It’s weird, because the areas are oppressing and dangerous most of the time, and yes, you hate being there, but also that’s what makes you move forward and explore. It’s like a vicious cycle.
Yes, but just because the area is designed to make me hate it, that doesn’t make me hate it any less. It’s dark, confusing, enemies constantly spawn right on top of you and then when you get to the end there’s spike traps fucking EVERYWHERE. Anytime I have to go there I just think “goddamnit not again”
Jake Reich the Hive is really cool imo, and the royal waterways are actually not that bad when you think about the purpose of the area, it’s like blighttown, same for deepnest however deepnest is better
I love city of tears, the rain makes it seem so peaceful while u kill every bug in the area and i like the ambience. The music and atmosphere was pretty neat too
"My personal favourite area is the Eternal Ordeal. There's just so much Zote in it, which pumps up the atmosphere and the amount of fun. A truly magnificent piece of art!" ~Zote the Mighty
My personal favorite area is the greenpath. Its beautiful, we met hornet, we see Zote for first time, the music is awesome and its one of the areas with more exploration after beat it.
But i like queens gardens better because its basically an upgraded greenpath. It had fun enemies, beautiful level design, and adorable lil marmu in it. The queen is pretty cool too i guess
Dude when I got to the bench crystal guardian was... “guarding” I had 1 mask left and died immediately. I had hope of full health and it was taken away so soon .
In the city of tears I really love that bench where you can find Quirell and how he is just watching through the window and you can sit whit him and just enjoy the atmosphere
This just makes me sad that there's so much in big spooky Deepnest while Fog Canyon, my favorite in terms of atmosphere, has 3 types of enemies(one you can't even attack), is super small, and has one of my least favorite bosses.
Dispite what everyone says, I think Godhome, White Palace, and Colosseum of Fools were great areas that really push you to master your skills. Path of pain though? It was fun. Thats it, not much more to say. (Yes I did path of pain. The only thing left for me to do in the game is to do every pantheon in godhome with each binding and beat radiant Absolute Radiance.)
Colosseum of fools deserves to be way higher on the list imo. It gives some great practice for combat of all types, has a really fun atmosphere, is super satisfying to beat each trial, and has the least annoying walkback in the game.
one of my favorite ever moments in hollow knight was after i had already entered kindoms edge from the tram, i had seen all the bodies falling from the sky the whole trip up and wondering what was going on. I was coming up to the colosseum from the left side with headphones on and slowly hearing the cheers and chants and swords clanking get louder and louder until i finally got there and was completely surrounded by it. such a cool moment honestly it gave me chills. such a fun exciting atmosphere, even when you die you wake up on the bench under the area and hear the muffled screams from above, sosososo cool. but honestly i think it wouldve been better if he counted it as part of kindoms edge.
Looks like the City of Tears is a popular pick. And I have to agree, it's my favorite area as well. I was more drawn in by the music, atmosphere and the visual design more than anything. Exploring it was fun and I thought the enemies were great. But whenever I would backtrack through this area I wouldn't do my usual dash spam that I do everywhere else, and just soak in the beautiful music and atmosphere. Hearing the music of that area gives me an almost nostalgic feel nowadays, even though I played the game in 2017.
@davie _boi nosk doesn’t really embody the word spider tho, like I want a sick spider boss battle not, oh a guy runs form one side of the screen to the other
I remember grinding for coins and had about 10,000 coins, died in the crystal area and could not get to my soul in time. I made it all back, luckily. Then I lost all those coins in the crystal area LMAO
@@therealpiranhaplant7415 If you go to the top of the trash pit (start on the left and go across to the right on the platforms) there is a shortcut right under the nail smith hut. No more disgusting flesh beetles.
Ok i'll be honest you said you didn't like plataforming, you said you didn't care about the lore, you don't care about the pantheons so i guess you don't like boss rushes Wtf do you even like about the game? Just the atmosfere? Lmao
@@legrandliseurtri7495 but like... There's 2 combat scenarios in this game: -boss fight -platforming challenge He said he didn't like both... So... Wtf?
maybe he liked the exploration? that what i liked. im quite bad at video games tbh so the bosses AND platforming were frustrating (though i loved the accomplishment) but the advancement with the new abilities that allowed access to new areas to explore is what really got me hooked. idk i like finding all the nooks and crannies and discovering these little easter eggs and stories that the devs hid in every corner.
