Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows is currently a Video games good article nominee. Nominated by The Night Watch (talk) at 02:26, 1 January 2024 (UTC) An editor has placed this article on hold to allow improvements to be made to satisfy the good article criteria. Recommendations have been left on the review page, and editors have seven days to address these issues. Improvements made in this period will influence the reviewer's decision whether or not to list the article as a good article. Short description: 2015 video game downloadable content |
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Reviewer: Schminnte (talk · contribs) 16:21, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
Hello @The Night Watch: I'll take this review. For disclosure, I will be using this for points in the WikiCup (as I'm sure you will as well). Expect comments within a couple of days. Looking forward to working with you; all the best, Schminnte [talk to me] 16:21, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
Gameplay is similar to the original Shovel Knight, but features a new story and alterations to the levels to account for Plague Knight's new movementis the comma needed? This seems like one connected point - S
The game was originally conceived as a minor add-on to Shovel Knight, but grew in scale as development commencedsame as above - S
Plague of Shadows received positive reviews on release, with praise for its story and Plague Knight's moveset, some critics considering it to be more difficult than its predecessorsomething here feels off. I think the last clause could be better connected. E.g "Plague of Shadows received positive reviews on release, particularly for its story and Plague Knight's moveset, with some critics considering it to be more difficult than its predecessor" - S
2D side-scrolling platform gameis there a way to break up the links for readability? - S
These altered effects include bombs which create a wall of fire on the ground or take a longer time to explode, to burst jumps that allow Plague Knight to fall slowly or shoot projectilesI don't see a range here, so the construction "effects include xyz, to xyz" doesn't really work - S
Plague Knight features a lower amount of health than Shovel Knight, but can drink potions found inside levels to increase his maximum amountis comma needed? - S
This increase is temporary, and the player loses the extra hit points upon deaththis could mean that the effect is temporary and the player loses it on death or that the increase is temporary because its lost upon death. Could this be clarified? - S
He is aided by his alchemists and his assistant Mona, who all pursue alchemy in secret due to the local villagers fearing and rejecting itUnderlined words are redundant - S
Plague Knight gradually defeats the other members of the Order of No Quarter as well as Shovel Knight, and gathers the essences into his alchemical machineIs comma needed? - S
In a post-credits scene, Plague Knight and Mona share a dance together in their laboratory"Together" is redundant: by nature of sharing a dance, they are doing it together - S
As part of the Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for Shovel Knight back in 2013, Yacht Club Games listed several stretch goals, additional features for the game added when the funding met a certain targetcomma after goals would be better as brackets, a colon or dash - S
Among the stretch goals were the addition"was the addition"? - S
The developers held a vote on which bosses would receive their own campaigns"their own" is redundant - S
a new character with different movement and slightly altered bosses"movements" - S
As production commenced, the team decided to create Plague of Shadows as its own independent title. Last part works better as "as an independent title" - S
The developers desired for the playable Plague Knight to act similar to his"similarly" - S
was released on September 17, 2015date comma after 2015 - S
The expansion was released concurrently with a new Challenge Mode that features gamplay scenarios that the player can complete"gamplay"? - S
while Gamer.nl called the DLC was well-designed and executedgrammar is wrong here, "was" is spurious - S
character of Shovel Knight, and featuring more complex combatdon't see a need for the comma here - S