Board 8 > I might wanna play a game similar to Shovel Knight

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There seems to be a lot of them. I don't have much experience in sidescrollers, although I am a fan of Mega Man even though I suck at those games. And Shovel Knight is the best.

I've seen stuff like Axiom Verge and Rogue Legacy but I'm not sure those are what I'm looking for (I could be convinced otherwise I suppose), I want something closer to how Spectre Knight plays.
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I misread Spectre Knight as Hollow Knight and was about to suggest stuff like Dead Cells and Salt and Sanctuary for a sec there.

Maybe Cave Story? Or Cuphead?
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What about Shovel Knight do you like?

Rogue Legacy and SK aren't even in the same genre, albeit their graphics and animation might seem reasonably similar.
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Play Rogue Legacy anyway, imo. Strictly for my enjoyment.

azuarc posted...

What about Shovel Knight do you like?

Good question. Ease of access I'd say is most important, since I suck at sidescrollers, but Shovel Knight is easy enough for me to pick up and play. Spectre Knight even more so, his quick slash attack makes enemies a breeze to deal with and that's what I like.

Granted I still want some challenge, which Shovel Knight had plenty of, I just don't want anything balls to the wall hard. Even Mega Man is borderline too tough for me, I have to be focused to play those, whereas I want something I can just chill out and play.
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How about Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon?
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Celeste. It doesn't have any combat, but if you like fun platforming, it's perfect.
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Ducktales on NES
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Punnyz posted...

Ducktales on NES

The Disney Afternoon Collection on Steam!
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Even better!
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The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse is one of the best SNES platformers. Really fun gameplay and platforming, despite a pretty low difficulty and just a beautiful looking game too.
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I should specify that I can only do PSN games for now.

Mac Arrowny posted...

How about Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon?

This was a good suggestion, I have dabbled in Castlevania a bit so this style of gameplay isn't new to me. All the stylish upgrades are a welcome addition.

I would like something a bit more fast paced though, the lack of control while in the air gets me killed a lot.
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AquaArcane posted...

I should specify that I can only do PSN games for now.

The Disney Afternoon Collection is on PSN as well.
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Rayman games? Maybe not quite what you're looking for but that's all I can think of.
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LOLIAmAnAlt posted...

The Disney Afternoon Collection is on PSN as well.

Oh well then I might give it a try at some point if I ever get into the mood for old school games. Unfortunately I was never into those games (or shows) as a kid so they have no nostalgic hold over me.
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Mega Man games. There's the legacy collections. Gunman Clive 1 and 2, though not as content rich. Maybe Azure Striker Gunvolt 1 and 2 as well.
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AquaArcane posted...

LOLIAmAnAlt posted...

The Disney Afternoon Collection is on PSN as well.

Oh well then I might give it a try at some point if I ever get into the mood for old school games. Unfortunately I was never into those games (or shows) as a kid so they have no nostalgic hold over me.

True, Ducktales was only mentioned becasue it's basically the NES Shovel Knight.
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I never watched much DuckTales as a kid either, but it's just a great game.

Darkwing Duck too, though I was a fan of that.
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haven't played the shovel knight dlc.

*looks at a few seconds of youtube footage*

uhhhhh idk, maybe Strider 2?
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Yeah, Strider 2 is actually a decent suggestion, though it almost invariably ends in just credit feeding your way through everything, trivializing the whole game.

If not for the difficulty I'd recommend the original Ninja Gaiden series. The first two have infinite continues so you could brute force your way through eventually, but they're even harder than Mega Man.
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Already played the Mega Man X games. Although I've only beaten 1-3, I played a good amount of 4, and then some of 5 and 6. Reaaaaaally looking forward to that legacy collection!

As for Strider 2, it's not on PSN, but there's a new Strider which I guess is a remake of the original? Is that good? It looks pretty dang stylish honestly.
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