Further proof that he was the right man for the job.

Pretty sure it's free, was on 3DS anyway.

The Spectre Knight thing is a separate quest with a different hub that uses regjigged levels with a very different moveset. I thought it was a lot harder than the main game and wasn't overly keen, but it all worked.  I just found it too easy to get carried away and double jump down holes, so it had to be played cautiously.  I've said this before, probably on this page if I look, but I think the main game is a [10].

There's also a brief challenge mode with plenty of precise death/inst-restart route planning that should appeal to your inner Meat Boy.

Tower of Fate is the finale

I've been spending all my money on health/magic so far, only upgraded the armour once or twice.

Glad you've done it.  The challenge mode is worth a go at some point, you'll enjoy its Crazy Boxness.

Had a bit of time to play this again recently.  I kept meaning to go back after the first round of dlc but got sidetracked.  Challenge mode is done, which is an excellent addition, was nice to do all the bosses again, some of them are excellent. It's not too tricky, but the majority of the tasks took multiple attempts, so the difficulty nicely judged as a post-game thing.  The Spectre Knight quest on the other hand....ehhh.  I applaud the effort, and the way they've implemented the character/moveset and rejigged the layout, but he's just not that fun to control, and there's far more item juggling in menus.  It's still a tight enough game, and it certainly all works, but it's not a patch on the main game and it plays like what it is - a new character shoehorned into levels designed for the old one.  DLC no.2 might be better, but the Spectre Knight quest is a [6]. 

Shovel Knight is still a [10] though.

I feel this threads title is to clever for its own good and to few know it's about Shovel Knight.

To be fair, I doubt anyone else has been looking for it.

Ah wait, no, you said Plague Knight, I said Spectre Knight.  My mistake.

I went frantically looking for the next update after your post.

I love Shovel Knight but don't find Plaguey quite so fun.  Far more damage potential, and more agile but fiddly to control and he gets knocked back a long way.  I think I've completed two levels with Plaguey so far.

Really looking forward to the next two - the surprising thing about these updates is that they are not simply providing a new character, they are refining the levels to suit, and in the case of one of the next updates, providing some new levels as well.

Classic Moot.  Sorry everyone.

Played with Plaguey a bit more (PC and Vita) and the extra weapon upgrades do make things easier.  The float burst jump, and the heavy armour are very helpful.

Plaguey's getting on my nerves, I need to slow down otherwise I'll just keep losing the money I pick up.  How far in is the heavy armour, and does that prevent you from getting knocked backwards into chasms?

Just been looking at the PS4 version, in anticipation of the battle mode (I only have this on 3DS, which won't support that mode).  Whilst fiddling around online I discovered the Wii U version has full campaign co-op using the SK Amiibo.  Mind blown. 



Is there no limit to the awesomeness?  I'm sulking a bit as buying that version + the figure would cost more than double the disco copy on PS4, but it's still a magnificent thing.