It is a step up and a step down from the other shantae games. The cards were a good chance. Having more ability to customize your gameplay is always good. The magic was pretty recycled from the other games. The map layouts felt a lot worse than the big changes in scenery we had in Pirates Curse and Half genie hero. Most of which just felt like sewers or recolored sewers. The movement was a lot better though but you were almost required to constantly dash as the maps felt so bloated. Most of your powers of movement not requiring dancing was a big plus and helped keep moving around a lot smoother.

Normally I 100% the game without guides before fighting the last boss but this game had more hidden objects than usual and going through every screen to scan or sometimes multiple times on the same screen in these massive maps was mind numbing. I got 91% completion when I ended the game. I might replay it at some point but my time played for money spent wasn't great. In the future I wish all of the areas had counters for the amount of hidden squids, nuggets, etc in an area so you don't have to create tedious gameplay to 100% it or feel bad for looking something up. Inflated hours played just searching for 1-2 last pieces isn't very fun nor is having to give up to use a guide but that depends on the person.

Shantae is always fun to control and the humor is great. Shes a cutie half genie but I feel like the negatives this time out ranked the positives. Still it was enjoyable overall but i'd wait for a sale.

It is a step up and a step down from the other shantae games. The cards were a good chance. Having more ability to customize your gameplay is always good. The magic was pretty recycled from the other games. The map layouts felt a lot worse than the big changes in scenery we had in Pirates Curse and Half genie hero. Most of which just felt like sewers or recolored sewers. The movement was a lot better though but you were almost required to constantly dash as the maps felt so bloated. Most of your powers of movement not requiring dancing was a big plus and helped keep moving around a lot smoother. Normally I 100% the game without guides before fighting the last boss but this game had more hidden objects than usual and going through every screen to scan or sometimes multiple times on the same screen in these massive maps was mind numbing. I got 91% completion when I ended the game. I might replay it at some point but my time played for money spent wasn't great. In the future I wish all of the areas had counters for the amount of hidden squids, nuggets, etc in an area so you don't have to create tedious gameplay to 100% it or feel bad for looking something up. Inflated hours played just searching for 1-2 last pieces isn't very fun nor is having to give up to use a guide but that depends on the person. Shantae is always fun to control and the humor is great. Shes a cutie half genie but I feel like the negatives this time out ranked the positives. Still it was enjoyable overall but i'd wait for a sale.