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General and Gaming => Modern Video Games => Topic started by: haloofthesun on July 01, 2015, 02:17:08 pm
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It's getting a physical release for Wii U, 3DS, PS4, and Xbox One on Oct. 13th (in the US anyway) for $20. This is awesome. I was just thinking a couple of weeks ago that I wish this game were released physically. Great for us collectors!
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I'm pretty glad that they are going to release it at that price point for a physical copy, especially since most indie games nowadays don't get physical releases. Even though I already have a digital copy, I'm probably gonna buy this again either for 3DS or Wii U.
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Glad I held out - there was a rumor of a physical release a few months ago which the developer denied, but I thought the box art at the time looked a little too real to be fake.
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Finally I have been waiting for a physical release! Call me crazy but I think this will be the 3rd time I've bought the game. Shovel Knight is amazing.
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For some reason I always knew it was getting a physical release, I was just holding off until it did. I'm very happy it is now!
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Already preordered it. It's apparently gonna have something special for the Nintendo release, though they said it might not be what we expect.
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This is good news. I will finally get to see what all the hype is about this game.
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Awesome news! ;D
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Yesh! I just don't know whether to get it portable or for console though :o
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Hoping the PS4 version is cross-buy, but that's the one I'm getting regardless.
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PC version only in Europe.
DAMMIT.
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Preordered it as soon as I saw it was betting a physical release. Did the same for Mighty No. 9 and Wolfenstein the Old Blood. After playing Stick it to the Man for free from PS+, I was more than happy to shell out $20 for the physical release to support the developer. Same for Child of Light. I would gladly pay $20 for Valiant Hearts should it see a PS4 release.
$20 is a great price-point for this indie games. Last gen (PS360), it seemed everyone decided that $60 was the defacto price point for every game released. It was ridiculous. I missed the days of tiered pricing from the PS1 where a platformer was $30, a smaller game from a less-known dev was $20, your average game was $40 and your big-hitters like Resident Evil, Tomb Raider, Final Fantasy and Metal Gear were $50. Even with the highest priced titles, I felt I was getting my money's worth out of them.
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This was released today.
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Picked it up last night, but unfortunately due to mandatory overtime, I looked at the package, admired the cover art, put it on the shelf and went to bed. The box was pretty heavy so there must be some book or something inside of it. Makes me even more excited.
Classic-style game? Check.
Physical release? Check.
Actual manual and/or other goodies? Check, check.
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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 color, 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)
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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!
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I went and picked up my copy. Gotta support the physical releases!
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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.
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I wanted the Xbox one copy for the battletoads content. But the physical release for Xbone has been cancelled. :(
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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
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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!