Sonic X Shadow Generations gameplay footage

[@TheWrongRighter]

The exaggerated swagger of a black hedgehog is in full effect here

[@WildDogGamerBoy]

Gamespot are a bunch of clowns 😂

[@redwind88]

Y’all ran that joke into the ground

[@TheWrongRighter]

@@redwind88 I never heard it in reference to shadow before but I'm sure I didn't come up with it lol

[@luvscxrs8606]

Finally, I’m not the only one who thought of that 😂

[@BBWahoo]

Cuckold humor is cringe

[@Camad]

3:46. What you’re here for.

[@dark_nightwing_xl2797]

Thank you king

[@Reverb17]

Goated 💪🏾

[@mchan6215]

the music seems to be ripped straight from one of the space colony ark stages in shadow the hedgehog (2005). it's probably placeholder music for now.

[@AC3Rarin]

​@mchan6215 it's a good track so I don't mind

[@null-hi6dt]

Hmm looks a bit like Frontiers Cyberspace 🧐

[@TalkingBook72]

The Biolizard boss fight has me losing my mind. I NEED a remake of the Adventure games with those graphics ASAP

[@dark_nightwing_xl2797]

Looks like frontiers combat 💯🔥

[@MemeinAndDreamin]

​@@dark_nightwing_xl2797so you're saying the game is confirmed to be shit?

[@johnathonturner2279]

@@MemeinAndDreamin You seem to be suggesting that you have shit taste.

[@dark_nightwing_xl2797]

@@MemeinAndDreamin im trying to say that you need to go outside because, no one respects you

[@dark_nightwing_xl2797]

@@johnathonturner2279 thèse people man 🤦‍♂️

[@4RILDIGITAL]

The improvements over the Xbox 360 and PS3 version are quite apparent. Looking forward to reading Andy's and Jordan's hands-on impressions on videogames.

[@Nephia829]

Sonic's shadow is the same as always at noon, they should change

[@infina-phoenix2076]

That "you" was personal as fuck.

[@tecklepheonix6344]

Time stamp?

[@HeroTheHedgehog999]

@@tecklepheonix63445:56

[@tecklepheonix6344]

@@HeroTheHedgehog999 Thank you, my hero!

[@NorthMSBashEnt]

Leave the memories alone 😢🤣

[@CaptainF123]

Don't ask those two about what they were doing in 2005.

[@endamcnabola]

5:16 Look how animated that roll was.

[@sonicthomasgamer]

That’s what I was thinking

[@asherrudick3912]

Then just shifts back into gameplay. That’s amazing. I really hope this level of animation benefits the whole game, not just Shadow’s campaign.

[@Schnort]

It looks so good You know we are starved when we are oogling at a roll animation 😭

[@Hvリンクス]

I think that's what was lacking in the recent SONIC. The move is amazing!

[@Bmontepeque11]

I was thinking the same thing, the animations are SOMETHING ELSE.

[@IconPNG]

>Kirk sounds less edgy and more like SA2 and Heroes Shadow >Levels have multiple paths >Chaos control, Chaos spear, Chaos snap abilities >Some kind of battle system and boost >Remixes of original SA2 songs (and should be the same for Heroes, Shadow 05 and Sonic 06 music) >Nice looking boss battle with awesome animations >Physical media included with physical copy >Soon to release Shadow Gens prologue animation >Development on this game has ended a few months ago and Sonic Team moved on to other stuff This is shaping to be one of the best Sonic games, ever.

[@lemon5000-tj6nv]

kirk sounds nothing like david humphrey's shadow 💀

[@MossMeowscarada]

​@@lemon5000-tj6nv i don't think op meant the voice is a 1:1 copy, rather the voice direction taken is more akin to sa2/heroes

[@Schnort]

Woah, a Sonic game that is finished and not being rushed to get out the door for a holiday release? Did the workers go on strike for basic respect and good living conditions or something?

[@steveminecraft5887]

​@@Schnorteither that or the game is 2 hours long

[@Schnort]

@steveminecraft5887 Mm, if the Shadow portion is 2 hours long, I wouldn't be too mad. Sonic Generations will still be Sonic Generations, which is a great game to play in my opinion. Well... unless it's a Sonic Colors Ultimate level of disaster. I'm kind of treating it as built-in DLC since it is seemingly tacked on to a Gens port.

[@Persona-Joop-157]

I'm sure everyone skipped the sonic part and went straight to the Shadow part let's be honest Side note I mean the trailer

[@Abner-gu3ve]

Yeah 😂

[@Pene.negro.3000]

Justo lo que acabo de hacer.

[@SonicAdventureEnjoyer]

I'm guilty lol, I never was a fan of OG Gens. Hot take I know

[@Ariel-bz7hs]

⁠@@SonicAdventureEnjoyerLowkey same here kinda. I never played the OG but this shadow gameplay makes me want to cop the remaster for sure 💯

[@frazercowan4030]

The Generations part honestly looks exactly the same as the original.

[@sangregato7831]

The gameplay alone shows we NEED Shadow as a playable character in a Frontiers sequel. Also, can't wait to hear that version of Supporting Me in HD.

[@terios7250]

7:47 The Biolizard looks so freaking disgusting, and I loved it. Definitely the best version of the Shadow boss fight, a big improvement to SA2

[@Electrical010]

had me on the first half.

[@StealthTheFoxz]

My thoughts exactly. Not sure how they managed to take something that already looked cursed to begin with and make it look even more disturbing. But I dig it.

[@KyndlingStoneCB]

I never knew it had teeth until now LOL

[@Oscar-Guzman]

You can really tell how different the visuals, level design, and physics are in Generations in comparison to Shadow’s segment.

