Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove | Years of Shovelry Have Paid Off

After years of hype and development delays, Shovel Knight Treasure Trove is finally completed! A lot's changed in all these years. Time to check out the finished product!
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[@JetSetDman]

Fun fact: There’s a neat little quirk with the Shovel Knight battle in Plague of Shadows, where Shovel Knight will only use relics for a certain amount of time, eventually stopping and just attacking with his shovel. Shovel Knight can still run out of mana even if you’re not playing as him.

[@bandana5595]

Woah, cool

[@GengUpinIpin]

Poor guy having skill issue hitting the birb bomber

[@Doodle1678]

Omg that’s hilarious

[@springdude1165]

@@GengUpinIpin Shoulda just spammed Chaos Spheres.

[@Edd_Harr]

To be fair, Plague Knight's campaign was the first of the extra campaigns, so Yacht Club was still figuring out how they wanted to do things.

[@jackboowow248]

Edd Harr Yeah I agree I really liked Plague Knights campaign👾

[@marxxplaysgames]

I loved playing the bomb loving bastard

[@ninjamaster9094]

I believe they specifically mentioned all the extra campaigns were originally going to be like Plague of Shadows, where you go through the Shovel of Hope with a completely different moveset, but somewhere when designing Plague of Shadows and Specter of Torment they realized it'd be a lot funner to create brand new stages that better fit the character's moves.

[@JeremyFinch42]

And even then, at least combat was okay. With Spectre Knight they knew more of what they were doing with platforming, y'know, to spice things up, but his campaign is the shortest, and the easiest! And King Knight . . . Well I hate him because I hate it whenever a game tries to make me play cards for more than an hour. And they only made CO-OP available for Shovel Knight, which I thought was kind of stupid, seeing as all his levels were almost exactly copy pasted for Plague Of Shadows, so you'd think you could do CO-OP for those characters, right? Granted, it would fuck up the story, but if that matters at all, then why are there *two* Shovel Knights? I think they should just continue updating the game so CO-OP works for every character. Except King Knight. He can fuck off.

[@rabobingayan9758]

Plus, it is what Plague Knight's POV, you can't judge him

[@ukokira9852]

9:03 King Knight had already joined the order. His mission in Spectre wasn't "make him join" it was "beat him up because he's being a terrible member"

[@tylerfindlay3774]

The way I see it, the enchantress gave King Knight pridemoor assuming that doing so would secure him in the order. But King Knight is so egotistical that he didn’t bother showing allegiance to her. So Spectre knight went to Pridemoor keep to put him in his place. That’s just how I interpret it.

[@JurassicReptile]

King Knigh was just slacking on his renovations of the castle.

[@homestuck_official]

@@tylerfindlay3774 When you look at the phase locket in the game, it starts at 1/8 knights. He has canonically sworn allegiancd

[@jameslawrenson1208]

He's basically a trading card nerd.

[@ChristopherMoom]

12:25 Anthony prefers darker tones in stories, huh? *Well, no wonder the Kirby series is his favorite series*

[@zubair1149]

You sure are posting alotta comments here... You do you though.

[@evilyoshimaster]

You say that ironically but robobots plot was like ridiculously dark

[@Edd_Harr]

@@evilyoshimaster He does not say that ironically. At all.

[@medoli900]

Kirby is an elder God going against Eldritch horror and wizard alike while those both factions are in war, just because they ruined their picnic.

[@Shartmaster32]

no joke, it actually is pretty dark

[@newttrain8667]

Ant: (Disrespects Plague of Shadows) "So you have chosen...death."

