Robin Jarvis

A short and unpolished Shantae game, which despite returning to its Metroidvania roots manages to be much shallower than its prequel Half Genie Hero. The character design is great, the music is good, the backgrounds are flat compared to HGH. The gameplay is what feels most pared down, with the transformations and abilities streamlined down to real bare-bones essentials, and very little in terms of additional content and replayability. A series of missed opportunities - too late now to ask for DLC, I suppose, so here's hoping the next instalment will have a bit more meat on its bones.