sk-discussion

[cerulean sable]

pretty funny ngl

[odd hull]

Congratss

[pseudo wasp]

WHOEVER SAID SILKSPEED ANKLETS THANK YOU TO HIGH HEAVENS

[old compass]

what did you just do

[pseudo wasp]

Beat Karmalita after raging about her for upwards of two hours

[cerulean sable]

Karm is all about poking her and fucking off

good job

[pseudo wasp]

To the coral tower

[old compass]

ok now do her hitless tooless (includes blue and yellow) needle only all parry

[pseudo wasp]

Yep hell on Earth for someone like me who goes full Rambo on everything

[pseudo wasp]

Tommorow, It is late and I want sleep

[old compass]

good night

[real leaf]

silkson

[pseudo wasp]

Shes kinda fun with the right setup but hell otherwise, Not excited for my 30 hour 100% run eventually

[dreamy locust]

congrats! but i don't think the compass was helping u that much 😭

[odd hull]

lmao it's emotional support

[pseudo wasp]

Two charms that never come off in either game is Compass and Geo/Rosary collector

Literally took them to Radiance

[unkempt steeple]

If hornet is half pale being shouldn't she able to regrow silk (aka soul) on her own bc of her father

[pseudo wasp]

To GMS

They are always on my person

[unkempt steeple]

Or did pk not have infinite soul and kingsoul was an unrelated thing

[opaque sigil]

that run will require getting all the stuff to trivialize the fight anyways so you can just run beast and spam tacks or whatever

[pseudo wasp]

I’m mainly worried about two things: Getting stuck on Bosses and Not being able to find every item in time

My first playthrough is already nearing 60 hours and I’m nowhere near yet I don’t think

[opaque sigil]

my first playthrough was like 30 hours and I think 80 something %, it's not that unreasonable to get 100% under 30 when you know where everything is

[atomic sparrow]

yeah
you can always plan out your run too and look things up, get a checklist as well

[opaque sigil]

and if there's a major time loss you can roll back your save

[lavish apex]

my first playthrough took 60something hours for 100%

[exotic dome]

30 hour achievement is pretty easy in second playthrough dw

[lavish apex]

my second was 24 without actually trying very hard

[exotic dome]

same

the second was 23 i think

[lavish apex]

most recent was 15

so like
there is a lot of flexibility there

[atomic sparrow]

my first 100% was like 60 hours and my second was like 16

[opaque sigil]

now the real question is why you would put yourself through that again when there's so much stuff that's just not fun to do again

[atomic sparrow]

I'm on my steel soul run right now (third)

I lowkey got nothing else to do I have like 2 courses running at the time so

[lavish apex]

the game as a whole is fun enough that i've been willing to put up with the annoying boring shit in favor of the good parts

[atomic sparrow]

same

[lavish apex]

i do find it very funny how the run that i've had the most fun with was the one where i ignored 90% of the optional content

[opaque sigil]

a lot of the optional content just isn't good

[lavish stratus]

Or even once.

[opaque sigil]

well the first time around you don't know what will and won't suck

[lavish stratus]

Silver bells definitely sucked when I first played it.

[atomic sparrow]

silver bells so ass 😭

[opaque sigil]

cartoonishly bad

[exotic dome]

collect my bells

[opaque sigil]

flexile spines is also so tedious but nobody talks about that for some reason

[exotic dome]

any fetch quest is a heresy

[opaque sigil]

but it's not optional

[lavish apex]

yeah it's not good

[opaque sigil]

broodfeast is... fine

[fiery burrow]

wowed by the item physics

[lavish apex]

any of the ones that are like "collect my enemy drops" or silver bells which is like spiritually the same thing can fuck off and die

[lavish stratus]

Imagine how awful it would be if doing seventeen of them was mandatory.

[fiery burrow]

but yeah genuinely one run through the fields might not even give you enough spines

[exotic dome]

i remember not caring about it because the award was good, i thought there was going to be only like 5-10 quests that give meaningful rewards and progression

[limber solstice]

Hey guys, is it only me or is both ss and hk lagging?
I’ve tried going through the usual tricks of updating system/clearing caches/checking if there’s something eating up my memory or my CPU but nothing seems out of place

I’m a bit at my wits’ end

[opaque sigil]

ok tbf silver bells is even worse but I do agree with you

[atomic sparrow]

I think its because you know the locations of the hokers whilst silver bells feel like rng hell?

[lavish apex]

genuinely was like what is this garbage doing in my hollow knight sequel the first time i got one

[exotic dome]

its as bad as silver bells tbh

[lavish apex]

i've played jrpgs with way worse but still like

come on

[opaque sigil]

broodfeast at least creates an incentive to use new tools

[opaque sigil]

ok but even those typically don't make them MANDATORY

[fiery burrow]

I know deep down broodfeast is mid but I liked an excuse to try out new tools

[exotic dome]

dark hearts also suck

[lavish apex]

torna moment

[unkempt steeple]

Silver bells is the quest I really dislike tbh

[unkempt steeple]

Like seriously an rng fetch quest in annoying area?

[atomic sparrow]

lowkey me

[exotic dome]

but only for 5 mins. i don't think it contributes to the gameplay in any way

[fiery burrow]

remember when bellhart was a real area 😔

[wind mulch]

collect my bells

[atomic sparrow]

I don't know what possessed me to do a third run tbh

[unkempt steeple]

Right, most people just end up looking for a guide

[exotic dome]

When searching the bellveins carefully, you can sometimes find rare, silver bells. If we can salvage some, the material would be of great use!

[unkempt steeple]

Thanks pavo

[fiery burrow]

why tf do you need a guide for broodfeast

[lavish stratus]

What even happens after it's finished.

[fiery burrow]

you kill enemies with tools 💔

[unkempt steeple]

I do?

[plucky stag]

i unironically took so long to figure that out

to the point where i transitioned to act 3 in the middle of it and it turned into runtfeast

[unkempt steeple]

Wait wailling mother only gives you 220 roseries

[fiery burrow]

[lavish stratus]

Does anything in the town change? What did they use the material for?

[fiery burrow]

address me

[lavish apex]

i don't see myself doing a full max% playthrough ever again

like i have with hk

[exotic dome]

defeating a boss gives the same amount of rosaries as collecting bug cloaks

[unkempt steeple]

I do tbh I quite like silksong, can!t even do a normal second run of hk though

[wind mulch]

the boss probably wasnt very religious

[lavish apex]

unless maybe they loosen the rosary economy a bit more and change act 3 reqs over the course of the dlc rollouts

[unkempt steeple]

Such bs lol especially since it's broodmother

[lavish apex]

have fun grinding

[exotic dome]

i think there is no reason to 100% any game outside of getting achievements

[fiery burrow]

100%ing ultrakill is lowk a blast because that games quality is ridiculously consistent

[unkempt steeple]

Tbh I thought I wouldn't do 100% silksong like how I didn't for hk but I just found silksong's 100% not really tiring at all

[lavish apex]

isn't it still in early access?

