Shovel Knight Review

By Ryan Bates

Old-skool gaming for a modern world… can you dig it?

There's a lot to be said for today's games. Beautiful and lush, the technological capabilities rival anything that Hollywood can produce. With the potential to captivate the player in a deep, stirring storyline or to provide players heart-pounding action from the opening screen, a wide swath of gaming possibility exists bound only by…

  • Retro graphics rendering feels like an old-skool NES game.
  • Homages to classic gaming found everywhere.
  • Never feels like a clone of any other game though.
  • Level design is challenging but never unfair.
  • Levels feel fresh throughout the game, never stale.
  • Kickin' chiptune soundtrack
  • Definite sense of humor.
  • Boss battles are unpredictable but not impossible.
  • If you're looking for something to criticize, this game makes it hard to do, so I suppose that could be negative?

10

Ryan Bates
Ryan Bates

I'm currently based out of Las Vegas, NV (no I don't gamble all the time or live in a hotel on the strip) but I'm a So Cal kid through and through. I'm a Nintendiehard -- I stand by my man -- but I'm a fan of games no matter what the console, including Steam. RPGs, fighting, and action/adventure are my fortes. Give me a great story and characters any day. Call of Duty? I guess, if that's your thing. Classic Final Fantasy and Zelda? Now you're cookin' with gas!

When I'm not gaming, I like culinary adventures, moviegoing, and the Intert00bz. Ask me about my favorite web shows! I can get down on some anime, my favorite sports are boxing and baseball, and I can even get in tune with that parapsychological vibe, even though it's well-known and well-documented I'm kinda a pansy with horror stuff. (I think they get a kick out of assigning me those games for review.)

I'm also single and available, but sorry gamer girls, I play with joysticks.

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