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Shovel Knight

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benbaked

Folding/SETI/Rosetta Team Member
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Oct 20, 2005
Location
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http://store.steampowered.com/app/250760

I picked up this little gem today from the Wii U eShop and I'm hooked already. This game is a brand new throwback to the days of NES platforming. Modern day retro style with simple controls, feels like a combination of Duck Tales, Mega Man, Castlevania, probably more 8-bit games I can't think of at the moment. It has a great chiptune soundtrack that reminds me a great deal of the old Mega Man games, repetitive but never gets old, I really like it. The controls are precise but feel a little more forgiving then a typical NES platformer, more like a SNES platformer and I like that. For example, its easier to do precise pogo jumping with the shovel then it was with Scrooge on the NES. Fans of those old Capcom side-scrolling platformers from the NES, you have to check this game out. :thup: :thup:
 
All of the reviews I've seen and discussions for this gave have been super positive. I'll definitely pick it up when I get some time.
 
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