Even though these environments are so different, you never feel like the game has dramatically changed it always feels natural to go from one to the other, itвЂ™s a seamless experience that always made me want to play more, just to find out what the next section will bring. There are dank, leaking caves, open bodies of crystal blue water and even lush, thick forest sections. The environments do keep changing though, and quite drastically too. The beautiful dust particles are lit up as they float around, constantly reminding you that this underground world has long been abandoned. YouвЂ™re engulfed by darkness, the Knight emits this glow of white light, illuminating his surroundings and bringing this dead world into sight. The hand-drawn art style is one of the most beautiful IвЂ™ve seen in recent memory.

But you know what? ItвЂ™s absolutely stunning. Hollow Knight is a dark game itвЂ™s dreary, sad, bleak. Hollow Knight really lets you work this all out for yourself and this allows you to converse with friends whoвЂ™ve also played it, to then each discuss what exactly made this kingdom what it is today. This is incredibly refreshing as with some games you speed through and everything is spoon fed to you, explaining why everything is the way it is and thatвЂ™s that. The story of Hollow Knight is left very intentionally vague, it really encourages the player to interact with NPCs and read through items they find to come to their own conclusion, using their imagination to piece together what happened to the abandoned kingdom of Hollownest.

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