“This is not a 3D platformer. This is a 3D run-and-gun.” SO TRUE
@Hynotama
7 ай бұрын
Sega makes a Sonic game with guns and everyone is having a meltdown. Some developer makes pokemon with guns and everyone cheers for it like it’s the best thing since sliced bread.
@Twilord_
Жыл бұрын
I actually kinda like the story. When you know Maria was deathly ill and one of the goals of Project Shadow was to cure her it makes the whole "deal with the devil" aspect so much more fun. Not to mention GUN seemingly turned on Gerald for building the Eclipse Canon which makes more sense, but given the reason he built it... "All you ungrateful humans who took everything away from me" makes a lot more sense.
@aarondoesyt3194
6 ай бұрын
Watch the JP cutscenes re-translated in English if you want to see the story at it's full potential, the localisation screwed up some massive plot points
@Just_Tet
5 ай бұрын
@@aarondoesyt3194the SA2 cutscene or the one in this game?
@AFeralTrout420
Жыл бұрын
Dude I have massive respect for not being another person who only follows the echo chamber of opinions on Shadows game. Personally I loved Shadows game. I also think it does his character justice and not ruin it (unlike what most other people think). His story arc wasn't really a redo of SA2 bc it was really more about choosing his own destiny and forming his own agency. At the end of SA2 he saved the world only bc of his promise to Maria. In his own game he chooses to put the past behind him and not let it decide who he is. Then he chooses to save the world by his own will. Also all of the alternate endings (which are not canon btw) are mainly a bunch of what-if scenarios on what Shadow COULD become based on everyone telling him who he is but what he ultimately DOESNT become. And in the Last Story (which is the canon ending), he defeats Black Doom, which represents him confronting and overcoming his past, grief, guilt, truama, anger, but most of all his inner demons (after all Black Doom literally represents the devil on his shoulder)
@ayrtonjoga
Жыл бұрын
This all sounds good on paper, but the problem is in the execution, since you can change where the story goes on a whim, and the plot has to find an excuse to the sudden change, a lot of those "what if" scenarios are either unsatisfying, rushed, have a weak pay off, lacks consequences, and some doesn't even make sense If the game focused on creating 5 endings with more consistent scenarios, the player not having the option to change sides as a consequence for following a certain path, these changes could already remedy the unnecessary amount of messy endings
@lukescrew1981
Жыл бұрын
@@ayrtonjoga Yes but it's just 10 endings not 50
@ayrtonjoga
Жыл бұрын
@@lukescrew1981 While the game can, technically, end on 10 situations, because of how much you can change the story course in various ways, it has 300+ paths to pick and those determine Shadow's reasons to change in the endings, which again, a lot of them just sucks That's why I'm suggesting to have 5 endings that are more flexible, believable and satisfying to complete
@lukescrew1981
Жыл бұрын
@@ayrtonjoga Only like 2 of them are not good
@justcallmekai1554
10 ай бұрын
If you think about it Sa2 is just the bad ending for Shadow. Always in the shadow of something or someone else's well and not even knowing his memory is even real. In the shadow of Sonic, the Ultimate Lifeform.
@TheAlphazoneYT
7 ай бұрын
17:47 The GUN commander actually DOES get a resolution. After you unlock expert mode you’re put through a gauntlet of all the levels & during that run, characters have voice lines that act as an epilogue to the final story. In fact this section of the game alludes to Shadow eventually working for GUN in 06 & making amends with the commander.
@Migdo14
2 жыл бұрын
I did like the game but is one of those games that not everyone will enjoy.
@Flare8295
Жыл бұрын
Me too
@Sydney_Angelyt
Жыл бұрын
17:45 actually, he does! This game has an expert mode where you play all the levels in order. It acts as an epilogue where he undergoes training to be a GUN agent where the commander apologies and tries to make amends with Shadow, inviting Shadow over.
@jesusgutierrez-ow8vb
Жыл бұрын
Expert mode is canon????
@robertlupa8273
Жыл бұрын
@@jesusgutierrez-ow8vb the mode itself probably isn't, but what the commander says might be
@golddust7095
10 ай бұрын
@@jesusgutierrez-ow8vb more the character building stuff is as theres a few conversations where it builds towards shadows g.u.n training which he is a part of in 06
@AlexxHikaru
Жыл бұрын
Supposedly the game was going the be even darker beacuse Sega was aiming for a "T" Raiting by the ESRB, but during the development the E+10 Raiting was introduced and the games was toned down the game to fit that raiting instead. And I'm not gonna lie, I would like to see how the "T" version of the game looks someday.
