The Shovel Knight amiibo was rather notable for being the first amiibo figure to come from an indie developer, and it brought a solid amount of content, too. Customizable characters, extra relics, new stages, and co-op mode. Now, with the impending release of Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment, it seems that the shovelrous amiibo will be receiving a little more functionality.
Yacht Club Games just revealed Madame Meeber and the Fairy of Shovelry, a new feature which will be available across all three story campaigns. Depending on who you're playing as, Madame Meeber will show up in the Village, Potionarium, or Tower of Fate, and give you the fairy of shovelry to follow you around on your adventure. It doesn't have any gameplay benefits (or hindrances), but it'll be nice to have some company on some of the game's more grueling stages. The fairy will be added with the upcoming Treasure Trove update, meaning it'll be available at launch for the Switch and in April for Wii U and 3DS.
What do you think? Are you looking forward to the new campaign? What other functionality would you like the amiibo to have? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
[source yachtclubgames.com]
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I wonder if that fairy has just one big cyclopean eye beneath those bangs °v°
@Piersen This comment is better than the news item.
Oh my god, this is adorably useless! I love it though! xD
Are there plans for a physical release of Shovel Knight on Switch?
Cool
@sillygostly not currently
@sillygostly I'm pretty sure they said not at the minute but had thought about it.
That's why I was going to hold off for a while (that and I have the 3DS version).
This is just the sort of silly I would have expected from Wayforward/Yacht Club developers. And I love it!
This game has been the gift that keeps on giving I plan on purchasing the Switch version just to support the awesome development team .
No thanks, I never play on Easy Mode.
Shovel Knight has the best amiibo functionality by far!
@G-Boy If you bought a game that has any "cheats" built-in you buy cheats. Also, this is about as far from a "cheat" as you can get. Just saying.
Obviously amiibo aren't for everyone, but I enjoy them quite a bit. Would have been nicer if Wii U was more successful though.
@allav866 I didn't quite get the bonus until I saw that gif thanks. That is adorable.
shovel knight, fast racing rmx, 1-2 switch, whatever indie i can still buy after that. zelda maaaaybe. launch lineup set for me.
That's fairy pointless.
Not bad, I'd love it if a 2nd player could control the fairy as it's the kind if thing kids would get a kick out of. Rather than simply watch, they could play along without worrying about jumping and dieing.
Sooo, basically just like the cosmetic option from "Custom Knight Mode", just in cute ?
Oh well ^^
"It doesn't have any gameplay benefits (or hindrances), but it'll be nice to have some company on some of the game's more grueling stages"
So its basically useless, Lol! Does it also say "heay, listen"?
Isn't that a Steve Universe character?
Ha, I just bought the Shovel Knight amiibo from Amazon today too.
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