TheFLYINGManga_Ka
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I just got the map. Does the game's world seem a little small? Or are there more areas that's not showing on it?Aeana said:
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Shantae: Risky's Revenge |OT| - Eight years of rubbing and wishing!
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TheFLYINGManga_Ka
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5 hours isn't bad. I can see if someone gets lost or just wants to take their time playing up to 6.Aeana said:
By the way, since you finished it, do you think that WayForward cut some content since this was supposed to be episodic? I remember Nintendo Power's early previews saying how each episode was looking like 3-4 hours. Doing the math, three episodes would be close to 9-10 hours.
Wonder if the delays and going with a full download cut some stuff out.
Princess Skittles
Prince's's 'Skittle's
It really just sounds like they released the game they were going to release and just dropped the "episodic" title, since that alone was causing too many people on the internet to cry.TheFLYINGManga_Ka said:
So basically, what would have been Episode 2, will probably now just be Shantae: (Another Subtitle) or Risky's Revenge II.
blu
Wants the largest console games publisher to avoid Nintendo's platforms.
800 pts in one go:DJ_Lae said:
X-Scape or Minis March Again
800 pts in bites:
Aura-Aura Climber (200 pts)
Ninja Karakuri Den (200 pts)
Fizz (200 pts)
Birds and Beans (200 pts)
Army Defender (200 pts)
Spotto! (200 pts)
Princess Skittles
Prince's's 'Skittle's
Indeed. It's funny to see it in action though.Ranger X said:
I was also thinking there could be a few other things going on here, perhaps they didn't know if they could commit to more chapters/games.. so dropping the "Episode 1" from the title shields them from too much fan outcry or perhaps they finally got a publisher for a retail release (thus maybe making Risky's Revenge an intro or interquel to that).
It'd be nice to hear from WayForward on it, since I beleive each "episode" was supposed to be three dungeons.
The Take Out Bandit said:
I had a GBC before. I have very little incentive outside of this to get a DSi when I have a DS already. At least the GBC was a new platform. So in my scenario, it would have been only 19.99 to play it back then. This is asking me to grab the same platform for some little net download. Honestly if this were a normal DS release, I would have had it day one. But this DLC garbage. :/ I really don't consider DS->DSi to be any leap at all. On the other hand 3DS is an actual leap.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
So how many dungeons does Risky's Revenge have?Princess Skittles said:
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
To be fair, I think it's a better selling point to do it that way.Mejilan said:
blu
Wants the largest console games publisher to avoid Nintendo's platforms.
*scratches head*Glix said:This game just broke my DSiIt turns on and then shuts down right away. Battery is blue.
Anyone ever deal with this before?
Never seen it, but you can try powering it on while plugged in the mains. See if that changes the pattern. Also, try powering it on with and without a DS cart.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
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It does feel like my batteries getting sucked dry a lot quicker than my previous Phat and Lite.
I wonder if my DSi is losing battery life or if it's just the games I'm playing. It can't be the battery life because I played my Phat a lot and it felt like the battery lasted longer.
I wonder if my DSi is losing battery life or if it's just the games I'm playing. It can't be the battery life because I played my Phat a lot and it felt like the battery lasted longer.
The Take Out Bandit said:
Shantae sells for $150? Time to sell my copy off.
EDIT: Wow, people are selling it for more than that on eBay...and that's for the cart alone. Maybe I can sell of my complete copy to someone and use the cash towards a 3DS next year. :lol
Nobodyspatzy
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For those who finished like I did, I have read that there are speed-run challenges which net you some different end-game images like
. Granted, I normally am not a fan of speed-runs, but what the hey, I'll do it =p
Thought about it a bit more, and as much as I do still have complaints, I am enjoying this game more on my second play.
a Shantae in a bathing suit for finishing under 2 hours, or Rotty finishing with 100% under 3 hours
Thought about it a bit more, and as much as I do still have complaints, I am enjoying this game more on my second play.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
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That's kind of disheartening to hear, but I guess we shouldn't complain because the game is too good.Princess Skittles said:
I would've loved to see more episodes but hopefully we'll see more either before the 3DS or when the 3DS comes out.
The Take Out Bandit
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Wow!
This game is so good.
