Sonic 2020: Episode Shadow of Water (Infinity Engine)

Sonic 2020: Episode Shadow of Water is a Sonic fangame project made in the Infinity Engine. This video continues the Story of Sonic Episode White Jungle, where Shadow has his own adventure! Shadow has 2 stages, a boss fight, and gorgeous cut scenes!
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Sonic 2020: Episode Shadow of Water by Bolt
(Check out his amazing work below!)
Download/release trailer:
• Sonic Omens Launch Tra...
The Infinity Engine was made by Oban
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#Sonic2020 #Sonic #SonicTheHedgehog

[@sonicovertime]

Happy 29th Anniversary Sonic! Wow this fangame is simply incredible. Some things I'd like to say similar to what I did for the last demo for the creators to read. - Episode of Water is also part of the game, and there has been some improvements made, such as red rings, the tree level being revamped, short camera scenes showing switches, better lighting, lightdash works alot better, you can now die if you fall from the tree in some areas, and so on. - Holy crap, I can't believe how awesome, Shadow is in this, I absolutely love his chaos powers, like omg. - Really I don't have to many critiques, since they really did listen to my list last time! :D - One thing I guess is the final boss, sometimes the homing attack will just not work and you will stay in one spot, and there's a random death part in the sky transition when going to the second part of the boss fight. - The final boss seems way easier if you use a mouse and keyboard, or have an insane sensitivity, and mash the A button. I recommend making it where he's actually invincible for a short time after you hit him, but then make it where he takes more damage each time. The way it currently is, promotes spam. -Absolutely fantastic job! Can't believe this is a fangame, can't wait to make more videos on this in the future!!

[@sol4507]

That is absolutely fantastic!!!

[@ahmadkazan7994]

Happy anniversary sonic.

[@SonicPlasma]

Do You Have To Beat The Sonic Part In Order To Get To The Shadow Part?

[@sonicovertime]

@@SonicPlasma yeah you do, also if you're recording you might want to do it on the first try. Cause I had to redo the story completely twice, since I didn't record the first time. lmao

[@SonicPlasma]

@@sonicovertime You Are A Legend For Doing That For Just A KZbin Video, Respect.

[@OutcastChao]

Sonic fans be like: "Fine SEGA, I'll make the games my damn self."

[@user-sp2jg9rx8r]

Honestly fans are doing better then the main Sonic Team nowadays. XD

[@KitsuneShapeShifter]

Damn fourth chaos emerald!

[@bld2135]

Wait, this is a fanmade :0?

[@jslaughter95]

@@user-sp2jg9rx8r what do you mean nowadays...? the only *good* official sonic game in the past 2 decades has been Sonic Forces

[@KitsuneShapeShifter]

@@jslaughter95 Sonic Forces is not as good as Unleashed, and don't give me that ''Werehog sucks'' thing people usually say because it's not even true. Werehog is, at worst, an alright beat'em'up. The game is phenomenal if you look past the Werehog bits. The Story of Unleashed is one of the best and Forces is actually terrible, especially the story.

[@ghostlyspace2015]

I like how Shadow can actually use his chaos powers instead of just coping sonics moves

[@guywglasses3910]

Definitely one of my favorite parts about this run.

[@charles-williamamany6322]

In game, only Sonic 06 and Sonic Battle respected that. Happy to see this fangame follows that

[@kamariz3153]

@@charles-williamamany6322 agreed

[@bogymanthedark]

@@charles-williamamany6322 you forgetting about shadow the hedgehog game?

[@charles-williamamany6322]

@@bogymanthedark oh yeah, of course !!!

[@MhxAir]

Sonic: "Shadow, why are you Russian?" Shadow: "I'm in a hurry." Sonic: "No, I mean Russian, not rushing."

[@oxob3333]

LMAO

[@djnash5670]

I was asking the same thing 😂😂

[@soldiers_backpack]

It's because the voice actor and the creators team are from Russia 😅

[@djnash5670]

Андрей Абеляшев oooh ok makes sense 👌🏾

[@Majinblaze]

I got more of a suave Puerto Rican vibe. lol Brazillian, maybe? Either way, it's a bit...different. Rouge NAILED it tho.

[@SteelandSouls]

"Hello, my name is Shadow Montoya. You killed Maria. Prepare to Die"

[@marshoul2717]

This got me good lmao

[@ChipsDaCat]

The princess bride

[@CDbiggen]

Ah wow 😆😆

[@ricky2012100]

Imagine making a sonic game better then forces in your spare time

[@silverguy526]

ASKSHDKADB SEGA could never

[@JinSeiryuu]

IKR? it's kinda sad if you think about it Sega should seriously take notes

[@xRagingxDemonx]

@@JinSeiryuu Sega just needs to collaborate with them and bring them in so they can focus on the games more often

[@ahmadkazan7994]

Spare time?This game uses in real engine,forces use a new developed engine.

