Plus more amiibo support
During today’s specialShovel Knightpresentation (which is basically a Nintendo Direct), Yacht Club Games had a lot of news to announce, and most of it pertains to the new gargantuanShovel Knightpackage that includes the base game and expansions (one is upcoming).
First up is amiibo news! The King Knight, Plague Knight, and Specter Knight 3-pack is finally coming soon, and will unlock new costumes for the Wii U, 3DS, and Switch editions: Ultimate Supreme King, Boomtech Plague, and Lich Lord Specter respectively. Yacht Club stresses that these are cosmetic only, as are the fairy friends (which are basically companions or pets from an MMO).
Next up, the wholeTreasure Troveshebang (as in, everything, every expansion and the fighting minigame) will arrive in December with a ton of quality of life updates.The base gamewill allow folks to earn feats (achievements) in co-op,Plague of Shadowshas added an “Alchemy Quick Select” option (for weaponry), andSpecter of Tormentis getting five new challenge mode stages. The base game also features “hundreds of cheats,” and after you unlock ever feat, you’ll get a little flag icon on the main menu for bragging rights. Oh, and theShovel Knight: Dungeon Duelsboard game is still on the way (1-4 players with “sidescrolling action”).
Isn’t it crazy thatShovel Knightarrived five years ago and Yacht Club Games has slowly worked their way up to the point where they have a formidable franchise? Remember when Keiji Inafune tried to force a franchise all at once before one game (Mighty No. 9) was even out? Good times.
