Gordon I have also previously bounced off Hollow Knight and decided to retry again this week. I am getting on much better with it now - though it still has some issues for me. I think the first couple of hours are rough and the core controls/skills you have at that point really don’t help. I’ve got my first boss down now and got the new skill - things opening up a bit.
I still don’t think the core controls are great - still run off too many ledges when I and trying to jump off them. The basic attack and damage on touch from enemies are both a bit meh. Essentially it is some way off Dead Cells or Ori in terms of how it feels to play.
I am beginning to understand why it is so well liked now though.