@SpeedDudeGTX
11 ай бұрын
Imagine if they made one that was rated Mature, be even better if it had More guns, more action, more swearing, more violence, and even more darker than the first one.
@michaelcaboose8685
2 ай бұрын
Modders making it so you actually kill the president might crank it up to an M 🤷♀️
@VergilGaia
Жыл бұрын
I just loved this video and personally always loved Shadow the Hedgehog. Thank you for actually having an opinion unlike other tubers. About the trash dialogues/quotes, don't worry, those are just bad translations from the JP version. And also about the stories being "incoherent" and "nonsense", hear me out: when you complete a mission you don't necessarily go on on that path, but unlock a cutscene from a *possibility* of what Shadow can become since he doesn't remember anything. Have you noticed that some scenes only conect to other paths? That's because this game is a puzzle. It's not only intended for you to find out what the "canon" is, but also to look at every single possible way to write Shadow, since an simple edgelord to a justified villian, to a depressed homuncculus to a brave hero. It's not just about finding pre-existing details about the character, but to write him yourself as long as you have those pieces of lore on your hands and decide which way is better. At least that's my perspective.
@RickySama240
Жыл бұрын
The game was fun to replay back when i was a teenager. The gunplay was nice even though i wish they implemented more of Shadow's melee abilities into the game.
@BlueEyedVibeChecker
Жыл бұрын
It was never bad, people only hated it because the media made it cool to do so. Guns don't belong in Sonic games? Remember in SA2 when Eggman threatened to shoot Amy? "Bring the emeralds or the girl dies!" Westopolis 10× is bad even though it gives different ways to play? Try EVERY stage in Heroes 4 times with the only change being hermit crabs. The non-canon storylines are pointless? Explain Team Dark/Rose/Chaotix, pr even Heroes completely detached story, or lack thereof, Big in adventure or side quests in ANY other game. Etc. It was a huge step up from Heroes and even links in from SA2 where he died and into 06 where he lets go. Is it perfect? No, not by a long shot, but to call it bad is a straight up disservice to it, and Sonic Team.
@BlueEyedVibeChecker
Жыл бұрын
Also I know contextual, and not actual swearing is bad, but "Damn" isn't the first time. Sonic Adventure 1+2 say "darn" "shoot!" "Curse you!" More than Shadow says darn, and in Sonic X in Japanese, Sonic straight up says "Sh*t! Let's go!" So again, why Shadow gets the hate for it exclusively I don't know.
@leargamma4912
9 ай бұрын
I think there are localization changes that mess with the stoey
@awkwardGardener
9 ай бұрын
It's been really nice seeing the increasing amount of people actually going back to/giving this game a try over the last few years. I did the same a couple years ago. I really enjoyed the game when it came out, but years later I heard the nonstop negativity around it and still remembered liking it quite a bit but maybe I was a stupid kid with bad taste? I finally got my hands on a copy again and played it with a friend of mine watching (who is a huge Sonic fan but had never touched the game himself). I did my 10 playthroughs again and properly finished the game feeling good about the game over all despite its flaws, and my friend was surprised by how generally decent the game is. Also based Lava Shelter appreciator. That stage is probably the best the game has to offer, having a really solid flow to it along with the totally different routes.
@ellagage1256
10 ай бұрын
This game despite it's flaws really appealed to me as a kid who was also getting "too old for Sonic". Unlocking endings with their own edgy sounding titles along with Shadow always shouting "This is who I am" at the end was weirdly what I needed in my confusing middle school years 😅 Revisiting it recently has been more of a joy to play than I thought and there's way more effort put into the level design. Spin Dashing still can do a lot of skips, Chaos Control and the Invincibility/Infinite Ammo you get when it's full lets you just run over most hazards you would need slow vehicles for and lets you turn a gun with only one shot left into a occasional machine gun. Unironically I love the Heal Gun and how you can use it to micro manage your chaos meters plus you can get enemies to stop attacking you and G.U.N soldiers will even start saluting and thanking you which made my second Hero playthrough more unique than I ever expected it to be. This is a good game and I'm tired of people expecting me to call it a "guilty pleasure"
@dima_keller
Жыл бұрын
I've got into Sonic again recently and I am trying out games I haven't played before. This one is on my list, but knowing it's reputation, I was dreading the moment I'll launch it for the first time It's so interesting and refreshing to hear something good about this game and so well thought out and well delivered. Now I genuinely want (and will) give it a try. Thank you 🙏
@heroshadow42
10 ай бұрын
I am glad I'm not the only one who was decieved by what Snic said about the BlackArms tank. I first downed it by realizing its health does not restore when you die, so I would try to finish it at the final checkpoint and pray I had enough lives.
