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Sonic x Shadows Generations Release Date Trailer | Summer Game Fest 2024
Werewolf Jones
Member
Just give us Sonic Adventure 3.
The Sum of Zero
Gold Member
I 100% Generations on Xbox 360. Let's see if I can do it again.
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Punished Miku
Human Rights Subscription Service
I still dont know what this is.
Is it Sonic Generations remaster plus some bonus Shadow stuff? Is it a mashup of Shadow content from multiple games?
Is it Sonic Generations remaster plus some bonus Shadow stuff? Is it a mashup of Shadow content from multiple games?
Unknown?
Member
That was the original concept of Shadow.
Also there will be an open world hub according to PS Blog.
SF Kosmo
Al Jazeera Special Reporter
Yeah the messaging sucks. I think it's a Generations sequel with zones more focused on the 3D games rather than the 16-bit. But I could be totally wrong about that.
stickkidsam
Gold Member
I’m pretty sure it’s a remaster plus some new DLC based on Shadow. There hasn’t been any footage of Sonic in a new level, and it did say that it’s 2 adventures or something.
BlackTron
Gold Member
I want the Adventure 1 skin but not bad enough to preorder. Edit: Might just wait for Switch 2. Physical cart AND decent hardware. Already got old Generations on PC and honestly, it's hard to tell the difference but it could just be Youtube compression. The new Shadow content does look far more next-gen.
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FinalBossWithTheMostPower
Gold Member
I don't know, after how almost amazing Frontiers was, I want the sequel.
Belthazar
Member
I feel like the problem had less to do with the messaging and more with your reading skills. They've been pretty clear about what it is: a Generations remaster + a Shadow standalone campaign.
hybrid_birth
Gold Member
SF Kosmo
Al Jazeera Special Reporter
I haven't read anything though, I was watching a trailer and it was my first time hearing about it and it was totally unclear.
Soodanim
Member
lol that we don't really know if it's an expanded remaster or a sequel. Good work. Sega.
I was underwhelmed by Generations (tried to skip all the 3D stages but I was forced to do them IIRC) so I've essentially no interest in buying this, but I'll still keep an eye on it out of curiosity.
I do like the DnB track used in the trailer. Sonic deserves more music like that if it wants to be fast paced, not some silly sods doing cheesy vocal work.
Weird that a new game is shown and I'm more interested in the OST than the game.
I was underwhelmed by Generations (tried to skip all the 3D stages but I was forced to do them IIRC) so I've essentially no interest in buying this, but I'll still keep an eye on it out of curiosity.
I do like the DnB track used in the trailer. Sonic deserves more music like that if it wants to be fast paced, not some silly sods doing cheesy vocal work.
Weird that a new game is shown and I'm more interested in the OST than the game.
Unknown?
Member
The 3D stages were the best though. 2D wasn't that good, was only serviceable.
That said it's not a sequel, this is simply a remaster with an added Shadow campaign to cash in on the 3rd movie. The Shadow stuff does look pretty well made though.
wvnative
Member
I feel like they've been toying with us.
Saber
Gold Member
Shadow never had any actual concept from what I remember.This was supposed to be Sonic as Dark(Evil) Sonic, a type of form exclusive to this game(not a super form though, more like a transformation like Werehog). But they drop the concept because they wanted Sonic to be a hero, not a villain. So they created Shadow and designed it to be an anti-hero.
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Unknown?
Member
This is the character they were working on before Shadow was designed.
"When being designed, the character's original name was "Terios", an Old Greek word which roughly translates to "making dreams come true"[11], possibly chosen in reference to Gerald's reason for creating the Ultimate Lifeform."
Shadow the Hedgehog
Shadow the Hedgehog (シャドウ・ザ・ヘッジホッグ, Shadō za Hejjihoggu?) is a character that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. He is an anthropomorphic hedgehog/Black Arms hybrid who resembles Sonic the Hedgehog in many ways[8] and serves as his arch-rival and occasional ally. Shadow was created as the...
sonic.fandom.com
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SkylineRKR
Member
I bought it on Series S x-enhanced for 5 bucks. I wonder if this version is even worth it in this case. I guess if you really like Shadow.
Unknown?
Member
Depends if you enjoyed the original and how much extra this campaign will be. If it's 80% the size of the original, I would say it's worth it. If it's less than half the size, not really.
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Unknown?
Member
Uhhh most of those cyberspace levels were based off of Generations just with a cyber style. They had the same exact paths.
Ristifer
Member
I know. But they just look the same because of how basic they are.
Thick Thighs Save Lives
Gold Member
The cover art for the NA and JP release. Both look good imo.
Astral Dog
Member
They make Shadow look like a bad guy in the cover but this isn't Sonic Adventure 2 anymoreThe cover art for the NA and JP release. Both look good imo.
BlackTron
Gold Member
Shadow in SA2 and Generations are like some of the only bright spots in a wall of shit for me lol
Astral Dog
Member
Its one of the better recieved 3D Sonic games ,its modern enough they don't need to overhaul the visuals(though idk if there are any differences between this version and Xbox emulated)they want a new game alongside the movie launch,and the next main game is still years away it makes sense
Im actually surprised they are making a separate Shadow campaing for Generations ,it requires some effort unlike the barebones Sonic Colors port
Team Andromeda
Member
Sad to the see the predictable Sonic trolls
The game looks great, can't wait
The game looks great, can't wait
ShirAhava
Plays with kids toys, in the adult gaming world
wow
I think Sonic Unleashed (day levels) blow Generations out of the water
and I liked Sonic's human girlfriend from Sonic 06' better than Shadow the Edgehog lol
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Unknown?
Member
What makes you say that? We don't even know how much content there will be. We've had two trailers...
BlackTron
Gold Member
Day levels in Unleashed were good. Unfortunately, the insanely long and bad werehog levels, QTE's, choppy performance and cutscenes so cringe they make Sonic Adventure "you're gonna crash!" look like fine art, prevented me from completing it back in the day (I'm trying again with 60FPS which helps a lot slogging through the werehog stages).
Shadow the "Edgehog" the game, and character, was a disaster. When he debuted in Sonic Adventure 2 I thought he was awesome.
wvnative
Member
I don't hate Shadow the Hedgehog like most people, but playing it it's like wow, they could have made a realllllllllly cool game but this is what we got...
They should remake it into a good game, perhaps this new shadow story in generations is a half-step to kind of doing it?
BlackTron
Gold Member
I hated that game ever since it was announced and I saw the first piece of promo art from IGN. Shadow holding a revolver all edgy as fuck. It was dead pre-arrival for me, from that one piece of media I knew I hated everything this game stands for lol. That is a different character from the one that appeared in SA2. I will admit I've never played it. I already hated it AND the reviews mocked it.
Maybe they can remake it into a decent game but the whole "Shadow the Edgehog" thing is an assassination of a character I thought was cool so I'd rather keep it in the past.
Unknown?
Member
I was the same way but I recently went to play it on Dolphin to see if it was as bad as I thought back then and it really wasn't that bad and it did have some cool concepts like branching paths.
It tried way too hard to be cool but the gameplay wasn't any worse than Heroes.
BlackTron
Gold Member
Heroes with an Edgehog? Thanks but I'm good
