Shovel Knight's Secret Mode- The Challenge Run Formula
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Shovel Knight was cool, but The Architect never really liked it as much as everyone else seemed to. That was until a brand new way to play was uncovered, and The Architect finally saw what the fuss was about.
But how do challenge runs work? How do we come up with a good one? Looks like our hero will have to dig up some answers!
You Saw:
Shovel Knight- 2014
XCOM: Enemy Unknown- 2012
Slay The Spire - 2017
Destiny 2- 2017
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth- 2018
Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild- 2017
Northgard- 2018
Borderlands 2, The Pre-Sequel- 2014
Pokemon Ultra Moon- 2017
Half Life 2 Episode 2- 2007
Diablo 3- 2012
Dishonored 2- 2016
Dark Souls 2: SotFS- 2014
Rayman Legends- 2013
Metro Redux- 2014
Interesting Links:
The origin of the Nuzlocke Challenge, an old and distinctly okay webcomic: http://www.nuzlocke.com/comics/pokemon-hard-mode/page/68/
A look at all the talentless hacks that copied Shovel Knight: https://yachtclubgames.com/2017/04/top-games-that-copied-shovel-knight/
A classic episode of GMTK all about Shovel Knight and Nostalgia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHhX5GtWNr8
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