Doma doma doma!

dung defender is the game's easiest boss

stay at the edge of the arena where some attacks cant hit you, dodging the other ones

i defeated it 1st try

The thing that makes me upset isn't that it's not for me.

I accept that plenty of games aren't for me, and that I shouldn't play them. I'm never going to get into Dark Souls or Elden Ring, because they aren't going to be my thing.

The part that makes me upset is that Hollow Knight very much was for me, and was a game I enjoyed and have very fond memories of. I was very much looking forward to Silksong, but the difficulty is so much higher that I can no longer engage with this world I once loved.

It feels in TV terms like watching Season 1 of a show and really getting into it, and then when Season 2 comes out, you excitedly start watching - episode 1, episode 2, but your TV somehow stops working every time you start the third episode. Or any episode after the third. Everyone is talking about how great the show is and you've seen clips and you want to experience it, but no matter how much you try, you can't.

If I hadn't seen Season 1, I'd just give up after those two episodes like "That show's obviously not working for me" - but I have seen Season 1. I'm invested, yet now I can't see it through.

That's why I'm upset.

Yeah, if I need to practice in order to enjoy it, I will just go play something else.

"Able to play Silksong" is not a skill that is useful enough to invest practice time into it.

Lack of logistics before launch was one of two reasons, second was my 1 gig of blueprints had their rails invalidated

Space age is huge compared to what there was before and I've had a few runs fizzle out early

Not op but I had the same issue

I think I played like 10 hours and nothing ever really clicked... I didn't really know what I was doing, why, what was happening or really anything at all.

And I'm no new guy in gaming. Been at it since like 2010.

Idk why I didn't enjoy Hollow Knight. It always seemed nice and still does.

Ori and the Blind Forest is a metroidvania.

Its still in early beta, I love it but I also have a higher tolerance for bugs and general unpolished nonsense than most especially for a game I have waited seven years to play.

The game has more breadth than I thought it would, and the systems it does have (exploration, fighting, construction, farming) have wayyy more depth than Minecraft's it does not feel fair to compare. There's definitely enjoyment to be had for a while playing if the occasional random lag spike or disconnect is not a deal breaker for you.

But it's not yet a Minecraft killer. Minecraft still has a much higher gameplay variation. In a couple years though I don't think there will be much reason to play vanilla Minecraft except nostalgia.

The game has a few subtle mechanics that are not so obvious but more or less essential for progressing deep.

I haven't played in a few years, >!but IIRC it's extremely helpful to funnel aggro'd enemies through doors. Not only does it make it easier to fight only one at a time, but you get a surprise attack/crit on the turn the enemy enters the door frame and "discovers" the player.!<

You have to explore every room before descending to the next floor. You will find items that help you on your voyage.

I'm actively looking for a suitable minecraft replacement. It will be in my bio when I find it (if I'm still using this account at that time)

There are...ways.