[@buraksabir2624]

With time you can achive everything

[@playbossthebest936]

Everyone: oof, no sonic game in the expo of today, just 30 minutes of a 9 years old puzzle game... Fans:

[@sonicovertime]

lmao ikr I was watching that to and this is more exciting.

[@FengTheSlayer]

Sonic Overtime meanwhile I’m here thinking when will they have a sonic announcement

[@davidteres9463]

this is much awesome kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWjUpWqagt-egac

[@vlad3049]

I love how you can use shadow's chaos abilities in this game

[@sonicovertime]

yeah it's really epic. I always liked his abilities in 06 and wanted to see it in other games as well.

[@rageraptor7127]

It’s honestly what was missing in a lot of other sonic games

[@aah3692]

shadow can do the chaos control and chaos dash and other chaos abilities

[@kyreestandifer522]

Yeah also weird that they do that for Lancelot as well but not any other game (if you use soul gauge you can use control and blast... no spear tho :(

[@princeofpokemon2934]

@@sonicovertime what accent or dialect does Shadow have? Is it German, Russian, French or something else?

[@samboyer2460]

SEGA: Here's Sonic Forces and a movie! Fans who want SA3: "Fine, I'll do it myself."

[@tabbywarrior]

This is just Sonic unleashed but actually good

[@justjabari6430]

@@tabbywarrior wtf no it isn’t

[@superiornicholas412]

We already got sonic adventure 3 and it was called sonic 06

[@itsanegg5639]

@@superiornicholas412 actually sonic unleashed was sa3

[@superiornicholas412]

@@itsanegg5639 nope it’s 06

[@endamcnabola]

In case you haven't heard, Sonic 2020 is set between Unleashed and Lost World, giving a reason as to why the Chaos Emeralds haven't be used since the later game onwards.

[@sonicovertime]

Yeah it seems to be why Rouge says the emeralds are causing havok.

[@MetalMania343]

It's called Sonic 2020, that doesn't make any sense.

[@azizbey4334]

@@sonicovertime Battlefield 5 took place in WW2. What's your point.

[@hihi-nm3uy]

ambitious, but i'd rather not dignify the incompetence of pontac and graff. the simple fact is sega got scared, and used pontaff (vessels with no knowledge on sonic) as guinea pigs the chaos emeralds and everything else that breathed life into the series got evicted

[@entruh4520]

That actually does make sense

[@SonicPlasma]

These Fan Games Get Better Every Day I Swear.

[@mightythehalfsaiyanhedgeho7286]

True

[@FireFoxGaming_]

In all honesty I think sega should Hire some fans like these. I mean with sonic mania it worked. They should use that same formula aka ask the fans for some help on story and game play mechanics.

[@sonikamidnight7952]

These Official Sega Games Get Worse Every Day I Swear.

[@sol4361]

So maybe in 5 years we'll finally get a fangame that's as good as the official one

[@GeneralVon]

I legitimately thought this was a new Sonic game, it looks way too amazing to be a fanmade game

[@mollyshi244]

if only it was legit

[@Skeptix1]

it looks too good to be from Sega lol

[@08starheart]

I would buy this game for sure

[@YungJedi100]

I would buy this

[@razorionxvii638]

you mean it looks way to good to be official

[@epitomicmess]

Honestly the Russian shadow is kinda charming in a way

[@AddictionToTea]

Что сказал?

[@user-nf5xh3mr3d]

@@AddictionToTea Примерно можно сказать, что автору комментария голос Шедоу кажется... хм, завораживающим, если я не ошибаюсь.

[@AddictionToTea]

Александр Дидора спасибо, я даже не додумался использовать переводчик 😅

[@user-nf5xh3mr3d]

@@AddictionToTea Да ладно уж :) Я, честно говоря, даже не рассчитывал на ответ, а уж тем более так скоро.

[@AddictionToTea]

Александр Дидора да просто делать нечего, в ютубе сижу и вижу мне ответили на мой комментарий.

[@cornbreadpapi]

The game is too dark. "Well we just tried to bring back the deep story lines from the Adventure days" No, I mean the game is LITERALLY too dark. I can't see shit.

[@sonicovertime]

xD that made me laugh, and yea it should be a bit brighter, especially the first level.

[@gonderage]

that coupled with what i feel like is insufficient camera work is a big whammy

[@Cashaloe]

Nice b8

[@liamnelis7953]

Some of it could be a bit brighter, but it does along with the colour scheme reflect the dark nature of shadow which is a good touch

[@MondyArtizt]

@@sonicovertime did the setting have the bright option?

[@jovani6044]

This is *THE* Sonic Fan game to play that overarchs all others that demonstrates just how passionate and dedicated the community is towards sonic and how much their love for the franchise has grown over the years. dedication, and effort that the sonic community has drawn over the years.

[@razorionxvii638]

srb2

[@luvscxrs8606]

Nothing but facts

[@keithflippers4429]

Not rlly

[@keithflippers4429]

It's pretty over hyped in my opinion

[@goldman77700]

@@keithflippers4429 One year late lol.

