[Shovel Knight] Strike the Earth!

manwiththemachinegun · January 2014

Though the great King of 8 bits, the noble Blue Bomber, slumbers upon Avalon until the day of the Mighty No. 9, fear not people of NES! A new generation of knights has risen to battle evil with courage, honor, and shovels!

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You want a classy, stylish 8 bit platformer that doesn't take itself too seriously? Here you go. You want music from Manami Matsumae, composer of classic Mega Man songs? Done. Oh what's that? You want some Zelda, Castlevania, Ducktales and Dark Souls too? No problem! How about playable bosses, a challenge mode and multiplayer? Done! From Yacht Club Games, Shovel Knight now has a release date of March 31st for PC, 3DS and WiiU!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zddBfV3fpM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo-uuawy9Ok

This is the time, the time for JUSTICE. Shovel Justice!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcP3yp6w7Pw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77elof_AZbk

Awesome concept art:

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Elvenshae · January 2014

I missed the kickstarter on this one by, like, a day. Glad to see it has a release date!

urahonky · January 2014

Totally getting this on the WiiU.

manwiththemachinegun · January 2014

Super hyped! The three playable bosses selected by fan vote were: Specter Knight, Plague Knight, and King Knight. And all of them will have a different story mode and gameplay mechanics!

Darmak · January 2014

Oh my god, I love platformers and I love those retro graphics and music. Going to buy this so hard

mageormike · January 2014

Didn't get a chance to back this, but I'll be making a purchase for sure.

manwiththemachinegun · January 2014

Director for a day enemies!

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I'm probably biased, but the Best Friends one is the best. :P The other basic enemies are still awesome though.

Plat0nic · January 2014

Why does that knight only use a shovel? Is he digging his own grave?

Darmak · January 2014

The fastest way to dig an enemy's grave is a shovel through their chest cavity.

manwiththemachinegun · January 2014

Plat0nic wrote: »

Why does that knight only use a shovel? Is he digging his own grave?

He's burying Mega Man's corpse.

:P

Funnily enough, sharpened entrenching tools were used as lethal melee weapons in World War I.

anoffday · January 2014

Excited about this. Glad to see a thread. I kickstarted it, so I assume I'm getting the PC version? Or can we choose?

manwiththemachinegun wrote: »

Super hyped! The three playable bosses selected by fan vote were: Specter Knight, Plague Knight, and King Knight. And all of them will have a different story mode and gameplay mechanics!

Wow, I didn't know this. All of those knights look awesome though.

LBD_Nytetrayn · January 2014

I feel kind of obligated to mention this for those interested:

This exclusive artwork was created for NF Magazine by Yacht Club Games‘ own concept artist, Erin Pellon. She went wild with this one – every main character from the game is featured, overflowing from the front cover and on to the back. (We’ll let you pick up a copy of the issue to see the reverse side, though. Grab a Bundle in the NF Store to get your name on the list!)

Exclusive interview with Yacht Club Games about it inside, too.

manwiththemachinegun · January 2014

anoffday wrote: »

Excited about this. Glad to see a thread. I kickstarted it, so I assume I'm getting the PC version? Or can we choose?

manwiththemachinegun wrote: »

Super hyped! The three playable bosses selected by fan vote were: Specter Knight, Plague Knight, and King Knight. And all of them will have a different story mode and gameplay mechanics!

Wow, I didn't know this. All of those knights look awesome though.

There was a choice to pick what platform you wanted it on back when the Kickstarter was running. If you can't remember, you may need to contact them, or if you've been getting emails from Yacht Club, check out those. There's an FAQ on their website.

http://yachtclubgames.com/

With PC there's a bit of flexibility, there's a normal PC release with no DRM and a STEAM version.

El Fantastico · January 2014

I backed this about halfway through it's KS. Picking it up for 3DS because I'm curious to see what they'll do with the second screen.

I thought the music was done by Jake Kaufman.

anoffday · January 2014

manwiththemachinegun wrote: »

anoffday wrote: »

Excited about this. Glad to see a thread. I kickstarted it, so I assume I'm getting the PC version? Or can we choose?

manwiththemachinegun wrote: »

Super hyped! The three playable bosses selected by fan vote were: Specter Knight, Plague Knight, and King Knight. And all of them will have a different story mode and gameplay mechanics!

Wow, I didn't know this. All of those knights look awesome though.

There was a choice to pick what platform you wanted it on back when the Kickstarter was running. If you can't remember, you may need to contact them, or if you've been getting emails from Yacht Club, check out those. There's an FAQ on their website.

http://yachtclubgames.com/

With PC there's a bit of flexibility, there's a normal PC release with no DRM and a STEAM version.

Went back through my emails and saw this.

REWARD
Get a digital copy of Shovel Knight for PC, hot off the digital presses!

Was this before they announced it for other platforms? Or did I have to spend more to get to choose? This was for 10 dollars.

edit: Yep. Just figured it out. 10 was for PC. 15 let you choose. I'm ok with it. I'd go with steam anyway.