@leargamma4912
9 ай бұрын
One thing that I actually will praise for this game, is how it handles mission rankings and completion. If you get an A rank in all missions (which yes, it can be absolute hell for 7 or 8 missions to do this) and boss battles, you unlock expert mode. Honestly, expert mode is very well done for what this game is. And it's more of getting to the goal quickly, rather than doing tons of side objectives and path branching fetch quests. It's what people wanted from this game in the general consensis. But no one has the patience or attitude to get through a brutal completion to get to it. You are rewarded for going through hell and back, and I hardly see many games do this with level rankings in multiple franchises, including sonic games. Also, I would reccomend looking up expert mode, because you do have some light comedy and character development in these stages. Characters will pop in at the start of each stage and tell you what to do, often with their own quips and situations that make these characters just a tiny bit more depth. Yeah, it's not a lot, but it's genuine.
@evdestroy4121
Жыл бұрын
It's worth mentioning, if one of the bars are activated you get invincibility and infinite ammo for as long as the bar is active even if you don't use the ability. So, when you say you "wasted" chaos control whenever it was active, you actually had full invincibility and infinite ammo during that time so not really.
@KnucklesWTD
Жыл бұрын
There’s a mod for this game that cuts the level requirements in half. It’a a game changer
@aarondoesyt3194
6 ай бұрын
Shadow Reloaded, it makes the game so much more fun
@MiiaTzu
6 ай бұрын
Can't wait to see what Sonic X Shadow Generations has to offer for this whole story
@Min-ou8ti
5 ай бұрын
Revisited Johnny's review of this game and boy was it an echo chamber. They universally missed the bottom line and kept complaining about the "choices that don't matter" and "DAMN in every 2 lines of the game" or whatever
@HydraBread
Жыл бұрын
Here’s something cool: when you have the chaos guage maxed, you become invincible and have infinite ammo. This actually makes your gun dps > chaos blast. While it may seem dumb to not use either power, the infinite ammo and invincibility are still both very helpful.
@EuroMIX2
3 ай бұрын
Only exception might be fighting Black Bull where using Hero gauge slows down time instead, allowing you to get extra hits on it if you time it correctly (usually when it turns around).
@EuanEchidhog
2 жыл бұрын
Now I feel like playing this game again to finish it XD; A friend of mine loved Shadow the Hedgehog and actually went out of her way to unlock all 326 story routes. Think I heard when the Good/Evil meters are full and active, they give your weapons infinite ammo during it. Can be useful at times.
@WebstersYouTube
2 жыл бұрын
All 326 endings sounds like a very tall order!
@Euro.Patriot
Жыл бұрын
Full meter gives access to unlimited ammo, not overpowered though.
@justanothergamer9570
16 күн бұрын
Back in this game's time, I tried to do all 326 endings, but the fatigue took over after somewhere around 50 or 100. It still says something about how much I liked this game that I even did that many. There were probably some levels that I never found all 5 keys for after dozens of playthroughs. Though in my defense, I was going more for A ranks and not paying much attention to keys.
@IIARROWS
7 ай бұрын
22:49 LOL, I never noticed him doing a pump action on an machine gun.
@mistergremm735
2 жыл бұрын
it was about time someone said it
@Morningstar91939
7 ай бұрын
As someone with a soft spot for 90’s and early to mid 2000’s edge, this game was a blast for me, although there were parts that were frustrating, particularly one of the Eggman final bosses, where I didn’t have access to guns and had to rely solely on the homing attack. I didn’t beat him, and I don’t think I ever will. It’s not perfect, but I have a soft spot for this kind of edge, especially in an era that’s been lacking it.
@ChrisWilliams-ur7fn
Жыл бұрын
"Bitch please, I had a Sega Saturn"
@urielpuertas9899
2 жыл бұрын
My guilty pleasure, i like this game too
@TheBlueGhoul
2 жыл бұрын
I had the exact same experience on level 2 i feellike such an idiot for not shooting it. I might try and go back and give the game another chance thanks to the video. At the very least i'll get rewarded with some hilarious cutscenes.