[@johnnysalery7383]

15:34 Shadow: Huh? You're approaching ME? Eggman Robots: We can't blast your ass without getting closer. (Side Note: A Russian accent for Shadow is oddly fitting)

[@travis1oo559]

one of the best jojo references i've seen. its so uncreative too. i still love it.

[@mollyshi244]

soviet dio

[@Toto-uw9kc]

Why does he have a Russian accent?

[@Belle75468]

@@Toto-uw9kc because he IS russian (voice actor).

[@eclipsestrange4691]

Still I liked it in 06

[@NoNamex1412]

Honestly if we don't even focus on the gameplay and just the cutscenes, that's already Hella better than forces

[@fletchermartin6744]

The mystery of what's going on and how badass shadow is in this is on a whole nother level

[@hugu0873]

No

[@wanderingshadow1372]

It's better than every Sonic game, so stop targeting Forces for the sake of looking cool and edgy, stupid child.

[@krystalthomas2156]

Sonic lost world was not better than forces yet they let lost world Rest In Peace.

[@Vanni008]

@@wanderingshadow1372 No.

[@JinSeiryuu]

Why are these fanmade Sonic games looks and plays better than actual Sonic games THIS IS A TRAGEDY!!!!!

[@boywonder029]

I believe this is a testament that the fanbase isn't all that bad. We have valid reasons to be done with Sonic, yet we pick him up where he's at and carry him so he can get to the goal. Sure it wasn't the best race run, but we want our hero to finish.

[@JinSeiryuu]

@@boywonder029 true words

[@michaeltate1776]

They really are amazing!

[@michaeltate1776]

Omfg this game is amazing!! Thank you for sharing this ^w^

[@impulse5674]

Once again this has to be explained...the fans don’t have deadlines, they can take all the time they need, it’s why most sonic fan games ARENT even finished, they can ditch the project without being called out for it. The fans don’t have to worry about the constant pressure if they feel too pressured they could literally just stop, the professionals can’t do that and by the way how can you say this game looks and plays better than a game like unleashed or generations, or the adventure games and heroes?

[@CPtailsTV]

Im spechless, this game is everything the sonic fans want! the art in this, the level desing the animations, all of them are sooo good!!! i hate to be the "sega hire this man" person but damn this team has been really doing some fantastic work they deserve some recognition!!!

[@adriannaescalante2906]

I'll be the man....SEGA HIRE THIS MAN!!!PLEASE!!!!

[@komlat253]

Definitely the sonic community should start sell their ideas to them because some of these guys work too hard for free .they work harder then the ones with jobs

[@jmachero5852]

Well, Sega did hire a group of fans to make Sonic Mania but it could've been amazing if they given them more time and freedom. Same goes to other developers.

[@Luaxon]

The music in the first level is so fitting for Shadow, holy crap.

[@JohnR1se]

Glad you liked the music! By the way you can listen to 2nd episode OST here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKbVpYluftmZY7c

[@razorionxvii638]

I’m pretty sure it’s from yakuza

[@dark_nightwing_xl2797]

@@razorionxvii638 bruh

[@razorionxvii638]

@@dark_nightwing_xl2797 Fym "bruh"? I didn't mean it negatively bozo

[@dark_nightwing_xl2797]

@@razorionxvii638 learn how to type fool

[@Jexol484]

"Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water in a cup, it becomes the cup; You put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle; You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend." -Bruce lee

[@benjaminshamuelov3001]

Also- Sensei Wu lol

[@Octo4533]

Imao I used to watch ninjago in 2010

[@ASOtheprO]

Wow that’s so random but the quote is actualy awesome, for me it means don’t limit yourself to normal thinking. You can do anything and manifest anything, you can understand and become anything. Something along those lines.

[@hattoripool1533]

Holy crap this is one of the most impressive 3d sonic fan games I have ever seen I still remember the days were 3d sonic fan games we’re almost impossible to make and had graphics that were kinda bad which would kinda lead to most of them being canceled

[@sonicovertime]

I remember those days. How far we've gone!

[@hattoripool1533]

Sonic Overtime yeah I still remember this one 3d sonic fan game called sonic gl it’s really old.

[@YamiGenesis]

well.. the bar wasn't set high

[@davidteres9463]

no way kzbin.info/www/bejne/in6vZ6qAqt2oocU

[@Takoruu]

Sonic Forces: Lets try being serious with our game with goofy custom characters. Fan games: Hold my beer 🍺. Im about to end this man career.

[@simonib7022]

This company*

[@justjabari6430]

Bars

[@blacklyfe5543]

Lol

[@FunkyFreshYT]

15:28 IS THAT A GODDAMN JOJO REFERENCE!?

[@marrondixon5865]

This guy *needs more chaos emeralds to make this game a reality!!*

[@sonictheporcipine]

You know it's funny. As awesome as a pilot tails is. His crash percentage is practically 100%

[@sonicovertime]

haha you're right.