[@gadget8637]

It's clear Sonic Team wants to make another standalone shadow game, but saddling it to a Generations remake may have been the only way they were allowed to go about it

[@Tharja-iBW]

@@gadget8637 Its more like they're testing the waters but didn't want to waste too much budget on a large game (or wanted it out before the third movie) so they just coupled it with Gens to 1. increase sales of the game and 2. Get ideas and feedback from the shadow portion of the game.

[@tvnorminstudio3080]

I would love a Shadow the Hedgehog 2. The Shadow cutscenes and level design aren't bad here. I think Sonic Team is getting more competent.

[@jamrah8713]

@@tvnorminstudio3080yup. They aren’t QUITE there with level design and physics just yet, but they’re getting there and actively trying and improving

[@Majin_ballon]

Perso moi sa me fait penser a mario 3d world + boswer fury il on profiter ďun remake pour tenter quelque chose pour le futur de la licence

[@WindiiGitlord]

DUDE THAT BIOLIZARD FIGHT IS SOOOO COOL

[@hype5456]

Ahh it's so good

[@tjpikahero814]

I Haven't Seen That Thing in Long While.

[@q-shanicvalies-np1ih]

​@XDfurry69Womp Womp Cringe Boy

[@SplatMaster420]

Well guess what it will be in the movie soon

[@ToxicVex267]

It’s been years since I fought him and I can’t wait to do it again. But can we talk about that absolute fire remix of his theme?

[@Sakurablossem3]

I love seeing Shadow finally get more recognition from Sega. Acknowledging Shadow’s own game after like 20 years is crazy

[@LordTyph]

being fair, the most positive attention of any sort it's gotten is stuff like Lythero's playthrough of the game. It was a mid at best title, which is a shame since it helped resolve Shadow's character arc.

[@aaronolson6736]

All we need now is for this game to come with that game in its entirety.

[@legoboy7107]

@@LordTyph Yeah, in recent years it's gotten some more positive stuff around it. Not just Lythero, but also Pariah695's videos in his "Sonic Was Always Good" series on the game itself and the story which were pretty positive especially compared to previous opinions, the Snapcube dub at least got it in peoples' minds in a non-negative form, recently Stelmo98 the "Project 06 guy" (not the creator, but guy known for making content and speedruns on it) did a positive playthrough of part of it, etc. There was also a guy with a channel called Retro Rebound who was a newcomer to Sonic playing through the entire series who upon playing it for the first time had a pretty positive opinion of it as a game, thinking that in terms of purely gameplay it didn't have any major sins and was one of the more polished 3D Sonic games of the era. Nice timing with this game for sure.

[@sharkdrake3771]

It's Kirk Thornton fault mostly, ever since he replaced Jason Griffith Shadow's popularity went down. His aggressive gruff voice poorly represents the cool edgy Shadow the fanbase love. It's more like he's trying to do a DBZ Vegeta impression, rather then the Edgehog.

[@Mrjohnny164]

​@@LordTyphit didnt help shadows arc at all. They just redid SA2s ark and mischaracterized him so bad that its effects are still present in the character to this day. The dude is a good AND nice guy, hes just more serious, introverted and quieter than sonic. Hes not this edge lord that sighs in frustration anytime sonic shows up. I mean he is now, but he wasnt... He literally has the same values and morals that sonic does and respects the crap out of him The only times he was well characterized was in SA2 (no duh...), Heroes, 06 and this audio adventure on YT called "Sonic and Tails R" (hes even played by Jason in it). Even this game describes him as an antihero in the trailer... Just because hes not mr sunshine doesnt mean hes an antihero But I did love this game when I was a kid and I do still think of it foundly

[@lavender188]

what an amazing year to be a Shadow the Hedgehog fan. we did it yall.

[@KOTEBANAROT]

Im so glad we finally got over whatever was happening to him post 06, took such a long time but we have our ULF back. Honestly i wonder if its because of the movie

[@MrLachapell]

We?

[@SonicAndre2]

@@KOTEBANAROTMore than likely it is because of Sonic Movie 3.

[@llcoolg8682]

Lmaoo bro thinks he actually did something just because shadow is finally being put into a sonic game 💀you do realize it’s just promotion for sonic 3 right..? Actually idk why I even asked that when your comment doesn’t show any sign of intelligence about the matter

[@Lanetgm]

The year of shadow

[@zomebody5529]

When we booted up Frontiers in 2022 for the first time we never realized we were witnessing the revival of the Sonic franchise

[@Sonichronik]

I mean I did, but I was probably the only one at the time.

[@DanielFerreira-ez8qd]

If you paid close attention to the goings-on at sega since 2017, you'd see this coming a mile away. I sure did.

[@KenmoreToast-xp2nj]

Can't blame us, considering how Sega will release my new favorite game one year then absolute trash the next

[@Sonichronik]

@@KenmoreToast-xp2nj Well, that trend doesn't seem to be happening anymore. The Sonic cycle broke with Frontiers so there's no reason to be worried anymore.

[@snakey888]

@@Sonichronik Frontiers is mediocre.

[@2011supergamer]

Hell yeah, the Shadow The Hedgehog space colony ark music. That "Back to the mic" sample plays on loop in my head

[@dark_nightwing_xl2797]

Oooooh i thought they were going to use final chase

[@q-shanicvalies-np1ih]

​@XDfurry69Yeah No Ask For You To Your Cringe Content

[@Gogs-mf8do]

Wait, I always thought it was "Back to the mind"

[@sonicgalaxy27]

Man Shadow is going Vegeta right now. 5:01. 😆

[@GamingKingdom91]

Thats..cosmic falls music..right? Im sorry..im drawing a blank..

