superNESjoe
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I need to know when Plague of Shadows is coming. Platinumed on PS4 but I'm not done yet. I want more!
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Shovel Knight |OT| The 8-bit adventures of Butt Butt Goes to Europe & Australia
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chaobreaker
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The black armour that reduces damage recoil is really useful IMO. The game presents multiple opportunities to get knocked into pits my well placed enemies. That armour hells prevent most of them.
Ragnarok
Member
Yeah that's the one i was considering but it said something like "it's tough to stop" , what does that mean exactly?
This.
I mean if you might as well go for gold then
chaobreaker
Member
You slide on a the ground a bit more when you stop running. It's not that much of a issue IMO.
Well yeah but the blue looks so good. That's why I never changed haha.
But it's so resplendent
Hahaha that's awesome.
But flippy jumps
lucablight
Member
Is all future DLC free or just plague knight?
All of it.
The 3 new campaigns and the battle mode will be free, as they are Kickstarter stretch goals.
Anything after that is everyone's guess.
I wouldn't call it DLC though, because the new content will probably come in the form of updates.
whiterabbit
Member
Not yet, and I didn't see any news on their website yet...so hopefully it's still coming sometime this summer.
Adam Prime
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You don't get knocked back after a hit. Think Duck Tales/Mega Man/Capcom NES games, when you take damage you fall backwards (usually into a pit.. right?!). With the armor you don't get knocked back...
Physical versions of Shovel Knight will be released on Xbox One, PS4, Wii U and 3DS on October 13 (NA) and October 16 (EU). It's going to retail at $19.99 at all major US retailers.
Some bullet points:
Also, I guess they're teasing some Nintendo content?
http://yachtclubgames.com/2015/06/shovel-knight-physical-version-coming-to-a-store-near-you/
Some bullet points:
Also, I guess they're teasing some Nintendo content?
http://yachtclubgames.com/2015/06/shovel-knight-physical-version-coming-to-a-store-near-you/
Battletoads level is the coolest bonus, so Xbone I guess.
Dr Stabbingworth
Member
Xbone controller is snes levels of awesome for platformers.
Looks like I'm in for copies 3 and 4.
Solid SOAP
Member
Since its release, I've been playing the game with additional challenges in mind ala the "Feats". I beat the game vanilla my first go, but last time around I attempted the NG+, breaking all save points in my way. That was tough as hell, but I got through it. Now I'm going through the game on normal, this time not buying anything or using a single relic.
The replayability in this is great. I love being able to go back to it with new goals in mind and have it feel fresh every time.
The replayability in this is great. I love being able to go back to it with new goals in mind and have it feel fresh every time.
I failed the boss gauntlet on NG+ yesterday. The last boss (Mole Knight) had one life left, panic got to me. Feels bad but feels good because this means it's within my reach.
Fuck Specter Knight though, can't figure him out.
More importantly, today is Plague Of Shadows day! Can't wait to get back home from work to dig into it.
Fuck Specter Knight though, can't figure him out.
More importantly, today is Plague Of Shadows day! Can't wait to get back home from work to dig into it.
OT for Plague Of Shadows:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=179104906
If you want a hint, and if IIRC:
my problem is beating Plague Night
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=179104906
If you want a hint, and if IIRC:
His strikes don't hurt you, if you hit him first. He only has a few patterns to figure out, i think he is definitely learnable.
my problem is beating Plague Night
added_time
Member
I was just thinking about how this game is one of the only memorable games I've played in the last couple years. It really has that personality that makes you never forget it. I wish more games had that. Either way, I'm just happy they knocked it out of the park with this one.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
Sorry about the random bump, but I just finished my first runthrough of the game after picking it up right before Christmas when Best Buy put the retail version on sale for $19.99.
Great game, if maybe a bit on the short side, though it really shows how rusty I've gotten at the classic third-generation software, even though I grew up playing them.
I just started a Plague Knight playthrough but I'll likely start up a new file in the future to try to reduce my end-game death count and the amount of loot I lose throughout.
Great game, if maybe a bit on the short side, though it really shows how rusty I've gotten at the classic third-generation software, even though I grew up playing them.
I just started a Plague Knight playthrough but I'll likely start up a new file in the future to try to reduce my end-game death count and the amount of loot I lose throughout.
AHA-Lambda
Member
Oh good to hear, easily the hardest boss in that DLC D:
whiterabbit
Member
Agreed. Hopefully they made him a little easier.
Just played some of the game as Shovel Knight (2 levels) and it is really such great fun! Love this game.
People found him difficult? He went down pretty fast using the floating casing + time bomb + large explosion. I had a much tougher time on him with Shovel Knight due to not having a double jump.
Extra Sauce
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davidwhangchoi
Member
Oooo picking mine up today going to try scanning it on n3ds
You need the update and once you load into your profile, it should have a prompt for you. If you have it on 3DS, you have to go to the Shovel Knight store page on eShop and there will be a button at the bottom to update. I went to the normal place to get updates and I had a bunch there, but no Shovel Knight. Saw on Yacht Club Games' Twitter that this is how you do this. Not sure how you do it for WiiU, but maybe go check their Twitter to see if there are instructions there.
Edit - I just checked for you and the WiiU should just prompt when you go to run the game.
Thanks. I'll check again, mine said v2.00, i think it was missing the amiibo update and it didn't prompt for another update. I'll try again tomorrow
Nose Master
Member
Made a video of some of the co-op with the Amiibo.
It's got Let's Play banter over it, but ya'll can mute if it aint your bag. Co-op is so much fun. The new upgraded relics are amazing.
It's got Let's Play banter over it, but ya'll can mute if it aint your bag. Co-op is so much fun. The new upgraded relics are amazing.
Tribes of Trusty
Member
How the hell am I supposed to beat plague knight ? I'm stumped...
whiterabbit
Member
In regular Shovel Knight I assume? He can be tough but you should use your secondary weapons up and then focus on jumping on him with the shovel. I think that's how I did it anyway. Hope you beat it already!
The Dutch Slayer
Member
My Shovel Knight Pint Glasses arrived 
They look AWESOME <3
They look AWESOME <3
whiterabbit
Member
I just beat Shovel Knight on my 3DS for like the 5th time. It's an excellent game! The difficulty curve is really solid. I had a bit of a hard time on
this time.
the first form of The Enchantress
whiterabbit
Member
Yeah, I just found one of their videos with King Knight on Twitch. He can float which is kind of cool. I couldn't find Specter Knight though.
Unfortunately, I think all of these will feel like bonus characters really. They are just neat little extras, but Shovel Knight is still the meat of the game which the game is balanced around. Any character without the Shovel Knight bounce which I found key to going through the levels will be lacking something.
I found Plague Knight kind of hard to control, but I did play through the whole game as Plague. It never really clicked with me in the same way Shovel Knight did. So I'm really looking forward to Shovel Knight 2 (in the future) more than anything else.
They're really taking their sweet time with the bonus content. I wonder if it's actually profitable for them to make this, since it's all free for everyone, backers and non-backers.