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Title: First details on Bioware's Sonic RPG!
Post by: NWR_pap64 on January 11, 2008, 12:43:43 PM
The latest Nintendo Power has a crapload of new info on the Sonic RPG made by Bioware.

Here they are:
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood info
- water color/hand drawn graphical style
- 4 party members
- character specific abilities
- 11 party members total
- Characters known thus far: Sonic, Tails, Amy, Knuckles, Amy, Rouge, Shadow, Big the Cat
- Full stylus control
- split team at certain moments
- rings = money
- no random battles, enemies can be seen
- turn-based fighting. Make attack selections for all characters before the animations continue
- special attacks play out like Elite Beat Agents
- team attacks
- “Fatigue Points” instead of MP
- ability to choose which attributes you level up
- purchase/level special attacks
- Rough story breakdown: Sonic is on vacation from defeating Eggman 2 years ago. Gets a call from Tails that Knuckles has been kidnapped by a group called the Marauders, and that 6 chaos emeralds are missing. Eggman not the main villain. But Bioware wants to make him a creditable bad guy again. Something about a “twist” between Eggman and Sonic that goes back to the earlier games.
- 2 acts: Sonic-themed areas and darker worlds
- Remixed classic tunes
- “fully animated cut scenes”
- simple dialogue trees
- Side quests
Title: RE:First details on Bioware's Sonic RPG!
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on January 11, 2008, 12:50:23 PM
I really hope Bioware doesn't screw it up because it does sound interesting.
Title: RE: First details on Bioware's Sonic RPG!
Post by: LuigiHann on January 11, 2008, 12:56:37 PM
"special attacks play out like Elite Beat Agents"

Hmmmm? Interesting.

Now I wonder if Amigo will make a cameo appearance.  
Title: RE:First details on Bioware's Sonic RPG!
Post by: Crimm on January 11, 2008, 12:58:36 PM
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Originally posted by: pap64
- 11 party members total
- Characters known thus far: Sonic, Tails, Amy, Knuckles, Amy, Rouge, Shadow, Big the Cat


CLONED AMY CONFIRMED FOR STUPIDEST GAME EVER!
Title: RE:First details on Bioware's Sonic RPG!
Post by: ReverendNoahWhateley on January 11, 2008, 09:17:57 PM
I was kinda hoping Bioware would take this opportunity to lighten up Sonic and company.  So far, it sounds like they're going in the opposite direction.  Le bleh.  Maybe Sega could collaborate with Capcom and make a survival horror Sonic game.  I remember Sonic being a fairly likable little character in my childhood.  What happened?
Title: RE:First details on Bioware's Sonic RPG!
Post by: KDR_11k on January 11, 2008, 11:01:43 PM
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Originally posted by: LuigiHann
"special attacks play out like Elite Beat Agents"

Hmmmm? Interesting.

Now I wonder if Amigo will make a cameo appearance.


Naah, the stunts in Sonic Rush's bonus stages were already EBA-like to some degree.

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Originally posted by: ReverendNoahWhateley
I was kinda hoping Bioware would take this opportunity to lighten up Sonic and company.  So far, it sounds like they're going in the opposite direction.  Le bleh.  Maybe Sega could collaborate with Capcom and make a survival horror Sonic game.  I remember Sonic being a fairly likable little character in my childhood.  What happened?


The definitions of "edgy" and "mature" shifted? Remember, Sonic was always marketed as "more mature than Nintendo!!!".
Title: RE: First details on Bioware's Sonic RPG!
Post by: NWR_insanolord on January 12, 2008, 03:06:23 AM
It's Sega....but it's also BioWare. And the things listed sound interesting. God help me, I'm beginning to look forward to a Sega game, a Sonic game. This can only end badly.
Title: RE:First details on Bioware's Sonic RPG!
Post by: Darkheart on January 12, 2008, 03:52:14 AM
First Screenshots and artwork from the game~!  Looking nice Bioware!









Title: RE:First details on Bioware's Sonic RPG!
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on January 12, 2008, 04:02:36 AM
Thats some slick art good job Bioware, if Sega is helping them with some of those assets then maybe Sega does still have some hint of talent left in them.
Title: RE: First details on Bioware's Sonic RPG!
Post by: IceCold on January 12, 2008, 04:10:23 PM
Whoa...

I'm interested.