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Download the new Bucket Knight2/18/2024 ![]() ![]() In most cases, you can speed run through a level without killing or collecting anything, but the idea is to take out one enemy at a time. The goal of most levels is to get past a blockade of some sort. It’s a typical platform affair navigate through a few traps, take out some enemies and obtain a key to progress to the next level. ![]() Despite the short time it takes to complete Bucket Knight, I’d be surprised if most stick it out to unlock a new arsenal. Rather than purchase an elusive yacht or invest in an upcoming tech startup, all your money goes towards buying new weapons, but it takes an age to unlock, and you could probably finish the game in a sitting or two with the default gun. This often means shooting baddies, jumping on platforms to run through some coins to bank for later. In the title, you play a knight destined to locate the Holy Grail and in the process, loot any sort of treasure available. ![]() This in itself would be a standout point, but for Bucket Knight, it would be desirable for a bit of direction on what the different options mean. In the material that precedes the game, one of the features was the lack of text. Well, that is the concept, but it doesn’t translate that well as it wasn’t clear what the image select screens meant other than the level select and there’s no subsequent guides or tooltips to inform on what to do. Bucket Knight opts for this model and will show, not tell, what you need to do. If there was a protest board or flag to hold that encourages players to find things out for themselves rather than being told all the time, then hand it to me, and I’ll happily wave it around. The lack of a background image becomes apparent in the first few levels – once you find out how to start the game and leaves interpretation to your imagination more than anything. It’s clear who you are, what to do, and who the enemies are, but it does feel a little bare in places. ![]() The visuals here are stripped down and are here to serve a purpose rather than wow. But, let’s have a peek and see what it’s all about first of all.īucket Knight is a classic platform title with a colour palette from an overclocked ZX Spectrum. Well, that viewpoint remains, but it wasn’t as exciting as I had hoped, nor as fun. With a very brief hint on what to expect from Bucket Knight, I was more or less sold on the idea that this looked like a fun platformer. ![]()
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