It's been a while since I played Hollow Knight. It's a great 2017 metroidvania from the minds of Team Cherry. Bugs in the best sense of the word, mysterious halls, overgrown gardens, and gorgeous artwork somehow make the bleak wilderness of Hallownest feel cozy and inviting, and with the help of Gamesradar, a fan-made expansion, The Pale Court, was finally released earlier this month. I was delighted to discover that it was released earlier this month.

The mod allows you to fight the five knights of Haronest by using Dream Nails in certain locations. So you will have to play the full game to experience it, or hope you have an old save in the cloud. [because I brushed up on an old save file from 2018 and took on Pale Court, and that boss was definitely endgame. Because I brushed up on my old save file from 2018 and took on the challenge, and that boss was definitely endgame.

These bosses are great food for Hollow Knight fans who need something to keep them busy during the long wait for Silksong, which has yet to have a release date despite being announced for 2019. We believe it's going to be massive, but the game's release date keeps getting pushed back, in part due to its ambition.

Art, music, voice work: ...... Everything is so on target that it could pass for official DLC; the modders of The Pale Court have done a great job of recreating the atmosphere of Hollow Knight, and the transition to these modded areas is completely seamless. When I entered Isma's arena, I felt as if I had accidentally entered a secret corner of the game that I had missed the first time I played it. That was before she took up her bow and bludgeoned me to death with a vine.

The Pale Court is a great mod and feels like a victory lap that Team Cherry didn't have time to make after the long development period behind Silksong. The credit list includes over 50 modders who brought this love letter to life. It was a community effort, and even Mossbag, Hollow Knight's lore master, is listed as having provided the voice work, with his complete lore summary having a whopping 7 million views on Youtube.

The Pale Court is one of those passionate projects where a group of fans come together to work on it, and a great example of why mods are at the heart of PC gaming. can't stand waiting for Silksong" In the meantime, here's your own version.