So I'm over 60 hours into this game and counting, and I'm close to starting my second run of Hollow Knight, so I feel it's finally about time I've left a review for this game.

Somehow this game has flown completely under my radar these past years, despite it being a game I heartily enjoyed and was captured by immediately. I'm not sure what caused me to pass over it all this time, but I'm really, really glad I got the chance to play it, even if I am very late to do so.

A friend gifted me the game as an early birthday present during the Steam Sale, and from there it was history. While my friend purchased it for me at a discount, and I don't mean this to say my friend *should* have spent more, but it's worth every dollar and more at full price. It really, really is.

This is a $15 game that had me fall in love with the soundtrack, the graphics and gameplay, the ambiance and mood, and with every NPC. I fell for the story, the lore and the world of Hallownest, and I especially fell hard for helping every grub in a jar that just wanted to go home.

This game is challenging at times, but not unfair. And I consider myself bad at any kind or manner of platforming games. Like, *really* bad. My coordination has always been lacking, and this was no different. But through repetition, and maybe the occasional swap of the charms, I improved a lot. I've improved so much and yet I still stumble when jumping and trip onto spikes. If you're not good at metroidvanias or generally don't play them, don't let that dissuade you. This game is a masterpiece in the form of a game, and it's now claimed it's spot as one of my favorite games of all time.

Whether you buy it at full price, or on sale, or even a physical copy if that's your game, give this game a shot. It's well worth the time.

So I'm over 60 hours into this game and counting, and I'm close to starting my second run of Hollow Knight, so I feel it's finally about time I've left a review for this game. Somehow this game has flown completely under my radar these past years, despite it being a game I heartily enjoyed and was captured by immediately. I'm not sure what caused me to pass over it all this time, but I'm really, really glad I got the chance to play it, even if I am very late to do so. A friend gifted me the game as an early birthday present during the Steam Sale, and from there it was history. While my friend purchased it for me at a discount, and I don't mean this to say my friend *should* have spent more, but it's worth every dollar and more at full price. It really, really is. This is a $15 game that had me fall in love with the soundtrack, the graphics and gameplay, the ambiance and mood, and with every NPC. I fell for the story, the lore and the world of Hallownest, and I especially fell hard for helping every grub in a jar that just wanted to go home. This game is challenging at times, but not unfair. And I consider myself bad at any kind or manner of platforming games. Like, *really* bad. My coordination has always been lacking, and this was no different. But through repetition, and maybe the occasional swap of the charms, I improved a lot. I've improved so much and yet I still stumble when jumping and trip onto spikes. If you're not good at metroidvanias or generally don't play them, don't let that dissuade you. This game is a masterpiece in the form of a game, and it's now claimed it's spot as one of my favorite games of all time. Whether you buy it at full price, or on sale, or even a physical copy if that's your game, give this game a shot. It's well worth the time.