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[princemarth23]

The best part is you know it absolutely will be a great game. Kudos, Wayforward.

 

[Shady859]

Looks fun hopefully the others are involved in the Steam sale.

 

[Gameboy415]

Just played through the demo - the game looks and sounds amazing and all 3 demo stages were really fun!
Can't wait for the final game (and the rest of my Kickstarter goodies)!

 

[Zubz]

Man, this game looks fantastic! I can't wait to see how the rest of it looks, too.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

Looks soooo good! I love Shantae.

 

[Moonlight]

God, this game looks mad pretty.

 

[kunonabi]

Not digging the visual with the 3D/2D mix but the still game looks really fun so I'll get over it.

 

[bon]

My only concern is that it won't be as good as Pirate's Curse, because Pirate's Curse was really really good.

I liked the faster pace and freedom of movement that the pirate equipment brought to the table, so I'm not sure I want to go back to transformations.

 

[ArjanN]

My only concern is that it won't be as good as Pirate's Curse, because Pirate's Curse was really really good.

I liked the faster pace and freedom of movement that the pirate equipment brought to the table, so I'm not sure I want to go back to transformations.

Yeah, you could really tell with Pirate's Curse they accounted for speedrunning. Lots of smart level design choices and movement options.

 

[Theonik]

Man... Why doesn't Mighty No. 9 look like this!?

Because a) Inafune is a hack b) IntiCreates is not Wayforward.

 

[Muchi Muchi Pink]

Doesn't look so hot tbh.

 

[Griss]

Doesn't look great to me. Her animation seems to have way too few frames, the new style is a disimprovment, the backgrounds are generic, the music seems drab and the gameplay seems sparse when given that amount of screen real estate.

I'm not mad, though - we got Pirate's Curse which was everything I ever wanted from a Shantae game, from gameplay to art to music.

 

[Lord British]

I'm slightly concerned that this looks more like the meandering Risky's Revenge than the tight, excellent Pirate's Curse.

Still psyched.

 

[Psxphile]

Since the game (or at least the demo) uses the same file formats and/or compressions as Ducktales Remastered, peeps have been able to rip sprites from it pretty quickly and painstakingly compiled some animated gifs:
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Needs to be cleaned up though, they don't look so hot against a dark background.

 

[CTLance]

Yeah, can't wait to play that.

Since the game (or at least the demo) uses the same file formats and/or compressions as Ducktales Remastered, peeps have been able to rip sprites from it pretty quickly and painstakingly compiled some animated gifs:
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That's some cute shit. My teef are rotting. Much appreciated.

Not sure about the hip thrust though.

I mean, what the heck is she doing there. Looks weird.

 

[texhnolyze]

The game looks super fun, reminds me of my childhood and my platform games.
I'm smiling as I watch the trailer.

 

[eXistor]

This one is gonna be more open-world right? I love the previous games, but they were always a bit too linear for my liking, I'd love it if this one was an actual pathfinder game like Metroid.

 

[JordanKZ]

I really, really enjoyed The Pirate's Curse on 3DS (y'know, once it eventually got released in Europe). Super excited to see how this one turns out.

Do we have any kind of date for a final release yet?

 

[Sevyne]

Not sure about the hip thrust though.

I mean, what the heck is she doing there. Looks weird.

That's her idle animation in the previous games too.

 

[eXistor]

That's her idle animation in the previous games too.

It works well in the old games, but in non-pixel form it really does look very strange and awkward.

 

[OMG Aero]

Man this game looks exactly how I wanted Mighty Number 9 to look.
I wish I backed this instead of that now.

 

[Shin]

That looks very cute, liking the transformation and little dance she does

 

[Lord British]

I'm probably going to get yelled at for this but I hope this game is less creeptastic than Pirate's Curse.

 

[2+2=5]

It looks great, i'll totally buy it for vita

 

[so1337]

Looks phenomenal. They do such a great job of giving characters and enemies personality through animation. We've come a long way since Goombas.

 

[Sevyne]

It works well in the old games, but in non-pixel form it really does look very strange and awkward.

