{"id":126204,"date":"2022-07-02T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-02T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-133898"},"modified":"2022-07-02T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-02T15:00:00","slug":"feature-backlog-club-july-if-you-havent-played-hollow-knight-yet-heres-your-chance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/07\/02\/feature-backlog-club-july-if-you-havent-played-hollow-knight-yet-heres-your-chance\/","title":{"rendered":"Feature: Backlog Club: July &#8211; If You Haven&#8217;t Played Hollow Knight Yet, Here&#8217;s Your Chance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e291a9e9b78c6\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e291a9e9b78c6\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture ptris\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e291a9e9b78c6\/buggy.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Buggy\"><\/figure>\n<p><em>Rule number one of Backlog Club: Work through your pile of unplayed video games one at a time, and discuss them with other people. Rule number two of Backlog Club: Don&#8217;t talk about Backlog Club.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Just kidding! Tell everyone. Please.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><em>This article is part of our new experimental series, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/tags\/backlog-club\">Backlog Club<\/a>, where we (Nintendo Life!) pick a game that&#8217;s likely to be on our list of &#8220;games we should get around to playing&#8221;, and then we (NL + you!) spend the next month playing that game.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Large (31)\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4a31357a0e271\/large-31.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NTAgMjUzIj48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4a31357a0e271\/large-31.450x.jpg\" alt=\"Large (31)\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Large (32)\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a304dc1ddbf12\/large-32.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NTAgMjUzIj48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a304dc1ddbf12\/large-32.450x.jpg\" alt=\"Large (32)\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Hollow! Knights to meet you. For the month of July (how is it July already, etc.) you have chosen to vote for the stunning, bug-filled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/hollow_knight\">Hollow Knight<\/a> as our next game to play, and I thank you for it \u2014 this one&#8217;s been on my backlog for a <em>shamefully<\/em> long time, and I&#8217;m glad to have that final push to actually play it, especially since it looks like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/06\/new-hollow-knight-silksong-trailer-features-in-xbox-showcase-out-in-the-next-12-months\">the sequel, Silksong, might be <em>almost<\/em> done<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hollow Knight is an absolutely <em>beloved<\/em> Metroidvania, and possibly one of the instant classics of the last decade. It is set in the decaying ruins of a once-powerful kingdom, as you, the Hollow Knight (I think???) explore the winding tunnels and caves of a dead civilisation, fighting roaming bug-knights and rescuing trapped caterpillar babies and trying to figure out what happened, and why you&#8217;re here.<\/p>\n<p>The music is gorgeous. The art style is wonderfully simple, and manages to convey a lot with a relatively sparse palette (almost everything is shades of blue and grey). All the bugs, even the evil bad bugs that you have to kill, are extremely adorable.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"MJDn70jh1V0\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>God, this game has no right to be this damn zen, because like all Metroidvanias, it&#8217;s bloody <em>hard<\/em>. And long, too. I highly doubt I&#8217;m going to finish this one by the end of July, and in case it&#8217;s not clear, I already started it. In fact, I started it in early June, because I wanted to make sure I had time for it (and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/return_of_the_obra_dinn\">Obra Dinn<\/a> didn&#8217;t take that long!) \u2014 so, just be prepared for a loooong journey on this one!<\/p>\n<h3>Where to get Hollow Knight<\/h3>\n<p>Hollow Knight is on sale on Steam and PlayStation right now, 50% off until 7th July (the prices below are the sale prices), so grab it there if you want!<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Storefront<\/th>\n<th>Price<\/th>\n<th>Free with subscription?<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Nintendo Switch eShop<\/td>\n<td>$15.00 \/ \u20ac 14,99 \/ \u00a310.99<\/td>\n<td>NSO: \u274c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Steam<\/td>\n<td>$7.49 \/ \u20ac 7,49 \/ \u00a35.49<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Xbox Store<\/td>\n<td>$14.99 \/ \u20ac 14,99 \/ \u00a312.49<\/td>\n<td>Game Pass: \u2705<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PlayStation<\/td>\n<td>$7.49 \/ \u20ac 7,24 \/ \u00a35.79<\/td>\n<td>PS Plus: \u2705 (Extra or Premium)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Next Month&#8217;s Game<\/h3>\n<p>No poll today, since we haven&#8217;t settled on what the theme for next month is&#8230; but keep your peepers peeled!<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/tags\/backlog-club\"><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/tags\/backlog-club\">Catch up on previous months of Backlog Club right here<\/a>, and we&#8217;ll see you in Hallownest&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>Have you played Hollow Knight already? Has it been on your backlog for ages? Tell us in the comments&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rule number one of Backlog Club: Work through your pile of unplayed video games one at a time, and discuss them with other people. Rule number two of Backlog Club: Don&#8217;t talk about Backlog Club. Just kidding! Tell everyone. Please. This article is part of our new experimental series, Backlog Club, where we (Nintendo Life!) 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