There's something yahtzee from zero punctuation said about shovel knight that stuck with me that highlights why it's a great game. It seems like a homage to a ton of retro NES games like mega man, castelvania, metroid, and mario games, but it works on a level where you don't need to play any of those games or even have a frame of reference of those games to enjoy shovel knight.
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Hollow Knight vs. Shovel Knight

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