While I did not pick up much about the lore and history of Hallownest throughout my journey, keen and interested players can spend hours uncovering secrets of this kingdom and scouring wiki’s and reddit threads formulating theories to answer the unanswered. The Crystal Guardian is part of the miners of Crystal Peak who died from the Infection and were reanimated by it.

Both forms have to be beaten to unlock its Journal entry. The Enraged Guardian is its second, stronger and faster form. Environmental signs, NPC dialogue, and Mossbag are utilised to show a story, instead of just telling one. The Crystal Guardian is an optional boss in Hollow Knight. When it comes to storytelling, Hollow Knight uses its environments to tell the tale of the kingdom of Hallownest. It creates a comically hilarious moment, one that is sometimes sorely needed provided just how difficult this game can be at times. While there might not be any dialogue exiting the protagonist’s mouth, the inhabitants of Hallownest have their own language, a sort of jibber-jabber sounding gibberish nonsense that is actually presently fun to listen to. And little sound effects like sizzling acid or the shrieks of pain releasing by enemies upon death help increase player immersion in this already incredibly detailed world. Hi all, I am currently stuck in Crystal peak without a lantern and have no idea how to leave. From the fast paced tunes that play during boss battles, to the background tunes that accompany exploration, every aspect of Hollow Knight’s score strikes home. Mastery of the nail arts is essential and develops throughout the entirety of time one spends in this world.Ĭhristopher Larkin’s work on Hollow Knight’s soundtrack is, to simply put it, incredible. The challenge in Hollow Knight’s simplistic combat system is ever present, with intelligent enemies that won’t stand back in a fight.

Charms also provide passive or active abilities such as a charm that creates a shell to protect the player during healing, or a charm that increases damage when at 1 mask. This system also encourages an offensive playstyle that requires constant retaliation in order to keep the Knight from dying. This opens up very interesting combat scenarios where the player must decide whether to use the little soul that there is to heal or to attack. Alongside the nail in fights, the Knight has a comprehensive spell system that can be used by consuming soul, a meter that refills upon striking enemies that is also used to heal. The Knight’s main weapon is his trusty nail which can be upgraded throughout the player’s journey. Discussion rip to 2000 geo because they can see into the future and shoot where you're going to be. The combat is Hollow Knight is simple, yet it never got boring throughout the entirety of my 40-hour long playthrough. The flying crystal bugs in Crystal Peak are the worst enemies I've faced in any game ever.

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