A Story Analysis of Hollow Knight
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 พ.ค. 2024
- Hollow Knight is an amazing game with a very difficult story to understand so today we going to uncover all of Hallownests secrets.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:38 Prologue
7:08 Hallownest
17:18 NPC's
24:48 The Dreamers
38:10 DLC
45:08 Endings
59:09 True Endings
1:14:12 Outro
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Music Courtesy of Hollow Knight OST
• Hollow Knight OST + Go...
0;00 Dirtmouth
7;08 Greenpath
17;18 City of Tears
24;48 Resting Grounds
38;28 Queens Garden
45;08 White Lady
55;25 Radiance
59;11 Godhome
1;12;02 Dirtmouth
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Unn IS calling to her people, they can't hear her because of the Radiance.
And the Hive is not in disarray, but actually working in perfect harmony, and that's also because of the Radiance, the bees were obedient drones before the infection, and after the infection they just carried on as normal, now with a new Queen, and part of a true hivemind.
Bees do be bees
@@CosmicTornado1 Bee moment.
I mean... I don't call this "perfect harmony". The mindless husks don't carry on maintaining the kingdom, it's full of death and decay. Had the Radiance not been locked away, maybe it'd be more like how you describe. But it isn't.
As it stands, the only influence the Radiance holds over the bugs of Hallownest is to turn them into zombies. It's all she can do from her prison. Her presence is still felt, but most of her power remains sealed away.
The Radiance is also not the main villain of the game. The Pale King is. It's the nature of kingdoms and rulers to end in this fictional world, but he selfishly refused to give up his reign. Even the bees aren't spared, the hive is in total chaos and falling apart.
That's why the Mantis tribe is the only one who seems to be unscathed by the infection. They never swore fealty to the PK, and so maintained their independence.
@@WobblesandBean Some bugs have had a better experience with the infection that most.
The bees as I mentioned, the gladiators and the Mantis traitors who welcome the infection to become stronger but still somehow kept their faculties.
Some bugs just had a better deal than others.
Is umm even given a gender?
I have never played a game like Hollow Knight, and I am afraid I never might again. This was truly a once in a generation experience.
well i have some reccomendations. if you want a game in the style of hollow knight (a metroidvania ) i would say metroid or ori and the will of the wisps, if you want a game that will make you feel like hollow knight while not like hollow knight, it would be outer wilds. i would highly suggest outer wilds as it is just amazing its gives the vibes of hollow knight in not understanding what the hell is going on for the first 4-5 hrs
considering its getting a sequel, it at least a twice in a generation expearience
outer wilds is getting a sequel?? @@nikotsapaliaris4919
@@nikotsapaliaris4919 We can only hope
the nearest experience I had is Blasphemous, I strongly recommend you to play this game if you liked this game, it doesn't have the perfect controls and combat of hollow knight but has its own unique features
FYI Grimm is the Higher Being. He is the vessel for the nightmare heart and its manifestation. This is why he understands what's happening in Godhome, just like Hornet. Though due to Hornet being only 50% higher being she is hazy about what is happening. NO other boss other than these two and the Radiance herself have new dialogue/show any semblance that they understand that they are within the Godseekers' pantheon. Only higher beings are shown being able to see past this dream.
Sheo sees past the dream, he's no HB. Grimm is controlled by NMH but is not a higher being, in the same way THK isn't a higher being for being controlled by Radiance. Furthermore you can't be "50% Higher being" you can't half exist above all others, that makes no sense.
Grimn n thk are higher beings
@@MossMothMyBeloved I don't think sheo actually sees through the dream, he's just musing much the same way oro and mato are. His musings are likely unfuenced by the dream he's in, much like oro and mato's are. For O and M they're in a dream with eachother so their dream thoughts are about... eachother. As for Sheo he's practicing art so his thoughts are artful and philisophical. You *could* interpret it as him seeing past the dream, maybe, but then he'd probably be more confused about it like hornet, right?
