Shantae 5 opening animation, featuring Studio Trigger

shaunj66 · Jul 6, 2019

I'm going to go find something to strike my head with a few times to try and purge that song from memory.

Hells Malice · Jul 6, 2019

Good to see Shantae still going strong.

anhminh · Jul 6, 2019

Aww, I want the giantess mermaid back but it seem like she gone now.

PityOnU · Jul 6, 2019

The theme and art style of these games has always really impressed me. I really want to get into them as they clearly have high production value, but:

There is just so much anime T&A going on that I feel like I shouldn't even be playing it. Like, the idea is pretty fun and innocent (half genie that dances to transform), and it's great to see a game that features a largely female cast, but holy shit do they tread close to the line w.r.t. character designs, animations, and poses.

But maybe that's just me being a prude.

TobiasAmaranth · Jul 6, 2019

VinsCool said:
Wow this honestly would be amazing as an animated series.

How about this one?

https://twitter.com/spytrue/status/1147090075316097024

Nyeh heh heh heh heh~

VinsCool · Jul 6, 2019

TobiasAmaranth said:
How about this one?

https://twitter.com/spytrue/status/1147090075316097024

Nyeh heh heh heh heh~

Never heard of this but the art style looks really neat.

TobiasAmaranth · Jul 6, 2019

VinsCool said:
Never heard of this but the art style looks really neat.

https://bna-anime.com/

You've never heard of this because it was announced literally today.

Ritsuki · Jul 6, 2019

Well, Shantae you stay.

DaFixer · Jul 6, 2019

nice, I liked the last two games.

Foxi4 · Jul 6, 2019

PityOnU said:
The theme and art style of these games has always really impressed me. I really want to get into them as they clearly have high production value, but:

There is just so much anime T&A going on that I feel like I shouldn't even be playing it. Like, the idea is pretty fun and innocent (half genie that dances to transform), and it's great to see a game that features a largely female cast, but holy shit do they tread close to the line w.r.t. character designs, animations, and poses.

But maybe that's just me being a prude.

To be fair, Shantae's character design hasn't changed much since 2002, she's a belly dancing half-genie, and belly dancers are meant to be titillating. There's a lot of fan service in the game and the media surrounding it, but I think it's fairly tastefully done and doesn't overshadow the fact that Shantae is easily one of the best "old school" platformers around. Prude or not, you should most certainly give it a go. Half-Genie Hero is a masterpiece compared to most modern platformers. It finally introduced me to a series that I've been familiar with since the GBC days and never really played. I liked it so much that upon finishing it I immediately went on a trip down nostalgia lane with The Pirate's Curse, and fully intend to play all of the installments I've missed over the years. It's a real throwback to how platformers used to be made, with a great musical score, addictive gameplay and great aesthetic appeal to boot. If you feel dirty afterwards just take a shower, but don't miss out on a great game.

scionae · Jul 6, 2019

My favourite animation studio, Studio TRIGGER?? Say no more. I'm buying this game.

Pipistrele · Jul 6, 2019

PityOnU said:
The theme and art style of these games has always really impressed me. I really want to get into them as they clearly have high production value, but:

There is just so much anime T&A going on that I feel like I shouldn't even be playing it. Like, the idea is pretty fun and innocent (half genie that dances to transform), and it's great to see a game that features a largely female cast, but holy shit do they tread close to the line w.r.t. character designs, animations, and poses.

But maybe that's just me being a prude.

Well, that's kinda what Shantae is all about: cute monstergirls, lots of belly dancing, and arabic costumes that reveal more than they hide

To be fair, the series never really crosses ecchi territory - it's all in good fun, and while there's a lot of "interesting" visual design choices, the story and tone of the games is all safe and family-friendly. In fact, one of the strong points of Shantae is that it treats its mild sexual/suggestive overtones just as another natural part of its world, rather than overfocusing on fanservice or trying to pander to player's boners at any point - that, in my opinion, separates the series from something like Xenoblade or Fire Emblem Awakening

Foxi4 · Jul 6, 2019

Pipistrele said:
To be fair, the series never really crosses ecchi territory - it's all in good fun, and while there's a lot of "interesting" visual design choices, the story and tone of the games is all safe and family-friendly.

Oh, I don't know about that - the main menu in Risky's DLC in HGH is a bathtub scene.

Pipistrele · Jul 6, 2019

Foxi4 said:
Oh,I don't know about that - the main menu in Risky's DLC in HGH is a bathtub scene.

A family friendly bathtub scene :rolleyes:

Bladexdsl · Jul 6, 2019

PityOnU said:
but holy shit do they tread close to the line w.r.t. character designs, animations, and poses.

you mean giving everything including the monsters tits?

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anhminh said:
Aww, I want the giantess mermaid back but it seem like she gone now.

yeah i know exactly why you want her back

Foxi4 · Jul 6, 2019

Bladexdsl said:
you mean giving everything including the monsters tits?

yeah i know exactly why you want her back

Considering the fact that Shantae was designed by the wife of the game's creator I don't have a problem with that. There are two other reasons why I don't have a problem with that, but I won't get into those.

PixelJunk · Jul 6, 2019

Confirmed for Smash?

Foxi4 · Jul 6, 2019

PixelJunk said:
Confirmed for Smash?

To be fair, with all the transformations she would be a perfect character for Smash.

Concas_ · Jul 7, 2019

Unironically: top 5 anime intros

pasc · Jul 7, 2019

Still not sure to this day what to make of Kill la Kill...
(However.. the way they draw eyes (remembering Ryuukos) is incredibly interesting.
Can't recall seeing this * shape anywhere else so far.

~~Also whatever happened to that Shantae GBA Entry anyways ?~~

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