Shovel Knight gets a physical release!

[gf78]

The bf picked this up last night, and I thought three things were cool:
- the 3DS version supports the Shovel Knight amiibo that will be out later
- it has AN ACTUAL INSTRUCTION BOOKLET. It's full cover, has images of the characters, shows controls for your moves with illustrations and everything.  It almost made me shed a tear thinking about the good ol' days when "instruction booklets" weren't just the front panel of the folded health & safety paperwork.
- includes a digital copy of the soundtrack (which is awesome)

I cracked my PS4 copy open last night and lo & behold, a big, thick full color manual like the days of the SNES!  It's not even a trick, seeming thick at first until you realize it's in forty-seven languages!  I am beyond impressed with the package and I haven't even played the game yet!

[turf]

I went and picked up my copy.  Gotta support the physical releases!

[olly88]

I'm looking forward to getting it. I've purposely avoided looking at much of it, but it looks like the kind of game I'll love.

I'll get the Wii U version first, and then maybe the 3DS one at a later date.

[dashv]

I wanted the Xbox one copy for the battletoads content. But the physical release for Xbone has been cancelled.

[telly]

I wanted the Xbox one copy for the battletoads content. But the physical release for Xbone has been cancelled.

As well. I don't really want the 3DS version either, I hope they can release it at some point. They said they're working hard at releasing it, so hopefully it will happen

[aliensstudios]

I got the Wii U version and it's incredible how much you get for your twenty bucks. You get a HUGE manual (I don't know of any game released in the last decade with a manual this detailed or thick), you also get the digital soundtrack which has 48 tracks, my favorite of which is "Courage Under Fire - Armorer Village." I was literally going to buy this game a few days before physical copies where revealed and after about five months I can say the wait was well worth it. I can't wait for the Shovel Knight figure to come out because it unlocks co-operative mode in the game, which is one of the coolest uses of amiibo I've seen so far. Even if you own this game digitally I still say the physical release is worth it, especially if you don't own it for a different platform yet, I can say without a doubt that this is the best fan-serviced release of a game in a long time. Yacht Club Games you rock!