Also in Fromsoft games runbacks are a deliberate design choice that forces the player to take a quick break after dying to a boss.

A dream with spiders.

Porcupine Tree - Blackest Eyes

Mew - She came Home for Christmas

Blasphemous 2 is more enjoyable than Hollow Knight

Blasphemy!

Blasphemous 2 never dethroned Hollow Knight.

“Welcome home, good Hunter. What is it you desire?”

The first one is my all-time favourite, the second one is alright/watchable and I absolutely detested 28 years later. The first act seemed interesting enough and I liked the “Junji Ito” slug zombies, but it was all downhill from there and I just felt weird watching it. What a mess.