[wind mulch]

any opportunity to glaze ultrakill

[unkempt steeple]

Silksong? Maybe I'm just larping it

[plucky stag]

or unless you really like the game and want to see it through to the very end

[fiery burrow]

Yeah but there are like 10 more levels to go and I'll 100% them all anyway

[plucky stag]

by the way, i only have 36 hours remaining to play mio before i either take a long break or finish it

[fiery burrow]

I know deep down they'll be good except for 4-E

[exotic dome]

sure but it's kinda boring having to collect a lot of stuff that you don't need

depends on the game tho

[fiery burrow]

on god

[unkempt steeple]

Right

[plucky stag]

here's what i have left to do (mio true ending/endgame spoilers)

• ||defeat the twin bosses at the top and explore the top of the map||
• ||defeat friends||
• ||keep exploring the manufactory||
• || defeat the true final boss,|| ||shii||

[lavish apex]

i usually like going for 100% in metroidvanias

[unkempt steeple]

Collectables in most games feel like pointless fluff that's only there to make 100% more annoying

[exotic dome]

gl especially on the first one

[plucky stag]

let's just say i was right to trust the person who told me not to rush to defeat the true final boss

[eager elm]

Ori made the collectibles take -2 seconds to get that was their solution

[plucky stag]

i would have missed out on the other three if i just made a beeline for it and cut corners

[exotic dome]

it's probably because their chatgpt pro subscription ended before they add collectibles

[eager elm]

is that a real thing?

did ori devs use ai

i'm not up to date with the community i just like the game

[lavish apex]

i think it's a joke

[exotic dome]

no im joking

[eager elm]

k

[lavish apex]

unrelated

nine sols is cool so far

[odd hull]

Me too

[exotic dome]

where you at rn

[eager elm]

i am a true completionist by heart

completion is my way of appreciating a game

and by no means shall i not complete

[exotic dome]

it depends on the game, blasphemous 2's 100% requirements were so ass that i dropped it

[eager elm]

i 100% totk

that was torture

[lavish apex]

wandered into the ||piss area|| after i beat one of the early minibosses

[odd hull]

I play as much as possible while I'm still having fun, and normally I only play peak

So 100% is common

[orchid spruce]

nice

[eager elm]

fun is no concern for me

big number bigger = dopamine

[odd hull]

lmao

[eager elm]

i beat totk, saw my completion was like 20, was like "you know i kinda like this game"; 200 hours passed by and that number quintupled

[torpid swift]

Ohh peak

[icy crow]

Terraria mining with a Slice of Cake is no damn joke

Containing evil biomes before Hardmode won't be an issue at all lol

[torpid swift]

I don't play terraria but that sounds right

because it's well.. um, terraria

[odd hull]

I still need to 100% Rusted Moss, but the alternative modes and replaying it is so fun

[icy crow]

Maybe the cake was made with a mining potion

Gotta ask Party Girl for the recipe

[torpid swift]

hell yeah

[eager elm]

so you're saying the cake is a lie?

[odd hull]

🔥

[eager elm]

1000 koroks 😭

[icy crow]

And your grand prize is... a golden shit!

[odd hull]

What that means

[eager elm]

excuse me, four golden shits.

4x better

[icy crow]

TotK has 1k Koroks hidden around the overworld which gives you a small piece each

Get them all and you're awarded with a literal golden poop

So much for 100%'ing lmao

[eager elm]

four golden poops*

[stable narwhal]

silk song

[icy crow]

Zote boat

[stable narwhal]

god i need the dlc

[odd hull]

True

[devout violet]

pablo

[odd hull]

Ahhh

[eager elm]

it honestly wasn't that bad, i was something mindless to do because really all you need to do is go from point a to b and put a rock in a circle or something like that

[plucky stag]

i honestly don't know if i can pull this off in 36 hours (given i get fatigued after long periods of gaming)

[stable narwhal]

team cherry release sea of sorrws in mid June and my life is yours

[plucky stag]

late june for me so i have time to try and get steel heart before it drops

[eager elm]

they don't want to release it but it says 2026 so they're going to release it Dec 31, 11:59:59:99

[plucky stag]

so i can claim all achievements before dlcs make steel heart easier

[stable narwhal]

im still contemplating how much progress i should make on my sos savefile

surely it doesn't impact act1... right

[eager elm]

why not 100?

[stable narwhal]

i do not want to miss out on possible dialogues that might occur before entering act 3 and encountering certain events

we know tea cherry considers so many possible scenarios

[spark anchor]

[exotic dome]

👀

[broken seal]

was this true for gta 5

[lavish apex]

nine sols, basically not a spoiler but still tagging ||how do you apply the pipe upgrade thing||

[fiery current]

[golden turret]

Bro this isn't a ninesols discord

😭

[lavish apex]

yeah that's true but people talk about it here a lot!

[exotic dome]

speak to ||kuafu|| in the hub

[old compass]

steel heart update: entered act 3

hope I don't die in the first void gauntlet

[dawn leaf]

that gauntlet nearly ended my steel heart run

gl

[unreal shell]

nah it was released in september

[graceful oyster]

You're welcome

[old compass]

I LIVE

[dawn leaf]

heck yes bro

[graceful oyster]

Are you quitless Steel Hearting or just acting like it's hard

[old compass]

its quitless

[graceful oyster]

It's so exciting that you're playing it finally
Have you beat any real bosses yet

[old compass]

so I had 4 masks for the void gauntlet

that's prettyu scary ngl

[graceful oyster]

Respect

[wise geyser]

I finally finished the main game. Not sure how far I'm gonna get into act 3 with this void gauntlet they've dropped me into after switching me to the hunter's crest and stripping off my tools.