@Flare8295
Жыл бұрын
Finally someone who likes this game as much as me
@Angelcas77
10 ай бұрын
I love this game with all my heart I hope they remaster it or something
@levthelion71810
Жыл бұрын
I did the same thing is Cosmic Fall, too ;-; Although, it did shut off the game before it saved, so I just had to redo Cosmic Fall. I avoided the triangle jumps the second time through. But I also enjoyed this game in the same way, and I was surprised, because I had heard so many bad things about the game.
@fluffcake
Жыл бұрын
Yeah the hilarious usage of swearing was also surprising to first hear about and discover (I personally headcanon that Tails would probably swear like Perrito)
@toonman5099
Жыл бұрын
As far as how to go about the chaos powers, this was the personal outline I came up with in how to go about it, with the first aspect being that I'd tie it to the D-Pad (the things listed in parenthesis are examples of how I visualize it working): - ^: "Warp" (Hyper Flash (Movement); R's Speed Ramps; Shadow '05 Control (Zone)) -
@mrterrychaos
2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like an interesting game to revisit. Might be worth another go soon.
@deltatonberry8797
10 ай бұрын
The GUN Commander was never given a proper name in the games, but he was in the Archie comic, which called him Abraham Tower.
@justinscott7546
7 ай бұрын
Honestly one of my favorite games to play. I too would rather play this than SA2. Sure it has some drawbacks, I'll admit that. A little surprised you didn't mention the best part of the game. "Expert Mode". Can be only unlocked from getting A rank from every mission. (Getting A rank is pathetically easy at least). Once you unlocked it, you play every level in order like a traditional Sonic game (Get to the end). But the level's are redone so what you know before is changed up. For example, they actually make you use the spin dash jump a few times. Something I never used cause Spindash takes so long to boot up. Don't have to worry about the levels where you have to rescue Ark scientist. (they're all at the end of the level). However there is a drawback. Once you get a game over, you have to start over again. But with the Egg vacuum weapon, you don't have to worry about that at all. If you quit during a level, it will save progress.
@TheJadeFist
11 ай бұрын
19:00 Eggman tells Shadow he's the real one, but how do we know he's telling the truth and not just pepping the guy fighting the big scary apocalypse monster? The guy isn't exactly well known for never lying.
@leargamma4912
9 ай бұрын
Eggman is more subdued in this game than other titles
@TheJadeFist
9 ай бұрын
@@leargamma4912 He's more or less focused on the fact the planet is being invaded as his primary concern this game. I don't know if I would call him subdued as much as he wasn't really the main antagonist. He still his own robot army, theme park, and Spooky-for-the-fun-of-it Castle.
@MrAwesumo
Ай бұрын
One thing I love about this game is love it or hate it it’s iconic.
@Sparrows1121
Жыл бұрын
I consider "The Doom" level the worst, because atleast Lost Impact has some way of tracking down enemies by limiting the rooms. The Doom level just plainly tricks you, since enemies on Dark mission is.. you know NOT in the cracks at all. So i hate that one the most
@DannyBenS94
Жыл бұрын
Always glad to watch a video about this game in a positive way. This game is very unfairly over hated. It's not the best Sonic game and it has its flaws, but it's a whole lot better than a lot of the internet would have you believe. I am glad to see some on the internet actually warming up to the game, but you still have a lot, including ones that normally defend "infamous" Sonic games overly hating on it. I loved this game when I was 11 and while I don't love it now, I still enjoy playing it time to time. It's a fun game. I do have to disagree with you on Sonic Adventure 2 as that's still my favorite Sonic game (but that's just my not-so-unpopular opinion lol). Shadow is my favorite Sonic spin-off starring another character. Not that that bar was set too high, but still. Nice video.
@jessesanabria2462
7 ай бұрын
Now with Sonic x Shadow Generations we will see some returning stages from the adventure era, but especially this game with the return of Black Doom and all!
@BestgirlJordanfish
Жыл бұрын
If shadow the hedgehog were juuuust a little polished and juuuust a little bit streamlined and functional, and had chao garden, wow it’d be perfection to me. Those chao deserve guns.
@elibridgers2781
Жыл бұрын
As someone who played this game when I was in 3rd/4th grade on the GameCube, it was rather fun. It’s a shame that it wasn’t made backwards compatible for Xbox One and the Series consoles. Also Sonic Heroes should have been made backwards compatible too.
@guts9980
Ай бұрын
most underrated sonic game cant wait for 5 years from now when fans will be like “ oh i always loved this game and think is one of the best ideas and games in the franchise” exactly how they did with unleashed
@TheJadeFist
11 ай бұрын
The game is actually decent, it just has a few bad levels that really drag it out, but overall it's still fun.
