“While there were some interesting insights into the development of Shovel Knight, and while Craddock’s writing is clear and to-the-point, this just isn’t a terribly compelling story. Shovel Knight’s development plays out pretty much like you’d expect, and while I think the cohesive dev team made for a great game and a good work environment, it doesn’t make for an exciting story.
I do think there’s a missed opportunity here to talk more about crowd-funded games, what the results are like, how many of them sink or swim, and so on. Shovel Knight was initially crowd-funded, and it’s certainly one of the more successful games of that type. “