I love the white palace because good platforming where you need to time it tit just feels so satisfying ( I even started a second save to play it again)
my brightness was way low on my first time in the abyss. I was about 1/3 of the way up in the flashback and then I fell down because I could't see anything. it was a lot better after I figured out I could turn up my brightness on the tv.
I love how people are extremely analytical about the game design in Hollow Knight when I could barely end my first playthrough without ending up with a smashed mouth given how much I fucking loved everything. I guess that it's a second playthrough that makes you actually analyze it.
Such a great video! Loved to see what the community thinks about the different areas and your own personal opinion. My personal favorite has to be Greenpath tho
I love the City Of Tears but also really love the Queen’s Gardens. Sure it’s Greenpath 2.0, but the music gives a sense of wonder and the greenery feels so much more..... alive rather than Greenpath’s. Also the Traitor Lord fight seems so important and sad, especially with Cloth. But what really seals the deal is the White Lady. Everything about her in her house, surrounded by greenery and the corpse of a dedicated warrior makes it so unique and special. The music in her house is good too. Sometimes I just ride to the Queens Gardens on the Stag just to listen to the music. Wonderful, would tie it with City Of Tears for favorite area in Hallownest.
Honestly was surprised at Infected Crossroads being so low. Maybe it's just time spent grinding Geo, but I've grown to love it much more than the blander Forgotten Crossroads. The explosions really are not that annoying if you're able to just walk away from a corpse, or jump away from the husks. There's also the lore implications of it which I love. Definitely would've put it above the less infected counterpart.
if you hate deepnest then its doing its job. its the spider area with ambience of crawling and corpses coming back to life as giant spiders. its meant to be creepy
Anyone else feels that The Abyss seems more creepy that most people feel like it is? I mean yeah, Deepnest is pretty scary, with an incredibly spooky atmosphere and the creepy sounds that constantly makes you feel like you're getting jumpscared. The Abyss doesn't have music, and there is only just a bit of atmosphere sound, but I felt that what you hear the most is your character walking, which makes it feel a lot denser to me and empty in a good way, plus it's also very dark, which really adds another atmospheric look, and the feeling when you first see all the failed vessel masks on the ground just speaks by itself
City of tears just has a nice setting and ambience which is adored by the community. Compared to other areas in terms of content, COT definitely has the most unique stuff, (nailsmith, memorial,lemm,lurien, "someone" in pleasure house, the collector, shade cloak)
Greenpath will forever be my favourite area in the game and probably in any game. I was so relaxed playing it my first time just because I was captivated by the scenery. I got the game just to experience that sort of environment and I wasn't disappointed at all
Royal Waterways is my favorite area, I always come back to fight the Flukes because they are so fun. I also love the sewer theme, and the balloon pufferfish things are fun too, as well as the dung defender (my favorite boss). Flukemarm was pretty easy, but I got Flukenest, which when paired with Shaman stone can destroy bosses. The pilflips are a cool concept, and the Belfly spam is funny. I just love the area in general, it's so simple, yet fun.
My personal favs are City of tears, Queen's gardens, Deepnest and Royal waterways. City of tears bc of the lore, the music, and Marissa. I just loved exploring the right half of the city with Grimmchild. Queen's gardens bc of how beautiful it is and for the lore too. Deepnest and Royal waterways bc they make me feel like I was playing a horror game, I just loved de ambience and how lost they make me feel, especially Deepnest. Others that I really like are Fungal wastes and The abyss.
@@proximityclockworkx1572 Not doing the Colosseum only stops you from getting the max level Pure Nail. You can still get the penultimate level Coiled Nail.
Can't lie, Royal waterways is pretty sick. Not top tier mind you, but everything from the enemies and the bosses, to the music, atmosphere and map design all evoke this oppressive feeling that I'm weaving myself through a sad, sad maze of rejects forced and destined to be forgotten underneath a great city. Flukemarm is dog shit tho lmao
i like the theme and idea of the hive i just wish it interconnected with other places because it feels more like an out and back mission to beat the boss grab the charm save 1 wormy dude and grab the mask shard on the way out and never return. other places had unreachable areas or tram stations or something that made you come back so it wasnt a 1 and done but the hive is simply a 1 and done and never return.
