I played Crowsworn's new demo, and it's amazing

Crowsworn is an action packed metroidvania inspired by Hollow Knight, DMC, and Bloodborne. Its new demo just released to celebrate the game's 2 year Kickstarter anniversary, and I'm going to be trying it out live! Let's see how the game holds up.
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[@shmooters5599]

I like how the game seems to treat the enemies. They fight back and dodge rather than just run at you. Sometimes they are hidden by the foreground or your field of view, it’s cool to have them be their own little battles rather than saving all of tht for bosses.

[@doomrider7]

Hollow Knight did that with some enemies particularly the Moss Knights and the soldiers from the city.

[@KetamineTrip]

@@doomrider7 ye but that was kinda far and in between it seems more consistent in Crowsworn (tho it seems silksong will feature some more robust enemies)

[@alguem292]

Feels like dark souls

[@KetamineTrip]

@@alguem292 mixed with a bit of bloodborne with the hit to heal mechanic

[@mrme-le9sy]

*that ;)

[@ncpolley]

Absolutely sick. The death animation alone has got me hooked. Thats a vision right there.

[@icetide9411]

As someone who loves anything with plague doctors AND Hollow Knight, I need this game so bad

[@TBDCrow]

Same here lol

[@CharlyZedX87]

I guess you played Shovel Knight with Plague Knight then 🥷

[@aureliodeprimus8018]

As someone who likes Plague Doctors and Revenants, i feel exactly the same.^^

[@rapacious6733]

Let me guess, SCP 049 is your favorite, isn't?

[@aureliodeprimus8018]

@@rapacious6733 Not sure, who this question is meant for, but if its me, i am not that familiar with SCP.

[@KingFourth]

I love how you recognize using the dive ability against the three headed blob boss was a bad idea entirely, yet refused to cease using it.

[@kamilziemian995]

I think Hollow Knight habits die hard.

[@bo5935]

Yeah.. That was annoying to watch so many times

[@juanochoa2187]

Thinking the same thing lol, if he stopped using the slam It would've taken way less attempts

[@grummdoesstuff2983]

I love when a game gives you a character who is fast and fluid, and I love it even more when a game makes the enemies just as fluid as you are, and this game it ticking all the boxes.

[@diegosotomiranda4107]

Yes, i hate when theres a Notorious difference between the character pace and the npc/enemies pace, sometimes ot make sense cause every enemy has it's quirks but sometimes it feels like the character and enemies don't Even share the same atmosphere

[@grummdoesstuff2983]

@@diegosotomiranda4107 there are some cases where a mismatch is a good thing, but only when it’s done very intentionally. A notable example of this that I’ve spent honestly too much time playing recently, is Laila: Aged Through Blood. You as the player character have a lot of movement and flexibility, while every enemy who isn’t a boss stays perfectly still. But because of how it’s set up, with the game being more about aim, positioning, avoidance, and careful planning, not having the enemies move becomes part of your plan, and having the bosses move makes the that much more different.

[@adityaflashraj]

It's so cool that the boss can kill its own minions with its own attacks and falling rocks

[@ColtonGamingTV]

I backed the kickstarter way back when and I can't wait to play as this looked amazing. Also, might be my first speedrun game. Also, for anyone curious the game raised 1.2million CAD and the cutscenes were animated by Vulture Head Studio.

[@kuunami]

I was one of the backers of Mighty No.9. Kinda ruined kickstarters for me.

[@RRRR-jr1gp]

How the fuck did the game raise 1.2million cad

[@Garmond_Zaza_Fan]

because it looked fucking awsome duh@@RRRR-jr1gp

[@uraniummmm1]

​@@Garmond_Zaza_Fanthat's a lot of money though, hollow knight only raised 76,000 cad

[@logictom7254]

@@Garmond_Zaza_Fan As far as I am aware, their PR Manager is the one from Team Cherry. So there was a lot more experience involved regarding marketing

[@Randomperson-qp7cv]

This game looks harder than hollow knight and looking at how we’ll funded this game is it may even reach the same level of popularity as hollow knight or maybe even more I’m so excited for this game 2nd to silksong

[@anthronox4992]

Abs Rad

[@Randomperson-qp7cv]

@@anthronox4992 absolute radiance is definitely the hardest boss in the game but judging by the gameplay here it seems the difficulty curve will be much more noticeable

[@jayeff4337]

