5 Minutes of Sonic X Shadow: Generations Gameplay | gamescom 2024

[@killa_cam4363]

“Nobody can defeat me!! Not you! Not Sonic! Not anyone!!” Hard asf. Haven’t felt this way about a Sonic boss fight in a long time

[@charlottea.cavatica1696]

"you forgot one thing, Metal Overlord... I... Am... The Ultimate... LIFE FORM!"

[@leonardowynnwidodo9704]

Come to think of it, in the original fight Metal Sonic transformed into Metal Overlord (and Madness, previously) for the sole purpose of beating Sonic, and he did this by copying the abilities of Team Sonic, Dark, Rose and Chaotix. So I believe in this battle, Shadow is seen as standing in Metal Overlord's way to beat Sonic.

[@thefirstofthelastones8952]

Right keep telling yourself you talking junkyard.

[@GawainW]

​@@thefirstofthelastones8952 Was that said anywhere? I don't remember that line from the game.

[@thefirstofthelastones8952]

@@GawainW Nah just a little insult I like to say to boss characters when they get all superior and stuff

[@SuperPerry1000]

One little detail I love about how Chaos Control replaces the Homing Attack is that it's not just a straightfoward swap, it's actually contextual; if it's just moving to an enemy, he'll do Chaos Control. But if he needs to impart some momentum to his target (like onto a rail or the rail switches), he'll do a standard Homing Attack. It's a tiny thing, but it's so cool.

[@verdadeirojoaovitor3250]

Teleportation is called chaos snap

[@verdadeirojoaovitor3250]

You know all this but you don't know the name of the attack? Ridiculous, but what can you do?

[@pixeljinx255]

​@@verdadeirojoaovitor3250 I love that they pulled it from 06' too, they're practically giving it a glow up.

[@verdadeirojoaovitor3250]

@@pixeljinx255 Finally

[@oddity404]

@@verdadeirojoaovitor3250not that deep

[@MyklesChannel]

I like how they went from barely acknowledging that the Shadow the Hedgehog game and Sonic '06 existed, to going "You know what? Even though these games weren't the best, let's fully embrace that they're part of Sonic's history and make it the experience it SHOULD have been!". I can actually really respect that

[@thaneros]

@tdenzel101 Not trying to disrespect Sonic Team but they took the safer and quicker route. This game is a movie tie-in game.

[@thaneros]

@tdenzel101 A movie tie-in game doesn't have to re-tell the story of the game/movie. Its just a game that is release around the same time as the movie on the same property. Example: Super Mario Wonder and the Mario Bros movie.

[@timestriker3007]

Just as long as it’s not lost world lol, they just act like it never happened

[@thaneros]

@@timestriker3007 I mean if done better than the game an adaption of Lost World could work.

[@timestriker3007]

@@thaneros Yeah I know, I just think it's funny that whenever they do timeline roadmaps or just bring up the past in general, Lost World never gets mentioned

[@zvitkotrepec]

HE SPEAAAKS HE ACTUALLY SPEAKS!!! THEY DID MY BOY METAL SO CLEAN!!!!

[@zvitkotrepec]

@@HyperSonicXtreme Yeah but then never again in the games. So I’m just glad he does again. He’s my fav so this little return means alot.

[@christopherb.5797]

@@HyperSonicXtreme LONG TIME NO SEE SONIC, MY LOATHSOME COPY!!!!

[@HAXRLITSXY]

@@zvitkotrepec well its said in the comics that metal can only speak when he is in his neo form, which metal overlord is an evolution of.

[@dhbugalt]

Not only that, but I find it very odd that he sounds a little bit like Cooler from DBZ, which if you know, you know...

[@HyperSonicXtreme]

@@zvitkotrepec Metal Overlord is the only time he spoke the most in Sonic Heroes and only in that form. And we never got to see him ever again, except as a collectible card in Sonic Rivals. So of course he's going to talk again in Sonic X Shadow Generations when he's in his true form. It also spoke in Sonic Pinball Party at its base form, but that game came out during Sonic Heroes development.

[@tartarus5862]

3:17 WHAT I’M MADE OF!

[@watchingeye1278]

🎵Try to reach inside of me... Try to take my energy! Let me show you just WHAT... I'M... MADE OF!!! 🎵

[@xxriotthewolfxx2567]

I almost had a heart attack when I heard it

[@bluenited9524]

Sounds like the original, not a bad thing by any means, but I'm hoping it's like "Supporting Me" where, for one of the trailers they reused the 3DS generations ost, but for the recent trailer, the song was remixed. If we get a new version of "What I'm Made of" I will be so happy.

[@DarknessStormz]

@@bluenited9524 I heard it as the original as well, but it’s definitely a placeholder and that we’re gonna most likely be getting a remixed version of “What I’m made of” either when the game comes out or if they shadow-drop us a preview of it.

[@watchingeye1278]

Nothing against that. Like the open ur heart generations cover.