True. It made sense for, say, queen's gardens or white palace, since they are late-game areas for another ending, but the hive is just this tiny, optionnal and easy area.
Honestly I dont really have much of an opinion on any of the areas...except for crystal peaks. Everywhere else just gets stale quick, especially fungal wastes, always running through it. What really makes crystal peaks great for me is those really pretty moments when you use the crystal heart and see those colossal, crystal packed caverns. Really pretty moment.
If the Colosseum is its own area then by that logic so is Stone Sanctuary, Overgrown Mound, or any indoor area for that matter... its obviously part of Kingdom's Edge, its even a point of interest on the Kingdom's Edge map.
Tbh because of this geo incident I hate fungal wastes. I had like 1000 geo, then I died in fungal wastes because I fell into water. I went back there to kill the shade and get my money back but suddenly *I got killed by a baby mushroom.*
Not even an honorable mention on Mantis Village? That gotta be the best area in the game that show your presence and beating the boss really matters: at first the mantis are aggressive to anyone trespassing their village, but that's because they're prideful warriors, and when you beat their leaders, they recognize your strength and when you come back, none of the mantis attck you, instead the BOW to you! Dreamnailing them show "our lords respect you". I felt so good when I came back and saw this :)
8:55 is the reason for why the Beast didn't have a boss (like Uumuu for the Teacher and Watcher Knights for the Watcher) because Hornet refused to fight us? I feel like she was supposed to be the boss there.
Fog canyon is the reason I even beat the game. I wanted the map but it was blocked by the shadow force field. I played through most of the game with only the intent of getting through the wall.
Just start play this game a few week ago ..Deepnest is creepy. After got a map from Conifer I avoid it as long as possible. I'll get back to finish it later 😥
Ok am i the only one who went to fungal wastes through forgotten crossroads? I didn’t even know about fog canyon until after slaughtering the mantis lords
I’ve only just beaten the mantis lords but JFC I HATE DEEPNEST. THERE’S CREEPY SPIDER THINGS EVERYWHERE,I CAN’T SEE SHIT CAUSE I’M TOO POOR FOR THE LATERN AND I HATE IT AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
This is gonna sound edgy but I feel strangely at home in the ancient basin. Something still feels off, sure, but not as off as it should. It kind of feels like when I'm dreaming about living back in my home country again but the same age I am now
I actually ended up hating the Fungal Wastes because I kept dying to the mantises and spent WAY too much time there. The music just fills me with anger now.
If there is an area I absolutly hate is the Hive! Why do the stupid bees have so much health! Also, the area is kind of not connected to the rest of the Hollow Knight’s areas, it’s just like there.
i cant believe white palace is so high that shit is so much worse than all the other areas imo. I hate having to do it for void heart, why does the platforming challenge have to be required man
The platforming challange isn't required, only for radiance ending. Personally I love white palace, it's something different from the regular game and in my opinion it was executed really good. The atmosphere going together with the lore was just so sick, and I love the platforming gameplay even path of pain is fun for me. But I can see why you may not like it
Hold up, so Colosseum is an area, but Soul Sanctum isn’t? It’s my favorite place to be, even if the road to the Soul Master is annoying. The music is beautiful, the enemies unique, and the boss is just my big fat boyo.
I got to Deepnest in October so it was double spooky Love the lore and enemies too City of tears is one of the most beutiful places I have seen in a game Thats all I am going to say cuz I'm not bothered
3:36 "...at number 14 is ancient basin. I think we are getting to the pretty good areas in the game" When number fourteen is already the 'pretty good' areas in the game, you know, it's a good game. (Which it is)
I feel like deepnest is designed to make you hate being there, and does that job exceedingly well
It’s weird, because the areas are oppressing and dangerous most of the time, and yes, you hate being there, but also that’s what makes you move forward and explore. It’s like a vicious cycle.
yeah not to mention how many things that are important there making you tortoure your self trying to get out of there asap
Yeah honestly I was shocked to see Deepnest at 6. Like I hate that place.
this place was boring and its' neverending labyrints are annoying
Yes, but just because the area is designed to make me hate it, that doesn’t make me hate it any less.
