Saturday, December 28, 2019

Downloadable Content: Specter of Torment and King of Cards



Just as fun as the other two previous modes Shovel of Hope and Plague of Shadows if you ask me, Specter Knight has the ability to briefly wall climb/jump, as well as slash his way through the air using certain objects so that he can traverse quickly and fearsome.

Serving as a prequel towards the main game, you get to see the origin of Specter Knight and what his motivations are. The level design was cleverly developed, and the stages have been remixed to keep throwing at you new situations.


A "spinning" take on Shovel Knight's pogo jump, King of Cards is another prequel where you get to on on royal adventures while gathering followers onto a flying airship where the hottest card mini game of Joustus is available.

It finally released in late 2019, and it's arguably the most difficult one to beat, as you have to learn to land your dashing movements with the spinning afterward jumps precisely. The world map is remixed with more available normal stages, and the Knight bosses have turned into mini boss encounters.

Instead, you will fight 3 ruling kings in each region, before The Enchantress throws at you another final boss transformation to overcome, a tradition seen differently in all of the 4 campaigns. It was also nice to read the special message upon completing all of them from Yacht Club Games.

Now they can finally develop a new project, or are they gonna develop a true sequel instead...?

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