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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#66226: Aug 18th 2022 at 4:24:34 PM

To be honest, her being in another dimension eliminates the need to do that....

But yeah. I'm still surprised they didn't do it anyway either.

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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#66227: Aug 18th 2022 at 4:27:43 PM

Yea, but like I said, she can travel between said dimensions without issue.

They probably only didn't because Blaze herself has been Out of Focus, so it's something they never considered.

Edited by BlackYakuzu94 on Aug 18th 2022 at 7:28:21 AM

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#66228: Aug 18th 2022 at 4:35:00 PM

Shit.

Then she's pretty much screwed the moment they do realize it.sad

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BorneAgain (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#66229: Aug 18th 2022 at 6:18:22 PM

Its remarkable how fortunate Blaze has been as far as the extended cast. Her character's never been really mishandled, her most prominent games were fairly liked, the EU materials presented her consistently well, and even in the dumpster fire that was 06, she has arguably the strongest gameplay in it. When the worst one can say is there's mild confusion about whether she's from another dimension or the future, that's pretty good.

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#66230: Aug 18th 2022 at 6:38:57 PM

That's because Blaze finished her character arc in her first two games, and then she just kind of fell Out of Focus with everyone else. They kneecapped her before she could say, reach the Classic 4 and Shadow's level of popularity. So its a situation where nobody outside of the hardcore Sonic fanbase really knows or cares about her, but those who do love her appreciate her a lot.

But its probably a blessing in disguise lol; because she's not as popular, Sega are less likely to abuse her image for marketing purposes and completely mishandle her character and ruin their public image forever.

So yea, I'm fine with Blaze being on the, pardon the pun, backburner if it means she never has to go through what the popular characters have to endure. Sometimes obscurity is a good thing.

Edited by BlackYakuzu94 on Aug 18th 2022 at 9:41:59 AM

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Eriorguez Since: Jun, 2009
#66231: Aug 18th 2022 at 6:46:16 PM

She also keeps appearing in spinoffs, which is good. If only we had more of those, and Vector wasn't used as duct tape in them...

Weird that she missed both Rivals tho.

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#66232: Aug 18th 2022 at 6:47:41 PM

I like characters having varied interactions as opposed to their most popular partners.

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#66234: Aug 18th 2022 at 7:16:21 PM

Because there are no compros...

Vector isn't gonna be pigeon held.

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#66235: Aug 18th 2022 at 8:33:33 PM

I forgot what I was even gonna say.

Eh... Oh right, a trailer for Sonic Frontiers was shown in Japanese cinema with the movie. Prepare to see it in the following days.

Here is what the user heard:

"In Japan, Sonic Frontiers BRAND NEW TRAILER with a vocal songs is played before the movie starts. I think the narrator was Megumi Hayashibara (maybe the voice of Sage?)"

"Sonic thoroughly runs through the island with a somber and emotional narration, and the vocal song (the same track as what we heard in the Direct Trailer) kicks in at the middle of the trailer. I cannot detect the singer, but his performance really HIT me!"

""Why do you keep running?"

"If you don't keep running, you won't reach that 'feeling'"

That's all I remember from the frontier video narration I saw in the theater. I suddenly stopped thinking.

It is a video of Sonic running all the time."

This is gonna be a weeb game, written by an American. This is going to be weird, if interesting.

To win, you need to adapt, and to adapt, you need to be able to laugh away all the restraints. Everything holding you back.
tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
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#66236: Aug 18th 2022 at 10:29:35 PM

There's also a listing fot DLC on Taiwan Kuji shop.

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TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#66237: Aug 19th 2022 at 4:06:00 AM

[up] That looks like the source of the leak I talked about earlier.

[up][up] Looks like it came sooner than any of us expected, because look what dropped on Twitter.

Color me very intrigued. grin

EDIT: Now on YouTube!

Edited by TargetmasterJoe on Aug 19th 2022 at 9:46:45 AM

erazor0707 (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
#66238: Aug 19th 2022 at 8:45:00 AM

This game might be more beautiful than HD Unleashed. Man.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#66239: Aug 19th 2022 at 8:49:17 AM

Yeah, ok.

It literally was just Sonic running, ok.

Nothing new to see here, ok.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#66240: Aug 19th 2022 at 9:13:49 AM

Don't fuck this up Sega.

