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Yeah, the dark gimmick sucks, but the sections aren't too bad, all things considered. The single worst part of it was that optional room with the ghost and the music sheet, and with no background to help you get your bearings, but at least in the rest of the level, you get enough background to contrast with the dark sprites in between flashes of light. I'm just glad that they got the worst level gimmick in the game out of the way really early. Specter Knight is nice and fairly easy fun though. He's a little hard to beat quickly unless you use the Flare Rod, but getting lucky for him to teleport down on the same side of the arena lets you get in some easy bounces. Good stuff.
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What happens if you fail to catch her?
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Sep 24, 2016 06:01
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The nightmare ends, same as if you caught her. mechanically there is no difference but it is sadder because i feel like i am letting shovel knight down 
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Sep 24, 2016 06:19
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im one of the few people who dont really like this game and specter knight is one of the reasons, i really hate the darkness gimmick and it being so early in the game when i wasnt used to the controls at all didnt really help and i think i was stuck on the boss for like 15-20 mins. I have always really really hated the darkness gimmick in every game it appears it just wastes time and in a game as movement driven as SK it sucks all the fun for me. i then got stuck on treasure knights stage and quit until i brought it on 3ds like a year and a half later which was way better because the 3ds dpad is the free beer and hookers of dpads if anyone is going to buy the game i whole heartedly recommend getting the 3ds version.
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Sep 24, 2016 06:52
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Yeah I think the darkness/silhouette thing would've worked better a bit later in the game, when you've better internalized exactly how Shovel Knight moves and feel more confident making jumps you know you can make. I still love this level and this boss, though, but I'm pretty okay with making such "leaps of faith"
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Sep 25, 2016 23:09
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When I first played this game I did the Specter Knight level before King Knight and yeah, the darkness gimmick really sucks when you're not completely used to how Shovel Knight moves yet. The music kept me going through the stage though. One of my favourite tracks in the game.
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Sep 25, 2016 23:55
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Oh, so that's how you get those three gems. Huh.
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Sep 26, 2016 00:48
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These stages seem to come about because someone wants to show off the cool lighting effects they made, though I didn't find this stage nearly as bad a the ones from games like DKC and Ninja Gaiden 2.
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Sep 26, 2016 02:07
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Yeah, I had a tough time with the darkness, although looking back at least the level designers did their best to ramp the gimmick up at a reasonable rate. It's still kind of crazy how much tougher this stage is than Pridemoor Keep though. I'd almost want to swap it with one of the next set of levels (Lost City for me, although YMMV).
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Sep 26, 2016 07:37
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The darkness mechanic was great in Ninja Gaiden 2 
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Sep 26, 2016 08:00
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MachuPikacchu posted:Oh, so that's how you get those three gems. Huh. not gonna lie, I had no idea how to get them for the longest time and had to look it up myself
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Sep 26, 2016 18:39
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This game is rad and I like everything about it, even the froggy puns. Keep digging!
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Sep 26, 2016 23:11
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hello friends-- a short video today! just cleaning up mostthe bonus areas that are around and doing some quick shopping:
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Sep 27, 2016 17:36
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So far the voting is going the right way!
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Sep 27, 2016 17:47
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I'm not 100% sure but I think you can regain treasure dropped down holes with the fishing rod. It's been a long time since I played and maybe it was just coincidence.
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Sep 27, 2016 17:49
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Samovar posted:So far the voting is going the right way! The real reward is having performed out Knightly duties by vanquishing a menace to the realm. 
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You might have noticed we picked up a couple music sheets in that video... Here's what the Bard had to say about them! 11 - Watch Me Dance! Whatever dangers you face, there's never a bad time to do a little dancing. "'You should write a tarantella'! Last time I take the advice of a painter." 18 - The Adventure Awaits Travel across the land with determination, in high spirits! "You know, they've done studies; reading maps is far easier with a musical backing."
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Sep 27, 2016 23:56
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Those dance moves were straight fire.
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Sep 28, 2016 01:26
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They definitely had some kick to em'.
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Sep 28, 2016 04:10
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From a graveyard to a volcano-- this game's got it all!
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I went to another stage after you get to this section of the map and quit shortly afterwards, so this is all new to me. The side scrolling section with the butt slime looks fun and terrifying at the same time; you made it look easy but I'm sure I would have flipped my desk in frustration after the 5th fiery death.
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Sep 30, 2016 19:33
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I think Lost City might be my favourite stage - it's quite a relaxed one, and the bouncing mechanics were fun and unexpected. I certainly found it a lot easier than the Lich Yard even with all the insta-death lava, and if it were up to me I'd be tempted to swap the two levels around (although saying that, it's still a lot tougher than Pridemoor Keep. And I was probably helped out a little by having more health and tools when I tackled Lost City).