[plucky stag]

Thank you

[lavish apex]

i beat ||yingzhao|| literally like 30 seconds ago

very good boss

[broken seal]

lol

[lavish apex]

had an easier time with him than the miniboss i found earlier weirdly

but i did find 4 of the ||fruit things|| between them

[old compass]

steel heart update: bell eater dead

[graceful oyster]

He's supposed to be the first thing you fight after Baichang

But yes he is very good

Probably my 3rd favorite boss in the game

But that's not a very common opinion

[formal mural]

ripbozo

[old compass]

I'M STUPID I DIDN'T TALK TO BALO OR WHOEVER HE NAMED

[odd hull]

Who

[old compass]

forge daunter assistant

daughter*

[odd hull]

Ballow

The goat

[orchid spruce]

mandatory egg glaze here

[buoyant urchin]

I just noticed green prince moves with each heartbeat
How can bro hold 2 hearts he is wiggling with each beat 😭

[lavish apex]

i wasn't a huge fan of the comboing 2/3rds of my health thing

[buoyant urchin]

The what

[lavish apex]

not silksong sorry

[gray grotto]

silksong god home will be great, maybe the best

WE are all doing radiant karmelita

[orchid spruce]

it's meant to force you to parry. it's the true tutorial boss since everything before it you can get away with just dodging.

but glad you liked the boss regardless

[buoyant urchin]

FUCK NO KARMELITA ON HER LAST PHASE IS LIKE
UNTOUCHABLE
Oh wait clawline

[lavish apex]

yeah no i know but like if you miss one early in a combo you just eat that

[orchid spruce]

[buoyant urchin]

Thats a cool detail

[lavish apex]

can even knock you into the hazard

[gray grotto]

i haven't even fought her yet

i gave up and went to play the first game

(wayy better than silksong imo)

[buoyant urchin]

Tbh silksong is harder is bec the bosses are more aggressive and unlike hollow knight
The bosses actually do a dent
Most people would say like
Only soul tyrant from the main game is fun
But if they mention dlc then there are alot

[old compass]

steel heart update: exited the abyss (idk why I was scared I didn't even take damage)

[buoyant urchin]

So expect hell from silksong dlc

[buoyant urchin]

Abyss isnt really bad
Congrats keep it up
I need to replay steel soul

[gray grotto]

i still prefer the first game, but i do plan on finishing act 3 some time

maybe after a few pantheons

that would prepare me for coral tower surely

[kind tide]

Erm, FELLAS?

[kind tide]

You'll one shot all of coral tower

[gray grotto]

?

[kind tide]

And first try the boss, without pantheons

Its giga easy

[buoyant urchin]

Play the 3rd trial of the fools
If you can do that you can do the coral tower

[gray grotto]

fr?

[buoyant urchin]

Ofc trail of the fools is harder than coral tower tbh

[gray grotto]

Definitely if i use wanderers crest

[kind tide]

Coral tower is omega easy

[gray grotto]

wanders is just the basic hk attacks

[eternal sail]

just got the act 3 ending for the first time 🥹 I WANT MOREEEEEEE

[gray grotto]

but fast

[old compass]

coral tower isn't that HARD but it's the most infuriating thing ever

[kind tide]

No

Camellia is the worst

[gray grotto]

have you played and or beaten the first game?

[kind tide]

She clapped my cheeks relentlessly

[eternal sail]

yea, im still trying to do p5 on the first game tho

[gray grotto]

oof

[buoyant urchin]

I need my SEA OF SORROW TRAILER NOW

Me not seeing a trailer makes me feel like it will come out around October (the dlc)

[eternal sail]

nah, we get a whole new game

[buoyant urchin]

ZOTE BOAT

[eternal sail]

i do wonder what silksong would be if it was just a dlc and not a whole game

[orchid spruce]

afterimage ||hunter pogo AND parry. greatsword is literally the best afterimage weapon ever||

[last marten]

Sea of Sorrow update?

[silk monolith]

july trust

[cerulean sable]

headcanon but i think Hornet is the type of gravy seal type shit that overdoes the ali express/temu accessories with her needle, spending a fortune buying random unnecessary tacticool crap from Grindle for her Needle, like a collapsible skeletonized needle handle, a 2 different forward grips, an extended silkspool magazine, picatinny rails on both needle flats, 3 attached micro sights and a 2 laser modules

[opaque sigil]

[zinc dagger]

Who cares about Sea of Sorrow when Zote Boat is just around the corner

[orchid spruce]

only 20 hours into the game, i discover ||how to equip Divine Seeds||

this game is so belovedly slop

[silk monolith]

girl been in a faded kingdom for so long she finna experience the fruits of capitalism for the first time

[lavish apex]

the down attack would be cool if it actually worked like hunter pogo

but it doesn't give iframes or bounce you off of enemies

[orchid spruce]

yeah, it only has a hitbox when it lands

[buoyant urchin]

Zote boat is a myth that was implemented in fan's minds to have something to feed their wanting
Or in April of next year team cherry posts a fake zote boat trailer

[zinc dagger]

*real

There already is a Zote Boat trailer

[orchid spruce]

i just did another skip

i feel so wrong, but so smort

[silk monolith]

nice which skip

[orchid spruce]

||the room where it asks for a triple jump but i pogo the enemies instead||

||it has multiple tall triple-jump walls so i had to lure the enemy over to pogo||

it was fun

[silk monolith]

which game lmao

ion remember any of that in skong

[orchid spruce]

afterimage

[plucky stag]

how many people when they play other metroidvanias still refer to abilities or items by their hollow knight/silksong equivalents

for example: there is a modifier in mio called ||gratitude||, which works exactly the same as hollow knight's ||hiveblood||, so you call it the latter

[orchid spruce]

not me

[plucky stag]

i am more nervous about my self imposed deadline than i should be

[orchid spruce]

it's like someone refusing to call you Tom and instead John's friend

[plucky stag]

i have maybe 4 more sessions left before subnautica 2 drops

[orchid spruce]

probably enough time

[odd hull]

I don't. Normally I say stuff like "charms" only when explaining to my friends how other metroidvanias work.

[old compass]

steel heart update: got pure needle

[odd hull]

Nice

[icy crow]

Silksong but everything is in latin

[cerulean sable]

Silksong should have a pope fight

[harsh yarrow]

Silksong should have a me fight

[cerulean sable]

i can take them all in a fight

[harsh yarrow]

false

Im too cool

[queen acorn]

we

[harsh yarrow]

no

[queen acorn]

nvm then

[halcyon furnace]

Love how the one of the most consistently agreed upon things in the lore of these games is that the knight would have a much much easier time in farloom

[harsh yarrow]

The knight does have the benifit of being only kinda alive

[queen acorn]

the void entity when put against prime green prince

[torpid swift]

just you bro 💔

Is ||gratitude|| the one that's in the assist menu

[exotic dome]

i only call checkpoints "bench" in every game

[queen acorn]

was there always

[exotic dome]

real

[old compass]

steel soul update: I died...in the crust king kah memory so it's ok

[exotic dome]

hollow knight reference???????????????

[plucky stag]

It's the one that ||heals you for 1 non stackable hp if you stand on the ground for long enough, just like hiveblood||

[timid sky]

Except ||hiveblood takes longer but heals you anywhere||

[cerulean sable]

best song to get into a fistfight with a homeless at a fastfood parking lot?

