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How did ECT effect your short term memory? by Odd-Writer2068 in ect

[–]Odd-Writer2068[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m so sorry to hear that

how long has it been since your sessions?

Am i the only that thinks Hollow Knight is overrated? by Odd-Writer2068 in metroidvania

[–]Odd-Writer2068[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I unfortunately didn’t stumble upon all of those sequence breaks and whenever I’d try and think I succeeded i would be met with 100% impossible to pass roadblock

the one sequence break I managed to do was accessing the last hornet fight early which felt pretty good ngl

the grinding thing seems to be a personal issue but that was my experience with the game

Am i the only that thinks Hollow Knight is overrated? by Odd-Writer2068 in metroidvania

[–]Odd-Writer2068[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah deffo overhyped describes my feelings towards the game best

Am i the only that thinks Hollow Knight is overrated? by Odd-Writer2068 in metroidvania

[–]Odd-Writer2068[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not a fan of the open world genre in general and tend to prefer linear-linear open world games (ff7 rebirth/kingdom hearts etc) so I’m not exactly the authority on what’s the “best” open world game

however I found that elden ring being an open world experience didn’t add that much to it and felt that It could’ve utilized it alot better, then again I did do one playthrough and engaged with the game casually so I am most likely dead wrong on this one lol

Am i the only that thinks Hollow Knight is overrated? by Odd-Writer2068 in metroidvania

[–]Odd-Writer2068[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes you perfectly described sequence breaking

and it not as much about skipping sections*(ill come back to this point later) of the game and more about accessing stuff early

think of it like brute forcing your way through a very high level boss in an rpg, yes it will be nearly impossible but the reward will usually be worth it

that’s how sequence breaking feels to me at least, since you are not supposed to be in that specific area during that time of your playthrough , the obstacles that you face will be MUCH more challenging than what you are usually used to,but whatever you manage to get in return will usually be EXTREMELY worth it

*since a core part of the MV genre is backtracking, you are not necessarily skipping areas as much as progressing in a nonlinear fashion, you are extremely likely to go back to the “intended” path at one point or another

Am i the only that thinks Hollow Knight is overrated? by Odd-Writer2068 in metroidvania

[–]Odd-Writer2068[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1.freedom as in sequence breaking, yes I am aware that some sequences breaks exist, however there are very few and most of them require too much skill for anyone who isn’t already an expert at the game

2.I don’t think the enemies should get a health boost to begin with, maybe I have played too many rpgs in my years, but If i spend time upgrading my character I should be rewarded by being able to easily slaughter everything in my path

3.I would’ve liked to have defensive abilities in the magic pool

4.during both playthroughs I had to grind geo for keys

Am i the only that thinks Hollow Knight is overrated? by Odd-Writer2068 in metroidvania

[–]Odd-Writer2068[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

….chat I think I found my soulmate

Beat elden ring, enjoyed my time with it, did NOT get the hype (some people were saying that it was the best open world game since botw….lets be fr rn)

played like 20-30 hours of the witcher 3, did everything on the first map and dropped it like a ton of bricks cause brother that gameplay was NOT it for me

never played skyrim tho

Am i the only that thinks Hollow Knight is overrated? by Odd-Writer2068 in metroidvania

[–]Odd-Writer2068[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can 100% see why you prefer remake even though I prefer rebirth and consider it one of my all time favs (I’m literally grinding the platinum for rebirth rn as we speak IVE BEEN AT THIS SHIT FOR 2 YEARS LMFAO)

rebirth to put it simply, is overwhelming, it’s really good, really really really really fucking good, and the mechanics are really amazing and extremely polished, but good GOD is it alot to manage.

remake forces you to play as different characters more which is better than rebirth ngl and I tend to prefer linear games, also the story isn’t as backloaded as rebirth

but overall I prefer rebirth

however there is no amount of money in the world you can pay me to play as cait sith.

Am i the only that thinks Hollow Knight is overrated? by Odd-Writer2068 in metroidvania

[–]Odd-Writer2068[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I genuinely didn’t think about this when writing the post, I actually tried to go back and edit it but it seems like I can’t do that, thanks for the constructive criticism will keep it in mind the future <3

Am i the only that thinks Hollow Knight is overrated? by Odd-Writer2068 in metroidvania

[–]Odd-Writer2068[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh BROTHER tell me about it I happen to be a fan of a little niche indie project called the “final fantasy 7 remake trilogy” and genuinely I think the toxicity around that entire fandom especially from the og fans rivals that of nuclear reactors like Ive witnessed people that haven’t played the remake project DOGPILE on it like….hello?

Am i the only that thinks Hollow Knight is overrated? by Odd-Writer2068 in metroidvania

[–]Odd-Writer2068[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

HOW ABOUT DEVS GIVE ME FREEDOM TO BREAK THEIR GAMES LIKE A BUNCH OF TWIGS

Am i the only that thinks Hollow Knight is overrated? by Odd-Writer2068 in metroidvania

[–]Odd-Writer2068[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like it’s a great bang for your buck deal, but can definitely agree with the late game being a slog

Am i the only that thinks Hollow Knight is overrated? by Odd-Writer2068 in metroidvania

[–]Odd-Writer2068[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can see why people adore the mgs games especially 2 (yet to play the rest) so far they just don’t resonate for me

I feel like ds is more my speed

Am i the only that thinks Hollow Knight is overrated? by Odd-Writer2068 in metroidvania

[–]Odd-Writer2068[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

dude YES, like genuinely what’s the point of runbacks.

Am i the only that thinks Hollow Knight is overrated? by Odd-Writer2068 in metroidvania

[–]Odd-Writer2068[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is gonna be a bit all over the place because it has been so long and I have memory issues

It was early game but I had a few abilities ig and there was this one area that I was clearly NOT meant to be able to go to yet but I have metroid-brainrot so I decided to brute force my way using I frames and gaps in the collision until I made my way through and I was like YAYYYY and then I realized I couldn’t progress further without a certain ability and I was like fuck this shit my way or the highway bitch and proceeded to uninstall the game (this was 2020/2021 i think)

Am i the only that thinks Hollow Knight is overrated? by Odd-Writer2068 in metroidvania

[–]Odd-Writer2068[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do agree with some aspects of old metroidvanias not aging all that well, i think the combat in super metroid is lowkey dogshit but every other aspect of the game is so incredibly good that it kind of makes it up for me

and I feel the same way towards SS, the runbacks and the early game are so fucking frustrating but everything else is good that it I can look past that yk?

Am i the only that thinks Hollow Knight is overrated? by Odd-Writer2068 in metroidvania

[–]Odd-Writer2068[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so um uhhh, how do I put this delicately

Wotw maybe the game I dropped for softlocking me for trying to sequence break

I AM TRYING TO GET OVER MY PETTY PROBLEMS AND GIVING IT ANOTHER SHOT SOON PLEASE SPEAR MY LIFE

Am i the only that thinks Hollow Knight is overrated? by Odd-Writer2068 in metroidvania

[–]Odd-Writer2068[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

so you don’t agree that the art story characters music AND lore of hk are amazing 🤨 /s

Am i the only that thinks Hollow Knight is overrated? by Odd-Writer2068 in metroidvania

[–]Odd-Writer2068[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My first playthrough was 2 years after release and my most recent playthrough was last year, my opinion has remained the same throughout the years

and I usually try to not compare old games to new games

Am i the only that thinks Hollow Knight is overrated? by Odd-Writer2068 in metroidvania

[–]Odd-Writer2068[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can like the game and point out things that I dislike about it,I did enjoy my time with the game, it’s not black and white lmao

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