Hollow Knight Part 18 was a huge first-play progress stream, and BeepBoopJim has filed it under “Jim avoided one problem and immediately found six more.” After the Galien situation in Part 17, Jim made the wise and deeply suspicious choice to ignore that fight for now and head into a shopping-and-exploration arc instead.
That decision paid off fast. Jim finally reached the City of Tears, ran into Hornet again at the Memorial of the Hollow Knight, and received a fresh dose of “little ghost” energy from the Silksong department. From there, the upgrade train started moving: Nailsmith found, nail upgraded, then nail upgraded again because apparently restraint had not been unlocked yet.
The route eventually pushed into Soul Sanctum, where Cornifer provided the map and the night’s main boss problem appeared: Soul Master. After about an hour of attempts, adjustments, learning, and fewer completely incorrect decisions, Jim finally took the win and unlocked Desolate Dive.
Between the double nail upgrade, Desolate Dive, City of Tears progress, and being one charm away from another notch, this stream left the Hollow Knight file in a much stronger place. The game opened up again, Jim became slightly less squishy, and the archive has recorded one rare instance of progress appearing intentional.
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