TharpDaddy
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Only heard about this game yesterday, it looks fantastic! I'm not sure if I want it on 3DS, PC or Wii U though. Leaning towards Wii U.
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Shovel Knight |OT| The 8-bit adventures of Butt Butt Goes to Europe & Australia
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I don't remember Nintendo ever sending out a press release for other indie titles. I could be mistaken though.
Taco_Human
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Two more hours woooo
Why are you living in the future
and not reading people's replies to you about this 
Tomorrow, not today.
It's futile at this point. He's posting from the future or just intent on crashing hard in a couple hours when he tries to download it.
Yeah, that's the way I'm leaning too, mainly for the 3D. I also think the 3DS XL has a better dpad than the Wii U or the PS4 controller (which is what I'd use on PC).
Localisation, NoE NoE'ing, ratings crap, the usual
Taco_Human
Member
Future man please pick me up in your time machine.
OrbitalBeard
Member
Shovel Knight doesn't really seem like the type of game that would benefit much from this. Monster Hunter is a massive game.
Game is not going to be all that long. Not sure why you would need it, other than maybe copying over achievements.
darkjedi187
Member
What time does the eshop normally update? I wonder when we will be able to get the code from the Humble website?
should be at around noon ET
I believe they said it was 2pm ET actually. Or rather they said 11am PT.
Is that for Humble codes, or the eShop itself? Wii U eShop at least has historically been Noon-ish EST.
I'm pretty sure you can get the PC code now if you go to the Humble Store Key Resender and type in your email address that you used in the survey.
I don't remember.
That's all the amazing talent of kubus!
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Right?
I can't check it right this second, but when I checked yesterday, you could only still claim a page that does not have any keys on it yet.
darkjedi187
Member
That's when the eshop updates but we will still have to get the code from the Humble site.
The Dutch Slayer
Member
Did not know that the steam version also came out this week, though that it was only Nintendo platforms this week.
That is cool thinking about picking it up this week then !
That is cool thinking about picking it up this week then !
not yet
Weird! I did it yesterday and got my key just fine.
They put that awesome Trailer in the press release.
Has Nintendo sent out a press release for any other indie games? Either way I get the impression that Nintendo or at least some people at NoA like Shovel Knight.
CrunchyFrog
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Can't wait. Almost wish I'd gotten the Wii U version. They've done a great job utilizing each of the platforms despite 2/3 being stretch goals. I think this will also be the first full release game I'll have gotten out of Kickstarter, so that's also kind of exciting.
MaverickHunterAsh
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For those still on the fence about which version to get (at least between Wii U and 3DS), I'd recommend the Wii U version. I've played both extensively at this point, and while the stereoscopic 3D in the 3DS version does look really great, the way StreetPass is implemented in Shovel Knight isn't all that compelling in my opinion. Plus, a lot of people don't like the 3DS's 3D, and without it on, the game looks significantly worse on the 3DS's low-res screen than it does in HD on the Wii U.
Seeing the fantastic pixel art on a big, beautiful HD screen and having the stupidly awesome Kaufman/Matsumae chip music soundtrack pumped into your ears via legit speakers just takes the already great Shovel Knight experience to a whole new level entirely.
Plus, the Wii U Pro Controller is quite easily the best official controller to play Shovel Knight with. It feels perfectly good on 3DS and on the Wii U GamePad, but the Pro Controller is the way to go if you can swing it.
That said, I did find relic selection to be most convenient via the 3DS's touch screen, but that's not enough of an advantage to recommend the 3DS version more than the Wii U one in my opinion.
Go Wii U if you can. Otherwise, the game is fantastic on any platform you can play it on, so you can't go wrong either way.
Seeing the fantastic pixel art on a big, beautiful HD screen and having the stupidly awesome Kaufman/Matsumae chip music soundtrack pumped into your ears via legit speakers just takes the already great Shovel Knight experience to a whole new level entirely.
Plus, the Wii U Pro Controller is quite easily the best official controller to play Shovel Knight with. It feels perfectly good on 3DS and on the Wii U GamePad, but the Pro Controller is the way to go if you can swing it.
That said, I did find relic selection to be most convenient via the 3DS's touch screen, but that's not enough of an advantage to recommend the 3DS version more than the Wii U one in my opinion.
Go Wii U if you can. Otherwise, the game is fantastic on any platform you can play it on, so you can't go wrong either way.
Do you mean 3DS and Wii U? Those weren't stretch goals, and were part of the base goal from nearly the beginning of the KS campaign.
EDIT: Just checked, it was announced 5 days in.
Sir, I beg to differ.
I've got the usb version showing up tomorrow just in time.
MaverickHunterAsh
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Ha, fair enough. I can't argue with that.
Amended my post to specify the "best official controller."Fine Ham Abounds
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robotzombie
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To be fair, you are forgetting the most important aspect to the 3DS version...portability
MaverickHunterAsh
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Sure, but I figured that was implicit. Portability is a feature of any 3DS game... I didn't think that needed mentioning.