It’s dark, confusing, enemies constantly spawn right on top of you and then when you get to the end there’s spike traps fucking EVERYWHERE. Anytime I have to go there I just think “goddamnit not again”
12:32 Shoutout to the 2 people who put Royal Waterways in S tier
F for fog canyon
Oni- Linkle Honestly it deserves it.
@Raichu is Suprised at What You Have Done that was heresy
Someone puted infected crossroads S...
I feel the same way about the water ways
S for super gud
Fun fact: that white palace footage from crankytemplar is him doing the delicate flower quest.
Andrei Salvaleon He said that he was taking a “quick detour,” and ended up going through the entire White Palace AND Path of Pain on the way.
Holy fuck
With sharpshadow, might I add
LegendRaptor080 and Deepnest.
THE
*WHAT*
-Spino
Even the weakest areas in this game are still pretty nice.
Besides Royal Waterways. Also I fucking hate the Hive. Those drill bees are a piece of shit
@@jakereich2080 there not as bad as the jelly fish .
Jake Reich the Hive is really cool imo, and the royal waterways are actually not that bad when you think about the purpose of the area, it’s like blighttown, same for deepnest however deepnest is better
No
@@jakereich2080 I smell casul.
I love city of tears, the rain makes it seem so peaceful while u kill every bug in the area and i like the ambience.
The music and atmosphere was pretty neat too
Yea
The rain from the blue lake : )
The city is my fav area too
Yeah I love City of Tears, but I fuckin hate Soul Sanctum
@@thatsnailboi1598 the sanctum is not very pog
"My personal favourite area is the Eternal Ordeal. There's just so much Zote in it, which pumps up the atmosphere and the amount of fun. A truly magnificent piece of art!"
~Zote the Mighty
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They took it of the list because it would have been an unfair comparison
Everyone:The path to traitor lord is tedious me: laughs in dreamgate
I used it too lol
I simply didn't have the patience to go back through all the enemies again. Dreamgate was my best friend for Traitor Lord.
By the time i got dreamgate i had like 3 bosses left in the whole game
9:25
Me who used a dreamgate: I am 5 parallel universes ahead of you.
People who didn’t use dreamgate: I am 5 essence ahead of you
@@Viscidsquare040 underrated
tbh the path to traitor lord isnt that bad imo, i did it pretty easily my first playthrough
@@Viscidsquare040 21*
My personal favorite area is the greenpath. Its beautiful, we met hornet, we see Zote for first time, the music is awesome and its one of the areas with more exploration after beat it.
Greenpath has Acid. And it killed me a lot.
D Tier
There is also the Hunter.
Why is Zote existing a good point
@@JP-mr1hn why wouldn't it be
But i like queens gardens better because its basically an upgraded greenpath. It had fun enemies, beautiful level design, and adorable lil marmu in it. The queen is pretty cool too i guess
Dude when I got to the bench crystal guardian was... “guarding” I had 1 mask left and died immediately. I had hope of full health and it was taken away so soon .
In the city of tears I really love that bench where you can find Quirell and how he is just watching through the window and you can sit whit him and just enjoy the atmosphere
This just makes me sad that there's so much in big spooky Deepnest while Fog Canyon, my favorite in terms of atmosphere, has 3 types of enemies(one you can't even attack), is super small, and has one of my least favorite bosses.
@Elliot Johnson UwwU
When I first played through I actually really liked ummu
There better be a Path of Pain 2.0 in Silksong.
It's just walls and walls of spikes and explosive eggs
NO
And make it necessary for campaign
The whole game will be a slowly intensifying path of pain.
If thats a thing prob gonna be harder since silk song has new stuff
Dispite what everyone says, I think Godhome, White Palace, and Colosseum of Fools were great areas that really push you to master your skills. Path of pain though? It was fun. Thats it, not much more to say.
