Such a good ep - It’s so calming, you did such a great job too! Beating hornet and the mantis lords first time is awesome.👏🏻 I look forward to your other posts! It’s just gets crazier from here :)
Hollow Knight is such a calming game! And y'all been making it more fun so thanks :) Makes very sense the game has tons more, but I already have been calling it peak. Can we go even higher?! (rhetorical)
Ah, Miss Hornet, the source of the Hollow Knight community's continued and everything growing insanity over the lack of information on her unreleased game. That all being said, we love miss SHAW with all our heart! Yes, those spirits, where did they come from? And why did they refer to you as a shadow? Why did Hornet refer to you as a Ghost? Mysteries upon Mysteries. Quirrel is an amazing well prepared bug and we love him for it! Don't worry about losing to the Balder shell trap, we all did when we first started. Thank God you went back for the Hunter's Journal, I was screaming about it but didn't want to spoil it last episode. Ah! You met Mossy! The easiest boss in the whole *Sees you struggle with them more than Hornet* ... I mean... really hard, super super hard, Mossy is a hard boss 😅 BOMB JELLYS! Murderous Bastards! I hate them! Thankfully the beauty of the Fog Canyon outweighs they're... explosive dedizens. Millibelle looks and sounds exactly like a sweet old grandma, although I will agree with you that the presence of a Bank, especially in the Explosives R Us that is the Fog Canyon, during the apocalypse, did always strike me as odd. I know it's for Gameplay and they wanted to put the Bank in an easy to access location (next to Queen's Station) but it still feels odd. I guess even the apocalypse can't stop the flow of Capitalism. QUEEN'S STATION, easily one of my favorite Stag Stations in the whole game! I LOVE that you can, especially when talking to Quirrel, hear the hustle and bustle of bugs long past, makes it feel almost alive, or normal! It has a lovely look and ambiance and you can really tell this was like a, Grand Central Station, for the bugs of Hallownest. We Love Stag. End of sentence. Huh, I've never even accidentally said no to Cornifer's maps before, so I got to see some dialogue I've never seen before! Thanks! Charm Notch Let's Go! CLOTH! She's the best, we love Cloth so much! Bag on her head, smacks things with her big wacking stick, doesn't try to murder you, takes naps literally underneath the road. She's perfect and we love her! So... you couldn't figure out the mushrooms and got lost... welp, it's Hollow Knight, sometimes you just get lost and don't know where to go, it's normal with a blind playthrough... but ugh... Lost... Mushrooms... just because it's understandable doesn't make it any less painful. Leg Eater! He's... weird and creepy and I never liked him but God damn does he have some good Charms. Like really really damn good Charms! Fragile tho... very Fragile. That little title card you made for the section of being Lost was really well done, super cute and very Hollow Knight! You know, I always forget Willoh is even a character, like... I ran into them once during my first playthrough and just... forgot about them. Like I remember every other one off NPC, but for some reason, Willoh never really sticks in my mind. 🤷 Ah! The Thorns of Agony, one of my Favorite Charms from my first playthrough, I am very glad you found it! WE ARE SO BACK! ANTI-JOVER! And we do feel for you, we were all once in your shoes, playing this game for the first time, it's all good! Mantis~ nasty buggars aren't they? Perhaps you noticed that little something about them that makes them different from other enemies? Ah! You did! Excellent! They are the group Cornifer talked of. Behold! The Mantis Claw, the best Mobility tool in the game. We Love Claw, it opens Hallownest, the whole game becomes so much more explorable with this item. Cherish it. The Mantis Lords are easily one of my favorite bosses in the entirety of Hallownest. They are fast, but not too fast, strong but not unfairly so, and they coordinate their attacks excellently. I love them so much, they are an excellent test of your abilities and an extremely fair fight. Oh... Deepnest... I'm gonna avoid spoilers and simply say... Good Luck! Dorsa Kalimo, GARAMA!