I think it’s probably easier considering you get innate i frames. I think if we saw fireborn utilizing those more and just not being so aggressive in general he would have been fine. The heal doesn’t take a ton of hits to generate and has a fast animation with a heal for 3 hits. It’s possible it’ll be harder than hk but I wouldn’t assume that from this demo personally

[@Randomperson-qp7cv]

@@jayeff4337 I know I should not come to conclusion’s I only partially feel this way about crowswarm and fireborn definitely wasn’t healing as much as he should’ve been but I find it interesting since the devs showed us the difficulty curve in the demo and main game and it seems much more noticeable than hollow knight and honestly I really like that if crowswarm manages to be harder than hollow knight and looking how well funded this game is it may even be better than hollow knight I’m only really saying this to distract myself from silksong though

[@jayeff4337]

@@Randomperson-qp7cv haha fair enough. Maybe I also just sucked and found hollow knight to be the hardest game I’ve ever played but games like dark souls 3 or elden ring were easy because of spammable i frames

[@zaboomba6635]

the animation looks so fluid and responsive, seeing this makes me excited. the impacts of attacks are weighty, and the animation looks really aggressive, looking forward to more!

[@syeblaize]

Even as a short ( if 1 hour of bespoke content is short) vertical slice, this looks awesome. Definitely picking this up whenever they release it. Take your time, devs!

[@mapron1]

I looks pretty bad from gameplay view. Same horizontal tight long tunnels everywhere. HK has much variety between every single screen.

[@largestbigman5267]

@@mapron1 keep in mind that this is a level of scrapped content specifically made for the demo

[@mapron1]

@@largestbigman5267 Yep, I thought about it too. If this guys think a lot of tiny staff in the game and decided that for demo level would be TOTALLY UNRELATED how actual game would play - that one another gaming crime :D Showing how you do level design must be one of the top priorities for demo (along with monsters and skills). You can even see this by minimap. Every map have same corridor balance, with occasional bubble connecting 2-3 tonnels. That's it.

[@mapron1]

@@largestbigman5267 And then compare to variety in levels you've seen in Silksong trailers.

[@TheOnomatopoeicPhysicist]

@@mapron1 The Hollow Knight glazing is crazy

[@thefallinglink]

"Always go left first when you play a metroidvania, that's the way they don't want you to go" the original metroid literally wants you to go left first to get the morph ball

[@ernestolaurent6489]

Actually, that was an inside joke at the time. Some media made fun of videogames with a pun along the lines of "how hard can it be to hold RIGHT for hours..." so they purposefully made it so the first thing you have to do is go LEFT. I, of course, just made that up, but I could be true

[@kd6739]

I think he's more referencing that before Metroid, it was mainly Mario etc, in which you would go from left to right.

[@YeinVZ]

this game looks lit

[@lukaswilson9797]

Nah, it’s Crowsworn

[@anthronox4992]

​@@lukaswilson9797Was thinking the same thing

[@SerenityIsNice]

this game looks

[@YeinVZ]

@@lukaswilson9797 pretty sure is crabworn

[@crinklyonion1410]

Half the reason I want this game is because of the awesome looking Plague Doctor. I am obsessed with Plague Doctors.

[@Creetur]

even DnD sourcebooks agree

[@Randomperson-qp7cv]

Plague doctors just have that cool and ominous tone about them

[@KetamineTrip]

Plague doctors do be cool

[@Zackattack151]

Hitting the enemies feels SO good, that noise and the effects are so well made here, and I can’t wait to play the full game myself!

[@joshuajackson4185]

1:14:05 is the run where he beats the boss.

[@felipecamargo1863]

Tks mate

[@chucklesdeclown8819]

@@dumpsterDeity i thought that was the second boss and they did say the powerscaling for the demo was a little wack so i think the actual game you might be more in line to do it since your character would feel more scaled

[@chalateaxox789]

@@chucklesdeclown8819 i also think he was not really good at it. The boss does not seem too difficult and he just kept attacking without dodging or thinking whatsoever. Made me kinda mad tbh

[@GameZero2]

@@chalateaxox789I think you cannot immediately roll after that downward slam. And even if you use dodge more the enemy just corners you.

[@parkervaughan3997]

Fire: I shouldn’t call this mantis claw Fire five minutes later: Mantis claw! Always love your content Fire, good stuff!

