While he lacks the ability to deflect attacks like Shovel Knight or double jump like Plague Knight, he is very capable and dangerous. You’re probably curious how the reaper plays, and I’m happy to say Specter Knight is a joy to control. Specter Knight doesn’t have time to trudge through villages and roads, he has better things to do! Furthermore, there’s something sexy and cool about the way Specter Knight teleports from stage to stage, appearing in a sudden bolt of lightning and darkness. However, after beating Specter of Torment, I can say with confidence that it is just as meaty an experience, if not more so, than either of the other versions. At first I was concerned about this change, since I worried it would mean there was less game to play. For one, there is no world map in Specter of Torment. While you still go through the same pattern of going through stage, getting tools, fighting boss, rinse and repeat, there are many little changes. Best of all, these stages both look and feel completely new, so much so that Specter of Torment felt less like a DLC episode and more like a completely different game.Īs for how the game plays, it is both very similar and very different from the previous campaigns. For example, Polar Knight’s stage is almost entirely unrecognizable from either Shovel Knight or Plague Knight’s campaign, though some stages, like King Knight’s stage, aren’t as radically altered. I’d estimate that most stages make use of at least 50-70% completely new areas, depending on the stage. Not only is each stage dramatically reworked to make use of Specter Knight’s unique abilities, they also feature expansive new areas full of challenge. It also serves as a prequel to the original Shovel Knight, which allows things to be quite radically different. Specter of Torment is the 3rd Shovel Knight DLC, and is obviously focused on the most mysterious member of the Order of No Quarter, the supernatural Specter Knight. Plague of Shadows certainly proved that the DLC was far more than a minor facelift, and from all accounts, Specter of Torment was an even bigger step up from that. After all, Yacht Club Games has proven their pedigree not only for crafting a fantastic game but for expanding on it in creative and unexpected ways. While it was a bit of a surprise that it was initially bound to be a Switch exclusive, I had high hopes the quality of the product would make it well worth the wait. To say I’m a big Shovel Knight fan is a somewhat of an understatement, so it’s no surprise I was incredibly excited to play Specter Knight’s DLC, Specter of Torment. PC, Steam, Switch, Wii U, 3DS, PS3, PS4, Vita, XBox One March 3rd 2017 (Switch), April (other systems)
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