[@cinnamonpanda6040]

He disrespected best boi

[@user-bo6vy5eg8g]

Nah, he's right. Plague is gross. It's the worst campaign

[@rebornotherlan]

Wren Audy honestly I don’t think it’s bad at all it is the richter mode of the game sure but it did prepare me for the challenges ahead and well I think it’s a satisfying story and a sweet ending

[@samuelberry8267]

I do wish that it had original levels

[@skythegamedev3751]

He respects the ship tho, he’s good

[@StickBreightley]

13:49 You liar, you also said the light bar was a good idea when you pointed out it matched the color of sparks in the spyro trilogy

[@JTS-Games]

:)

[@mistifowl5893]

It also indicated your health in resident evil 2 remaster

[@HypeVoiceActing]

Ant: "I tend to prefer darker tones when it comes to my storytelling" Legend of Spyro: exists Ant: "Can we please stop?" LoS: "You just asked for specifically this."

[@OriginalGameteer]

While I'm not complaining or anything Imagine if Shovel Knight fought Meta Knight

[@InktheImpassive]

There is a Sprite animation at Hyun's dojo channel I think

[@AnotherLuckyStar]

Aw man, the dream.

[@RevaXartist]

I mean he can in smash ultimate

[@paulgrotebeverborg1119]

Should've been the Nintendo exclusive boss fight

[@doorslammer633]

Rivals of Aether has shovel knight as an official character and if you play on PC you can play him against custom characters, and one of the characters the fans have made is meta knight. So you can do it if you fork over the money.

[@nightwarper1760]

Shovel knight showdown in a nutshell “Fine, I’ll make my own smash bros, with Joustus, and Shield Knight”

[@kholdstare1672]

Rivals of Aether: Am I a joke to you?

[@taylorschmidt6339]

And blackjack, and hookers

[@jason4443]

*With Joustus and dancers.

[@King_Luigi]

_"In fact, forget the Jostus!"_

[@0tterhead]

>Plague Knight's gameplay >Least interesting aight ant man we bouta throw hands.

[@rinnnnnnnnnnrin]

Nah he said gameplay not story

[@0tterhead]

@@rinnnnnnnnnnrin meant his campaign but its probably better put as gameplay either way

[@weregretohio7728]

Yeah really, I don't get the hate Plague Knight gets.

[@toledochristianmatthew9919]

@@weregretohio7728 I love the gameply. My main gripe though s that there aren't enough courses to take advantage of Plague Knight's moveset. Most of the levels are from SHovel Knight's that dont fit with Plague Knight style except for some some off the course paths.

[@kratosorokai1546]

@@toledochristianmatthew9919 i do love that jump combo you can pull of in king knight stage

[@demilad225]

“Before he was corrupted by joining the Order.” You literally played King of Cards. You KNOW he joined before the rest of the order.

[@HellNutcase]

Except Spectre Knight.

[@demilad225]

HellNutcase Well, technically speaking he wasn’t actually part of the Order of Knights just yet. He’s just trying to find Knights for The Enchantress so he can be set free. He doesn’t officially become a part of the order until the very end of Specter of Torment.

[@HellNutcase]

Well, you're right. Forgot about that.

[@Shift_Salt]

I feel like he wrote the script in order of when he played the campaigns and forgot to go back and edit it.

[@aaronli8843]

In Specter of Torment, Specter's mission isn't to recruit him, it's to get him to stop slacking off.

[@darkmetaknight7]

I would have loved to see Metaknight as an exclusive boss for the Switch version

[@user-bo6vy5eg8g]

ye

[@elmaionesosexo]

that would've been perfect, that or a fight with Link or Samus

[@cartkart1]

YES

[@smiley6425]

I feel like ridley would've been a better fit for the type of game shovel knight is

[@Doodle1678]

OMG I HAD THE EXACT SAME IDEA such a missed opportunity…

[@PrankOrigami]

I never realized how much of a minority I'm in when I say Plague of Shadows is my favorite of the 4.

[@Cri_Jackal]

It sucks too, since it seems like the majority of people's complaints with him come from not being skilled enough to use him properly. His speed and maneuverability is unmatched by any other character, speedruns of his campaign can average 20 minutes faster than the others, especially with how he can destroy bosses with certain bomb combos.

[@ThuN00b]

Hey I'm with ya. It's definitely my favorite.