Also why couldn't she be half above others? If that wording bothers you, maybe "Partly ascended mental state" would make it sound nicer? Also the fact hat her father is likeon of THE higher beings means she has to be at least something
@@MossMothMyBelovedhave u ever heard of a demigod before? Thats what half higher being is
@@exister6652
"What is a god, if not an artist?"
Given the context it's laughably ignorant to assume it's a vague musing about art, especially considering he's never mused about gods in the waking world when painting.
Existing above all others is by nature binary. You either do or you don't, power itself is a spectrum, like a slider for how bulky you want your character to be in a video game, but existing past the imaginary power threshold of all others is not. Yes being a descendant of Pale King has many perks, but that doesn't mean that you are "half higher being"
About Tiso, I think his purpose in the story is to showcase the kinds of travelers that elderbug talks about, to show the mentality that those explorers and adventurers have when they go visit hallownest's ruins
It’s also to encourage you to go to the Coliseum, if Ari and William in the first hot spring weren’t enough.
Nice pfp, bro.
I thought this video essay was good, but it seems to have neglected things that are connected to Elderbug’s narrative grounding.
The reason Godhome is an ending (and why Grimm bows to Godseeker) is because it’s a dream. With all other bosses they aren’t *really* there. You’re fighting dream versions of these bosses, however, Nightmare Grimm and the Radiance are dream entities. They ARE the dream. So when you fight the Radiance in Godhome, you’re fighting the ACTUAL Radiance. It’s not just a fight you’re doing for fun like all the others, you are fighting the final boss of the game for real, so killing her ends the game, since the goal of the game is to kill her.
You basically accidentally stumble upon a different way to go toe to toe against the Radiance by invading her dream realm without having to go through the Hollow Knight.
Damn, that's a pretty good explanation that I hadn't considered.
wasnt grimm just a vessel for the nightmare heart? bc killing it grows the grimm child and makes its eyes glow red
@@CapoRip I personally believe that Grimm was himself the higher being. We see with the pale king that existence for higher beings can be strange, so my interpretation is that the Grimm we see is a physical manifestation of the nightmare heart. Basically he is its personality, thought, etc all manifested in a way that can interact with the world, one being existing in two parts, essentially. So when this version of Grimm dies, the grimmchild takes the role of new manifestation.
You can actually save Cloth, if you kill the traitor lord without having collected the pale ore piece from ancient basin. If you go to the ancient basin later to find Cloth hiding, after having already defeating the TL, then, instead of going to queens gardens, Cloth will now go to dirtmouth, and take a short rest there, before leaving hallownest very much alive. I see this as the 'good' ending to her story for three reasons. One, because I feel that Cloth's self-loathing and desire for death is tragic, not something to be encouraged or wished for. Better for her to find some new meaning in this life, rather than end things permanently out of present grief and shame. But secondly, and more importantly, the game gatekeeps Cloth's survival behind a 'harder' gameplay task. If you cant get the last pale ore, you then can't face the TL with the pure nail. You have to kill him without the last nail upgrade. Generally speaking, if a game like this makes something more difficult, it is because it wants you to strive to achieve a more worthwhile outcome. Thirdly, the game already has shown form in suggesting that tragic thoughts and feelings in the way of ending one's life, should be treated with caution and patience. I am of course referring to the nailsmith, and his eventual finding of new purpose and happiness with Sheo.
This is why I always make a point of saving Cloth after I kill TL, in new playthroughs :) . I like to imagine that she eventually gets past her grief, and finds happiness :) . (I disagree about godhome btw. I think it unlikely anyone would complete p5 without completing the other three main endings first, and I thus see the additional endings as precisely this: an appropriate reward for beating p5. You literally become a god, and transcend the mundane requirements of the main game's critical path, saving absolutely everyone in the process. I could also say more about how I feel the lore rewards from this dlc are sufficient in my eyes, but I'll limit myself to commenting on the flower. I see that as more of a countering and neutralising force, than as a teleportation token. Again, it comes back to the game potentially gatekeeping a more worthwhile resolution behind a harder task: if you got the flower down to the godseeker successfully, then it prevents the somewhat disconcerting consequences of otherwise unleashing the shadelord upon Hallownest outside of the dream world - which is seemingly what happens if you dont give them the flower before triggering the ending. )
funnily enough, i got the pale ore fragment but did not find cloth, and was very very confused where she was. I don't think she even showed up in dirtmouth.