[@MasonParkinson]

THE BIOLIZARD FIGHT.. DUUUUUUUUUUUUDE 😭😭

[@q-shanicvalies-np1ih]

​@XDfurry69womp womp no one cares Go Comment Somewhere Else Cringe Boy

[@q-shanicvalies-np1ih]

Bro is Gonna Be More Hype if We Get a Black Doom Fight

[@keybladeciel3716]

Just when we had the remix of Supporting Me from the 3DS version of Generations, along comes a metal centered remix worthy of the swagger of a Black Arms-Hedgehog hybrid.

[@ph4ntomsoda]

@XDfurry69sonichu is that you??

[@penguin_evere]

@XDfurry69you keep dreaming, buddy

[@contentleaf993]

The radical highway remix sounds so good omg

[@A_dude_obsessed_with_rabbits]

@XDfurry69wow do you keep saying that? Wow you don’t have a life. Do you live in your parents basement? Does your parents not love you? Stop embarrassing yourself bot

[@Prizzim]

@XDfurry69😐

[@ToxicVex267]

So does the biolizard remix my god.

[@autosaver]

Are they not just the remixes used in the 3DS game?

[@contentleaf993]

@@ToxicVex267Fr tho

[@neohybride2597]

6:14 The moment when shadow says: 《Where am I ?》 Perfectly coordinated with the music that starts, is just Goosebump/20

[@madster01]

6:15 This OST gives me big “Westopolis” nostalgia from Shadow The Hedgehog 💔

[@Ultimodestructico]

Obviously……

[@Foxxen77]

There is no way those animations play during gameplay wtf those were so clean holy shit

[@zigzagintrusion]

FOR REAL!!! I’m shocked at how cool it all looks

[@RingsRhythm]

@@zigzagintrusionngl I kinda wished that sonic frontiers had this much fluidity in its animations + the cutscenes playing during gameplay but atleast I’m glad that sonic team is cooking with this one

[@darkhorse744]

​@@RingsRhythmFrontiers is a much bigger game than Shadow Gens. Unfortunately it couldn't be helped. Maybe a future re-release though. It'll definitely happen eventually.

[@RingsRhythm]

@@darkhorse744 yeah…because to even make such high quality in a long as 20h+ story + gameplay would costs a bunch ngl

[@darkhorse744]

@@RingsRhythm A re-release would be able fix a lot of that though, if it had two years like Shadow Gens got, even that might be able to fix a LOT. That + more budget, people and them working on an already complete game would definitely help with QA. If they got an extra year would only be a +.

[@Mokeybutnotforkids]

I love how they combined gameplay and cutscenes in the game, this isn’t an upgrade, this is an new game(i got enough comments so: i meant the shadow part)

[@k_system]

But they just did it in Shadow's gameplay. Sonic's gameplay isnt improved, not a bit. Its just Sad.

[@memezabelle]

​@@k_systemi dont think sonics gameplay is the one that needs to be improved tbh

[@Mokeybutnotforkids]

@@k_system I know that’s what holds this game from perfection

[@sonicgalaxy27]

Shadow is the only one who gets a upgrade in the remaster version.

[@WindyREDPanda]

Classic Sonic needs momentum that's what's missing. ​@memezabelle

[@shadoubreak]

Kirk got some amazing vocal direction holy crap

[@Terumimi]

YEAH TRUE I'm personally not huge on Kirk's Shadow since it sounds like he's acting too edgy, but either I've softened on it over the years or he just sounds genuinely really good this time around

[@Neoxon619]

@@Terumimi It’s definitely an improvement in voice direction.

[@jayevans6146]

Almost like he’s a professional actor or something

[@Chibi_Rikka]

@@Terumimi I still think he sounds a bit too gruffy at times, but it's certainly an improvement in other places.

[@shockhedgehog4771]

@XDfurry69 lil' bro thinks he's doing something 💀

[@MasterPringles]

7:09 Noticing the music syncing up well with the actions. Nice touch!

[@alexanderjackson9239]

THAT RADICAL HIGHWAY REMIX AND THE BIOLIZARD!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥😭😭😭🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@radioffIine]

I just realized Shadow's wings may have been derived from Biolizard's purple orb tendrils introduced in this same game, being Shadow's prototype after all.

[@spidiccus8561]

The wings resemble black arms stuff from shadow '05

[@elid2532]

The wings look a lot more similar to black doom and the black arms versus the biolizard

[@darkhorse744]

Biolizard isn't related to the Black Arms, who the wings more closely resemble.

[@radioffIine]

I don't see how both can't be true, since Gerald Robotnik (Biolizard's creator) worked with Black Doom to create Shadow.

[@silverguy526]

No. The website lists the wings as one of Shadow's "Doom Powers"

[@JoseG904]

Shadow bros... We've never won so hard🧎

[@fernandouzumakigameplays]

Indeed

[@carlosuchiha8427]

We suffered for far too long

[@ManSpider92]

It'll only get better for us now. Believe.

[@lafbkhope5391]

I don't see how Shadow not getting the Generations treatment and instead using Forces/Frontiers engine stuff is a win to you but you do you.

[@indecisiveponderer643]

​@@lafbkhope5391"I don't get it" Brother... JUST LOOK AT THE GAME

[@OmegaChase1002]

4:45 They brought back the item capsules from the 2000's games. I always liked these more than the item monitors. Amazing little detail.

[@OmegaChase1002]

@notaadamritim forces didnt have capsules.

[@Chibi_Rikka]

​@@OmegaChase1002It did for the Wisps, just no other items. I feel like some had Rings but maybe not.

[@OmegaChase1002]

@@Chibi_Rikka the wisp capsules are not the same as item capsules.

