Shantae: Half-Genie Hero and General Thread

Yet another promising Kickstarter begins.

edited 4th Sep '13 10:27:53 AM by Grounder

I do trust Way Forward.

Tempting, tempting...

Ooh!

There's just something rather charming about the art style and concept that makes me smile about this proyect.

Oh hey, another Shantae game! Cool!

Damn, there's so many kickstarter games that I can't back due to lack of expendable funds, it's annoying.

So they changed the art style again. Looks a mix between the first game's style and Disgaea's. Looking forward to seeing this become a real game.

Wait, since when is she a half-genie again?

since always

He's talking about Risky's Revenge's ending

Maybe this happens after the 3DS game?

Not since the end of Risky's Revenge. (spoiler alert)

Though there that upcoming one; Shantae and the Pirate's Curse. I guess that means she'll have her genie powers back by the end of that one.

edited 4th Sep '13 3:16:42 PM by Enlong

I dunno much about the story of the series, but it could be a prequel.

edited 4th Sep '13 3:30:29 PM by Grounder

Not much need for that, considering thr premise of Pirate Curse.

Again, not that familiar.

Judging by the description, it sounds like a remake of the original Shantae for the Game Boy Color.

Wonder what the $1.3m stretch goal is. TV ad?

Also, different story than GBC!Shantae. Not a remake in the slightest.

They've said in the comments it's a new game.

I was think a "making-of" documentary, since they seem to be kind of popular.

Alright, short version, then.

At the end of the D Siware game Risky's Revenge, the pirate captain Risky Boots held Shantae's loved ones captive and forced Shantae to give up her genie half. Shantae, reduced to an ordinary human (well, as "ordinary" as a human with whip hair and the ability to use magic artifacts can be), defeated Risky and the phsyical manifestation of her genie blood. At the end of the battle, Shantae remained human.

The premise of the upcoming 3DSware game Pirate's Curse is that Shantae's genie half wasn't destroyed, but split into six fragments, each of which are possessing some of Risky Boots's minions. Shantae is going to form a shaky truce with Risky, and learn the ways of the pirate in order to chase after the pieces of her genie half. With that premise in play, I'll bet you that she'll be a half-genie again by the end of Pirate's Curse.

I see.

Thanks!

And there will probably be an inevitable, but expected betrayal.

Something interesting to note, Gigidigi of Cucumber Quest had a hand in working in the backgrounds of this game.

Well, yes. This sort of truce is always... risky.

That song is killer. Totally splurging for the OST. It's almost 1/4 after 1 day so it looks like they're on track for success.

edited 4th Sep '13 9:49:59 PM by ShirowShirow

~They say we live in the darkness / They say there's trouble ahead~
~Every day, there's sorrow / Today, tomorrow / But I'm dancing instead!~

FUCK YEAH!

i think the 1.1 mil stretch goal may be voice acting

shit wheres my money i need to donate all my money