Shadow the Hedgehog New Details and Interview

LOUD-TREE · Post by **LOUD-TREE** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 6:21 pm

Shadow looks overly stupid when he carries those guns that're three times the size of his own body.

Professor Machenstein · Thu Aug 25, 2005 6:25 pm

You mean with this bad boy?

Hee hee. It does look overly stupid. But watch the video, man. It's looking more and more like the speed stages of Sonic Adventure 2 as oppose to Sonic Heroes with guns. The Chaos Control also has a cool "fwhoosh" sound effect to it.

LOUD-TREE · Post by **LOUD-TREE** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 7:00 pm

Professor Machenstein wrote:You mean with this bad boy?

Hee hee. It does look overly stupid. But watch the video, man. It's looking more and more like the speed stages of Sonic Adventure 2 as oppose to Sonic Heroes with guns. The Chaos Control also has a cool "fwhoosh" sound effect to it.

It does look good; I just fear Sonic Team will get the 3D formula right for once, but with a Shadow game. It's an option if you want to use guns, yes?

Post by **Segaholic2** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 7:21 pm

Why the hell are Sonic, Rouge, and Knuckles following Shadow around? Is there some sort of partner system that I haven't heard about?

Double-S- · Post by **Double-S-** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 7:34 pm

Those guns are terribly modeled.

Frieza2000 · Post by **Frieza2000** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 7:39 pm

Segaholic2 wrote:Why the hell are Sonic, Rouge, and Knuckles following Shadow around? Is there some sort of partner system that I haven't heard about?

Apparently. In every level there's someone who follows you to either bug you to do some objective for them or to help you out. I read it's possible to ditch them if you just run fast enough.

Post by **Esrever** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:33 pm

I actually like that claymation-esque art style they use in the CG cut scenes.

There! I found one thing I like about this game.

ONLY one thing.

Professor Machenstein · Fri Aug 26, 2005 5:04 am

One thing is a lot for GHZ's standards, no?

Baba O'Reily · Post by **Baba O'Reily** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 5:18 am

Quite.

Double-S- · Post by **Double-S-** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 10:52 am

I hate that CGI style.

Post by **Crazy Penguin** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 11:35 am

I love it, but I don't think it fits the tone they're going for. Then again, I don't think Shadow and Sonic and friends really fit the tone they're going for...

gr4yJ4Y · Post by **gr4yJ4Y** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 8:15 pm

After playing almost nothing but 2-D games all summer, I'm looking forward to almost any kind of 3-D adventure.

Ngangbius · Post by **Ngangbius** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 10:28 pm

Really?

Hmm...

Post by **big_smile** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 1:20 am

gr4yJ4Y wrote:After playing almost nothing but 2-D games all summer, I'm looking forward to almost any kind of 3-D adventure.

Is Shadow the Hedgehog really a 3D game? Most of the levels shown so far seem to consist of narrow, 2D-like paths, which Ã¢â‚¬ËœfakeÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ 3D by being suspended over a bottomless pit.

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IGN have posted an interview with Iizuka here, although most of the questions and responses seem to have been recycled from previous interviews.

^_^

Professor Machenstein · Sat Aug 27, 2005 6:06 pm

IGN: Were there movies or films that inspired the look or direction of Shadow?

Iizuka: We use a variety of different mediums to gather inspiration from, but the true ideasÃ¢â‚¬Â¦the heart of ShadowÃ¢â‚¬Â¦comes from the brilliant minds of our internal art department. I can, however, say that we did reference films like Underworld, Constantine and even Terminator series while creating concept art for Shadow. These movies and more were used to create the image of what we thought Shadow and his world would be.

Speaks for itself.

Dark Crow · Post by **Dark Crow** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 7:32 pm

Iizuka and co. wouldn't know inspiration if it came up and shot them in the face. I wouldn't mind if the whole team got shot in the face, though.

firemario1001 · Post by **firemario1001** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 8:20 pm

Wait, he's moved up to the ranks of Producer? I thought he was directing this.

Frieza2000 · Post by **Frieza2000** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 12:37 am

Is Naka...retiring? Not that he hasn't effectivly done so already, but in name as well?

Ngangbius · Post by **Ngangbius** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 5:15 am

Naka was never involved in this game in the first place.

j-man · Post by **j-man** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 11:48 am

firemario1001 wrote:Wait, he's moved up to the ranks of Producer? I thought he was directing this.

If it's anything like the film industry, direction is actively crafting the way the game looks and plays (or at least, telling the programmers exactly how to craft it like the director wants) while producers just sort of scrape cash together for the project and try their best to sound important. Accordingly, I wouldn't consider being just the producer "moving up the ranks".

firemario1001 · Post by **firemario1001** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 11:57 am

Then why would a company promote their talented developers to be producers, where they no longer have much input in their products? That's just stupid. They should just pay them more.

Post by **Esrever** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 1:32 pm

Producers DO have a pretty big influence on the direction of a project, though.

j-man · Post by **j-man** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 4:23 pm

A producer influencing direction? HAS THE WORLD GONE TOPSY TURVY?!

Omni Hunter · Post by **Omni Hunter** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 5:38 pm

Bearing in mind j-man studied the media of film, I have to side with him. Producers are pretty much wallets with legs, the amount of money they put forward to a film may effect how the director goes about things but it's up to the director to as effective as possible no matter the size of the budget. Clerks? Resevoir Dogs?

Post by **Esrever** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 7:33 pm

If you guys don't think that producers influence the content of a film, you are far, far, FAR more optimistic about the film industry than I am. I'm sure that most directors would LOVE to find a producer that will just fork up the money and butt out, but good luck with that!