Hollow Knight - Truth, Beauty and Hatred | Reacting To Video Game Music! 

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The best part of hollow knight is there's no right way to play it. You just jump in, immerse yourself in the world, and explore wherever you see fit. Perfect for streaming

Recently played this and it's become one of my favorite games, definitely play it. I've had to stop a few times while exploring the game just to listen to the music, it's fucking beautiful. Even though it's a 2D platformer, I don't think I've ever been more awestruck by a game's world as much as I have in Hollow Knight, and the music plays a HUGE part in it. And as it's been said, the game is pretty hard. Not like, masochist levels, but do expect to die to every boss a few times before beating them. It's REALLY fun though, and very satisfying when you finally beat a boss you were having trouble with.

I'll put it this way: After beating Hollow Knight, I actually wished Team Cherry had charged me more for it lol. Along with FF7 and FF9, Hollow Knight is on my short list of truly special games that I will always go back to.

Hollow Knight is just.. one of those games that absolutely stun you, in every way possible. The combat is fun, just hard enough to be challenging, yet so rewarding. The art style is so charming, each area is uniquely distinct, down to its very color scheme. To me, it’s on par with Undertale, and I don’t say that lightly. Highly recommend a play through!

Hollow Knight is one of my favorite games, period. It’s a 2D metroidvania with a large focus on combat in addition to platforming. A playthrough could take anywhere from 20-30 hours on the short end to 50+, depending on a lot of factors (there’s a ton of stuff that isn’t required, but worth doing anyway). My original 100% playthrough clocked in at over 60 hours, even. The one reason I might not recommend it is because it gets hard. If you’re up for a challenge, then it’s worth it, but it is NOT an easy game, even for people who are very familiar with the genre. I would recommend doing a lot of optional content though because most of it has unique music for the optional bosses (like this song here, being for a hidden boss fight added in an update). Many of the best songs are not part of the main path, partially because the game had so many free updates that added new content and music.

I so love how the solo violin in the beginning has this Spanish-ish drama and ornaments. It fits the Grey Prince's charicature so well!

I didn't go FULL completionist, but I did nearly everything and it took about 40 hours. It's pretty huge for a Metroidvania, but it's also the peak of the genre imo. The atmosphere is incredible, from the music and visuals to the melancholy dialogue. The plot is light and vague, comparable to a Dark Souls game. There is an actual story and a lot of lore there, but its delivery is pretty obscure and it's easy to see the credits without understanding much. I'm the type to get easily frustrated by difficulty, but while this game can be very challenging at times I never really got frustrated with it or felt it was being cheap. Bosses were very satisfying to beat.

Should have been the one from the eternal ordeal feat zote, i would have cried of laughter

My pitch for Hollow Knight is this: As someone who isn't sure whether or not I like exploration based games that mich, Hollo Knight hooked me. It's the best Exploration/Discovery/Atmosphere gameplay I have ever experienced. I can only recommend it. Oh, and this song in particular is used for the biggest Meme boss in the game. I am not kidding, the whole boss fight is a joke. Edit: time wise, it's tough to say exactly. A huge chunk of the game is generally optional, but it being a game about exploring and discovering at your own pace means you won't just stumble on the relevant stuff and beat the game real quick. Also depends on how fast you play and how much you die. With that said, a fast, goal oriented playthrough with few deaths will be about 20 hours I'd say, where a generous leisurely playthrough with a big chunk of side content may be closer to 45 hours or so. If you go full completion, that number can easily reach triole digits as you'd have to spend A LOT of time to oractice bosses, as I have had to do. Hope this helps.

The announced sequel to this game(Silksong) has really big shoes to fill, but the trust is in the devs to get it right

Yes, play Hollow Knight. :) Platformers are not my favorite but I cannot deny that this game is a masterpiece. Good as a break between rpgs, too.

You realize by now that you must make a video for the entire ost. :) Its just too good and needs to be listened all together to also notice the leitmotifs and connections.

Song mentioned in this video; NieR - Gods Bound By Rules ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_NwYIkPiCus.html

It seems just a little bit empty without hearing Zote the Mighty"s voice.

Hollow Knight is one of the greatest Metroidvania's ever created, so yes you should play it. According to Google, 39 hours for the average person. So about the same as FF7 or the like.

