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Upcoming Metroidvania on Steam Puts a Perfect Twist on Hollow Knight's Exploration Formula

Without a doubt, unlocking a new ability in a Metroidvania is one of the most satisfying feelings because it usually means that you've unlocked a previously inaccessible area. Getting access to a permanent upgrade doesn't immediately solve all of your problems, but it definitely gives you more freedom to move around, a...

Without a doubt, unlocking a new ability in a Metroidvania is one of the most satisfying feelings because it usually means that you've unlocked a previously inaccessible area. Getting access to a permanent upgrade doesn't immediately solve all of your problems, but it definitely gives you more freedom to move around, and games like Hollow Knight have pretty much perfected this formula. However, the upcoming Nocturnal 2 seems determined to put an interesting twist on that established formula.

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