A few Shovel Knight details
Shovel Knight was playable at PAX Prime 2013, and details on the game have come in as a result. Some new bits of information are posted below.
– Stars a knight on a quest to defeat an evil enchantress
 – Draws inspiration from NES platformers from a gameplay and graphical perspective
 – Entire game has an 8-bit style
 – Off-TV play supported
 – Tricky jumps and enemies
 – Attacks include a downward shovel strike and fireballs
 – Go through a magical castle filled with spell books, suits of armor coming to life, vats of hot oil pouring down from the ceiling, and a boss battle against an even larger knight
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