You have all my sympathies for Silksong. I may be joining in with the pain soon at this rate. Shaw! Mysteries! Clues we have is they want to sleep, but somehow, we are unknowingly waking them. If the three spirits represent the heads on that egg from the intro, perhaps they are seals unlocked if they were to wake up. and then, Thanos stuff happens. As for the ghost, perhaps it's that essence that is aversive to the spirits, causing them to wake. Quirrel take me with you! Haha, I figured I missed something up there, but wow* that was actually important. Cute the Hunter turned out to be a total nerd documenting every kill lol. Saame, I can ignore the hazards with how glamourous Fog Canyon is! Millibelle was sweet to hear, after being bombarded with explosives. And ofc! Even if there's just one fading civilization left, you can count there being a bank. Just, nowhere near the actual town. Regardless, we must keep the flow of Mother Economy! Maang, Queen Station's ambience was peak!! and sharing that moment with Quirrel adds to that. The entire area has this effect, so it was not as if we were hallucinating. We love Stag. No questions asked. You're very welcome, I exist to make mistakes and still win. But never should I say no to Cornifer from this point ^ and makes sense no one would ever willingly decline the map guy. Cloth is perfect!!! Although the snoring would be a problem for me, ofc absolutely not her fault. With her and Zote, we could protect the world from evil. Gah! Saame, I can't believe mushrooms stumped me. It's more obvious than the pogo spikes. I'm getting my Scylla flashbacks* Oooh, okay I see you Leg Eater ^ As useful as how scary he looks. I'd be down to try for more power if I'm feeling weak. It absolutely makes sense to have an NPC provide temporary but powerful charms. Looking back, not sure why I followed my irl instincts and not my in-game when I met him haha. (maybe I was that immersed) Thaanks, I figured it could be a running gag if I get lost again. (LOST) LOOL you know, I totally get you with Willoh. Like they're cute, but from our brief interaction, they did not provide many reasons to come back besides a brief company. Even then, they specified preferring to themselves. At the very least, they have a cool design ^ Thorns of Agony huh? I'm not excited about taking damage, but as we saw, perhaps it'd be appropriate lol. Also curious about the offense charms ^ I think my usual nail and vengeful spirit may be lacking in later fights. LOL it's jover no more! Ya, I was enjoying the game, I forgot about how long an episode could be if I took my time back and forth. It happens but I'll try to be more mindful haha. Thanks for sympathizing :) The Mantis also stood out by readying themselves for combat, unlike the usual mobs. Usual mobs appear to wander aimlessly in their zombie-like state. And you know, I do respect the mantis, but not those flying wasps that accompany, now those are the real buggars! Like why do they hiss as they fight? I will cherish it, it feels as essential as the dash! Speaking rhetorically, but I feel we're all set with mobility tools, unless we going down for a swim! Def can return to many of those bookmarked chambers I'd imagine with the Claw. (now if only I markered them) The boss design for the Mantis Lords was peak! Very fair I agree ^ and felt like a nice barrier entry to whatever horror lies ahead. I'm afraid to say I needed that luck. Next episode in that Deepnest, eh.. I was in there too long and that changes a person. Good source for Geo tho! Garama!
@@Nicholas86753 Thank you! Makes more sense. Tho if they were hornets, would make me believe Miss Hornet would be related? Actually, she looks kinda similar, her dress looks like the neck wear of the Mantis Lords. Also remembered I missed your comment on the Mossy. I swear, Mossy was such a problem for me haha. But I refuse to believe Mossy is the easiest! Okay maybe it's a skill issue for me. I will admit, I went for many careless heal attempts and its attacks are simple. And doesn't look like you need Dash to outmaneuver it either. Okay fine, so maybe it is the easiest. Aww mang, I can't unsee it now LOL. Alright, from now on, we are playing seriously. No more playing with our enemies. *Also little bonus update. Won't happen next episode, but Soul Master. God dammit.
"I just had the weirdest dream" Lol I had the same thought. Why do I feel like waking up those ghosts(?) was like. A bad idea? Like in-universe, maybe they were asleep for a reason? The Protagonist seems to be the archetypal, taciturn wandering knight/cowboy/ronin/etc. And part of that archetype is (seemingly) having no past, and thus no motivation. Multiple characters have brought up whatever is motivating the Protagonist, but we don't know what that is yet. I wonder if the reason the Protagonist is unaffected by the orange disease is as simple as having no olfactory mechanism, or if Miss Hornet is right and the Protagonist is a ghost. Ghosts don't need to smell. Leg Eater is definitely waving lots of red flags right now; his charms do not pass the sniff test. I don't think you should get rid of the "getting lost" sections--that seems to be an important part of the game, but of course the caveat to that is not being sure where you're supposed to go next and having lots of visibly inaccessible rooms. I wonder if the game is trying to tell you to buy the light from Sly? The Deepnest is kind of dark, and there are still those caves. You might be able to buy a lot of stuff, if only the banker lady had multiple branches of her bank...