Hollow Knight was the first metroidvania i played, and i loved the exploration of hollownest. The experience of the story exponentially unravels before you is masterfully done.
Playing hollow knight at your first metroidvania is a curse. I did the same thing and nothing has come close.
@@davismorgan7955try to play blasphemous it filled my desire for exploring an unkown land filled with great lore, just like hollow knight with it's grand world and mysterious lore
@@yousefguingab4784it's pretty good, but Hollow Knight is the pinnacle of the medium imho
@@mauz791 truee nothing can match up to the magic of playing hollow knight the first time, especially when you first seat at the bench in city of tears with the main man QUIRRELL
@@yousefguingab4784 that guy was a war veteran, who braved the kingdom for the first time twice (thanks Monomon) and survived. Legendary man, and he's super chill and helpful. I hope he's enjoying his long swim
path of pain was worth every agonizing moment, all 45 or so tries it took to clear the last room literally had me shaking at one point. This game is a real gem.
It's crazy how I've always been bad at platforming but I enjoyed this game so much and was so invested I grinded through the path of pain. This and elden ring were the two games that made me want to start to challenge myself more. Now sometimes I play games on hard and while the beginning grind can suck its fun to be challenged throughout the whole game. I love completing all the side missions first so I hate when 3/4th through the game you're basically a God. That sure as f never happened in hollow knight.
Cant wait to suffer in the Path of Pain 2 that will most definitely be in silksong lol
See, I don't understand that. I'm of the mind that video games should be fun and relaxing, not so stressful they have us trembling from anxiety.
@WobblesandBean that's why most of the hard challenges in this game are optional. Players can play how they want. If you want a stressful challenge, you can find it. But if you just want to explore and enjoy yourself, you can do that instead.
I didn't have the patience or skill to get through it. I love that little story nugget, especially as a Dad. But I might not have appreciated it if it was my only reward for all that hardship.
Edit: replayed the game and got through it with the Honey charm and patience. I did get mad when it took three tries to get past the two Kingsmolds though.
one thing I find interesting is that The radiance calls the knight "my old enemy" implying that the relationship between her and the void goes waaay way back. and another thing is what does the Abyss Beast have to do with the void and the radiance and with the shade lord we turn into in the last ending. He resides in the abyss and he is the source of the lifeblood that's why lifeblood is considered forbidden in the kingdom but what exactly does the Abyss Beast has to to do with the void. what's the connection between lifeblood and the void. there's this theory that the abyss creature doesn't have any connection with the abyss but simply he's a higher being just like the wyrms and Unn. he gains followers through lifeblood (for example Jonny) but since the pale king wants to be absolute he declared that the lifeblood was heretical (maybe because he started to convert the followers of the pale king) and drove the abyss beast into the abyss (or he ran to the abyss) and imprisoned him but why doesn't the godseekers attune with him?
Dunno. The beast in the void appears to be long dead. I do agree though, the Pale King is selfish and demanded to be the only god the bugs of Hallownest knew. He had no idea he was nothing compared to the eternal power of the Radiance and the Void. It's like a human king stepping into the middle of the battle between God and Lucifer, and foolishly thinking he could control both.
i think the abyss beast isn't a god, or intentionally avoid's attunment, it seem's to be half in the dream world, so that would explain it's presence in godhome
i think the god's of hollow knight's world gain power through worship, the pale king was known and thus was fully physical, the radiance was forgotten and not worshiped and thus is restricted to the dream world,
the abyss beast is somewhat worshiped, even if it's second hand through lifeblood so is in this weird spot between being physical and being able to intrude on the physical world, but was still partially bound to just existing in the dream world.