[@SheutDL]

I'm just happy that someone other than me has plague of shadows as their favourite

[@GayLPer]

Plague of Shadows is also my favorite, though I will point out that AntDude *did* admit that he played both of them back to back. I actually went Plague of Shadows -> Specter of Torment -> King of Cards -> Shovel of Hope when I picked up the game, so I managed to avoid that "same level design" burnout he mentioned. Granted it was in reverse, but still. Though to be honest, I love PoS because I'm a big alchemist fan and there need to be more playable alchemists outside of the Atelier series dammit >_>

[@edgarcastaneda2207]

ThePrankGD plague of shadows deserves more love

[@slopesgameroom]

This game was and still is a perfect example of a studio creating a homage to the classic days of 8 bit platformers without being a complete copycat! fair play to you my man for covering this beast ! :D

[@thealeks1]

Not a legend yet. Still need one last dlc Shovel Knight: Shield of Heroes

[@ericpota4486]

"The only relics that were good were the dust knuckles and flare rod." *Laughs in phase locket*

[@soundsofstabbing3627]

God yes

[@mateusmundstock8225]

The Phase Locket was so OP they did an entire campaign to explain its backstory

[@CabeliotCometier]

@@mateusmundstock8225 The phase locket was so op they retconned its origin

[@tanglekelp1857]

Don't even get me started with the Chaos Orb

[@whitekittyamberheart7241]

LAUGHS IN PROPELLER DAGGER

[@daniellado2523]

Guess my long years of patientgaming paid off because now I have four different campaigns to playthrough in Shovel Knight.

[@YouDonkeyfu]

Agreed, i had ignored the updated content all these years thinking that they were just reskin + new playstyle, but they are new stories too? Awesome.

[@victorhugocosta1127]

@@YouDonkeyfu What's cooler is that, by playing them in release order, you can notice how the dev team improved as years went by.

[@Skelly57]

Shovel Knight has one of the best soundtracks

[@Afrominican1]

Really good? Yes. One of the best soundtracks EVER? Ehhhh I wouldn't say THAT.

[@HarvestHollows]

@@Afrominican1 I don't know man, some of the songs in Shovel Knight really go toe to toe at some of the best video game soundtracks of all time. Jake Kaufman doesn't mess around with his tunes

[@andreaswesterveld]

Yep I even got the vinyl soundtrack

[@luigines6457]

The game's soundtrack is second only to Sonic's which is really saying something.

[@andreaswesterveld]

@TheSoundPainter I'm not sure since I got it for my birthday but it was from Japan

[@jamielowman594]

As soon as King of Cards dropped, I spent the next 20ish hours getting everything. Worth every second.

[@jumpyman9754]

Me too

[@oceanman7741]

Same.

[@Blink-qq3tx]

The rng with getting all the cards is a bit annoying tho All the gold grinding...

[@bland9876]

Somehow I missed out on it back in the day and in fact I only even very recently updated my copy of shovel Knight to be able to play it. I have the 3DS version and there is no smash Brothers like multiplayer game in that version.

[@nugget0928]

Fun fact: When king of cards was added, plague of shadows got a quick switch menu for all of the potion components, which, in my opinion, drastically reduced the frustration of not even using most of the components.

[@ftwinzeler]

4:10 phase locket was the only thing that got me through my first playthrough

[@HyveMindsGames]

This guy knows what's up.

[@Triforce_of_Doom]

It saved my ass a lot during Polar Knight's fight specifically

[@IamBHM]

Oh yeah. Used phase locket WAY more than any other relic.

[@roniesli9518]

Broken relic.

[@Cyan_Hoodie]

@@HyveMindsGames the items mechanic was turned to a SKULL when the phase locket and will skull was introduced

[@polyhex]

King of Cards is the best Wario Land game.

