Shantae: Pirate Queen's Quest DLC

It's almost the same maps with minor change of quest and monster. No dancing or shaking boobies (lol). Very short story telling. It likes playing Shantae with alternative mode. I don't recommend if you're looking for more challenge from this DLC for almost the same price of main game. It's OK to buy for cheer developer up, and It's still fun.

Holy resused content. This is not somthign that shoudl be sold as 10$ This added such a small amount of content not even new bosses for Risky, some of the levels were a bit different but man, what a let down, wait for it to go on sale, or go talk to your seafaring uncle

I feel like the people who are complaining about the fact that this DLC contrives reasons for you to play the fight the same bosses again are missing the point. The whole premise of Risky Boots having to traverse the same levels that you just beat as Shantae is contrived in and of itself. The reason for buying this DLC is to allow you to play through the campaign again as Risky instead of Shantae, utilising a different set of abilities for offence and traversal to match her character, all while getting to experience all new voice acting, enemies, and animations. If you are expecting a brand new set of levels and bosses, then this DLC probably isn't for you. On the other hand, if you enjoyed the main game and want an excuse to play through a somewhat remixed version of it, then you should definitely consider buying this DLC. Whether you think its worth the full $10 or want to wait for a sale is up to you. Alternatively, if you don't already have the base game, you should probably just buy the version that includes all the DLC to begin with.

As far as DLC goes, yeah, it was underwhelming. But, more of the same of Shantae is never a bad thing. Playing as Risky Boots was still fun enough, even though the move sets are exactly like The Pirate's Curse, it was still great to play through the game with different abilities as well as finding new collectibles. My biggest gripe with this DLC is playing through the exact same levels. Yeah, each level is slightly different to suit Risky Boots and her new move set, but this isn't Shovel Knight and I felt there was a lot of wasted potential. And it's short. I did a 100% run in less than 3 hours. I know its DLC and all, but it could have stood to be a bit longer. Despite all these flaws, I still recommend it, as it's still a great platformer, fun and you get more of the same. I will say the $9.99 is a steep asking price, I feel it should be in the $4-$5.99 range for the amount of content you get. Maybe wait for a pice drop, but if you're a fan of Shantae, give this one a shot.

Ever get Meta Knightmare mode in Kirby and go, "Damn! I really wish I could pay ten dollars for this!" Well now you can! Just trade the screen murder for upgrades. Yeah... don't buy this... I love this game yeah. But come on. $10 for this? Really? There's no where near as much back tracking as there was in Shantae's run. Which I'm still debating on whether that's good or not... Wait till a sale.

The best of the three DLCs. You play as Risky Boots with different weapons and abilities from Shantae, which you unlock as you progress in the game. She plays differently from Shantae and her weapons are also really fun to upgrade and use. Once you unlock everything it's incredibly fun to chain together your cannon jumps and hat glides to burst through the levels. The real shame is that the pacing and exploration isn't as good as the main game. You only really need to explore each level twice, and since the level design largely stays unchanged; it's not as fulfilling as going through for the first time in the main game. And even though she plays differently from Shantae, it only really starts to get going half way through the game, while the first half feels too similar to the original game. There are some interesting things here, it definitely has the most amount of depth out of all the DLCs. But unless you haven't played the game for some time or are going for 100% of the achievements I can't recommend this one.

First of all I bought the DLC for 10$ Was Disappointed of this DLC becuase: 1. It is a rehash of Half Genie Hero. 2. The Levels are ALL the same. They even have most of the time the same layout. ( Some level have changed to make the platforming different for Risky) 3. The Boss Fights are ALL the same except the last one. 4. I needed 2 Hours to finish the game with 73% completion. ( 3 hours and i would have completed it) 5. The Game like Half Genie Hero is WAY to easy... Even the Hardcore mode was a joke in the original Game. 6. Item Balancing is broken in this game. If you upgrade the sword only 3 times, you will destroy the game easily. So in conclusion, i do not Recommand this game. At least not for 10$. Wait for a Steam sale to drop to at least 5$. Wayforward delivered to little here. If you are a die Hard Shantae lover like i am ( completed all the games / all achievments) you will get this game anyway. If not stay away for now.