It seemed like the 3 ghosts preferred to sleep and our presence (our ghost) may be threatening their slumber? And Hornet may be trying to protect them. Except I felt the ghosts appearing AFTER Hornet left contradicts this idea. I totally did not just picture our protagonist in a cowboy get up. Hornet brought up that we did something before? Based off of our interactions with everyone else (which I deem canon), our lil protag seems agreeable with Stag , Cloth, and Quirrel, even kind enough to save our hero Zote. Either our lil mang committed a taboo but lost their memories, or they bear a similar resonance that once threatened this world, maybe even caused the orange disease? Hmm! Cornifer did point out our protag's lack of ability to smell ^ I have a feeling the second point is more plausible, in that we are a ghost or "hollow", which can't be affected. More suspicious that our dark ghost appears in an upsetting state, but not corrupted by the orange disease ^ I went from pity to sus real quick with Leg Eater. But I believe in second chances! Okay! I don't think it'll be the last time I get lost, but I'll try to be more investigative from this point and use my markers to avoid double checking cleared/ bookmarked rooms. Oh yes, I would've preferred Millipede to be as accessible as the Stag for instance. and YOU KNOW MYSTERY? I wish I got your reminder sooner because I devoted a good amount of time in the Deepnest with a vague goal, and I did need that light from Sly lol. But it took me awhile to realize that, since well, lots of things. That's all to say, I think next episode may be mostly me checking every corner of Deepnest, because it made me dizzy lol.
@@Hamstir4 Yeah, I had the same thought. But at this point we know about as much about the Hornet's motivations as we do the Protagonist's lol. Like when she implied he's a threat to what's left of bug civilization, I was thinking, "Citation? What are your sources here?" WE don't even know his motivation and he's literally the player character lol. If the Protagonist somehow created the plague, could that explain his immunity to it too? We're now up to 3 possible reasons he can't get the plague. I think comparing Leg Eater to Gollum is apt. Lots of the ruins look like the Doors of Durin, and the "post-apocalypse in a complex fantasy realm" also applies to LotR after the Silmarillion and the Unfinished Tales. Speaking of being more investigative: there's some sort of shiny shard thingy next to a lever in the Queen's Station that you didn't interact with? At minimum it might count as a "come back later" lol. Deepnest being dizzying makes sense--its tunnels are narrower than the ones in other areas, it's considerably darker, and it feels...IDK, colder? more deserted? than the other areas we've seen thus far.
@@theheartofmymystery "Citations" LOL we are asking Hornet that next time. Mmmm! That'd be a twist that explains some things. Now what bugs me with that is the others haven't been infected yet, such as Quirrel, Hornet, and the others. I would have assumed people "turn" after they have fallen in combat, but that isn't necessarily the case with us (but we may be an exception for game purposes or our ghost). However, Sly wasn't exactly fallen, yet was succumbing to the orange disease (and that other bug I couldn't save yet). Thus, there must be some form of condition causing others from not turning over. Cornifer says the Mantis were intelligent groups, and none of the mobs look infected either. So! Appears it may be leaning more to battle of wills to resist the infection. And this would be in line with Hollow Knight's ideology in terms of adventuring or pursuing their desires. Everyone in the town is just sitting idly with no real purpose, while the people below are driven by broadly anything. Exploring, charting maps, battle, or uncovering history. This may be one of the main thesis of Hollow Knight, but I suspect there is more such as the ghost. I would like to know more about why the game chose the word "hollow" considering the game has a cast of characters with various goals and pursuits. Okay Mystery, you win here. I actually haven't read or seen all of LotR LOL. (We put a pause on the third film) Keep flexing your LotR knowledge. Ooh yes yes, you're right. It looked like some fragment, worth coming back to ^ Mhmm! Deepnest is as you described. And it is mentally draining with the creepy crawlies as we'll see later. It does look the coldest out of the other areas we've been ^ luckily we found the Springs!
