Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Kickstarter by Wayforward

[CyborGamer]

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Over the last 23 years WayForward has developed more than 200 licensed titles, our most recent being Ducktales: Remastered. When circumstances permit, we also make weird and wonderful original games like Shantae and the Mighty Series.

In all that time, fan letters, support emails and interviewers have made our most frequently asked question, “Why don't you guys make more original games?”
Kickstarter allows us to do just that! With your help we can create a large-scale multi-console game that's well beyond our usual self-publishing budgets.

Best of all, we have our ducks in a row. Half-Genie Hero is already confirmed for Wii U, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Steam (Windows PC). All we need now is...your support!

Quite a lot of platforms (haha get it? .... no?) they are planning to put this game on, I sure hope they make their way forward with this project.

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[Harsky]

Thinking of backing this as my first Kickstarter project. Shantae is always that character who easily could've been forgotten but the developer just kept going on with licensed projects so that they can keep making more Shantae games which is something I admire.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Nice, in HD too. I don't quite see why they need a kickstarter to fund this, but I hope it gets funded nonetheless. Looks good.
Don't know if I'll back it though. Seems like a good deal for $15, but I'd really want the beta which is a bit overpriced.

 

[Flame]

i would have backed this, if it had 3DS too. shame

 

[MushGuy]

This needs to push for a more animesque look; but yeah, MORE SHANTAE!

 

[Gahars]

She’s a human/genie hybrid (a Half-Genie) who hair-whips monsters with her ponytail

So she quite literally "whips her hair back and forth." Huh.

It looks interesting, definitely, but until we see more gameplay footage, I shan't(ae) be backing it.

 

[Sakitoshi]

I was expecting a 3DS/Vita release too, but home consoles and pc isn't a bad choose, since these platforms have a wider userbase right now.
I sent a question asking for a Vita/3DS version, hope they respond

 

[Hop2089]

I'll wait to see if it ends up near the goal to back it, if it's near $400,000 I'm giving it a go. I like the game so far.

 

[Gahars]

I'll wait to see if it ends up near the goal to back it, if it's near $400,000 I'm giving it a go. I like the game so far.

That's kind of self-defeating. Besides, unless the Kickstarter reaches its goal, you don't pay a cent, so sitting it out is kind of pointless (unless you're waiting for something specific, like more information, previews, endorsements, etc.).

 

[pasc]

i would have backed this, if it had 3DS too. shame

QFT

 

[isaac52]

I pledged just for that hip sway in the beginning

 

[Hop2089]

This game will be compatible with the cheap PSVita TV, it just got added to the platform list.

 

[Gahars]

There's little more than a day left for the campaign, and it's sitting at $625k at the moment.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1236620800/shantae-half-genie-hero

>Those last few stretch goals

God, it's so painful when something that's so close/
Is still so far out of reach.

 

[Hells Malice]

Just decided to back this. Could only really afford $15 for the game.

Sad that it probably wont reach the stretch goals. They all seem awesome.

 

[The Milkman]

Oh man, I love these HD platformers. Can't back, but I know i'll be picking up a copy.