Hollow Knight is a Metroidvania video game developed and published by Team Cherry. The player controls an insect-like, silent, and nameless knight while exploring the underground world. The knight wields a nail, which is a cone-shaped sword, used both in combat and environmental interaction. In most areas of the game the player encounters hostile bugs and other sorts of creatures. Combat involves using the nail to strike enemies from a short distance. The player can also use spells, allowing for long-range attacks. Defeated enemies drop currency called Geo. The knight starts with a limited number of mask shards, which represent hit points of the character. More mask shards can be collected throughout the game to increase the player’s health. When the knight takes damage from an enemy or from the environment, a mask is destroyed. By striking enemies, the knight gains Soul, which is stored in the Soul Vessel. If all masks are lost, the knight dies and a Shade appears at that place. The player needs to defeat the Shade to recover the lost currency and to carry normal amount of Soul. The game continues from a last visited bench—they are scattered throughout the game world and they act as save points—but the player loses all Geo and can hold a smaller amount of Soul. Initially the player can only use Soul to “Focus” and regenerate mask shards, but as the game progresses the player unlocks several offensive spells, which consume Soul.
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