(Yes I did path of pain. The only thing left for me to do in the game is to do every pantheon in godhome with each binding and beat radiant Absolute Radiance.)
Those are my three favorite areas
These places are the ultimate test, indeed
Colosseum of fools deserves to be way higher on the list imo. It gives some great practice for combat of all types, has a really fun atmosphere, is super satisfying to beat each trial, and has the least annoying walkback in the game.
I prefer the colosseum to Godhome. Godhome is just an excuse to throw every boss at you, it doesn't really make sense.
one of my favorite ever moments in hollow knight was after i had already entered kindoms edge from the tram, i had seen all the bodies falling from the sky the whole trip up and wondering what was going on. I was coming up to the colosseum from the left side with headphones on and slowly hearing the cheers and chants and swords clanking get louder and louder until i finally got there and was completely surrounded by it. such a cool moment honestly it gave me chills. such a fun exciting atmosphere, even when you die you wake up on the bench under the area and hear the muffled screams from above, sosososo cool. but honestly i think it wouldve been better if he counted it as part of kindoms edge.
@@legrandliseurtri7495 there is godhome lore at least
“There is one good boss and one shit boss” yeah I guess there is
Looks like the City of Tears is a popular pick. And I have to agree, it's my favorite area as well. I was more drawn in by the music, atmosphere and the visual design more than anything. Exploring it was fun and I thought the enemies were great. But whenever I would backtrack through this area I wouldn't do my usual dash spam that I do everywhere else, and just soak in the beautiful music and atmosphere. Hearing the music of that area gives me an almost nostalgic feel nowadays, even though I played the game in 2017.
Ah yes, another silksong hype builder
It will come out one day
...any day now. Bet it will be worth it
"sure there's nosk but *Nosk sucks* "
Couldn't agree more
@davie _boi nosk doesn’t really embody the word spider tho, like I want a sick spider boss battle not, oh a guy runs form one side of the screen to the other
I remember grinding for coins and had about 10,000 coins, died in the crystal area and could not get to my soul in time. I made it all back, luckily. Then I lost all those coins in the crystal area LMAO
Why didn’t you use jiji
There's no timer. Your Shade will stay there forever until you die again.
Guys does no one think to use dreamgate to cut out boss runs
It takes quite a while to unlock dream gate.
I used dream gate for traitor lord, now I just have mine outside the godhome to avoid going through shitty waterways
@@therealpiranhaplant7415
If you go to the top of the trash pit (start on the left and go across to the right on the platforms) there is a shortcut right under the nail smith hut. No more disgusting flesh beetles.
@@-mousemicemices-2158 WHAT..... hours wasted....
Dream gate saved me on the traitor lord
Haven’t finished but goddamn I really hope fungal wastes is No. 1. Edit: I’m killing myself
im sorry but why would you think fungal wastes would be number one what 😭😭
@@_peepee_ Because it's their opinion.
by the way, soul sanctum is also a separate area with unique bosses, artwork / theme, music and boss
My favorite area has to be the City of Tears and the Queen's Gardens because of the music and the ambience.
Ok i'll be honest you said you didn't like plataforming, you said you didn't care about the lore, you don't care about the pantheons so i guess you don't like boss rushes
Wtf do you even like about the game? Just the atmosfere? Lmao
He likes the combat, but not in a boss rush format, that's all.
@@legrandliseurtri7495 but like... There's 2 combat scenarios in this game:
-boss fight
-platforming challenge
He said he didn't like both... So... Wtf?
maybe he liked the exploration? that what i liked. im quite bad at video games tbh so the bosses AND platforming were frustrating (though i loved the accomplishment) but the advancement with the new abilities that allowed access to new areas to explore is what really got me hooked. idk i like finding all the nooks and crannies and discovering these little easter eggs and stories that the devs hid in every corner.
YES the colloseum of fools is in kingdoms edge
City of tears is like the best parts of firelink and anor londo mashed together
But not as good as either
I love the white palace because good platforming where you need to time it tit just feels so satisfying ( I even started a second save to play it again)
my brightness was way low on my first time in the abyss. I was about 1/3 of the way up in the flashback and then I fell down because I could't see anything. it was a lot better after I figured out I could turn up my brightness on the tv.
