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https://twitter.com/WayForward/status/862729616787558400

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is coming to Nintendo Switch this summer! Feel the beat with all new HD Rumble! Full details coming soon!!

 

[Sealtest]

Loved it on WII U. Will double dip so I can play on the go.

 

[Zero-ELEC]

Neat af.

Shantae returns to handhelds.

 

[drangleic tourism]

Niiiiiiice. I was hoping we'd see some Shantae games in the near future.

 

[Hcoregamer00]

Nice!

I don't have a switch, but when I do, getting this day 1

 

[Quonny]

Awesome. Love the indie push. Bet it looks great on the smaller screen, too.

 

[E_Darkness]

I never actually got around to HGH so I may as well wait for this version.

 

[Kouriozan]

Spoiler

I thought Nintendo didn't want ports on their eShop.

Skipped it since I was busy, so I'm looking forward to it.

 

[Dark Cloud]

I'm so glad I never bought this. I can get it on the Switch now.

 

[Creamium]

Haven't played it yet, will definitely get it for Switch now. The platform is perfect for this type of game. I haven't played any Shantae title, is this the best one?

 

[13ruce]

Will double dip on Switch.

 

[Ferrio]

Haven't played it yet, will definitely get it for Switch now. The platform is perfect for this type of game. I haven't played any Shantae title, is this the best one?

No, and I found the game to be quite lackluster. It's beautiful, charming, but very repetitive with a low amount of areas. Lot of the transformations are redundant too.

 

[SliceSabre]

Neat af.

Shantae returns to handhelds.

But it came out on Vita.

 

[Hero of Legend]

I expected this when Wayforward teased Switch support not too long ago IIRC. I wonder if it'll again get a retail release? Maybe Rising Star will do it this time, or XSEED.

 

[bobbychalkers]

Glad I waited, figured this would hop over eventually.

 

[Shalashaska161]

Game was great on PS4, so glad it's coming to more platforms!

 

[Devil]

Spoiler

I thought Nintendo didn't want ports on their eShop.

Nintendo probably doesn't consider it a port because it has "all new HD rumble" support, so it's different.

I'm not even kidding.

 

[Steiner]

Those of you double dipping, what does this game do better than Pirate's Curse?

 

[Kouriozan]

Nintendo probably doesn't consider it a port because it has "all new HD rumble" support, so it's different.

I'm not even kidding.

That would be funny indeed, so it might be true x)

 

[Indelible]

Really enjoyed it on PS4, it will look stunning on the Switch screen.

 

[Sendou]

Nice! I'll try to make this my first game in the series.

 

[Hero of Legend]

Nintendo probably doesn't consider it a port because it has "all new HD rumble" support, so it's different.

I'm not even kidding.

Not impossible also that Shantae gets special treatment for being a Nintendo veteran, debuting on GBC and basically had been prioritized on Nintendo systems in each entry.

 

[Nachtfalke]

Hoping for stable 60fps in handheld mode. Vita version had many framerate drops and wasn't a pleasant experience for me.

 

[Ludist210]

Happy backer of the game, and I'll gladly double-dip.

 

[Rodin]

That's why i waited to buy it. D1

Hoping for stable 60fps in handheld mode. Vita version had many framerate drops and wasn't a pleasant experience for me.

Switch is a tiny bit more powerful, should be fine.

 

[Griss]

Those of you double dipping, what does this game do better than Pirate's Curse?

I'm not double dipping, but I'll chime in anyway and say 'Nothing'. It's a step back. Pirate's Curse is easily the high watermark of the series.

 

[bomblord1]

Haven't played it yet, will definitely get it for Switch now. The platform is perfect for this type of game. I haven't played any Shantae title, is this the best one?

From what I've played that honor belongs to Pirate's Curse.

This one lacked a lot of the variety, challenge, and precision of Pirate's Curse while being more linear with a weaker story/characterization. Also by combining 2 late game items you can literally become invincible. Pirate's curse was a metroidvania with items that strongly differentiated themselves from each other. Half Genie Hero is more a straightforward fairly easy platformer with occasional backtracking.