Blood Drive · January 2014

Backed this. Super exited to see it finally come to life. Cant wait!

manwiththemachinegun · January 2014

El Fantastico wrote: »

I backed this about halfway through it's KS. Picking it up for 3DS because I'm curious to see what they'll do with the second screen.

I thought the music was done by Jake Kaufman.

It is, but Manami Matsumae is more of a headline grabber. All the tracks so far sound awesome though.

manwiththemachinegun · February 2014

Pretty good interview here with Yacht Club Games about Shovel Knight's design:

http://www.vg247.com/2014/02/13/shovel-knight-retro-action-in-spades/

manwiththemachinegun · February 2014

Geez forums.

manwiththemachinegun · February 2014

Stop going crazy.

Darmak · February 2014

Shit yeah, still excited for this game!

Descendant X · February 2014

Well then. I know what I'll be buying on March 31st. 3DS, baby!

Zython · February 2014

Descendant X wrote: »

Well then. I know what I'll be buying on March 31st. 3DS, baby!

Still need to decide if I want the 3DS or Wii U version. Both of them have nifty features utilizing the systems. And I can technically play both in bed. Choices…

Descendant X · February 2014

Zython wrote: »

Descendant X wrote: »

Well then. I know what I'll be buying on March 31st. 3DS, baby!

Still need to decide if I want the 3DS or Wii U version. Both of them have nifty features utilizing the systems. And I can technically play both in bed. Choices…

If I had a WiiU the choice might be a shade more difficult. Alas, I have a PC and no use for consoles anymore.

manwiththemachinegun · February 2014

I'm pretty excited, this will be the first game I've backed through kickstart. If it's as good as an average Megaman game, I'll be pleased. But it seems like a lot more has gone into it.

Zython · February 2014

Descendant X wrote: »

Zython wrote: »

Descendant X wrote: »

Well then. I know what I'll be buying on March 31st. 3DS, baby!

Still need to decide if I want the 3DS or Wii U version. Both of them have nifty features utilizing the systems. And I can technically play both in bed. Choices…

If I had a WiiU the choice might be a shade more difficult. Alas, I have a PC and no use for consoles anymore.

I hear ya. If it weren't for Nintendo and a handful of other good Japanese console games, I'd probably go full PC as well.

manwiththemachinegun · February 2014

New developer interview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQetK0fbkB8

Descendant X · March 2014

Okay, so when is this coming out now? Apparently it was pushed back on all platforms? I was so pumped to get it today...

DeMoN · March 2014

I believe "a few weeks" is as specific as they've been.

BlueBlue · March 2014

Update 40 wrote:

Hello Shovelers and Shovelettes! There are only a couple weeks until Shovel Knight’s release date of March 31. The crew at the Yacht Club is tired; we’ve been working literally every day, and every waking hour, to make the game great. But! We’re just not quite there yet.
So, we hemmed and hawed, and made a Super Important Executive Decision. This update is to let everyone know that Shovel Knight will be missing March 31 by a few weeks to make sure it’s a world class experience, and can release on all platforms simultaneously. This isn’t a major delay, or a long one; it’s simply a stretch of time to get everything polished and aligned. While major development is quickly drawing to a close, there are still some external factors, like submission preparation, which need a little bit more breathing room before the game goes live.

We don’t want to announce another release date until it's 100% locked in with both Nintendo and Steam, so please sit tight… we’ll announce a new, final release date very soon.

http://yachtclubgames.com/2014/03/delay-extravaganza/

manwiththemachinegun · April 2014

For those who were part of the kickstarter, on the humble bundle page to claim your purchase there's an option to download high resolution character art. There's also some new music on the official site.

anoffday · April 2014

So any more news on this? It's been 2 weeks.

manwiththemachinegun · April 2014

Based on twitter chatting, it sounds like June is the target release date but obviously that's not set in stone. I think the reason for the delay is a hold up with getting all the different editions ready to go for a same day launch.

BlueBlue · May 2014

https://twitter.com/YachtClubGames/status/463253831435182080

https://twitter.com/YachtClubGames/status/463285051002597376

Sterica · May 2014

I dunno what went wrong when you are two weeks from release and suddenly need to move it to June.

Zython · May 2014

Rorus Raz wrote: »

I dunno what went wrong when you are two weeks from release and suddenly need to move it to June.

The only thing I can think of is that there was a game-breaking bug they caught in the last minute.

Delzhand · May 2014

I can't even imagine what kind of bug would take months to fix, unless your actual game code it atrocious.

BlueBlue · May 2014

What I imagine is whoever is announcing dates is doing so based on the "if everything goes according to plan it should be done by x" estimates

manwiththemachinegun · May 2014

http://yachtclubgames.com/2014/05/we-shipped-shovel-knight-mega-may-and-catch-up-stream-tonight/

DeMoN · May 2014

Apparently they just wanted to take an extra bunch of weeks to polish the shit out of it. Which is fine by me.

El Fantastico · June 2014

Just received a KS e-mail about the game.

Official official release date is June 26. Right after my birthday.

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