I'm so glad that City of Tears is #1 it makes me feel so happy and peaceful and aHH--
"what masochist would put white palace in S tier" is now my favorite thing ever
I love how people are extremely analytical about the game design in Hollow Knight when I could barely end my first playthrough without ending up with a smashed mouth given how much I fucking loved everything.
I guess that it's a second playthrough that makes you actually analyze it.
Such a great video! Loved to see what the community thinks about the different areas and your own personal opinion. My personal favorite has to be Greenpath tho
I love the City Of Tears but also really love the Queen’s Gardens. Sure it’s Greenpath 2.0, but the music gives a sense of wonder and the greenery feels so much more..... alive rather than Greenpath’s. Also the Traitor Lord fight seems so important and sad, especially with Cloth. But what really seals the deal is the White Lady. Everything about her in her house, surrounded by greenery and the corpse of a dedicated warrior makes it so unique and special. The music in her house is good too. Sometimes I just ride to the Queens Gardens on the Stag just to listen to the music. Wonderful, would tie it with City Of Tears for favorite area in Hallownest.
‘there’s one good boss’ Yes, Flukemarm
Honestly was surprised at Infected Crossroads being so low. Maybe it's just time spent grinding Geo, but I've grown to love it much more than the blander Forgotten Crossroads. The explosions really are not that annoying if you're able to just walk away from a corpse, or jump away from the husks. There's also the lore implications of it which I love. Definitely would've put it above the less infected counterpart.
People say it's supposed that Crossroads have a isolated feeling, but i think Howling Cliffs has that feeling. I like it.
To each their own. I got lost in Greenpath for hours, and I'm still not sick of the song. Absolutely love that area.
if you hate deepnest then its doing its job. its the spider area with ambience of crawling and corpses coming back to life as giant spiders. its meant to be creepy
Soul Sanctum in the City of Tears, Stone Sanctuary in Greenpath and the Abyss in the Ancient Basin are such eerie places damn
Also, I noticed you put every area with a full screen title card. Thanks for that.
Anyone else feels that The Abyss seems more creepy that most people feel like it is? I mean yeah, Deepnest is pretty scary, with an incredibly spooky atmosphere and the creepy sounds that constantly makes you feel like you're getting jumpscared. The Abyss doesn't have music, and there is only just a bit of atmosphere sound, but I felt that what you hear the most is your character walking, which makes it feel a lot denser to me and empty in a good way, plus it's also very dark, which really adds another atmospheric look, and the feeling when you first see all the failed vessel masks on the ground just speaks by itself
So happy a large portion realized the greatness of Deepnest no matter how fricked up
City of tears just has a nice setting and ambience which is adored by the community. Compared to other areas in terms of content, COT definitely has the most unique stuff, (nailsmith, memorial,lemm,lurien, "someone" in pleasure house, the collector, shade cloak)
City of tears would be my favorite but i despise the watcher knights.
Dirtmouth - Firelink Shrine
Forgotten Crossroads - Undead Burg
Greenpath - Darkroot Garden
Deepnest - Blighttown
White Palace - Sen’s Fortress
City of Tears - Anor Londo
The Abyss - The Abyss
Greenpath will forever be my favourite area in the game and probably in any game. I was so relaxed playing it my first time just because I was captivated by the scenery. I got the game just to experience that sort of environment and I wasn't disappointed at all
6:25 Fun Fact: You can kill the Crystal Guardian without it getting angry by using the 'uh oh, stinky' charm.
You can also do so using dream shield
Royal Waterways is my favorite area, I always come back to fight the Flukes because they are so fun. I also love the sewer theme, and the balloon pufferfish things are fun too, as well as the dung defender (my favorite boss). Flukemarm was pretty easy, but I got Flukenest, which when paired with Shaman stone can destroy bosses. The pilflips are a cool concept, and the Belfly spam is funny. I just love the area in general, it's so simple, yet fun.
My personal favs are City of tears, Queen's gardens, Deepnest and Royal waterways.
City of tears bc of the lore, the music, and Marissa. I just loved exploring the right half of the city with Grimmchild.
Queen's gardens bc of how beautiful it is and for the lore too.
