Which abilities/equipment do I need, in order to be able to find *everything* in all areas in Hollow Knight?
Running through Hollow Knight, for the first time, and doing so without guides.
There's obviously a lot of stuff in the early- and mid-game areas, which you can't access or interact with when you initially encounter them because you don't have the necessary skills or equipment.
- Small locations on the other side of a double-jump, or a wall-climb, etc.
- Essence bushes that you need the DreamNail to be able to interact with.
- Dark areas that are unnavigable, etc.
- etc.
I think that I've now acrued everything that I need to be able to access all the content, and I'm about to go back through the entirety of the map searching for any hidden things I might have missed; in order to satisfy my completionist tendencies.
Obviously, if I later find a new ability or similar, I'd have to do it all ... AGAIN, which would be very tedious.
So could someone confirm that with the following I will be able to access everything in the game:
- Double-Jump (Monarch Wings)
- Wall-Jump (Mantis Claw)
- Dash (Mothwing Cloak)
- SuperDash (Crystal Heart)
- Floor Smash (Desolate Dive)
- Acid Immunity (Isma's Tear)
- Dream Nail
- Lumafly Lantern
Is that everything necessary to access all the content in the game?
Note that I assume that there's going to be some way to pass through the black 'energy' barriers? But so far I've been able to go the "long way around" all of those, so I assume they're just progress-gating to try to help players explore in an appropriate order?
I should clarify that I'm not talking about, e.g. Keys, or whatever's going to be necessary to use the cable cars, that I've seen in various places.
Those things are very obvious to see "there's a thing here that I will be able to interact with when I have the corresponding ... thing". So I can leave a marker and come back.
I'm talking about anything that I would have to go around looking for things that cause the "oh ... I didn't know there was a passage here, because I didn't previously know that I could ... whatever".
e.g.
The Essence Tree above the platform room beside the Grub-Grandfather in Forgotten Crossroads ...
which even if I'd explored as thoroughly as possible when I first completed DC, I couldn't possibly have found or put a marker on.
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Quick Answer about "Which abilities/equipment do I need, in order to be able to find *everything* in all areas in Hollow Knight?"
- Shade Cloak — Lets you pass through the black Shade Gates. ...
- King's Brand — Gives you access to a specific area.
- Awakened Dream Nail — Gives you access to a specific area.
What abilities do you need for Hollow Knight?
Hollow Knight: 10 Best Spells & Abilities In The Game- 10 Isma's Tear. Isma's Tear is a necessary item for the player to access early levels that are difficult to traverse due to acidic pools. ...
- 9 Shade Soul. ...
- 8 Descending Dark. ...
- 7 Shade Cloak. ...
- 6 Awoken Dream Nail. ...
- 5 Abyss Shriek. ...
- 4 Mantis Claw. ...
- 3 Monarch Wings.
How do you get everything in Hollow Knight?
Hollow Knight is a 2D action-platformer in the Metroidvania style, meaning it's centered around exploring an open map, hunting for secrets, and finding abilities that let you reach previously inaccessible areas.What is the point of Hollow Knight?
When focusing on the main objectives, Hollow Knight is about 26\xbd Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 60 Hours to obtain 100% completion.Secret Abilities , All 10 Hollow knight abilities location on map
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