[@Chibi_Rikka]

@@OmegaChase1002 I mean they're still capsules that you hit to break open and get the contents, and they're certainly not monitors. I don't know what else you'd call them.

[@OmegaChase1002]

@@Chibi_Rikka design-wise, they are very different from the item capsules.

[@TheNewRobotMaster]

5:15 coolest roll in the world

[@kinn-uy3el]

You know things haven't been so good when we are so excited for some millisecond of animation 💀

[@Ultimodestructico]

@@kinn-uy3elyeah it’s actually embarrassing

[@imanobody7911]

The Biolizard fight was dope! They're continuing the anime style fights after Frontiers and I'm here for it

[@TheSeventhForce]

Seeing the Biolizard fight remade with the spectacle of Frontiers' bosses is the kind of shit I didn't know I need until now Sonic Team cooking at levels hitherto unseen in the modern day _goddamn_

[@crazizzle85]

I bow to you, Sonic team. That Shadow gameplay looks fantastic

[@dark_nightwing_xl2797]

Look at his model it looks fire 🔥

[@CMJ06]

There is literally no cool level design

[@davionhall]

@@CMJ06facts. It’s like really linear so far. I’m also not a fan that they brought back the Sonic Forces homing attack sounds effects.

[@Nickika]

​​@@davionhall It's actually not. Watching carefully and analyzing the video, I can tell there were a lot of paths and things that whoever was playing this decided to ignore. He also committed the worst sin you could do in a boost game... not boost. 🤦‍♂️

[@BlueBlur2003]

​@@CMJ06I think that's cap. While it definitely ain't no Gens level design, it still looks good and it does have multiple paths. Even when it is linear, it makes up for it with it's cool spectacle and mechanics. Also just cause it's linear doesn't automatically mean it's Forces. Even the best Sonic games like SA2 was extremely linear. You can look at iconic levels like Metal Harbor and say it looks like Forces but that's actually an extremely fun level. Edit: After looking at a lot of Summer Game Fest footage, there's actually WAY more multiple paths than originally thought. It legit reminds me of SA2's design in a way and I absolutely love it. I can't wait for the game to release and people should stop worrying.

[@KamiKoroshi_]

Okay, i won't deny that this does look sick AF. I love the original Generations, so I hope they won't screw this up. But so far, i kinda like what I'm seeing. It only makes me want Adventure 1&2 remakes even more.

[@Schnort]

Perfect Chaos in HD would be so baller. That's what I thought we were getting from Forces with that trailer... but no.

[@Sonichronik]

@@Schnort That was seven years ago. You need to let go.

[@masturch33f66]

@@SchnortIsn’t Perfect Chaos in Generations? So he’ll be in this remaster.

[@Schnort]

@Sonichronik dog, what? That is the most recent appearance of Chaos in a mainline Sonic game. Of course that's my first point of comparison. And it looked great, too. What's your problem?

[@Schnort]

@masturch33f66 to be honest, I don't like how it looks in Gens. You are so right, though. I wonder how it will look with the graphics improvements. It will probably look the same, but I can hope anyways, haha.

[@trevorswims5754]

For those of you who didn't know, the Bio lizard was one of the bosses in the 3DS version of sonic generations. Its nice to see it return as a shadow the hedgehog stage boss this time around.

[@derpdude728]

Wait but wasn’t he originally in SA2 when he thought shadow, also awesome that sounds sick

[@cubgee]

​​@@derpdude728It was from SA2. It was brought to Generations but only on the 3DS version, like what the main comment says.

[@derpdude728]

@@cubgee awesome that’s cool didn’t know he was there, bet he looks sick in that version

[@PiyushBande]

@@derpdude728 tbh not really, they didnt capture the intensity of the fight, it just felt like a str9nger unique enemy to homing attack for me at least

[@derpdude728]

@@PiyushBande ah right makes sense, then that means this new bio lizards gonna be 100x more cooler

[@TheHardStyleLife]

Bruhh they literally just made the end SA2 fight 10X better... kid me is in awe

[@GamecontrollerYT]

They actually made the Biolizard boss cool af holy shit This game is shaping up to be incredible!

[@omega1445]

Notice how when he lets go of the boost he doesn't slow down, Meaning they likely added momentum physics to his running.

[@joechristo2]

With sonic, feet can only take you so far and so you can’t exactly keep all that speed when you run. But Shadow has ROCKET SKATES.

[@megapikachu139]

Shadow: They’re air shoes 😒

[@snakey888]

Looks like he does decelerate, just not as noticeable as in Frontiers.

[@Just-Jhonny]

I just pray for shadow expansion to be long enough.

[@Greenmanboss]

I mean is called sonic x shadow generations it has to be

[@Daheg-nr7ol]

@@Greenmanbossat least close to the amount that normal generations

[@RingsRhythm]

@@Daheg-nr7olTo be honest I hope the full game gets longer ngl since gens by itself it was good but was kinda short 😅

[@ZTr00p3r]

I hope this is not just a single level connected ending it in biolizard.

[@ethzzexists]

​@@ZTr00p3rit won't be. Why would they have a full hub world just for 1 level?

[@SaturnsRing98]

A really neat thing to note is the music- Final Rush / Space Gadget's music is the song "The Ark" pulled from Shadow the Hedgehog without any change, so either the remix hasn't been started or is too early to be shown off (not pulling an Episode Shadow where a track leaks out maybe?); the second stage has an entirely new mix of Vengeance is Mine; and the Biolizard boss not only is completely different to the 3DS counterpart (yes, Gens 3DS exists and has both Biolizard and Radical Highway) but so is the music- at first it sounded similar to the 3DS mix but has a lot more guitar!

