And to start things off, a look at Hollow Knight’s Queen’s Station.
This week we’re trying something a bit special.
It’s Video Game City Week!
And what are the best individual pieces from those cities?
First up are the Stagways fromHollow Knight, converging in the glorious Queen’s Station.
Last thing: special thanks to Lucy Grimwood for the absolutely stunning Video Game City logo art.
It’s just gorgeous.
We hope you enjoy these pieces, and have a think about your own favourite cities.
Queen’s Station
They say the best way to arrive in a city is by train.
Victoriana of a certain kind - the pre-raphaelites, Christina Rosetti - shimmers through this world.
And this is never clearer than at the Queen’s Station, the jewel of the Stagways system.
Of all of the railway stations in video games, The Queen’s Station is my favourite.
This is perhaps in part because it orients me, as a good train station should.
Here is what I learned.
The Queen’s Station is not just a beauty of the gilded age.
It is in disrepair, with the odd piece of railing askew, the odd banner in tatters.
But the space itself remains alive, just sleeping.
And across the course of my journeys I will have reason to visit it many times.
