>huge smash hit upon release>is weirdly popular in China for some reason>failed to achieve any long lasting fan base or cultural impact despite its successWhen did you realize Hollow Knight is the James Cameron's Avatar™ of gaming?
>>750190249this game was released almost 10 years ago and you're still making threads about it
>>750190540I haven't seen a single Hollow Knight thread on /v/ in years, anon. What are you talking about?
>>750190249>failed to achieve any long lasting fan base or cultural impact despite its successThe fuck do you mean?People loved this and there are hollow knight clones too. People love it and it was insanely popular at the time and people were pissed at silk song being delayed and started a whole bunch of memes and more. >15 million copies sold. One of the bestselling indie games ever.>Over 560,000 Steam reviews, with 97% positive ratings.>Silksong peaked at 587,000 concurrent Steam players. An enormous audience.>5 million Steam wishlists for Silksong>Silksong's launch crashed major digital storefronts due to overwhelming demand.>Hollow Knight helped define modern Metroidvanias. Countless indie games draw inspiration from it.>Huge online community, with millions of fans creating art, memes, lore theories and challenge runs.>Popular worldwide, not just in China. Its success spans multiple continents.>Nearly a decade of relevance. Few indie games maintain this level of popularity.Calling Hollow Knight culturally irrelevant is just admitting you live under a rock.
>>750190249>failed>oversold the entire metroid franchisejust because samus is in smash doesnt mean shes relevant. cult status matter but Hollow knight has both
>>750191093>The fuck do you mean?I can go to my local mall right now and find FNAF and Metroid merch in two seconds. I've yet to see a single person wearing a Hollow Knight t-shirt.
>>750191536ive seen a few hk shirts
>>750190249>failed to achieve any long lasting fan base or cultural impact despite its successare you retarded on purpose?
>>750191536I saw someone with a Nightmare King Grimm sticker on their phone case
>>750191536>game's whose audience is almost entirely children and a franchise that existed long before hollow knight was a thing Hmm yeah hard to believe
>>750190606There's one every 2-3 weeks at least
>>750191536when I was out of town to see my specialist at the hospital metroid was definitely rare than hollow knight
>>750190249>is weirdly popular in China for some reasonOh yeah? Name five Chinese people that aren't Jackie Chan.
>>750190249>failed to achieve any long lasting fan base or cultural impact despite its successIt achieved both. Silksong was immensely popular entirely because of the popularity of Hollow Knight. Silksong was so popular that it killed Steam, the PS Store, and Nintendo eShop on release because so many people were trying to buy it.
>>750191536FNAF is carried by the gays, Zoomers, and furries. It created a new genre (mascot horror) and grew so big and unwieldy that the creator was couped out of his own franchise.Hollow Knight doesn't have a lot of merch to begin with. Most of the merch I've seen is figures, plushes, and other things that go on shelves. I did see a woman wearing this Hornet t-shirt, though. I assumed it was her boyfriend's.
>>750191536Nice appeal to normalcy, faggotDoesn't label you as a slave coded pig human at all
>>750190249Hollow Knight and Silksong fans are a bit like bronies, or for an even better comparison, Undertale fans. Their autism and internet presence will make you think it's the biggest game of all time–they're even trying to convince you ITT–but it actually isn't that big of a deal at all.
>>750190249>>>>huge smash hit upon release