@lukescrew1981
Жыл бұрын
I wouldn't necessarily say that this is just a rehash of shadow's sa2 story. I would even say that this is better
@ahbeef
2 жыл бұрын
i recently picked this game up for gamecube with the intention of playing it some time soon, and while i'm still keeping my expectations low, your video has definitely warmed me up to going into it with a more open mind. the one thing i'm surprised you didn't mention though is the controls, everyone seems to complain about just how slippery it is, but since you didn't mention them at all i'm guessing you just didn't have any issues with it?
@WebstersYouTube
2 жыл бұрын
The controls definitely felt slippery and overly sensitive at first, but I soon adjusted to it and the wide levels seemed designed around it.
@ahbeef
2 жыл бұрын
ah, now that you mention it, i do remember you briefly mentioning that in the video
@carbon_kusanagi
7 ай бұрын
I played through this game for the first time around a week ago and I seriously loved it. I loved the gameplay so much, I seriously thought it was so fun. And the story, it was so goofy and dumb that I loved it. Black Doom just acts desperate, and the memes of Shadow being edgy. This had made it in my top 5 Sonic games, I really love this game.
@akihikosanada2020
3 ай бұрын
Been doing a full series playthrough and I just finished this game. Absolutely underrated tbh, not perfect by any means and some of the writing is sloppy, but the true hero and last story endings are amazing and really help complete shadows original character arc imo. Anyone who writes this game off as "too edgy" is doing it a major disservice imo
@lyrimetacurl0
7 ай бұрын
6:02 Technically he didn't say you can't use energy weapons (although it is easier with bullets too, especially the gatling gun but I think that's behind the door area).
@colewarnerreviews5834
Жыл бұрын
I’ve only played the original Sonic Trilogy and like those games but want to play Shadow The Hedgehog and Sonic Unleashed. Those looks like fun games. I’m not going to let other peoples opinions stop me from playing them.
@ilovegarradors
3 ай бұрын
I grew up on Sonic 2 on the Genisis but Shadow was my first 3D Sonic game. Does it have problems? Yes, but I still love it and find it incredibly fun. I also unironically like the guns.
@TimeCapsule-9208
14 сағат бұрын
I’d like to see you review the Shadow The Hedgehog: Reloaded mod, I hear fantastic things about it!!
@Xelical
11 ай бұрын
20:20 so fun fact: this was a last minute change before the game's release as the act of attempting to assassinate the president drew too many parallels to real world events around the game's release.
@paulwilliams5949
Жыл бұрын
I really do like this game i played it and got all a ranks the one mission i didn't like is the 30 mines mission thats is the only bad mission in the game for me but i like how the guns worked and how when you fill up the good or bad meter your invincible and unlimited bullets bosses are ok to long some levels take me as long as 7 minutes or under except the mine mission that took 15 minutes the bad thing i can say is i wish touch damage wasn't a thing and when you are on a a side both enemies will attack you some levels don't do this but most do i wish that that when your doing hero missions with the sonic crew that they could help me through the levels like tails, rouge, charmy, could carry shadow knuckles, vector, and amy could break though walls and black doom could open alien crates so i wouldn't have to kill black arms as for the story i didn't really care that much i mean its all right but it doesn't connect i do think i heard that the Japanese dub is better i think this is a good B- game i do lile the idea of a sonic game where you have missions and explorer a big level.
@JackalGoldKick
2 жыл бұрын
Great review. You always do a good job with these.
@freechannel1112
11 ай бұрын
the concept was good(think of it as Infamous where you get to choose how the main character's story goes). the execution gameplay however....
@Lawplayer00
2 ай бұрын
Sonic don’t need guns, shadow does.
@sweetsisfat
11 ай бұрын
I actually got so hyped when Shadow The Hedgehogs game commercial dropped. I actually enjoyed the game so much but was bothered with how GameInformers review hated on it lol. Then the hate kept going and then everyone asks "Why haven't they made a new Shadow game?!" Edit: You can even play with two people during story mode in Shadow The Hedgehog. Sure, you can't pick up weapon but it's still fun.
@robertlupa8273
Жыл бұрын
16:56 "Does he have a name, by the way?" In the games, no, but in the Archie Comics universe (which is in NO WAY canon to the games), his name was revealed as Abraham Tower.