[@brianuuuSonicReborn]

thank you for raw footage without two dudes yapping nonsense

[@diomega7975]

on GOD

[@thealandude9146]

The only info that actually worth something is them mentioning the game lasts like 4 hours

[@boros-z5n]

​@@thealandude9146It's longer than we expected.

[@Autistic_Artist_795]

Game journalist talking about the latest Sonic game without mentioning and joking about Sonic 06: IMPOSSIBLE.

[@butterknife1699]

FR

[@sapphirezx315]

I like that Shadow doesn't need the chaos emeralds to fight metal overlord

[@DarknessStormz]

Same. This really does show us that Shadow can do things that Sonic cannot do, and even gives him more of his own style of combat and not just a plain similar moveset as Sonic’s one. (Forces already did that job 💀)

[@Aktedya1-jt7vw]

​@@DarknessStormztbf, Sonic beat Perfect Chaos without the Emeralds in Generations. So he's gotten stronger too

[@Unstoppable802]

@@DarknessStormzI think it’s more of a “they’ve gotten stronger over time” rather than “shadow can just do things sonic would never dream of” because sonic was able to beat perfect chaos in generations without the emeralds which he needed previously.

[@SonicAndre2]

@@DarknessStormzPlus, with Shadow fighting Metal Overlord here and Sonic doing the same with Perfect Chaos in Sonic Generations, it really shows how far they’ve both come, seeing how both bosses were opponents that Sonic originally needed the Chaos Emeralds to fight them, but with how much stronger both hedgehogs have gotten, they don’t really need the Emeralds to match them anymore. And there’s also the fact that Metal’s pretty much using outdated data on Shadow, since the Doom Powers are new abilities of Shadow’s that Metal doesn’t have any data on them.

[@DarknessStormz]

@@Aktedya1-jt7vw True true. Sonic’s character has throughly grown over the years, and since he’s already faced his past challenges/bosses, he’ll definitely be more clever on how he can take down his previous foes and find their weak-spots.

[@atari9477]

1:33 the landing 😩😩 EVERYTHING HE DOES IS SO COOOL

[@the_mightyest_7790]

You know what he always says, "I'm the Coolest".

[@bowmaj8666]

Dude! The Metal Overlord speaks! That's so awesome! I genuinely thought that they were going to just have him being a roaring beast.

[@EthanHartley-ju8pl]

Metal Overlord Speaks In Sonic Heroes As Well, So This Was Pretty Obvious

[@bowmaj8666]

@@EthanHartley-ju8pl I know, I just thought that it's been a long time since Heroes, and we know that Sega has a habit of changing things and trying to gaslight their audience that it was always like that. Look no further than their "Oh Classic Sonic doesn't speak because he never spoke in the old games" stance. It just makes no sense! I'm also amazed that they got new voice actors to play characters like Metal Sonic and Black Doom, and even the fact that these characters are making a return, since Sega have spent the good part of a decade pretending that these elements just don't exist anymore.

[@DarknessStormz]

Half of me also assumed they would just have Metal Overlord’s voice clips just be a monster roaring sound, but it’d be off-putting if they added that instead of him talking.

[@tailsfan10]

I think he sounds better now, too! Ryan Drummond's performance of 2003 was still great, it was just the tuning of the voice that made him sound weird to me. Nevertheless, I'm glad that they didn't leave the Overlord silent

[@alexmaxwell3708]

he has the roar from biolizard on SA2 here! which explains why biolizard has the same roar from dark gaia phoenix. but hey i'm glad metal overlord is here. next hopefully will be infinite. give infinite epic boss battle.

[@KodyCrimson]

I just realized something, with Metal Overlord throwing an Egg Fleet ship, this means this oil rig area is one of two things. 1: A facility built over the sunken Egg Fleet 2: A construction yard building the Egg Fleet underwater prior to Heroes in reference to the Final Fortress concept art showing it was originally an underwater stage. WE COULD BE GETTING CONCEPT ART FINAL FORTRESS!!!

[@oukeith]

My boy Shadow looking better than ever...

[@DarknessStormz]

“I’m the coolest…!”

[@KrazyBean14]

Wow, no 2D sections in Kingdom Valley. They're really cooking with the levels in this game, feels more Adventure coded.

[@disiakfound]

Dude, there will be fully 3D and 2D levels. That is, they will be separate.

[@sabianv2009]

​@@disiakfound Yeah, there's a 2D section in one if the previous trailer

[@randomgameplay6821]

Like Frontiers in cyberspace it's either 2d or 3d

[@boros-z5n]

Well, at least it's more balanced than in the original generations. ​@@disiakfound

[@DarknessStormz]

@@disiakfound Yeah. Didn’t they say that the fully 3D and 2D levels are gonna be for act 1 and act 2? Or is it gonna be like a transition switch between the two when you’re in both acts?

