The more interesting things you can attack with is the equipment you gather. She uses her luscious locks it to whip foes high and low, and it can be upgraded to do more damage or faster hits. Shantae’s main weapon of the game is her hair. There was never a point where I felt any sense of repetitive play. You’re constantly going to new islands that have different environments spanning from lava deserts to subzero icey plains while concurrently collecting new pirate gear that changes the gameplay mechanics. It took me around 7 hours – which may seem like a long time for a game like this, but each section felt new and interesting. Not only is Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse charmfully entertaining, it’s also jam-packed with stuff to do. There’s this one character called ‘Squid Baron’ who I personally enjoyed because he’s extremely self aware of his status as a mini-boss and pokes fun at it throughout the whole game. I give props to Wayforward for being able to show off each of them even with minimal dialogue. As I said earlier, each character has their own personality and is funny in their own way. That didn’t turn me off of the game because Wayforward made every piece of character dialogue and cutscene gorgeous by adding a high res character model to better encapture the emotions, character changes, even jokes that you would miss if you only had the small pixel sprites. While they’re all beautiful, charming aspects of the game, sometime it seems like the sprites were out of place on a television screen. The chiptunes, pixelated action, and semi-squished character sprites are all signs that this wasn’t made for the PS4. You can tell that Pirate’s Curse was first created for a handheld system. Sit back and hoist the sails because it’s gonna be a long, but genuinely satisfying journey. She comes to the conclusion that he’s too powerful to handle alone, so she’ll need your help to get back her pirate gear, henchmen, and to defeat the evil sources of his powers which are hidden on each of islands you’ll visit. During the confrontation she deduces that it was probably her old captain called the Pirate Master who stole her stuff in an attempt to revive himself. The real plot is what happens after you defeat him. Your pirate nemesis of the series, Risky Boots, appears in your house accusing you of stealing her missing henchmen and gear. He’s a pretty funny character and I was under the assumption he was going to be the main antagonist in the game, but he’s just the first mini-boss you face. Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse swabs the deck with it’s adversaries and sets new standards for the platforming genre.ĭuring the game you play as the titular heroine Shantae, the half-genie, who has lost her powers. At the beginning you’re greeted by the sweet morning sounds of your home, Scuttle Town, being plundered by a bunch of comically large criminals that are lead by a brute called the Ammo Baron. From a random NPC to the final boss, every character you come by has their own unique charm. It’s abnormal for a platformer to have all of these elements collaborating harmoniously, but it works. The way it achieves it’s charismatic status is because the game has so many aspects working together to grant it that feeling: it’s beautiful art style, great level design, and it’s lively soundtrack – but the part that fascinated me the most was the fact that it’s filled to the brim with enthusiasm. I don’t think I’ve ever played a game with as much charisma and enthusiasm as Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse, and I’ve been playing games for a while.
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