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TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#66241: Aug 20th 2022 at 7:46:31 PM

Sonic Twitter dropped some sick looking concept art of...something. A new island we haven't seen already?

Someone scored an HD version of the recent Japanese commercial for Sonic Frontiers!

And because it wasn't already shared, some folks translated the narration:

You don't stop...Even when they get in your way

You don't stop...Even in front of giant enemies

You don't stop... What drives you to keep running?

Why do you never stop?

And the quote that was right above Sonic? It read "If you don't keep running... You won't get that feeling."

Man, I really want this to be better than Sonic Forces so bad!

EDIT: Not in HD, but someone smushed subtitles onto the commercial:

Edited by TargetmasterJoe on Aug 20th 2022 at 10:49:05 AM

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#66242: Aug 20th 2022 at 8:29:49 PM

Flying really said the Metal Virus wasnt enough, he has to go full Evangelion.

The joke is that Sage and Rei share voice actress.

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#66243: Aug 21st 2022 at 1:38:26 AM

Has anyone here watched the laughing riot that's Snap Cube's Shadow The Hedgehog fandub?

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TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#66244: Aug 21st 2022 at 3:59:28 AM

[up][up] Uh, you mean Flynn? :/ But now that you mention it, I recall someone on Twitter sharing (what looked like) a 4chan post saying Sonic Frontiers will essentially tackle the themes in Neon Genesis Evangelion and that SAGE would be voiced in Japanese by Megumi Hayashibara, aka Rei Ayanami herself.

It's 4chan, so I'll take "not believable" for $150, Alex.

But that said, a Sonic game doing NGE actually would be something I would want to see. And lucky for us, Sonic's no Shinji Ikari, so it'd be really interesting to see what happens there.

FOFD Since: Apr, 2013
#66245: Aug 21st 2022 at 4:41:54 AM

Sonic Frontiers looks like a mix of Shadows of the Colossus, Breath of the Wild, and Ghost of Tsushima at least visually speaking.

What we've gotten so far looks pretty good. A Sonic game

  • with an actual plot/mystery
    • not about the colorful kooky Koopa Kids
    • or an alternate universe full of BOOST PADS
    • or about a condescending racing expert one-off character
  • and so far with no sign of a goofy incompetent Eggman

is a rare find.

Edited by FOFD on Aug 21st 2022 at 7:49:22 AM

BorneAgain (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#66246: Aug 21st 2022 at 4:58:39 AM

The presentation thus far is novel, though I'm pretty much withholding any mega hype till there's more of a thorough gameplay exploration. If the Cyberspace levels are enjoyable enough, I think I can forgive any particular flaws in the open world. At the very least that sort of structure to give the game length is a more preferable than another gameplay style or reuse of Classic Sonic.

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#66247: Aug 21st 2022 at 5:14:24 AM

I'm not exactly hyped due to lack of information but I'm at least interested. Its really difficult for me to get excited though due to this series' track record for wasting potentially good ideas, but this game is at least trying to separate itself from last the ten years of games, and how bored of those games I got (Generations and Mania notwithstanding) I'm not entirely opposed to a change in direction.

I would have much more confidence if Kishimoto wasn't directing again though, but hopefully this is his redemption arc.

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#66248: Aug 21st 2022 at 6:30:45 AM

@Targetmaster Joe: "It'll tackle the themes of evangelion" No I don't want Sonic "sinning" over a comatose Rouge thanks

But yeah I'm not sure what to make of Frontiers at this point. Actually has Robotnik even shown up in any of these trailers?

Are explosions science?
BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#66249: Aug 21st 2022 at 7:00:13 AM

His logo has.

But the people have confirmed he's in the game. He's the reason Sonic and Co are trapped in this world.

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MightyKombat I am he as you are he as you are me and we are a from in mai mouffff (Ten years in the joint)
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#66250: Aug 21st 2022 at 7:13:52 AM

Ah okay. I was thinking since he hasn't shown up in person yet but hey.

Also I'm pretty sure we'll get people extensively analyzing both the trailer voice and SAGE's voice to get a good idea of if she's voiced by Rei or not but if its her then trailer SAGE being all introspective compared to in-game SAGE just telling Sonic to fuck off is kinda funny.

Are explosions science?

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