I don't know what it is that I love about sprites, but sprites do it for me the way bloom lighting, bump mapping, and real time shadows do it for those other people. Everything is just gorgeous and a pleasure to look at.
Also love the idle animations, how Shantae stops to adjust her top while idling. :lol :lol :lol Watching Risky kick her legs with glee as the Tinker Boat tries to stomp Shantae.
When Capcom is done playing pretend, they need to contact Wayforward about doing sprites for Street Fighter 4! :3
May be soon.
Looking at the manual they have content and support information for Australia and New Zealand already in there.
This game is so good.
I don't know what it is that I love about sprites, but sprites do it for me the way bloom lighting, bump mapping, and real time shadows do it for those other people. Everything is just gorgeous and a pleasure to look at.
Also love the idle animations, how Shantae stops to adjust her top while idling. :lol :lol :lol Watching Risky kick her legs with glee as the Tinker Boat tries to stomp Shantae.
When Capcom is done playing pretend, they need to contact Wayforward about doing sprites for Street Fighter 4! :3
mandiller said:
May be soon.
Looking at the manual they have content and support information for Australia and New Zealand already in there.
Princess Skittles
Prince's's 'Skittle's
So I have to admit, despite being in one of my absolute favorite, under-appreciated genres, I never really could get into the original Shantae. I'm absolutely going to give it another chance if WayForward can manage to get it up on the upcoming Portable Virtual Console, but my original attempts (which were many) always fell short. I'm not sure the exact cause but I think it greatly had to do with the cramped screen space and how the game felt it didn't work around this limitation very well.
But Risky's Revenge doesn't have this issue and now I'm really feeling how great the original probably could have been (had I gotten past my issue with screen space usage). I've gotten the first seal so far.
The Mighty Flip Champs reward was really lame, by the way. It was nice getting an extra 300 gems right off the bat, but that basically allowed me to buy every non-jam item at the start instead of building up to or earning them. I think it would been much better to have made the reward something neat like an alternate color outfit, extra costume or playing as the MFC gal.
Also:
But Risky's Revenge doesn't have this issue and now I'm really feeling how great the original probably could have been (had I gotten past my issue with screen space usage). I've gotten the first seal so far.
The Mighty Flip Champs reward was really lame, by the way. It was nice getting an extra 300 gems right off the bat, but that basically allowed me to buy every non-jam item at the start instead of building up to or earning them. I think it would been much better to have made the reward something neat like an alternate color outfit, extra costume or playing as the MFC gal.
Also:
WTF I accidentally killed the puppy dog in the kitchen. ;___________;
The Take Out Bandit
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Princess Skittles said:
You will say 100 Hail Shantae's and help blind children cross the street as penance!
To be completely fair as much as I loved the original game, it was uneven in spots and had some missing audio cues / animation cues for some enemies. However once you got used to the pattern attacks it was less surprising, but I can understand how some people would be put off by it.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
I love that TToB is the only poster on GAF who uses the the "Title" section when he writes replies
Scythesurge
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I'm saved in the second dungeon now and I'm really loving the game! It's so smooth and well designed, I really just don't want it to end. I definitely think that RR is a lot more playable than the original at this point, though the original will always remain special.
lol bubsy 3D
Princess Skittles
Prince's's 'Skittle's
This game reminds me, I usually bookmark good archive style threads but I missed one I can't for the life of me find it over the Google search, it was a compendium of 2D Platform Action Adventure games like Shantae and Monster World, I really wish I could track that down again so I could scout out games from the listings again.
Speaking of.. so Matt Bozon says he's never played a Monster World game? Sure, I mean, even though the games are ridiculously similar, they're not exactly genre-bending, so two well made games in the same style could coincidentally feel awfully similar. I can buy that absolutely. But then I got the monkey transformation dance and it's SO damn similar to the mouse transformation from Dragon's Trap that it really makes it harder to beleive he's never played the game.
Speaking of.. so Matt Bozon says he's never played a Monster World game? Sure, I mean, even though the games are ridiculously similar, they're not exactly genre-bending, so two well made games in the same style could coincidentally feel awfully similar. I can buy that absolutely. But then I got the monkey transformation dance and it's SO damn similar to the mouse transformation from Dragon's Trap that it really makes it harder to beleive he's never played the game.
SpacePirate Ridley
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Fuck, fuck, fuck. Was going to buy it unitl I saw it was not out in europe.