[@ians_parks]

It seems like the track transitions into a new remix of Supporting Me after a phase 2 is triggered. Cause we don't hear the guitars come in until the footage jumps cuts to a more intense part of the boss fight. The first part is still just gens 3DS Supporting Me.

[@SisterRose]

Between Radical Highway, Biolizard and talk of a Casino it feels like they're going to adapt all the 3DS Zones which is neat. Hoping for Mushroom Hill in the main game. It'll be DLC though I bet.

[@gommodore6441]

I know it's too soon to say, but the animation jump from Frontiers to this is staggering! This looks amazing!!!

[@KnucklesWTD]

Not too soon

[@axcurs]

THIS IS AN AMAZING IMPROVEMENT FROM FRONTIERS AND THEY ALMOST GOT IT!!!! the boost actually destroys enemies when ramming into them, it seems faster and way more exhilirating, its almost as good as gens and they almost got it. sega is on a roll with this game and im impressed how much they've improved

[@SamCo-]

And people said hedgehog engine 2 had bad graphics pffft.

[@flamingophone]

​I was one of those people. Seems like sonic team just didnt utilse the engines full ​capabilities. I am absolutley stunned by these graphics.@@SamCo-

[@mofprailes7140]

@@SamCo- the graphics is fine , but the physics is just not it, and the camera direction the same as forces and frontiers (which i didn't like) , and some of the level design is just mah .

[@zomebody5529]

Frontiers 2 is going to be the best Sonic game of all time man

[@Sonichronik]

What do you mean almost got it? Dude, they got it, there is no "almost". And how is it almost as good as Generations? This IS Generations!

[@nyoomzoom3359]

my fucking jaw dropped the moment i noticed biolizard had a theme for A SECOND PHASE

[@nerd5]

ITS SO PEAK i especially love the mid-level QTEs to show Shadow's coolness

[@medicindisquise4271]

I love how he smiles a little at 6:00

[@BLUE-dw4tc]

The cutscene to gameplay transitions are CLEAN

[@gengargamer5657]

Never would I have thought I’d hear The Ark again in an official title. Also, THIS IS AWESOME!

[@orenji2385]

I was fully convinced it was gonna be Final Rush, but an Ark remix is definitely a pleasant surprise

[@gengargamer5657]

@@orenji2385 Yup

[@LeanVHS]

I am so happy

[@jooj_youdube7934]

​@@orenji2385Final rush is the final sonic level, the level on the ark is a mixture of final chase, lost impact, and lost colony (Eggman level)

[@gengargamer5657]

@@LeanVHS Same!

[@LoiValdes]

I love how they're bringing back that sauce the 2000's game have while caring for the quality of the product as well. This era of Sonic is turning out to be fantastic

[@sonicgalaxy27]

Yes it is indeed dude.

[@Sonichronik]

I'm dubbing it the Renaissance Era.

[@ElectroBlastLuigi]

@@Sonichronik Some Sonic KZbinrs already did that after Frontiers released

[@Sonichronik]

@@ElectroBlastLuigi And I did it years before they did in the early 2020s.

[@ATAndreiThomas]

5:00 yes this is the reason why my boi shadow is my top favourite sonic character of all time. I already pre ordered both the ps5 and switch version of sonic x shadow generations and I'm going to enjoy it so much, because I'm a massive shadow the hedgehog fan.

[@KamusariHR]

Why on both consoles?😂

[@Daheg-nr7ol]

@@KamusariHRfor when you what a full on good whatever gameplay in your room and for on the go

[@Marc-rw3dd]

​@@Daheg-nr7olthis gave me a stroke

[@Daheg-nr7ol]

@@Marc-rw3dd lol

[@Chronothemeter]

​@@Daheg-nr7olguess what ? You can play the switch on tv But i guess u meant it is not the same quality as PS5

[@Peepimus]

7:26 - It sounds to me that Black Doom has his original VA.!.! If you know, you know.!.!

[@JoshDoesAThing108]

Unfortunately Sean has confirmed it's not him. He auditioned but didn't get the part. The new guy sounds just as good though.

[@Peepimus]

@@JoshDoesAThing108 That was sent back when this game got 1st revealed. Things can possibly chance in quite some months, no…?

[@nhaer042]

It's a small detail but I really like the little roll Shadow does when he lands after kicking the missile. It feels like it is keeping the momentum going when transitioning from the QTE back to normal gameplay.

[@Excalebar-kn1g4t]

Not gonna lie, Kirk Thornton is really popping off!! 9:53-10:00

[@Daheg-nr7ol]

My favorite voice for shadow 🥰

[@CNWhatImSaiyan]

@@Daheg-nr7olBeen my guy since Gabumon🌙

[@elae4051]

I like that they didn't bother remixing the Biolizard theme because they already have one from the 3Ds version Edit: nvm, the backhalf of the fight is new

[@dry4d]

I was so curious how they’d approach this. There’s a great remix that exists in Forces as well

[@user-fj4ih2uk9o]

The entire song is new and it's clearly a different vocalist

[@KyndlingStoneCB]

@@dry4dim sorry but i heavily disagree. Forces’ remix is fucking terrible. Gens’ remix for the 3ds is alright but neither hold a candle to the original. Not understandling the lyrics actually makes sense if you think of it as shadow’s corrupted thoughts. And the composition of the music is so good.

[@Wolfie_-xz7hs]

​@@KyndlingStoneCB With context, it makes sense though. In Gens 3DS, you're fighting the Biolizard as Sonic so there's no need for unclear/distorted

[@AiramLP10]

I think most people only played the home console version of the game back in 2011, so they probably thought it was okay to use the 3DS theme for part of this fight.