Deepnest and Royal waterways bc they make me feel like I was playing a horror game, I just loved de ambience and how lost they make me feel, especially Deepnest.
Others that I really like are Fungal wastes and The abyss.
Best Areas: Yes
3:32 you actually can beat the game without upgrading your nail.
Yes, and you can beat the Asylum Demon with the broken straight sword, but why would you do it? It's only for very patient people.
@@proximityclockworkx1572 well i actually did beat the game without going to the collosseum at all
@@proximityclockworkx1572 Not doing the Colosseum only stops you from getting the max level Pure Nail. You can still get the penultimate level Coiled Nail.
I’m glad there is not a giant spider boss even nosk got my arachnophobia going
Oh god, deepnest was bad enough without arachnophobia
With it seems like a personal nightmare hell
Can't lie, Royal waterways is pretty sick. Not top tier mind you, but everything from the enemies and the bosses, to the music, atmosphere and map design all evoke this oppressive feeling that I'm weaving myself through a sad, sad maze of rejects forced and destined to be forgotten underneath a great city. Flukemarm is dog shit tho lmao
I would've put WP on the 1st, sometimes I replay the game just to visit this area again
The path of pain is my favorite location...
Where’d the old ranking go? I know it wasn’t good but for some reason I feel nostalgic for it lmao
i like the theme and idea of the hive i just wish it interconnected with other places because it feels more like an out and back mission to beat the boss grab the charm save 1 wormy dude and grab the mask shard on the way out and never return. other places had unreachable areas or tram stations or something that made you come back so it wasnt a 1 and done but the hive is simply a 1 and done and never return.
True. It made sense for, say, queen's gardens or white palace, since they are late-game areas for another ending, but the hive is just this tiny, optionnal and easy area.
Dirthmouth is a relaxing area
The place you go to chill out and the only "livable" home
I fucking love hollow knight, so hyped for silksong
Honestly I dont really have much of an opinion on any of the areas...except for crystal peaks. Everywhere else just gets stale quick, especially fungal wastes, always running through it. What really makes crystal peaks great for me is those really pretty moments when you use the crystal heart and see those colossal, crystal packed caverns. Really pretty moment.
The creepiest area is deffinitly the room in royal waterways where the double damage butt maggots are
I never thought I'd ever find someone else who considered Colosseum of Fools an area
If the Colosseum is its own area then by that logic so is Stone Sanctuary, Overgrown Mound, or any indoor area for that matter... its obviously part of Kingdom's Edge, its even a point of interest on the Kingdom's Edge map.
@@Cosmic_Cretin The reason we call it an area is because it gets a special title card
Then TOWER OF LOVE is my favorite Area
@@onepuncheve9818 It doesn't have a title card
@@TodosLocosOfficial you mean when you get a name in the corner?
If yes, then Tower of Love is a area
I didn't like the parkour to the traitor lord so I put a Dream gate down next to the room
Tbh because of this geo incident I hate fungal wastes. I had like 1000 geo, then I died in fungal wastes because I fell into water. I went back there to kill the shade and get my money back but suddenly *I got killed by a baby mushroom.*
him: "the royal waterways... it has great boos and bad boss"
me: "there are bosses in the area!?"
Not even an honorable mention on Mantis Village? That gotta be the best area in the game that show your presence and beating the boss really matters: at first the mantis are aggressive to anyone trespassing their village, but that's because they're prideful warriors, and when you beat their leaders, they recognize your strength and when you come back, none of the mantis attck you, instead the BOW to you! Dreamnailing them show "our lords respect you". I felt so good when I came back and saw this :)
8:55 is the reason for why the Beast didn't have a boss (like Uumuu for the Teacher and Watcher Knights for the Watcher) because Hornet refused to fight us? I feel like she was supposed to be the boss there.
I actually really like the delicate flower quest, although it is annoying, it's really fun.
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Not really interested thanks
Why the heck did they classify Coliseum of Fools as its own area but not Blue Lake?
Fungal Wastes is great. The Fungloons death turns me on. :3
I was going to say my piece about some of the areas, but dang, I didn't realise all the different opinions fans of this game have.