1️⃣ Songclave
2️⃣ Bonebottom
3️⃣ Bilewater

[orchid spruce]

hollowrot

[timid sky]

the rot consumes

[fathom echo]

Bone bottom

[sharp slate]

honestly act 3 is pretty chill for steel soul

ant arena in hunters march though... hmmm

[fathom echo]

That’s where all the homeless people live too

[cerulean sable]

fair enough

Act 3 should add a Skarr Kingdom

and Karak proper

call it Phantoms of Pharloom

because the idea is youre visiting the "phantoms/memories" of pharloom

DLC 2

City of Steel can wait

[exotic dome]

bonebottom, fight gets intense as the music builds up over time

[fathom echo]

To me act 3 has always felt tacked on to the end instead of an actual full act

[old compass]

gurr is awkward to fight I'm still considering him a threat for that

[cerulean sable]

i think it could be fleshed out more but imo i thought it was more of a victory/extra lap at the end

i DO think the next DLCs should flesh it and Act 2 a bit more

well i mean it should be the focus

imho

[sharp slate]

honestly fair

[exotic dome]

https://tenor.com/view/silksong-palestag-gif-3016449093405242997

[exotic dome]

this was the only time i died in steel soul but it's safe

so yeah act 3 is chill

[formal scroll]

Lowk forgot act 3 existed

[desert abyss]

Bruh

[sharp slate]

act 3 got me in my steel soul double enemies once

that damned ant arena i was not mentally prepared for

[old compass]

steel heart update: got eva out of there

[ancient mortar]

how the hell do you take a screenshot on ps4

[exotic dome]

im playing on emulator

[ancient mortar]

I need to find out how to set that up.

is it the shadps4 one

[exotic dome]

yes, i can send the tutorial link if you want

[ancient mortar]

sure

[exotic dome]

im sending dm cuz its probably banned here

[lime anchor]

underworkers im here to whatch over your work as you clean and work

[cerulean sable]

world of warship X silksong

[remote ibex]

Steel soul no quit outs the first arena at the very start of act 3 is actually evil. It forces you to use Hunter crest which you might not be used to, it removes all your tools, you only get 4 health, and if you take a hit to the steam you're immediately one shot from death and have to fight some pretty annoying enemies

[cerulean sable]

they do it with everyone man, they can do it with Team Cherry

[bright hatch]

I think my least favorite area is the mist

[remote ibex]

It's not rly a proper area tbf

[sharp slate]

oh yea definitely, thats terrifying tbh, but at least you know its coming... well... its like a dread on the horizon xD

[remote ibex]

More of a puzzle area

[bright hatch]

It ruins my stealsoul runs

[cerulean sable]

i dislike Thicket more than Mist ong

[remote ibex]

Same actually

[bright hatch]

Still an area even if it temporary

[bright hatch]

Fair but I can atleast skip that

When it comes down to the mist its required for the speedrun achievement

[still osprey]

It's not tho

You can just go through last judge

[bright hatch]

It ruins my run when I get caught by the enemies

[bright hatch]

Blasted steps take longer

[still osprey]

They're about the same on current patch

And besides does it really matter? 5 hours is very lenient

[bright hatch]

Give me the route

Ill do it

Wouldn't a boss be more risky though

Eh

It's either phantom or LJ

[still osprey]

I mean I don't think you really need an optimized route, like I said 5h is very lenient

[bright hatch]

And I only group steelsoul and speedrun together because it just makes the most sense to me

[bright hatch]

Depends on a few factors but thats diffrent from person to person

[reef grove]

this is the second time in the past 10 minutes ive had to redirect someone to this channel
advertise this channel better

[exotic dome]

true

[bright hatch]

Gotta make a bot to automate if possible

[exotic dome]

wraths are pain in the ass but they have a purpose at least

[bright hatch]

Could use some keywords and such to redirect

[reef grove]

that would be great
but id have no clue how it would identify who to redirect

[bright hatch]

Again keywords

There has to be a trend

[reef grove]

but in hk disc we often call silksong bad as a joke

[daring garden]

hii

[reef grove]

hi person i redirected

[bright hatch]

Hm ok

Maybe add area names

Boss names

Ect.

[reef grove]

some corelate to hk terminology

[bright hatch]

True which is why you figure out which

[reef grove]

maybe

[bright hatch]

Give me some examples

Not sure which areas which is why I say that

[reef grove]

for example shellwood is also ||the material zotes nail is made out of||

[bright hatch]

Fair

Thats more obscure but yea

There's also both end game areas for both games

[reef grove]

also we get off topic often so we would have to worry about all terminology not just hk

[daring garden]

Uhh, I'm being sent some spoilers brother.

[bright hatch]

Hm

[bright hatch]

Never said the name

Only said what both correlated to

[reef grove]

why are you in this chat if you dont want spoilers

there is no expectation to spoiler anything abt silksong here

[bright hatch]

Almost said the name but then relised I could of had an easier time generalizing

[sharp slate]

sk-help is the non-spoiler silksong area if you still want to chat about silksong without spoilers

[bright hatch]

Because mobile is pain

[reef grove]

rip

[bright hatch]

I didnt spoil tho

[reef grove]

prob me saying shellwood

[sharp slate]

i was just talking to xx70 person in general

[bright hatch]

Ah

[bright hatch]

Wait I wanna see the message

Oh

[sharp slate]

no, i meant my message was just intended for them, not referring to anything else

[bright hatch]

Gotcha

[daring garden]

|| I had no problem beating the first boss in Silksong ||

[bright hatch]

Eh its just an area to me

...

[reef grove]

well they have also only beaten moss mother
not that you could have known

also hi luri

[bright hatch]

That wasn't exactly communicated

[brave geyser]

1. You don't have to speak in spoilers here
2. Yea. That's like. The easiest boss ever in there. the only boss without a double damage attack too. I hope you have fun regardless

[spare isle]

Groal the Great

[brave geyser]

hi nondlee

[bright hatch]

Ooh

[reef grove]

what in the world is that variation of my name

[bright hatch]

Boss names let's do it

[brave geyser]

Ckk

[bright hatch]

Is a chump

[reef grove]

no blame on you

[bright hatch]

Eh didnt think there was

[reef grove]

just clarifying

[bright hatch]

Ik

2:40 am yall

We surviving?

[toxic vigil]

Hello

[sharp slate]

salutations

not skong today for me... hunting achievements in other games, sea of sorrow more achievements when

[toxic vigil]

I need to get journal filled in my act 2 file

[lime anchor]

a see my oc?

[toxic vigil]

But at school rn

[sharp slate]

tbh im about to bash my head in hunting this last achievment for for the king so maybe ill play more skong

[old raft]

TROBBBIOOOOO

its so nice to play silksong after a week and find myself not that rusty

[fleet gorge]

Says here Sea of sorrow is in 2 days

[old raft]

wth

[fleet gorge]

…

[old raft]

wasnt it yesterday

[wind gate]

sea of tomorrow

[fleet gorge]

It WAS?!