[@NostalgicShadow]

*Try to reach inside of me! Try to drain my energy! Let me show you just what I'm made of! Simple curiosity, try to take a bite of me! Let me show you just what I'm made of now!*

[@spikeychain6979]

🎶LIKE A MILLION FACES, I RECOGNIZE THEM ALL!! AND ONE BY ONE, THEY ALL BECOME A NUMBER AS THEY FALL~(AS THEY FALL)🎶

[@jhl7710]

They show me one stage for over three minutes, and it's only a part of the stage and it's actually going to be even longer, which makes me excited

[@boros-z5n]

Well, the 1st act of the space colony lasts 5 minutes

[@DarknessStormz]

It’s thrilling to know that we’ll be playing these stages for more than 2mins, especially with the alternative pathways for us to take/explore on. Ergo, a lot of replay value time.

[@jhl7710]

​@@boros-z5nright. When I saw the video, it was really thrilling and nice. I can't wait to try other stages.

[@Pig_Man06]

It could be a heroes problem where some stages run on longer than they're welcome (especially in the Team Dark story)

[@maydaynation3349]

NOT YOU. NOT SONIC. NOT ANYONE!

[@renatosepulveda9964]

YOU FORGOT ONLY ONE THING JUNKYARD METAL. I AM THE ULTIMATE LIFE FORM.

[@justincase4063]

The person that they got to showcase the gameplay actually knows how to play, thank goodness.

[@thealandude9146]

I LOVE the way they have Overload actually talks compared to past enemies like Chaos and Biolizard unable to interact with the cast

[@AndrewR-y5u]

Well that’s cause it happened the first time around the 2000s sonic games

[@whotfisKy]

I had a feeling he'd talk. While Chaos and Biolizard were never able to speak previously, he could. There aren't too many other large, beastly bosses that could talk besides him.

[@iam4026]

That’s because Chaos and Biolizard don’t speak lol

[@EnzoZambrotti]

I strangelly like the new voice. Sounds alot like Venom for some reason

[@fusionwing4208]

I get venom from it as well also, for chaos, he obviously cant speak like others can, but in sa1 its clearly shown he can speak to others through what im assuming is a form of telepathy (when the water in the alter ripples, thats chaos speaking, tikal can understand it, so it can be learned). Biolizard is suppose to be an out of control ferocious animal, but with some degree of intelligence (it recognizes shadow, since it looked directly at him prior to the biolizard fight, so it can probably tell that shadow is sortve a half brother to it, on top of being aware of the colony falling, and it was probably told to keep that trajectory if the core had been shutdown)

[@sonicscott9119]

I like that Shadow can take on Metal Overlord without a Super form. Shows that he’s gotten stronger, just like how Sonic took down Perfect Chaos in base form in Generations!

[@ghostpinguin]

I bet you waited Generations to make that statement.

[@Saskfire-ww9hj]

I don't think it's that deep

[@ChatterGaming]

@@Saskfire-ww9hj let a dude enjoy their game

[@JimRaynorRaider]

to be fair, shadow already fought metal overlord in base form in Sonic heroes...so...

[@DarkFrozenDepths]

Between this and the Sonic 3 movie trailer, Shadow is looking beyond peak right now

[@The94Venom]

Newbies will go from cute Classic Metal Sonic to Metal Overlord in the span of one game

[@demomantf2476]

"Oh that sonic metal guy looks kinda cute!" "...WHAT THE F-"

[@TerraBlue_451]

"Face me if you wish to have the chaos emerald." *5 hours later* "I AM THE KING OF ALL CREATION. NOBODY CAN DEFEAT ME. NOT YOU. NOT SONIC. NOT ANYONE."

[@DarknessStormz]

@@TerraBlue_451 Bro grew up way too fast 💀

[@The94Venom]

@@TerraBlue_451 That reminded me that Metal technically speaks in Generations

[@ElijahW2003]

LOL TRUE

[@andynava5144]

You gotta appreciate how Sonic Team doesn't pretend Sonic 06 never happened. Say what you want about them but a lesser developer would completely pretend their biggest blunder never happened.

[@jackdiddles4304]

i mean it would make sense for sonic team to pretend 06 never happened, because it canonically didn't.

[@iam4026]

Or maybe developers think differently from fans, and that may not even think 06 to be a blunder

[@derple8524]

That, I can respect

[@mr.thumbsup8335]

to be fair, Sonic Team DID for the longest time pretend Sonic 06, along with all the other edgy aspects of their franchise, didn't exist for the longest time. But after the criticisms from Forces and positive reception from Frontiers, Sonic Team finally gets that the fans LIKE those edgier aspects, meaning their willing to give their past blunders, like 06, from that time a second chance

[@megadrive1996]

I really hope they get in contact and work with ChaosX to officially release P-06.