@thebigdogg2866
9 ай бұрын
Shadow the hedgehog is probably one of the ksot enjoyable sonic games ive played
@StarshadowMelody
Жыл бұрын
GUN commander only gets named in Sonic X I think. I believe it was "Abraham Towers"? I'm 100% positive on that last name, not so much on the given name.
@StarshadowMelody
Жыл бұрын
Also I'm going to be honest those routes you took look like basic bitch routes and fucking BORING. If you can't suffer through Lost Impact Neutral for the sake of working with Espio when you're planning to work with Vector in Cosmic Fall you're not Chaotix Routing right. Also there's a True Hero route where you work with eggman twice, just go from Circus Park to Sky Troops then hero straight down and bingo.
@GustavoSuperSonic2001
Жыл бұрын
This was the first game I ever played, and yeah, I still like it. It's pretty fun, and well thanks for the video
@virtualashez
9 ай бұрын
This is my favourite Sonic game, ever.
@meganshaw1949
Жыл бұрын
In the comics the Gun commander is named Abraham Tower. And even though in the Sonic films he’s called Walters, I’m betting that, that name is a cover-up.
@Keanine
8 ай бұрын
When I played it as a kid I liked it and loved Shadow as a character, but found the game really tough and didn't finish many (if any?) routes in the game. Coming back to it as an almost 30 year old, I like what it's trying to do but the mission structure is really repetitive or frustrating, or sometimes both. The guns and stuff never bothered me really despite it being a pretty goofy addition, it's more that the gameplay of the hero/dark missions just isn't fun and it has old 3D Sonic jank which doesn't help
@TheShadowReviewer
Жыл бұрын
Shadow was the last good 3D sonic game, 06 wasn't good but was still 3D in stage design...after that Unleashed and forwards just used a corridor stage where you just run forward and used 2D sections at least once in every stage making not really a 3D game
@leargamma4912
9 ай бұрын
Unleashed was not garbage, and sonic colors was also decent [generations was good]
@TheShadowReviewer
9 ай бұрын
@@leargamma4912 unleashed PS2 is passable, it's better than the 360 version with it's mechanics and controls, which for being the interior version is interesting Generations had one theme; classic Sonic and modern Sonic yet almost all tages end up being 2D with barely any actual front on corridor sections which are effectively just 2D when looking at it mechanically Colours Wii is not good, the DS version is actually superior to it in again a lot of ways, from stage design to bosses and how the super form is used Boost to win is all modern Sonic has to offer and it's getting tiring playing the new game when mechanically it never changes or adapts
@invisableumbrella
Жыл бұрын
Lovely video! Personally, this just isn’t my game. Shadow *is* very nice to look at - I love these setting choices for levels and some of the characterization choices for the hedgehog himself! But your comparison to a contra-esque game are dead on and I hate run and guns. I may have finished it anyway if there was more flexible pathing or a more logical story progression- I’m the kinda person who likes repeat playthroughs to see every storyline, but I cannot play westopolis that many times, especially for a plot with so many holes lol. I simply refuse. However, I’m a firm believer that people can enjoy whatever they want forever. Again, cool video dude!
@lyrimetacurl0
7 ай бұрын
11:42 - Sounds like Vector 😂
@dr.curtisconnors3914
2 күн бұрын
Sonic fans back in the day were just stuck in their ways and spoiled.
@darkmaster2349
10 ай бұрын
Shadow The Hedgehog is my second favorite Sonic game, and is also my favorite 3D Sonic Game. I remember replaying this game over and over and over again and would never get enough of it. My main gripes that I have with it are a few things though. For one thing, I really didn't like the dark mission levels. I thought they were way too long or even way too frustrating. Second, the writing is terrible. However, it's on the level that it's so bad that it's good. And it's flat out (unintentionally) hilarious and extremely entertaining. And then there's the Space Colony Ark levels which.....................I don't think anyone likes-
@leargamma4912
9 ай бұрын
Comsic fall isn't too bad.
@darkmaster2349
9 ай бұрын
@@leargamma4912I completely forgot about that level, that's a good level!
@Flare8295
Жыл бұрын
You know I'm actually with you on that I also like this game better than Sonic Adventure 2 aside from Sonic Adventure & Sonic Heroes
@user-xu9pe2vh4u
3 ай бұрын
Sonic heroes was my first sonic game
@alexandrpeterberg390
Жыл бұрын
You know, someday you should play Freedom Planet 1 and 2 and Spark the Electric Jester trilogy. And maybe Cloudbuilt. Be warned though, CloudBuilt can be a very demanding game in terms of skills, especially the Defiance DLC. Also if you can, you could play Shadow the Hedgehog Reloaded for the best Shadow the Hedgehog experience.