The game is notoriously difficult as you progress, but echoing things you've already heard it's beautifully crafted by a small team, I believe its all hand drawn and as you know the music is haunting. I think people recommend it around Halloween is because its a bit of a post apocolyptic story in its own right. I highly reccommend it, and I hope you get Nightmare King Grimm requested a lot ❤

It took me a good 80hours to finish the game on my first playthrough but I'm not super good at video games to begin with, I assume most people would take on average 40 hours to finish it...? I'm not really unbiased when it comes to this game because it's one of my favs ever but I don't know if anyone who's played it really is unbiased. From what I've seen, everyone who gets into it just falls in love pretty much immediately. It's just a really good game on all aspects (art, music, gameplay, exploration, story and lore, etc). It's one of those games you wish you could just completely forget and replay blind because it's such an experience. If you have the time to try it, I definitely recommend it.

10:53 around 25 and 40 hours. But i Tell you, If you got caught by the game feel, you gonna be Lost a lot of the time, exploring every part of this game, me myself in my First playtrough, i finish the game around the 70 HOURS. And yes, i am proud of that.

Hollow Knight is amazing. It is my favourite game ever. To your questions: The game's length is very variable, since it is a metroidvania. Your first playthrough can vary quite a lot based on your playstyle and comfort with the game mechanics. I would say between 15 and 30 hours (which is a spacious estimation, I know) are quite certainly in it without any kind of completionist tendencies. I am of course very biased towards it, but I can just say, you should definitely try out this game. It will blow your socks off, even if the game's mechanics itself might not be your specific cup of tea, since you are not one to just run through the lore and ambience, which is sadly something quite a lot of other streamers do.

that Price cover was fire dude.

Hollow Knight took me about 40ish hours to beat the first time, I took my time and tried to do as much of it as I could. This game is spectacular and well worth your time in my opinion.

If Jesse does try Hollow Knight. There's a chance, however small, that in the future, he just uploads a Path of Pain clear video out of nowhere, without context.

I don't think hollow knight is too long (15 hours? Maybe a little more?), it is one of my favorite games to watch, but I personally have not finished it, because I am BAD at those types of games. And at the same time I really enjoyed to watch friends or streamer play it over and over, because it is a pretty cool game. I think a friend of mine recently finished it in a few days, even though she had a lot of trouble with the system, BUT fair warning, everyone I watched playing it, did not keep it at a simple playtrough. x,D It is VERY pretty and the music and ambiance is good. I could imagine you having fun with this game.

You're right. Asking if people recommend this game is probably a little silly, since obviously 95% of people watching this are fans of the game already. So instead I'll say that even as a big big fan of this game, having seen many people's opinions, talked with friends about it, etc. My impression is the same as the one you have. This game is a HUGE deal. It's probably the most popular indie game of the last 10 years, and for good reason. A masterpiece isn't just what the superfans call it. It's seems to be what everyone calls it. As for the title of the song, it might be a bit surprising. Simply, this is a bossfight against an overly dramatic, self-absorbed joke character, filled with delusions of grandeur. It doesn't really mean anything in particular, it's just supposed to sound like it does. It's a facade. Edit: On second thought, the most popular indie game of the last 10 years is by far and away Among Us, with Five Nights at Freddy's at a close 2nd. Those are in a league of their own in terms of sheer popularity, almost Minecraft-tier, but even then I feel like games like Hollow Knight or Celeste are too well known to really brand as "cult classics", even if that's what you'd kinda assume an indie game to naturally be. oh right... Undertale. That one kinda falls into the same category in my eyes, and is definitely way more popular. Turns out *I'm* the overdramatic one here. Actually, on that note, I'd guess you've heard similar praise regarding Undertale, probably even moreso. They're not too comparable in many ways, but their universal critical acclaim certainly is. I guess what I'm trying get at here is pretty much everyone on the planet thinks Hollow Knight rules.

I've actually listened to the whole Hollow Knight ost. I think the compositions are genuinely on the same level as Classical music. This kind of gives me a fluttering feeling with the instruments behind the main string. That lead string has a melancholy tone to it that's interesting, the brass gives this a triumphant and heroic feeling so this makes me think this is a boss fight. I don't know how this applies to the story or boss, maybe it reflects the main character? I don't know but it's a strong theme for sure. Great song and I like it; I'm usually picky with orchestral songs, this one passes.

Is that legend of dragoons pause music?!😊

I always found this song boring and not interesting, but hearing it in the auditorium made me realize that the entire soundtrack of Hollow Knight is gold

One of the best

i have a love hate relationship with this song but only because its so good. you see, its attached to my least favorite character, and it fucking sucks that he gets such a banger of a theme… its like im letting him win. he is what i call: a guy i want to waterboard SO fucking bad. if you play hollow knight you’ll see his smug ass face and go “i want to destroy you.” his theme his like his ego made true

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I dont remember this song at all lol , doesnt really sound like the game but I guess I dont remember