The Animation of Hollow Knight

At long last, I'm enjoying this beautiful game and making a video on it!

Hollow Knight is considered a metroidvania, but it's so much more than that, and the beautiful art style just helps separate it further into a true masterpiece.

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[Ronin]

"Silksong around the corner"

*cries of sorrow and anguish*

[RelyeaGaming]

loved the commentary all the way through the end. thank you

[odinj]

Didn't realize how much the particle generation adds to the visuals and overall atmosphere, that's very interesting. Great video for a great game!

[DamageMaximo]

"Lovely little game"
me with my 90h unfinished save: oh...

[coolbeans]

"emptiness can still be beautiful"

*cries in void*

[speculativemusings]

My mind was blown when you showed the 3D layering parallax stuff. I had no clue. It explains so many little details, like when things skitter across the foreground. I never could figure out how that worked so well.

[Xyabra]

I like how Dan is trying tell us that the Knight has personality but in reality it is a cold empty vessel of a shell

[kingnull]

“Art is not when there is nothing left to add, but nothing to take away”

[XGriffX]

This game is gorgeous, along with the soundtrack.

This may not be extremely related to animation, but do you ever consider including the artists' use of color palettes in the video? I only mention because it seemed like Hollow Knight had an intentional use of color overall and in certain areas. Enough so that it seemed as if each area carried a certain mood just based off the use of color alone.

Excellent vid, btw!

[MelvaCross]

Oh, how I love Hollow Knight!
It's rare to see a game commit so much to an artstyle. To have an artstyle even before any real gameplay and still having it follow the gameplay. That's definitely the advantage of a small and flexible team!

[Blackthornprod]

At some point in the video there was the beautiful music from the City of Tears I think. Almost got emotional.
Great work Dan :)!

[ricardoramos]

This game art style got me into the game. I feel like a lot off indies use pixel art and this one strayed away from that

[dangerouscolors]

the particles and smoke effects add SOO much to the experience!

in the soul sanctum, the whole area as well as the entrances to them is full of floating particles of soul. you can feel the energy in the area.

in certain areas of the fungal wastes, a soft yellow overlay is added, and its really simple but it really makes you feel like youre in a cave of noxious gas and spores.

while in hotsprings, soul particles will emanate from the knight and follow them as they move through the water

if crystal dashing above or through water, the water will splash around and behind the knight

in the ancient basin and the abyss, void particles will float around the area

the whole game is a masterpiece. i love team cherry

[Chroma]

“Silksong around the corner”

Bud, you said that five corners ago.

[mariapazgonzalezlesme]

11 minutes of Dan's smooth voice about video games's designs and animation. 😎👍

[Xenomorpheus]

I started playing this months ago and still have things to do at 40 hours, from the scenery to the animation, this game is just incredible to play and watch through

[BingBangPoe]

If there is one word to describe this game is *_atmosphere._* Everything is perfectly crafted with a combination of artstyle, animation, music and cryptic lore that really is really immersive. This game is a masterpiece, really.
Amazing analysis, Dan. Now I'm even more pumped to play Silksong when it finally arrives.

[Chrexter]

"silksong around the corner"

We still say that 4 years later!

[aFewBitsShort]

As you mentioned about the map maker - the sound effects also really give the characters.. character.

[davidecarusone]

I'm a simple man, I hear Hollow Knight praise, I hit like.
Best 2d adventure game in history.
The style is what made me love it even before the quality