[@Huntgaming-]

And Shovel of Hope is the best duck tales sequel

[@pikster2155]

@@Huntgaming- sequel? That's the original

[@presto0194]

O_O

[@LostSoulSilver]

You probably haven't played Wario Land 4

[@Huntgaming-]

@@pikster2155 My bad. I always get the orders of the games confused because it got all weird when Microsoft bought the series

[@anexplosion5436]

6:41 Note about the first phase of the final boss (The shadow one) If you stand completely still , his attacks go through you. If you keep doing this, he blows himself up.

[@SuperDZ555]

"You are steadfast in your resolve... Maybe there's hope for us yet..."

[@Liverator]

Plague Knight’s move set is honestly really fun to use. It’s upsetting that you don’t get many opportunities to really utilize those moves given the level design being the same as Shovel of Hope.

[@RyderPlatinumWarpstar]

Well, 3DS owners still have a reason to pick up their 3DS's once again. The 3DS was such a good system.

[@GLEclipseGaming]

I still play it on 3DS even though I have it on PS4 and Steam too, its just so easy to pick up and play on it.

[@Marly345]

The new king of cards dlc is not on the 3DS unfortunately

[@astra8815]

@@Marly345 it isnt? i thought only showdown wasnt in it.

[@GLEclipseGaming]

@@Marly345 Showdown isnt on 3DS. King of Cards is most definitely on 3DS.

[@sinteleon]

the 3D is still the best exclusive feature imho.

[@beanburrito4405]

Shovel Knight was incredible, can’t wait to see what Yacht Club Games does next!

[@kennethquintero5356]

Well they’re working on a game called Cyber Shadow and it looks to be heavily inspired by Ninja Gaiden, which is kinda ironic considering Shovel Knight was inspired by Mega Man.

[@poptobi1375]

Um what about shovel dig

[@actualbeargrills3086]

@@kennethquintero5356 They are just publishing Cyber Shadow. It is actually just made by a single guy.

[@Apolleh]

While I 100% understand if they wanna give Shovel knight a break after Dig, I'd honestly love if they eventually made full campaigns for the rest of the Order of No Quarter. I mean come on, Propeller Knight is RIGHT THERE. He'd be perfect for platforming!

[@mrpig404]

PUT HIM IN YOOKALELE

[@medoli900]

"The fact that it made the PS4 light bar seems like a good idea, that's enough of an achievement on its own." Someone haven't played Tearaway Unfolded on the PS4.

[@kennethquintero5356]

I played that game recently on PS Now, and it’s honestly one of my favorite games of all time.

[@scarffoxandfriends9401]

@@kennethquintero5356 I tried playing Tearaway on Vita and PS4 and I dropped the game both times. I think it mianly has to do with the games soundtrack.

[@Melkac]

No one has played tearaway unfolded.

[@OffAirProductions]

I just thought that Tearaway was much better as a Vita game. The PS4 one felt like a bit too much Tearaway (as well as Sony further throwing the Vita under the bus).

[@toooydoeur]

@@Melkac yes they have bruh

[@coolguy-di1pq]

I was today years old when I learned you can deflect the fire thingies mole knight shoots

[@apemayor3046]

same

[@rinnnnnnnnnnrin]

Also same

[@dustyGkicks]

order of no quarter: *takes over a kingdom* village in that kingdom: no you can't come in, plague knight also how is specter knight able to swing his scythe while grinding with it?

[@oceanman7741]

Spooky ex machina magic.

[@blinkingberry9591]

Lots of practice.

[@solacehollow6062]

Kick flip

[@kingvideogames]

8:53 “Since he hasn’t been corrupted yet by joining the order.” Yeah...you may want to go through the ending of King Of Cards again... Also, Plague Of Shadows best campaign @ me on that.

[@dilobs]

I prefer Specter of Torment

[@GLEclipseGaming]

The story is good though the gameplay is my least favorite of the 4.

[@thephantomist7199]

@kingvideogames

[@seniorshrek6197]

The enchantress never said that he was the first one to join.

[@kingvideogames]

@@seniorshrek6197 But, he was. Did you see the ending of King Of Card?

