Shovel Knight |OT| The 8-bit adventures of Butt Butt Goes to Europe & Australia
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The Lamonster
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man this game rocks! had so much fun with it tonight.
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
Somebody needs to put this game away from me I'm developing an unhealthy obsession with it.
Terrible_Majesty
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i didnt realize this was console exclusive. is the 3ds streetpass thing worth it?
Not sure what you mean by exclusive. There's a PC version as well, and other console ports are in the cards.
When people say console exclusive I think it generally means one of two things: either it's only on consoles but not PC, or it may be on PC but it's only exclusive to a specific console or line of consoles outside of PC. Though there may've been better terms there, but ah well.
GO GO GO
OST IS LIVE
http://virt.bandcamp.com/album/shovel-knight-original-soundtrack
Edit: Arrange Album too!
http://virt.bandcamp.com/album/strike-the-earth-shovel-knight-arranged
BOUGHT AND FUCKING BOUGHT, SO GOOODDDDDDDDD
OrbitalBeard
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Yes and it was fantastic.
Trevelyan9999
Banned
I have never heard this being the case but I could be wrong, here is the Kickstarter page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yachtclubgames/shovel-knight
Maybe late this year or next year they will announce ports?
OrbitalBeard
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This soundtrack is so amazing. I'm gonna' have to throw Jake some money for this.
The Village theme (No Weapons Here) is so great.
The Village theme (No Weapons Here) is so great.
I'm somewhat confident we'll eventually see Playstation versions, likely locking down confirm/cancel given Sony seems to be tighter about that (which would probably work out better if they were consistent among regions...) but Xbox is a crapshoot. Maybe they quietly loosened the restrictions after Spencer took charge, but I kind of suspect they're just being somewhat liberal with exceptions so long as the game's fairly successful, and if I'm right seeing it on XB1 and maybe 360 would be entirely dependent on the game being successful on other platforms, though it does seem to be.
Just got the game for my Wii U becuz DDP and there Azure Striker Gunvolt coming in August for 3DS only.
I have to say I am loving this game. Some stages are giving me some mega an vibes, other like the specter knight stage gives me serious super castlvania 4 vibes (especially when the boss of that stage is like Death from castlvania lol). Speed running this game should be plenty of fun. Best Indie game I ever purchased truth be told.
I have to say I am loving this game. Some stages are giving me some mega an vibes, other like the specter knight stage gives me serious super castlvania 4 vibes (especially when the boss of that stage is like Death from castlvania lol). Speed running this game should be plenty of fun. Best Indie game I ever purchased truth be told.
They've never made official word on it; I'm fairly close to the devs and in a few streams they stated that if SK does well, they are interested in more versions. They don't make any promises though as the promised versions and features are a bigger priority.
Do you mean the relics? X is your inventory and you can swap them with the gamepad as well.
I believe you hit select ( the - button for Wii U, not sure for PC) if you want to switch between fire wand and fishing rod if that's what you mean.
Bought!
(For a dollar, since I already backed the Kickstarter at $10 for a Steam version and ALSO paid an additional $15 today for the Wii U version)
It's probably important to get those out first anyway, especially if an Xbox version is in the cards at all. Microsoft has not liked this much free stuff being added to games in the past, so it's better they're forced to deal with one complete package instead. Sony seems more accommodating but it'd still be less of a development headache anyway.
yes the relics is what i meant. oh i must not have noticed cause ive been playing off tv this whole time
What's the deal with the campfire dreams after completing a level and the treasure chests with the meal tickets in them sitting by the campfire? Do the meal ticket chests only appear if you complete the level without dying? And what are the conditions for the "Catch Her" dream appearing?
Yeah, I chuckled at that part too.
I think it's just the amount of regular levels you completed, or tied to an individual level.
Fried Food
Banned
My initial reactions when started playing this game tonight
-Whatever
...Later on..
-This games real good *big grin*
-Whatever
...Later on..
-This games real good *big grin*
I don't remember that portion. Where was it?
Tyrant Rave
Banned
This game is so goooood. I was not hyped for this at all but my buddy backed the kickstarter and told me to check it out and I am loving this game. I've only played a handful of new releases this year, but it's gonna be hard to top this.
And damn, that arrange OST is hot.
And damn, that arrange OST is hot.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
I'll be joining you guys, just got this and earthbound 
OrbitalBeard
Member
Yeah, I just figured it out.
I guess I just wasn't getting the timing right the first few times, plus down-thrusting to go up through something never happens before. Still that has to be my only complaint about the game.
johnsavage
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I got this game (on 3DS) even though I wasn't planning on it because you guys seem to love it. I hope I do too.
GO GO GO
Edit: Arrange Album too!
http://virt.bandcamp.com/album/strike-the-earth-shovel-knight-arranged
Was just about to post this. I did track #12, but man there's great work all around. And freaking Manami Matsumae?!?
Get it noowww.
Soodanim
Member
What.
I've heard this game mentioned once or twice (convulsion guy in OT played it, I think) but I've never seen it or heard anything or its gameplay. Then I saw this thread.
I think I was sold after the first screenshot, then the trailers confirmed what I suspected: this game looks too good to pass up. I have one question: is there any good reason to not get this on Wii U? Other than it lasting forever on PC, of course. (If it's that good, I'll probably double dip when I get a new PC).
I've heard this game mentioned once or twice (convulsion guy in OT played it, I think) but I've never seen it or heard anything or its gameplay. Then I saw this thread.
I think I was sold after the first screenshot, then the trailers confirmed what I suspected: this game looks too good to pass up. I have one question: is there any good reason to not get this on Wii U? Other than it lasting forever on PC, of course. (If it's that good, I'll probably double dip when I get a new PC).
Yep - the soundtrack is god-tier, the graphics are NES-like (but you can definitely tell where they 'cheated', graphics-wise -- not that it's a bad thing, mind you), and the challenge so far is just right -- not insanely hard, but not trivially easy, either. The first two bosses died in the first attempt, but both times my health was brought right down to the wire.
I know what I'm going to be working on finishing this weekend...
I think they cheated in the best way too, they clearly studied the NES and how it worked, then broke that down and bent the rules as suited the game's design and overall look, rather than taking the approach most others seem to and go "eh it looks sort of NES-ish?" and frequently looking more like a SNES or TG16 game instead that was overtly blocky.
Granted, this looks way more late NES/early 90s, but I kinda prefer that since that was when many of the best, most enduring NES games hit anyway.
The Wii U version is great. You won't be disappointed.
Gah, I can't seem to properly move horizontally while downstabbing with the 360 pad, and I lost close to two hours yesterday trying to get my PC to recognize my DS3. I'm feeling the need for a Nintendo D-pad. Would you guys recommend a Wii U Pro Controller for this or something else? I imagine the browser passthrough for the Wii U Gamepad would lag, right?
(And why am I not playing on Wii U? EU backer, that's why. And why am I playing on PC? Because the devs generously gave me a code, that's why.)
(And why am I not playing on Wii U? EU backer, that's why. And why am I playing on PC? Because the devs generously gave me a code, that's why.)
Yeah the attention to detail they display in order to maintain the quasi-NES aesthetic is pretty damn awesome.
The Gamasutra piece on this subject was a great read.
And most if not all of my Friends list are actively playing the game. Granted it's not like the Wii U has tons of games and a wide variety of them, but MK8 did come out about a month ago.
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