plague knight's expansion is, for lack of a better word, weird. in the best way possible however. plague knight is a bit of an anomaly compared to the other knights you take control of in treasure trove. he has the worst movement options, but at the same time, has amazing movement options? he's not very powerful in head to head combat, and yet, can melt enemies and bosses way faster than any other playable knight can. he's a weird, little gremlin man and they capture that vibe perfectly in his 'kit'. this is definitely the most difficult campaign of the 4 (although I fucking suck at joustus so king knight is a close second) . i used to struggle so hard playing as plague knight, this is actually the first time I've beaten this game! and I gotta say, it was wonderful. plague of shadows is the king of hair pulling moments in treasure trove by far and none of the 3 other games come close. but i think that's going to make me come back way more. it feels like i can learn to get better at him, whereas with specter knight, it feels like i know everything there is to him. i can't write a review without mentioning how cute plague knight and mona are together, i love them. also, i mention polar knight in every shovel knight review i've posted, so i also need to do so here. i wish polar knight got his own game. either way, this was a great time, and this definitely isn't the last time i'll play this