[@ErrorMessage]

Sad to hear that's what you think about Plague of Shadows! Easily my favorite one. It's so fun to speedrun and play over and over with his mobility.

[@42Caio]

Same. I don't get why so many people dislike Plague Knight's gameplay, I find it the most fun out of the four. He thinks it's a lesser version of Shovel of Hope, but to me Plague of Shadows feels like an even better version of Shovel of Hope.

[@ArchibaldClumpy]

Plague of Shadows is my favorite too, in almost every way. The only thing I didn't like is having to spend so much time fiddling with the combinations, but the one or two best general purpose bombs are good anyway and so satisfying to use.

[@alexandreturcotte6411]

Shovel Knight: I need to defeat the No Quarter order and save Shield Knight from madness! Plague Knight: I want Mona to notice me! Specter Knight: I need to save my life by gathering new warriors to the Queen! King Knight: I want to be master of Joustus!

[@plasmacrowcodile9145]

Specter Knight later on: I must protect my bro's son.

[@ShibuNub3305]

Plague Knight is a simp

[@suudhejsdhshshdhxjdjud9548]

Shovel Knight helped me through a hard part of my life and is easily my favourite game. So glad that it got all the love it deserved. Just such a great game, so replayable, I cant even think of words to describe it.

[@dilobs]

Big agree

[@crashschwarzen4642]

despite me not being a fan of shovel knight, I could not have been more happy for yacht club games with their success

[@xenobestx8423]

“couldent”

[@RyansChannel0203]

How come you’ve never been a fan though?

[@marcorizo1387]

Shovel Knight is the Indies GOAT.

[@HarvestHollows]

If I may ask, why aren't you a fan of Shovel Knight? I personally think its one of the best games of the 2010's

[@Kummahndough]

That's a shame you don't like it, but to each their own, I guess.

[@Moss_Dude]

About time! Edit: Coming back to this video later, you need to give plague knight wayyy more credit. His movement capabilities and endless combat options are great and you can't just pretend they don't exist!

[@abhikergaming7783]

Agreed the bomb system is a huge plus

[@ThatTravGuy]

Really love the new editor. Some of the gags, like the Horn, caught me off guard and gave me a good laugh. Really excited to see where this goes in the future. I also do disagree with your take on the Relic system, but I understand your critique and can't blame you.

[@yourfriendlymemedeliverygu7493]

"They tinkered with" missed opportunity to put tinker knight, dude

[@Glory2Snowstar]

One of the most iconic games in the entire industry for both its success and its quality. It’s up there with the greats, for sure!

[@songobobj]

8:48 King Knight was already working for the Enchantress by that point.

[@colleenglanville8293]

"Plague Knight And Mona As A Couple Though." Fans: *screaming*

[@plan8067]

Shovel Knight was my absolute favorite Indie game and basically the first indie game I ever played. Years later I've played dozens more and Shovel Knight is still one of my favorites, it's weird that it's been so long since I first played it but it still feels so new with how great the new campaigns have been and returning to the game so many times.

[@UmbreonMessiah]

*Shovel of Hope Soundtrack:* Amazing. *Specter of Torment Soundtrack:* FUCKING. FIRE.

[@SleeplessStreams]

"Remember the War Horn?" Yeah, it's how I dealt with Goldarmors.

[@llmkursk8254]

I love the encounter characters. Especially The Baz! The fact that Zubaz finally got not just a role in a video game, but a *character slot* in a fighting game, is phenomenal.

[@how2animate735]

How I played Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope: Cheats Plague of Shadows: Cheats Specter of Torment: Cheats King of Cards: Cheats

[@John-bj1zx]

I miss the days of being able to turn on cheats for games, especially for stuff like GTA where you could become the apocalypse on the town.

[@Mr.kitsune42]

Grineer Slayer gta still does cheats

[@somerandomidioticnerd9769]

Huh, I should try the cheats actually...

