(not serious) Idea for a new Hollow Knight title
the protagonist : power-hungry wizard type
the gameplay : extremely weak fighting/platforming at the start, with every upgrade representing a new power source obtained... with a few synergies, but increasing drawbacks in build complexity / clashing playstyle as you get more and more absurd
the thematics : subversion of the standard isekai power fantasy as you try / maybe the phantasm vs reality of revenge fantasies, with a surviving maggot trying to avenge the False Knight ?
the aesthetics : at the start standard small bug, at the end weird-ass monstruosity with frankensteinesque implants, trying to mix and match soul, dream infection, nightmare flame, silk, void, lifeblood/plasmium, moss, cogwork parts, parasitic creatures... and also a lategame hidden quest where you can excise things that don't work for you, allowing a golden ending where you find peace in your new form and also immediately transition
