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Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

Developer / Publisher: Yacht Club Games
03 March 2017
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I enjoyed this campaign. It was a lot of fun to play as Specter Knight, especially after getting used to his aerial attack. Although this game made me realize one of my big platformer pet peeves where you have a character who runs up walls and you can't move into a wall without it activating.

I enjoyed the remixes of the Shovel Knight music even if the original soundtrack Isn't My Thing. The new stages were good and I liked the story taking a darker tone compared to the cartooniness of the other two campaigns. I like how the plot expanded the characters of the Shovel Knight mythos too.
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RyanTheDrummer1 Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment 2024-04-16T00:02:55Z
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bing_bong_barl Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment 2024-04-12T19:39:58Z
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henryvines Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment 2024-04-12T00:15:59Z
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orchidcnr Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment 2024-04-11T05:15:25Z
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_moonchild_ Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment 2024-04-07T17:46:32Z
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Slurmph Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment 2024-04-01T17:32:04Z
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FirstMate Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment 2024-03-29T15:25:23Z
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Roffbist Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment 2024-03-20T21:49:00Z
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MartiniEldritch Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment 2024-03-17T23:45:28Z
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Jeycoil Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment 2024-03-12T03:54:18Z
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MikailHuey Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment 2024-03-07T05:07:02Z
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CaptainPlasma Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment 2024-02-24T18:50:02Z
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  • the_lockpick 2020-05-20 19:02:04.728179+00
    I'm sorry but 4.04 is way out of line for the worst Shovel Knight game by a mile
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  • unj 2021-03-27 15:04:51.525446+00
    What do you dislike it? It's so much better than Plague Knight.
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    • the_lockpick 2021-05-03 01:03:42.918292+00
      it's pitifully easy and every level and boss feels exactly the same. story is terrible, presentation is out of line with the tone of other entries, and Spectre Knight himself isn't interesting. pretty open and shut
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  • unj 2021-05-31 15:38:43.560491+00
    What makes the story terrible or its tone different? I can't say I recall anything to jarring and like, the shovel knight series is just verging on parody (it's a king who wields a shovel) so its pseudo-jovial tone is fine. Difficulty wise it's far from easy, but it is easier than the other two. It's better than Plague Knight's random assortment of weapons when you really only need one weapon that works and is never really forced to make use of the others except in the unique special stages where you get them.
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  • JoeyTheBigJJojo 2023-03-21 14:09:31.341829+00
    Specter Knight campaign is not at all jovial and takes itself way more seriously, hence it being out of line. That said complaining about it being "easy" compared to the other Shovel Knight games is laughable as they're all piss easy. At least this one has decent movement and isn't a complete slog like the OG.
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  • Drawdler 2023-10-15 15:06:29.471928+00
    I agree with the criticism toward this. I can’t say it’s the worst since I didn’t play King of Cards yet but it’s definitely worse than the first two
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    • Drawdler 2023-10-15 15:07:30.750614+00
      I still have trouble rating this so i guess i have to force a second playthrough sometime tho and i hope i have a change of heart
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