The strengths of Hollow Knight for me lie with its boss fights and it’s boss designs, which Team Cherry have obviously put a lot of time put into.
To gain soul you must fight and land hits on enemies and the game rewards you by allowing you to heal the more you fight. Soul is a very interesting mechanic within the game, it allows you to use abilities and also heal yourself. You must defeat the shade in order to gain your Geo back, which is the in-game currency and your soul. When you die you are returned to your last save point which is presented as benches located throughout the world, you also leave a shade in the world, which is a clone of yourself. Dying is learning and learning is dying in Hollow Knight. Hollow Knight is very difficult, from the gameplay, exploration and even progression this game will have you dying a lot. Hollow Knight has truly cemented its spot as one of the most downloaded games on the E-shop, rightfully so. On the Nintendo Switch, Hollow Knight runs smoothly and controls well so it really feels at home on the system. Wielding your nail and gaining abilities throughout the game you must find out why you have been called to Hollownest and find your true purpose. The game is very ambiguous and little is explained about why the hollow knight has traveled to Hollownest – that is up to the player to find out. Hollow Knight, developed by Team Cherry, is a Metroidvania style game which has the player control the Hollow knight.