[@sikosonix901]

THE LEVEL DESIGN THE GRAPHICS THE VOICE ACTING THE DOOM POWERS THE CHAOS ABILITIES THE COMBAT IT'S ALL PEAK

[@ImVeryMuchBored]

THE LEVELS OF "WE ARE SO BACK" HAVE REACHED CRITICAL MASS

[@singithi8556]

​@@ImVeryMuchBoredSonic Fans when the Forces level design is retextured

[@boros-z5n]

​@singithi8556 it's not forcec

[@sikosonix901]

@@singithi8556 are we STILL doing this? Why are you upset with us being excited for this game?

[@JoaoVictor-hk7iv]

@@singithi8556 Completely linear level design, unfortunately.

[@LostImpactProd]

Volunteer on Sonic P-06 here! The only nitpicks I have with Shadow Generations' Kingdom Valley is the wind currents just popping into existence ('06 had a nice fade in effect) and the lack of additional water splashes which make Doom-Surf Shadow look like he's just clipping along/into the water. Otherwise, I am VERY impressed with the sense of scale and grandeur they've achieved for the old Soleanna castle. They've truly done '06's best level proud!

[@SuperPerry1000]

NGL, seeing the official reconstruction come to close to P06, stated by someone WORKING on P06, is shockingly high praise.

[@mlpfimguy]

I definitely agree about the lack of water splashes. Unlike the wind current, which I only noticed after you pointed it out, the absence of any sort of water impact is really noticeable. Everything else looks great gameplay-wise, but a simple detail like that would add a lot. The 'Shadow' addition clearly isn't meant to look cheap, but the water issue gives that impression.

[@Fruitlahoop]

My nitpick is there needs to be more enemies. I feel like enemies have diminished over the past couple of years. Other than that beautiful levels I’m seeeing

[@Spinomaks]

@@Fruitlahoopthe level feels kind of empty and much, much larger than it’s 06 counterpart

[@SpeedBird6780]

Another concern is the lack of Mephiles Demons.

[@Seraphiel29]

The fact that Sonic and Shadow can beat previous final bosses in base just shows how strong the Titans are.

[@tyrus_kitt]

I think it was more a matter of resistance than any other thing

[@FluppietheRockruffFan]

Pffft, should we tell him? The Titans and The End is said to be on Dark Gaia level, if anything Sonic got rusty

[@tyrus_kitt]

@@FluppietheRockruffFan only The End (And Knight, tho Tails's words are not always to trust, he's been incorrect lots of times, like when he said not even him and Sonic could defeat the Egg Nega Wisp, plus he was fighting that Titan being almost completely consumed by the cyber corruption)

[@johnnygarcia8627]

⁠@@FluppietheRockruffFandark Gaia is a god and was only beaten because of light Gaia. Dark Gaia was leagues above sonic level at the time. Sonic got stronger over time due to forces etc

[@captainobvious1475]

​@@FluppietheRockruffFanBeams that were The End just playing around we're on dark gaia's level

[@RhythmOSauce]

Just like when Sonic fought Perfect chaos without the chaos emeralds, Shadow can fight Metal Overlord without going super as well. What's crazy about this is that this form took the combined effort of Super Sonic, Tails and Knuckles to take him down, and Shadow just casually destroys Metal like he's a part of some summer sport.

[@Fadeddreams5]

Yeah, who knew these characters became that much stronger over time like DB characters.

[@LunyLucy]

Powercreep at its finest iirc even Infinite had been stated to be Sonic's strongest enemy by the time Forces releases and he can fight him in base after getting bodied the first time

[@johnnygarcia8627]

@@LunyLucyit’s not even powercreep. Sonic and the cast has always shown that they get stronger from the beginning until now even from the 2d games

[@iam4026]

@@LunyLucytechnically Sonic never beat Infinite by himself. During their fight in the Mystic Jungle, he tripped up Infinite, but was still defeated nonetheless

[@xnortheast1106]

@@iam4026 no he beat infinite there

[@PeopleWithPlushies]

Hopefully this kills all the comments about it looking “like Forces”. This is some of the best level design I’ve seen in a 3D Sonic game in a LONG time!

[@TheHammerGuy94]

Sonic Forces Chemical Plant in the background of Metal Overlord's battle:

[@a_brodo3158]

@@TheHammerGuy94I think they just recoloured the assets to look like the boss stage in last story of heroes

[@singithi8556]

It's literally Forces level design philosophy though. A new coat of paint doesn't change that. They couldn't even manage to do the wall-running segment from 06 despite Generations already having something like that in 2011.

[@evdestroy5304]

​​@@singithi8556There is a wall running segment not shown in this gameplay in the same spot as '06's version of the stage

[@thaneros]

@@TheHammerGuy94 I mean its some what true to the original

[@HyperSonicXtreme]

Metal Overlord: *I AM THE KING OF ALL CREATION!!! NOBODY CAN DEFEAT ME!!!!* *NOT YOU!!! NOT SONIC!!! NOT ANYONE!!!!* Shadow: ok

[@mermidion7552]

Shadow: and i choose to ignore that Personally.