[@Mima_the_vengeful_spirit]

the only planes he did not crash are the cyclone [sonic adventure 2] and the tornado 3 [sonic unleashed]

[@kevinsmith6133]

If this is what Bolt and the team can do with limited funding, imagine if everyone donated $1 to the project on Patreon 🥳

[@humanarian]

My thoughts precisely!

[@alextoonz166]

Can someone please make a go fund me and get in contact to donate to the team?

[@martinuriarte354]

I would donate more

[@kevinsmith6133]

Alex Toonz they have a patreon

[@noobartist6009]

I'd fund the whole thing if I had the disposable income

[@axelschakram3516]

THIS MAN MADE A DAMN JOJO REFERENCE

[@duppressor8164]

It's like 05 shadow the hedgehog engine, but in 2020. Still jaw dropping how this is fan made.

[@razorionxvii638]

t looks way to good to be official

[@TheRegulus01]

I think many people were thinking the same thing when he said 'You're approaching me?', so I'll just leave it is at is for another one XD The implemenation of the Chaos spear for puzzle solving and the chaos plast for combat is really cool and I love the level design. It is nice to see a bit of plattforming instead of just "Dash until you reach the end". One little nitpick I had from merely watching the viceo is on the boss fight and that is actually the camera. Maybe make it like the Biolizard fight where it locks onto the boss so you can see and react to what it is doing, or give a lock on option.

[@dragn_lagn]

Shadow: You're approaching me? Egg Pawns: We can't kick your ass without getting close

[@sonicovertime]

When you try to switch up your strategy, and press the projectile button, but you get hit by a bike. lmao

[@VongolaXZax]

Lol, funny as heck. 😂🤣

[@grantsteffen1679]

Shadow: HoHo come as close as you'd like

[@luciusnecrouge212]

What a nice JoJo reference there.

[@digital1134]

Shadow: CHAOS CONTROL!

[@323starlight]

An interesting take, though it is weird to hear Shadow have a russian accent. Who knows, with Sega's track record, they might hire you. Just a little tip on the Vortex boss, when Shadow hit the weak point, it felt like there was a lack of Oomph. like he's hitting it but its not hurting. It doesn't feel like his attack is impacting.

[@antoinesoutif3147]

Isn't Dr. Ivo Robotnik born Russian ? I mean... it would makes sens

[@user-or2qi7hk1k]

То неловкое чувство, когда фанаты делают в 10 раз лучше, чем сама Сега. Что-то в этом мире явно не так. Разработчикам мое глубочайшее уважение!

[@chpunkussus]

я сагласен

[@MariusUrucu]

8:55 In Mother Russia, Chaos Controls You

[@sonicovertime]

LMAO, the ascents made me laugh so much, when my brother was watching me play through this. the secretaries line is one of my favorites for some reason. It just sounds hilarious.

[@dylanerickson2262]

The soundtrack is basically Doom eternal lite. I'm not complaining its awesome and It's kind of an evolution of shadows trap techno vibe from sonic adventure 2.

[@JohnR1se]

Honestly soundtrack is basically just drum and bass with some rock-like distorted guitars. Mick's works for Doom sounds in another way, at first it's a metal, not just rock, and secondly electronics there sounds in analog way, not digital like in EDM styles i used for S2020 soundtrack. I'm understand, seems modern gamers forgot how hard styles sounds, and after DOOM releases everything what sounds a bit hardly then usually becomes a DOOM-like music. And it's a little disappointing me as rock musician firstly, cause this way of music have super wide palette of different genres. But anyway, i glad you liked it, and if you inerested it, you can listen it again here :D kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHTPoJejnqyfoKc

[@notname481]

I laught so hard when shadow said "How ? You aproching me ?!" JOJO REFERENCE IN SONIC !!!!. It's official. It's my favorit sonic game XD

[@metroplier2670]

Its funny how i can see that theres a lot of fans online but where i live peoples always been like "oh he likes sonic... Should probably stay away from him"

[@sonicovertime]

lmao ikr, I did see alot of people when I went to the sonic movie though. :D

[@metroplier2670]

@@sonicovertime yeah i would get out there and meet people but honestly ive been discouraged from doing that given past events. i did buy the movie though i loved it 😂 i like your videos its awesome seeing an active community out there.

[@samza9233]

Bro same, In all my friend groups I'm the only guy who plays sonic games. LOL

[@Kenji_195]

This is what I meant with "Sonic games just needs more heart", I know they can create better games but it's like if they're not even trying And for YOU, keep up the good work!