Wait lemme check

[remote ibex]

Subnautica 2 is actually sea of sorrow btw

[wind gate]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1498726284132483294/1498739737211568249/75e.png?ex=6a055f66&is=6a040de6&hm=aa2d4af72a5e183af8218b3f3947517a18c86198aaf828b5bcf76f9de09e1c1c&

what skong character would say this

[exotic dome]

hornet

[old raft]

[solar eagle]

ass jim

[orchid spruce]

hornet

[torpid swift]

I really love those motorslice gameplay, especially if they feature that parry and the parry sounds

it's so satsifying

[fleet gorge]

OH MAI GA

[twin summit]

lets see what sk-disc is talking about... ohh, worse than hk-gen

[sharp slate]

tbf its one gif from a person i never seen before so its not been that crazy

mostly dead chat today

[torpid swift]

SK discussion is generally better than hk general most of the times

[glossy nebula]

The female looking hunter's march ant

[sharp slate]

ehhh

[glossy nebula]

Umm

[sharp slate]

oh hk-gen not hk-disc fair

[torpid swift]

mb I meant general

[exotic dome]

thats a low bar to pass

[sharp slate]

i dont step foot in hk-gen for reasons

[glossy nebula]

Oh ok

[torpid swift]

true 💔

[glossy nebula]

Nearly everytime I go here I loose 10 years of my life

Is general that bad

That it is worth than this

[torpid swift]

pretty bad sometimes

It's full of roleplayers

Grimm roleplayers

and other evil stuffs

[glossy nebula]

Oh

[cerulean sable]

Grimm pfps have been our bane

ever since no joke, 2019

[rancid crystal]

grimm pfps <3

[cerulean sable]

when i was still moderating, we had a bet everytime grimm PFP joined and how long will it take for them to get banned

on average its like 3-4 weeks because they start doing weird NSFW RP or wtv

or they just have this very weird vibe to their messages that borderlines, you know

anyway, biggest streak iirc was 8 Grimm PFPs being banned in under 3 months

[weak depot]

Sea of sorrow tomorrow

[rancid crystal]

yeah it was bad

[weak depot]

well damn

[still osprey]

Grimm is... Problematic media? 😰

[torpid swift]

Yeah true

[still osprey]

Im... I'm going to spread the word....

[twin summit]

I KNEW THERE WAS A CHANNEL DEDICATED TO ONLY BETTING ON WHOS GONNA GET BANNED (mind my caps lock)

[torpid swift]

it's probably #staff-general or something

or #staff-offtopic

[still osprey]

staff-furry-rp?

[twin summit]

#staff-betting

[twin summit]

Brie confirmed it

[wind gate]

I know a grimm fangirl who hadn't even played the game

[torpid swift]

the hk larp is real

Grimm pfp is either someone who passively always lurks and never talks or just that type

I have this Grimm pfp guy in a server I was moderating in who literally never talks, and only does wordle in the wordle channel

[cerulean sable]

nah we just talked about it in the main staff channel

staff casual is for usual shitposting

[torpid swift]

do you guys have an event planning channel

[cerulean sable]

no idea

[twin summit]

you needa spoil all the secrets

[cerulean sable]

were out of the woods now that im just alumni

[twin summit]

what do you call a deer with no eyes?

[torpid swift]

ah

[still osprey]

https://tenor.com/view/say-that-again-gif-968943876633031890

[cerulean sable]

uhhhh

probably an HE or a WAW abnormality

[wind gate]

Btw is plock rocks william?

[cerulean sable]

ye

[wind gate]

aight

[cerulean sable]

wilbo/lil bomey/plock rocks are all his aliases

[wind gate]

his twitter is insanity

[still osprey]

Don't forget BadTie!

[real hearth]

whatthe hell 😭

[torpid swift]

mm

[cerulean sable]

no kidding

[torpid swift]

typa people that brings casualties are mostly Grimm pfp and Feminine boys humor people

I hate people who do those femboys humor

[cerulean sable]

i once banned a grimm pfp at one point for saying weird stuff then i checked the logs only to realize he has 3 pervious warns/mutes for the same reason lol

[still osprey]

Do you think Silksong is gonna have its own "Grimm pfp"

[torpid swift]

pmo

[orchid spruce]

tf is femboy humor

[torpid swift]

hold on

[cerulean sable]

Sharpe

[torpid swift]

soon

[cerulean sable]

Steel City is dlc 3

Phantoms of Pharloom must happen first

second i mean

followed by a mini DLC

ala Liifeblood

i need more Silksong content ong

[torpid swift]

hell yeah

[cerulean sable]

i miss that christmas morning vibe of seeing a new HK update pop up out of nowhere back in 2018

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/816306195500498974/1464468427644207114/caption.gif

[orchid spruce]

honestly looks normal it's just juvenile, but not a big deal

[still osprey]

Do you think silksong will have more or less dlc than hk

[cerulean sable]

hard to tell

[toxic vigil]

Hk had 4

[still osprey]

Or the same amount ig

[cerulean sable]

on average i feel like its gonna be the same as HK

yeah

[toxic vigil]

Honestly
Same or 1 less

[cerulean sable]

but id rather have 3 godhomes this time ngl

i know its greedy

[toxic vigil]

I really doubt we will have 5

[cerulean sable]

but i genuinely want 2-3 more years of content lol

[toxic vigil]

2 years is just 1 more dlc

[still osprey]

Silksong Act 4 dlc where you return to Hallownest with Lace

[cerulean sable]

i dont mind a post game tbh

like a post act 3

it will fix that weird dissonance of doing flea stuff while the earth is shattering

the only concern is gonna be how to find an excuse to keep enemies hostile

though they can do a mix of that

[still osprey]

Honestly I can see them making a Lace playable character if given the time is that crazy to think

[cerulean sable]

i dont think were gonna do a Lace game until the near future

[toxic vigil]

We

[twin summit]

i feel like there'll be a mod for that if it isnt added to base game

[cerulean sable]

from their words theyre gonna burning out if they keep makign Silksong

theyre bound to move on to another game in the meantime

[torpid swift]

Around the amount probably. But it's most likely gonna be twice as lengthy as hollow Knight's when totaled

[cerulean sable]

i do want them to try HK verse but on a different genre

[still osprey]

hk rpg

[torpid swift]

how would hk roguelike be like

[cerulean sable]

but the problem(not really a problem i guess) is that they really really love 2d action games so im not expecting a Real Time Tactics game set in the Cold War between Pharloom and Hallownest

[torpid swift]

Microwaved

[cerulean sable]

but yeah greedy as it sounds, i genuinely do want 2.5+ more years of Silksong updates

[old compass]

steel heart update: I GOT THE LAST PERCENT

[torpid swift]

W

[silk monolith]

lets go amazing

[silk monolith]

at least 1 year and then they do a rts cold war citadel vs bilewater game

[torpid swift]

I genuinely haven't done steel soul on silksojg at all.. I kept on getting distracted by other amazing games

-# Memories in Orbit

[silk monolith]

spoiler alert bilewater loses miserably

[desert abyss]

Is this what u mean?

