Yeah, the waddling birds are what are getting under my skin. It's getting better now that I've figured out to use the grappling hook extensively in combat.
Yeah, the waddling birds are what are getting under my skin. It's getting better now that I've figured out to use the grappling hook extensively in combat.
Yeah, the waddling birds are what are getting under my skin. It's getting better now that I've figured out to use the grappling hook extensively in combat.
Hollow Knight is on a whole 'nother level than SteamWorld Dig 2, with all due respect. SWD2 is a good metroidvania, HK is arguably the GOAT and I think GAF's gonna have a meltdown once it releases on Switch. I don't think many people realize there's a metroidvania better than SotN and Super Metroid out there for 15 bucks.
I hope so, I fucking love metroidvanias. I got HK on PC from a friend and only tried it for an hour or two because I wanted to play it on switch instead, and within that time it didn't impress me at all. That being said I still plan to get it on switch and give it a fair shake. I hear it gets notably better after the first couple hours.
Hollow Knight is on a whole 'nother level than SteamWorld Dig 2, with all due respect. SWD2 is a good metroidvania, HK is arguably the GOAT and I think GAF's gonna have a meltdown once it releases on Switch. I don't think many people realize there's a metroidvania better than SotN and Super Metroid out there for 15 bucks.
Hollow Knight is on a whole 'nother level than SteamWorld Dig 2, with all due respect. SWD2 is a good metroidvania, HK is arguably the GOAT and I think GAF's gonna have a meltdown once it releases on Switch. I don't think many people realize there's a metroidvania better than SotN and Super Metroid out there for 15 bucks.
Just finished the game and I have to say its awesome. I didnt play the first one so I didnt quite know what to expect but man this game is a good time. I fished the game in 5 hours and 15 minutes. I stopped and completed all the caves I came across but but apparently theres a lot I didnt see considering some people took more than 10 hours to finish the game.
I'm blown away by this game. I took a little break from Golf Story to try this out and 3 hours just flew by. This is easily one of the best games on the system now.
Hollow Knight is on a whole 'nother level than SteamWorld Dig 2, with all due respect. SWD2 is a good metroidvania, HK is arguably the GOAT and I think GAF's gonna have a meltdown once it releases on Switch. I don't think many people realize there's a metroidvania better than SotN and Super Metroid out there for 15 bucks.
Something about the rumble and sound in my headphones every time I get an artifact catches me off-guard. I think it's a sign that it's really good in a subtle way.
Man, I wish there were more games like this. At the
temple
area and this is almost everything I wanted from a sequel. A slight niggle is that when moving as close to a wall as possible, the character starts overlapping the next "tile" a little. I'd like them to stop so the edge of the character lines up with the edge of the tile, which helps with the precision. And the animations are a little too much of the "rotate" variety, which always makes things seem a little cheap. Other than that it's every bit as compelling as the first and then some. I'm already at the phase where I'm trying to make it last longer by taking it slowly and exploring thoroughly. The phase where I don't want it to end and will start wishing for a sequel when it inevitably does.
Adored the game (as per my post near the top of the page), but man
I hope we get a sequel with Rusty, or a little side story linking the end of the original to this game. I just love his design and think the way they toyed with his role in the story throughout was genius.
First I've heard of this game, and I automatically assumed it was a Valve game by the title alone. Did they ever get any flack from Valve over the name?
First I've heard of this game, and I automatically assumed it was a Valve game by the title alone. Did they ever get any flack from Valve over the name?
First I've heard of this game, and I automatically assumed it was a Valve game by the title alone. Did they ever get any flack from Valve over the name?
I'm no lawyer but I don't think you can just make the use of common words off limits unless they infringe on the trademark/copywrite. If the name is likely to cause confusion or intended to cause confusion to the customer, or if the names are similar and the product offered is similar that can be a problem. Its pretty unlikely that the average person would think that Steam and Steamworld Dig 2 are the same product. Honestly no offense but you've gotta be a bit daft to think they are the same.
I'm no lawyer but I don't think you can just make the use of common words off limits unless they infringe on the trademark/copywrite. If the name is likely to cause confusion or intended to cause confusion to the customer, or if the names are similar and the product offered is similar that can be a problem. Its pretty unlikely that the average person would think that Steam and Steamworld Dig 2 are the same product. Honestly no offense but you've gotta be a bit daft to think they are the same.
I keep getting blindsided by how big the game is. I've gotten all of my mobility upgrades now, so I'm, um, exploring like crazy and the game keeps on going and going and GOING. I remembered a spot I couldn't quite bounce over by the
glittering cave, so I jetpacked over it
and now I'm three regions deep into that area and it keeps getting more and more bonkers. I know what the next quest step is, and this isn't it, but I'll be damned if I'm going to deter from finding the bottom of this place.
Also, I strongly recommend playing with quest markers disabled. That's what I've been doing from the onset and the feeling of discovery is pretty incredible, especially when I accidentally stumble back into the quest line. :lol
I died in the last part with the vectron robots chasing me. But when I watch youtube videos of the trials, this part never appears?? It's possible to skip the vectron part somehow? Not really sure what triggers it.
I died in the last part with the vectron robots chasing me. But when I watch youtube videos of the trials, this part never appears?? It's possible to skip the vectron part somehow? Not really sure what triggers it.
I was able to get past it without much damage by abusing the jetpack. Once fully upgraded, it can outrun the Vectron robots relatively easily as long as you don't lose any speed.
I don't want to quote GhaleonEB's post out of fear of spoilers, but they've said something I want to ask about:
Is there any way to know when you have all the mobility upgrades? Or perhaps upgrades in general? I really don't know how many upgrades to expect or how big this game is, so I keep going through areas and wondering, "Should I already be able to do this thing and I'm just bad at the game, or am I missing an ability?" The only upgrade I suspect I will get eventually is
perhaps some kind of jetpack because I've seen a few areas that seem to require flight and I can't think of any other way I could overcome that.
Thanks! Oddly enough, I'm trying to find the track I love and I can't seem to find it. I found one that sounds close but not quite what I remember. Which I think must mean that the song doesn't sound right to my ears unless I'm playing the area as I listen.
About 4 hours in. LOVING it. Definitely more "serious" platforming, which is great, and the level design in general feels so much better than what we had in the first game.