[@CaptainF123]

Good Vibes Gaming shows some really cool shortcuts you can do in this level. For instance, at around 0:11 you can use Chaos control on that flying Black Arms enemy and then use Doom Blast to find a really cool shortcut.

[@김네버]

wow they perfectly replaced hovercraft part of kingdom valley with doom power

[@DarkFrozenDepths]

thinking about it now, they should have did that with sonic 06 anyway... shadow using those powers would have made total sense by then

[@johnathonturner2279]

@@DarkFrozenDepths Well no. This is after 06. Shadow wouldn't even have those powers yet.

[@DarkFrozenDepths]

@@johnathonturner2279 yeah, i didn't see the black doom returns trailer until after this one. i thought shadow got those abilities from the first time for some reason

[@skaionex]

Not sure why they didn't just allow him to hover over water with his shoes anyways instead of pointlessly spawning a manta ray like creature lol

[@funfactmaker4924]

@@skaionexThey gotta show off cool stuff somehow,Shadow COULD just hover over water but that’s not as interesting as showing the doom powers

[@thefirstofthelastones8952]

"Nobody can stop me! Not you!! Not Sonic!!! Not Anyone!!!!" Yeah keep telling yourself that you sentient junkyard.

[@triforceriku9135]

This is such a Sonic style quote 😂

[@comicfan1324]

Honestly, I don’t mind that there is 2-D in Metal’s boss fight. As long as the battle is engaging that’s all that matters to me.

[@artimation4710]

Plus, he just defects some of your attacks, so it is really cool that he does not just fold right away.

[@TheHammerGuy94]

this one looks like the Egg Dragoon boss from sonic forces. if the projectile ping pong wasn't a dead givaway. This might also trigger people: but the boss fight happens in Sonic Forces' Chemical Plant.

[@DarknessStormz]

@@TheHammerGuy94 The boss fight doesn’t take place in the forces chemical plant. It does look like it, but that’s not the area. This probably takes place in the same area where sonic fought metal overlord, but just down on the sea.

[@lks19]

The entire bossfight was a surfing minigame, but that's alright. If it's fun to play, I won't complain about it.

[@FluppietheRockruffFan]

​@@TheHammerGuy94Nope it's a flooded final fortress

[@spongebobfan78]

KINGDOM VALLEY GAMEPLAY METAL OVERLORD BATTLE LET'S GO!!

[@DarknessStormz]

God, October seriously needs to come quicker! That gameplay for both Kingdom Valley and Metal Overlord was awesome af!

[@Tomotasauce]

So this confirms Shadow will speak to all of the bosses! If they're truly mimicking Sonic generations with shadow, we can probably expect on more beast boss fight, and if we're lucky, maybe even a rival battle or two! Maybe Mephilis or Infinite! SO HYPE!

[@nickscott27]

Considering Sonic also has 3 rival bosses, one for his classic counterpart and 2 for his modern counterpart...

[@kingstarscream320]

@@nickscott27Black Doom will probably be the other major boss fight.

[@SunSh1neFN]

YOOOOO! ITS TOMOTA!!! honestly had no idea you like sonic

[@jboyathegamer]

I want to see mephiles

[@joeydoesstuff2142]

TOMOTASAUSE? WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

[@KingSpartaX37]

Metal Overlord’s new voice makes him look like a force to be reckoned with!!

[@turbobist2889]

Metal Overlord got a new voice? Wonder who's voicing him

[@chaos_crew766]

It might be Roger Craig Smith bc he's the current voice of Sonic instead of Ryan Drummond who originally voiced him in Sonic Heroes

[@CaptainF123]

Well back in 2004 Metal Overlord and Sonic had the same VA: Ryan Drummond, so if that's the case it may be Roger Craig Smith.

[@chaos_crew766]

@@CaptainF123 I just said that and also Sonic Heroes released in 2003 not 2004

[@steveluvscows2490]

Getting SMBZ Metallix vibes from that one.

[@MaminakaMrpaperbag]

@@chaos_crew766 2003 in JP, 2004 worldwide

[@Thorax7x686]

4:28 he did sound like Biolizard from sonic adventure 2

[@ultm8ninja]

It’s the same sound

[@Twilord_]

Perfect Chaos, Biolizard, Metal Overlord, and Devil Doom all used that roar. Honestly kinda fun when those four games are kind of a set...

[@willbanks2085]

yup, the same sound bite

[@dylanfazio9812]

⁠@@Twilord_Actually, only the Biolizard and now Metal Overlord used that roar.

[@dylanfazio9812]

Biolizard roars like that when it takes damage.

[@jadonh]

Does anyone else think the vocals that double with Johnny sound more pronounced at 5:18 than in the original song? I’m not sure if the sound effects are somehow brining out the low-end more or not, but it sounds like the vocals that are an octave lower than Johnny are easier to hear. I’m not sure if the song was changed slightly at all, or if it was left intact and this is just a weird audio mixing thing.