[@crickkin]

This game look so awesome, every time I see some post about it I get a little more excited. Can't wait to see the full game.

[@joshuagleeson4776]

It's nice to see that despite the clear similarities to Hollow Knight in combat and the overall style, it still feels like its own thing. Doesn't seem quite as different as I was expecting, though, but then again they're not going to show their full hand in a demo.

[@michaelmccoy438]

Exactly, the demo didn’t include the pistols which seem to have a huge part in gameplay. The crazy side dive move also wasn’t in the demo

[@abaddonarts1129]

I love the speed of this game! I know the demo is condensed and probably not having a lot of lore in it, but that first boss was insanely fast and felt very high in level of gameplay (I wonder if it's intended to kill less skilled players to show the death system?) but watching you dismantle it was insanely satisfying. I don't have time to watch the whole video so I might edit this later to add in more thoughts on it.

[@BloodySharkMonster]

the demo is not lore relevant at all i don't think, none of the areas in the demo will be in the final game.

[@jacksonhicken2850]

I can’t believe this game copied guns from hollow knight 😔 I love when people get jokes❤❤❤😊😊😊

[@Australia-hehe]

Truly horrible 😔😔😔

[@Altaltalt4-js1sh]

I couldn’t believe it when they copied rooms from hollow knight 😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔

[@MikeRavia-xp5ig]

I've done several all gun runs in hollow knight.

[@heatherramirez6141]

@@MikeRavia-xp5ig Have you tried the AK run? I’ve heard there’s a secret if you make it through without using heavy ammo!

[@GeorgeZimmermen]

Another excuse maker for denying the blatant ripoff this game is. At least be honest about it and not sarcastic

[@Pistonx45x]

it's refreshing to see a game that gives even fireb0rn trouble by the 2nd boss

[@язагитлера_9]

fireborn tries to kill the second boss of the game for half an hour

[@GardenGD]

I think something cool that can be done with the body part/equipment system is to make it so the game differentiates between left and right arms/legs; but still giving you the opportunity to equip them on the wrong side in exchange for a debuff to attack/movement speed. It seems like an exclusively bad thing, but if they already plan to divide equipment by sides, it would be a nice option.

[@CuteLittleGoat]

This will be big hit if it came out before silksong.

[@DistressedCrab]

I believe it was scheduled for December 2024 on the Kickstarter back in the day, so at this rate it probably will

[@callummcneill6266]

But then silksong comes out and steals attention

[@Divinithrea]

​@@callummcneill6266hopefully not crowsworn may still get some of the attention

[@giuf175]

I'm not a huge gamer, I either get into things obsessively or not at all so it's rare for me to get excited to play something but this definitely makes me excited to get this game when it comes out. I dont see why if you love HK you would complain that it looks or plays too much like HK considering we're all here because we love JK so for me thats more a plus than anything. There's been a lot of new games out that have been played by various HK players that I follow but none of them have really appealed to me as much as this one. So now I have two games to look forward to.

[@blazingblight2706]

I think ppl get hung up on games having stylistic significance from one another. Like, this game absolutely has heavy notes taken from HK, but at the same time it doesn't feel like an uninspired cheap knock-off that a fair amount of these HK games go for which imo is the important thing.

[@KetamineTrip]

@@blazingblight2706I mean they treat Crowsworn like it’s the same thing as Lotus Knight

[@wrath7756]

4 things: 1. the game looks amazing and i need it so bad 2. while the game is a little similar to devoid-of-internals sword-wielding-person it innovates in a lot of ways which speed/switch up the gameplay significantly (ex: healing and spells having separate resources, healing only being executable at full, combos, faster enemies, etc). 3. why are people mad about it looking like hollow knight? silksong is about as tangible as a spiderweb spun out of ozone. any content we can get that scratches that itch is extremely valuable. 4. just talking about what the game does differently from hollow knight is a bit insulting to the game, it's very much it's own thing and should be treated as such (i'm not free of this i literally did it a couple sentences ago lol). anyway, super cool game and i PHYSICALLY NEED THAT HAT.

[@donovanfaust3227]

I think it's fine to compare the two, there's nothing wrong with recognizing inspirations and seeing what's different but to use the comparisons to be reductive about it is silly as I've seen some try to do. HK itself took inspiration from many games and is far from being unique imo, that doesn't stop it from being a great game. I definitely think this game has enough to stand on it's own though and would feel different to playing HK.

