

You'll be rewarded for studying the environment and its inhabitants, planning your adventure rather than flying by the seat of your pants.

It's a brutal open world you're just living in it.Īshen has no shortage of dangerous encounters, from hostile enemies to indigenous creatures. Whether you’re exploring bogs, investigating a fjord or pillaging an old palace, where you are at any given moment will dramatically alter the course of your adventure.

But here’s the twist - no two gameplay experiences are alike. It's up to you to decide how to deal with them - fight together against evil, invite them into your party or simply ignore them.Īshen is faithful to the "souls" genre of stamina-based combat, introducing players to a punishing yet satisfyingly vast world. Beat it and you can look out for the hotly anticipated sequel, Hollow Knight: Silksong, which is well on the way.About This Game Ashen is an open world co-op action RPG about a wanderer in search of a place to call home.Īs you adventure through Ashen, you'll occasionally encounter other players in a massive open world, akin to the passive multiplayer of Journey. Come for the rewarding combat and upgrades but stay for the underdog story which has captured the imagination of fans worldwide. It’s a vast, ruthless world that is a delight to get lost in… that is until you fall prey to its rogue’s gallery of inspired creepy crawlies. Hollow Knight nails the breadcrumb storytelling that made Dark Souls such an atmospheric homerun and is set in Hallownest, a kingdom full of malicious creatures inspired by insects. Lending from Dark Souls in its boss battles, soul reclamation, and hard but fair combat, Hollow Knight innovates everywhere else to provide a sense of discovery unmatched by its peers. A game that practically received a dual launch after it first dropped on PC in 2017 and then home consoles a year later, Hollow Knight was a strong contender for game of the year on both occasions, which speaks for itself.
