Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

[h1] Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove Full Review (SPOILERS) [/h1] After playing all 4 of the games in this package in about a week, I have a pretty good idea on my thoughts of this game, and my rankings for each element of the games. [h2] Gameplay: [/h2] [h3] 1: Specter of Torment [/h3] I love his move set, really smooth and his dash slash is my favorite element [h3] 2: King of Cards [/h3] Not as involved but satisfying nonetheless. Also i did actually like the card game, not too bad. final boss SUCKED though like genuinely probably would have been 1 if it wasn't for this [h3] 3: Plague of Shadows [/h3] Very unique compared to shovel knight, not the biggest fan of the unpredictable bomb burst but not that bad [h3] 4: Shovel of Hope [/h3] Really don't like his move set, pogo isn't my favorite and it feels so boring compared to the other ones [h2] Story: [/h2] [h3] 1: King of Cards [/h3] Pretty funny and I really enjoyed it all throughout [h3] 2: Plague of Shadows [/h3] The love story is extremely beautiful and extremely humorous at the same time. [h3] 3: Specter of Torment [/h3] While its probably the most involved, I really wasn't extremely interested in Donavan's story and wasn't exactly a fan of the memory segments and the shield knight fight did NOT do her justice at all [h3] 4: Shovel of Hope [/h3] While I appreciate it for its retro-story, the other stories were simply better. Not bad though just not as good as the other ones. [h2] Difficulty: [/h2] [h3] 1: King of Cards [/h3] Final boss was really annoying because of the holes, just not very fun, but in every other instance the difficulty was really fun. [h3] 2: Shovel of Hope [/h3] Its only here because I am usually pretty bad at games when first starting them, and shovel of hope was quite the harsh learning opportunity [h3] 3: Plague of Shadows [/h3] Kind of just shovel of hope with a different character, imo plague knight is easier to control than shovel knight so just overall easier. [h3] 4: Specter of Torment [/h3] Its only here because specter knights move set just clicked with me so well and it was so natural to me, friggen loved this game [h2] Art: [/h2] [h3] 1: Specter of Torment [/h3] Loved the spooky vibe, the redesign for all the areas was a great touch which made sense with specters character, also specters design in general is so cool [h3] 2: King of Cards [/h3] Also very pretty, love king knights design, the gold airship upgrade is very pretty, just overall nice colors [h3] 3: Plague of Shadows [/h3] Same as shovel of hope just the main lobby looks cooler than the villages from shovel of hope [h3] 4: Shovel of Hope [/h3] Most basic out of all of them, though still pretty good. [h2] Music: [/h2] [h3] 1: Specter of Torment [/h3] I still listen to the ost from this playlist, the remixes are awesome especially flying machine and iron whale. [h3] 2: Shovel of Hope [/h3] Like the one thing i like from shovel of hope, the music is such a classic and its hard not to love it. [h3] 3: King of Cards [/h3] I like the Joustol themes, but mostly just specter of torment songs. [h3] 4: Plague of Shadows [/h3] Its just shovel of hope with a few extra songs. [h2] Overall: [/h2] [h3] 1: Specter of Torment [/h3] Most overall enjoyment, I was always excited to get back playing it. [h3] 2: King of Cards [/h3] Really enjoyed it and almost topped specter of torment, but completely dropped the ball when the enchantress showed up (F*CK HER) [h3] 3: Plague of Shadows [/h3] While it was fun replaying the shovel of hope levels differently, that's all it really is. Just shovel of hope with another character [h3] 4: Shovel of Hope [/h3] While this is probably unpopular, i just didn't really enjoy shovel of hope all that much and the other games were just more fun overall. Doesn't mean its bad by any means its just not as good as the other games. Also i think my biggest issue with the game overall is the instakill spikes and holes. Its really unfair especially with the enemy design and it just seems annoying and kind of artificial difficulty rather than making the enemy attack patterns interesting or the platforming a little more involved. ALSO THE ENCHANTRESS FIGHT SUCKED IN EVERY SINGLE GAME ITS THE SAME ♥♥♥♥ EVERY TIME WHY CANT THEY SWITCH IT UP ITS SO ANNOYING AND ITS NOT FUN AND OH MY GOD ACTUALLY KILL ME