[@wrath7756]

@@donovanfaust3227 i agree, i just see a lot of people only thinking about that angle. talking about what inspired the game is different than describing it only through the lens of hk.

[@SirPogsalotCreates]

4:37 also, fun fact: "corvian" here is probably derived from "corvid," which denotes a group of several birds related to crows

[@innerophstudios4013]

Covid

[@TotalitarianDemocrat]

Dark Souls 3 also had Corvians

[@ZAZIII]

Im a backer and just got the demo !! This is so awesome so far, the art and music are great. Im really enjoying the gameplay , controls and movement are also really great and I am really excited for the game to come out.

[@spud2541]

That Brooding Mawlek Looking boss with FlukeMarm, Traitor Lord, Watcher Knights and False Knight abilities is crazy. And why does the slam sound remind me of Hornet's famous "SHAW".

[@EtherealMystic]

Game looks amazing. That 1 million was well spent

[@beanburrito4405]

Am buying this when it releases almost immediately

[@andres.torres.arias-hiroshimus]

The game looks amazing and the enemies fighting back look very promising and satisfying

[@tanzyvat5834]

I honestly love the artstyle. It does look a lot like hollow knight yes, but it also feels and looks more alive and animated, where hollow knight's animation was a little more fast-paced. I like that.

[@nianli2793]

A question: what's the difference between inspired and copy?

[@ZamWeazle]

Answer Crow! Caw Caw

[@missvt6640]

Yess this looks fantastic! it wears it's inspirations on its sleeve, that's not a bad thing, as long as the overall gameplay differs enough to keep it fresh. Just love the animated segments. The platforming looks butter smooth and character design is excellent. I'm not familiar with the devs behind this, are they a small group like Team Cherry? Superb, can't wait!

[@MarshalDSah]

i legit thought this was just a hollow knight skin mod but with the map aswell

[@Valera_uncle]

I like how even though Crownsworn looks like Hollow Knight in so many ways, Hollow Knight community accepts it and tries to find special things that this game does differently from our beloved bug-game. I am not trying to compare Crowsworn with Hollow Knight but compliment this game for beautiful artstyle, fluid gameplay and cool setting.

[@ViiOnC]

>Hollow Knight community accepts it i think you missed a big drama from few months back lmao

[@Valera_uncle]

@@ViiOnC I know about drama. But everyone who participated in the drama, in my opinion, is not part of the fandom. Most of the people from Hollow Knight community that I know are really kind and accepting towards new things. I think that «drama» is a childish way to show hate to something. I like Crowsworn because I like Hollow Knight and I want to play something alike but still unique.

[@AzureMoebius22]

I just hope either this or Silksong releases soon. One can tide me over until the other releases.

[@TheTrueNorth11]

@@Valera_uncle “Anyone that disagrees with me isn’t actually part of the fandom”. What a shit take.

[@pyroball602]

As some people say in the internet... Crowsworn is Bloodborne to Hollow Knight's Dark Souls.

[@YT_K_A]

mechanics from hk for sure, style is definitely inspired by bloodborne, dmc - some style (red crystals with "money" can be refering to red crystals that used to be in dmc as a things you have to destroy fast to get more demon blood before crystal gets unbreakable). Pistols that should be later in the game is also might be inspired from dmc but most likely its bloodborne

[@RevolutionV1Gaming]

Thanks for the stream, I didn't even know this game existed. Looking forward to this massively.

[@toonzelda3353]

This game looks sicccck! As a huge lover of metroidvania's and Hollow Knight which introduced me to them especially Relyea's channel, am definitely giving Crowsworn a try when it comes out!

[@blueylewis9419]

I've been skeptical of this for a while, but it's looking pretty good! Interested to see how the final game pans out.

[@YouWillNeverKnowMan]

9 days? Congrats my man!

[@devilbowser253]

I wish i had known about this games kickstarter before it finished, i would have loved to support it then

[@FluffyLeFloofGaming]

53:14 As a Dark Souls player, here's some advice: ROLL. ROLL AND PARRY. Those two mechanics are your best friend in these kinds of games.

[@azuarc]

I hope they give an option to cut down on the screen shake. I'm getting a headache watching. Or maybe I just have a headache and it's exacerbating the issue. But either way, the amount of "impact" in this game is a little high for me.

