A nice introduction to the series. The game is mostly carried by its level design, boss fights, wacky characters, numerous achievements (Which really help in giving this game some nice post-game content), and soundtrack, all of which are fantastic. Shovel Knight himself is also fun to play as, though his controls and playstyle feels a bit too derivative of other video game characters (Specifically how Link controls in Zelda II) for my liking.

I think my major issue with the game is its rather mediocre story, the fact that the game is super short if you're not going for 100% completion, and the fact that this game is greatly outclassed by the future Shovel Knight games, but it's still a fun game none the less.