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xtameembb posted an update 2 weeks ago
Silksong’s Insect Identity: Mapping Pharloom’s Cast to Real-World Bugs
Since Hollow Knight first invited players into Hallownest, Team Cherry has used the insect kingdom as both aesthetic and narrative engine. By 2026, Hollow Knight: Silksong has had time to settle into the broader metroidvania canon, and its cast remains one of the…
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xtameembb posted an update 2 weeks ago
Hollow Knight: Silksong’s Ascending Level Design Redefines Metroidvania Exploration
Level design is a cornerstone of the Metroidvania genre, and few games understand this as deeply as Hollow Knight: Silksong. In the 2017 original, players descended into the depths of Hallownest, gradually unraveling its mysteries. Silksong, however, flips…
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xtameembb posted an update 2 weeks ago
Rite of the Pollip: My Hunt for Six Hearts in Silksong
I still remember the first time a Pollip Heart revealed itself to me in Hollow Knight: Silksong. I was wandering through Shellwood, a region that feels like a cathedral built by roots that never learned to stop growing, when a drift of purple petals caught my eye. They floated from a wall…
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xtameembb posted an update 3 weeks ago
Little Nightmares 3: A Terrifying Co-op Dance Through The Carnevale
I still remember the moment I sat down at PAX West in Seattle, teaming up with another journalist to enter The Carnevale, the nightmarish fun fair at the heart of Little Nightmares 3. We had roughly an hour, two characters—Low and Alone—and a heady mixture of curiosity and…
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xtameembb posted an update 3 weeks ago
Little Nightmares 3 Co-Op Preview: Supermassive’s Haunting Test of Patience
Supermassive Games’ takeover of the Little Nightmares series raised eyebrows among fans. The studio is known for cinematic horror and the Dark Pictures anthology, but gameplay depth has never been its strongest suit. Tarsier Studios left behind a sturdy framework,…
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xtameembb posted an update 3 weeks ago
Silksong in 2026: How I Use Mods to Tame Team Cherry’s Brutal Masterpiece
As a longtime Hollow Knight fan who has spent a lot of 2026 replaying Hollow Knight: Silksong, I can say this: Team Cherry’s sequel is brilliant, but it is also brutally hard. Is it harder than the original? I think so, at least in its opening hours. The game’s wider…
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xtameembb posted an update 3 weeks ago
Silksong’s Multiplayer Mod: Two Hornets, One Nightmare, and a Whole Lot of Cheese
Back in 2025, when Hollow Knight: Silksong finally dropped after what felt like an eternity of waiting, players everywhere rejoiced. Then they died. A lot. The game was tough as nails—or should we say, tough as a nail to the face—and while that’s par for the…
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xtameembb posted an update 3 weeks ago
Silksong Guide: The Great Taste of Pharloom Quest and All Five Dishes
Hollow Knight: Silksong doesn’t exactly hand out its tastiest rewards on a silver platter. Some items simply won’t spawn until players get the ball rolling on a specific Wish — and the Great Taste of Pharloom quest is the poster child for that design philosophy. If a player…
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xtameembb posted an update 3 weeks ago
Silksong Stole My Sleep and 5 Million Other Players Too
I finally understand why people call Hollow Knight: Silksong a storefront-breaking event. On September 4, 2025, I sat down with snacks, tea, and the misplaced confidence of a person who had beaten the first game twice. By the time I blinked, Steam was wheezing, the Nintendo eShop…
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xtameembb posted an update 3 weeks ago
8 Co-op Games That Are Best Played with Strangers
Most gamers have heard it a hundred times: “Co-op is always better with friends.” But for some games, the magic happens not in a Discord call with lifelong buddies, but in the unpredictable chaos of public lobbies and pick-up groups. There’s a unique thrill to entering a match with total…
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