[@purplemageddom]

Still can't get over how smooth the animation is. Both the mc and bosses are so polished.

[@zagoskintoto]

I love how it looks but I really have to admit it's almost a 100% HK clone. I mean it even might be within suable range.

[@Iam_Nial0]

The Design of the Plague Doctor reminds me a lot of Alucard from Hellsing idk, really dig it though

[@koktszfung]

For those who think that this game looks too similar to hollow knight (like I foolishly did a while ago), such as the attack animation, hit animation, death animation, how the boss scream at the start of the fight, the shockwave sent by the boss when he hits the ground, the spikes on top of the elevator, it doesn't matter because the owner of those arts, team cherry, has absolutely no problems with them being so similar. Even if they look identical, we have no right to say anything because they are approved by the owner themselves.

[@winxwest2964]

I don’t have the right to have an opinion 😂

[@hugoland9027]

bro what the fuck is the point of this comment

[@douwemusic]

So foolish of you... To think the obvious... Who knew Team Cherry got to decide whether this game almost completely copies their aesthetic

[@NicoMelillo91]

There’s a boh difference between get inspired by a game and copying 90%of it

[@oXRaptorzXo]

This game isn’t a copy at all

[@jonahulichny9874]

Hollow knight didn’t invent Metroid vanias.

[@233..]

Highly excited! Gonna definitely buy it on launch day

[@Askilryan]

28:20 DIY stigmata feels so incredibly on point for the goth-y aesthetic

[@gporr7004]

I never though I’d get back into side scrollers. After playing Blasphemois 2 and Salt and Sacrifice these are my go to type games again. Also the nostalgia of growing up in the 80s with Castlevania has a lot to do with it

[@markhenriques3905]

Did he just say, “this isn’t a hollow knight clone”? 🤦‍♂️

[@Divinithrea]

He is correct it isn't

[@AmaiarAiramand]

When you said that getting used to using the dash s was gonna be hard for Hollow Knight players, I wondered if that would be truly the case. HK has the shadow dash and if someone's a hardcore player they most definitely have gotten used to that. Also I think fans of HK would play other metroidvanias like Grime, or Ender Lilies, and those also have a dash with s. So far, I think Crowsworn will be a fun and challenging game on its own, and not because the game mechanics are hard to learn, but rather because of good enemies design

[@AproposDare]

This game should've been called Hollow Thief.

[@thevibinguy6377]

Lotus knight should really take that name LMAO

[@carlotognazzo6081]

At first sight it seems a really good game but, man, it looks too similar to Hollow Knight in every single aspect...

[@setsurarara]

25:50 the background is all skulls, that's amazing details

[@ThisIsSCHPARTA]

All of these animations are so damn S M O O T H

[@CirklzDj]

Damn it looks amazing! I've tried Deviator demo yesterday and it just felt like a bad copy of Hollow Knight but this one seems to have a good potential !

[@ZamWeazle]

No not good but great potential. Caw Caw!!

[@JzaloStreams]

pray that your marriage ceremony goes extremally well! CONGRATS

[@DrFunkstein]

Honest question: How is this not a ''Hollow Knight clone''? Just because it looks awesome and feels good, it's not ok to say it's a clone? Rather when it's poorly made people often say ''it's a clone'' so it's ''bad''. For me the game looks amazing (and I didn't play it but feels too) and at the same time is literally Hollow Knight with a Bloodborne skin on it. Is this bad? Not really. Is it original? No, it's not. To say it's not a ''clone'', I don't get it. Don't wanna start a war, I was just curious to read and understand people's arguments about it.

[@hugoland9027]

i completely agree

[@douwemusic]

There are no arguments against it. No valid ones, anyway

[@Sunhwk]

I am so excited for this game release, it looks very fun

[@QueJeFasse]

"can't play this like a HK boss, you actually have to dodge" Tell me you're an HK speed runner without telling me you're an HK speed runner

[@Sheeppo_Kun]

Hello god gamer, i hope you will try a metroid game Demo which made by my country Vietnam. Its called Divine Guardians, i know it not perfect in any aspect now. But hopefully one days our game develment can reach the world :3

[@michaelmcalpine543]

At first glance the demo looks like an HK clone, but once you finish Forsaken Mines the enemies look more original in design.

[@lucafausti7452]

I backed the Kickstarter, but my reward didn't include the demo, so your video is very appreciated!

