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Is there a reason you didn't show the Yacht Club Games logo hidden above the statues in the screen to the left of the start, or did you not know about it?
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You are leaving behind far too much treasure. Rated 1.
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Oct 11, 2014 03:05
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Ometeotl posted:You are leaving behind far too much treasure. Rated 1. Seeing as it's Shovel Knight's currency we'll get a GOLD rating no matter what, though. 
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Oct 11, 2014 13:03
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One wonderful trick with the Phase Locket is that it can be used again before it wears off to reset the timer. Given enough magic, it's easily one of the best ways to do a no-damage run of a level: just use the Locket over and over while duking it out with the boss.
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Oct 11, 2014 13:19
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I think my favorite random detail in this game is that literally every single boss character and unique NPC has a different sound when their text scrolls. The attention to little stuff like that always charms the heck out of me. 
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Oct 12, 2014 02:44
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Agent Interrobang posted:I think my favorite random detail in this game is that literally every single boss character and unique NPC has a different sound when their text scrolls. The attention to little stuff like that always charms the heck out of me.
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Oct 12, 2014 02:49
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While the LP didn't convince me to get the game, it certainly isn't unwelcome. I was planning on playing along with the LP but then I got a little ahead... then a lot ahead... now I'm almost done the game. One thing I have to say is that it has some FANTASTIC level design. Definitely in the vein of old games where it teaches you early with a simple version of a complicated thing that comes later. Very Mega Man-esque.
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Oct 12, 2014 02:57
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Oh this game is an excellent one. The Troupple King kind of reminds me of two characters from Link's Awakening: Manbo the Sunfish, who teaches you Manbo's Mambo, which warps you to his pond, and Crazy Tracey, a witch who gives you healing potions, whose house is conveniently right next to Manbo's pond.
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Oct 13, 2014 02:01
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Zuzie posted:Oh this game is an excellent one. Oh god, that was the first Zelda game I beat so I have a soft spot for it. I never did work out what made Tracey so crazy. As for the Shovelry, I'm glad I picked it up when it hit Steam. My top deaths were from a sudden complete loss of timing skills in one of the final levels. I KNEW the pattern, but I kept finding myself stupidly dying to the same thing over and over and saying "Why did I do that?" Also yes, King Knight was surprisingly easy. While Specter Knight my impatience made them probably one of the hardest bosses in the game for me.
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Oct 13, 2014 02:13
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I can see why people dig this game. But Jesus do you have to shovel all this crap down our throats? You're pretty much trenched into your love for this game you can't how much bias you have for this game. It's in spades! ... Knight pun.
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Oct 13, 2014 02:14
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This LP got me to finally go and try out New Game Plus, which is seriously brutal at parts. I'm at the penultimate level and seriously not looking forward to the boss, the level before was brutal enough. The levels that are the hardest are actually ones that you wouldn't expect, funnily enough.
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Oct 13, 2014 02:25
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Ng+ is nice since it's actually somewhat difficult. Probably the most fun I've had with this game was use one of the cheat codes to do a fresh ng+ run. Made using the relics not overpowered as gently caress.
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Oct 13, 2014 05:48
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I've had this game on Wii U for months and I just got that the Troupple King is a portmantaeu of trout and apple. Trout Apple King. I'm smart.  That also means I was pronouncing his name wrong.
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Oct 13, 2014 16:27
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Silver Falcon posted:I've had this game on Wii U for months and I just got that the Troupple King is a portmantaeu of trout and apple.
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Oct 13, 2014 16:36
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But why trouts and apples?
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Oct 13, 2014 16:37
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Samovar posted:But why trouts and apples?
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Oct 13, 2014 16:38
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Hirayuki posted:An NPC spelled it out for us in an earlier video, before we met the King himself. Yeah. He explicitly tells you how to spell it as well.
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Oct 13, 2014 17:04
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Guess what gang! https://twitter.com/YachtClubGames/status/522175739429277696 quote:Happy to announce that Shovel Knight will arrive on Wii U and 3DS in European and Australian regions this November! It's finally happening! 
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Oct 15, 2014 01:17
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Hirayuki posted:An NPC spelled it out for us in an earlier video, before we met the King himself. So I am dense! Also it could be that I talked to that NPC a week or so before I actually met the Troupple King and forgot all about him. Samovar posted:But why trouts and apples? I thought he looked like a cherry.
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Oct 15, 2014 03:42
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I haven't played it (only watched Geop's let's play) but you mention some nods to Dark Souls, and don't those guys with the shields who block pogo-shovels kind of resemble the Balder Knights? They've got the little rapiers though I don't know about the shield.
