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    Rate this article "Shovel Knight review"

    (4.53/5) 117 rates
    dakuwanga, 26 august 2019 00:29

    Shovel Knight review

    I'm not entirely sure, how much I'm into retro games, but I believe there is a platform game that truly stands out among the rest: Shovel Knight. Developed by the indie group Yacht Club Games and funded by a massively successful Kickstarter campaign, Shovel Knight shows that relatively minor games have the potential to become something big when done right.

     

    Story


    Shovel Knight is a knight clad in blue armor, who lives by the Code of Shovelry: Slash mercilessly and dig tirelessly. Together with his partner Shield Knight, he formed an adventuring duo that eventually became the most famed in the land. Alas, their career of adventuring ended in tragedy when the two explored the Tower of Fate, discovering a cursed amulet whose dark magic incapacitated the knights. Eventually, Shovel Knight awoke outside the tower, only to find the tower mystically sealed and that Shield Knight was nowhere to be found. The loss crushed hiss spirit, and he retired from adventuring entirely.


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    Unfortunately, the absence of the land's greatest heroes allowed evil to take over with ease. A woman with vast dark magical powers known only as 'the Enchantress' now rules everything, backed by a group of powerful and vicious knights called 'the Order of No Quarter'. Faced with a menace and learning that Tower of Fate has been unsealed, Shovel Knight sets out on an adventure once more to stop 'the Order of No Quarter' and hopefully find out what became of Shield Knight.





    Gameplay


    The game is a 8-bit 2D side-scrolling platformer. What makes the game stand out is that it successfully combines elements from several classic games of the 8-bit era. For instance, Shovel Knight can drop on enemies below him with his shovel blade pointed at them, highly similar to Scrooge McDuck's pogo jumping from the
    Ducktales game. First and foremost, Shovel Knight is seen effectively as Mega Man in a fantasy world, which is especially obvious considering several of the characters. The objective is to reach the end of the level, with every level ending with a boss fight. No two levels or boss fights are alike: Propeller Knight's airship features a load of fans, focusing on the element of air, Plague Knight's laboratory features fire and explosions and Specter Knight's graveyard includes a lot of spikes which can kill you instantly, to name a few.


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    In addition to the shovel blade, Shovel Knight can also purchase various additional items called relics to give him a variety of additional attacks and abilities. Such as propeller dagger, which is especially useful when dealing with flying enemies, dust knuckles which allow you to clear a large number of dirt blocks in an eyeblink or to give you some additional punch in close combat, and phase locket, which makes you briefly invulnerable. Every relic costs mana to use. As a lot of things in the game cost money, it's also recommended to collect as much treasure as possible, whether from treasure chests, digging up piles of dirt scattered throughout the levels, or returning the lost music sheets to the village bard. Should you die, you will only lose some of your treasure, though it can be recollected. On most levels, the checkpoints can be destroyed for some extra cash, but doing so means you have to restart the level from the beginning should you fall. There are also a few bonus levels and bonus bosses, known as wandering travelers, though some of them are console-exclusive.


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    Verdict

     

    Think about what one could ask from an old school platform game. Good mechanics, a colorful cast of characters, where even the minor ones are memorable, good soundtrack with plenty of variation -Shovel Knight has it all. Shovel Knight's high status as an icon of the retro games in modern times speaks about the game's quality -he has made a large number of guest appearances in several other games. It has been said that Shovel Knight is an excellent experience whether you want to experience the nostalgia of the classic games or haven't even heard of such titles. I can confirm that this is true.


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    Comments

    looks good i like idea, but dont like boses

    21 december 2019 15:06
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    I love such games, need to checks this out, thanks for article

    22 april 2020 22:44
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    This game's characters are in Brawlhalla now!

    26 december 2019 22:39
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    I didn't play this game but i saw some streamers play it, you made a good article so keep it up!

    30 december 2019 22:45
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    showel knight. shovel knight. the character that people beg smash to add

    24 april 2020 12:22
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    Great article, and teh game is amazing, one of teh best retro games ive ever seen, teh gameplay is fantastic and teh way of fighting gives the player a lot of possibilities since you can have ranged attacks, mele attacks and attacks from above, would TOTALY reccomend this game to everybody.

    11 february 2020 20:09
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    This game brings back some memories

    21 december 2019 08:25
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    great work man, also interesting article

    3 february 2020 13:20
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    Shovel Knight has been collaborated with a lot of other game developers too. That's EPIC

    20 december 2019 00:21
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    It looks like a cool game ill check it out thanks for the article :)

    18 december 2019 21:01
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