I would also add that you can down slash at the beginning. It is very useful and I didn’t start using it till I saw someone online playing way better than me.
All the bosses are pattern recognition, so if you end up bashing your head into a wall then maybe try to take a break and learn some dishes for the attacks.
theangriestbird@beehaw.org 5 days ago
my rec: try to power through until you get the Mothwing Cloak and Mantis Claw, which you get within the first 5 hours or so. If you don’t like the game by then, it isn’t going to click, but I think a lot of people give up on Hollow Knight too early.