[@DarkCloudVA2]

Oh no they definetly touched it up. The backing vocals were pronounced and the drums were much farther ahead in the mix than the original. I'm glad I wasnt the only one that picked up on it. Though I do wonder if they're just keeping it this way or if it's just a place holder

[@jadonh]

@@DarkCloudVA2 Ooh, I didn’t pick up on the drums. That’s a great catch! If that’s the case, then it makes me think they are working on an updated version of the song, but just haven’t finished it yet. It seems odd just to make those little changes for no reason if it’s going to sound almost identical to the original otherwise.

[@austinharris3139]

I’d imagine it maybe a placeholder, just maybe

[@sasasutumi]

I really hope not ​@@austinharris3139

[@MafaroChinyerere]

I thimk it re-recording because those are defenetly acts drums

[@austinharris3139]

Did Metal Overlord just do the Biolizard roar?

[@HyperSonicXtreme]

Perfect Chaos did the same roar too.

[@Twilord_]

@@HyperSonicXtreme And Devil Doom! If we count Perfect Chaos from the base game, we might give all four boss fights that use that roar in one package!

[@HyperSonicXtreme]

@@Twilord_ Yeah I already knew about Devil Doom’s same roar. Even though he was speaking while doing it.

[@LightningCayo]

Metal Overlord speaks! They’re cooking with this game. Also Shadow can just solo Metal Overlord, lol

[@elivcdxv1852]

4:52, deadmans volley in a sonic game, lessgo

[@DarkSmokeNinja]

"I AM THE KING OF ALL CREATION. NO ONE CAN STOP ME, NOT YOU NOT SONIC NOT ANYONE" It really good to see Metal Madness back and putting in work.

[@Caldera_Scarab]

MY BOY METAL ACTUALLY PULLS OUT A MAKO AIRSHIP LIKE IN HEROES! THEY DONE COOKED HIM PERFECTLY!!!

[@stazandhissnes2428]

Sonic got Perfect Chaos and beat it without going Super Shadow got Metal Overlord and is gonna beat him without going Super AND by himself. These two have come a long way alright

[@primesonic4459]

Multiple pathways. Checkpoints on bosses. Cool theathrics. Looks like its gonna be a great one

[@best_mate456]

He actually looks engaged and harder as well. Like they not going easy on U with these bosses

[@Signerdragon123]

*sighs* I swear if the bosses in this game have the Crash 4 syndrome of giving you a checkpoint on EVERY SINGLE HIT...

[@bluenited9524]

​@@best_mate456 Harder is a stretch, as much as I love the design of Overlord and whatnot, this is more of a glorified ping pong match. I will say though, that if they do what the OG Generations did and add a hard mode to bosses, that might make it more thrilling.

[@best_mate456]

@@bluenited9524 fair enough the reason why I said harder is cause sonic bosses really has been very easy recently. Hard mode has to be there I love that feature. Imagine how harder the platforming positions are.

[@stanzacosmi]

@@Signerdragon123 It's likely not given biolizard had no checkpoints. It's likely only because it's basically a level like the Perfect Chaos boss fight was in base generations

[@RaiginAnimator]

0:32 Besides the Pop in the Wind rails are so GOOD the way his quils move the wind aura that cuts through the air *chefs kiss*

[@TheInfinityMaster1]

*"What I'm Made Of"........* The GREATEST final boss theme EVER in a Sonic game HAS RETURNED!!! :D

[@Spider-Sonic_Prime]

Shadow doesn't need the Chaos Emeralds to beat Metal Overlord, just like how Sonic didn't even need the Emeralds to beat Perfect Chaos!

[@artsykero]

I haven’t been this excited for a sonic game in a while, this gives me the vibes adventure 1 and 2 gave. Definitely picking this up day 1

[@PsychoticBeverage]

It feels so good to hear Metal talk again. Can 2025 be the Year of Metal Sonic?

[@DirtNastization]

Haven’t played a sonic game since heroes this looks fun asf

[@thefirstofthelastones8952]

You telling me you missed out on Sonic Unleashed? Sonic Colors!?!? AND EVEN SONIC FRONTIERS!?!?!?

[@0din176]

Missed out on Mania and Superstars too ​@@thefirstofthelastones8952

[@DeadPiixxel]

​@@thefirstofthelastones8952 ikr

[@DarknessStormz]

@@DirtNastization You’re soooo missing out 💀

[@Zephynn2120]

@@thefirstofthelastones8952 Cant believe you forgot to mention Sonic Mania

[@flynnroberts7787]

Metal Overlord giving me Metallix vibes once again... 🥹🥹🥹

[@flexivefowl8186]

Alright I'll admit it, this looks really fun.

[@guapodadon3hunnit891]

Seeing this makes me feel like an eight year kid back in 07 playing SA adventure 2 on my GameCube…minus the crazy boss fight and combat😂

[@NeonBeetroot]

Looks like a lot of fun. Cant wait til this drops.

