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Shovel Knight Play Journal Entries Stagger Lanayru79 05/01/2017 1:20 PM Man, I am way too rusty w/ Plague Knight for these added challenges! For shovelry, err bombs away, um ... what will Spectre Knight say? Sporadically, in these comments, I'll dig in (nyuk nyuk) to the new Treasure Trove goodies. I've been on an extended Miiverse hiatus, as there were some mammoth games of great merit on PS4 that absorbed me for a bit. Glad to be back, hope everyone has been well! E Yeah! e 20 r 100 D Advertisement Share this Post 2 Share Embed Comment Nintendoer 05/01/2017 1:30 PM Notifs! While it doesn't have the complexity of Plague of Shadow, I found Specter of Torment to be an equally impressive game. Hope you enjoy! And the Gender Swap mode is weird...although the new sprites are mildly entertaining. =P E Yeah! e 2 D Jayse 05/01/2017 1:31 PM Welcome back, Stagger! Miiverse isn't the same without you bro! E Yeah! e 3 D Stagger 05/01/2017 1:37 PM Still got it! They added these w/ the Trove right? As much as I want more stuff on the Switch, free beats the heck out of not free. Aw Jayse ... the feels. :p Thanks man. I can't resist checking out these challenges first, but then it's directly to the Yacht Club charm offensive of a new tale. E Yeah! e 0 D Stagger 05/01/2017 1:47 PM The other four new PK challenges look pretty fun, but Nintendoer's ringing endorsement is too good to forestall. I will mark spoilers about story stuff when those come up ... E Yeah♥ e 0 D Stagger 05/01/2017 2:13 PM First mysterious thing to reach, unless I'm missing something in Spectre's mechanics, which are novel ... I'm happy he doesn't just fly around, heh. Interesting diminished sprite. The enemy slash through has a different feel from the shovel pogo for navigating gaps, and the limited wall run is a neat change to double jumping. E Yeah! e 0 D Stagger 05/01/2017 2:14 PM *opens palm, inserts face* E Yeah... e 2 D Blake 05/01/2017 2:28 PM Welcome back! I second Jayse's comment. E Yeah! e 2 D Stagger 05/01/2017 2:34 PM ·Spoilers Aw c'mon guys. I'm getting weepy. :p I missed y'all too. I got really, really stuck trying to reach one of those red skulls, and then reusing the same scythe launching point dawned on me. Platforming brain, awaken! Anyway, Black Knight has a new arena? Ooh ... this is an interesting recruiting mission Spectre is on here. I guess it falls after Shield Knight's faux demise but before Shovelry? E Yeah♥ e 0 D Stagger 05/01/2017 2:36 PM ·Spoilers What? A “shelled steed” named after an LttP enemy? What is happening here? E Yeah!? e 1 D Stagger 05/01/2017 2:44 PM ·Spoilers Donovan eh? I get the immediate impression that while Shovel and Plague Knights were on their quests for differing romantic motives, Spectre's tale will take on a more self-motivated tone. (I'm an unashamed Feat previewer btw.) E Yeah! e 0 D Stagger 05/01/2017 2:52 PM This is promising! Great evolutionary step in obtaining Curios from the previous two quests auxiliary items - rather than discovery in the stage, amassing those Red Skulls and then surviving a test for the trade. Kind of a hybrid of elements from each ... E Yeah! e 1 D Stagger 05/01/2017 3:03 PM Say what now? Amiibo fairies? Let me try a few of these ... They always pack the charm into these settlements, although to rival Plague's base of operations is going to be pretty tough. E Yeah! e 1 D Nintendoer 05/01/2017 3:09 PM The game makes it sound like it supports multiple amiibo, but I couldn't get any of mine to work besides the hero himself. Perhaps Plague Knight and Specter Knight amiibo will come in the future...? E Yeah! e 2 D Stagger 05/01/2017 4:13 PM Possibly 'doer. I've seen a really cool fan-made Plague amiibo ... and a data-mined MM Link amiibo card, heh. Had a meal, tried my hand at Horace's crazy climbing exercise w/out success, and am ready to check out this overworld sustitute ... not sure how I feel about this exactly. We'll see. I do like the identity of the Lich Yard's occupant though. :) E Yeah! e 1 D Stagger 05/01/2017 4:21 PM Greedy greedy ... Pridemoor Keep is still under construction! Nifty. Plague