Absolutely amazing mod. The sprites are great, the movement feels smooth. The only thing I can really say doesn't make it a 5 star mod for me is balancing. Despite having battlemod support, the autoaim bombs feel way too strong by themselves making you able to completely ignore needing to do anything but stay above people and throw bombs. I can't specifically say a way to fix this, but I wish it was just a little more balanced in PvP game modes.
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Liked his campaign in the original Shovel Knight (even tho, I suck at playing as him) and seeing him in SRB2 is coolio 10/5 stars
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+ Fantastic spritework, solid sound design and game feel that is faithful to the source content
+ Lots of polish on the bomb throw mechanics, with bombs responding to momentum and interacting with various object types in interesting ways
+ Mirrors the source material with a complex toolkit that makes platforming and exploration more interesting while allowing ample opportunity for movement optimization in speedruns
+ Battle ability feels like a natural compliment to his existing toolkit

- Blast jump's strafe inputs feel like a detriment. I never execute these intentionally because the speed makes it too difficult to predict where it will send me, but I'm always executing it by accident because I use strafe to make gradual adjustments to my momentum.
- Blast jump is able to air stall indefinitely with good timing (most easily done with the back input variant), and this becomes even easier to do while underwater.
- Stalling methods become a balance issue in Battle, particularly since Plague Knight has many ways to to run out the timer in arena mode by staying airborne. Might be worth considering diminishing returns on blasts and throws in order to foolproof potential exploits.



For general platforming, Plague Knight requires management of multiple tools in order to optimize his movement, which makes him difficult to grasp at a base level but a highly effective explorer and speedrunner in the hands of a skilled player.

The vanilla campaign's dull combat scenarios allow little room for Plague Knight's advanced combat playstyle to shine, but a combat-heavy mod such as Chaos or Battle sees players using tactical blasts to avoid conflict and burst groups of enemies, all while issuing death from above with a bombardment of air throws at an optimal distance. Plague Knight's ability to prepare massive jumps and apply constant ranged pressure makes him a force to be reckoned with, but his sluggish base speed and lack of quick melee options counterbalance this by making him vulnerable and easy to overwhelm in close quarters engagements.

The character itself is impressively polished and perfectly reflects the personality and complex playstyle of the character based on his original appearance in Shovel Knight. There are some control quirks to the blast jump that require getting some used to, and SRB2's floaty air physics make it a little too easy to avoid ever touching the ground, but beyond these few issues, the mod does a stellar job of translating Plague Knight's aesthetic and gameplay into SRB2's 3D environment.
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my only complaint is that now you're making me theorize if other shovel knight characters will be added to srb2
darn you
apart from that very solid mod
10/10 5 stars absolutely great mod
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Bro you can't just leak the new Shovel Knight campaign like that.
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I love that character idk what i say on a review becuz im dumb .-.
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i'll keep this simple

while not my favorite of the main 4 playable characters from the source game, his moveset has perfectly been implemented here and it works so perfectly in this game.

10/10, great work.
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I am a simple man, so ill keep my rating simple.

He was fun in shovel knight and he plays basically the same here (minus a few extra bombs and doo-hickies of course)

good times all around
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This is just amazing, i actually finished plague's knight campaign some days ago, and watching this it's just awesome (too because i remember looking at this on twitter, and thought it was cancelled), it even plays the same as in Shovel Knight! Definitely deserves 5 stars for me.
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ah yes, that one funni Shovel Knight character joins THE Sonic fangame
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Everything about this is incredible! It's shocking how well Plague Knight's gameplay meshes with the level design in the base campaign. Just amazing work all around.
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Who would have thought it, as well?
Mr. plague arrives at srb2 with a surprise.
It's too elaborate, I love his skills are simple, but that gives him his unique touch.
Good job!
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Made an account just to say: this mod is really good! Very accurate to the source material and a great addition to gameplay. Sprite art is great as well. Recommended for sure!
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As the person who enjoys the entirely of SK: Treasure Trove (and actually happens to be biased to Specter Knight)...

...New favorite mod character of all time. The presentation, details, sprite work, playstyle, all of it...

I love him. Go play him right now if you haven't already.
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Certainly a difficult character to learn, but once you get him down, he's an absolute blast to play, pun entirely intended. A fun ability paired with absolutely incredible spritework puts this mod up with some of this game's all-time greats.
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Incredible sprite work coupled with an ability that opens all kinds of possibilities for getting around and dealing with enemies. One of the greatest characters for v2.2 without a doubt.
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Testing this fella was a real blast (no pun intended) and it's immensely satisfying to see him finally released to the public. He's not the fastest character out there, but his midair control is like no other and his bomb burst can he utilized for crazy skips. He has translated almost perfectly to SRB2 and I couldn't be happier.
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Fantastic spritework and gameplay. Accurate to source material.
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