#WII U SHOVEL KNIGHT FALSE ADVERTISING UPGRADE#

If you think of it like that it makes sense why he’s popular on places like reddit. A lot of people apparently think of him as a Nintendo inspired character which is why they voted for him in the Smash Ballot (plus their are fans that believe that there should have been some sort of indie representation). In addition, his fanbase extends past the regular group of Smash fans, and general gaming fans have taken a liken to him. The reason that Shovel Knight is popular is because his game is “NES” style retro, which resonates with a lot of people who had the console growing up. Sometimes hardcore Smash fans ask, why is Shovel Knight so requested? In case the last two sentences weren’t clear: as of right now this is just a RUMOR and not a leak. While we don’t know 100% if Shovel Knight is going to be in Smash, I thought it would be interesting to post our reactions to it. Shovel Knight’s creators clearly understand that while graphics are never entirely timeless good gameplay is, and if Shovel Knight really had been released back in the early ’90s it would’ve been rightly acknowledged as a great example of its art.I decided to do something a little different today, and created a small collection of some of the staff’s reactions to the Shovel Knight rumor. Like a cross between Dark Souls and Super Mario World, in most cases the game knows exactly when to stay old school and when to defer to more modern design theories. We still have qualms about some of the level design though, which vacillates between the inspired and the disappointingly generic, but overall this is one of the best neo-retro games we’ve ever played. There’s always been a question over whether Shovel Knight is too difficult, but by being a (free) expansion aimed at existing fans Plague Of Shadows sidesteps the issue. But that’s nothing compared to the separate Challenge mode, which is so hilariously difficult we’d think it was purposefully impossible – if there weren’t a bunch of show-offs on YouTube making it all look easy. In fact there’s almost too many variants when it comes to customising your bombs, with options to change simple things like the fuse timer or the trajectory to letting you float after a bomb jump or create a flame along the ground.Ĭhanging the mechanics of the game in such a fundamental way is impressive but inevitably it does make Plague Of Shadows even harder than the already difficult main game. Shovel Knight: Plague Of Shadows (Wii U) – being bad isn’t easyīy picking up the required ingredients you can also mix new potions that create additional effects. That completely changes both the combat and the platforming, as there’s a lot more momentum in the way Plague Knight moves and he doesn’t have a shovel to pogo off of. Naturally, Plague Knight doesn’t use a shovel, but instead a variety of different bombs and potions. By reusing stages from the main story (while often making subtle changes to them) the obvious comparison is getting to play as Luigi after beating a Mario game, although here the change in abilities is much more pronounced.

One of the boss battles in the original game is with Plague Knight, but in the expansion Plague Of Shadows you get to control the not-entirely-evil character in his own adventure.

In Shovel Knight boss battles are things you actually look forward to as a culmination of the level’s ideas – not a semi-interactive cut scene before the next stage. They all have their movement patterns to learn, but rather than just shooting a red flashing body part three times each encounter always has a more complex puzzle element. The range and variety of enemies is impressive for any game, retro or otherwise, and there are some particularly good Mega Man-inspired boss battles. Although given how many of these extra items there are it is a shame that the game doesn’t require their specific use a bit more often.

#WII U SHOVEL KNIGHT FALSE ADVERTISING UPGRADE#

With all the gems you dig up you can upgrade your shovel with new abilities, and there’s also a large variety of additional items and weapons – from the essential fireball spell to an actual sword and a cloak of invisibility.

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