What Makes HOLLOW KNIGHT So Great !?

I’m developing Ultranova, an action-adventure platformer. In the process, I’m analyzing successful games to learn what makes them captivating. I must decide whether to make a linear level-based platformer or if I should make a non-linear Metroidvania game that encourages you to explore and unlock one large world. In this video, I look at Hollow Knight, an extremely popular 2D Metroidvania platformer released in February 2017 by Team Cherry, a small Australian indie team. Wishlist Ultranova on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2384360/Ultranova/ Get Hollow Knight on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/367520/Hollow_Knight/ ★ REFERENCES ★ I bought Hollow Knight on Steam and recorded my own gameplay footage for most of this video. The Making of Hollow Knight (Interview): https://www.gameinformer.com/2018/10/16/the-making-of-hollow-knight Hollow Knight Unity article: https://unity.com/madewith/hollow-knight State of the Art: The Elegiac Beauty Of Hollow Knight: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/hollow-knight-concept-art Hollow Knight Press Kit: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SPCRaalJJepKYOQ4fdxZEzqNukJiUQCo YouTube - Math for Game Programmers: Building a Better Jump: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG9SzQxaCm8 YouTube - A Q&A Session For New Game Writers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGCeTgmG1F8 YouTube - Greak: Memories of Azur Trailer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1311070/Greak_Memories_of_Azur/ Vector Art Platrofmer - Image by upklyak on Freepik ★ ABOUT ME ★ I'm Imphenzia, and I do YouTube videos mostly about game development, 3D modeling, and game assets. I am Swedish, but I currently live in Brisbane / Australia, where I run an independent game development company, Imphenzia Pty Ltd. ★ LINKS ★ My website: https://www.imphenzia.com My LEARN LOW POLY Character Modeling - Blender 3.5 Full Course: https://youtu.be/PTWV67qUX2k Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/imphenzia My Universal Sound FX asset with 7000+: game sounds: https://www.imphenzia.com/universal-sound-fx Imphenzia Discord server invite: https://discord.gg/sR7pZ4B Imphenzia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imphenzia/ Imphenzia on X: https://x.com/imphenzia Imphenzia itch.Io page with all my Ludum Dare games: https://imphenzia.itch.io/ Imphenzia Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/imphenzia In-depth learn how Low Poly Modeling in Blender: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jHUY3qoBu8 Thanks for watching!!