One of those rare 10/10 perfect video games. Hollow Knight is a rich, compelling, mysterious game that makes you intrigued throughout. This game has the best world building out of any game I played. Your in this massive open world, crawling with destructive corrupted critters, that try to murder you at every turn. The intensity is nonstop and there is an eerie feeling throughout. Not the hardest game ever made, but it requires a manageable amount of skill from the player. It's near flawless and I'm sure there are some flaws, but I hadn't noticed any! The score of the game is magnificent. It's vast, eerie, depressing, mysterious. This is one of those rare video games that makes me cry every playthrough. Not only my favorite Metroidvania (which is high praise because that one of my top 3 favorite genres of video game) but one of my favorite pieces of art ever made.

For my whole time in the video game world, I was told "Hotline Miami 1 is infinitely better than Hotline Miami 2." And despite that being the safe answer. However when I beat it, Hotline Miami 2 instantly became my favorite video game of all time, and one of my top 3 favorite pieces of art. Believe what people tell you. This game is brutally difficult. It takes a lot out of you, and the first was not as hard. However, I never found the overwhelming difficult nature of the game excruciatingly bad. I just wanted to keep playing to finish the story, because of how invested I was in the characters. The Narrative of Hotline Miami 2 is very confusing. Everything is in a loose order. Through this style of storytelling, you wanna keep playing the game to unpack it. And overall, I was mesmerized by the gameplay. It's so fun and intense, and this is one of those games where you need to plan your kills out. And I am not going to spoil the story of the game, nor the ending. You have to play it for yourself. Just letting you know, It does not end on a hopeful note.