The core mechanic of Shantae has always been the titular character’s genie powers, which let her use standard magic like fireballs, or more drastic abilities, like taking on multiple animal forms to suit her needs.
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Watching objects in the environment float in and out of the foreground adds a depth to the world that really makes the characters stand out, Coupling the improved visuals with a fantastic soundtrack full of classic Shantae songs remixed at a much higher fidelity, the game really feels like the ultimate rendition of Shantae. With Half-Genie Hero, WayForward has jumped from pixels to a more complete hand drawn animation style that looks fantastic in-motion. Even the more recent titles have boasted a vibrant pixelated style that immediately set them apart from the competition.
SHANTAE SPRITES EVOLUTION SERIES
Since conception, Shantae has always been a series about impressive presentation, with the first entry in the series boasting incredibly detailed and colorful sprite-work that felt almost too good for the GBC. Merely saying the environments are diverse feels like an understatement. The environments and character design all blend together to look beautiful in action
From a jungle-turned-factory, to a Super Mario Bros 3 style airship sequence, each new level is full of bright colors, unique enemies, and interesting mechanics to really set them apart.
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Moving to this wider setup allows the environments to all feel different in presentation, without sacrificing the fun intrinsic to the series structure. Instead of retreading the same old paths to reach new areas, you select where you want to go from a world map, and you’re able to return to said world map at any time.
Half-Genie Hero doesn’t change any of this, but it makes the whole process feel a lot smoother.ĭitching the inter-connected world of its predecessors, Half-Genie Hero takes on a more Donkey Kong Country approach to its level design. You get new forms, you get new abilities, and you use them re-explore past areas to uncover new secrets and paths. If you’ve ever dabbled into previous entries, you’d know the series has always felt akin to a Metroid, or Castlevania-type platformer. Shantae started out small, an incredibly late game released for the Game Boy Color to financial failure but ever since its revival in 2010, it’s been met with great success and critical acclaim. With Half-Genie Hero, Shantae looks, sounds, and plays better than ever before, and in our modern gaming environment, it feels like a rarity. More specifically, Shantae has never tried to transform into something it’s not.With each new entry, WayForward has gone out of their way to evolve, streamline, and adapt more and more each time. They soon find a common enemy in the Pirate Master, who is trying to revive himself.Shantae has never been a game-changer. After trying to take things in and relax with a nice bubble bath, her nemesis, Risky Boots, traps her, because she believes Shantae has robbed her, since her crew and items are now missing! Risky Boots also mentions that her crew has been taken over by Dark Magic. Soon, the town she lives in is taken over by the Ammo Baron. Basically, Shantae has lost her genie powers and is learning to live as a human. I haven't played the other games in the series, but the beginning of the game helps to at least catch you up to the events from the second game. Shantae and the Pirate's Curse is the third game in the Shantae series. After playing the game, I couldn't be more pleased to have been so wrong. As a result, I had already sort of dismissed the game as being oriented toward girls. Now, I've seen the Shantae games in screenshots and honestly hadn't had a lot of experience with WayForward games aside from Mighty Switch Force. One of those games being Shantae and the Pirate's Curse. There was a solid lineup of games from the start and for $13, I ended up with quite a selection of games for each of my consoles. Just under a month ago, the group from Humble Bundle brought us the second bundle for the Wii U and 3DS games with the "Humble Friends of Nintendo Bundle." Naturally, I bought it.
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