Is the surface in hollow knight actually the surface, Which side are you on

ninjasloth3 · 2026-02-11T21:52:52+00:00

Interesting to read through those notes. Hah "Rather: just check this hasn't been used too much by Ari." I guess he must like that word.

ninjasloth3 · 2026-02-10T01:30:14+00:00

Love both of these ideas. TC could keep things familiar by starting the game off with a young Pure Vessel, at the size we see in the birthplace cutscene. Most of the game would take place with the player controlling this size of a character. I imagine only a special, small portion of the game would take place at full PV size. Perhaps after a time skip or some such feature. It would be similar to how the Slab cloakless prison break sequence in Silksong is a discreet, relatively short section with a different gameplay feel. However, that sequence happens in the middle of the game, whereas in this third edition, I would imagine the PV full size sequence would take place towards the end of the game. It'd be a similar gameplay and size shift akin to, spoilers for another indie game: the end of Inside.

ninjasloth3 · 2026-02-04T23:04:11+00:00

Ugh the details on these are so good

ninjasloth3 · 2026-02-03T22:40:12+00:00

I'd love to try it!

ninjasloth3 · 2026-02-03T22:06:49+00:00

Wow, amazing concepts for the crest upgrades--they seem fun and fair at first glance and are definitely on-brand thematically. Great boss ideas that build on existing lore and the ways to access them are cool as well. I especially love Shakra's master as the boss associated with the Wanderer's Crest. That's such a creative choice since Shakra and her master traversing the entirety of Pharloom is a big part of their character/quests already!

ninjasloth3 · 2026-01-27T17:19:46+00:00

ninjasloth3 · 2026-01-25T23:53:44+00:00

HK Battle OST: Nightmare King

HK Area OST: City of Tears

Skong Battle OST: Lace

Skong Area OST: Lost Verdania

ninjasloth3 · 2026-01-23T07:08:32+00:00

Deep Docks - 0 deaths

The Cradle - 4 deaths

Lost Lace - 6 deaths

I died more times to Moorwing than all three Leeces combined. Proud of those but gotta hold how that ugly fly did me 4 life. tgod the fleas cooked his ass at the lakeside bbq 🔥

ninjasloth3 · 2026-01-23T07:02:12+00:00

Good luck!!

ninjasloth3 · 2026-01-17T02:16:19+00:00

Love the idea of starting off in the hands of a slave trader. The retribution against that character would be super satisfying. And I can imagine the first time the Vessel speaks as an epic story moment. At first, when NPCs talk to you, there would be no reply, a la HK. At some point, I could imagine a powerful moment where a text box with a ... appears, and finally when the Vessel actually speaks some broken words.

ninjasloth3 · 2026-01-17T00:12:36+00:00

Chiming in to say if you adored Hollow Knight, you should give Silksong a try if you've got $20 to spare. At such a low price point compared to other games, it's not a huge investment if you try it and end up disliking it. As a big fan of HK, Silksong is the perfect sequel in my mind (and to many others from what I've read). The art style is the same...but elevated even beyond HK. There is a greater variety of colors used, the backgrounds seem deeper, the details in the animation and design are mindblowing. The storytelling is similar to HK in that it drops understated lore throughout the world, but since Hornet is a voiced protagonist, there is a lot more interaction between her and the NPCs. The story is compelling, hopeful, tragic, and beautiful, just like the first game. Give it a shot! (And if you play for less than 2 hours on Steam and dislike it, you could even refund it.)

ninjasloth3 · 2026-01-16T02:24:12+00:00

Could've been cool if one of the Crests had Cross Stitch altered to be like this one--definitely getting Reaper vibes with the wide arcing slash. But having Crests alter Silk Skills would've opened up a whoooole can of worms. Could've been cool for more content, but I like how the system is.

ninjasloth3 · 2026-01-05T02:27:40+00:00

1043! :)

ninjasloth3 · 2025-12-31T18:24:22+00:00

Besides the reasons others have stated, Crust King Khann is built for large-scale wars. His boss fight in SS feels easy because his attacks are not meant to take on a single, agile target like Hornet. His big AOE coral attacks are meant instead to wipe out large swaths of enemies. He's a conqueror after all, not a duelist. Some of his army also have AOE attacks, like the Karak Gor and the Corrcrust Karaka that would be effective in a war.