The Abyss Beast *is* present in Godhome, at the Lifeblood Room unlocked when you complete the pantheons with bindings on. it doesn't seem to be a violent creature, more in line with the likes of Unn, the White Lady, and the Pale King.
Few things to mention: the vessels could have had some sort of path to nosk's lair as you can see multiple corpses of them there and both locations are close on the map. Also hornet is your half sister not step sister.
Only a half sister if you’re a blood relative of the king. But it seems you’re more of a creation than an offspring.
@@Yung.Ert. He threw the eggs he had with the white lady into the void, the children die and rebirth vessels. Ghost is related to the pale king in the game's lore, and hornet also being his daughter, but they both have different mothers so they are half siblings.
@@tkienjoyer ah I see. Makes more sense, thanks. That’s interesting.
The hive was likely a late addition, as the boss and vespa too were added in an update. And kingdoms edge was where team cherry put everything they wern't sure where to put. If a character name has "By X" that means it's a backer character made by someone who donated to the kickstarter
Strangely enough, even though it seems very last minute, the Hive was one of the first areas Team Cherry thought about as you can see it in some of the early sketches for the map they drew. In fact it was originally going to be in deepnest before they moved it. Which makes it odd that it turned out the way it did.
@@sin-jay733 probably because they didn't have the budget to take as much time as needed like with silksong
@@nonymouswisp8176 True. That's probably why thet cut the forest of bones out and later move it to SilkSong
A story that keeps on giving. I'll never forget my first playthrough.
bro one of my friends is a completionist with a capital everything. first playthrough was i think 110% something like that
Jesus is it that good?
Well my name ain't Jesus, but it is that good. @@oneofthembous7359
@@oneofthembous7359yup. I've 112% the game 8 or 9 times and beat every single boss in the game hitless
@@oneofthembous7359If you have any taste. It definitely lacks in characters, though. Nearly everything is implied and never shown/told and sometimes that really harms the quality of the story imo
Because of Tiso as a fakeout in the Brooding Mawlek fight and Brooding Mawlek actually appearing in the last trial of the colosseum I assume that he was killed by one, which to me implies he almost made it to the end. This is why I believe he was actually pretty strong, perhaps even stronger than a brooding mawlek and he died due to already being exhausted
Personally, I feel that Godhome was pretty sound. Though there was little added, that is because there was little they wanted to add, and the actual experience was the focus. It felt like it was meant to bee a challenge and the tidbits it left were rewards for the strong willed. I don't know, I really liked it.
Yeah it was a great addition and didn't take away anything from the true ending
Hollow Knight is one of those rare games I wish I could forget so I could play it all over again.
I know, right?
Go play Outer Wilds. Same same, but different. You can only play it for the first time once.
To clear things out, you do need to defeat almost all of the game bosses to face them in respective pantheons in which they appear which makes godseeker endings a more of an extension to the original endings which both explains something's but also creates new confusing connections between original and dlc endings
Also as always awesome video ❤
definitly one of my favourite games of all time. at first the "discover it yourself style of story was an eyebrow raiser but with due time i was genuinely interested in the world and the narrative it provided. Certified masterpiece
36:27 The revelation of Elderbug being one of the few younger character in the game is never not funny to me.
Like did his parent named him Elderbug when he was borned?
Did he changed his name to Elderbug when he grew up?
Was it a nickname that people gave him because he looks old and it just sticked?
Or is that simply what the Knight call Elderbug, since Elderbug never really gave us his name.
The last of them is the funniest because it would assume that the Knight decide to call Elderbug Elderbug despite being much older than Elderbug simply because Elderbug looks old.
It’s probably the last one we only see the name of what the knight sees them as seeing the name tags only show up when told of the name hence we only find out cornifers name when we interact with him for the second time or zotes when his dialog says he is zote the mighty
Hi, zoologist here. It's a bug. Elder bugs are real. It's not just his name, it's literally his species.