@sweethinako5248
4 ай бұрын
THANK YOU someone who thinks the same After i played both adventure 2 and shadow the hedghog can you tell wich one i come back to play ?
@Flare8295
Жыл бұрын
Well this is one retrospective video that I've seen that has absolutely no background music wonderful video nevertheless
@herobrinesblog
3 ай бұрын
I've told many of my friends that this game isn't so bad, that its just a good solid 3rd person shooter, and has more paraleles with ratchet and clank or jax and daxter gameplay than any other sonic title. Obviously i got the tag of contrarian placed on me early on, but now i see more and more people warming up to the idea, and its such a fucking weight off my shoulder. The adventure games are good, but the gameplay, controls, physics have lots of issues, i need adventure fans to get off their high horse. Boost games have been getting a lot of slack, sure they can be clunky when played slow, but you never notice it when playing properly. Same goes for shadow's game, its just a solid adventure, it doesnt need to be played like other sonic games
@StonerWeeb
10 ай бұрын
I remember getting this as my early xmas prezzie on Xmas Eve, I didn't go to sleep til 5am.. but I too was an edgy 12 year old listening to pop punk while posting on the Shadow gamefaqs message board. Considering I got 06 the next Xmas, it never had time to become hated when 06 ruined my xmas 😹 at least I enjoyed Shadow
@bestwitch4414
7 ай бұрын
Yea I’m doing a revisit and I’m surprised by how much I enjoy it
@nezaniatoimya
Жыл бұрын
Still have no idea how did i willingly walked trough the entirety of Shadow the hedgehog till the end back in 2019 while giving up on Devil may cry 3 and 1 Like, when i struggled with Lost impact i had to DRAW a map for myself because the one in the game is unreadable and i had no idea where the fuck do i go
@Nagasakevideo
Жыл бұрын
The biggest issue I had with shadow was that the gunplay felt slapped on. You didn't aim with the right stick like in Ratchet and Klank, you aimed by walking in that direction, which just lacks the accuracy and feel I want in a game like this.
@leargamma4912
9 ай бұрын
I only have 2 thumbs bro
@matthewsimmons9277
Жыл бұрын
The G.UN Commander’s name is Abraham Towers.
@matthewsimmons9277
Жыл бұрын
*G.U.N
@matthewsimmons9277
Жыл бұрын
This game was a guilty pleasure of mine when my ps2 disc reading laser still worked.
@nightlydata2181
Жыл бұрын
This is a GREAT review for this game & looks at it fairly on a gameplay perspective. I have many of the same opinion as u & love this game WAY more than SA1/2 & even more than Heroes. I will say I disagree on the story though. I do believe that when jus experiencin the games' Story it isn't that confusin BUT puttin ALL together in ur head afterwards is a bit confusin cus the many story paths haver their plot points scattered across the levels instead of bein on a straight path. HOWEVER the Story itself is actually REALLY GOOD & NOT A REHASH OF SA2. The reason u think it is is cus of the HORRIBLE Eng localization of the game that INCREDIBLY misrepresents the OG JP script. The games' story is bout manipulation from those around u, how different experiences can wildly change a person & their outlook on life, & among other things It's bout how the past doesn't define someone & one should put their focus on the present for the future & be who THEY want to be FREE from all preconceived notions of who they "R or should be"
@torrencesampson3584
Жыл бұрын
I knew I wasn’t the only one
@shadowxtulhybridtheoryep2780
Жыл бұрын
this game made a lot of sense for the time.
@NikkaTiel
Жыл бұрын
This game is one of my favorites
@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376
Жыл бұрын
I like The Shadow the Hedgehog Videogame and Sonic 06 I like the realistic human designs of Shadow's game and Sonic 06. We need a remastered version of Sonic Adventure Sonic Adventure 2 Sonic Heroes Shadow the Hedgehog Sonic 06 Sonic Unleashed Sonic and The Secret Rings and Sonic and The Black Knight and more. We need a whole Sonic Storybook Videogame Series this time with Shadow Sonic and Silver all going into The Storybook Worlds together and all of them playable like in Sonic 06 and have Storybook World Alternate Doppelganger versions of their friends and allies Amy Tail Knuckles Cream Cheese Vector Espio Charmy GUN Commander GUN Soldiers Elise Chip and everyone else as alternate versions of themselves in The New Storybook Worlds in The Sonic Storybook Videogames for PS4 PS3 PS5 and others.
