![]() Having six characters in battle at one time is helpful when experimenting with new allies. Personally, I’m still gravely wounded over not having enough character spaces to name my army the “Fuzzy Beaver” or “Bearded Clam” army. You’ll get to name the main character and army, so choose the most inappropriate names you can come up with. You’ll create your own silent (generic and boring) young protagonist, and through a strange series of circumstances, become the leader of a rebel army. It takes the groundwork framed by the first Suikoden and improves upon it. RPG pet peeves aside, Suikoden 2 is a pretty solid JRPG. All I have to say is I’m grateful we played the game during Age of Google. Recruiting all 108 stars of destiny characters is mandatory if you want to see the best ending, to boot! Suikoden 2 doesn’t stop there when it comes to arbitrary requirements to get the better ending after investing 50 hours in the game. While I don’t exactly dislike Suikoden games, they do have two defining features that also happen to be on my RPG pet peeves list: silent protagonists and recruiting a bajillion characters. We’d played Suikoden 1 and 3 together in past years. Steve-O especially, as he’s played every main entry title. A game that had been on our bucket list for a long time, but disregarded because of the old price point, we were excited to finally play it. Remembering that Suikoden 2 was added to the Playstation Store for only $10, a much more affordable option than the rare disc which, until then, sold for over $100 used, I went ahead and downloaded it. Recently, Steve-O and I had the urge to scratch a “retro JRPG” itch. Still not enough room for all of the characters. Plague Knight’s story is charming, fun, and hopefully a showcase of what other tricks Yacht Club Games has up their sleeves! But for Shovel Knight fans, this is an opportunity you won’t want to miss. Typically when I am done with a game, I’m done. And this is coming from a person who almost never buys or downloads DLC. In short, the Plague of Shadows DLC is the perfect excuse to delve back into this game again. But damn, if it isn’t hilarious watching the pre-boss battle banter. Most of the knights haven’t really changed their ire is just temporarily directed towards Plague Knight. You’ll see some new faces, but more importantly, you’ll see a different side to characters you thought you knew. ![]() ![]() Yacht Club Games did an impressive job of giving Plague Knight his own fresh story that runs parallel to what we saw the first time around. On top of the great new mechanics and creative equipment and abilities comes a fresh and thoroughly enjoyable story with delightful characters. For example: While Shovel Knight gets the Dust Knuckles to soar across gaps, Plague Knight gets a dust cloud that he can walk through. Some of the magic spells are wildly different than Shovel Knight’s, while others are different animations serving the same purpose. So on top of micromanaging your basic attack (which can get frustrating on certain stages… especially after the upteenth “Why do I keep dying here?!” death) you also have magic spells to consider. Treasure Trappings… Troupple King is my kinda Troupple. Don’t learn the hard way (like me) that having a certain explosion or casing type can make or break a boss fight. It is very important to purchase these and experiment with them, as many effects are situational. His bombs have THREE different features that you can upgrade and swap out whenever you want. A common practice for gaining gravity is to double jump then burst, but you can do any combination of burst and jumping that you’d like. Plague Knight can glide, rain a blizzard on enemies below him, break through walls, and more. Bursting is an effect that will trigger when releasing the button. Instead, you’ll be double jumping, bursting, and tossing explosive vials. Don’t expect any signature shovel pogo sticking here. If you’ve played the normal campaign recently, it will take some getting used to.īeing an alchemist, Plague Knight relies on an assortment of potion bombs to blow up enemies. Though it’s true that you will replay the same basic stages, they’ve been remodeled and subtle changes have been made to accompany Plague Knight’s style. I could tell a lot of time and care went into this DLC. I’m happy to report that we’re not talking about a mere palette swap here. With the help of a few friends, of course. In Plague of Shadows, the player assumes the role of Plague Knight, who is on a quest to become the most powerful alchemist out there. While Plague Knight didn’t especially stand out to me while playing Shovel Knight for the first time, I was immensely excited when I read about this free DLC for owners of the original game. I’m back to sing Shovel Knight’s praises again! Except this time… it’s Plague Knight I’m rooting for?!
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