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Oct 15, 2014 07:19
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Scaramouche posted:I haven't played it (only watched Geop's let's play) but you mention some nods to Dark Souls, and don't those guys with the shields who block pogo-shovels kind of resemble the Balder Knights? They've got the little rapiers though I don't know about the shield.
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Oct 15, 2014 08:28
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Scaramouche posted:I haven't played it (only watched Geop's let's play) but you mention some nods to Dark Souls, and don't those guys with the shields who block pogo-shovels kind of resemble the Balder Knights? They've got the little rapiers though I don't know about the shield. Not really Balder Knights. If anything their design is closer to silver/black knights. Balder is kind of a raggy set. Though if you want to go with the armor set it probably closely resembles is Ornstein's set. 
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Oct 15, 2014 12:00
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There is a level that struck me as a really big shout-out to Dark Souls, which is of the next "set" that was revealed. If you've watched Geop's LP you'll know it when you see it.
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Oct 16, 2014 01:15
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New video! We head over to the Explodatorium where lots of explosions are happening! What a coincidence! Shovel Knight Part 4: Level 4 (Explodatorium) -[YouTube]/[Polsy]
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Oct 18, 2014 19:16
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I'm sure the explosions are a temporary result of ongoing construction. e: According to the interwebs Plague Knight does not have a pattern; he just has a number of different attacks and an AI that semi-randomly chooses between said attacks, you can apparently also hit his explodey potions back at him with your shovel if you want to. Neruz fucked around with this message at 19:33 on Oct 18, 2014 |
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Oct 18, 2014 19:21
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That hat guy looks like he'd be interesting to play as.
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Oct 18, 2014 19:34
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Man! you're missing out on so much stuff. You can talk to the hat guy 3 times at different places in the village and he will give you some money every time. But now he is gone. You did not get that treasure. And the golden armor is by far the best one. You have to show of what it does.
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Oct 18, 2014 20:15
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Mr.Hat and the other extra bosses in this game were designed by a few backers on Kickstarter who contributed enough to be a director for a day.
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Oct 18, 2014 23:05
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So many gems skipped... secret walls unbroken... failure to talk to Toader... ignoring the benefits of the best armor... not pursuing Mr. Hat... Dex, you're making it real hard to enjoy this here LP. I mean, I still do, but... all that treasure...
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Oct 19, 2014 00:10
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You were right, the Plague Knight stage music was one of Manami Matsumae's tunes, she did that and one other stage. It's probably my favourite tune in the game.
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Oct 19, 2014 00:46
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You left behind a coin too.  Only kidding, besides the missed stuff, I hope you show off more.  Though I am sad you never drove Mr. Hat to distraction. SystemLogoff fucked around with this message at 01:31 on Oct 19, 2014 |
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Oct 19, 2014 00:56
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Mr. Hat wears a helmet, on which he puts on several hats. Mr. Hat is a real life TF2 character.
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Oct 19, 2014 01:41
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kalonZombie posted:Mr. Hat wears a helmet, on which he puts on several hats. I hate to break it to you, but Shovel Knight is just pretend.
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Oct 19, 2014 02:25
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The bird guy airship enthusiast just seems like a huge cock.
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Oct 19, 2014 02:46
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You can talk to Mr hat a few more times and he gives you more gold to leave him alone.
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Gad, Plague Knight;s level gave me twice the trouble of the other two knights of this set. I think it's because of the whole double damage thing, and that the first half is really long. The second half is quite manageable in comparison. Also the yellow Ichor's are super useful for the bonus levels (the wandering yellow knights and stationary red gems, and to a much smaller extent the chest levels) because they can let you get gems that are mutually exclusive or hard to get really easily, and for that reason I adore yellow ichor on a first playthrough. e: I find that the chaos orb really wrecks the plague knight, as well as a certain other boss that people have trouble with (the huge one that can insta-kill you). Also, I'm not too freaked out about missing the relic in this stage, I missed it the first two times I played myself. ManlyGrunting fucked around with this message at 22:08 on Oct 19, 2014 |
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Oct 19, 2014 06:22
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The flying rat enemies remind me of the Sanguinis from Dragon Quest, both in appearance and method of attack. They're probably a reference to something else, though, or else just a logical progression from the flying weasels in the King Knight stage. Gold armor is the best armor. 
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So after some careful consideration I think I'm going to have to give this LP up. There is a LOT more stuff in this game than I had originally anticipated and I feel like continuing without showing off all the extra stuff that Yacht Club put into the game would be a disservice to it. Also I really need to rest my voice for a little bit as it's starting to give out due to work. I'm going to take an LP break and then come back later with something I've been meaning to do for a long time If you'd like to hear in more detail why I'm cancelling this LP, I've put a video up about it that you can see here Thanks for watching! you've been great 
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