Hollow Knight S 5Th Anniversary Is A Momentous Occasion Even Without Silksong
Developing video games was the wild west in its infancy, with highly influential titles like 1980’s Rogue coming from just a handful of individuals. The Nintendo Entertainment System helped solidify an industry around major console platforms after the video game crash of 1983, though competition with Sega would eventually be superseded by the “big three” manufacturers: Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft. This moved video games in the direction of bigger and more expensive AAA releases, but a glut of successful indie games pushed by the Xbox 360’s digital Xbox Live Arcade fostered a space for modern gems like Hollow Knight....