[@sl1v3r-31]

I feel like heart is the only thing keeping sonic alive. Sega clearly loves sonic but they just don't know where to go with him

[@stormthehedgehog4231]

This game is so lit that sega should be embarrassed that this is better than a normal sonic game

[@TacoManX9]

So much better that one can't see shit captain

[@PerfectGamerRBLX]

because 1 as people said this is made on a pre existing engine. 2 these dudes who made it it have no deadline while sonic team has a specific date to finish the game duh

[@MrLEADshed]

@@PerfectGamerRBLX we are talking about the end product. No one cares about how deadlines and engines are duh

[@shadyseto706]

@@MrLEADshed Having a deadline and making an engine affects the end product

[@MrLEADshed]

@@shadyseto706 yes but I don't care didnt i make that clear?

[@gamma_centauri]

This game only really suffers from the Adventure problem: sometimes the music is louder than the dialogue and I can’t hear anything. But the visuals and chaos powers and whatnot are stellar. I do think that the level design might be just a little bit too broad in some areas (like I would’ve never guessed that lily pad part) and maybe a bit too difficult for beginners. Those homing attack areas seemed a little tense/tight, but besides that, this is amazing.

[@datguy1348]

Shadow with an accent is kinda cool actually! Maybe if some of the lines were redone it could really work (as much as I know how painful the trial and error of voice acting can be especially for a fan made game)

[@Comkill117]

Shadow: “Where’d this *Damn* fog come from?” Rouge: “Language.”

[@ccricers]

Where's that *damn* fourth chaos emerald?

[@foxtrap86flame]

For a fangame, this looks pretty official, besides some of the voice acting of the characters

[@abhijithjose2826]

Words can’t really explain how proud I am as a Sonic fan in 2020 and the appreciation I have for ya for making a game soooooo well done. If I had nah critics tho, I’d def say the sound design def needs work, the boss battle and interactions DIDNT have many “punchy” sounds to them, so not many satisfying sounds. BUT this is by far the best fan made game I’ve ever seen so KEEP IT UP, IM KEEP SUPPORTING YA!

[@Geneolgia]

This is an amazing fangame, the level design is great, my favorite detail is how the level has mushrooms for springs, vines instead of flying enemies to cross places and circular branches instead of dash rings, these make the level more natural, that said there's always chance to improve, for example when Shadow hits the boss the visual and sound effects are weak, a good place to look for satisfying hit sfx is fighting games.

[@Sheeptastical1935]

Don’t forget about clunky controls, lack of fun, and everything else that makes a good game gone!

[@RhythmOSauce]

Bruh THEY USED SHADOW’s ABilities IN GAME! Honestly that should’ve been implemented into 06 from the very beginning or any other sonic game. Not just to make Shadow, a copy and paste gone wrong version of Sonic with new shoes

[@sonicovertime]

actually Sonic 06 was like the only game that used Shadow's abilities in a good fashion. It's just that 06 was kind of buggy.. I bet in P-06 (the pc remake) shadow will be fantastic though. but yeah this is awesome, shadow needs to be like this in future games.

[@kamariz3153]

@@sonicovertime Im wishing for a remake of 06. And bug free. Loved the projected one on PC A-1.

[@blacklyfe5543]

Sonic 06 used shadow's ability

[@lilman-jk5pv]

06 used a lot of Shadow's abilities, even the now forgotten Chaos Blast.

[@KennKuun]

This fangame is definitely impressive, but I still can't help but point out some flaws. This is all of course just my opinion. To start with the good stuff though, you guys did a good job of mixing the Adventure and Boost formulas together. The title screen and the motorcycle cutscene were pretty cool (although I'm not sure Shadow the Hedgehog is the best game to draw inspiration from). Sonic and Tails's voice actors did a pretty good job here, too. I liked the aesthetic of the GUN arsenal. The environment was varied a lot and there were some super cool room layouts. Every room looked unique without the overall aesthetic looking unfocused, which is impressive. The poison gas gimmick in the jungle level was a cool concept, and I kind of wish it had been more a focus for the level it was included in. There are a lot of ways you could have incorporated an obstacle like poison gas in a level, not just "get the oxygen bubbles". Shadow having Chaos powers is cool too. I especially like Chaos Spear, because it lets you satisfy the fantasy of "run and gun"... without giving Shadow an actual gun. Doesn't seem like it can be used on-the-move, though, which is a missed opportunity if that's the case. Now for the bad... You guys are propagating the "edgelord Shadow" instead of using his actual personality from SA2, Heroes, and Sonic 06 (yeah I said it). The line "Hmph, Is this machine really telling me what to do?" was a HUGE red flag that you got his personality wrong. Shadow has no reason to complain about a training program giving him directions. It's a normal part of his job as a GUN agent. Watch Characters In-Depth's video about Shadow for more on that. Regarding the bossfight, I think it would have benefited from a camera that rotated around the boss like the Egg Golem from SA2 so that you can see the boss's attacks coming. It would also help with spectacle and actually sell the threat of the giant monster. In this video, we weren't even looking at it for most of the fight, and when you did see it, you were slamming down on it from above, making it look pretty pathetic, in a bad way. I personally think the fight would have been more interesting if there was a mechanic to stun the boss to create an opportunity to hit it with multiple Chaos spears, to spice up the pace of the fight, rather than having the player chip away at it little by little. Lastly, it would be nice if you guys had someone proofread the cutscene subtitles and other written text to check for spelling errors and inconsistency between spoken and written dialogue. It makes the game look unpolished, and it seems like the fangame's image is pretty important to you guys, so you should really consider that. Lots of cool concepts here, but I think they needed to be thought through some more.

