I’m developing Ultranova, an actionadventure platformer. In the process, I’m analyzing successful games to learn what makes them captivating.
I must decide whether to make a linear levelbased platformer or if I should make a nonlinear Metroidvania game that encourages you to explore and unlock one large world.
In this video, I look at Hollow Knight, an extremely popular 2D Metroidvania platformer released in February 2017 by Team Cherry, a small Australian indie team.
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★ REFERENCES ★
I bought Hollow Knight on Steam and recorded my own gameplay footage for most of this video.
The Making of Hollow Knight (Interview):
https://www.gameinformer.com/2018/10/...
Hollow Knight Unity article:
https://unity.com/madewith/hollowknight
State of the Art: The Elegiac Beauty Of Hollow Knight:
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/holl...
Hollow Knight Press Kit:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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★ ABOUT ME ★
I'm Imphenzia, and I do YouTube videos mostly about game development, 3D modeling, and game assets. I am Swedish, but I currently live in Brisbane / Australia, where I run an independent game development company, Imphenzia Pty Ltd.
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