However, before worrying about endings, first, the Knight needs to acquire the King's Brand.įound on the far east of the map, players seeking the King's Brand should head down to the Kingdom's Edge area. Entering this deep and sinister location is required to find the Void Heart, which makes it possible to acquire more possible endings. The King's Brand is a key item that lets the player pass through the door at the bottom of the Ancient Basin area, which leads to The Abyss ( this should sound familiar to Dark Souls fans). While many consider Hollow Knight to be more like Bloodborne than Dark Souls (often being given the excellent nickname "Bugborne" by some fans) there are plenty of things that make Hollow Knight stand out as fantastic and original, despite the similarities to FromSoftware's more recent games. No longer are crucial items just "red key" and "blue key", but now hold a significance of their own and a rational place in a game world's folklore and mythology.
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There are many such lore-rich devices in the Souls series that grant access to late-game areas and similar games have emulated this vibe.
In every Soulslike game, there are a few similarities that both act as a key to later areas and also reference the immensely influential Dark Souls, which is arguably the most important action RPG of the modern era.