Posted on: April 19, 2017

Ultra_Romance

Игр: 21 Отзывов: 3

Amazing platformer with great features

Well, Shovel Knight is kind of a massive game (with three different campains as of now). The story of knights, that have to fight each other under different circumstances, is perfectly shown in an old-school visual style, inspired by the era of NES and Genesis action platformers, such as DuckTales, Mario or Aladdin. The difficulty of levels increase throughout the game, and, as many have already mentioned, there are no extra lives. Just like in Demon's Souls, you lose the part of your precious money in the place you have died, and return to a checkpoint. Each chapter has its own main character, his tearful story, additional abilities system and special jumping mechanics. Well, the jumping is the main feature of platformers, right? For the Shovel of Hope original campaign you get Shovel Knight and his, well, shovel jumps ability. For the Spector of Torment campaign you get Spector Knight and his scythe jumps. Finally, for the Plague of Shadows campaign you get Plague Knight and his potion explosion jumps. As for Plague of Shadows campaign, it seems to be the most frustrating and difficult, as the character is really slow and his special explosion jumps accelerate him like rocket. So you find it hard to land properly even in the beginning levels. Like, really much harder after finishing Shovel of Hope campaign. On the other hand, Spector of Torment feels less frustrative and much funnier, first of all because of perfectly implemented unique features. Sector Knight can use his scythe on the enemies to jump higher and further, as well as he can walk on the most types of walls. Ok. So, as for now the game includes three huge different chapters (each the size of a single game), outstanding visuals and sharp-cut game mechanics, which will captivate you for at least 20 hours. Good buy! :)

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Posted on: July 23, 2018

ajcasta_10

Владелец игры

Игр: 87 Отзывов: 2

Masterpiece

"In life, you have two choices: You either play Shovel Knight or die." I cannot express how great this game really is. Perfect controls, satisfying boss battles, and its storyline create for a unique experience, that most 2D platformers these days miss out on. Additionally, the soundtrack is great, and it grows along with your character as you unlock more and more songs. This is nice feature as it avoids drowning out the player with the same repeatable tunes throughout the game. Finally, the developers are fantastic, offering 2 great versions of add-on content with Plague of Shadows and Spectre of Torment, which are good enough to be stand alone games. I hope more games like this come out, because this is really something special.

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Posted on: December 1, 2014

odomi2

Владелец игры

Игр: 293 Отзывов: 20

Just perfect

Very entertaining, great level design, beautiful art, music, gameplay... I cant say anything that havent been said before. This has been one of the best purchases Ive made. The full campaign updates it receives just keep it fresh. A must have

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Posted on: May 5, 2015

Retrostage

Игр: 511 Отзывов: 15

Pure 8-Bit-Awesomness

Shovel Knight is a magnificent game, a tribute to a gaming era, that builded the pillars of todays gaming. But Shovel Knight is not a cheap pixelated 8-Bit-wannabee. SK shows, that you can build an indie classic with 8-Bit style, wonderful chiptune music AND a flawless gameplay that feels not outdated: the pace is really well balanced and never stops because of motivating rewards for the player. SK borrows elements from several NES games like Duck Tales, Castlevania III, Mega Man 2/3, Super Mario Bros. 3 or Zelda, but it's really not a cheesy rip-off of those classics! Why? Because SK transforms all the gameplay elements to a new, well designed formula: The shovel combat is fun and offers various attacks with only two button and two moves (jumping, special attack) and the upgrade system is so well crafted that you don't want to stop playing. Beside, the difficulty is not too high like in other "retro indie games". SK never frustrates and is never unfair. Still, you can be challenged buy playing through the game one time or destroy checkpoint to loot gems. So yes, SK can be considered as an casual 8-Bit-reminiscence for todays "checkpoint gaming generation". But I think, it's a wonderful attribution to the GOG library and the game is worth 15 bucks. You will be entertained for hours (~10h one playtrough if you don't want to rush the levels) and you will go back once again for new challenges. And you will recognise all the elements you loved when you were a child, sitting in front of your NES: The memories definitively will come back!

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Posted on: April 5, 2020

NukaNinja2077

Владелец игры

Игр: 364 Отзывов: 5

You will Dig this game.

I like this game some much I bought it twice. This is certainly not Shovel-ware.

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