[@legolloyd2009]

Whoever's playing seems horrible at the game, but I see A LOT of alternate paths here, which is GREAT! Level design is the most important part of Sonic games, and games in generatl

[@HS-mn6jc]

Really? In Final Rush I saw very little alternate paths, just a bunch of platforms in a row with the occasional enemy here and there. Def better than Forces but still looked like it had mega hallway syndrome, ESPECIALLY that Westopolis/Radical Highway segment with Black Doom. Not really a fan of what level design I saw personally

[@legolloyd2009]

@@HS-mn6jc In The radical highway part black doom is talking to you, so I think they kept it simple because it would be hard to focus on gameplay and dialogue at the same time. Also, it's pretty obvious this is the first level, cause Shadow meets Black Doom here.

[@NaXEthan]

@@HS-mn6jc I thought the same thing at first, but I think the reason why it looked so hallway syndrome-y is because the person playing wasn't boosting lol. If they boosted through those sections they'd be like half as long, and they would reach the alternate path opportunities quicker. I caught quite a few in the first level actually. At the beginning one path is blocked by crates, and as they keep going you can see that there are some rails in the distance that the person playing didn't reach. I caught a few other similar instances too.

[@Abner-gu3ve]

Yeah. The person who played the game doesn’t seem rlly good at it

[@alanbareiro6806]

This is too early still, but it does seem promising.

[@PaperMalte]

MAN y'all needed to boost more during this gameplay

[@airlion1205]

I like how they kept an element of his gameplay from 06. Also, CHAOS SPEAR!!!!!

[@chrange9714]

This all looks so fuckin awesome, I'm genuinely surprised the same guy who voiced Black Doom in Shadow the Hedgehog is doing it again here thats really cool. That Biolizard fight looks insane.

[@dark_nightwing_xl2797]

Thats goku voice actor

[@ians_parks]

Is there any confirmation that it's him? Didn't Sean use a filter on the voice. Who's to say it isn't a new VA just using a similar filter.

[@chrange9714]

@@ians_parks I really don't care either way, the voice sounds identical

[@thekeybladeninjaturtle7380]

@@ians_parks Whoever's voicing him, they're doing a good job at filling in Sean's boots

[@agustinhernandezrivas-jp7jk]

@@ians_parks Sean Schemmel didn’t use any filter. It was all natural. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZmmfWmln52asK8si=VmTwuAJ-0CewfNFs

[@tman1669]

Yah know there was a Biolizard fight in the 3DS version... Fingers crossed for Egg Emperor cause we have Bullet Station.

[@KamiKoroshi_]

I would rather have something like Sonic Heroes’ final fortress.

[@calvinalejandrox7143]

It makes sense that is Rail Canyon/Bullet Station, because is the part where Shadow discovers a clone of himself.

[@galaxycamerata]

@@calvinalejandrox7143 It's also where Metal Sonic decided to actively fuck with Shadow by implying he was one of the androids.

[@J0kerHecz]

Finally someone else recognizes the 3DS version.

[@dominiquemendy6307]

​@@J0kerHecz and speaking of the 3ds I hope we get a dlc with all levels and bosses from the 3ds version of generations aside from biolizard since he's already here

[@joshcook5434]

man, the boilizard is way more gross than before. 8:38 those ribs or gills or whatever are nasty.

[@redviolet8235]

They look like gills to me.

[@pierrebaldwin9672]

At 4:38 I love the sense of speed there even without the boost. Like he kept the momentum going.

[@ChrisWilliams-ur7fn]

That bodes well for momentum enjoyers. In frontiers your boost wouldn't hold weight if you stopped the boost.

[@ducc1]

God I would kill to have Jason Griffith to voice Shadow for this

[@ians_parks]

Mods

[@thenightstar8312]

I prefer Kirk Thorton

[@JoshDoesAThing108]

At the very least Kirk's voice direction seems a bit better this time around, but Griffith coming back would have been peak lol

[@Rizznicsfastproductions]

Jason is better but i don't mind him tbh

[@sonjoshku6668]

​@@thenightstar8312you are on crack 😂

[@agustinhernandezrivas-jp7jk]

8:17 I ate all the Funyuns. Come here, brother. They taste like cherries.

[@Minatoyuki1999]

I understand that reference

[@stephenfiler3204]

"Why do they taste like cherries, brother?"

[@Sonichronik]

What.

[@JugularJohn]

@@stephenfiler3204”I sure hope you taste delicious. Now come into my maaaaaaw 👅”

[@ChrisWilliams-ur7fn]

​@@Sonichronik SA2 fandub.

[@Soulferno]

Seems like the Shadow gameplay is the full realization of the "Dreamcast era" that they were originally going to do for Generations because that is absolutely Adventure style gameplay. Not complete by the looks of it(obviously) but the full on platforming interactivity is certainly showing which means someone on the dev team either understands or is starting to understand what Frontiers didn't. We can only hope that its a sign of good things to come because I'm still in the camp that our last couple of Sonic games send the wrong messages on what we should be seeing from these games

[@trashboat5388]

It’s definitely just the fronties engine

[@windy3935]

Boy what is you talking about with Frontiers didn't understand. Frontiers was platforming galore, especially in the open zone. Ontop of that, CyberSpace literally put focus back on platforming instead of just "boost to win", and that's without counting the fact that they remade Adventure levels in there, and also without counting that Frontiers is the only "boost" game to have Pure 3D levels, which even Unleashed and Gens didn't do. Lastly, Frontier's Cyber Space took a step back from traditional boost gameplay to form a more balanced boost/adventure-based platforming hybrid, from movement speed to level design. I can't fathom how some fans can miss such blatant design choices like that. Then we got people praising Shadow's landing roll animation as if Sonic hasn't had this since either the late 2000s or earlier 2010s.

