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Welcome Center => News and Updates => Topic started by: Rolken on February 16, 2008, 04:56:11 am
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A preview of Sonic RPG is up at IGN (http://ds.ign.com/articles/852/852731p1.html), with accompanying new screengrabs. It's not looking too shabby, though the interview is slim on details. And I'm not so sure "Blue Ridge Zone" rings a bell.
IGN seems to be having uptime issues, so if you want to see the screenshots here's the NeoGAF topic (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=240387).
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Things that please me: still loving those backgrounds, real-time elements in the turn-based combat, the fact they're trying to have speed in the game, stylus control, "rich" story apparently.
Things that don't: Big (I mean srsly), travelling to another dimension (clichétastic), the name (also clichétastic).
Things I'm unsure about: turn based gameplay - low barrier to entry but also potentially shallow and breaks up gameplay a little.
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Dammit no actual new details. :(
Still hoping.
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It'll be exciting to see just how messed up Central City is 2 years after the Black Arms invasion. Still, I would have preferred a Tales of the Abyss (or Tales of Symphonia for those who haven't played ToA) style combat system. Big deserves a dark court felony for existance (sorry no benefits for him). Who knows what will lurk in that "alternate dimension". Let's hope we don't start fighting midgets with glowing finger tips, ultimate zombies, evil talking books with eye beams or evil world eaters sealed inside swords that are the Shakesphere of cursing/insults. <3
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Well regardless of how this shapes up Ill DL the ROM once it goes up >_>
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IGN: What kinds of locales will gamers recognize from the Sonic series?
Mark Darrah To name a few: Green Hill Zone, Central City, Mystic Ruins and the Blue Ridge Zone
IF BIOWARE USES THE MYSTIC RUINS ONLY TO SAY "HEHEHHEHEHEHEHEHHEHEHEH BIG'S HOUSE OK NOW MOVE ON" I WILL FIND EVERY PERSON WHO WORKED ON THIS GAME AND BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF THEM
IF BIOWARE USES THE MYSTIC RUINS TO PUT TIKAL INTO THIS GAME THEN I WILL FIND EVERY PERSON WHO WORKED ON THIS GAME AND GIVE THEM MY JUDGEMENT ON HOW AWESOME THEY MADE TIKAL IN THIS GAME
IT BETTER BE GOOD
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SkyLights is a Sonic Passion member married to Tikal confirmed
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Turn-based? QTEs?? Point-and-click??? Cliché transdimensional story???? BIG?????
(http://www.forumspile.com/No-Darth_Vader.jpg)
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What are QTEs?!
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SkyLights is a Sonic Passion member married to Tikal confirmed
INCORRECT MY GOOD SIR
I WOULD BE TIKAL'S APPRENTICE
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What are QTEs?!
Quick time events.
aka yahtzee's arch nemesis :(
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Ah, thanks!
I have nothing against transdimentional story, as long as it is well thought through. It could even turn out to e awesmoe. But I really, really, really wished it was not turn based. I am really not fond of turn-based stuff. Oh well, I still hope it will turn out fun. QTEs are useless, but not really in the way either.
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http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=183596
More preview impressions. My Mario & Luigi hypothetis seems to be right. Quote from article: "Possible hint: Tails dies?" You suck Bioware. <3. (Heart symbol usually means something sarcastic/ smart ass ccomment.) Aw, I wanted to pull that plot twist in my own RPG idea (the one with Tales style combat I've mentioned in the past), only that would act as the catalyst for the events of the "worst" ending (and only happen in the worst ending).
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...what
So Tails dies.
Sonic considers leaving Knuckles to die.
Amy basically calls Rouge a slut.
This is sounding like a Sonic fanfiction to me. Not a good kind either. More like this. (http://www.somethingawful.com/d/flash-tub/ultimate-sonic-fan.php)
Damnit.
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...what
So Tails dies.
Sonic considers leaving Knuckles to die.
Amy basically calls Rouge a slut.