YO 2 hours???? Hammy???? Hornet's theme is so good, it's one of my fave osts in the game "Dashing tells me this game might get harder" Do we tell him You're doing super well with the combat tho! Specially since you only started playing a bit ago Poor dude by the lake was just chilling and you jumped him 😔 The sound design on Queen's Station is lovely, it's one of my fave rooms in the game I'll leave a comment later with more stuff once I get to watch the rest of the video 🫡
Ya ya ya! 2 hours!! Well, umm. I sort of spent a good time umm, I got a little, I was met with a challenge involving mushrooms. I don't want to speak further on that.. Hornet's theme is a bop! and the stakes feel higher with the strings. Actually, makes tons of sense the theme emphasizes string instruments with her threat attacks. Muchas gracias! I could use the encouragement from time to time c: Time to be quick on my feet! LOL look. I didn't want to touch guy by the lake, so I jumped to check! then I got clobbered. Queen's Station is peeak!!! I want Quirrel to come back just so we could listen together again. I'll check back if you have more no worries! (also bear with me)
@@Hamstir4 I'mmmmmm Two days late 🫡 but hey better late than never yeah Yeah!! I love that Hornet's theme is composed entirely of strings. There's lots of vids out there gushing about how good the ost is. I also love the strings (harpsicord??? maybe??) that sound in the mantis village Hammy omg 😭😭that was so funny. The "We are so back" title card was such a good bit Tbh I don't think pogoing the mushrooms is that intuitive, I don't fault you for not getting it immediately. I only knew because I watched a bit of gameplay before playing the game myself Don't cut out segments! Getting lost is part of the experience!! Also if you want to place pins, you have to do so on a bench if I remember correctly (hope I'm not too late and you get this tip before the next vid) Leg Eater's charms may have a downside to them... but you won't know until you try em right? It couldn't hurt much, could it 🤔🤔 Honestly I feel like once you get the mantis claw, the game finally fully opens to you. There's more upgrades down the line but the claw is the real game changer YO you did Mantis Lords first try??? That was so cool I know it's still super early in the game, but they're my fave boss. Following their patterns kinda makes it feel like a dance, it's so rewarding You're doing great so far! Yeah those centipedes are just loud af 🫡 not my fault, that's just how Deepnest is You may want to go back to the mantis village btw! There's a couple of fun things now that you've defeated the Mantis Lords
@@ADZ333222111 Better late than never! and no worries, you could be a week late and I wouldn't have minded :) Hornet's theme is soo smart! With the amount of tension the composition provides, Hornet feels just as important as the main character! And sweet, I'll check out those videos at some point ^ Ahh, and now you know! now you know... I'm sure it happens very often haha, so I shouldn't feel too silly about it. Realizing everyone will see this, I had to accept this fact. Alright, I'll keep everything, and I thought the title card was a good bit too LOL The pins!! Thanks, I eventually found it, but much later than I'd like haha. But thank you anyhow! They're really cute, plan to buy more of those in the shop. You know, you and Nicolas making me think I was too harsh on Leg Eater. I'll give him a revisit at some point ^ Maybe not all creepy, greedy bugs named "Leg Eater" are so bad! Ahh, I do feel complete with the Mantis Claw ^ not sure what other upgrades to expect other than perhaps swimming or digging. Excited to find more and already content with the Claaw c: Yess! You described the Mantis Lords so well. It really does feel like a dance. You practice with the first Mantis, and afterwards, the tempo picks up and you try your best not to trip or miss a step ^ fantastic choreographed fight ^ LOL those centipedes do make my ear drums bleed. Ooo, thanks for the heads up! I should tell you I'm about 2 episodes ahead, but I planned to slow down so y'alls advice would reach me sooner haha. I looked at the map before and it looked I missed a room in Mantis Village.
part 2 letsss goooo. this feels like a reward after surviving exams week. 2:45 first hornet boss fight. congrats on beating her first try 🎉 10:15 (watch me forget the jump button again) 24:59 26:40 meeting the hunter 31:45 - 33:24 attempting to navigate dark areas w/o lumifly lamp 40:11 fog canyon 42:26 millibelle appearance "friendly face?" "banking? in the apocalypse" lololl 42:50 last ditch attempt from fate 47:17 here you go 🍅🍅🍅🍅 47:51 fungal wastes 48:29 cornifer ‼️❗ 57:00 cloth ‼️❗❗❗ 1:00:33 leg eater 1:28:59 cause i wanna watch the whole thing, thats y 1:29:24 ty ty 1:33:39 hamstir finally figured it out ‼️❗❗ 1:54:45 LETSSS FUCKING GOOOO 1:54:57 deepnest
Let's gooo! You teach those exams a lesson or three. and appreciate the timestamps!! Ty! I feel Hornet was going easy on me (well- that can't be right, oh well, the game went easy on me) Hmm, I should stop attempting those dark rooms LOL. There is a possibility I could have deposited those 600 geos and may never come back to them lmao. tomatoes are yummy Thanks :) With my blessing, enjoy a promised good day! I am deeply embarrassed, but it has been figured out. We will now move on LOL. (ahhhh!) Let's gooo! rawr* Also just noticed there is a 4th seat crumbled, hmm. We are missing a 4th Mantis, either ran away or died in battle? (rhetorical question) d-d-deepnest! trembling* Thanks again Medea :)
Such a good ep - It’s so calming, you did such a great job too! Beating hornet and the mantis lords first time is awesome.👏🏻 I look forward to your other posts! It’s just gets crazier from here :)
Hollow Knight is such a calming game! And y'all been making it more fun so thanks :)
Makes very sense the game has tons more, but I already have been calling it peak. Can we go even higher?! (rhetorical)
Ah, Miss Hornet, the source of the Hollow Knight community's continued and everything growing insanity over the lack of information on her unreleased game. That all being said, we love miss SHAW with all our heart!
