You all are perhaps familiar with Shantae, the fun and unique platformer series from WayForward. So it’s probably not news that they are putting together a new Shantae adventure, Half-Genie Hero, as a Kickstarter for pretty much every console out there. This new adventure is in HD, features a vibrant new art style by Mariel Cartwright, the talented artist best known for Skullgirls, and has music composed by Jake “Virt” Kaufman and sung by Cristina Vee.
You can find more about the musical prowess of Virt in the following interview.
Another really exciting update is the fact that Half-Genie Hero will now be available for Vita owners and on Vita TV (provided the game is funded). What is especially exciting about this is the fact that it will be part of the basic funding, not a stretch goal. So if it gets funded, the Vita port—among others—will be green-lit. Personally, I’m happy for the series to be available for as many consoles as possible, just so long as I get to play it on my own Wii U.
Besides all these goodies, they also provided a detailed storyboard describing the introductory sequence in the game, complete with pretty pictures. Take a gander and just try not to get excited.
In closing, while Half-Genie Hero is close to being funded, it’s not quite there yet. They still have 3 weeks left, and funding has slowed quite a bit since its blistering start. They only need to get to $400,000 (USD) for Half-Genie Hero be a reality (it’s so far sitting at just over $240,000), so they still need your help. Besides that, there are some very cool stretch goals I would love to see made into a reality, such as Risky Mode, WayForward costume swaps and some bonus chapters.
If you’re interested, check out their Kickstarter page. In the meantime, enjoy the bumping tunes, lovely lyrics by Cristina and sweet graphics in their trailer!