[@samuraiturtle.2637]

I used the butt cheat

[@Cptn.Viridian]

I honestly feel that Plauge Knight was a missed opportunity. Plauge Knight is so much fun to play, but the levels are almost exactly the same. I imagine that it was their first expansion, so they didn't know what to do. It would be so much cooler if they changed the level design ala specter Knight.

[@luciussteinberg6809]

I have a explanation just my thoughts pk is going through the same stuff and fights that shovel Knight is going through

[@HandmadeGoose97]

It was first extra bit content they made for the game, glad to see they improved since then

[@wilburdemitel8468]

Plau ge knight

[@seniorshrek6197]

I can’t forgive it for that one stupid jump in the first level.

[@SylvesterAshcroft88]

The controls from king knight's stages lend themselves a lot more to the wario land games, than the traditional shovel knight controls, seems like an interesting departure from the previous games.

[@MoonSpiritChannel]

By far the best indie game I've played, and it's incredible on how they delivered. They deserve all the praise, and all the accolades.

[@themintyllama35]

I always thought the reason plague of shadows had similar level design to shovel of hope was because their stories were happening at the same time

[@BugsyFoga]

I really need to purchase Shovel night at this point

[@toledochristianmatthew9919]

Go for the treasure trove collection. Really good deal there.

[@apemayor3046]

you do

[@R3Nquo]

*Laughs in knight not night*

[@NanaKyoto]

Every time you make a shovel pun, you just dig yourself deeper into a hole. But speaking of shovels, I prefer snow shovels, because it's a blast using it every time it snows.

[@DaddyGamerReviews]

Great vid! Keep up the great work! I recently played Shovel Knight for the first time and have loved playing through all the campaigns! One of the top games of the decade for sure!

[@amm6112]

I really needed this video at this time man this day sucked! Love your work and love shovel knight!

[@IamaPERSON]

Hope your day gets better!

[@D00Rb3LL]

I actually love plague knight, mixing potions for different effects is awesome

[@abaddon_ck]

We 100% need a actual jousters card game, that would be so simple to play and so fun!

[@blinkingberry9591]

How do you think they could make the triple arrows work?

[@abaddon_ck]

Well they could have a double sided card, one side with the arrows and the other side without arrows

[@abuck7909]

Abaddon CK I feel like games like those just work better in single player. Gwent is amazing in Witcher 3 but the standalone multiplayer version just doesn’t do it for me. Systematically collecting better and better cards by defeating “bosses” like a card rpg is super satisfying and just not possible when it goes multiplayer.

[@AwdryFan1997]

Great to see another video!

[@quentebarchiveeoutrascoisa8036]

Me: Doing the editing of an shovel knight video to start my channel AntDude: Take the shovel man

[@mineplayer05yt4]

"WaIt, So ThAt AsSiSt TrOpHy HaS iT's OwN gAmE?!?"

[@diannejohn5346]

......what?

[@captainmega6310]

@@diannejohn5346 context: Smash Bros fans are super annoying. I know cause I'm one of them. A -sightly more- sane one, i must stress

[@BugsyFoga]

Its pretty impressive how inde title got this huge throughout the 2010s.😁👌

[@DataDrain02]

I like how you uploaded this a little before I finished King Knight's story. Thus finishing all 4 stories.... What great timing. =V

[@tedioustotoro4885]

The PS4 Light bar was used pretty well in Tearaway Unfolded. There’s a part where you go through a cave and you use the controller as a flashlight

[@ChristopherMoom]

10:25 A cry button, huh? Damn, that's just an eternal mood for lots of people....

[@senorbones1869]

Ahhhhhh, today's a good da- ah shit I hit the bu- AHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHH WHYYYYYYYYY

[@wootmasterzorsx]

Plague Knight's my favorite of the campaigns, personally, since I loved the story as well as finding the bomb building mechanics a lot of fun, to the point I constantly try new load outs on my bombs for the sake of it, but I can very much agree Specter Knight was a lot better designed in every way possible. Haven't played King Knight or Showdown, yet, though, since the holidays got in the way of the King Knight and Showdown release, but hey, I'll get to it... Eventually.

