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I might get it......
It is on my wishlist for ages now and it still looks cool and fun!
I wonder if there is any chance it will be in March Humble Monthly.........
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I guess it could join a bundle, but... just the Shovel of Hope version, not the Treasure Trove.
Most good bundled games don't include DLCs, so it could work out this way.
Anyway, the game is worth it. The research they did to replicate the NES limitations were awesome.
For those interested, it's a good read:
http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DavidDAngelo/20140625/219383/Breaking_the_NES_for_Shovel_Knight.php
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I think it never ever hit a bundle, so Humble Monthly might be the right time for it.....
Might be......
Guess I can wait and see and decide after reveal whether to buy this or not.
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It would be really weird for it to be included in a HB Monthly around the same time the price is to go up. I don't make business (or PR) decisions, though, but I think it would be a really weird one.
edit: I guess what LordDarkness said might work, but I sort of forgot there was going to be a separate parts of the game you could buy to upgrade.
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One can have hopes, even if they might not come true!
One way or another, we will know in a week!
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I don't know what the cutoff date is exactly, but from what I have read if you own the game prior to the release of the Specter of Torment campaign it will automatically get upgraded to the Treasure Trove Edition, which will be the new complete package of everything sold at a $25 price point. This applies to all platforms. Then on certain platforms they will also be selling the campaigns included in the Treasure Trove Edition as separate standalone games at $10 each. As of this moment there are 3 campaigns (Shovel of Hope, Plague of Shadows, and Specter of Torment) with a 4th one forthcoming later in the year (King Knight's campaign).
Yacht Club Games have stated that the reasons that they are changing the sales model is to raise more awareness for the newer campaigns (which might otherwise simply fly under the radar as a free update and nothing else), and to give buyers more options. I would also speculate that another reason is that the game has grown in 'size' and gotten so much additional content for free thus far that a price hike was in the cards. Given that the game has never been more than 33% off that I can recall, this would seem like a good time to buy it with the forthcoming price increase, especially if you are interested in all of the content.
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I confused this question with the user who wanted to know if a gift copy of Shovel Knight will give access to all DLC in the future (if they gift it a year from now or so). I can't honestly give a real answer to THAT question, but I am sort of assuming it upgrades to Treasure Trove, but I won't advertise that it will.
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I've asked HB support about it since I bought a key from them yesterday which I'm not planning to redeem yet. I will let you know once they get back to me in that matter.
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I know and I'm sure they will ask the dev before responding to me.
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If you buy the game now, you'll have "Shovel Knight", which has game and first DLC (Plague of Shadows).
When the second DLC (Specter of Torment) gets released, your game will become "Treasure Trove" edition, which will retain the "base game" (soon to be called Shovel of Hope), and all DLCs released, and all future DLCs as well (King Knight’s Campaign and Battle Mode, to be released later in 2017) .
All owners of Shovel Knight on all platforms will automatically own Shovel Knight:Treasure Trove instead and will continue to get each of the planned free campaigns and features via updates. It will work exactly like how Shovel Knight was updated to include its first campaign addition, Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows. Don’t worry!
This "conversion" from Shovel Knight to Shovel Knight:Treasure Trove will happen until Treasure Trove is released and the new pricing model begins.
If you haven’t yet picked up Shovel Knight on a particular platform, and wanted all the content included within Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, now is the ideal time to do so before the price increases in March! This may be your LAST CHANCE to get it at such a low price!
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Grab your shovel and be ready!
I'd also suggest reading this, will make the game much more valuable knowing how they made the game mimic the NES limitations:
http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DavidDAngelo/20140625/219383/Breaking_the_NES_for_Shovel_Knight.php
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$25 for all. The "base" only might me something like $10 later, base price.
Well, of course if you wait forever you'll get it cheaper... personally I think it's worth it and they deserved it.
As I said, paying $10 on a soon-to-be $25 is 60% discount, which I think it's fair enough.
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So you are only discovering now that since Steam change it's pricing scheme and the whole VG publishing market aligned, prices have been consistently rising, while some other games are remaining at full price and never cut (best exemple being GTAV), and that sales are less and less enticing?
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Nice conspiracy theory you've got there.
And Steam doesn't have anything to do with prices, specially in this case.
Why are you doing this to me, Yacht Club Games? Why don’t you just sell the updates as DLC!?
We want to keep our promise of releasing free content for all players. We also want to continue building these campaigns and features to be the best! Somewhere along the way, the game has simply gotten too big! It’s difficult for many players out there to find everything or even know that these campaigns exist. We believe that providing standalone versions will provide better entry points for different types of players and allow more people to continue enjoying each adventure on their next favorite platform.
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I have 4.50€ on HumbleBundle Store, is good deal for 5€?
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Also, i'm little bit lost with all that DLC stuff you commented :/ You mean they will give the DLCs free if you own the base game?
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yes it is a good deal. After the price increase $10 will be 60% off the base price.
you might want to read this comment
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Least it got on Steam was 34% discount on December, but well, close enough to 33%. That's when I bought it. since I liked the policy of "free content" for that price, and devs were already working on "the second DLC".
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Shovel Knight (Steam)
Shovel Knight (GOG)
Shovel Knight (Humble; $9.04 with Monthly discount)
$10 sale ends March 2nd for any place they were able to get them going.
DLC#0: Shovel Knight becomes Shovel Knight Treasure Trove (most likely to distinguish it from the rest of the added DLC, but mostly to advertise it as a complete package I GUESS)
DLC#1: Plague of Shadows is already released.
DLC#2: Specter of Torment releases in April (?) unless delayed.
DLC#3: Shovel Knight: King Knight’s (name TBD) releases sometime in 2017
Announcement article http://yachtclubgames.com/2017/02/specter-of-torment-and-treasure-trove-initial-release-date/
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this means all DLC, the unreleased Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows and Shovel Knight: King Knight’s (I think this too?), are free if you own it before April (but the price goes up to $25 in March)*
oh yeah
The answer: yes
(oops. I had the wrong question)
I don't.. know!! The publisher or dev (?) might respond on the Steam forums, so lurk this and wait for an answer. I looked this up just to see, but I don't have any answers that aren't in the article. I don't want to give possible false information is all.Here are better details for Shovel Knight and the DLC for free. Basically, you get it if you own Shovel Knight.
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