É impressionante como a qualidade dessa campanha praticamente se equipara a história original. Fiquei de cara.

A ideia aqui é contar a origem do Specter Knight, e como isso inicia o plot de Shovel of Hope. E vou te falar, ficou muito interessante. Tudo é bem amarradinho, cada personagem tem sua importância e você consegue ver o lado do protagonista na história.

Por motivos de enredo, as fases são """as mesmas""", mas com twists para acomodar melhor as mecânicas do protagonista. Isso somado às habilidades maneiríssimas do Specter deixaram a experiência tanto original quanto familiar. As próprias boss fights são outra parada com o kit desse boneco.

Existem dois pontos que talvez sejam negativos pra alguns, que são a duração curta da campanha e a dificuldade levemente reduzida. Pra mim, esses foram aspectos que, na verdade, eu gostei. O tempo foi o necessário pra contar o que precisava ser contado e a dificuldade se encaixou melhor no meu nível.

Como nada é perfeito, vou dizer que eu achei uma certa fase e um certo chefe que foram notoriamente mais difíceis que o resto, até estranhei.

Resumindo: gostou da Shovel of Hope? Pode vir pra Specter of Torment de boa que tu vai gostar tanto quanto (eu até achei o enredo dessa mais daora). Só não se deixa levar pela duração, por favor.

The best entry in the series. It's the easiest one but also the most fun. Specter Knight feels amazing to control, and while the customization is not as in depth as Plague Knight's, it still has a big impact on the game. All the stage remixes are awesome, and the new music helps re-contextualize each stage in this new light. The rail grinding mechanic is so badass and I think made for the best levels. This game also has the first good water level in a 2D platformer (can't discount my goat Buoy Base Galaxy). Specter Knight's story is also really compelling, and it gives his character new meaning in the context of the series. This game is peak Shovel Knight and I enjoyed it a ton

Part 3 of the story of the game about the knight with a shovel, the second I completed, is a prequel to the main game, telling a different story that shows that not everything always ends well. The story is about the Spectral Knight, who for us in the first campaign was a simple boss at the end of the level. The game takes place on the same levels that our hero visited with a shovel, but this time we are waiting for an exciting parkour with a scythe at the ready, in the literal sense of the word. In fact, the game is the same as the one I played before, the levels that have already been completed as a shoveler are played completely differently. A very good addition, which I advise you to go through immediately after completing the main campaign for those who didn’t have enough and for those who want to know how it all began.

3 часть повествования игры о рыцаре с лопатой, пройденная мною второй по счету является приквелом основной игры, рассказывая другую историю, которая показывает, что не всегда все заканчиваются хорошо. Сюжет рассказывает о Спектральном рыцаре, который для нас в первой кампании был простым босом в конце уровня. Игра проходит на тех же уровнях, в которых побывал наш герой в лопатой, но на этот раз нас ждет увлекательный паркур с косой наперевес, в прямом смысле этого слова. По факту игра та же, в которую я играл ранее, уровни которые уже были пройдены за лопатника, играются совершено по другому. Очень хорошее дополнение, которое я советую сразу пройти после прохождения основной кампании для тех, кому не хватило и для тех, кто хочет узнать как все начиналось.

Segunda expansión del juego y la segunda cronológicamente.

El personaje de Specter Knight tiene claras referencias a Mega Man X, con un sprite más grande a comparación del de Shovel Knight, pudiendo escalar paredes y lanzarse contra objetos en el aire para impulsarse.

Sigue la línea de gameplay de MegaMan de que cada nivel acaba con un jefe, cada nivel tiene de coleccionable unas calaveras rojas que sirven para comprar objetos que harán más fácil la aventura, como poder recuperar vida, lanzar ataques a distancia o flotar un poco en el aire.

La historia tiene un tono más dramático respecto a las demás, aunque sigue con sus toques de humor característicos.
Hay varios flashbacks del personaje que te muestran más de cómo ha acabado como está y varios momentos del juego si que te pueden pillar por sorpresa.

I really think they're barking up the wrong tree here. Not once playing the original Shovel Knight did I wish he had more movement. All I ever wanted in this world was to walk forward and jump, and that game made those starry-eyed dreams a reality. Yet in all three expansions, it's the thing Yacht Club feels they must iterate on. I just don't get it! Was the tight level design built around the limited movement/boss fights tailored to the primal thrill of bouncing not the whole appeal?

Whatever, I can read, I'm clearly on a lonely island when it comes to this one. I might find this moveset frustrating and limiting. I might feel constantly confined to overdesigned isolated movement options at any given point. I might say the combat feels unsatisfying and reduces bosses to APM tests. But tons of people say it feels great, and I can't do anything about it! The beauty of free will.

And you know what? I'm about to say it. I don't care that you sold your soul to The Enchantress.

I'm happy people dig this, but I honestly cannot tell why. Apart from the admittedly gorgeous gothic aesthetic spinoff, its light years away from what I'm looking for in a platformer of any kind, especially one in this series.

Specter of Torment is far from a masterpiece, but back when it released, and even now, it's clear that it was the step in the right direction that these additional Shovel Knight campaigns needed. With stellar vibes, even more new music made specifically for it than Plague of Shadows, and fantastic new gameplay thanks to both Specter Knight's intense reaper mobility and the almost completely new level designs, it truly makes Specter of Torment stand out among the crowd as a fantastic expansion to Shovel of Hope in every regard...

well, almost.

This game is easy, y'all. I hate to break it like that, but it's simply the truth. It almost feels like overcompensation after how hard Plague of Shadows was, but it loses a LOT of the difficulty that I loved in Shovel of Hope. This applies to both the level structure itself, which is... not simplistic, but rather just a bit more straightforward than either of the prior campaigns, as well as the collection element. Getting Red Skulls is incredibly simple in this game compared to Music Pages in both of the prior games and particularly Cypher Coins in Plague of Shadows. Even after not playing this game for several years, I was able to find every single Red Skull in every stage first try. And I genuinely did not remember the placements either, it just wasn't difficult. It's a slight stain that doesn't necesarily make the game less enjoyable, but does make it a little less engaging than Shovel of Hope unfortunately. Still, despite all that I 100% love Specter of Torment for everything it does. It's a truly wonderful experience from top to bottom and I'm glad I went through it again.