Very much agree that the movement and visuals are better. The sprint in particular is a fantastic addition.

I think the game design is better than Hollow Knight's, but it still has key flaws (along with some new ones not in the first game), and Pharloom is just so much less interesting to explore than Hallownest was

I feel like social media is (or has become) better suited for advertising than for communication. This has upsides (being able to discover and follow indie games, writers, and artists), but also clear downsides (outrage farming, SEO, algorithmic slop, etc)

So true!