Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows

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User Score
8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 32
  3. Negative: 2 out of 32

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  1. hypernewbie
    May 27, 2017
    5
    Fighting is pretty good.

    The jumping puzzle completely make this game unplayable. These timed jumping puzzle sequences are like trying to thread sow while blind, you just poke your fingers with the needle over and over again. I feel like this should be renamed to Plague of the **** Jumping Puzzles Because Why The **** Not. Especially bad is the starting burst ability, that needs to    Fighting is pretty good.

    The jumping puzzle completely make this game unplayable. These timed jumping puzzle sequences are like trying to thread sow while blind, you just poke your fingers with the needle over and over again. I feel like this should be renamed to Plague of the **** Jumping Puzzles Because Why The **** Not.

    Especially bad is the starting burst ability, that needs to just get deleted from the game. Even time it goes off you might as well be playing pinball.    … Expand
  2. Gontrand00
    Apr 3, 2021
    5
    Although Shovel Knight was excellent and Specter Knight was great, this one sucks so much. The jumping mechanic is completely unplayable and so complex for no reason. It's a platform game. You jump 90% of the time in this type of game and when you wanna do it, you need to press 2 buttons and be super synchronise to double jump. They clearly missed the point where game controls needed to beAlthough Shovel Knight was excellent and Specter Knight was great, this one sucks so much. The jumping mechanic is completely unplayable and so complex for no reason. It's a platform game. You jump 90% of the time in this type of game and when you wanna do it, you need to press 2 buttons and be super synchronise to double jump. They clearly missed the point where game controls needed to be intuitive lol.

    AND. Oh my god. The **** knock back. It was already frustrating in Shovel Knight because this kills you so many times where normally you would just lose one HP. But no. When you get hit, you get send 5 feet away and fall into holes. There are a huge amount of holes everywhere in every stages. And when you die, you lose part of your money over and over. So you just quickly get that this game will be a major pain in the ass.

    I rushed through the first 2 games because they were well done (even if some mechanics in Specter Knight were a bit limit), but there I just stopped after 2 levels.

    This is what happen when you promise to do a whole lot of game instead of focusing on only one. This kickstarter gimmick really make them do the first best game, and then the other were between good and terrible. This doesn't serve you at all. And I can't believe they never fixed the things like the knock back ''mechanic'' in the sequels. It's lazy game dev, in my opinion.    … Expand
  3. voiceofreason69
    Jul 22, 2023
    7
    I don't particularly enjoy this game, its alright, but has lesser controls than its predecessor, shovel of hope. Its also has the exact same graphics and in my opinion just a slightly better story, its controls as stated before are very wild and aren't that responsive, so I gotta give it a 7/10, still a meh game tho. try it if you have the chance

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89

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. SpazioGames
    Oct 25, 2015
    85
    Want to see how a DLC should be made, oh aspiring developers? Look no further! It may add few new areas, and recycle most of the bosses from the original, but Plague of Shadows is so well crafted, so utterly brilliant in its gameplay changes, and so FREE, that it's impossible to have something against it.
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  2. LevelUp
    Sep 20, 2015
    88
    Well done, endearing and completely free, this new expansion of Shovel Knight fulfills the Kickstarter promises of Yacht Club Games in an spectacular fashion, presenting us the charming pair of Plague Knight and Mona in an adventure full of comedy and charm that honours the name of indie gaming.
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  3. GameTrailers
    Sep 17, 2015
    86
    Plague of Shadows is a great addition to an already wonderful game. There’s a lot to experience, and considering the asking price is absolutely nothing, it’s a generous offering. It’s so good in fact, that we’ve enjoyed Plague of Shadows more than most other DLC, which sometimes feel like you’re being charged a lot for little in return.
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