WayForward officially announced the development of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, the fourth installment in the Shantae series, initially funded through a Kickstarter campaign.
Kickstarter campaign for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero was launched to raise funding for the game's development, triggering high interest among fans and supporters.
The Kickstarter campaign for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero successfully reached and surpassed its funding goals, ensuring development could continue to completion.
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero was officially released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Wii U, marking the debut of the game to the public.
The Windows PC version of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero was released, allowing players on this platform to experience the game.
Alright. Bean the game now. Previous comment still stands. The concepts in the game are great. The setting is fun. I like that there are multiple endings - but I continued to experience being unable to deviate from 'the path'. I wouldn't have minded the game letting me fail more outright, and punishing me for it.
That being said; It's a gem. There's not a lot else quite like it, and I'm happy I've played it. Looking forward to whatever the developer does next.
This is a fun indie gem. Visual Novel, slight choose your own adventure (so far). 10 Hours in currently. The premise and world is really interesting, and the type of scenario I wanted after reading Permutation City by Greg Egan. Dealing with mind/consciousness, and AI. Topics I like exploring.
Biggest downsides so far are that it's quite wordy. The English translation has issues now and then. So far is it doesn't feel like I can actually make very many impactful choices. I can sometimes, but even if I do 'all the things I'm absolutely not supposed to do', the game steers me back to being successful. So more like an interactive story so far; though I know there are supposed to be multiple endings.
Absolutely loving playing through this right now. If you like the old-school combat/puzzle mix that quite a few old jpgs have - this game is gonna blow you away. Dungeons, puzzles, bosses, nice progression - it's a love letter in the best sense of the phrase. Worth every penny and then some.