[cerulean sable]

SOMEONE UNDERSTANDS IT

[silk monolith]

hunters way lmaooo

[cerulean sable]

also i dont exactly want more areas

[old compass]

wtf I forgot how loud hornet screams when getting that flower ripped out from her

[cerulean sable]

in fact id love it to be more of a fleshing out kinda deal

BUT BUT

BUTTTT

[cerulean sable]

i dont mind them expanding the left side of the map a bit more

i do wanna see an expanded ice area

FUCKKK

yeah thats what iw ant for the next few DLCs, expanded western stuff

[silk monolith]

western pharloom greater fay

[cerulean sable]

give me more icee babyyeee

[silk monolith]

looks like mirrored africa lmao

team cherry sell their souls to ubisoft and make an open world where most of the gameplay is moving from place to place

[torpid swift]

they gonna spend a portion of the game on the tutorial

[stable mica]

sounds normal

[tired plover]

really good choice of pictures
https://hollowknight.fandom.com/wiki/Needle

[twin summit]

pure steel needle goes crazy

[tired plover]

it looks so durable

[stable mica]

needle guys

its a "needle"

[twin summit]

the whole thing, i think its sick

[torpid swift]

https://tenor.com/view/mio-memories-in-orbit-dr-halyn-don't-come-back-gif-14148673629676547380

[twin summit]

File:.png

[tired plover]

i like how it doesnt even try with that one

[twin summit]

someone mustve changed stuff around lol

[stable mica]

hivesteel❌
coiled✅

coiled needle

old needle
sharpened needle
pale needle

whats the 3rd nail upgrade called again?

nvm its the same name

[wind gate]

My knight? Hollow
My song? Silked

[cerulean sable]

i love coiled needle but that would ergonomically not work

[silk monolith]

my memories? in orbit

[torpid swift]

my sols are nine

[stable mica]

how does coiled nail even work tho?

[cerulean sable]

is it like, supposed to a skeletonized kinda thing which reduces weight or

exactly

[stable mica]

it sounds so impratical

[cerulean sable]

also if you swing it

[stable mica]

it has no use

[silk monolith]

its like architect

[stable mica]

nail isnt built for thrusting

[torpid swift]

I wonder when memories in orbit gonna get another addition since the Gameboy thing

[stable mica]

rather like a dum blunt axe

[wind gate]

https://tenor.com/view/silksong-gif-13957777486893927376

[cerulean sable]

wouldnt the fluted structure of it make it more prone to break or make it slower? i dont know the aerodynamics of it

[silk monolith]

when are we getting pablo with the big ass hammer

[stable mica]

guys pin or needle is more pratical? in yall opinion

im not even counting nail cuz its a big sword with no magic

[old compass]

guys I'm gonna fight lost lace NOW (steel heart)

[stable mica]

isnt it steel soul?

[old compass]

YES

I'M ENDING THIS

[stable mica]

wish u luc

[silk monolith]

needle

[stable mica]

y

[silk monolith]

cause i hate pinterest

[twin summit]

z

[old compass]

I DID IT

STEEL HEART

[twin summit]

too easy

time? (the most important part ofc)

[queen acorn]

silksong fans gotta get off their high horse

[old compass]

well, I think it's 21 hours

[twin summit]

https://tenor.com/view/steel-ball-run-johnny-joestar-horse-sbr-spin-gif-13583622626256256597

neigh @high zinc

[nocturne storm]

113 messages we so close

thank you groal the gassy

[twin summit]

NO!! thank you

[timid sky]

Not bad

[twin summit]

for what? for having 114 msgs

[nocturne storm]

I appreciate you groal

[twin summit]

'not bad'

[timid sky]

My steel heart was about 18:50 think

[nocturne storm]

i need to get to 150 bc I wanna stream hk

[timid sky]

🔥

[nocturne storm]

thank you proph

[timid sky]

The World Will Burn

All because of 🔥

[timid sky]

grow grow grow
grow grow grow

[nocturne storm]

I will burn

[plucky stag]

How fast was your heartrate when you got to lost lace

[nocturne storm]

gott o what..0

[timid sky]

Lost lace took me 2 attempts on steel heart
I don’t know why
I got her in 1 attempt in practice right before doing her on steel heart

[old compass]

uh I kinda already beat lost lace 10 times in a roll beforehand on my first save so it was, not very fast honestly

I came 1000% prepared

[timid sky]

I came prepared and still fungal

[timid sky]

Did you do steel heart with fractured mask sq or without

[old compass]

with fractured mask but it didn't broke at all

[timid sky]

Gg

[old compass]

well, it did in the memories but

[silk monolith]

lets gooooo

[nocturne storm]

whats our favorite area of silksong

[silk monolith]

bilewater

[timid sky]

Idk

Pharloom

[silk monolith]

bilewater i hardly know her

[nocturne storm]

mine probably has to be mount fay

[violet canopy]

Choral chambers

The music is just

[timid sky]

High halls has good music

[old compass]

closest call to it breaking because I was being stupid about it

[nocturne storm]

oh no

[stable mica]

damn

[desert abyss]

SENZIBAAAAA

[stable mica]

that was close

[violet canopy]

Team cherry said the dlc will drop in 2026?

So much trolling around this dlc I don’t know what’s true anymore

[twin summit]

dec 31

[violet canopy]

Source trust me bro?

Cause I heard it’s on the 32nd

[lucid rain]

2026

[torpid swift]

Soon

[old compass]

Soon™

[lucid rain]

[orchid locust]

typo they meant 3026

[torpid swift]

Hell yeah even more soon

[orchid spruce]

[torpid swift]

woah why is he microwaved like that

[remote jungle]

dude be looking crispy

[orchid spruce]

he's microwaved, so he's crispy

[torpid swift]

I think yo Solarian tweakin

[plush plover]

keep microwaving him i hate him

[frosty kelp]

e

[frosty kelp]

sensimooooo

[exotic dome]

-eigong

[torpid swift]

oh my god its the big boss

[crystal cave]

just finished silksong with real 100%. one of the best games of all time for me

and i havent said that about any game in like 15 years

[twin summit]

What was the last time you said it?

farming sim?

[candid kayak]

15 years ago

[crystal cave]

most of the flaws that i read is probably just features that make this game unique

[crystal cave]

dont remember really, in last years everything i played just felt bland. thought i just got grumpy, but hk and then silksong caused ressurection

[lavish stratus]

Ragebait

[crystal cave]

while base hk is just great game, silksong went on a higher level

[twin summit]

1. same, not many interesting games have come out
2. grumpy??!?!

[lavish stratus]

Recency bias is a bitch.