Fog canyon is the reason I even beat the game. I wanted the map but it was blocked by the shadow force field. I played through most of the game with only the intent of getting through the wall.
Am I the only one that really hated crystal peak? It was just such a pain to go through on my first run because everything was so far
Just start play this game a few week ago ..Deepnest is creepy. After got a map from Conifer I avoid it as long as possible. I'll get back to finish it later 😥
„Ancient Basin has some cool bosses.“ I can only remember one boss, which was great (not counting the dream boss).
IMO:
20: fog canyon
19: howling cliffs
18: royal waterways
17: infected crossroads
16: the hive
15: colosseum of fools
14: resting grounds
13: dirtmouth
12: ancient basin
11: godhome
10: forgotten crossroads
9: the abyss
8: crystal peak
7: white palace
6: kingdoms edge
5: fungal wastes
4: deepnest
3: queens gardens
2: city of tears
1: greenpath
Ok am i the only one who went to fungal wastes through forgotten crossroads? I didn’t even know about fog canyon until after slaughtering the mantis lords
I’ve only just beaten the mantis lords but JFC I HATE DEEPNEST. THERE’S CREEPY SPIDER THINGS EVERYWHERE,I CAN’T SEE SHIT CAUSE I’M TOO POOR FOR THE LATERN AND I HATE IT AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
This is gonna sound edgy but I feel strangely at home in the ancient basin. Something still feels off, sure, but not as off as it should. It kind of feels like when I'm dreaming about living back in my home country again but the same age I am now
i dont understand why the waterways is so hated, you spend like 20-1 hour total there
Least favorite -deepnest, Favorite- Soul Sanctum
Something about that organ music and the enemies, everything there is just too tier
Howling cliffs can be fully completed in under 45 minutes and you literally never had to return after that
I actually ended up hating the Fungal Wastes because I kept dying to the mantises and spent WAY too much time there. The music just fills me with anger now.
deepnest sucks if you go there on accident without the lumafly lamp and just get eternally stuck in the hotpool
If you put the Colosseum as a separate area you gotta put the Soul Sanctum as an extra one too
Idk if this counts as its own area or not but the lake of unn was one of my favorite parts of hollow knight
I wish colosseum of fools was higher it was a great place to practice and one of the only really challenging areas before the pantheon
Treating the colosseum as an area by itself and then attaching mantis village with fungal wastes is a joke
If there is an area I absolutly hate is the Hive! Why do the stupid bees have so much health! Also, the area is kind of not connected to the rest of the Hollow Knight’s areas, it’s just like there.
i cant believe white palace is so high that shit is so much worse than all the other areas imo. I hate having to do it for void heart, why does the platforming challenge have to be required man
The platforming challange isn't required, only for radiance ending. Personally I love white palace, it's something different from the regular game and in my opinion it was executed really good. The atmosphere going together with the lore was just so sick, and I love the platforming gameplay even path of pain is fun for me. But I can see why you may not like it
The grimm Troup sets a flame here
btw the background footage for white palace, he is using sharp shadow.
Hold up, so Colosseum is an area, but Soul Sanctum isn’t? It’s my favorite place to be, even if the road to the Soul Master is annoying. The music is beautiful, the enemies unique, and the boss is just my big fat boyo.
my rãnkîng
1. queen's gardens
2. fog canyon
3. greenpath
4. fungal wastes
5. kingdom's edge/colosseum
6. city of tears
7. deepnest
8. ancient basin/abyss
9. crystal peak
10. hive
11. resting grounds
12. forgotten/infected crossroads/dirtmouth
13. howling cliffs
14. royal waterways
havent done white palace yet so h
I wish I was a professional at Primal Aspens
I got to Deepnest in October so it was double spooky
Love the lore and enemies too
City of tears is one of the most beutiful places I have seen in a game
Thats all I am going to say cuz I'm not bothered
The coliseum was one of my favorites... 😭
Deepest is the worst for me since I accidentally fell into it without a lantern in my first run and it gave me serious anxiety.
3:36 "...at number 14 is ancient basin. I think we are getting to the pretty good areas in the game"
When number fourteen is already the 'pretty good' areas in the game, you know, it's a good game.
(Which it is)