I always thought it looked strange, but I still kind of liked it. I like that they kept it in. Oh and that's her idle at full health. She has a different one below full for HGH. This one,

 

[Hot Coldman]

Shantae is always Wayforward at its best, and this looks like no exception. Can't wait to give it a go.

 

[HazySaiyan]

Oh man the artstyle is absolutely gorgeous! Looking forward to this one.

 

[Timmy00]

The game looks really nice. Can't wait to play it

 

[fedexpeon]

Game looks so good.
We need more of these type of artstyle project.

 

[Psxphile]

Looks like Wayforward left some things in the demo files that's not present in demo gameplay.
(possible spoilers for Half-Genie Hero, and also kinda squick maybe)

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That's not a mermaid.

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That's a girl with a live fish attached.

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filename: maidenfish

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What the hell's going on in that factory stage?

I'm probably going to get yelled at for this but I hope this game is less creeptastic than Pirate's Curse.

 

[wrowa]

Because a) Inafune is a hack b) IntiCreates is not Wayforward.

Isn't IntiCreates contributing to Shantae development these days?

 

[Meffer]

Yeah, can't wait to play that.

That's some cute shit. My teef are rotting. Much appreciated.

Not sure about the hip thrust though.

I mean, what the heck is she doing there. Looks weird.

It's reminiscent to her idle animations in the first game.

 

[Meffer]

I'm probably going to get yelled at for this but I hope this game is less creeptastic than Pirate's Curse.

You monster.

 

[@MUWANdo]

Isn't IntiCreates contributing to Shantae development these days?

Makoto Yabe (KOU) from Inti Creates did the character portraits for Pirate's Curse and will be contributing concept art and other supplemental art to Half-Genie Hero, but Inti Creates isn't fully or directly working on these games, as far as I know.

 

[Wonko_C]

I'm probably going to get yelled at for this but I hope this game is less creeptastic than Pirate's Curse.

What was wrong with it? I played it and didn't notice anything.

 

[Snkfanatic]

Oh wow it looks awesome! Can't wait to play.

 

[vagabondarts]

This looks incredible!! Very much looking forward to this

 

[@MUWANdo]

What was wrong with it? I played it and didn't notice anything.

Did you play with your eyes closed? It's not Senran Kagura but it's definitely, uh, "flirtatious".

 

[Bruno_Arrais85]

Day one for me

 

[Meffer]

Did you play with your eyes closed? It's not Senran Kagura but it's definitely, uh, "flirtatious".

That's a theme with all the games in the series.
With tongue firmly in cheek.

 

[Wonko_C]

Did you play with your eyes closed? It's not Senran Kagura but it's definitely, uh, "flirtatious".

Yeah but nothing "creeptastic" like the OP said. Isn't the game rated E? It's the kind of stuff kids were seeing when reading comics decades ago.

 

[CryptiK]

The way mighty no.9 should have looked.

 

[Lord British]

Yeah but nothing "creeptastic" like the OP said. Isn't the game rated E? It's the kind of stuff kids were seeing when reading comics decades ago.

The saliva bathing was a low point until I got to Bikini Temple.

Great game, don't get me wrong, but that stuff was just kinda embarrassing to me. Each to their own. I've never really liked the weird obsession with bouncing breasts in WayForward's games, always seemed at odds with the tone, personally.

 

[DOG3NZAKA]

The best part is you know it absolutely will be a great game. Kudos, Wayforward.

This

They are masters of platformers

 

[Hoya Destroyer]

Cool. I played one of these on PC earlier in the year. It was pretty good.
If Shantae brings that blue slave-Leia outfit into this new game (and it comes to Steam), I'll play this one too.

 

[Diablohead]

I always thought it looked strange, but I still kind of liked it. I like that they kept it in. Oh and that's her idle at full health. She has a different one below full for HGH. This one,

Much as I like her classic overly cheerful stance this one is a lot better IMO.

 

[Lord British]

If Shantae brings that blue slave-Leia outfit into this new game (and it comes to Steam), I'll play this one too.

It's coming to Steam and there'll be multiple outfits for you to lech over.

 

[Darkroronoa]

Dat music! I guess i will buy some shantae games..

 

[Sesha]

The original concept art seemed to point in that direction as well...

According to the Kickstarter page, 2.5D with 3D models was always the intention.