[@Nephia829]

​@@windy3935 Sonic is slow.

[@Soulferno]

@@windy3935 Most of the open zone is railroaded or can be broken by ignoring most of the intended platforming segments, Cyberspace copies older level designs with a different engine Sonic that literally can't do or move as he did in those old games which exemplifies how undercooked Frontiers Sonic is from a gameplay perspective. In fact, adding onto Cyberspace critique, you are actively limited in your speed for most of the Cyberspace levels, ultimately wasting any sort of potential those levels had to be memorable in any way besides music. I don't know how old you are but go back and play the Adventure games then go to Frontiers. If you can't see or feel the difference afterwards then there's nothing to talk about

[@Soulferno]

@@trashboat5388 I don't see how that means they didn't potentially improve on it after all this time. Which they should've been doing btw. The engine for Frontiers is just a varied version of Forces so I'd like to believe they're smart enough to continue getting it closer to something that feels much better to play than keeping things the same

[@IronicSonic83]

They titanfied Biolizard battle and I'm here for it

[@MJMcKenzie322]

“Hiii Shadoooow” “It’s meeee, the Deviiil.” “I love yoooou!”

[@ChrisWilliams-ur7fn]

"STOOOOP!"

[@SmuggyLeaf]

"I'm having so much fun with you right now :3"

[@TheSultan1470]

No

[@seansilv25]

@@SmuggyLeaf “…Thank you? I suppose?”

[@bandicootsauce4569]

That Radical Highway theme remix is absolute FIRE even for a Sonic song.

[@smoogieboogie1694]

Woah I'm seeing alternate paths in the Shadow levels that could be fairly meaty or at least take an SA2 approach of more risky but faster. And the animations are so expressive! That little bit of Shadow rolling when he hits the ground before going back to his run is a great detail.

[@carso1500]

I see some inspiration from cyberspace in the level design, specially from the final horizon cyberspace levels

[@smoogieboogie1694]

@@carso1500 Definitely. It's nice to see Sega building on their previous work again instead of throwing everything out and starting over with each new game.

[@worldfamousfa]

the biolizard having teeth now is sooooo unsettling. i can’t wait for this game omg

[@EuroMIX2]

Its side "fins" freak me out so much now, especially the way they're animated.

[@ChrisWilliams-ur7fn]

​@@EuroMIX2 yeah, those flapping 'gills' are super gross and unsettling.

[@JoshDoesAThing108]

​@@EuroMIX2I think I love that it freaks me out, though. The Biolizard is supposed to be this unfinished Eldritch prototype of Shadow, having it be horrific is just fantastic to me

[@NoNamex1412]

Nobody is talking about HOW SMOOTH THE CUTSCENE TO GAMEPLAY TRANSITIONS ARE. They're almost on the same level as sony first party games 6:09 6:59

[@oldstrikereatsrings]

Omg just like the Spider-Man games! Sega cooked so hard on this just like Frontiers final horizion!

[@THESHINIGAMIPOSSE]

Good to know sonic team finally woke up from their coma

[@Sonichronik]

More like mid-life crisis.

[@thenightstar8312]

You do know this isn't their FIRST good recent game, right?

[@Sonichronik]

@@thenightstar8312 Yeah, we all know Frontiers was great, but this game looks to solidify Sonic Team's return.

[@THESHINIGAMIPOSSE]

@@thenightstar8312 ehhhhhhhhhhhhh frontiers is like barely passable imo lol

[@Sonichronik]

@@THESHINIGAMIPOSSE The best selling Sonic game since 3 & Knuckles is "barely passable"? Okay, bud.

[@MrDaze70X]

as an avid speed runner of the original sonic generations. watching green hills act 2 being played like that nearly gave me an aneurysm

[@carterm.488]

The Shadow gameplay looks very good, but I'm also very happy that the main Generations side still looks amazing as well.

[@Abner-gu3ve]

Agreed

[@culturalist]

how does it look good. look at the level design. open your eyes

[@THESHINIGAMIPOSSE]

@@culturalistat worst it looks decent. What are you on about lol

[@culturalist]

@@THESHINIGAMIPOSSE the level design? no dude you're blinded by the graphics

[@THESHINIGAMIPOSSE]

@@culturalist ur sayin that like you’ve seen the full level lol and no I couldn’t care less about graphics

[@Peepimus]

This truly proves as the ULTIMATE year for Shadow!

[@cleverusername1997]

The new Shadow stages look like the perfect mixture of Adventure 2, Frontiers and its own trippy, edgy flair. I am in *LOVE*

[@PhoenixWrightAceAttorney]

Nahhh hol' up. Who cooked? The music for example at 6:59 burned my house down.

[@J1210mk2]

I’m begging for a Mephiles boss fight.

[@Brawler1993]

Oh my god the Shadow stuff looks so good.

[@xlr8tionfilmz]

5:00 - 9:38 Oh I’m loving this

[@sirthedave]

You can really see the impact Frontiers has had on the franchise. Cinematic camera angles, non-linear gameplay, amazing fighting cinematography- Sonic Frontiers was truly a renaissance.

[@gjtrue]

I remember thinking it a dang shame way back that Sonic Generations never got any other levels or characters as DLC and was a missed opportunity. Radical Highway, Kingdom Valley, Ice Cap, Mystic Cave, etc. And was odd how it never really explained how Shadow arrived in the White Space I think. Though I "think" he mentioned something manipulating Chaos Control. Thankfully I only had to wait another 13 years. 🥴

[@nicholashewitt6223]

Sonic Generations literally could have just had some new levels added as DLC every now and then and it would have made so much money. Wonder why they never did that...