I played the Bee section a long time ago, but I figured the game told about them getting Infected from the gameplay. Every time you hit one of them, they sweat or bleed the Infection. The game does tell you they’re infected and when the Queen thanks you for freeing her powerful Knight, that would mean the lesser subjects almost certainly got infected, too.
i feel like the whole godhome dlc isn’t that much of a problem, it is a boss rush and it doesn’t focus on the story. it has some story elements yes but it’s trying to be a boss rush and if it focused on the story too much it might take away from the gameplay. i dont see much of a problem with its existence, and your whole issue with the ending after p5 seems a bit silly. its a reward for completing an incredibly difficult challenge that many players aren’t going to be able to complete, its not like you can walk into p5 with just the dreamnail and voidheart and get a whole ending without doing anything else, you need a lot of skill to be able to beat p5. you also need to beat all of the bosses in the game to do pantheon 5, including bosses like the watcher knights who you need to defeat to get to dreamers. you make it seem like it’s significantly easier than it is to get the ending as if anyone on their first playthrough will get this ending before doing anything else when you have to beat practically every boss and have enough skill to be able to complete the pantheon in the first place.
Hollow Knight is one of those game where the gameplay is fun, lore is dark and interesting but the character designs are adorable despite being insects.
that's a very specific description
The ending to godhome isn't necessarily the canon one, the way I understood it is that it's similar to the first in that it's also a bad ending for the game, instead of exploring and learning we simply fight our way to the top, claiming the devotion of the godseekers in the process. Because of this at the end we don't save hollownest, we simply replace the tyranny of the pale king and the radiance with the tyranny of the shadelord, forcing the bugs of the kingdom to endure another rule until it too eventually fades like those that came before, it's a continuation of the cycle, just of a different one than keeping the radiance contained.
Although this only works in the regular ending, I have no idea what's going on with the delicate flower other than "the kindness of the knight saves the kingdom from the shadelord".
Good point, however unlike the Hollow knight & Sealed siblings endings both Hornet and the Hollow knight live. (And presumably the Radiance is completely and truly destroyed.)
Also there is no true ending
Every ending is canon
There is a night chance the delicate flower ending in the “true” ending seeing the radiance is defeated and the shade lord vanished with the god seekers
Although team cherry said they don’t like the idea of a true ending which makes no sense when they are making a sequel
I’m so giddy you’ve finally done a video on this absolute gem of a game and it’s super intensive lore that I cherish wholeheartedly
You can't start a pantheon until you encounter all the bosses inside one. Except Zote iirc. So you should still complete most of the game
You don't have to fight God tamer
You also don’t need to defeat Nightmare King Grimm
I have seen theory's about how the Knight and their siblings escaped the abyss, the theory speculates that there are paths in the abyss that we cannot see in game that lead to different places like Deepnest and then from there out to the Edges of the Kingdom if not further out, that would explain why Nosk had so many corpses of the siblings and how the Knight originally got out to roaming the wastelands before the game starts or the boss sibling guarding the monarch wings.
Great video cant wait for Silksong.
GINGY, this and mossbags cover are going to be my favorite hollow knight explanations
It's weird because the story of Godhome immediately clicked for me especially after finishing the last gauntlet.
In simpler terms, you the Knight are ascending as the God of Gods, who has bested each and every boss in the game both in the current strength and in their prime state.
That's why you needed the Voidheart as you keep ascending the Gods Seeker device keeps tuning to it.
That's why on the earlier stage the God seeker keeps trash talking you for it thinks that you are not worthy to be there and only tunes in on the other "Gods" of Hollownest.
You can also see it happening as you fight the bosses as the Godseeker only follows the movement of the bosses you are fighting.
Only when you reach the final pantheon that you finally got the full attention of the Godseeker and they start to tune in on you which also appears in-game where they start watching you instead while doing the gauntlet which culminates when you finally beat Absolute Radiance and the Knight becomes the Void King which immediately destroys, not banish but actually destroys the Radiance putting an actual stop to the infection.