This is sounding like a Sonic fanfiction to me. Not a good kind either. More like this. (http://www.somethingawful.com/d/flash-tub/ultimate-sonic-fan.php)
Tails dying is most likely a joke written in the article (parody of the now cliche Aeris death). Sonic's comment about Knuckles is most likely a smart ass comment after he does something stupid (remember the "attitude" responses proimised which will add some humor to the game). Amy's new colorful language is probably caused by Rouge doing something that would make her real mad. We all know what's the most likely trigger. <3
Damnit.
Tails death was a joke. The Knuckles thing is probably one of the smart ass "attitude" dialouges that add some humor. Rouge probably does something (we all know what the usual trigger is <3) that makes her real mad. This is going to be a great year for RPGs. We have this in fall or winter, the US version of Disgaea 3 coming in August, Final Fantasy 13 proably in early 09, and other stuff.
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Moar news:
http://web.sega-europe.com/soniccity/index.htmlen/games/888.html (http://web.sega-europe.com/soniccity/index.htmlen/games/888.html)
Website is down atm, check it out later.
SONIC CHRONICLES - A RACE TO NAME
SEGA Announce Competition To Name An Enemy Race In Forthcoming RPG
LONDON (19th February,2008) - SEGA Europe today revealed that they are to allow fans the chance to help name one of the all new enemy races in the highly anticipated Sonic the Hedgehog RPG adventure, Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood.
Developed by industry admired story-telling specialists, BioWare, Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood will appear on the Nintendo DS system during Autumn 2008.
Between March 3rd and March 14th fans will be able to visit the Sonic City website (www.sonic-city.com) to cast their vote in naming the new race.
After the votes have been counted the winner will be announced on March 15th and then appear in Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood when the game launches in Autumn 2008.
For more information about SEGA please visit www.sega-press.com.
For more information about BioWare please visit www.bioware.com
-Vote for the name for the new Sonic Alien Race:
http://web.sega-europe.com/soniccity/poll.php (http://web.sega-europe.com/soniccity/poll.php)
The Bluchaos
The Crushers
The Darknood
The Dusk
The Gravitus
The Guardian
The Icebo
The Psykore
The Zoah
Apparently, Sega Nerds came up with the name, Zoah
http://www.seganerds.com/2008/03/04/sonic-chronicles-naming-contest-vote-for-us/#more-3777 (http://www.seganerds.com/2008/03/04/sonic-chronicles-naming-contest-vote-for-us/#more-3777)
(http://membres.lycos.fr/spinattack2/Arts/a657_competition_artwork.jpg)
Concept art of the enemy. It is pretty large. :o
http://membres.lycos.fr/spinattack2/Arts/a657_competition_artwork.jpg (http://membres.lycos.fr/spinattack2/Arts/a657_competition_artwork.jpg)
Sonic Chronicles also made 1up's top 10 most wanted DS games for 2008. Along with Ninja Gaiden, Kirby, and Final Fantasy.
http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=1&cId=3166089 (http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=1&cId=3166089)
EDIT:Next-Generation has an interview with Simon Jeffery (the same guy about the age "mix-up" a few months back), President of Sega of America.
http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9460&Itemid=53%5B/url%5D (http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9460&Itemid=53%5B/url%5D)
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i will kill every last man working in bioware if tikal is in this game.
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... waitwhat Sky? You DON'T want her in there?
As to the name, most sound pretty stupid. I say PsyKore for the win, then we have, what, five Psys?
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He doesn't want her in it because he thinks it looks shit. And yeah okay, I'm trying to remain optimistic but must admit I'm finding it progressively more difficult as more is revealed about this. :<
Zoah is probably the least retarded name on that list. Seriously, Icebo? Darknood?
Lol Darknood.
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Best part about this was Dusk, the most generic name on the list, being voted in because of Blackarms and his fanbase.
I mean srsly guys.
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I voted Darknood simply because it sounded the least generic.
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The winner of the poll is announced. It wasn't my favorite, but at least it wasn't one of the weirder ones.
http://blogs.sega.com/sonic/2008/03/19/zoah-far-zoah-good-the-winner-is-announced/ (http://blogs.sega.com/sonic/2008/03/19/zoah-far-zoah-good-the-winner-is-announced/)
I'm not sure if favoritism took a part of the poll, because of SEGA Nerds coming up with the name "Zoah." I don't really like it because it reminds my of Zora from the Zelda series. =(