[@hihi-nm3uy]

good ideas, competent workers, hard working developers, but execution that leaves much to be desired. shadow's chaos powers were a welcome touch, and his interactions with rouge were nice. i'll reinforce what you said by saying shadow should NOT have been telling a virtual assistant to fuck off; not only is that incredibly dumb of him, but grossly out of character. i think at this rate, this would have been better off as a short film rather than a game, because the story seems to drive the project forward. it's more interested in looking cool than actually having enjoyable gameplay; like it was a necessity rather than something it genuinely wanted to do.

[@realsupersand4978]

​@LordSaru1st Capricorn how ignorant do you have to be to actually think that's a legitimate argument? just like you can critique art and writing without being an artist or writer you don't have to be a developer to be able to critique a game

[@bio826]

@@realsupersand4978 Don't bite the bait, its either an idiot or a troll.

[@hihi-nm3uy]

Ignacio Chieri most younger children have that sort of ideology, so it’s fine ig; they’ll grow out of it

[@carlosnieto3042]

I like edgelord shadow infinite was such a low caffeine edgelord but with a cool theme

[@arnataitenov3648]

Video :press any button Me who press all button on the keyboard: JUST LET ME PLAY THIS SONIC GAME AAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!

[@Ehunter23]

the way this was displayed was amazing, good work. Reminds me of the old times when we use to get those demo discs for PSone/ dream cast days, but more modern approach.

[@SalaComMander]

The gameplay? Spectacular! The graphics? Incredible! The animation? Beautiful! The level design? Genius! Shadow's voice? Well...4 out of 5 ain't bad.

[@jmachero5852]

What about the game's story?

[@DarthMolgy]

15:31 "I can't make a JoJo reference without getting closer." "Ho ho, then come as close as you want."

[@OmegaChase1002]

the 3d sonic game we all wanted. DAMN rouge looks fine in that cutscene.

[@razorionxvii638]

yeah. her model with the spy suit looks good

[@Cam.onthelow]

Y was that entire boss fight lowkey fire 🔥

[@ghostlyspace2015]

also: Shadow: Ho Your approaching me? Me: Is that a JoJo Reference?!

[@p0p525]

s a m e t h o u g h t

[@kondor4225]

This is an official reference.

[@nekorubu]

idk man, Chaos Control looks a bit like ZA WARUDO to me

[@robertonome2448]

Funny how the gameplay & level design already feels a lot better than all of the recent original sonic games (except for mania, ofc).

[@jerq887]

the cutscenes are extremely well made, they look professional as hell the subtle expressions on Rouge's face when she talks is very well made, like wow

[@DarthMolgy]

Therapist: "Spanish accent Shadow isn't real, he can't hurt you." Spanish accent Shadow:

[@susanoproductions4912]

Russian*

[@sebivmai3204]

Fr tho 😱

[@shelbybayer200]

It's a Russian accent

[@comicfan1324]

The gameplay is awesome! I love how Shadow has all his Chaos Abilities! Although I think the level design could use some work, it’s quite often hard to tell where you’re supposed to be going.

[@michaelfragoso6572]

I like how this combines the boost and adventure gameplay so perfectly

[@JasLamArr91]

When fan games look better than official games.

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

and dont last for less than 1 minute

[@supeer3361]

@@cuentaabandonada7649 please compare this and sonic forces and you see all

[@Vegitodraws]

Sega, I want you to realize that this team of fans made a better game than your team of official workers. Didn't rush the development, and made an overall great product. This shows what happens when you don't pretend to spend 5 years of development and lollygag instead. Step it up. And don't say that you spent those 4 other years on that stupid ass story, cuz you sure as hell didn't

[@DPlex]

They also have as much time as they need though. SEGA has a deadline.

[@antyep]

@@DPlex A deadline they don't give enough time for...nor do they use that time wisely. By god, they spent, what, three years on an engine that's worse than the last one, and a year on gameplay?

[@FengTheSlayer]

antyep the engine wasn’t fully utilized not that it excuses the flaws of forces but we see that the HE2 is fully utilized in M&S 2020 and Sakura wars

[@jamesw5287]

You know it's gonna be good when the TITLE is EPIC!!!!!

[@Sappytron]

This. Is. Astounding. The music, the levels, the BOSS!?!?! Even something like THAT AMAZING VICTORY JINGLE screams heart, care, and an amazing team behind it.