Never been more excited to watch an hour long video on a game I have no intention of playing. Gingy has been my therapy lately 😅
I think you should. This is a game with timeless artwork, music and gameplay. Plus it's an indie game, so it's well worth the price. Also you don't give any money to any shit bag AAA developers 👍
It is also surprisingly fun. It even allows you to fight bosses as many times as you want to, if you so choose. It even has an incredibly difficult but optional set of boss gauntlets.
However, it is arguably the greatest metroidvania ever made so it will ruin the experience of all other metroidvanias.
@mauz791 I never got into the metroidvania style games. I've tried a few but they never grabbed me. But if this is one of if not the best, then I might just give it a shot. Thanks for the insight! 🙏
@@StunnyBruhthis is one of those games you wish you could play again for the first time. Give it a go you wont regret it
Tiso wasn't actually made by Team Cherry, in fact the majority of the NPC's weren't made by Team Cherry. They're characters that Kickstarter backers came up with and we're put in the game as a reward for them. So, that's why Tisp exists in the game, because someone paid Team Cherry to put their character in the game, hence why it says Tiso is by someone called Tiso.
Also, regarding what you said with the endings. All of the DLC's were originally intended to be features of the game when it released, but due to constraints they had to cut it. Hence why they released the two endings with the DLC, because they needed to wait to get more money to make the game.
Also, Team Cherry has confirmed that there is no 'canon' ending. We can decide what ending is canon.
The community has learned a lot about the lore through interactions with team cherry (devs), and a sacrifice (mossbag)
But yeah, the reddit post is a perfect example of this ongoing lore and world building, but I loved the process, including the community
As a kid, I like story
Now as an adult, I love lore
When setting, music, atmosphere, and gameplay are blended so well you get a special game. I can say only a handful of games I've played do this well and hollow knight is one of them.
44:25 - One of the two bosses who deal 2 masks of damage? Oh, you sweet summer Grimmchild.
I’ve waited for this video from you. This game has always fascinated me. Thank you for covering it.
I’ve never had much issues with the godmaster dlc. Opinions really got strong at that section
About the hive part I'd like to mention that thus game was developed by 3 people who went bankrupt in the developing process. It would be fair to assume that the hive's development was halted when the devs ran out of resources and had to release the game. Many things were scrapped due to this reason but it didn't affect the game as much due to team cherry's game design which followed the principle of making the core game first and then adding more content so at any point if development had to stop the game released would be technically complete.
Not to mention, the music is now ICONIC. Nothing captures the spirit of this game and its story more than its soundtrack to me.
I waited so long for this. Thank you gingy and keep up the good work 💪🏿
I have been looking forward to this video for so long. I hope that one day we will get the Pathologic 2 video, it is the most underrated game I've ever played.
I actually bought Pathologic 2 a couple weeks ago, and was going to give it a spin some time soon. I've heard equally good things about the game as well so I'll see about making it into a video.
@@Gingyplz plz plz
I genuinely can't believe this video was over an hour. Felt like 15 minutes of just pure lore butter. Excellent video and script and delivery and editing and all the usual shit you fkn crush every goddamn time. GOAT.
Hollow Knights story is so good because it isnt told directly. It’s told through the world that you explore. Seeing and learning the history of hallownest and how it came to be the way it is is a gaming experience I will never forget
Enjoying it so far, gonna edit as I go
1. Millibelle doesn’t run after time, she runs after you deposit a certain amount of geo. It’s best to give her the max amount.
-2. The Great Wyrm, Was the pale king.-
3. Not seeing any enemy dream-nail dialogue ( I’m at the bees)
4. The point to the “useless npcs” is just to show that they are content. Most have an objective, and those who’s hubris lead them to seek a fight, pretty much always end up dead.
5. If you fight Grey Prince Zote enough, Bretta leaves, and goes past the howling cliffs. 😢
6. Cornifer Yes, But MYLA? Don’t get me wrong I love her, but Quirrel is Very Beloved.
7. If you avoid a specific instance of meeting Cloth before the Traitor Lord fight she goes to Dirtmouth. (and then I think past Howling Cliffs.)
