the_dengle on 30 September 2015
| Scisca said: I remember very well that when the game was released it was gloated as "the great exclusive indie game on Nintendo" and how Nintendo gamers were hyping it to be a mindblowing exprience, almost a GotY candidate. That's a big reason it got these sales - for months it was an exclusive and was hyped like there's no tomorrow. When it got ported, was compared to other indies on PS/X and got decent, but not mindblowing reviews, the hype totally died and the game was nothing special. That's why the sales on other platforms aren't anything special. I remember very well the change in argument, that at first it was the second coming of Super Mario Bros., while after the port it was "yeah, a decent game, but has its flaws and all". That has a lot to with it. For me Shovel Knight isn't a special game or even a game I'm hyped about at all. I'll play it if I get it on PS+, maybe buy it on a crazy 70% sale, but nothing more. On Wii U/3DS it was seen as a revolution and the one and only indie ever created that's exclusive to Nintendo!! |
Stop making shit up. Nobody ever claimed it was the second coming of video game Christ. It was never anything more than a well-made retro platformer. Start naming some "Nintendo gamers," because the only person who comes to mind is Colin Moriarty, and... hahaha. Yeah. Man, what a blind Nintendo fanboy, am I right? He is the only person I heard calling the game a GOTY candidate.
"It's not like some fancy-pants restaurant with some new innovative dish that's gonna change the way you think about food; Shovel Knight is just like a buffet with all your favorite shit."
This is a Nintendo gamer. Note the review date, months before the PSN or XBO releases.