@shadowharvester
Ай бұрын
It's difficult to take sides with a fanbase who beats a dead horse with fake humor, trashy memes, those who take others' opinions without either playing/watching something, not to mention developing a habit to become like others without their own opinions, or identity, even using profit in the negativity. Sonic games aren't perfect, and I've my peace with that. I enjoy them from 1991 to 2010. I'm not great at most of the early games in the series compared to Sonic Adventure to the present-day games which I feel I'm better at. Even most games that get bad reputations aren't even bad as most like to believe. Most glitches/deaths have to be done by the player to even work. While most so-called well-known videos show them off to purposely to make the typical joke of any game's flaws as it's the big thing to do in about everything. Fanbases just suck, and love to ruin almost anything. I have lost count of how many times people hail a lovely game like Super Mario 64 as a perfect video game yet most playthroughs complain about the levels, and the camera. Or just how no one seems to know how Ice, or water physics in games work when they're very obvious to know. Like video games no one's perfect. I myself am very flawed, and very accident prone in hurting myself by accidently running into stuff. I'm glad I am flawed while I can enjoy something i like/love/enjoy in a different light.
@zammykue4426
Жыл бұрын
We need part2
@tinyj3rr1ch06
2 жыл бұрын
Ya know i did start a playthrough of shadow before but i played it as a regular sonic game and not enjoy it, but now ill have to go back to it with the mind set of a metal slug or gunstar heroes that you brought up and see if it changes my mind. also i am interested in what you have to say about 06 considering the amount of supporters its been getting the last few years despite its story still being garbage in my opinion.
@WebstersYouTube
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I'm not sure what to expect from 06. I think the last time I actually played Sonic 06 properly was in 2008, 14 years ago.
@MrCrowZombie
Жыл бұрын
To be fair I like it too, but the story needed work.
@Nyaalexi
6 ай бұрын
I believe this game had the potential to be good, but it's not. It had a lot of potential to have a great story, but it tried way too hard to be edgy. '06 couldn't have possibly ever been good.
@StarshadowMelody
Жыл бұрын
Since it looks like your '06 video isn't out yet, I'm going to guess it'll be a bit of both- the game's definitely a buggy mess, but... Shadow. That is all.
@jennypagan6120
7 ай бұрын
I mean... Storywise yes... Gameplay wise... No... I like the guns and vehicles but the controls are awful...
@Euro.Patriot
Жыл бұрын
This game is better than Adventure 2.
@drybonesmunchakoopas5143
Жыл бұрын
i always liked shadow
@e-tean-son4146
Жыл бұрын
IMO i really hated the game. I tried It when i was 16 expecting it to be a not great but average game (like a lot of games in the franchise) but I was utterly baffled. I didn't like the gameplay: the controls didn't fit the level desing, the missions were mostly superflues and uninteresting, some levels were down right awful, and i disliked more levels than the ones i like (12:11 so damn close), i find the combat boring and the bosses are boring. The story and morality system fall flat because of the lack of stakes or true consequences for your actions, making it feel more like a checklist than an morality engagement. The personallity was awful, the game gives it's edgy tone that just gets on my nerves because of how stereotypical it is, failing to realize that "dark" and "mature" aren't the same thing. That's just my opinion, i wish it didn't come to this but I can't stand this game. There are some redeemimg qualities like the gun and level variety and some of the levels were really good, but for the most part... I really wish i NEVER played this game. But i'm not going to change your feelings towards the game, you can enjoy it as much as you want. But as for me, i'm just going to use the copies of the game as toilet paper from now on : )
@Milkmanrules1032
Жыл бұрын
This games story is not a rehash, the translation poorly stated what the story actually means.
@Milkmanrules1032
Жыл бұрын
Play the game with Japanese subtitles and you’ll see what the story actually is.
@Milkmanrules1032
Жыл бұрын
The story ending is about him defeating Black Doom to get rid of his past. He doesn’t want anything to do with Maria or Gerald anymore. People completely miss this!
@Milkmanrules1032
Жыл бұрын
I mean the ending shows him throwing a picture of them.
@Milkmanrules1032
Жыл бұрын
I usually go with English but sometimes if you want to know the story the way it was intended. It’s best to look at the original translation.
@bkev93
7 ай бұрын
Wow do I feel seen by jinzoningen and thanks, I hate it
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