[@douwemusic]

It's glaringly obvious how much of the visuals they copy-pasted from HK, and it strikes me as unoriginal and as a detriment to the game. As Ravel said to Gershwin, when asked for composition lessons: "Why be a second-rate Ravel when you can be a first-rate Gershwin?" This game should try to be a first-rate Crowsworn, not a second-rate HK.

[@philippefutureboy7348]

The team did some fantastic work! There are a few things that ick me enough to deter me from buying the game though. As such here are a list of things that I believe would greatly improve the feel of the game and make it a no brainer for me to purchase it! 1. I think the art style would benefit from less frames per second -the animation looks too smooth, which gives kind of this slow motion feeling - it’s a weird feeling. 2. I feel like a lot of the sound elements (except attacks) are lacklustre and muted, which really undersells the actions 3. The attack animation is fantastic, but I’d remove the screen wide flash which is a bit aggressive on the eyes 4. The initial jump animation does not have momentum - it nearly feels as if the character just launches from the ground, which feels odd 5. The main character is almost halfway hidden by the wall when doing wall jumps at times, which again removes crispness in the feeling of the gameplay 6. The soundtrack is a bit muddy - that may be because of fireb0rn’s sound capture or his voice overlay - if it’s not the case the music needs a bit of a rehaut compositionally speaking to be more clear rhythmically and tonally wise 7. More of a stylistic preference than a critic, I’d love the main character to keep its scythe out when running, either trailing behind or with the blade ahead in hand. I think that would give a lot more grit to the character So in summary - the game is a bit too muted/dampened in areas that would greatly improve the overall feel of the game, adding crispness and reactivity to the player’s control inputs.

[@eblob88]

For the devs: 1) itd b nice to be able to know the boss's names 2) 2nd boss is very cool and challenging but maybe too much difficulty spike for the sake of the casual first time metroidvania players? 3) the remaining item amount available to pick up on the map may be a bit spoilerish. Definitely something nice to be able to turn on as an option 4) perhaps some markers for the map?

[@lobstrosity7163]

I gave Hollow Knight a chance and never really got it. This game has the same level design and those dark desaturated caves. Even the bosses feel samey. I'm glad it sparks joy in people though.

[@ArtifactADU]

I hate when developers treat "hard" games by giving you a bunch of adds during boss encounters. It just feels so cheap, and such an artificial way of adding difficulty. That boss looks really fun without adds. But looks really annoying as is. I was getting tilted just watching it. The game looks good, but that made me feel pretty wary about it. Hopefully that's not how they treat most boss encounters in this game.

[@PianoBruce]

Definitely looks like a good game, gameplay and animation in this reminds me of “have a nice death” if anyone’s played that? Either way I’m excited for this and silksong when they finally decide to stop teasing us.

[@NBA1337]

I love how it plays and look ... wait its hollow knight 2 !

[@Divinithrea]

Hopefully it will end up as hollow knights spiritual successor

[@DragonsYuh]

man the combat seems so satisfying

[@thewanderingartists]

The movement is super fluid too.

[@ryanpratama5635]

This game is really beautiful. Really love the how character's movements are quick and snappy. Now my only wish is for Crowsworn and Silksong to not get release at the same time. I'm afraid my wallet couldn't handle it.

[@jimmyredd]

This is straight up shameless

[@Divinithrea]

Yes it's shameless because there's no shame to have as it is an original game

[@Thatdistantmirage]

This looks so good! Everything in this demo looks too cool not to be in the final game somehow, especially the environments and cutscenes

[@donovanfaust3227]

I'm sure the assets for the different environments and enemies will be in the game, I'd assume the map and actual progression is going to be different.

[@kaleenar963]

@@donovanfaust3227That’s what I’m assuming too, it would be an awful lot of work to draw all this art just to not use it in the game.

[@bennordstrom]

I think they need an animation to go with the wind tunnel lift effect. It looks weird to see the player character just levitate up in his default standing pose without his cloak or anything getting blown up from a wind strong enough to lift his body.

[@Significantharrassment]

Nah ok that shit, levitate that's the way to go!

[@donovanfaust3227]

I'll admit it does look a little weird especially considering the character does do all the things you point out they should but only at the peak of the wind tunnel. They should just look like that through out the wind I feel. Still that's just a small nitpick for me.

