WTF, how much more can they ruin Sonic?

[A Black Falcon]

Definitely. Those characters just don't make sense in a 'realistic' world, and the fact that they keep trying is pretty sad...

DJ: You're right about the 'evil twin' thing... :D

[Great Rumbler]

Evil twins = over-used cliche

Not that I wouldn't use it anyway, but that's just me.

[A Black Falcon]

VG Cats' one on this is better than PA's...

[lazyfatbum]

hahaha :D

I never thought of it that way... I hope Dr. Robotnik wears a white sheet in the game.

[Great Rumbler]

VG Cats is one of the greatest web-comics ever.

[Dark Jaguar]

"Urban", meaning "black"?

What, here's your spear.

My WHAT? Isn't this supposed to be in space?

It's a SPACE spear. It shoots lasers!

[Great Rumbler]

New details:

Sega has announced that Takashi Iizuka will be taking control of Shadow the Hedgehog. The game's anti-hero will be tormented by his past but also have to confront aliens, the G.U.N. army and Dr. Eggman in over 50 missions.

"Since we first introduced him in Sonic Adventure 2, we have wanted to feature Shadow in his own game," said Takashi Iizuka, Game Director, SEGA Studio USA. "We maintained Shadow as a mysterious character and now fans can control his destiny by engaging in a unique gameplay experience that offers a multitude of possibilities!"

"The Sonic franchise has sold more than 38-million units worldwide and SEGA plans to support this new brand with a complimentary lineup of new Sonic products across all platforms in 2005," said Scott A. Steinberg, Vice President of Marketing, SEGA of America, Inc. "We expect Shadow The Hedgehog to be a cornerstone title in this strategy as well as a new and dynamic brand for SEGA."

The game is due out later this year, but that is as detailed as the release date is at present.

I can't wait.

http://www.cube-europe.com/news.php?nid=7559

[A Black Falcon]

Mysterious figure tormented by his past???? Where do they come up with such amazing and innovative new story ideas?

[Great Rumbler]

I know! And aliens?! Are you freaking kidding me?! That's sounds incredibly awesome and totally original!!

now fans can control his destiny by engaging in a unique gameplay experience that offers a multitude of possibilities!

Woo!

[A Black Falcon]

Shadow The Hedgehog allows players to collect an arsenal of weapons, vehicles, and objects to rocket through more than 50 unique missions. In his feature debut, Shadow is tormented by a dark past, struggling to discover his true identity. He is caught in a complex battle between aliens, the G.U.N. army, and Dr. Eggman, and discovers that he may be the very element that will tip the scales between good and evil forever.

"Since we first introduced him in Sonic Adventure 2, we have wanted to feature Shadow in his own game," said Takashi Iizuka, Game Director, SEGA Studio USA. "We maintained Shadow as a mysterious character and now fans can control his destiny by engaging in a unique gameplay experience that offers a multitude of possibilities!"

Is he an android created by Dr. Eggman? Is he the original Shadow simply suffering from amnesia? Or is there an even more sinister explanation? Now, gamers will decide in a race against time by choosing between any number of routes by which to unveil the secrets of his past. Multiple endings will reflect critical decisions at every stage of the game. Gamers have ultimate control over Shadow's past, with the potential to rewrite his history time and time again.

http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/598/598625p1.html






The guns look completely out of place in the fantasy world of Sonic surrounding them... it's so stupid...

[Dark Jaguar]

Lookit his hover boots. The gun should be in that style. Like, roundish with the same color scheme.

[Great Rumbler]

Is it really that hard to make a gun that doesn't look like it was ripped off the cover of a rap album?*

*No offense to anyone who loves rap. :p

[lazyfatbum]

The art style says no, but the demographics say yes.

[Great Rumbler]

Man, I really miss the old days.

[OB1]

The guns look completely out of place in the fantasy world of Sonic surrounding them... it's so stupid...

I'm glad you've finally seen the truth!

[A Black Falcon]

Lookit his hover boots. The gun should be in that style. Like, roundish with the same color scheme.

Yes. That'd work much better.

I'm glad you've finally seen the truth!

I don't think this game is going to destroy our youth, but it is a stupid thing to put in a Sonic game. It just doesn't fit at all.

[Smoke]

Wonder Twin Powers Activate! Form of excrement! Shape of marketing gone awry!

[Great Rumbler]

I wonder what Yuji Naka thinks?

Yuji Naka: Yuji Naka thinks these guys are doofuses.

Well there you have it.

[OB1]

I'm glad you're not thinking in extremes again, ABF.




Me: Hey you shouldn't throw that trash bag into the streets! It's bad for the environment!

ABF: Hey the earth isn't going to EXPLODE, is it? So it's fine! Yeesh.

[A Black Falcon]

OB1: You were being pretty negative in the previous thread, and that was an intentional exaggeration...

Wonder Twin Powers Activate! Form of excrement! Shape of marketing gone awry!

Haha... that part of that show is so stupid... :)

[Dark Jaguar]

Wonder Twin Powers are AWESOME.

...

Why aren't they in the Justice League anyway? And where's Black Vulcan (sorry, SUPER Vulcan), and Apache Chief, and that one guy that's like a fusion of two people with nuclear flames that can do stuff to everything except organic stuff?

[A Black Falcon]

Hmm... perhaps Justice League is aiming at a bit older agegroup than Superfriends was? Like, perhaps teenagers instead of elementary school kids? :)

That'd mostly explain the lack of the Wonder Twins... unless they just decided that they were stupid or something and didn't want to put them in this show. They kind of were, you know... I mean, turning into water? Saving kids from things like running away from home? Uhh... :)

[OB1]

Actually there was a Justice League Unlimited episode with all of those Superfriends guys (with different names in some cases, for obvious reasons), and it was pretty interesting. A nice little twist to those lame characters from Superfriends.

[A Black Falcon]

... obvious reasons? But aren't they both shows with superheroes from the same universe (ie Marvel or DC)? Or is that wrong?

[OB1]

Uh, I mean because the old names weren't exactly pc. Black Lightning, Apache Chief, etc. :)

Ever watch Harvery Birdman before?

[A Black Falcon]

Once or twice... I guess so (about the names thing). But that's not true for the Wonder Twins.

[Dark Jaguar]

Well... it makes fun of... twins...

Yeah, it is stupid....

But hey! It's not like they couldn't make them WORK somehow. Just put them IN there, and give them something lame like their original names, none of this "Long Shadow" stuff!

[Dark Jaguar]

Just resurrecting the past to remind us that Metroid isn't the first series to completely destroy it's roots. The diff is in this case it's a matter of aweful writing while the art style is perfectly acceptable.

...Though actually what's with the mole on Samus's face? Clone I tell ya! Send her back to Queen Dopplepopolus!

[EdenMaster]

Take that, subspace!

[A Black Falcon]

2005? Little did we know that the worst Sonic was yet to come...