8. Yes, he’s a flesh cocoon. Dream-nail confirmed.
9. I never thought hornet was hunting us, that corpse always looked old to me, idk why.
-10. The Pale King And Mom didn’t Use us, they made us, We’re supposed to be literally empty.-
11. The maggot found him dead. When you dream-nail his brothers (for soul) before his Dream fight, they’re telling him to wake up.
13. Ok here’s the dream-nail dialogue part. (Also if you Dive in The Mask Makers room, there’s more Dream-nail dialogue I think)
14. Hornet is our half Sibling, step is if they’re married. Step don’t have to be related by blood, but I think half siblings under marriage probably count as both.
You should do a dishonored analysis😋 the world is so beautiful and the dynamics between your choices, even though death of the outsider was slightly disappointing
I've played Dishonored more times than I can count, absolutely love the series. Strangely though I have never played Death of the Outsider. One day I would like to talk about the series though, but I'm not sure when.
It's a great day when I see Gingy upload. Thank you man!
I get so excited when I come across a new video of urs ur voice ur cadence and mannerisms are wonderful and I could hear the smile in ur voice when u described holoknight making u reminiscent of dark soul keep up the FANTASTIC content and I know we all can't wait until u blow up big Gingy
Very uhh... optimistic reading of Quirrels ending.
He is super dead.
You're giving me what I wanted without even realizing it. Thanks, keep it up!
As always another great amazing video really enjoyed it appropriate all the hard work that was done to make this video. Thank you for making this video. Excited for more upcoming videos
allways waiting for you to upload, your game selection is so great. Love it
Someone once noticed in the comment section of a different video that the brooding mawlek only shows up in the third trial of the colosseum. Pretty deep in as well. So if tiso died to the mawlek as is implied, than he must be decently skilled. I believe they cut his fight out due to time constraints.
YOOOOOOOO Let’s go! Another fire video to enjoy! Thanks Gingy! Keep up the amazing work!
I Probably knew at least 90% of your dark souls videos and this one. But I enjoyed 100% of my time watching your stuff! Amazing videos and you have reawoken my love for these games. Will be checking out more of your vids! thank you :)
This game is a masterpiece. Thank you for covering it.
Yesterday I stumbled upon your channel randomly and watched your video on the story of Blasphemous, and I told myself that it would be great to have a video on Hollow Knight made by you... Lucky me you've read my thoughts
Love all the videos keep up the good work!
Thank you so much for this great video! I really enjoy your stuff!
amazing video! i'm definitely going to have to pick up this game again.. i played it on stream a long time ago and never finished it lol
thanks for the kind words, i'm so happy you commissioned me and you were so lovely to work with as well :)))
On your comment on the godseeker being the only game that ties story(and more) elements to a Boss rush, theres also Kirby, that becomes something else entirely when It comes to its Boss rush the True Arena (and the Ultimate Choice on Kirby Star Allies that IS the most story heavy Of the séries) and they ALL give extra value to its lore with their pause descriptions
In fact the mode in its entirety reminded me a Lot of Kirby game's arenas
We’re making it out of Hallownest with this one‼️🗣️🔥🔥
Very nice video! Thanks for creating it :)
i legitimately cannot wait for silksong. im a solid 45 playthroughs and maybe 600 hours into the game. absolutely fell in love with thr lore and i need more. amazing video as always man.
So I'm addicted to Long-Form Analysis of games and your channel is like an all you can eat buffet. I binged them all by now.
Quirrel's mask isnt just a replica of Monomon's mask, it is her mask as when the mask is broken monomon can be dreamnailed
Good video, I enjoy how you describe the game and your feelings!
I literally fall asleep to your story analysis videos ❤ thank you for your soothing voice 😂🎉
Your comment on Zote on being able to speak and think points to that he is not a vessel made me think that he is actually a vessel. Maybe he is the most failed of all vessels due to him having the abilities to do so
I don't believe this for one second, but it's just...too good to not share.