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Sep 30, 2016 19:50
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Not to mention that the music is amazing. The game's main composer, Jake Kaufman, has the game's arranged OST up on his Bandcamp page, and it has this snappy EDM cover of the Lost City theme (don't go poking around there unless you want to be spoiled about the names of some later stages).
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Sep 30, 2016 22:13
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He's also just an all-around great guy.
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MachuPikacchu posted:and it has this snappy EDM cover of the Lost City theme Yo dawg this remix is sick as gently caress
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Sep 30, 2016 23:05
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I think Kaufmann got some of his start remixing stuff for that old Overclocked Remix site. I remember listening to his mixes in high school.
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MachuPikacchu posted:The game's main composer, Jake Kaufman, has the game's arranged OST up on his Bandcamp page So the great thing about the arranged album is that the only songs on there that are composed by him are the songs he made for Shovel Knight's trailers as it was being revealed/released. The rest of them are remixes of the songs he wrote for Shovel Knight (with some exceptions that we'll get into some upcoming videos) done by other people! As mentioned above by Night, Jake Kaufman actually got his start remixing music for websites like OCRemix. He goes into this in the description of the arranged album: Virt posted:As some of you may know, I grew up musically as a fan arranger of video game music; before I wrote my first commercial game soundtrack, I had already written dozens of hobbyist arrangements, and released them for free through communities like OCRemix and VGMix. To this day I am still constantly arranging game music, as a hobby and sometimes as a job! Granted, I've never really pried into his life outside of the songs he's put out but from what I can glean he's a pretty cool guy. He also puts out a ton of his music for free! ...or at the very least it's pay what you want, if you were inclined to toss him a few bucks. Personally I'm a big fan of his variation of the Crypt of the Necrodancer soundtrack. ...oh hey, speaking of music, we picked up a couple new music sheets didn't we? 31 - An Underlying Problem An excavation project of this scope would be respectable, in happier times. "This driving ditty was meant to increase productivity. But it backfired completely - everyone started dancing!" 32 - The Claws of Fate It's a shame that Mole Knight has used his digging prowess for evil. "Mole Knight. Now there's a fellow who understands the concept of crunch time." Kaubocks fucked around with this message at 00:07 on Oct 1, 2016 |
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Jake "Virt" Kaufman posted:Shovel Knight was composed entirely using free software.  This blows my mind pretty thoroughly. I always feel like this sort of software costs too much money whenever I look into it. I should probably look harder.
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A Pleasant Hug posted:
And yeah, Lost City has pretty great music. It's not quite my favourite (we'll be getting to that one some time later), but it's definitely up there.
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Kaufman also did a remixed version of the NecroDancer soundtrack, if I remember correctly.
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JackGeneric posted:They've committed to Plague, Spectre, and I think... King? Plague Knight's is out, Spectre Knight's is scheduled for Spring 2017, and nothing is known about King Knight's yet. God, when you're addicted to chain-pogoing (like this game absolutely trains you to be - you can chew through a good 60% of King Knight's health bar without ever touching the ground) the Plague Knight DLC is the most terrifying thing in the world. He absolutely does NOT handle like Shovel Knight and it's the most disorienting thing imaginable. I can only hope King Knight and Spectre Knight get similar overhauls!
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Paul.Power posted:If you're curious, I think he used Famitracker in VRC6 mode. It's a pretty neat tool (speaking as someone who has used it to do a lot of silly things).
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Kaubocks fucked around with this message at 01:04 on Oct 5, 2016 |
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I absolutely, positively cannot stand those Goku guys, and that room with the dropping anchors is, to me, one of the hardest rooms in the game.
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Sleeping with your helmet on has to be the worst for your neck.
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Yo quick update-- just took the video down because for whatever reason YouTube lost the 60fps option and I will not stand for that! I'm in the process of reuploading it. Should be back up within the hour.
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Kaubocks posted:Yo quick update-- just took the video down because for whatever reason YouTube lost the 60fps option and I will not stand for that! I'm in the process of reuploading it. Should be back up within the hour. I was wondering why you kept disappearing during the close quarters Blue Knight fight (and the boss, just got to it).
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Here's the video again in piping hot 60fps! Thanks YouTube! 27 - A Thousand Leagues Below Deep beneath the waves, riches await the brave... and the crazed. "Another masterpiece from my foreign colleague. She was serenading adventurers when I was still in bard college!" 28 - The Bounty Hunter Treasure Knight is certainly crazed, and he's not the type to share... "This shyster kept trying to low-ball my bid, until I told him he'd win a gold medal for his theme."
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Wait, the Iron Whale's first music sheet is in a fishing hole!? I've never been able to find it and thought it just must have had a really hidden room. I never considered that you might need to fish it out!
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I hate, hate, HATED those eel sorcerers.
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