Player voice · Mina the Hollower
The patterns long-haul reviewers keep returning to.
What players love
The burrow-and-whip combat loop is the hook that genre veterans keep returning to.
Reviews behind this:
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"I bought this game, begrudgingly, to support Yacht Club after reading they needed a big success to stay open. Shovel Knight is one of my favorite games ever, so I threw $20 at the game and figured I would probably bounce off. Around 2 hours into the game, I was debating putting it down. Now I've pla"
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"Game of the year. It's everything I wanted it to be and more. It does combat and platforming together perfectly, especially with the shield throw upgrade. The built in randomizer modifiers also added a bajillion hours to this game for me. Buy this game immediately, it's even better than shovel knigh"
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"For me the beginning was a little rough as the game does not hold your hand, but that's a price I gladly pay to have a gem like this one."
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What frustrates them
The initial difficulty spike is the biggest friction point for new players.
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"the trinkets trivialize the combat too fast, some combos are too strong, the platforming starts okay but it doesn't really go anywhere"
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