Zote was the first attempt at creating the pure vessel. The Pale King spent five minutes with him after creation and decided "From now on, they can't talk."
I freaking Love Hollow Knight and your Videos.
Another crazy good video, nice!
Ngl i love you for this!!! One of my favorite games full stop!
Gingy with the HOLLOWKNIGHT analysis?? I’m bout to go hike and this is perfect!
After hike check in: almost died at the top of the crater but we had dlc to talk about so I survived.
Literraly i beat the game yesterday!!! I knever went to the bee hive or the white palace a lot of ways to get to the ending it took me 48 hours and after going to the void of videos about the lore, now i want to go for another crack on it, thanks for the video and great work keep it like that 🔥
i've watched a lot of videos like this but this games story never gets boring
It’s finally here! So excited for this one
I love how progressively snarky you get through this video. I am dying. Definitely gonna subscribe.
idk how many of these I saw already, but I loved every one of em.
I waited so long for this ❤
I'm so stoked for this!!!
Thank you for making another interesting video!!
nice, excited to watch
wish I could play this for the first time again. Very excited for the next one
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It’s explained somewhere in game but they’re infected flies and function similarly to the light seeds
Commenting for the algorithm. Amazing work as always!
This was brilliant thank you
Love this channel
I was just thinking I haven’t seen a gingy video in a while and you posted one about one of my favorite games
Amazing video 🔥🔥🔥
Gingy and hollow knight well that is all i needed to see, great video Gingy and thank you for making a video of hollow knight! Been waiting for a good minute 😅 side note. This game was a masterpiece to me gameplay wise. This was my first metroidvania game, which was absolutely AMAZING but a curse.. i cant seem to find and enjoy another metroidvania well except Blasphemous but it does have slower combat etc. I loved hollow knight for that insanely smooth movement, combat etc. I'll never ever forget my first playthrough of hollow knight and getting 100% thinking i was finished, till i needed that extra 12% and i couldn't of been happier to know i needed to play more. This is a game i suggest everyone absolutely gives a try, also it's 20$ and for 20$ you'll have plenty to do, oddly more then a 70$ triple A game offers.
I simply just need silksong 😢
Been waiting for this like more than a week now good vid can't w8 for the next hop u can do deep dive like this for final fantasy 16
I am now calling the Vessel for the Radiance "John Hollowknight". That's amazing.
Great video and a wonderful game 🎉.
I love these series from you.
I wonder if Deus Ex would be worth it, as one of my favorite series.
Thank you bro I’ve been searching for a story analysis and you delivered in perfect timing
Hollow knoght was my first Metroidvania.
I fell in love with this genre ever since.
Hollow knight lore is amazing. I remember when i finished the game sitting thinking about the game for days.
Truly master piece of a game.
Love your videos, especially on this game. bought it years ago and never finished the game. despite me spoiling it for myself i now want to beat and finish the game. maybe for the next video do armored core?
I been wanting this vid
Hey Great video. I just wanted to share a few thoughts on some of the criticisms you mentioned. I actually appreciate the fact that you can't learn anything about the Hive's lore in game. It's realistic to what you would actually experience exploring the Hive as the Knight in that time period. It's how really history is recorded and sometimes you just can't know. I think the external sources are just tidbits for those who want the extra details outside of the game.
Also I took Tiso to be a character who symbolizes the tragedy of the world. It's not that he's strong. He exemplifies the experience of the game. Seeing what is this beautiful and powerful world, but never actually being able to witness their full glory due to tragedy.
I really loved the design and music. Very charming game
This is for me is easily one of the best indies i ever played and since have become addicted too, however its clear dark souls 1 is a source of inspiration for the game in that not everything has an explanation and leaves it to the players to decide what is fact sometimes and i love this, it means i never forget because im so invested in the games world. I also love how game changing the dream nail is in uncovering alot of what is the game.
"the John Hollowknight" made crackle
It’s about time you got around to this game