[crystal cave]

well, i keep that in mind, but its more noticing my own behavior and feelings

[cerulean sable]

i thinjk act 4 should be Reign of Fire and its a Grimm Super Boss

[twin summit]

super ultra nightmare king grimm or smth

[crystal cave]

its been a long time since i spend that much time reading, thinking and talking about any game

stll, havent played some of the games with high notes from last few years

[orchid spruce]

Silksong is one of an echo chamber

[lavish apex]

premature probably but i might end up liking nine sols more than skong

[crystal cave]

after 2 hours of nine sols, dont like it very much

[lavish apex]

if the story is good and the first boss is representative of their average quality then it's probably gonna be a treat

[exotic dome]

story is great

first boss is one of the better ones, i don't know if it would represent the average quality

[orchid spruce]

the final boss skewers the average

[exotic dome]

true

[orchid spruce]

use median instead

[lavish apex]

i don't get the hate for the exploration and platforming it's like fine so far

[orchid spruce]

it's rewarding

unlike

[exotic dome]

it's just ok for me

[orchid spruce]

one whole shard bundle

[exotic dome]

rewarding is not the only criteria

[orchid spruce]

one of the criterias

i like nine sols exploration, but it still scores only a 5 in my spreadsheet

[crystal cave]

in first 2 hours platforming is just going though linear locations and have only one way of doing everything

[exotic dome]

:microwaved_yi:

[plush plover]

Thank you for being a good person

[orchid spruce]

not really true, there's some non-linearity

even though it's far less than other metroidvanias

i played the game enough to know it inside out

[crystal cave]

albo fight is based only on one action, using anything else. if there are 4 enemies on your way, you just have to run, parry everyone in the exact same way, and some of them have to be parried 3 times

so you just parry again and again 9 times

[exotic dome]

i would like rank ns above mio overall, but below mio as a metroidvania

[crystal cave]

and enemies are slow, they are waiting so long to attack

[orchid spruce]

that's such a reductive way to put it but whatever

[crystal cave]

sometimes they just stand and do nothing

and you wait 10 second for attack

[orchid spruce]

they're tutorial enemies give them a break

[crystal cave]

so, i didnt find much challenge or fun either

[exotic dome]

not everyone likes parry based combat i get it

[orchid spruce]

it's ok, you can play better games like silksong

[crystal cave]

i mean, i like parrying when its dynamic and not forced

and here i felt like parrying is the only option, but at the same time it took so long to defeat 5 random enemies

[old compass]

finally, anti furry propaganda

[lavish apex]

this is a concern of mine

[frosty kelp]

I don't think ns is a metroidvania in terms of gameplay with by technically it is 😭

[lavish apex]

but i'll wait until i get further to make judgements based on it

[torpid swift]

Parrying gives that dopamine hit I needed

eigong was fun

[frosty kelp]

honestly I prefer mio cus of the flexible mod system that allows for many many ways to play

[torpid swift]

but I like MiO as metroidvania more

I platinumed it within 5 days

[frosty kelp]

even tho I am a nine sols jadeless bowless speedkiller 😭

[crystal cave]

sure, like i said its opinion based on 2 hours. maybe it will gron on me, but still 2 hours is already a lot of time

[orchid locust]

Help

[torpid swift]

oh lord he dead

[plush plover]

Bro LMFAO

[orchid spruce]

ah, i thought you finished the game

[frosty kelp]

he used the ||boom boom arrow||

[lavish apex]

i just encountered a normal enemy that can attack like 6 times before a safe opening which is a little bit concerning

[orchid spruce]

i mean, just play for the final boss. that's all i need.

[frosty kelp]

honestly I enjoy all the bosses

[torpid swift]

Which one

[frosty kelp]

I don't like NS exploration tho

[lavish apex]

the uh

[exotic dome]

true

[torpid swift]

yeah. I wish it would be more replayable

[orchid spruce]

it's a metroidvania

[torpid swift]

It feels like you can only play ns once

[lavish apex]

big sword guy in NINE SOLS ||research lab||

[orchid spruce]

if the enemies are a bit too hard

[frosty kelp]

yeah I dread the thought of replaying NS but for hk or silksong I would totally replay them any day of the week

[orchid spruce]

i played nine sols like 10+ times

more than any other mvs

[crystal cave]

on other hand - there was one elevator gauntlet with 5 enemies. all was attacking and i couldn't do any parry because there was no opening. and also there is no other ways of fight

i died, then i returned and gauntlet was already empty lol

[exotic dome]

the mini boss below the first boss arena?

[frosty kelp]

you know earlier this month I think my hk save file in Xbox got glitched or smth and I lost all my saves and usually people would panic but I would kinda kalm and like welp ig I got another excuse to replay hk (then my files respawned luckily)

[orchid spruce]

||research lab's sword enemy||

[lavish apex]

i don't know where the first boss arena is in there i got dead ended and didn't find one

[frosty kelp]

I hate that dude 😭

[orchid spruce]

||it's a late game enemy||

[torpid swift]

I think it's the guy who does crimson attack with big sword

[frosty kelp]

no

I know exactly what blebbles is talking about

[torpid swift]

which

[raw pawn]

Spoiler discussion

[orchid locust]

Bro got a fade

[plush plover]

WHAT ARE WE EVEN DOING

[torpid swift]

I think if we're talking about regular enemies it isn't necessarily a spoiler

[orchid locust]

putting out the fire

[lavish apex]

it's the one you NINE SOLS ||immediately encounter when you enter heading west from the piss area||

doesn't have a name

[orchid spruce]

i hope you could give the game a bit of trust, it will eventually click

[raw pawn]

Oh no I am just talking about the messages with a spoiler on them lmao

[torpid swift]

ohh right right

[whole moon]

Why is this image a thing

[torpid swift]

mb mb

[orchid spruce]

you could click or maybe not
||it's a late-game enemy. honestly trivialized by a mid-game ability, but most never learn to use it against regular enemies so... ||

[torpid swift]

I wonder what's to come in memories in orbit

[orchid spruce]

i heard they're cooking a hard mode

[torpid swift]

sounds awesome..

[lavish apex]

ok so that's

[torpid swift]

I struggled so much with the early game I had to turn on an assist

[lavish apex]

not where i'm supposed to be then

i figured

[exotic cedar]

Why don't they cook a soft mode

[lavish apex]

considering i couldn't really do anything there

[orchid spruce]

i like my games rough and hard

[torpid swift]

they never soft

https://tenor.com/view/mio-memories-in-orbit-dr-halyn-don't-come-back-gif-14148673629676547380

[frosty kelp]

this guy I hate him

[lavish apex]

the miniboss i did find was kinda annoying but also apparently optional

[torpid swift]

OH

[orchid spruce]

if you can reach it, you're supposed to be there. there's always something at least. it's nine sols, not silksong.

