Shovel Knight |OT| The 8-bit adventures of Butt Butt Goes to Europe & Australia
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Downloading.Yes, I'm sure following the whims of focus testers is a far more worthy "dream" to pursue than creating a game that's like a lost childhood classic.
Boy do I love Metacritic reviews.
Having a great time with it on 3DS. Probably going to double dip with the PC version when it goes on sale.
Unhandled Exception
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Steam version is up.
Ninja dude is Reize. Baz is Baz. He swings from the ceiling and he has lightning. And he's not that hard either.
Air Zombie Meat
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I don't know which platform to buy this on.
Feels like it was designed for the 3DS to me, the pixels map 1:1 and it has nice 3D effects, and you don't have to worry about your TV having input lag or your PC having vsync lag.
edit: as for the game, the character designs and music are top notch, everything else is just quite good. It's better than Mutant Mudds or Shantae or Tiny Barbarian DX or Mighty Switch Force or the Rocket Knight Adventures and Ducktales reboots/remakes, but doesn't seem so far to have the depth of Volgarr the Viking, 1001 Spikes, Broforce, Gunman Clive, Escape Goat, or Yumi's Odd Odyssey.
Yep. Fully customizable.
ShockingAlberto
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I imagine the weird confirm/cancel thing is because they figured this game would be played with 360 and PS4 controllers mainly and focused on X/A as the main button.
The game is a bit too easy on the first playthrough, I broke all of the checkpoints and never died from combat.
While this is usually a great assumption to make on most indie games it seems like an odd oversight for a game being released on Wii U/3DS that goes as far as to state that the Wii controller held sideways is the ideal old timey experience. Now if it had been released on all platforms at the same time or had originally launched on another platform like Unchained Blades, a PSP port to 3DS that really suffers from this problem because its all menu based then this would definitely be explainable.
While this is usually a great assumption to make on most indie games it seems like an odd oversight for a game being released on Wii U/3DS that goes as far as to state that the Wii controller held sideways is the ideal old timey experience. Now if it had been released on all platforms at the same time or had originally launched on another platform like Unchained Blades, a PSP port to 3DS that really suffers from this problem because its all menu based then this would definitely be explainable.
Wreck-It Ralph
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"Number of times you've fallen in battle: 53"
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That's actually the default control scheme.
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Cute! Bonus points for Jill!
That's actually the default control scheme.
Holy fuck, I had no idea that screenshots posted to Miiverse were viewable in 3D on 3DS...I never even visited the the thing since it launched!
My god, some of the screens people have grabbed look astounding in 3D. Particularly the stage in the rain... Was debating which platform to nab it on, and Miiverse made the decision for me.
My god, some of the screens people have grabbed look astounding in 3D. Particularly the stage in the rain... Was debating which platform to nab it on, and Miiverse made the decision for me.
Are you serious? Uggggggh, this is like Runner 2 all over again. I could get it on steam, but I wanna play this with the Pro controller not the 360 pad, and have off TV as an option
Fidelis Hodie
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Damn, I am absolutely in love with this game. Done the first two levels (I think) and I can't wait to keep playing.
They have a page up on their site where you can submit controllers you want them to support for PC.
Nabs
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You should be able to just remap everything in the options menu. If there's seriously something wrong, you can always submit your controller to YC: http://yachtclubgames.com/controllers/
Hurry up UK release
I don't even know where to start with this. Also, I'll never get the hate for retro graphics in indie games. For some, it's not really a choice. Artists are expensive and a simplistic retro look is not only visually appealing, but easier to pull off. For others, such as Shovel Knight, it's just suitable to the game, and it looks great anyway.
Boy do I love Metacritic reviews.
Having a great time with it on 3DS. Probably going to double dip with the PC version when it goes on sale.
I don't even know where to start with this. Also, I'll never get the hate for retro graphics in indie games. For some, it's not really a choice. Artists are expensive and a simplistic retro look is not only visually appealing, but easier to pull off. For others, such as Shovel Knight, it's just suitable to the game, and it looks great anyway.
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Brian_FETO
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Bought for 3DS and played through the first level and town. If anyone's on the fence about this game I strongly recommend you go for it
I wasn't sure if i wanted it or not (it looked cool and I love NES games but wasn't totally sold) but I tried it and it just feels great. Watching previews can't accurately portray how fun this game is
I wasn't sure if i wanted it or not (it looked cool and I love NES games but wasn't totally sold) but I tried it and it just feels great. Watching previews can't accurately portray how fun this game is
Thanks for the giveaway!
OrbitalBeard
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Does anyone know which two songs Manami Matsumae wrote for the game?
Snkfanatic
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Almost time to leave work. Can't wait to go home and throw my wallet at my TV.
SphericalCrusher
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Got my code in the e-mail for pledging on KickStarter couple years back. Can't wait to play this game when I get off of work!
Splash Wave
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What the hell am I supposed to do here? There no way back from the other side, as far as I can tell. The platform is too high.
You need the knuckle relic, and you start from the top.
DXB-KNIGHT
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Just started and all I can say about this game is that it's a peace of heaven, wow its really 8bit games done right.
You need to use the Dust Knuckles, but you can only do that if you haven't already broken the blocks.
What the hell am I supposed to do here? There no way back from the other side, as far as I can tell. The platform is too high.
Stumpokapow
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Way cool giveaway dude.
That's part of it, probably.
Another part however is that if I'm recalling right, Square/Xbox X/Nintendo Y are ALSO cancel buttons, so it's also a vertical oriented NES or N64 arrangement. The confirm/cancel are tied explicitly to Attack/Jump, so on the Wii Remote you actually get "B" (1) and "A" (2) being cancel/confirm respectively.
Coldnoodle
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What the hell am I supposed to do here? There no way back from the other side, as far as I can tell. The platform is too high.
TerminalDogma
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Oh man I am in love with EVERYTHING about this game. Just beat the first two (three, counting the opening stage) levels and AHHHH. It's so good.
spyroflame0487
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Out of curiosity, has anyone spied any faces yet?
My friend did the Kickstarter and funded enough for his face to appear in the game. I'm kind of excited to see where they might be.
That feel when I have $13 in my eshop funds and I have to wait till July 1st so I can get that Reward money and finally buy this game.
My friend did the Kickstarter and funded enough for his face to appear in the game. I'm kind of excited to see where they might be.
That feel when I have $13 in my eshop funds and I have to wait till July 1st so I can get that Reward money and finally buy this game.
Cheers for this cool giveaway duder.
If I win, I won't have sit in agony until the UK release.
OrbitalBeard
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Splash Wave
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Err, knuckle relic? I missed something...
It's hidden in Mole Knight's level.
Yes, all of those faces are in one particular level in the game. Hall of Honors or something, can't remember the name exactly.
The soundtrack is being released tonight.
http://www.originalsoundversion.com/come-join-the-shovel-knight-ost-release-party/
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