Sonic Gems Collection and Shadow - Early E3 Details

Frieza2000 · Post by **Frieza2000** » Wed May 18, 2005 12:22 pm

I don't know why I'm the first to know about this, but there was a new Shadow trailer unveiled at E3. It has some voice clips and a new Crush 40 song in the background. Otherwise, it's just more shots of levels we've already seen.

I got it here, but I think you need an account to download it.

Baba O'Reily · Post by **Baba O'Reily** » Wed May 18, 2005 3:13 pm

Nakasan_UKG wrote:It is?! Well then I guess I have nothing to do other than to shut my mouth (which is the hole I presumed you meant) and get Gems as soon as possible!
Thank you for your advice.

You have an opinion. This is strictly prohibited. But you understand, don't you?

Psxphile · Post by **Psxphile** » Thu May 19, 2005 9:49 pm

http://cube.ign.com/articles/616/616983p1.html
IGN article on Shadow the Hedgehog.

And, in response to said article, at another mesageboard I regular:

Shadowglass wrote:Well, for what it's worth, I've PLAYED the game (at E3). Three levels actually, and I must say that it was quite fun. MUCH better then heroes. The ability to pick up weapons is hella sweet. It adds depth and variety to the game-play, but is far from necessary for the Sonic Purists amongst us. If you want to just run non-stop, there's plenty of occasions for that too.

The violence is far from gratuitous. All the GUN soldiers are wearing padding of some sort, and they merely "fall down" when attacked. Their "demise" is the same whether Shadow blasts them with a rifle, kicks them in the head, just simply spin-dashes them.

The Good VS Evil thing is set up like this:

As you play a level, you have three possible mission goals.

1. Help Black Arms do something nefarious. (Aka: Kill GUN soldiers)
2. Simply finish the level (and usually snatch an Emerald)
3. Help a Sonic character fight the aliens. (Be it Sonic or Eggman --both showed up)

Honestly, those three mission goals set up for a lot a fun, because completing # 1 or 3 means being VERY careful about who you attack.

Ngangbius · Post by **Ngangbius** » Thu May 19, 2005 10:48 pm

I dunno, man. Many people claimed the Sonic Heroes demo was fun and look how the full game turned out.

Post by **Esrever** » Thu May 19, 2005 11:51 pm

I still contend that the Sonic Heroes demo WAS fun. Didn't think it would be the best level in the entire game. :/

Spazz · Post by **Spazz** » Fri May 20, 2005 12:02 am

WhOOOPs. Delete.

Koosh Koosh! · Post by **Koosh Koosh!** » Fri May 20, 2005 6:50 am

Why the fuck was this Shadowglass person playing that dreck, when he could have been trying to jack some headphones into the Gems Collection booth to discover which CD soundtrack they had on there?

(Sadly, I am only half joking.)

Psxphile · Post by **Psxphile** » Fri May 20, 2005 7:32 am

He and one other forummer attending the event managed to get some time on Sonic CD but found it was impossible to hear the music over all the noise.

SegaSonic · Post by **SegaSonic** » Fri May 20, 2005 10:46 am

Is there Some videos of this??

Gems Collection at E3 I mean.

Ancient · Post by **Ancient** » Fri May 20, 2005 4:31 pm

Why don't you just download videos of Sonic CD, Sonic Championship and Sonic R?

SegaSonic · Post by **SegaSonic** » Fri May 20, 2005 5:35 pm

What do you mean?

I want to know if there was Videos of E3, that is all.

Baba O'Reily · Post by **Baba O'Reily** » Fri May 20, 2005 8:27 pm

SegaSonic, you could at least, you know, try to make your nouns and verbs agree. Just a little bit.

Frieza2000 · Post by **Frieza2000** » Fri May 20, 2005 9:55 pm

Psxphile wrote:
Shadowglass wrote:1. Help Black Arms do something nefarious. (Aka: Kill GUN soldiers)

For anyone wondering, I just learned from a video interview that Black Arms is the name of the aliens, and Black Doom the Dark Lord is the name of their leader. He has a 'special role' in Shadow's development.

Kieth Palmer, Sega Producer wrote:In this game, you defiantly will be reintroduced to Sonic character cast members, as well as, uh, we've got an opportunity to incorporate new characters that kind of are very unexpected, something completely different than anything that you find in the Sonic Adventure series.

He sounded like he'd never played a Sonic game in his life, so I wouldn't take it too seriously.

Double-S- · Post by **Double-S-** » Fri May 20, 2005 10:19 pm

Frieza2000 wrote:
Kieth Palmer, Sega Producer wrote:In this game, you defiantly will be reintroduced to Sonic character cast members, as well as, uh, we've got an opportunity to incorporate new characters that kind of are very unexpected, something completely different than anything that you find in the Sonic Adventure series.
He sounded like he'd never played a Sonic game in his life, so I wouldn't take it too seriously.

What, so aliens have been seen in Sonic Adventure?

CM August · Post by **CM August** » Sat May 21, 2005 12:07 am

Black Doom the Dark Lord? Who WRITES this shit?

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Sat May 21, 2005 12:56 am

Dark Lord? As in Dark Lord Naka?

They're so stealing our ideas.

Frieza2000 · Post by **Frieza2000** » Sat May 21, 2005 10:29 am

Double-S- wrote:What, so aliens have been seen in Sonic Adventure?

I suppose that was misplaced. I was referring to how retarded he sounded through the whole interview more than the accuracy of that particular - no wait, not at GHZ, they won't care.

YOUR MOM was seen in Sonic Adventure! With Big!

CE · Post by CE » Sat May 21, 2005 12:15 pm

CM August wrote:Black Doom the Dark Lord? Who WRITES this shit?

A two-tailed fox named Miles Prower? Who WRITES this shit?

Brazillian Cara · Post by **Brazillian Cara** » Sat May 21, 2005 12:24 pm

A wizard did it.
BWAHAHAoverusedjoke.

CM August · Post by **CM August** » Sun May 22, 2005 3:10 am

CE wrote:
CM August wrote:Black Doom the Dark Lord? Who WRITES this shit?
A two-tailed fox named Miles Prower? Who WRITES this shit?

Miles Prower sounds infinitely better than Black Doom the Dark Lord even when I give it some thought. It's cheezy only to the people who recognise the pun, yet it still has a charm to it after the initial groan. More importantly, it actually looks and sounds good.

Additionally, Miles Prower was a fait accompli before I had even heard of Sonic, and was was much easier to accept. Same goes for Knuckles, actually. They're names I can look back on and consider without thinking "oy vey, that name sucks."

Frieza2000 · Post by **Frieza2000** » Sun May 22, 2005 6:03 am

Levels seen in the Shadow Demo:

Westopolis
Death Ruins
Sky Troops
Boss: Black Bull

Spazz · Post by **Spazz** » Sun May 22, 2005 8:47 am

<strike><a href="http://sonic-cult.net/newsx/fullnews.php?id=18">Actual gameplay footage of Shadow the Hedgehog</a></strike>
Edit: See [my] next post.

Psxphile · Post by **Psxphile** » Sun May 22, 2005 1:56 pm

Frieza2000 wrote:Boss: Black Bull

Does it give you wings?

Brazillian Cara · Post by **Brazillian Cara** » Sun May 22, 2005 2:18 pm

No, that one is...oh, you're making a joke.

Protodude · Post by **Protodude** » Sun May 22, 2005 2:51 pm

Frieza2000 wrote:Boss: Black Bullshit

lolfixed.