Secrets felt more rewarding to find with many varieties of upgrades hidden compared to Ori's health, energy, and exp.The world of Hollow Knight is significantly larger, and the areas more distinctive than Ori's.While Ori is probably technically better when looked at as a platformer, a lot of the abilities felt superfluous to the point I often forgot I had some of them because they are so unnecessary while in HK every ability found use constantly, even outside areas designed for them*.More traditional save mechanics made exploring exciting compared to the meatboy-esque immediate retries *.The story is deeper, and unlike in Ori you need to work to learn it rather than being given flashbacks and cutscenes that explain everything.Originally posted by Darc Vader:After getting 100% in Hollow Knight twice and Ori once I can say that I personally found Hollow Knight the better game by far. That's at least 50 hours of entertainment, and upwards of 100 depending on if you go for all achievements or not. On sale right now its just $20 for both games. The story is also less in-your-face, making any discovery more meaningful imoĭefinitely recommend both. The world was just much more immersive because of the fact you have to take your time, studying the areas as you go and making a mental note of where you may be able to come back to later for future secrets. Overall though, I definitely preferred HK over Ori. Abilities are more spread out and therefore it takes a bit longer to overcome obstacles that need certain abilities, which to some may feel like poor pacing. HK though is slow, the world is vast, taking at least 30 hours to 100% without a guide. Abilities come one after the other as you progress swiftly across the world. and you can easily 100% it in 10 hours without a guide. The biggest difference between them tho is their game length and world size. because of how floaty Ori is, but this problem doesnt exist in HK. I've died bit in Ori because of the tiiiiny lag between stopping, changing directions, jumping, etc. But HK overall offers much more control over your character than Ori does. But over time you will unlock a number of new abilities and mobility skills that eventually make this problem non-existent. You do not have any real way to move besides holding left or right, and the animation is simple unlike Ori's very lively running.

Unlike in Ori tho, it is true that in the beginning of HK you move rather stiffly. It may seem boring when you aren't in there but actually experiencing it just makes it miles better. Regarding your complaint on color gradient, it's different for everyone I suppose but, as someone who personally hates areas that feel or look dead, HK even in the darkest of areas didnt bother me at all. Both are quite challenging but still really fair. Their music is superb, their story is fantastic, and level design is top notch. Taking out the fact both focus on different things, HK more combat and Ori platforming.

Having recently just completed Ori, I can safely say i still love HK more. But the bosses in this game are all so different with unique patterns and personalities, those fights stick with me when I talk about this game. It's been a long time since I last played ori, but the bosses there weren't that memorable in that game to me. A much greater emphasis on exploration and, God the world is so beautiful to explore. There is a lot more backtracking, and there are many more NPCs you interact with to learn about the lore of the world (ori had zero that I came across - basically everything that moved was an enemy). Hollow knight does have those smaller dungeons and homes you can go into, but most of the action is there in the outside world. The backtracking didn't feel that severe for that game, and the outside world mostly seemed to be there as a break in between dungeons.

You have this outer world that is separate from these numerous dungeons you have to complete to progress. They both have this metroidvania type feel to them where you come across areas you can't reach initially, but later you get an ability and can revisit those areas to continue.īut ori to me has a stronger Zelda feel. I'd say they're more similar with each other than they are with say Dark souls, lol (trust me the comparison will inevitably happen).

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