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Tomodachi Now a lurker. See you at the forums. Since: Aug, 2012 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
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#71501: Mar 2nd 2023 at 4:44:07 PM

BREAKING: We have our first look at Wave 13 of the Sonic The Hedgehog 4” line by JAKKS Pacific. New characters include Infinite & Cream, along side rereleases of Sonic & Metal Sonic.

It's the second time those two are paired. It's weird, the moment I get a third nickel I'll be scared.

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wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
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#71503: Mar 2nd 2023 at 5:13:59 PM

It's weird that Cream is packed with an accessory... that isn't Cheese.

Numbuh1234 Since: Apr, 2014
#71504: Mar 2nd 2023 at 5:49:34 PM

I actually really like the idea they went for in 06 of Elise having a love where whether it's unrequited or not is intentionally up to player interpretation.

It's just that the execution is flawed, in part due to the game's rushed development, and in part because they only reason they could come up with to have Sonic and Elise spending time together is getting Elise captured, due to just how much of a non-action character she is (and, presumably, not wanting to make almost every level one where Sonic carries Elise).

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#71505: Mar 2nd 2023 at 5:59:17 PM

Sega is really not good at utilizing those "hub worlds" in the narrative...

Had they created an actual world, Sonic's story would've been lowkey...him and Elise would've just did things around Soleanna and Sonic would've just been keeping her safe from Eggman like Sand Oasis and Tropical Jungle.

At best she should've only been kidnapped twice...once in Sonic's story and once in Silver's for that Amy scene.

And again for the climax.

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TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#71506: Mar 3rd 2023 at 7:07:39 AM

A Chaotix game could actually be broken up Judgment-style, but like each character has a segment. Like each member of the Chaotix is a Decomposite Character of Takayuki Yagami.

Vector could be a hyrbid of Kaito and Yagami, where his fighting style is more like Kaito's brutal physicality with Tank and Brawler, exploring the streets of...Central City(?) and is essentially kinda the face of the agency, going out and visiting each client and case while also being confronted by various thugs and neerdowells. He can also take out Vanilla the Rabbit on dates (it's okay though, most romances in LAD are non-canon anyways, so Sega won't have a problem with it).

Espio could be used during the tailing missions or segment, as he is the Ninja of the group. He can also be the fragile speedster, where he can use Yagami's crane style, mixed with Majima's Mad Dog style (cause knife and kunai).

Charmy can partake in drone segments or the drone races, along with playing the minigames.

I really like aspects of this, like how Vector and Espio can have varying combat styles, Espio doing the tailing missions, and Charmy being the one who does the minigames (even moreso if it's stuff from LAD 7 like kart-racing and staying awake while watching a movie).

My quibble is that I was envisioning that these guys stay together since they keep splitting up in the sports spin-offs. That's kinda why I kept fixating on it being similar to LAD 7. But then, maybe there's a way to marry the two angles.

Like, Vector can still have the brawler combat style and Espio having the agile combat style and Charmy being the de facto character for minigames, but they interact with the open world of Central City (and other locales?) as a unit.

Anyway, you guys know how Sega teased we'd be getting DLC updates for Sonic Frontiers?

Eagle eyed folks in the inter-webs have been noticing updates in Steam and the Xbox Store that seem to indicate we might be learning more about them sooner rather than later. grin

Edited by TargetmasterJoe on Mar 5th 2023 at 1:55:15 PM

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#71507: Mar 3rd 2023 at 7:12:48 AM

Ohhh yeah?

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TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#71508: Mar 3rd 2023 at 7:36:08 AM

[up] Yeah! Like, I think at the very least, we should expect Sega to reveal a new Sonic Central sometime in the upcoming week or so.

Maybe.