Yes, those spirits, where did they come from? And why did they refer to you as a shadow? Why did Hornet refer to you as a Ghost? Mysteries upon Mysteries.
Quirrel is an amazing well prepared bug and we love him for it!
Don't worry about losing to the Balder shell trap, we all did when we first started.
Thank God you went back for the Hunter's Journal, I was screaming about it but didn't want to spoil it last episode.
Ah! You met Mossy! The easiest boss in the whole *Sees you struggle with them more than Hornet* ... I mean... really hard, super super hard, Mossy is a hard boss 😅
BOMB JELLYS! Murderous Bastards! I hate them! Thankfully the beauty of the Fog Canyon outweighs they're... explosive dedizens.
Millibelle looks and sounds exactly like a sweet old grandma, although I will agree with you that the presence of a Bank, especially in the Explosives R Us that is the Fog Canyon, during the apocalypse, did always strike me as odd. I know it's for Gameplay and they wanted to put the Bank in an easy to access location (next to Queen's Station) but it still feels odd. I guess even the apocalypse can't stop the flow of Capitalism.
QUEEN'S STATION, easily one of my favorite Stag Stations in the whole game! I LOVE that you can, especially when talking to Quirrel, hear the hustle and bustle of bugs long past, makes it feel almost alive, or normal! It has a lovely look and ambiance and you can really tell this was like a, Grand Central Station, for the bugs of Hallownest.
We Love Stag. End of sentence.
Huh, I've never even accidentally said no to Cornifer's maps before, so I got to see some dialogue I've never seen before! Thanks!
Charm Notch Let's Go!
CLOTH! She's the best, we love Cloth so much! Bag on her head, smacks things with her big wacking stick, doesn't try to murder you, takes naps literally underneath the road. She's perfect and we love her!
So... you couldn't figure out the mushrooms and got lost... welp, it's Hollow Knight, sometimes you just get lost and don't know where to go, it's normal with a blind playthrough... but ugh... Lost... Mushrooms... just because it's understandable doesn't make it any less painful.
Leg Eater! He's... weird and creepy and I never liked him but God damn does he have some good Charms. Like really really damn good Charms! Fragile tho... very Fragile.
That little title card you made for the section of being Lost was really well done, super cute and very Hollow Knight!
You know, I always forget Willoh is even a character, like... I ran into them once during my first playthrough and just... forgot about them. Like I remember every other one off NPC, but for some reason, Willoh never really sticks in my mind. 🤷
Ah! The Thorns of Agony, one of my Favorite Charms from my first playthrough, I am very glad you found it!
WE ARE SO BACK! ANTI-JOVER! And we do feel for you, we were all once in your shoes, playing this game for the first time, it's all good!
Mantis~ nasty buggars aren't they? Perhaps you noticed that little something about them that makes them different from other enemies? Ah! You did! Excellent! They are the group Cornifer talked of.
Behold! The Mantis Claw, the best Mobility tool in the game. We Love Claw, it opens Hallownest, the whole game becomes so much more explorable with this item. Cherish it.
The Mantis Lords are easily one of my favorite bosses in the entirety of Hallownest. They are fast, but not too fast, strong but not unfairly so, and they coordinate their attacks excellently. I love them so much, they are an excellent test of your abilities and an extremely fair fight.
Oh... Deepnest... I'm gonna avoid spoilers and simply say... Good Luck!
Dorsa Kalimo, GARAMA!
You have all my sympathies for Silksong. I may be joining in with the pain soon at this rate. Shaw!
Mysteries! Clues we have is they want to sleep, but somehow, we are unknowingly waking them. If the three spirits represent the heads on that egg from the intro, perhaps they are seals unlocked if they were to wake up. and then, Thanos stuff happens.
As for the ghost, perhaps it's that essence that is aversive to the spirits, causing them to wake.
Quirrel take me with you!
Haha, I figured I missed something up there, but wow* that was actually important. Cute the Hunter turned out to be a total nerd documenting every kill lol.
Saame, I can ignore the hazards with how glamourous Fog Canyon is!
Millibelle was sweet to hear, after being bombarded with explosives.
And ofc! Even if there's just one fading civilization left, you can count there being a bank. Just, nowhere near the actual town. Regardless, we must keep the flow of Mother Economy!
