Shantaemblem: and the Divine Fragments, a -I guess I would say story driven, the main goal was to translate Shantae’s characters, themes, and gameplay elements into Fire Emblem as much as I could- romhack from @Stephano
What is one thing about your project that you feel has had a lot of/the most time and effort put into it?
Stephano: Animations. I’ve made of 60+ animations specifically for this project with many more to come. I still have a lot of the project left to do, but I never felt motivated working on it if the animations were just default ones. So, I had to get to work.
What was/is the most enjoyable part of working on your project?
Stephano: Working this my partner, Mek. He’s been writing the story, so I pretty much just do everything he says, despite me coming up with the project. haha. There will be times where he tells me the setting and the enemies, and then a shiver runs down my spine as I realize how many animations I have to make. But its all worth it.
What is one thing about your project that you wanted to talk about that you didn’t have the opportunity to include in your video?
Stephano: I briefly mention collectables and side quests. These have been really hard to come up with as the GBA engine doesn’t really allow you to do a whole lot when it comes to puzzles. So I really have to get creative to come up with a puzzle that you would see in an actual Shantae game. Some of the one’s I’ve been able to come up with I’m really proud of.
What inspired your project’s creation?
Stephano: I’ve been wanting to make a Fire Emblem ROM hack of a Shantae game for over 6 years. After all that time, I finally have the skills and someone crazy enough to help me. Currently 1.5-2 years into this project with hopefully only a year left.
What got you into making Fire Emblem fan games?
Stephano: I just like making stuff and I really like Fire Emblem. It seemed like a fun hobby. I try to explain to my friends and family what I’m doing and it just goes way over their heads. But it does make what I’m doing seem pretty cool to them. Honestly with how big of a time sink this project has been, I don’t think I have it in me to make a whole 'nother one. But I really enjoy doing it. It would be cool to help other people at some point.
BONUS QUESTION
What is one thing you have learned from working on your project?
Stephano: Making animations, being a good team leader. I’ve been apart of fire emblem modding teams before and they didn’t end well. The last thing I want is this project to end up like the others. All you have to do is be nice.