Hey guys a couple of hours ago Wayfoward released a new demo for backers of the game! Unfortunately, I was not a backer (I found out about it waaaay too late), but I found a video of someone who played the demo.
Overall it looks really good.
Style/Presentation
I really wish they would have stuck with Shantae's more original look, but other than that it looks great. Overall I like her in animations here, so I expect I won't be bothered too much when actually playing the game. The Tinkerbats (the enemies) on the other hand seem to translate well in this new art style. Their animations, however, look a bit too off to me. The backgrounds are awesome and the 2.5D look and feel seem the best so far in this demo. I really liked the sprite based art style, but this really is an improvement for the series. The remixed Scuttle Town music is amazing!
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Enemies/Hazards
I wish the Tinkerbats were a bit more aggressive on land. This is also probably just an introductory level seeing as how the other levels bolstered much more Shantae difficulty level enemies. The fact that there is no transformation part seems to support that. I do like that when you beat one, they fly off screen with an explosion... I think that is super :P.
The overal hazards in the stage look really good between the cannon balls that you have to watch out for and the fire tossed.
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Pirates Curse is definitely my overall favorite so far, but this does seems more in line with Risky's Revenge gameplay. That was a huge reason I'm vested in the series, so I'm really looking foward to more!
**Also, I know they said that they were aiming for a December release, but I have a feeling it may be delayed.