Maang, Queen Station's ambience was peak!! and sharing that moment with Quirrel adds to that. The entire area has this effect, so it was not as if we were hallucinating.
We love Stag. No questions asked.
You're very welcome, I exist to make mistakes and still win. But never should I say no to Cornifer from this point ^ and makes sense no one would ever willingly decline the map guy.
Cloth is perfect!!! Although the snoring would be a problem for me, ofc absolutely not her fault. With her and Zote, we could protect the world from evil.
Gah! Saame, I can't believe mushrooms stumped me. It's more obvious than the pogo spikes.
I'm getting my Scylla flashbacks*
Oooh, okay I see you Leg Eater ^ As useful as how scary he looks. I'd be down to try for more power if I'm feeling weak.
It absolutely makes sense to have an NPC provide temporary but powerful charms. Looking back, not sure why I followed my irl instincts and not my in-game when I met him haha. (maybe I was that immersed)
Thaanks, I figured it could be a running gag if I get lost again. (LOST)
LOOL you know, I totally get you with Willoh. Like they're cute, but from our brief interaction, they did not provide many reasons to come back besides a brief company. Even then, they specified preferring to themselves. At the very least, they have a cool design ^
Thorns of Agony huh? I'm not excited about taking damage, but as we saw, perhaps it'd be appropriate lol. Also curious about the offense charms ^ I think my usual nail and vengeful spirit may be lacking in later fights.
LOL it's jover no more! Ya, I was enjoying the game, I forgot about how long an episode could be if I took my time back and forth. It happens but I'll try to be more mindful haha. Thanks for sympathizing :)
The Mantis also stood out by readying themselves for combat, unlike the usual mobs. Usual mobs appear to wander aimlessly in their zombie-like state.
And you know, I do respect the mantis, but not those flying wasps that accompany, now those are the real buggars! Like why do they hiss as they fight?
I will cherish it, it feels as essential as the dash! Speaking rhetorically, but I feel we're all set with mobility tools, unless we going down for a swim! Def can return to many of those bookmarked chambers I'd imagine with the Claw. (now if only I markered them)
The boss design for the Mantis Lords was peak! Very fair I agree ^ and felt like a nice barrier entry to whatever horror lies ahead.
I'm afraid to say I needed that luck. Next episode in that Deepnest, eh.. I was in there too long and that changes a person. Good source for Geo tho!
Garama!
@@Hamstir4 The wasp things are young Mantis
@@Nicholas86753 Thank you! Makes more sense. Tho if they were hornets, would make me believe Miss Hornet would be related? Actually, she looks kinda similar, her dress looks like the neck wear of the Mantis Lords.
Also remembered I missed your comment on the Mossy.
I swear, Mossy was such a problem for me haha. But I refuse to believe Mossy is the easiest! Okay maybe it's a skill issue for me. I will admit, I went for many careless heal attempts and its attacks are simple. And doesn't look like you need Dash to outmaneuver it either.
Okay fine, so maybe it is the easiest. Aww mang, I can't unsee it now LOL.
Alright, from now on, we are playing seriously. No more playing with our enemies.
*Also little bonus update. Won't happen next episode, but Soul Master. God dammit.
"I just had the weirdest dream" Lol I had the same thought. Why do I feel like waking up those ghosts(?) was like. A bad idea? Like in-universe, maybe they were asleep for a reason?
The Protagonist seems to be the archetypal, taciturn wandering knight/cowboy/ronin/etc. And part of that archetype is (seemingly) having no past, and thus no motivation. Multiple characters have brought up whatever is motivating the Protagonist, but we don't know what that is yet.
I wonder if the reason the Protagonist is unaffected by the orange disease is as simple as having no olfactory mechanism, or if Miss Hornet is right and the Protagonist is a ghost. Ghosts don't need to smell.
Leg Eater is definitely waving lots of red flags right now; his charms do not pass the sniff test.
I don't think you should get rid of the "getting lost" sections--that seems to be an important part of the game, but of course the caveat to that is not being sure where you're supposed to go next and having lots of visibly inaccessible rooms.
I wonder if the game is trying to tell you to buy the light from Sly? The Deepnest is kind of dark, and there are still those caves. You might be able to buy a lot of stuff, if only the banker lady had multiple branches of her bank...
It seemed like the 3 ghosts preferred to sleep and our presence (our ghost) may be threatening their slumber? And Hornet may be trying to protect them. Except I felt the ghosts appearing AFTER Hornet left contradicts this idea.
I totally did not just picture our protagonist in a cowboy get up. Hornet brought up that we did something before? Based off of our interactions with everyone else (which I deem canon), our lil protag seems agreeable with Stag , Cloth, and Quirrel, even kind enough to save our hero Zote.