[@SuperSonicBlake]

Kirk Thornton with the PERFORMANCE 🔥

[@JoshDoesAThing108]

He's definitely been given much better voice direction than previous games, he sounds great

[@AsuraRaver]

I find it interesting that they're using Dark Gaia Phoenix sound effects for the Biolizard

[@chrange9714]

They did that in his 3DS fight, they fit

[@johnbot64]

I thought that sounded familiar

[@lowestpoly64]

at first i was REALLY worried because at first final chase reeked of forces level design. then shadow went inside and i AUDIBLY SIGHED in relief at the diverging paths

[@SJtheMFZB]

I wasn't sure about Shadow's smirk at first, but now it looks like he knows he's scored a winner. First one in a long time, too.

[@goldensarcasm5755]

Why does the shadow section look like a whole new game tho???

[@SlimeBlueMS]

Because it is, lmfao. It never existed before now

[@MarkOfAHero]

I am so ready for PEAK SONIC and PEAK SHADOW

[@TimeLierG]

I'm so ready for SLOW HOMING ATTACKS LIKE 06 and NO GAMEPLAY! HOLD FORWARD TO WATCH THE MOVIE SPECTACLE!

[@WatsonDynamite]

@@TimeLierG as if pressing jump twice to have the game kill an enemy for you constituted gameplay, regardless of how fast it is

[@TimeLierG]

@@WatsonDynamite Normally the foes would be attempting to prevent you from homing if this were a Sonic game prior to 2009.

[@tiktokcompilations797]

@@TimeLierGhow you felt after that: 🐶👹

[@Jason-..-]

​@@TimeLierG stop complaining, stfu

[@AntiQuaz]

This actually looks promising. Hopefully it feels good to play.

[@christianwinandy341]

Makes me soo happy to see them do shadow justice like this. many old sonic fans and new sonicfans alike never got a true feel for shadows character, and this game seems to embody what that is. not just an edge-hog, but showcasing somthing deeper that we can only define as "shadow the hedgehog"

[@Abner-gu3ve]

Agreed

[@albersonic11]

Literally everyone on october 25th: " *Promised time huh?* "

[@DarioAcereto]

Underrated comment.

[@cellperfecto421]

Holy shit, that "Supporting me" remix already sounds so fire. I can't wait to hear the whole thing.

[@GMXrd]

I'm actually on the floor right now. How did they nail it? How!??! They get it, man. They just, get it.

[@BirthbyNightmare]

It shows how Shadow's gameplay is done in a much better hardware while Sonic's seems clearly a port of the original. Even getting rings looks better in the new gameplay.

[@ItsjustPrentiss]

That’s because the Shadow stuff is a separate game. Sonic X Shadow Generations is two games in one package. A remaster of sonic generations and then there is Shadow Generations a whole new game in their new engine.

[@KamusariHR]

​@@ItsjustPrentissi hope the shadow campaign isnt as short as forces

[@demomantf2476]

​@@KamusariHRthere are atleast 2 acts. We have confirmed 4 areas for his levels. We have 8 levels as of now. Already longer than forces and just as long as gens.

[@KamusariHR]

@@demomantf2476 i hope so cant wait for it

[@SisterRose]

@@demomantf2476 don't forget the open zone white space hub world

[@Isaiahmob06]

THE SHADOW PORTION LOOKS FIREEEEEEE

[@_pixlz]

THE SUPPORTING ME REMIX HAS ME FREAKING OUT .

[@notsweetdandy]

The Doom chase was SO good!! I love how cinematic it was. And that music drop sent chills up my arms and back.

[@thevoidmagician6653]

Kirk sounds so good with those grunts. FINALLY he’s getting some good voice direction! He sounded alot better in Forces than when he first started, and even better here. I can’t wait to here the stark contrast of this his “You’ve got this Sonic” line XD

[@ChrisWilliams-ur7fn]

Even kickass professional VAs need good voice direction for things to click the right way.

[@WCM0211]

Final Rush/Final Chase’s level design is actually pretty good

[@WindyREDPanda]

Final Chase is Shadow's Run. Final Rush is Sonic's. Come on, Man. get it together.

[@Kirbechu99]

​@@WindyREDPanda Pretty sure it's got segments of a bunch of different Ark levels, actually. Saw a section that gave Crazy Gadget vibes.

[@gokublack9724]

​@@Kirbechu99*space gadget

[@KyndlingStoneCB]

@@Kirbechu99I def saw parts of final chase (SA2), the doom (ShTH. With some of the hallways looking similar to parts in that level), and even fucking crazy gadget (SA2. Mainly that door mechanic) & cannon’s core (SA2. With the skydiving segment.)

[@NoNamex1412]

5:01 they really hitting us with another metal gear rising sequence huh? Cool as hell. And that transition back into gameplay is too damn smooth

[@jaycup1487]

LOVE all the little details. The fluid animations, the subtle glow shadow has in dark areas to make him visible. So good

[@naopensador4693]

You are free to say that the level design is bad as much as you want, but to say that this is forces level design is exaggerated

[@stormfall1130]

I don't think this looks bad because you can clearly see multiple pathways here. There's another gameplay from shacknews, check that out.

[@naopensador4693]

​@@stormfall1130 I also think it looks good and nothing like forces. The sliding section in 7:07 and the path with curvatures in 6:28 really show do contribute that this is nothing like forces. Another thing i noticed are the controls, they look really good and free to control! Also i coundlt find this "shaknews" gameplay but i found another gameplay video, thanks for the information!

[@gothicboulder]

I had a giant grin on my face watching the entire Shadow portion.