Shantae - A History of the Dancing Half-Genie
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- čas přidán 23. 08. 2024
- Shantae is one of the biggest indie game franchises out there. Created by Wayfoward, there are now five Shantae games, a successful Kickstarter, two canceled games, and countless other appearances by the half-genie hero.
But did you know Capcom published the first game? Did you know much of one of those canceled games found its way into the second Shantae game? And did you Shantae was inspired by summer camp? Learn the details of all of this and more in this video detailing the history of Shantae.
By the way, I've only ever played two Shantae games. I've put a little time into the first Game Boy Color game for this video, and I beat Shantae: Half-Genie Hero for a review back when it came out, but that's it. You can bet I'll have full videos about each of these games on Triple Eye in the future!
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I really admire Wayforward's business model. They're not afraid to take on licensed, contract work if it means keeping their doors open, and more importantly keeping their staff employed. They make their own games and take risks where they can, always coming up with something cool, but don't gamble their futures on projects like many other smaller studios do. I think they also arrived at the right time. Early enough to be able to take advantage of the popularity of licensed games on consoles/handhelds at the time, but also late enough to also take advantage of digital distribution from its start, but not too late when the industry was oversaturated with small studios like it is now.
I know not many of their games are technically indie, even their own IPs, but you can count on seeing more of Wayforward's games on this channel in the future.
Now let's talk about the Mighty Switch series !
Also good vid man
Mighty switch force 3
So cool that Shantae advance is actually no longer cancelled
When I first saw her, I was like who's this cutie? That's how I got into the franchise.
What I mean to say, is that the design of the developers were successful.
I feel like that's how most people find the franchise. It's certainly how I did lol
I'm fine with 2D.
Also, technically Risky's Revenge was the first to have voice acting, with Meagan Glaser. It was just some grunts and the like, but she did scream when she fell into a pit. "AHHHHHH" can technically count as a spoken word.
the sort story of Shantae - wayforward: "omfg the games have a huge cult following, and are well rated. please publish us you will earn so much money. publishers: "nah"
I think personally the Shantae Half Genie Hero kickstarter was screwed over by the Mighty No. 9 Kickstarter since they happened around the same time. Still I'm excited to start playing Seven Sirens and hope WayForward have a bright future.
What an absolute waste then 😬😬
This is a question i've wondered about for decades, but never really talked about it with anyone since very few people i knew were actually into Shantae games or even KNEW about it... so, thank you for this video. I greatly appreciate it.
I know this video is 3 years old and you're probably already aware by this point, but joke's on you. Shantae Advance is no longer cancelled. Kind of looking forward to that one whenever it comes out.
Huge fan of Cristina Vee and her work, thats how i caught sight of the Shantae franchise. Super big fan of it now!
A remake of the first three games would be nice.
I wonder if they're willing to work with homebrewers to get it on the 3DS? The background/foreground movement would be pretty cool in 3D.
Now that its in my head yes I want a 3d shantae
8:42 ..until now!
I actually asked Wayforward about a 3D Shantae game not long after Shantae & the Seven Sirens released, so I'd *really* love to see that happen myself; but unlike a lot of *other* western made 3D platformers, Shantae has gone for a very *anime* artstyle ever since Shantae & the Pirates Curse, so in order to keep that going & avoid any uncanny valley crap, I'd say they should employ the same cell shading technique used by *other* anime games like Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba the Hinokami Chronicles, which'd make the 3D models look like 2D drawings.
*Another* reason I think a 3D Shantae game would be cool is because it'd allow Wayforward to bring all of the martial arts techniques Shantae could unlock in the first three games back to attack foes with along *with* her hair whip attack; maybe it could even work something like the combat in Beyond Good & Evil, minus the companion attacks of course; just a little more *polished* .
8:34 Oh was it? 😈
half genie hero was my first shantae game ive played and own all other games now too (gbc cart from etsy) and its sad that its pretty much hated the most cuz its still my favorite for many reasons
Shantae half genie hero is also my favourite.
I love everything about this game.
Especially the Giga Mermaid 😏.
Love the DLCS...yes even beach mode which is annoyingly hard but still fun for me.
Especially I love the soundtrack of this game!
Also Giga Mermaid and more Giga Mermaid and more Giga Mermaid and more Giga Mermaid, Giga Mermaid I love the Giga Mermaid 💚💙.
I want more Shantae games!!
shantae advanced coming out now less goo. (anyone tryna hop on the multiplayer?)
she now a mii!
Great video and I just wanna say I appreciate the clever reference at the end with your address 😅
Thank you, I spent weeks coming up with it.
Half-Genie Hero's Kickstarter is still my best investment I did.
I don't get the criticism leveled at Half-Genie Hero for going for a more level by level structure, because Pirate's Curse is just as guilty of the same problem. You visit a bunch of islands in sequential order via a stylized level select, just like how you visit a bunch of areas in sequential order via an admittedly less stylized level select in Half-Genie Hero, with the only real difference being that you have to go through a dungeon before facing the level boss in Pirate's Curse. The stuff you do before you reach the dungeon is just as simple and linear as it is in Half-Genie Hero, yet nobody complains about it in Pirate's Curse. If I had to guess a reason why people give Pirate's Curse a pass on this, I'd say it's because the mild puzzle-solving you have to do to open up the dungeons help mask the very linear style of progression. It just became more obvious that you were going from level to level with it gone in Half-Genie Hero. Prior to Seven Sirens, Risky's Revenge really was the last game to feature an actual open world, a minuscule one at that.
Oh, and the hopping between background and foreground in Risky's Revenge is only done in two areas: the town and the very first area. It's a very underutilized mechanic that may as well not even exist, and honestly, I can see why they ditched pretty soon in the adventure - it didn't really add much complexity and it made navigation a bit more of a pain if I'm being honest.
