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Post by Xeogred on Dec 13, 2019 19:17:46 GMT -5
Sarge: Think you know a bit about Shovel Knight, so if I bought the Treasure Trove (Steam) years back, is that going to include the new final DLC that just dropped? Think I dug up that this the full list? The Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove saga consists of: • Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope (June 26, 2014) • Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows (September 17, 2015) • Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment (March 3, 2017) • Shovel Knight: King of Cards (December 10, 2019) • Shovel Knight: Showdown (December 10, 2019) I wonder if it'd be fun to play it all in reverse order actually. I played the original only back on the Wii U when it released. I guess it's been awhile!
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Post by Ex on Dec 13, 2019 19:50:14 GMT -5
I've not tried any of the extra stuff. I only finished the base game of Shovel Knight back in 2016. My HLTB shows I rated it an 8/10. Game didn't resonate as strongly with me as most, but apparently I liked it well enough. Not so much that I chased down additional content though.
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Post by Xeogred on Dec 13, 2019 20:10:18 GMT -5
Do you have a top 3 retro flavored indie game list?
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Post by Ex on Dec 13, 2019 21:02:17 GMT -5
Do you have a top 3 retro flavored indie game list? Eh Sarge could help you out with that better than me. Honestly man, so far I haven't played very many indie retro games designed to mimic 8/16-bit design. I tend to play the real thing instead. I thought Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon was pretty good though.
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Post by Xeogred on Dec 13, 2019 21:22:44 GMT -5
I was just curious. Pretty sure I'm pickier about indie stuff than even you.
Shovel Knight Blazing Chrome Axiom Verge Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
Sonic Mania is a weird one to consider that might fit along these... hard to say though but it really is quite possibly the best Sonic game ever. It's like a lost Sega Saturn artifact.
Shovel Knight's OST was composed on Famitracker, though I still think they used some tricks not possible on the original hardware. Probably my favorite OST on that list. But I would say that Blazing Chrome aesthetically/visually is probably the closest thing to a legit 16bit era game to me, it was perfection in that department and I'm glad that developing team of two are continuing to make more games.
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Post by Ex on Dec 13, 2019 22:14:20 GMT -5
For what it's worth, I do own all of those indie games digitally - with the exception of Axiom Verge which I own physically for Vita. I don't doubt they're all good stuff. Everyone seems to love Sonic Mania.
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Post by Sarge on Dec 13, 2019 22:45:46 GMT -5
I've played a ton, that's for sure. But yeah, if you bought Shovel Knight all those years ago, you get the new update for free. I've been milking that original GOG purchase for years now!
I will vouch for all of those:
- Axiom Verge - Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight - Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
I'd say Axiom Verge is an 8/10, maybe a bit higher. I really enjoyed Momodora as well, probably an 8 or 8.5, and Curse of the Moon became a 9/10 over time for me. Fantastic stuff, especially if you try to challenge yourself to a solo Zangetsu run.
As far as Shovel Knight's soundtrack goes, yeah, it uses the NES hardware plus Konami's VRC6 chip that was used for some of their Famicom games. Most notably Akumajou Densetsu (Castlevania III), which sounds fantastic. It adds two more square wave channels and a sawtooth. In the game, they did use a little bit of modern audio mastering to give it more punch, but the original NSF files were made available, too.
I've played a bunch more indie titles, of course, so if you have questions about some, I can probably at least give some answers on a few. A couple that popped into mind for recent games was Iconoclasts, Hollow Knight, and The Messenger, and some older titles that I still had a blast with were Freedom Planet, Castle in the Darkness, Rex Rocket, Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King, Elliot Quest, and Retro City Rampage.
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Post by Sarge on Dec 17, 2019 12:12:21 GMT -5
Ys: Memories of Celceta is getting a remaster for PS4. It's already got a PC version, so that makes sense. Apparently it came out in Japan this year. www.rpgfan.com/news/2019/9980.html
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Post by Ex on Dec 17, 2019 12:26:45 GMT -5
Ys: Memories of Celceta is getting a remaster for PS4. It's already got a PC version, so that makes sense. Apparently it came out in Japan this year. www.rpgfan.com/news/2019/9980.html Despite the fact I selfishly wish this game had remained a Vita exclusive - I'm ultimately glad that more folks will get to play it. It's a solid action-RPG that offers plenty of fun. I beat it myself earlier this year, put almost 27 hours in it, and did 99% of everything there was to do.
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Post by Sarge on Dec 17, 2019 12:53:40 GMT -5
Oh, speaking of crazy stuff to drop, The Last Remnant can now be played on your smartphone. Unexpected, to say the least.
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