Beautiful sprites and dazzling backgrounds immerse the player in Shovel Knight’s nostalgic craftsmanship from start to finish, flawlessly invoking the old-school titles of yesteryear. That honor is reserved for the game’s retro style, pixel-perfect and gorgeously presented wherever you look. It’s not exactly a complex narrative, but luckily that’s not what Shovel Knight is all about. Now, with the game finally available on Sony’s wildly popular PS4, there is absolutely no excuse not to experience every minute of pure platforming bliss.Īs the titular Shovel Knight, it is your job -nay, your duty– to travel the land in search of the evil Enchantress, a devious villain who has joined forces with The Order of No Quarter and separated you from your dear friend and companion Shield Knight.
It is at once a love letter to the classics that came before it and a gorgeously unique collection of clever ideas, all wonderfully packaged into an 8-bit style game that looks like it jumped straight out of the NES era. Shovel Knight, however, doesn’t make that mistake.
With all the hype and fervor that perpetually surrounds the release of realistic, high-definition games, it can be easy to forget the roots of our beloved interactive medium.
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