Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Kickstarter

Anything that is gaming related that doesn't fit well anywhere else
lisalover1
Next-Gen
Posts: 4960
Joined: Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:50 am
Location: Redmond, WA
Contact:

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Kickstarter

Post by lisalover1 »

This has been brought up a couple times in the Kickstarter thread, but I think this deserves its own discussion. The campaign for the 3rd title in the Shantae series is in its final week, and while it has already passed its funding goal, those stretch goals look amazing, and it's sad we'll probably not be able to see any of them, save for the first one. Still, the project could use some more backers to see if it can make it. Who knows? Stranger things have happened. I'm a huge fan of the Shantae games myself, so I'm really excited to see this game released!

Image
~My name's Vicky, by the way!~ ^_^
lisalover1
Next-Gen
Posts: 4960
Joined: Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:50 am
Location: Redmond, WA
Contact:

Re: Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Kickstarter

Post by lisalover1 »

Really? No one has anything to say?
Image
~My name's Vicky, by the way!~ ^_^
User avatar
Nemoide
Next-Gen
Posts: 2395
Joined: Sat Aug 27, 2011 6:37 pm
Location: New York state
Contact:

Re: Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Kickstarter

Post by Nemoide »

It looks neat but I've never played a Shantae game?
Image
User avatar
jinx
Next-Gen
Posts: 1271
Joined: Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:58 am
Location: Austin
Contact:

Re: Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Kickstarter

Post by jinx »

Backed it pretty early on, but I agree that it's sad that it's not seeing much love. Even with Mighty No. 9's support, I think the game is just to obscure to enough attention to reach the higher stretch goals. Luckily, they will be continuing the PayPal funds past the Kickstarter period which will go toward the goals.
Image
lisalover1
Next-Gen
Posts: 4960
Joined: Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:50 am
Location: Redmond, WA
Contact:

Re: Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Kickstarter

Post by lisalover1 »

jinx wrote:Backed it pretty early on, but I agree that it's sad that it's not seeing much love. Even with Mighty No. 9's support, I think the game is just to obscure to enough attention to reach the higher stretch goals. Luckily, they will be continuing the PayPal funds past the Kickstarter period which will go toward the goals.
They said that they would be keeping funding going up until near the game's release on their site, and it's not unreasonable to think that some of the stretch goal chapters could be paid DLC later on.
Image
~My name's Vicky, by the way!~ ^_^
User avatar
SpaceBooger
Moderator
Posts: 4420
Joined: Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:40 am
Location: The AK-Rowdy
Contact:

Re: Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Kickstarter

Post by SpaceBooger »

lisalover1 wrote:
jinx wrote:Backed it pretty early on, but I agree that it's sad that it's not seeing much love. Even with Mighty No. 9's support, I think the game is just to obscure to enough attention to reach the higher stretch goals. Luckily, they will be continuing the PayPal funds past the Kickstarter period which will go toward the goals.
They said that they would be keeping funding going up until near the game's release on their site, and it's not unreasonable to think that some of the stretch goal chapters could be paid DLC later on.
That is exactly what I was thinking.
With the release date being Nov 2013 I think the game and such has to be mostly, if not totally, finished. If that is true then all of the goals were probably already completed too.
BLOG | BST
Systems Owned: Atari 2600 & 5200, NES, Game Boy (OG, Pocket, Color, GBA & GBA SP), DSi, 3DS, SMS, Genesis, Sega CD,
Nomad, SNES, Saturn, PS1, Dreamcast, XBox, PS2, Gamecube, Nintendo DS, Wii, PSP, PS3, WiiU, XBOX, 360 XBONE & Switch.
User avatar
jinx
Next-Gen
Posts: 1271
Joined: Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:58 am
Location: Austin
Contact:

Re: Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Kickstarter

Post by jinx »

SpaceBooger wrote:
lisalover1 wrote:
jinx wrote:Backed it pretty early on, but I agree that it's sad that it's not seeing much love. Even with Mighty No. 9's support, I think the game is just to obscure to enough attention to reach the higher stretch goals. Luckily, they will be continuing the PayPal funds past the Kickstarter period which will go toward the goals.
They said that they would be keeping funding going up until near the game's release on their site, and it's not unreasonable to think that some of the stretch goal chapters could be paid DLC later on.
That is exactly what I was thinking.
With the release date being Nov 2013 I think the game and such has to be mostly, if not totally, finished. If that is true then all of the goals were probably already completed too.
I agree that they'll probably add in more later, that's why I mentioned PayPal. Also, estimated release date isn't until October 2014. They're stating that the game is currently in pre-production.
How far into development is this game? Is what we're seeing final?
We're currently in pre-production. Everything you see here is an early proof-of-concept. We have not gone into full development on this game, but we'd love to!
GET THE GAME! We'll send you a download code for the platform of your choice. A fine option to be sure, but do read on. More fine choices await your perusal. [includes desktop wallpaper]

Estimated delivery: Oct 2014
Image
User avatar
SpaceBooger
Moderator
Posts: 4420
Joined: Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:40 am
Location: The AK-Rowdy
Contact:

Re: Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Kickstarter

Post by SpaceBooger »

I saw the first reward (wallpaper) and that is Oct 2013. My bad.
At least I got in early enough for the EARLY ADOPTER pledge.
BLOG | BST
Systems Owned: Atari 2600 & 5200, NES, Game Boy (OG, Pocket, Color, GBA & GBA SP), DSi, 3DS, SMS, Genesis, Sega CD,
Nomad, SNES, Saturn, PS1, Dreamcast, XBox, PS2, Gamecube, Nintendo DS, Wii, PSP, PS3, WiiU, XBOX, 360 XBONE & Switch.
lisalover1
Next-Gen
Posts: 4960
Joined: Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:50 am
Location: Redmond, WA
Contact:

Re: Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Kickstarter

Post by lisalover1 »

I splurged at went for the $55 Tinkerbat tier. Was that unwise? :P
Image
~My name's Vicky, by the way!~ ^_^
CavZee
Next-Gen
Posts: 1353
Joined: Sun Mar 10, 2013 11:53 am
Location: Virginia

Re: Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Kickstarter

Post by CavZee »

I got in on the early bird pledge for $12. I've enjoyed every WayForward game I've played so far.
Last edited by CavZee on Mon Sep 30, 2013 11:35 am, edited 1 time in total.
Steam/NNID: CavZee PSN: I_CavZee_I
3DS FC: 5456-0768-7231
Post Reply