Review: Bucket Knight (PlayStation 4)

Even knights still have to pay taxes, loans, and alimony. Help the brave knight in his sacred mission to find the Holy Grail (and then sell it). Explore dungeons, slay enemies, avoid traps, stay alive and get rich.

Pros:

• Retro graphics.
• 344.2mb download size.
• Platinum trophy.
• Cross-buy with Vita.
• Stackable Platinum trophies.
• CRT filter.
• Platformer gameplay.
• Actions-jump, double jump, and shoot.
• Coins-drop from enemies and crates, use them to buy new games.
• Instant restart button.
• Chiptune soundtrack.
• End of level breakdown.
• Difficult in places.
• Fun to play.
• Easy trophy list.
• Level variety like pacifism, platforming or shooting.

Cons:

• Difficulty spikes.
• No checkpoints.
• Coins don’t save upon death.
• Can get lost.
• Got stuck on the scenery a fair few times.
• Repetitive.
• No replay value.
• Easy to accidentally hit the level restart button.