I payed 5 dollars for this dlc and even then it feels like it has such little content. Some of the added platforming is fun such as having to shoot floating eyes to create new platforms that are often on a timer, but in the end you are playing the exact same levels over and since the main game is all about playing the levels over and over again this time around is completely unwelcomed. Risky plays different than Shantae in that she has different abilities but none of them are all that interesting. Shantae half genie hero is probably my least favorite Shantae game but I still greatly enjoyed it and got 100 percent in the game. If they would have added an all new adventure with new levels even if it was the same length as this dlc it would probably be worth the 10 bucks but as it stands I would not buy this for a dollar let alone 10.

[i]Pirate' Queen's Quest[/i] is a decent but flawed DLC. It's fun and I [i]do[/i] recommend playing it, but with its current $10 asking price, it's up in the air whether or not you'll find it worth your purchase. You play as Risky Boots, the villain of the Shantae series. Instead of magic, Risky relies on her weapons and tools. If you've played [i]Pirate's Curse[/i], you're familiar with the concept behind Risky's weaponry; instead of having to transform into monkeys and elephants to platform/fight/complete puzzles, you do everything with your pistol, cannon, and parachute hat, all of which can be used in tandem. Like in [i]Pirate's Curse[/i], Risky's equipment is satisfying to use, giving the gameplay a fluidity that other Shantae games lack. However, unlike [i]Pirate's Curse[/i], or indeed any other Shantae game, your power-ups rarely have a chance to shine because of the level design. The level design in [i]Pirate Queen's Quest[/i] is arguably some of the worst in the entire series, for one big reason; none of the levels were designed with your equipment in mind. If you've played previous Shantae games, you may remember sections specially designed for things like Shantae's monkey transformation, or her cannon power-up, or her dash ability. These sections were the meat of Shantae's gameplay, because they challenged the player to put their new abilities to good use. Outside of the final level (and the occasional hidden-away chest), these sections don't exist in [i]Pirate Queen's Quest[/i]. You have a cannon that lets you quadruple-jump, but no jumps which challenge you to use that cannon skillfully. You have a grappling hook that lets you navigate upside-down, but virtually no puzzles which require its usage. The pistol is the only weapon that's satisfyingly implemented into gameplay, being the piece of equipment you start the game with. All of this can perhaps be blamed on one of the more baffling design decisions made for this game; in lieu of the more traditional Shantae progression, where your abilities allow you to access new areas (or new areas unlock for you after beating a boss), you can immediately visit any of the 5 main levels from the very start of [i]Pirate Queen's Quest[/i]. On paper, that sounds like a really cool idea! You can go wherever you want, challenge yourself in the first 2 minutes of gameplay! However, to accommodate this freedom, every level consequentially had to be designed in such a way that it could be beaten by a player with no equipment. That means no levels where you glide over pits with your hat, or cannon-jump over spikes, or do anything as challenging and cool as the stuff you did in [i]Pirate's Curse[/i], In fact, most levels only have the most barebones of alterations. The final level (and boss) was great, mostly as a byproduct of being designed for a player who has all their power-ups... if the entire game was designed like that, I'd be a lot happier with [i]Pirate Queen's Quest[/i]. As someone who was already familiar with the layout of most of the levels, I breezed through this DLC in 2.4 hours, getting 100% along the way. If you're expecting "Pirate's Curse 2" from this, you're going to be disappointed. That said, I had fun barging through Sequin Land as Risky Boots, and maybe you will too.

Read the negative reviews and I got to say they are harsh but fair. The content added by this DLC is certainly over priced. Apart from the price though is it is refreshing and fun so for now just save you're money and wait for this to go on sale.