[torpid swift]

yeah LMAO I hate him

[exotic dome]

oh fuck this tihng

[lavish apex]

yep timmy got it

fuck that guy

[exotic dome]

yea its normal that you struggle with it dw

[frosty kelp]

we should all know just by your tiny description cus everyone hates him

[torpid swift]

But I ended up getting used to his parry rhythm

[exotic cedar]

These guys are kinda fun tbh

[torpid swift]

he doesn't like it when you touch grass

[orchid spruce]

these enemies are the best

[torpid swift]

mhmm

[orchid spruce]

most players hate them because they never use ||unbounded counter||

[torpid swift]

on my second playthrough for an achievement I ended up loving them

[orchid spruce]

they're completely trivialized by this

[exotic dome]

||tbh it's not taught that you can use uc against normal attacks||

[torpid swift]

||unbounded counter|| is actually insane. Especially with that one jade

it's so peak

[exotic dome]

true

[orchid spruce]

it's said in the description of the ability

[exotic dome]

i should try hitless egg

[orchid spruce]

and ||lady ethereal being trivialized by UC-ing her normal attacks||

likely unintended, but it would be cool if intentional

[graceful oyster]

NINE SOLS

[orchid spruce]

NINE SOLS

[exotic cedar]

sole nins

[torpid swift]

Some people have a hard time parrying because they have no idea you could take it from both sides if you parry while airborne

[toxic vigil]

Hello

[orchid spruce]

I never realized Nine Sols is actually mainstream

[sharp tundra]

is sea of sorrow still tomorrow

[orchid spruce]

Now, I have to cope with the fact that I'm not special

[torpid swift]

like actually it's surprising I see some people still struggling with that one ||ji|| attack

[torpid swift]

it is pretty popular with a set people

[exotic dome]

nine sols is not niche anymore we are not allowed to like it

[torpid swift]

some hollow knight fans don't like it because of how dialogue heavy they are because

they can't read

[balmy wraith]

i thouhgt ppl didnt like it cuz its parry focused

[orchid spruce]

i now hate nine sols, because i hate popular games

[exotic dome]

hk fans can't rea-

[torpid swift]

Is MIO considered popular

[torpid swift]

true..

[orchid spruce]

my personality is now afterimage

[exotic dome]

no mio is niche that's why we glaze it. i will start hating on it if it gets nominated in a major award show

[orchid spruce]

it's honestly niche

only really popular here

[torpid swift]

true

no one really knows mio tbh

[remote ibex]

Niche indie hidden gem called hollow knight silksong

[lavish apex]

i think they're still like sub-100k copies

for mio

[torpid swift]

no what

[exotic dome]

no one i know knows mio

[lavish apex]

but i might be wrong

[remote ibex]

Even tens of thousands is still quite high

[torpid swift]

mio actually feels like an original

thing

voice acting and ost

[orchid spruce]

mio is still like a metroidvania

like, metroidvania metroidvania

[torpid swift]

mm..

[exotic dome]

mio is a game

[orchid locust]

what if mio was a video game though

[cerulean sable]

you shouldbe able to evolve other crest and wanderer's only addition is the 2% crit mechanic to 4% crit chance

[torpid swift]

Gameboy mio

[graceful oyster]

Mio is so small that uh uh
you can just talk to the developers

[lavish apex]

axelato the goat

[stable mica]

then it would be more popular

[torpid swift]

I only talked a bit in mio server idk the developers still

I only know a few guys

shairpin person and you

[exotic dome]

evolving any crest would be cool

[graceful oyster]

I am still a tad excited that I just had a short Q and A with Nicolas Gueguen

[balmy wraith]

beast with no heal cap

[lavish apex]

oh that's sick as hell

[cerulean sable]

beast 4 hp cap would be a nice upgrade tbh

[timid sky]

Nine sols is popular?

[graceful oyster]

He complimented Illusion's piano arrangement but Illu was offline

[orchid spruce]

I think so

[graceful oyster]

I was there to pick his brain though

[torpid swift]

let's just say nine sols is popular but it keeps getting hidden in hk's shadow

[orchid spruce]

It may be the 3rd most popular metroidvania, behind the obvious. But the gap in popularity is still a lot.

[torpid swift]

I recognized illusion when he joined the inari server

[orchid spruce]

A lot of HK/SK players never play other metroidvanias

[torpid swift]

speaking of it, y'all know INARI

[torpid swift]

TYATS WHAT IVE BEEN SAY8NG

[lavish apex]

i should do a metroidvania tier list when i finish this game

[orchid spruce]

I played INARI Demo

[exotic dome]

not if you include the classics like castlevania and metroid, and ori could be more popular too

[orchid spruce]

I speedrun it too actually

[stable mica]

so u want me to crack every single metroidvania?

[torpid swift]

yo peak

[orchid spruce]

tbh idk

[balmy wraith]

yes

[stable mica]

ok

but if i can actually play it with 45 fps

[orchid spruce]

I wouldn't want to be forced to play visual novels because I play Slay the Princess. That's not a criticism, just an observation.

[torpid swift]

not every, but at least any other outside the elephant in the room

[orchid spruce]

[stable mica]

ik

i do wanna play other metroidvanias

[cold trellis]

It is getting more popular now, I think? I’m starting to see it more on my feed

[stable mica]

but i don want to crack

[torpid swift]

I think they had a speedrun event on the inari server back then

[stable mica]

unless its too expensive

[cold trellis]

LIES

[exotic dome]

you cant like the genre if you didnt play the castlevania game that was only released in japan and sold 14 units

[torpid swift]

not really

[balmy wraith]

dont alot of people here play nine slols

[cerulean sable]

id probably go with like
Reaper - needs more buff but maybe magnetize the Silk Dregs
Wanderer - this thing too, overhaul this shit
Witch - Larger AOE + 1HP Heal Cap
Beast - Rage Range + Damage increase + 1HP Heal Cap
Architect - remake the shard mechanic
Shaman - Higher range and maybe some soul related mecanic, thats enough tbh motherfuckers get 3 spells to begin with which is already busted

[cold trellis]

Well I’ve played other metroidvania so

[balmy wraith]

ive played a bit of nine sols

[plucky stag]

hurray, just finished a 3 1/2 hour mio session only to check off nothing on my list

[exotic dome]

silk dregs needs to be magnetized without evolving tbh

[cold trellis]

Nvm, my ahh didn’t notice the “a lot”

[cerulean sable]

yeah thats why im kinda mixed with it

[graceful oyster]

What did you do?

[torpid swift]

mm yeah

[stable mica]

oh ok ima crack that game sometime then

[cerulean sable]

if anything i think Reaper should also get a slight overhaul

[torpid swift]

it's not all hk players but always hk players

[stable mica]

maybe when summer break

[cerulean sable]

on top of buffs

[stable mica]

yes

[plucky stag]

||vlad|| is officially taking me longer than the normal final boss, ||ati||