I just posted this in the chat and then did a search and realized I never posted anything about this.

This is one of my favorite games. It's a metroidvania with "hand drawn" graphics in a darksouls shell. The lore is amazing, the gameplay is great, the music is phenomenal. An absolute gem of a game.
If you like Metroidvanias and haven't tried this one yet, go get it on your system of preference. It's pretty much on everything at this point.

Then Team Cherry announced a direct sequel to Hollow Knight. I was worried that it would suffer from sequelitis and at first it did. It's slow and difficult to get into but it hit me yesterday that I was prefering Hollow Knight because my last memory of that game was me being decked out in all the best stuff so this one felt clunky.

Honestly, the lore is starting to grow on me. I've gotten to the point that I feel more agile in the game because of the upgrades I've achieved and found and the boss fights are tough but engaging.

Funny thing is, apparently people complained that the game was too difficult so Team Cherry released a patch to make the game easier. Supposedly, when certain things hit you, taken off two hearts instead of one is too difficult for people.
I've refused to download the patch, and sure there are times when I think the game is being cheap or ridiculous, but I keep at it and when I beat those bosses it just makes the victory that much more worth it.

Seriously, go get these games. Hollow Knight is selling for 15$ on steam and Silkson for 20$. I got Hollow knight on steam but decided to go switch for silksong. No regrets, I played it for hours on the flight across the Atlantic.