After years of playing it and never actually finishing it, I can now say after beating it that shovel knight is pretty damn good, I think the level design is solid, gameplay is solid, music and visuals are great, and I enjoyed the story and characters, the only real issue I have with the game is sometimes the level design is a bit cheap, getting swarmed by enemies on tight platforming sections with shovel knights limited movement is never a good time, regardless, I still had a good time with it.