So I have been playing a lot of Hollow Knight. Started playing it at the end of March and now I am almost done with the Pantheons. I honestly was hesitant to play this game for a few years, simply because I didn't have much interest over other games and had little knowledge of the game, all I knew was it was all about bugs and fighting. Didn't help that none of the youtubers I followed did a playthrough of it. But god am I glad I got around to playing it. I have never played Dark Souls before (and probably never will), but this game feels like a mix between Cuphead and Dark Souls, but not as difficult. The designs are so unique and cool (and that's coming from someone with Entomophobia), the music is SO GOOD (coming from a guy who prefers techno rock to orchestra music), and the gameplay, while infuriating at times (Almost lost it in the Path of Pain), was a blast to experience. Its been a lot of fun exploring the world, unlocking new abilities and finding new secrets. While the lore is a little confusing to me without looking it up online, its still very fascinating to me. The game is probably in my top 10 or even top 5 games of all time! I'll be honest, there are a bunch of reasons for eventually getting to it, as well as introduced to it, but I wanted to mention the four reasons I got into the game:

1. I saw the knight regularly alongside other indie games such as Undertale and FNAF, so I started to get curious about who it was
2. I remember hearing various times on social media and Youtube of people causally bringing it up and praising it, mainly for its music and aesthetics (which they had every reason to praise it for!)
3. Hollowtale, a comic crossover between Undertale and Hollow Knight, which I got introduced to by Revtrosity
4. The first time I actually heard about it was from O.R.ASH of the Ink Tank. I love watching videos he's in and outside of gremlins and Ben 10 his most talked about media is Hollow Knight, so I knew I had to look into the game

But yeah, overall this game is probably the best one I have played in a while and I wanted to share some of my thoughts on it. Looking forward to the sequel!