Either our lil mang committed a taboo but lost their memories, or they bear a similar resonance that once threatened this world, maybe even caused the orange disease?
Hmm! Cornifer did point out our protag's lack of ability to smell ^ I have a feeling the second point is more plausible, in that we are a ghost or "hollow", which can't be affected. More suspicious that our dark ghost appears in an upsetting state, but not corrupted by the orange disease ^
I went from pity to sus real quick with Leg Eater. But I believe in second chances!
Okay! I don't think it'll be the last time I get lost, but I'll try to be more investigative from this point and use my markers to avoid double checking cleared/ bookmarked rooms.
Oh yes, I would've preferred Millipede to be as accessible as the Stag for instance. and YOU KNOW MYSTERY? I wish I got your reminder sooner because I devoted a good amount of time in the Deepnest with a vague goal, and I did need that light from Sly lol. But it took me awhile to realize that, since well, lots of things. That's all to say, I think next episode may be mostly me checking every corner of Deepnest, because it made me dizzy lol.
@@Hamstir4 Yeah, I had the same thought. But at this point we know about as much about the Hornet's motivations as we do the Protagonist's lol. Like when she implied he's a threat to what's left of bug civilization, I was thinking, "Citation? What are your sources here?" WE don't even know his motivation and he's literally the player character lol.
If the Protagonist somehow created the plague, could that explain his immunity to it too? We're now up to 3 possible reasons he can't get the plague.
I think comparing Leg Eater to Gollum is apt. Lots of the ruins look like the Doors of Durin, and the "post-apocalypse in a complex fantasy realm" also applies to LotR after the Silmarillion and the Unfinished Tales.
Speaking of being more investigative: there's some sort of shiny shard thingy next to a lever in the Queen's Station that you didn't interact with? At minimum it might count as a "come back later" lol.
Deepnest being dizzying makes sense--its tunnels are narrower than the ones in other areas, it's considerably darker, and it feels...IDK, colder? more deserted? than the other areas we've seen thus far.
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"Citations" LOL we are asking Hornet that next time.
Mmmm! That'd be a twist that explains some things. Now what bugs me with that is the others haven't been infected yet, such as Quirrel, Hornet, and the others.
I would have assumed people "turn" after they have fallen in combat, but that isn't necessarily the case with us (but we may be an exception for game purposes or our ghost). However, Sly wasn't exactly fallen, yet was succumbing to the orange disease (and that other bug I couldn't save yet).
Thus, there must be some form of condition causing others from not turning over. Cornifer says the Mantis were intelligent groups, and none of the mobs look infected either.
So! Appears it may be leaning more to battle of wills to resist the infection. And this would be in line with Hollow Knight's ideology in terms of adventuring or pursuing their desires. Everyone in the town is just sitting idly with no real purpose, while the people below are driven by broadly anything. Exploring, charting maps, battle, or uncovering history. This may be one of the main thesis of Hollow Knight, but I suspect there is more such as the ghost.
I would like to know more about why the game chose the word "hollow" considering the game has a cast of characters with various goals and pursuits.
Okay Mystery, you win here. I actually haven't read or seen all of LotR LOL. (We put a pause on the third film)
Keep flexing your LotR knowledge.
Ooh yes yes, you're right. It looked like some fragment, worth coming back to ^
Mhmm! Deepnest is as you described. And it is mentally draining with the creepy crawlies as we'll see later. It does look the coldest out of the other areas we've been ^ luckily we found the Springs!
YO 2 hours???? Hammy????
Hornet's theme is so good, it's one of my fave osts in the game
"Dashing tells me this game might get harder" Do we tell him
You're doing super well with the combat tho! Specially since you only started playing a bit ago
Poor dude by the lake was just chilling and you jumped him 😔
The sound design on Queen's Station is lovely, it's one of my fave rooms in the game
I'll leave a comment later with more stuff once I get to watch the rest of the video 🫡
Ya ya ya! 2 hours!! Well, umm. I sort of spent a good time umm, I got a little, I was met with a challenge involving mushrooms. I don't want to speak further on that..
Hornet's theme is a bop! and the stakes feel higher with the strings. Actually, makes tons of sense the theme emphasizes string instruments with her threat attacks.
Muchas gracias! I could use the encouragement from time to time c:
Time to be quick on my feet!
LOL look. I didn't want to touch guy by the lake, so I jumped to check! then I got clobbered.
Queen's Station is peeak!!! I want Quirrel to come back just so we could listen together again.
