To start out its presentation, Yacht Club Games showed off the final release trailer for Shovel Knight: King of Cards. After two years of in the making, the game is now finally complete and is apparently bigger than any of the previous games the developer has previously worked on.
So, when is it going to be released? It's "coming soon" and is expected to show up at some point in December alongside Shovel Knight Showdown. Existing owners of Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove will receive it as a free update and it will also be sold seperately as a standalone game.
Here's what Yacht Club has to say about it:
King of Cards marks our grandest adventure yet, and we hope the trailer whets your appetite for the banquet of adventure which awaits! It has more levels, mechanics, secrets, and content than any Shovel Knight game to come before it. It’s a spectacle, crammed to the coffers with ideas- it’s the biggest game we’ve ever made, and we can’t wait for everyone to finally, finally play it. We’ve used everything we’ve learned in the past to make this game shine. We hope that you’ll find it both a delightful return and a fitting sendoff to Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove.
Are you looking forward to King of Cards? Leave a comment down below.
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Is there any news for the WiiU version?
@fafonio From the Yacht Club Games Twitter account:
"Physical versions of the original Shovel Knight on Wii U will receive Showdown and King of Cards as a digital update in December."
I've had this (Switch) and the amiibos pre-ordered for nearly two years now!
Everything looks great!
Getting to update the 3DS and Steam versions is pretty great too!
I’m expecting this to be the largest expansion yet, given how long it’s taken!
Cool, now those Amiibo should be on the way too. Can’t wait for this expansion. I have been waiting patiently for this for quite awhile.
Nintendo direct intensifies
@Liam_Doolan wooo thanks for the info!!
“Game is now finally complete.”
Still have to wait 3-4 months for it to come out.
Finally, I think its worth the wait though
But 3DS owners will still get it for free, right?
"Coming Soon" To Switch
Hmm, now who have I heard that line from before? cough Madfinger Games cough
@Liam_Doolan all versions of the wii u versions will get it since it was promised in the first place.
Had the physical on switch pre-ordered on Amazon since the switch was released.
Just watched the video, and it looks like an entire new game (with sideline card game?), no wonder it's taken them so long. CAN NOT WAIT!
I don't like the "soon" part. The article says most likely December, but I have yet to see that. I am anxious!
@Liam_Doolan,
I have the digital wii u version, as have many others. I hope we still get it free too! Would be very weird if that wasn't the case.
Been waiting and waiting and can wait a few more months December might be a good month with everything else coming in the next three months. Always nice with something cool to play around xmas
@fafonio I would assume this is till coming out as DLC for Wii U. An excuse to dust off the old beast.
@Moroboshi876 Yes
I haven't played Shovel Knight (at least not yet, sorry!) but I'm super disturbed by what happens at 1:00 in that video. How come he can jump on the head of an enemy with a rotor blade on top? Old school platformer instincts tell me that that should be instant damage...
So existing owners of Shovel Knight Treasure Trove will have it for free. But what happens if you want to wait for the retail copy of that game? Can't you get King of Cards for free?
I am honest, I lost track which version of which game contains which campaign... :s
Soon could be next month but it could also mean the last fay of November or something. With the physical release coming in December, I wouldn't be surprised if the digital arrives at the same time.
@Moroboshi876
The upcoming retail copy will have everything.
FINALLY! My (emphasis "My") last game I intended to play on 3DS is nearing. Funny how the "first boss" will be the send off focus for SK:TT lol. I personally wasn't nuts about King Knight as a character (Specter Knight was a particular fav of mine), but I love the game as a production, so I know I will love this too.
Is it too early for "Super Shovel Knight" hype...?
I don't really care how long it takes to release at this point... my only concern is that the Switch Physical version is COMPLETE with no patches or updates needed... ever.
@RevrsblSedgewick You could in Shovel knight the base game too, I am going to assume that his spinning down twirl is going to have the same physical effect as shovel knight's shovel
Not really my game. But the graphics are just amazing. I love that kind of graphics in a game. Wish more RPGs went this way instead of the 3D all the time
Great. I assume that it's also coming to 3DS and Wii U at least as a Treasure Trove update but as usually the article doesn't provide the full information / news are incomplete.
Not sure about the cards thing, but the shoulder dash gives me strong Wario Land vibes, something I've been pining for since 2008.
I can’t wait for this, I really hope they’re able to get all the content on the cartridge for the retail release. After a wait this long, a download code would be pretty disappointing, and if The Witcher 3 can fit on one, I don’t see why Treasure Trove can’t.
I doubt Yacht Club would cheap out on small cartridges though, they seem committed to quality with their releases.
Oh boy, I can't wait for this add on for a cheap game that was released nearly 3 years ago and will probably suck.
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