Yeah, I don't know why people gloss over those aspects either, especially the linearity of the levels before the dungeons. Nothing wrong with it per se, but it did always bother me to see people give a lot of crap to HGH about that, when PC was, like you said, just as guilty.
Removal of labyrinths though, I will not defend. Didn't bother me in HGH, but I did miss them. They're an integral part of the series in my opinion.
I can appreciate HGH for what it is (200+ hrs between two versions), but I can safely say that I do not want them to return to that level structure again. Not for Shantae at least. Metroidvania bias in me. I just find them more fun than more traditionally styled platformers.
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@@Gale_Storm_ its their opinion
@@curlyqx6018 Great opinion,one small issue.
I live inside your walls.
speaking on budgets on how you describe it in your review.
the cost on what goes these things in perspective to your understanding are:
1. copies aren't cheap, especially if being made for other states and customs
2. porting it onto systems and getting their approval cost at most 500,000 per
system. not to mention, even if they happen to have the money at that point. they
be lucky if they can at least make the dead line in time.
3. now the hardest part is the marketing in the game, trying to make sure that
the sells of the game? makes more copy sales before the end of dead line.
if it does not make back the money that it spent on the game itself?
than the game is not successful and therefore it a dead series.
there's tons of money that goes into making sure that your game you created
does not get looked over. and yeah, it's not that easy kid.
7:27 2k on a GBC GAME?! I’m glad I found a rom for free that way I don’t need to pay 2 grand for a dumb game
AAA 3D Shantae can definitely workout well. Aside N64 side scroller. Wayforward did a experimental demonstration for GameCube in 2002 before settling sights on the GBA market...we all know that turn out.
So why not copy Castlevania PS2/Xbox & Lords of Shadow, Zelda MM, Kid Icarus 3D, and Darksiders 3 gameplays etc. But improve more added own unique features.
I think an official 3D model of Shantae would significantly increase her chances of appearing in a future Smash game.
Mega man Pac man me game and watch and others are 2d and their all in smash
Wrong! Sakurai says Ultimate will be the last SSB game. So Shantae will NEVER get a chance.
@@SomePkmnlovingdude she can in DLC
@@jamarxd7652 yeah but they had 3D models before they got into smash now having a 3D model doesn't necessarily guarantee your chances are hired hell cuphead and Shovel Knight never had 3D models and there in Smash technically
@@SomePkmnlovingdude where did you get that information from 😂 and also there's still a chance until the last DLC fighter is revealed hell anyone could get in for all we know
I became a fan when I played Pirate's Curse. I do remember seeing the original game in stores back when it came out. Since my parents didn't have a lot money, I couldn't just have any game I wanted. I think its logical that Wayforward will do a 3D game eventually, its so much easier to make 3D games in 2020, than it was in thr early 2000s.
I think every Shantae game has a strength. The original is charming, I never played much of Risky's Revenge, but the sprite work still looks great, Pirate's Curse is a fast paced platformer. HGH is still a beautiful game with the most content available. I think Seven Sirens has the best boss fights in the series, along with faster paced game play and mapping the transformations to buttons instead of dancing. Seven Sirens is also the funniest game imo.
So I think Matt and Erin Bozon will do something special with a 3D title.
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What an amazing idea.
If wayforward did a remake of shantae, it would be a 2.5d Metroidvania with 3d models.
It's kinda unfortunate, making and publishing games back then we're Nowhere as easy as now.
However, with modern market, do you Think Shantae wouldn't be popular?
LOL My 1sy Indie Franchise. Have every gane minus Og and 7 Sirens😂😂
"Perhaps her biggest appearance though is as simple as a sprite in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate."
Are you f***ing kidding me? She's just a f***ing sticker! Biggest appearance my a**!
"It's not much, but it's still more love then poor Waluigi will ever see from Sakurai."
More love my a**! Waluigi gets more love then her! He's an assist trophy who can FIGHT while she's just a glorified sticker who can do NOTHING! F***ING NOTHING!
I think he was just hinting at the size of the audience for the cameo which it would be since Ultimate has a massive player base.
@@sor3999 *coughbullcrapcough*
I wish they will remake the alien rpg from gba I forgot what it's called. The guy with purple armor
It called Sigma Star Saga and I also hope we get a remake of that sometime. I might be wrong but from what I know I think Bandi Namco might be the ones who own the IP because of a publishing agreement they had when the game released, so if Wayforward wants to make a remake then they would have to get their permission first
A man can dream
I would like to see a shantae in 3D one day with very nice combat mechanics and at the same time the main enemy is shantae is now his alter ego returning from dark magic other than that of shantaed giving him a development that not even the Green Goblin is worthy of your presence
Shantae is better as a 2d game if it was 3d it would just prove that 2d is dying
Or it could prove that Shantae is just meant for 2D. Not everything is better in 3D and maybe Shantae is the same.
Exactly bro. Why does everything need to become 3D?
And yet some that are fans of Shantae are still waiting for her to get into Smash Ultimate.
Um
@@bubblebloom3942 I know already, she’s a Mii costume.
yeah so much details of what you speak of....
your reviews on this game, was S (h) it...... every single shantae game i played
and own, is not boring, and i've played part 3 and 4 more over than part 5! hence
the the part 5 being "Shantae Half-Genie Hero" and no, Part 6 which happens to be
Shantae and the Seven Sirens. Part 2 goes to Shantae Risky's Revolution. and yeah
they're bringing that one back. so every shantae game is not a waste.
To answer your question from the preview...no.
14:30 what😶
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Neega shantae
Seeing Shantae move her hips in 3D at video's end. Me, yes I want a 3D Shantae game lol.
TLDR - sofware nerd made a anime tiddy game - weebs liked it
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