I'll check back if you have more no worries! (also bear with me)
@@Hamstir4 I'mmmmmm Two days late 🫡 but hey better late than never yeah
Yeah!! I love that Hornet's theme is composed entirely of strings. There's lots of vids out there gushing about how good the ost is. I also love the strings (harpsicord??? maybe??) that sound in the mantis village
Hammy omg 😭😭that was so funny. The "We are so back" title card was such a good bit
Tbh I don't think pogoing the mushrooms is that intuitive, I don't fault you for not getting it immediately. I only knew because I watched a bit of gameplay before playing the game myself
Don't cut out segments! Getting lost is part of the experience!!
Also if you want to place pins, you have to do so on a bench if I remember correctly (hope I'm not too late and you get this tip before the next vid)
Leg Eater's charms may have a downside to them... but you won't know until you try em right? It couldn't hurt much, could it 🤔🤔
Honestly I feel like once you get the mantis claw, the game finally fully opens to you. There's more upgrades down the line but the claw is the real game changer
YO you did Mantis Lords first try??? That was so cool
I know it's still super early in the game, but they're my fave boss. Following their patterns kinda makes it feel like a dance, it's so rewarding
You're doing great so far!
Yeah those centipedes are just loud af 🫡 not my fault, that's just how Deepnest is
You may want to go back to the mantis village btw! There's a couple of fun things now that you've defeated the Mantis Lords
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Better late than never! and no worries, you could be a week late and I wouldn't have minded :)
Hornet's theme is soo smart! With the amount of tension the composition provides, Hornet feels just as important as the main character!
And sweet, I'll check out those videos at some point ^
Ahh, and now you know! now you know...
I'm sure it happens very often haha, so I shouldn't feel too silly about it. Realizing everyone will see this, I had to accept this fact.
Alright, I'll keep everything, and I thought the title card was a good bit too LOL
The pins!! Thanks, I eventually found it, but much later than I'd like haha. But thank you anyhow! They're really cute, plan to buy more of those in the shop.
You know, you and Nicolas making me think I was too harsh on Leg Eater. I'll give him a revisit at some point ^ Maybe not all creepy, greedy bugs named "Leg Eater" are so bad!
Ahh, I do feel complete with the Mantis Claw ^ not sure what other upgrades to expect other than perhaps swimming or digging. Excited to find more and already content with the Claaw c:
Yess! You described the Mantis Lords so well. It really does feel like a dance. You practice with the first Mantis, and afterwards, the tempo picks up and you try your best not to trip or miss a step ^ fantastic choreographed fight ^
LOL those centipedes do make my ear drums bleed.
Ooo, thanks for the heads up! I should tell you I'm about 2 episodes ahead, but I planned to slow down so y'alls advice would reach me sooner haha. I looked at the map before and it looked I missed a room in Mantis Village.
part 2 letsss goooo. this feels like a reward after surviving exams week.
2:45 first hornet boss fight. congrats on beating her first try 🎉
10:15 (watch me forget the jump button again)
24:59
26:40 meeting the hunter
31:45 - 33:24 attempting to navigate dark areas w/o lumifly lamp
40:11 fog canyon
42:26 millibelle appearance
"friendly face?"
"banking? in the apocalypse" lololl
42:50 last ditch attempt from fate
47:17 here you go 🍅🍅🍅🍅
47:51 fungal wastes
48:29 cornifer ‼️❗
57:00 cloth ‼️❗❗❗
1:00:33 leg eater
1:28:59 cause i wanna watch the whole thing, thats y
1:29:24 ty ty
1:33:39 hamstir finally figured it out ‼️❗❗
1:54:45 LETSSS FUCKING GOOOO
1:54:57 deepnest
Let's gooo! You teach those exams a lesson or three.
and appreciate the timestamps!!
Ty! I feel Hornet was going easy on me (well- that can't be right, oh well, the game went easy on me)
Hmm, I should stop attempting those dark rooms LOL.
There is a possibility I could have deposited those 600 geos and may never come back to them lmao.
tomatoes are yummy
Thanks :)
With my blessing, enjoy a promised good day!
I am deeply embarrassed, but it has been figured out. We will now move on LOL. (ahhhh!)
Let's gooo! rawr*
Also just noticed there is a 4th seat crumbled, hmm. We are missing a 4th Mantis, either ran away or died in battle? (rhetorical question)
d-d-deepnest! trembling*
Thanks again Medea :)
You’re fighting is fine, but your sense of direction needs work. Nice progress tho
LOL Batter, you may be my greatest critic, which I welcome. 1) thanks 2) Remember my Scylla moment? that's the same player you're watching.