[@lightchaos4204]

That Metal Overlord shadow boss fight is so freaking badass. Shadow doesn't need chaos emeralds to solo him 🔥

[@Lanoman123]

Oh my God!? Competent gameplay that properly shows off skilled play!?

[@TheSultan1470]

...which plays itself?

[@abareamphibia6812]

Shadow surfing while fighting metal overload, is something I didn’t know I needed

[@prodagamer2536]

Metal Overlord: Let's see how long you last on such unstable terrain. Shadow: You think you can stop me. It's nice to hear him speak again.

[@ChadMorningWood]

4:28 CLEAN

[@SmashtoonGamer]

Getting bowser’s fury vibes from metal overlord fight

[@Kat-tu2dg]

its honestly no surprise to me that metal overlord speaks. he's able to speak in sonic heroes so i kinda saw it coming.

[@brandondyer6546]

Kingdom Valley looking like major justice. Now that's how a level supposed to be done. 👏 👏 👏

[@cStatE95]

@2:55 so were not gonna talk about how he annihilated that alien. Also so thats why we didnt get modern metal sonic in generations he was busy fighting shadow.

[@MervediMambambu]

and also he never fought modern metal sonic in his base form

[@yukimistay]

awesome to finally see kirk thornton get good direction for shadow hes so good here

[@EggsyO.Benedict7065]

Did I hear just What I'm Made Of during the Metal Overlord fight?! Awesome!

[@KaiserShield]

Did anyone else notice this boss has checkpoints mid battle ? I don’t they’ve ever don’t that before.

[@btoosmaged4882]

I think perfect chaos has checkpoints too ( sonic gens )

[@DarknessStormz]

In the perfect chaos fight there were checkpoints, so metal overlord and perfect chaos are so far the only two boss fights to have checkpoints

[@TheHammerGuy94]

Notice they're both water levels?

[@DarknessStormz]

@@TheHammerGuy94 I mean, originally Sonic had to fight perfect chaos on water back in Adventure 1, but i feel like since metal overlord’s fight did take place in midair, Shadow could’ve probably just used his doom wings to fight him in the skies. Regardless though, it’s cool to see this fight take place elsewhere

[@FluppietheRockruffFan]

​@@DarknessStormz Makes sense since SonicGens made Heroes be part of the Dreamcast Era

[@michaelsarmento3933]

Glad they are featuring more enemies from past Sonic Games like their own using Eggmans’s robots from the 2006 game I hope they feature more of the GUN Robots from Sonic adventure and Shadow the Hedgehog because they only featured the GUN beetle and GUN Hunter

[@-Cr0ky-]

1:54 what is that ?

[@CaptainF123]

A token you can find in the levels for unlockable extras such as music, concept art and pages of Gerald Robotnik's journal.

[@MelikTheHedgehog]

I'm guessing it's similar to the red star rings n such. 🤔

[@YTTHEGAMINGGUY]

Maybe shadows red rings or a collectable

[@hedgv]

It also looks like a gear from the Doom Powers trailer

[@shadethewolfjacobs]

If you pause it just right, looks like a musical note collectible for the game that you can unlock.

[@TheUnknownAK]

I'm honestly speechless seeing metal overlord again after so long and they even re-used the song! Sonic Heroes has always been my favourite Sonic title and storyline

[@zach9760]

For years, i thought that wind current was water

[@TITANMAN251]

Metal Overlord: Even the ultimate life form can't stop me!

[@drfirebone1-936]

Sonic team really wants their own version of Sonic 06-p

[@Madara8989]

Glad I'm not the only one getting the same vibes... Seriously though, how many failed 3D Sonic games do they need to publish before they stop trying to make a 2D platformer that's all about raw speed work in a 3D environment with drastically slower gameplay? Most of Sonic's draw is supposed to be that he runs multiple times faster than the speed of sound, but these 3D games often fail to convey a sense of speed that makes it clear that Sonic & Shadow can outrace top of the line fighter jets rather than topping out at comparable speeds to a high-end luxary car.

[@Izzyisneon]

@@Madara8989 what are you waffling about sonic has had plenty of good 3D games

[@diomega7975]

@@Izzyisneon way you worded it made him think you meant sonic 06, not sonic P 06

[@CaptainF123]

@@Izzyisneon Some people still don't get it dawg

[@Madara8989]

@@Izzyisneon Really? Which ones besides Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic Colors, and Sonic Generations are universally praised as good (read: averaged review scores of 75% or higher), or even considered good outside the Sonic fandom? Because Sonic Heroes, Sonic & the Secret Rings, Sonic '06, Shadow, Sonic Unleashed, Sonic Lost World, Sonic Frontiers, & Sonic Forces were all panned for failing to reach the bar set by Sonic Adventure 2, much less reaching the same level of quality that the original trilogy on the Genesis had.