[@bennordstrom]

@@donovanfaust3227 yeah, just something that stood out to me. Your idea of using a similar animation to the hover fall they use at the top might work, indeed :)

[@retelefe]

To be honest, now I'm more excited for Blasphemous 2, but this is great for people who wanted more Hollow Knight. It seems to carry on a lot of stuff from it

[@ProbablyAdson]

This game looks amazing, I just with people would stop comparing it to hollow knight so frequently, I really hope this game crawls out of hollow knights shadow in terms of the communities perception of it.

[@callummcneill6266]

It looks like a reskin of hollow knight. Of course people are comparing it

[@marthaalexandra3546]

Es un juego inspirado en hollow knight claro que habra comparaciones

[@chetacheese2789]

@@callummcneill6266 Bro there are so many reasons why it’s not a reskin.

[@Shadykatus]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@callummcneill6266 oml grow up. that point has been voided since week one of this game. Most of this “HK” stuff are tropes of the metroidvania genre, this would be very clear if you’ve ever played any other metroidvania than just HK. This is the equivalent of comparing Minecraft to Hytale smh.

[@F_A_F123]

@@Shadykatus nah, it's would he like comparing minecraft and, for example, don't starve

[@rayj8632]

I was expecting the guns.. but, yeah, amazing.

[@junipetta1595]

the game looks amazing and i’m excited to get my hands on the finished product. i’m also not me to say that this game is a copy of hollow knight. but i will say it’s remarkable how many small things look identical - the menu pop up screen, the items on the ground, the sound effects and reveal effect when finding a secret passage, the particle effects, font, UI, overall art style, etc. it all looks great! i’m just slightly underwhelmed by just how similar it does looks considering how the small aesthetic things would be so easy to change

[@TailsClock]

I have NEVER heard of this game. But that main character has been one of my best friends for several years now. He never told me he was the main character in a game.

[@boobabloobi]

i don’t like how the moves and abilities are the same from hollow knight, along with the backgrounds, along with the gameplay, along with the enemies, along with the map, etc. this is literally just hollow knight

[@abdulazizsaja7642]

This is exactly like Hollow Knight

[@sinogaris9854]

I feel like the difference in the icon between having healing and not having healing could be a little more obvious. But also, just as some constructive criticism, that second boss fight it really felt like you were trying to play Hollow Knight instead of playing Crowsworn, especially with the whole Corvian Slam attack. Even Hollow Knight you need to actually get the Spirit Slam upgrade before it works hitting into bosses. But it seems like the fight was more about using the environment, focusing on the adds and hitting the rocks into the boss for chip damage then whaling on it once the adds are gone.

[@CorpseCousin]

As a compliment… you are the human version of Simon from AATC. You seem like a fun guy to play with!

[@melancholyman369]

Love the mini animation for the death screen

[@-Osiris-]

Hopefully screen shake can be turned off

[@carminescurse]

They put in a direct Castlevania Symphony of the Knight boss reference.

[@fuze9458]

I cannot believe that my top 2 favourite games have had a baby. Bloodborne and hollow knight. What. WHAT

[@iiTzSmurf]

This is kind of a perfect mix between hollow knight and dead cells

[@TheEquilibrum007]

i understand this is inspired by hollowknight but i really wish the "hit" feeling and hit and move animations, the platform, enemy types, the atmosphere, don't feel like hollow knight because it just feels like a game in the hollow knight universe., feels like a DLC from hollow knight to me. Regardless i am interested in this game but just hope it doesn't feel that much like hollow knight.

[@tonyVotino]

At 27 minutes you were supposed to put the glowing spider balls in that chalice. There's a use for them...

[@GeorgeZimmermen]

“I played devil may cry 4 when i was young”. ….Me thinking about when me and my friend got resident evil code veronica on ps2 in 2001 that came with the original devil may cry demo and being blown away by it staying up all night playing that instead of resident evil…….makes me feel old

[@hobodios]

I swear there are so many games i want to play and when all of this get out idk what im gonna do bro 💀

[@Divinithrea]

Same

[@Koatjon]

theres wayy too many similarities to not call it a clone. but its a very well done clone

[@shroomyart]

you always can tell speedrunner is playing the game for sure - he just can't play without cheesing - even after several death he tries to cheese the boss with a spell that obviously works other way comparing to HK

[@setsurarara]

This game is super cool but the slash is kinda bright, watching this before I sleep and I'm half blinded everytime you attack or get attacked lmao