This game. This game is good. Here's why.

1.) This game is in 8-bit.
Most kids/adults who play this game get a very reminicent feeling of playing on every 8-bit gaming platform. That's sorta the build of this game, trying to be like none of the other indie games out there, but yet not going out of the way to be different. It does something simplistic, bringing you back to the 80s, 90s, and 2000s with 8-bit video games.
2.) The soundtrack.
Really should be under the 8-bit criteria, but still good none the less. This game's soundtrack was cleverly designed to bringing back some nostalgia with classic SNES and NES music from popular videogames. And what more could be said? It's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ catchy! You could dance to this (Plague Knight).
3.) The DLC.
Adding one of the villans to the very exclusive playable character list is actually a smart idea. And with his entirely new gameplay, caused my 45 deaths with shovel knight to shoot up to 145 deaths. (I suck, he's hard.) The only mistake in the DLC is Vat (the item) comes mid-game and is really the most used utility that you'll get. Most of the items I had I never really used. (Stoneskin potion, Running feet elixer, big boom) They cluttered up my quick select menu, causing me to die because I didn't want to pause the game.
4.) Plot line
Plot: You're a serulian knight with a kick-ass shovel on a quest to defeat the enchantress and find out what happened to shield knight. You fight other knights. Simple as that. Nothing more, nothing less. It's fine like that. Last thing I need is to be playing Kirby: The Amazing Mirror and have a backstory about Kirby's dark past fighting depression with binge eating.
Verdict:
Aw ye.

This game. This game is [i]good[/i]. Here's why. 1.) This game is in 8-bit. Most kids/adults who play this game get a very reminicent feeling of playing on every 8-bit gaming platform. That's sorta the build of this game, trying to be like none of the other indie games out there, but yet not going out of the way to be different. It does something simplistic, bringing you back to the 80s, 90s, and 2000s with 8-bit video games. 2.) The soundtrack. Really should be under the 8-bit criteria, but still good none the less. This game's soundtrack was cleverly designed to bringing back some nostalgia with classic SNES and NES music from popular videogames. And what more could be said? It's fucking catchy! You could dance to this (Plague Knight). 3.) The DLC. Adding one of the villans to the very exclusive playable character list is actually a smart idea. And with his entirely new gameplay, caused my 45 deaths with shovel knight to shoot up to 145 deaths. (I suck, he's hard.) The only mistake in the DLC is Vat (the item) comes mid-game and is really the most used utility that you'll get. Most of the items I had I never really used. (Stoneskin potion, Running feet elixer, big boom) They cluttered up my quick select menu, causing me to die because I didn't want to pause the game. 4.) Plot line Plot: You're a serulian knight with a kick-ass shovel on a quest to defeat the enchantress and find out what happened to shield knight. You fight other knights. Simple as that. Nothing more, nothing less. It's fine like that. Last thing I need is to be playing Kirby: The Amazing Mirror and have a backstory about Kirby's dark past fighting depression with binge eating. Verdict: Aw ye.