[@SonicXShadowSpeedyAndFriendsVR]

This gameplay looks so good! I can’t wait to play, also Metal Overlord’s voice sounds amazing! I can imagine it being Roger Craig Smith voicing him because Ryan voiced him back in Heroes when he was the voice of Sonic at the time

[@RoosterCinema]

hypedd

[@hendzin]

THEY DID IT THEY PUT WHAT IM MADE OF >:D

[@Cyborg_Ninja_13]

That just gives me hope for Sonic Heroes remake

[@TheHammerGuy94]

Actually, The "What I'm made Of" music track is an unlockable track in Sonic Generations but it's the original one we hear from Sonic Heroes. But, just like how Perfect Chaos's theme had its remix for generations I won't be surprised if there are 2 versions of it in the same game.

[@ultimateqmazing2537]

Shows just how powerful everyone has gotten over the years. Sonic doesnt need super sonic to defeat perfect chaos and shadow doesnt need super to defeat metal overlord.

[@Abner-gu3ve]

Agreed

[@ChristopherMisterFur]

wow, i never thought I'd see METAL OVERLORD again

[@ABO-aLÄLOO]

3:26 glad to see what im made of make a return !!

[@MrElmo54321]

It’s so cool!! Even seeing Black Arms and Metal Overlord, it feels like we’re getting more of those late post adventure games that made up my childhood

[@ItsMeMikeTyson]

Reminds me more of Sonic Frontiers than Generations 🫠

[@spectraltheinkling8526]

I can tell the developers were doing serious cooking with shadow level and story

[@DGDShadowMemoria]

This is going to be the best Sonic game 2024! Seeing Metal Overlord again put a smile on my face and talks as well and 'What I made of...' played again is the peak! 🥹 Over through decades both Shadow and Sonic has been evolved a lot. 😎👍

[@SeiyaTempest]

Metal Overlord is looking cool here, nice to hear him speak like in Heroes.

[@lmsayti]

Shadow : im the true ultimate life form

[@Litegami]

Shadow is basically a HM Pokemon now and I can’t unsee it. With fly, surf, and “cut”

[@Cybajamma]

They did Metal Overlord so much justice here

[@ThrawnaDelRey]

We’re so back! Shadow hasn’t got this much attention since 2005!

[@lBorosDavidl]

Now all we need is Memphis Tennessee and were set.

[@thekingofthefat6424]

Like I love how both the platforming doesn’t ruin the moment which is what I believe is essential to what makes a sonic game good platform long sections that compliment sonic or shadows speed and don’t slow them down too long but still be precise enough so that you don’t constantly jump off

[@ex0tiv]

Feels like i'm seeing an 06 remaster. I'm so happy

[@thelegendary_gamer1580]

The sonic franchise is back in its prime like in the days of colours and generations

[@namelessnpc3108]

So happy to see Kingdom Valley return. I was surprised it wasn't included in the base game of Generations back in 2011. I was under the impression that it was one of the more popular stages from 06.

[@omegashinobi]

yeah but crisis city stands out more even by sonic standards. there aren't many times sonic is in an actual burning city.

[@TheBlueTyphoon17]

I mean Crisis City is a pretty popular level in its own right too

[@aleksanderpetkov9151]

They said before that when they were doing private voting at the time of making Generations Crisis City was the most voted from 06.

[@namelessnpc3108]

@TheBlueTyphoon17 Oh, I'm not saying it isn't. I just figured Kingdom Valley would give the game more variety since Generations would already have 3 other city stages, including Speed Highway, Rooftop Run, and City Escape. To it's credit though, Crisis City easily stands out the most due to it being on fire, so I'm not upset they included it.

[@kingstarscream320]

It annoys me how Chemical Plant has become THE Sonic 2 stage, when it was clearly always Casino Night.

[@triple-d2640]

My boy Metal Overlord sounding like Venom 😭

[@uchennaerechukwu255]

"I'll SKEWER YOU!!!"

[@sylviastone628]

Okay WOW I did not realize how Shadow-coded "What I'm Made Of" is, that boss fight goes EXTREMELY hard! Words cannot describe how psyched I am to play this game!!!

[@WassimBenabdelaziz-u2j]

Sonic Generations is the best game in the entire franchise imo.

[@thaneros]

S3&K is still undefeated

[@mart5610]

Sonic Unleashed is better

[@DarknessStormz]

The best sonic game is the sonic game that you love the most ^^

[@MervediMambambu]

@@thaneros im with you

[@katonplays5173]

4:27 I'm kinda happy they used the Bio lizard yell.

[@robertberg8814]

Sonic was able to defeat Perfect Chaos without turning super So there’s no reason why shadow shouldn’t be able to defeat metal overlord without going super Those two have gotten stronger over the years

[@Nova_hdtv]

I like how Shadow's gameplay style is a blend of Adventure and boost, also Metal Overlord is so cool!!!