WHY!?!?!?!?!?!
WHY!?!?!?!?!?!
The Take Out Bandit
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SpacePirate Ridley said:
The solution is simple.
Move to America!
Princess Skittles said:
This one, perhaps?
Come aboard Enk's SSSrpg Boat of Love! High speed ahead!
I honestly thought there was a newer one...
The Take Out Bandit
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I hope that since they've done most of the heavy lifting with getting all these wonderful sprites made they'll re-use them for several more installments.
Not that I want to suggest Wayforward sit on their talent, but I'd be completely happy with several $12 installments of this great franchise!
Maybe add more idle and incidental animations for characters every time.
Not that I want to suggest Wayforward sit on their talent, but I'd be completely happy with several $12 installments of this great franchise!
Maybe add more idle and incidental animations for characters every time.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
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1up review: A-
http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3181797
Reviews so far:
1up - A
Nintendo Life - 10
IGN - 9
http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3181797
Reviews so far:
1up - A
Nintendo Life - 10
IGN - 9
The Take Out Bandit
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TheFLYINGManga_Ka said:
RUNNING TO UPDATE OP!
Does anybody know, all you ninnies talking up Monster World have me bi-curious; is the PS2 Sega Ages MW Collection import friendly? Does it have English language by chance like the Phantasy Star Collection?
The Take Out Bandit
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Aeana said:
Thanks!
When I get some spare scratch I will try to obtain a copy.
blu said:
Zezonia (a heavily Zelda inspired action RPG) also just came out on DSiWare for 800 points, and I've heard plenty of good things. I haven't played it, or any DSiWare games yet for that matter, but it's what I plan on buying with my remaining points. For anyone who likes classic Zelda it's said to be a good choice.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
Yes. I recommend this also.Bear said:
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
I do recommend Mini's March Again. I haven't gotten it myself but I want to just for the level editor. I don't know if you can still share them online though.
Princess Skittles
Prince's's 'Skittle's
YES YES YES THAT'S IT.Mejilan said:
You're my hero!
*bookmarks*
On topic, I finally ditched my DSL and CycloDS Evolution for that DSi I've had sitting on a shelf collecting dust for a year. I equipped it with a Supercard DSTwo, so I can now easily play my DSiWare games without giving up on all of the substantial flashcard benefits I've been enjoying on my DSL all these years.
And yeah, as mentioned, the Monster World Collection for the PS2 includes the translated versions of each game that was actually localized. Which was pretty much all of 'em except for the last Genny game. As long as you have some way of getting your PS2 to load the game, it's quite import friendly. In my US PS2 situation, I circumvented the disc reading problem by popping my PS2 HDD out of the system, wiring it to my PC, and installing the game via my computer, which can read the disc. Ditto with the Phantasy Star Collection, and a few EU imports I picked up not too long ago. (EDF2, baby!)
Hahaha. Fantastic. I couldn't remember the name of the thread, but I DID recall that it was created by Enk. Conveniently, it was the very first result the GAF Google search pulled up when I typed his username (and just that) in the search field.Princess Skittles said:
And yeah, as mentioned, the Monster World Collection for the PS2 includes the translated versions of each game that was actually localized. Which was pretty much all of 'em except for the last Genny game. As long as you have some way of getting your PS2 to load the game, it's quite import friendly. In my US PS2 situation, I circumvented the disc reading problem by popping my PS2 HDD out of the system, wiring it to my PC, and installing the game via my computer, which can read the disc. Ditto with the Phantasy Star Collection, and a few EU imports I picked up not too long ago. (EDF2, baby!)
Just beat the game with 5 hours on the clock, 2:40~ left in battle tower (with lots of room for improvement), missing 3 items and can't be arsed (and dpad is too shitty) to find the rest. A solid 7-8 for sure (which is Megaman Zero series territory for me) with my only complaint being all key item placement seem to be a bit too random.
Now I need to dust off the SP+ and the first Shantae and hope the next one won't be an 18 month wait.
Now I need to dust off the SP+ and the first Shantae and hope the next one won't be an 18 month wait.
The Take Out Bandit
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I have a Japanese PS2. :X
I just need to sell some stuff to get money to waste on games.
I just need to sell some stuff to get money to waste on games.