[@TimelessTimothy]

I'm honestly at a loss of words. The level design is absolutely phenomenal, worlds better than Sonic Forces. It also seems surprisingly difficult, considering that it's the 2nd part of this endeavor/project. On a separate thought, 2:33 reminds me of Disney Infinity so much for some reason. I guess it's because you could aim a blaster in that game. However, to put it lightly, the cutscenes do seem to have some of that fangame polish _(if you know what I mean, heh)._ Though I'm unsure whether it was intentional, I noticed that the camera was a bit shaky in the first cutscene. Despite that (and Shadow's lines being practically unintelligible at times), this entire project is extremely remarkable and astonishing! The game looks amazing (even that's an understatement), the level of danger and tension is conveyed very well, and it uses Shadow's chaos abilities uniquely and engagingly. Overall, this is one of the most incredible Sonic games (yes, Sonic *GAME*) I've ever seen in my life, and I'm really looking forward to what else this team has in store!

[@TimelessTimothy]

P.S.: I initially wrote this comment when I was only ~7 minutes into the video! The bridge to the second phase of the final boss reminds me of the alligator chase scene in Lost Jungle (from Sonic Heroes). Just to clarify, what I meant by _" fangame polish "_ was... - *Misplaced/strangely delivered emphasis in voice-acted lines (e.g.: **9:34**, which sounded like the automated voicemail lady).* - *(Sometimes) Slightly jarring voice acting...* - *Misspelled captions (**14:55**)...* - And (at times) simplistic level design (*mainly in Mould Jungle) Wait, does Shadow's voice actor have an accent of some kind? (Example: 15:31, 17:26) Wow! I just realized... the reason why the voice acting sounds different is probably that the actors have a different primary language. I'm assuming they're Ukrainian, Russian, or somewhere along the lines of Slavic. But hey, I can cut them some slack. You can clearly see that they poured in a lot of effort into this project! I commend their efforts and wish them the best of luck with the development process.

[@panther884]

@@TimelessTimothy Well said. I agree completely.

[@itzdcx7991]

I never considered that trash sonic Forces a good sonic game though it had some good music

[@onehitwonders7729]

Tbh Sega Should pull a Mania and Get their fans to make Sonic Games. If they did, I believe they would fix all the Characters and Write an Amazing, Interesting Story that people could care about.

[@epitomicmess]

100%

[@Z3RO5286]

They should bring back the adventure formula. It is hands down the best sonic gameplay styles up with the unleashed/generations boost formula. If they make more game like the adventure games and unleashed. Were lucky. SA2 is hands down the greatest sonic game in the sonic franchise so as sa1, heroes, unleashed, s3&k, mania, generations.

[@Z3RO5286]

The adventure games and unleashed are the one of the greatest sonic games ever made.

[@somanyshananigans]

OH GOSH OH GOSH THIS IS FINALLY HERE I love this so much! The creators of this are doing absolutely fantastic!!

[@XHybridPirateX]

This is incredible, if someone showed me this and said it was Sonic Adventure 3 I would be so excited. Congrats guys, nice job 👍🏽

[@codename618]

Did Shadow seriously just say "Huh? You're approaching me?"?

[@cual686]

Instead of running, you're moving to attack. Interesting.

[@entruh4520]

You thought it was shadow but it was me, DIO

[@palpatinethesenatehog7086]

They both can stop time at will, so I'm not surprised lol

[@nerdy0870]

Chaos Spear as a long ranged attack and Chaos Control to slow down time!? **SEGA, WHY HAVEN'T YOU DONE THIS AMAZING IDEA YET!?**

[@littlehivetyrant2383]

Well, to be fair in Shadow The Hedgehog you can use chaos control to stop time in a boss fights. But they f'd up a lot anyway

[@nerdy0870]

@@littlehivetyrant2383 True, true

[@HODMinistry]

The skating animation is the best I’ve seen of him in live game play. AMAZING work

[@cffee4457]

That's really cool,I love the setting and the great quality

[@humanarian]

Greetings! Shadow's voice actor here. Glad to see you have enjoyed the episode! ^^

[@sonicovertime]

Thanks! nice job on this! Can I ask what ascent you have? I'm just curious cause I actually have no idea, but it sounded nice. xD

[@humanarian]

@@sonicovertime I'm Russian! Also, I have to say... I have MUCH more experience with the voice of Shadow now than I did back then, and I WILL re-record all of the cutscene lines in the future patches. Nowadays, my Shadow sounds like this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6LWaJ-Nrq-rfaM

[@fazlox]

Humanarian, please convince bolt to include a spring related Easter egg with that line lmao

[@Qrown1145]

Great work voice acting shadow haha it sounded bit too russian haha and Rouge to me fits Idk why XD Hope to hear more :3

[@absupinhere]

Much love! You and your team are my heroes!

[@bamgedits5284]

It's just sad when you see fan made games get more popular then the official games.

[@Straff_Dis]

WOW these level designs are off the charts!