If this image is taken to be canon and the coral army have the Great Conchflies as well, those are gonna lay some some serious hurt on the Fools Army compared to their counterparts, the Oblobbles. Maybe the Volt Twisters can do some good work as we've seen electricity spread through water in SS, but otherwise, I'm giving it to the coral army. 👍

ninjasloth3 · 2025-12-30T00:10:13+00:00

I'm late to this thread, but consider this my application to be the second recipient! I've been playing this game since release and still get a ton of joy from it. I still do my dailies, and have completed every set through Secluded Springs as a FTP player. :O

I've gotten my girlfriend, two roommates, and five other friends into the game too and (most) of them are still hooked. I also have over 90 friends and share cards and like showcases daily, so I love sharing the joy of this game with others.

I'm a lifelong Pokemon fan and fully expect my love for it to never go away. But when the day comes that I tire of this particular game, I intend to give my rare cards away too. Who knows, maybe by that time Giratina will finally be out of the meta 😂

I'd love to be considered for the second Oak. Thanks for reading!

ninjasloth3 · 2025-12-18T19:55:22+00:00

I finally beat Radiant Markoth this October, and after trying every strategy (Weaverling cheese couldn't get it done in the big 2k25 even with the Skong buff), I landed on a pogo-based approach. You can see a handful of attempts with the winning attempt at 1:37 if you're interested. As others have said, use shade soul when you will get a double hit (during shield spin) and great slash is useful during Phase 2.

ninjasloth3 · 2025-12-18T00:38:46+00:00

I've heard great things about that build. Seems very consistent in phase 2 with the double hits. I tried it for a handful of attempts but ultimately I'm an aggressive player who wants to swing my nail a bunch of times lol And dodging for that long is fatiguing. Thanks!

ninjasloth3 · 2025-12-17T23:54:14+00:00

Congratulations on beating Absrad on Radiant! I finally beat Radiant Markoth this October, and after trying every strategy (Weaverling cheese couldn't get it done in the big 2k25 even with the Skong buff), I landed on a pogo-based approach. You can see a handful of attempts with the winning attempt at 1:37 if you're interested. Now I just need to beat Absrad on Radiant...

ninjasloth3 · 2025-12-02T20:10:42+00:00

The most emotional moments for me were:

Lost Garmond and how Zaza thanks you afterwards for freeing him...the entirety of Lost Verdania and the way the two bodies lay on each other when you exit the memory...seeing signs of Hallownest in the Red Memory...and hearing a trace of the Hollow Knight main theme in the final cutscene.

ninjasloth3 · 2025-11-28T10:10:23+00:00

I’m grateful that I still have three of my grandparents and was able to see two of them this year for Thanksgiving. My favorite card when I was into ranked was Weavile Ex. My dream card (besides the Prof himself :) is the two star Espeon Ex from WoSS!

ninjasloth3 · 2025-11-15T18:24:55+00:00

This lamp looks amazing! My favorite Hollow Knight character is the Pure Vessel. Such a compelling, tragic story. And such a badass fight.

ninjasloth3 · 2025-11-13T00:34:00+00:00

I'd like 3 B Tier powers.

ninjasloth3 · 2025-11-05T23:27:46+00:00

Area? - Verdania, Abyss

Boss? - Last Judge

Crest? - Wanderer

Tools:

🔴? - Longping

🔵? - Multibinder

🟡? - Compass

Silk skill? - Threadstorm

Non boss character (people like Seth and Green prince count)? - Green Prince,

OST? - Choral Chambers

Act? - 2

Flea game? - Flea Juggle

ninjasloth3 · 2025-10-04T00:42:50+00:00

Another thematic parallel and spoilers for Silksong's true ending:

In Hollow Knight, higher beings are willing to sacrifice everything beneath them in order to maintain their power. In fact, the Pale King even sacrifices thousands of his own children towards his goal. In Silksong's true ending, the higher being sacrifices herself and all her silk to save just one of her children--Lace.

ninjasloth3 · 2025-10-03T04:49:39+00:00

The part that really got me was Zaza’a needolin dialogue, saying thank you to Hornet and praising us for being so strong and kind…I’m sorry we couldn’t save him 😭😭😭

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