Not that it's bad. It's just not as good from a gameplay perspective as Pirate's curse. It looks miles better artistically though.

 

[AgentOtaku]

Alright!!!

 

[Oregano]

A Shantae game coming to a Nintendo handheld. I'm shocked...

 

[JustenP88]

I want to feel the beat so I'm in.

 

[sixteen-bit]

How did this perform on WiiU, btw? It looks more graphically intense than other Shantae games.

 

[Nia]

I was thinking of getting it for a while because

Spoiler

of the Mermaid.

This might be a good time.

 

[Linkstrikesback]

Was very happy to back the game and get the PS4 version, but I don't think I'll double dip.

Very solid game in my opinion, and while not quite up to Pirates curse(yet! the risky boots update that's coming soon that adds a pirates curse esque playstyle might change that for me), I'd still recommend it to anyone who has enjoyed any of the previous games.

 

[bomblord1]

How did this perform on WiiU, btw? It looks more graphically intense than other Shantae games.

Ran 1080p with no issues (although I did run into several non-performance related glitches) in my playthrough although I'm not very sensitive to frame drops.

 

[Nachtfalke]

That's why i waited to buy it. D1



Switch is a tiny bit more powerful, should be fine.

Sure, but even the PS4 version had some dips here and there (without the Boost-Mode from the Pro). But with 720p resoultion it should be fine, I agree.

 

[Rodin]

Sure, but even the PS4 version had some dips here and there (without the Boost-Mode from the Pro).

That's odd. Is it a Unity game?

 

[EDarkness]

I have no reason to buy this again since I have it for the Wii U, but it's great that NS owners get a chance to play it now.

 

[Colonel Mustard]

Neat!

Game was unfortunately not nearly as good as Pirate's Curse, but I'll still probably double dip.

 

[woopWOOP]

Game is fun

and that Switch-coloured art is pretty cool

 

[Yazuka]

I was thinking of getting it for a while because....

It is a great game. Hope you'll enjoy it.
I will most likely double dip.

 

[Nachtfalke]

That's odd. Is it a Unity game?

Shantae Half-Genie Hero using Unreal Engine/Unity Maker.

https://twitter.com/eorx_roa/status/685238210620866560?lang=de

 

[Creamium]

No, and I found the game to be quite lackluster. It's beautiful, charming, but very repetitive with a low amount of areas. Lot of the transformations are redundant too.

From what I've played that honor belongs to Pirate's Curse.

This one lacked a lot of the variety, challenge, and precision of Pirate's Curse while being more linear with a weaker story/characterization. Also by combining 2 late game items you can literally become invincible. Pirate's curse was more of a metroidvania with items that strongly differentiated themselves form each other. Half Genie Hero is more a straightforward fairly easy platformer with occasional backtracking.

Not that it's bad. It's just not as good from a gameplay perspective as Pirate's curse. It looks miles better artistically though.

Hmm okay, excitement lowered accordingly

 

[Kthulhu]

Tempted to double dip.

Neat af.

Shantae returns to handhelds.

The last Shantae was a digital only 3DS game.

 

[MTC100]

I like how Nintendo is putting high quality Indies on their system, it's still a rather small library but seeing Blaster Master Zero, Binding of Isac and Kamiko along with Fast RMX(ok that's not really an indie title) and now Shantae is a very good start.

Let's hope that Nintendo will be able to keep the quality control that high, so the eshop doesn't become a mess like what steam offers in this regard.

 

[UnemployedVillain]

Nintendo probably doesn't consider it a port because it has "all new HD rumble" support, so it's different.

I'm not even kidding.

And where'd you hear that?

 

[TheOmegaSpartan]

Tempted to double dip.



The last Shantae was a digital only 3DS game.

Shantae on the 3DS had a physical copy as well and Half Genie released on the Vita, too.

 

[StayDead]

Yay! Was going to pick this up on Steam but I'll be 100x more likely to play it portably.

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

I didn't care for it enough to buy a second time, but glad for those folks that get to play the game that couldn't previously.

 

[Zalman]

They just confirmed a physical copy by XSEED.

 

[RedToad64]

I hope that costume makes it into the game.