[@zvoa1038]

music for the first level is absolute fire and perfect for a shadow level

[@naschaos25jxf57]

This THIS IS THE TYPE OF GAMES WE SHOULD BE GETTING SEGA!!! But honestly Russian Shadow is what kills the voice over.

[@Prime_Legend]

I'm so happy to see this project is updating relatively fast. It's finally good to see a full proper 3D Sonic game. I hope Sonic gets more abilities like Shadow does, like Sonic Wind, Sonic Wave, Blue tornado, his tornado kick attack from 06 etc.

[@OnefinityAnimationsTSF101]

Less than a year ago, I underestimated the power of the Infinity Engine. Dang, this looks so good!

[@Demonskunk]

Dang, this looks sick!

[@objectjon9015]

Still loving the Cutscenes to this fangame! The voice acting for shadow is the only thing that bothers me so far. But other than that, this is incredible

[@crazyxman6583]

I wish that Cobanermani456 could play this: he’d actually have a challenge

[@Sorrow_TRQ]

cobanermani456 was my favorite youtuber, so sad he quit

[@shonenarkenstone3734]

I miss him very much he hasn't made a video in two years

[@witchcultistes6449]

He will forever rock the place.

[@Zeagods-CyberShadow]

I wish he would just come back I loved his content

[@solitary2]

Haven’t heard that name in a long time 😔

[@donovan3956]

I really hope that the new sonic game planned for 2021 will be as epic and ambitious as that! In any case, I can't wait to see the rest of the project!

[@AlyCatVR]

I actually wish this was Shadow The Hedgehog. No guns, just Shadow, his speed, his Chaos abilities and rockin' stage music

[@ItsBeastiee]

8:00 - 9:30 looks so clean and official... It's so good

[@xxxikarixxxkb]

Shadow sounds like he'd play an acoustic guitar

[@sonicovertime]

ofc acoustic guitars are edgy!

[@stevenevans8443]

That boss fight is pretty damn good, it felt like a real threat with different attacks & it didnt feel too cheap.

[@kylokatarn9080]

The endless passion and talent of the Sonic fandom never ceases to amaze me.

[@shadow77ish]

okay, this fan game is pretty sick.

[@absupinhere]

Good to know high-quality Sonic games aren’t dependent on Sega

[@BriannaBobadilla]

Idk how I’m just seeing this but it looks amazing! Great work

[@rolando90s]

Oh i missed sonic adventure gameplay thank you for this

[@GottaBGlitches]

"Episode shadow of water" What's this water stuff all about If it's chaos then why isn't it called episode shadow vs chaos

[@JJEHUTYY]

Why should we give it away by giving it such a normal generic title as "shadow vs chaos "...be more creative.

[@barrysmith6595]

Because if that happens you'll already know what's going to happen in the episode

[@demonknight9881]

@@barrysmith6595 If you read a book like that, then what would be the point of reading it if you already know whats its gonna be most likely about? Have creativity and suspicion to attract an audience. Think about that

[@barrysmith6595]

@@demonknight9881 yeah it's kind of like Alien vs. Predator or Jason vs. Freddy with a title like that you already know at some point they're going to fight

[@demonknight9881]

@@barrysmith6595 Both those movies weren't good. Like monsters vs aliens for example. You expected monsters to fight, but it was a bride who got hit by a meteor to turn giant to fight with monsters to destroy aliens. Thats an example of an audience attraction

[@DangerSquad]

This is very impressive! One issue I can see is in the level design; with the way everything is laid out, it seems like newer players will have no idea where to go. I recommend adding lights to the environment to help guide the player in the right direction like siren lights and spotlights in the simulation and glowing mushrooms in the jungle. Other games utilize this as a way to guide the player naturally.

[@jdub9119]

That was sick - fantastic work

[@sandstormv803]

This makes me excited for what’s to come

[@Sorrow_TRQ]

they need to make shadow’s voice louder cuz i cant hear him when he speaks

[@sonicovertime]

yeah it reminds me of SA2B sometimes. lol

[@LuenudCreaciones]

Or maybe the music is too loud, but yeah.

[@humangirl2122]

And I really don't like the sound of his voice.

[@alextoonz166]

That's not the creator's fault, maybe sonic overtime decided to make the music louder than the voice in the settings for the game

[@DragonKnight9000]

@@humangirl2122 yeah his voice could've been a bit deeper like Jason's but at least he tried

[@adriancastaneda786]

I was iffy on the voice acting for the previous episode, but this one’s was way better. Shadow and Rouge’s voices were pretty much spot on. This is a beautiful fan game. I gotta get me a good Pc to play this lol.

[@potato_god_03]

This game gives me Sonic Colors vibes and Doom vibes (due to the music). A sentence I never thought I would say about a sonic game ever. This is great!!

[@JohnR1se]

Glad you liked the music! :D

[@richardquinto477]

Wow every second of this looks amazing.

[@knucktuskaktus422]

That is absolutely amazing I love the cutscenes and lightning in this it's sooooo good