against Sister Splinter and Widow were awesome (yes, I am still act 1). Not sure what more you can expect from 2D bosses.lavaone. this game does this thing where it really likes playing with zone denial. whatever, fine. i hate it, it's not for me, but fine. but then after that annoyingmidairgauntlet, thelava rising? along with actual dead ends and enemies shooting at you?
it only took me 3 tries but personally, it was anti-fun. during the second try i told myself if the reward was a mask fragment or spool fragment, i'd be done. because it would be the least respectful and incentivizing thing for doing this mid-late game optional thing. well, it wasa mask fragment
its hard to feel like the design philosophy respects the players time
I can't decide if I agree or not. I alternate between love and hate. But honestly I am surprised that you don't enjoy some of these bosses. Like, the fights against Sister Splinter and Widow were awesome (yes, I am still act 1). Not sure what more you can expect from 2D bosses.those bosses were fine, but i havent felt any of the bosses to be rewardingly complex, or satisfying to beat, let alone master
those bosses were fine, but i havent felt any of the bosses to be rewardingly complex, or satisfying to beat, let alone masterWhat are the Metroidvanias where you really do like the bosses?
when i die, i dont feel like i died because of a misplay. when i win, i feel nothing because i never felt the boss was "a challenge" to begin with
anyways im mainly talking about design philosophy when i speak broadly about the game - less so about specific bosses
What are the Metroidvanias where you really do like the bosses?its not a genre i tend to play, but Dead Cells comes close. there were bosses in HK1 i enjoyed, and actually 1 boss in this one come to think of it (but moreso because thematically it was cool, it wasnt a very challenging or rewarding fight)
Yeah, Dead Cells is more of a roguelike with very mild Metroidvania aspectsi think mechanically it fits in with hollow knight, just not gameplay loopically
loopicallyThis is my word of the day :)
man yea i got problems with this game. I just did a gauntlet down in Far Fields. thelavaone. this game does this thing where it really likes playing with zone denial. whatever, fine. i hate it, it's not for me, but fine. but then after that annoyingmidairgauntlet, thelava rising? along with actual dead ends and enemies shooting at you?
it only took me 3 tries but personally, it was anti-fun. during the second try i told myself if the reward was a mask fragment or spool fragment, i'd be done. because it would be the least respectful and incentivizing thing for doing this mid-late game optional thing. well, it wasa mask fragment
its hard to feel like the design philosophy respects the players time
I think I was pretty miffed when I did that segment too. I'll have to find the recording, because I had a similar thought, it's gonna be something decent but damn the deflation was real when I saw it was a fuckingyeaaamask fragment.
yeaaaStart where I wonder what's up there and think it's like 20 rosary beads.
to make matters worse:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/4/4fee4c21.jpg
wow, yippee. 1/4 of the way there...
Just beat Skarsinger Karmelita. Fun fight for the most part but phase 3 gets crazy. And yeah, she is hot. I actuallySame I think. But I gotta find the very last memory locket before I progress. It's probably going to be really annoying.got 4 hearts now cause I also beat the Green Prince.I think I am almost there now.
Thaaaaaaat is not true.I'm still in Act 2.
Man, where the hell is theIts inFirstSinner?
I was assuming it was onlyin act three,but Dungeater isn't anywhere near that point and they fought it already.