of Shadows mainly featured added on sections to each stage rather than major restructuring, but it appears there will be plenty of wholesale changes here. Enemy alterations, modified music ... E Yeah! e 1 D Stagger 05/01/2017 5:08 PM Shovel Knight humor ... Man, I backed out once because I was taking heavy gold losses and decided I should invest in the cloak and curio jars first. Then I found a couple of later portions that sapped my plunder instead on the second effort. All Red Skulls claimed at least ... let's see how his Highness plays against this foe. King has been the weakest before. E Yeah! e 0 D Stagger 05/01/2017 5:23 PM This knave! Asking me for chicken service ... interesting changes to King's fighting style, but still kind of a ninny. So I can look forward to the lot of them joining the tower. Good, good. I'll also continue to spell Spectre that way. I have some boring stuff to do before I can continue forward. I haven't decided if I'll go directly to the Lich Yard next or not. E Yeah! e 1 D Ed™ 05/01/2017 5:41 PM Stagger is back! ... Stagger left? Woah, are there Challenge stages for Plague and Specter now? I know what I'm doing next. Notify me, Captain! E Yeah! e 2 D Stagger 05/01/2017 5:49 PM Missed you too FFE. :p That climb is tough! Okay, after the Explodatorium I'll do my grocery shopping. Couldn't quite put down the gamepad ... E Yeah♥ e 1 D Stagger 05/01/2017 6:04 PM ·Spoilers Ooh, Plague can triplicate. Still not tough, pretty easy to abuse that Will- generating Curio ... why is that silly amiibo fairy in the flashback? Down to one comment ... E Yeah... e 0 D Stagger 05/01/2017 9:04 PM I became absolutely obsessed w/ reaching the top of Horace's climb, and put much time into finally succeeding. I have no idea if Curios that aren't available yet would be of assistance or not ... I'll save some screens and yammer some tomorrow before work. E Yeah! e 0 D Sciz 05/02/2017 6:42 AM There is one in particular that makes it significantly easier. I need to try to make it through without using it, at some point. My goal was just to get it done as quickly as possible first. E Yeah! e 0 D Stagger 05/02/2017 9:55 AM I iron-manned it then eh Deano? This was a very tricky find for an upgrade in this game. Finally discovered it on my fourth trip through the Explodatorium ... I went through a couple more recruitment stages after that, whichI'll detail presently. @Ed: There aren't any Challenges for Spectre btw. They added five for Plague and that's all as far as I see ... E Yeah! e 1 D Stagger 05/02/2017 10:03 AM I'm pretty impressed by the redesigns for these stages. The Wrecked Ship's added rail system for scythe sliding was really cool, and some of the Red Skulls were downright devious to reach. E Yeah! e 1 D Stagger 05/02/2017 10:07 AM This mini-boss ... awesome. Turning the shoveling platforming element into a swollen nemesis tickled me. I am finding Spectre's combat options, outside the Curios, fairly repetitive though. Plague spoiled me I guess, and the precision of shovelry was much greater. Conversely, platforming as Spectre seems the most challenging of the three, although I'm still undecided if elements like the wall grab E Yeah! e 1 D Nintendoer 05/02/2017 10:08 AM Not really a spoiler, so I'll go ahead and say it... Like the other two campaigns, the challenge mode is unlocked upon clearing the game for the first time. E Yeah! e 3 D Stagger 05/02/2017 10:10 AM perform consistently enough. It seems a little flukey to jump out of. Polar Knight had the best updated fight I've encountered so far of the bosses. Reize being empowered by The Enchantress and taking the Dark Acolyte's place at the mirror was classic Yacht Club at this point. I'd assume this was prompted by progress, not selecting the Lich Yard. E Yeah! e 1 D Stagger 05/02/2017 10:12 AM Thanks 'doer! I forgot there was an unlock. Blight the earth! Summon thy scythe! Heh, home sweet home ... I'm a fan of the stage intro pauses. Spectre is so deep. E Yeah! e 0 D Stagger 05/02/2017 10:13 AM Thanks 'doer! I forgot there was an unlock. Blight the earth! Summon thy scythe! Heh, home sweet home ..