The world is intriguing, the bugs are charming (somehow), and the gameplay looked like the classic Metroidvania style that I liked. I’m a sucker for the kind of art style Hollow Knight has, especially if the protagonist is as cute as our knight.
I was late to the party on this game, as is a common theme with me and video games, but it was late June, it was on the Xbox Game Pass, and I said, “Oh hey, this is that cute game that some of my friends were into a couple of years ago.” Every time I’d see a FromSoftware game announcement (the developer behind the Soul series) I’d chalk it up as “none for me, thanks.” I watched hours of gameplay and was content with leaving it at that, coming to the conclusion that the series – and games that were made to be difficult – were out of my depth as a gamer.Ī lot of gamers love video games that thoroughly kick their ass but I couldn’t quite understand how seeing YOU DIED every ten minutes was fun for anyone. Bloodborne, in particular, was very much my gaming aesthetic. Still, the world, the creatures, and the lore were enough to get me to, at least, watch Let’s Play videos. It was way too hard for me, but being hard was the point, and it’s always been the point of the Souls series.
I gave Demon Souls a shot back when it was originally released in 2009 and proceeded to set the controller down and go about my business. My experience with the Souls series of video games is rather brief.