[@metalhellspawn]

This review was a nice reminder to grab the game on Switch. I got it way back when it was new on my 2DS but never played all the other modes. Played through all the modes and really love the overall package. Definitely one of my top ten favorite games of all time. Great review!

[@zanetmh]

6:56 talks about ProtoMan in MegaMan 9 shows footage of ProtoMan in MegaMan 10

[@roniesli9518]

Lol

[@That_Lady_Charlie]

little thing that I love about the Treasure Trove update: accessibility options for various vision abilities!

[@mr.leeleeleee7153]

Those games are some of the best games I've ever played.

[@scott0852]

The Battletoads were actually added to the Windows version in an update a while back

[@wplays4271]

Joustus is just a more advanced version of skystones (from Skylanders). Who remembers that

[@sysouls1599]

7:48 "And his partner dead"

[@pikster2155]

Waiting for king of cards was like a really long magic trick

[@DaimoHope]

While I love the gameplay, I did not like the story or joustus of King of Cards. Spectre of Torment is by far my favourite

[@The_Fluffiest]

He's also appeared in Brawlhalla, as well as Plauge Knight, Specter Knight, King Knight, and the Enchantress.

[@mooberto]

We can now also add Arby’s to things Shovel Knight has shown up in.

[@justsomequagsire]

AntDude: shovel Knight is the best representation of an indie game success story Minecraft and Cuphead: May we introduce ourselves?

[@sinteleon]

More of kickstarter success, but yes. Though I wouldn't really put cuphead nearly in the same category regardless, plenty of more successful, high quality indie games.

[@justsomequagsire]

@@sinteleon oh right...

[@Wolfkaosaun]

Honestly, the only reason I still charge my WiiU Pad is to play Shovel Knight

[@kebbe2276]

14:52 How they did not piss of the fan base me thinking of the King Knight ending

[@VonFirflirch]

What about it? I liked it, personally. He got what he wanted... and deserved. ;)

[@kebbe2276]

Well I feel like a lot of people hate King Knight now because of how much of a jerk he was at the end. (Although it fits his character)

[@miilexthemii9353]

That kinda the point, it not only a prequel to the shovel mythos but it just make a lot of sense when ya consider how much of a cunt he was previous to this. He could've made valuable life lessons and think of what he more value most on his life like friends and his mother but nope... He didn't learned in the slightest wish is fucking sad. I hope after shovel of hope he could atleast consider his actions.

[@imkindadumb5351]

“Do you remember the war horn?” I mean I laid waste to everything with it, it was one of my go to relics, so yes ant, AND I WILL NOT STAND FOR YOUR SLANDER OF MY PRECIOUS HORN-

[@teedlersquared]

Wasn't Co-op made accessible to all console versions when they added the amiibo fairies?

[@teedlersquared]

Theodore Smith still worth the amiibo gotta flex on the non Nintendo people

[@victorhugocosta1127]

Well, Custom Knight Mode is still exclusive to Nintendo consoles, so there's that

[@frankhunter8703]

Thats pretty scumy considering I bought the Wii u version and the amibo just to play co-op all those years ago.

[@daikaiser9394]

Yep, and the Battletoads fight is available in the PC version

[@Bluedino152]

Even though I saw it coming a mile away king of cards ending still depressed me

[@VonFirflirch]

It's a bit anticlimactic for the last campaign, but I really liked it. It's empty, and it totally fits.

[@seniorshrek6197]

I hated it. It worked with SOT because it wasn’t obvious and actually changes the player’s perspective of Specter knight. The KOC ending has no redeeming qualities. The sad part is that an empty and depressing ending would’ve fit way better in SOT. It just felt wrong for the most cheery campaign.

[@ramiabdalla2661]

man, the improvement from your old shovel knight video to this one

[@colleenglanville8293]

"That's An Idea That I Can Certainly...Dig." I see what you did there lol! 😂😂😂

[@anajohnson3188]

Oh, Jirard is gonna go nuts trying to re-complete Shovel Knight...

