RATING: Good
(Preface: I've cleared Shovel of Hope and Plague of Shadows, gotten reasonably far in Specter of Torment, and lost interest in King of Cards.)
I wouldn't call Shovel Knight anything particularly special, even back in 2014 when I first played it, but it is generally a pretty well-designed game with a lot of heart behind it, and doubtlessly an important game in the indie space that helped widen the audience for smaller developers.
In terms of the game's campaigns I found Plague of Shadows to be the most fun thanks to Plague's kit that can be customized with a variety of combinations that almost all felt useful.
(Preface: I've cleared Shovel of Hope and Plague of Shadows, gotten reasonably far in Specter of Torment, and lost interest in King of Cards.)
I wouldn't call Shovel Knight anything particularly special, even back in 2014 when I first played it, but it is generally a pretty well-designed game with a lot of heart behind it, and doubtlessly an important game in the indie space that helped widen the audience for smaller developers.
In terms of the game's campaigns I found Plague of Shadows to be the most fun thanks to Plague's kit that can be customized with a variety of combinations that almost all felt useful.