Be careful what you wish for.
With Yacht Club Games celebrating the 10th anniversary of their beloved Shovel Knight IP, the developer recently hosted Yacht Club Games Present, a special presentation dedicated to all things Shovel Knight. As part of the presentation, numerous announcements were made in the form of new DLC packs, an update on Mina the Hollower and more.
When speaking about Shovel Knight Dig, Yacht Club Games announced Wicked Wishes, a free and final DLC pack for Shovel Knight Dig, which will be released sometime this summer. The developer’s comments regarding this pack can be seen here:
The new dlc begins in Hoofman’s Guild Hall – a secret hideout where elite quest-seekers and their illustrious patrons converge! Climb the ranks within the guild by undertaking their thrilling challenges. Collect powerful Relics and buffs, face new bosses and enemies, and unravel the mysteries encircling the impeccably dressed horse and his top adventurer, the Guildarch. But be careful what you wish for, wicked consequences await you in the well…
We’ve also added the finishing touches on the game- rebalancing the level generation and implementing over 100 bug fixes, tweaks, and localization improvements! We’ll release all of the fixes on our Shovel Knight Dig Updates page come release!Wicked Wishes marks the completion of ‘Shovel Knight Dig,’ a project that has been shaping up since 2018. Thanks for all the cherished memories we’ve created together during this development process. Now that everything is polished to perfection, if you haven’t had the chance to check it out yet, now is the perfect time to dive into the depths and enjoy the fully-realized adventure!
About Shovel Knight Dig:
Jump, slash, and dig your way down an ever-changing chasm of mystery in Shovel Knight Dig, an all-new Shovel Knight adventure! – When Drill Knight and his dastardly digging crew blast apart Shovel Knight’s peaceful campsite and steal his loot, he grabs his trusty Shovel Blade and starts tunneling after them!
Meet new friends and foes, visit strange lands, and outfit yourself in your quest to keep the entire land from collapsing underfoot! Jump, slash, and dig your way down an ever-changing chasm of mystery in Shovel Knight Dig, an all-new Shovel Knight adventure!
Features:
- An all-new presentation featuring a new Shovel Knight story! When Drill Knight and his dastardly digging crew blast apart Shovel Knight’s peaceful campsite and steal his loot, he grabs his trusty Shovel Blade and starts tunneling after them!
- The first Shovel Knight adventure in glorious high color pixel graphics and sound. Fluid animation, scaling, rotation, and parallax create the most convincing Shovel Knight world yet!
- Every adventure is different! Shovel Knight Dig levels have been meticulously crafted, then stitched together using proprietary generation techniques for infinite replayability.
- Jump, slash, and dig your way in an all-new direction – down! Rely on your trusty Shovel Drop, then dig through huge swaths of dirt with all-new Speed Shovel mechanics.
- Grow in power and wealth as you descend into the depths of the earth. Emerge with untold riches to outfit Shovel Knight further, unlocking permanent items and upgrades to your Shoveling equipment.
- New Knights, new characters, and new enemies abound, but fear not! Shovel Knight Dig features Shovel Knight’s signature storytelling, humor, and maybe even some familiar faces.
- Another pulse-pounding soundtrack in a new style by astonishing virtuoso Jake Kaufman!
- The first collaboration between Yacht Club Games and Nitrome, pixel masters!
Source: Yacht Club Games