[@browncow5210]

Looking forward to that episode now that the entire game is out.

[@tomhill3248]

eh, it's only 20 hours for normal playthroughs. Completion can't be that hard. He completed Hyrule Warriors. A game Nintendo made, in part, to break him. This'll be easy for Jirard.

[@lordpetroollo6979]

@@tomhill3248 You need to do every campaing deathless

[@tomhill3248]

@@lordpetroollo6979 OH...

[@thenameyoushouldknowthekin8998]

2:30 Wait so you're saying that my 3DS version of Shovel Knight will become the Treasure Trove version even though it's on a dead console?

[@blinkingberry9591]

Yep.

[@MrDiana1706]

Yeah, even the Wii U, Vita's and PS3 versions

[@thesmashor4396]

0:31 I see you have mentioned the game known as Azure Striker Gunvolt.

[@katuroo]

I was about to buy it on eBay for the 3ds, but going through my console I saw this version - came here to see if it was two different games. Thanks for the review, I saved a bunch of money

[@Joryho]

King of cards is good. It’s really good. Also how the heck did you get that sweet looking golden hud?

[@kingvideogames]

Jordan Ranney buy it from Mr Hat

[@Joryho]

kingvideogames wait mr hat sells you stuff in king of cards? TIME TO GO ON A HAT HUNT!

[@lautaro.O.L.]

AntDude: I'm not a fan of the relic system Danny Sexbang: *hold my INFIIIINIDAGER* !!!

[@blakegrady3214]

i remember playing shovel knights and plague knights campaigns. then i just stopped playing the game but to see that they put more stuff in and are continuing to do so makes the game even better

[@seabassthegamer6644]

"Ducktales-styled pogo jump" *Zelda II: The Adventure of Link would like to know your location*

[@tylerfindlay3774]

I mean it’s kind of a mash up of both games mechanics

[@BojoJuniorOG]

4:15 ‘Nuff said. 😆 BTW, have you done Celeste yet? I started playing it. And... boy howdy.

[@foxycrystal8961]

Celeste best indie of 2019 easily

[@dilobs]

@@foxycrystal8961 but the graffics are bad Edit:BTW I'm joking

[@Eon12202]

Has he reviewed hollow knight yet or did I miss it, I'd really like to see his opinion on that game

[@notoriousDIP]

4:12 You remember the War Horn? AIRHORN SOUND EFFECT That’s the only reason why

[@amberbornemann3764]

All the shovel knight amiibos! THATS SICK!

[@howiefang7825]

I mean, i love plague of shadows, but that’s just me

[@jamjars1971]

Same, I was surprised to see that disliking it wasn't an uncommon opinion. It was the first campaign I replayed and I really had no issues with it.

[@yehuda8589]

@@jamjars1971 Yeah I liked it too, I like Spector of Torment and King of Cards more, but it's still a lot of fun and I like it way more than Shovel of Hope.

[@VGJol]

If only shovel knight was a character in smash *sniff* but hes an assist trophy-

[@VGJol]

Also yeah I know assist trophy is good but still-

[@thepokejohnny5288]

I thought before release that some assist trophies would be playable using single joy con in a seperate mode

[@thepokejohnny5288]

So wah, shovel, virtua, crystal, and a few others would be playable

[@alexanderroberts9373]

Ahh shovel knight. My favourite game of all time. It was the first game I bought on steam, and it holds an incredibly special place in my heart... I love it so much

[@BSTRGLD]

Man, ive been playing this game recently and i definitely appreciate the review 👍

[@aidenbrown7458]

16:05 but…but UNDERTALE?

[@MantaKizaemonFTW]

My fave indie game. Also, I'm early Also also I love plague of shadows fight me

[@qbeaty5771]

I used the dagers for upwards and horizontal air movement

[@CaptainGriffin]

0:24 OOOH THAT STILL HURTS