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#71509: Mar 3rd 2023 at 7:37:11 AM

[up][up][up] Yeah, I wouldn't want to break them up either unless specifically for story mission purposes. Or like you said, have the other two Chaotix members follow behind who is leading or is the focus of the mission. Maybe some sort of merger between Sonic Heroes and Yakuza 0's switching of protagonists per chapters or the Yakuza "change protag at home base" kinda deal while having your companions follow you.

Also I can imagine like Charmy doing the same "Haruka's Requests" kinda deal now too, where Espio or Vector have to do a certain task to keep the hyperactive bee in check.

Eagle eyed folks in the inter-webs have been noticing updates in Steam and the Xbox Store that seem to indicate we might be more about them sooner rather than later.

OOOOOoooooohhhhh baby here we go

Edited by taotruths on Mar 3rd 2023 at 7:37:26 AM

electricmastro Since: Apr, 2015
#71510: Mar 4th 2023 at 8:19:27 PM

So how old do you guys figure Eggman is? 62?

Numbuh1234 Since: Apr, 2014
#71511: Mar 4th 2023 at 8:35:43 PM

He is at least in his 60s as SEGA considers him elderly, even having their post for Japan's Respect for the Aged Day featuring artwork depicting him.

Not to mention concept art for CD that lists his year of birth as 1931~

Edited by Numbuh1234 on Mar 5th 2023 at 3:35:58 AM

Rabbitearsblog Movie and TV Goddess from United States Since: Jan, 2014 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
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#71512: Mar 4th 2023 at 8:38:36 PM

I was curious about Eggman's age. But he's pretty well fit for an elderly guy.

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electricmastro Since: Apr, 2015
#71513: Mar 4th 2023 at 8:49:38 PM

[up][up]Yep, which taken at face value would make him 62, since 1993 - 1931 = 62.

[up]People who keep up actively tend not to show their age more I guess.

Edited by electricmastro on Mar 4th 2023 at 11:51:19 AM

Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#71514: Mar 4th 2023 at 8:58:26 PM

I did once know a guy who was 90-something and was super-physically fit. You'd have never guessed he was older than 60 or 70.

Edited by Protagonist506 on Mar 4th 2023 at 8:59:11 AM

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#71515: Mar 4th 2023 at 11:10:16 PM

I'd have had him pegged for younger than 62 up until Frontiers revealed that he was around when Maria was still alive.

electricmastro Since: Apr, 2015
#71516: Mar 5th 2023 at 12:05:03 AM

[up]Yeah, if Eggman and Maria were contemporaries, she could have been very well the same age as her. If 50 years ago she was 12, then he could have been 12 too.

powerpuffbats The crabby fussbudget Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
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#71517: Mar 5th 2023 at 1:48:10 PM

You know, I’ve been thinking about what characters that were introduced after Sonic 3 & Knuckles that were actually well received.

The only ones I can think of are Gamma, Shadow, Blaze, and Sage.

Also I kinda wanna see Sage meet Shadow as Shadow is technically Eggman’s uncle.

And also I just realized that Metal Sonic is Sage’s older brother.

AAAAUUUUGGGHHHH!!!!
MightyMatilda Mr. Clueless from New Jersey, USA Since: Jan, 2015
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#71518: Mar 5th 2023 at 1:49:10 PM

[up]You forgot Rouge.

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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#71519: Mar 5th 2023 at 1:50:57 PM

Well how are we defining "well received" here? Because nobody except Shadow has really managed to become a Breakout Character.

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powerpuffbats The crabby fussbudget Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
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#71520: Mar 5th 2023 at 1:51:57 PM

[up]I’m referring to “has been well liked by audiences and/or the fanbase”. Whether a character is a breakout or not is irrelevant.

[up][up]I am unsure about how Rouge was received.

Edited by powerpuffbats on Mar 5th 2023 at 3:53:07 AM

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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#71521: Mar 5th 2023 at 1:52:47 PM

Which audiences though? Just Sonic fans? casual audiences?

Cuz if we're just talking about the former, there's very few characters who haven't been well recieved.

Edited by BlackYakuzu94 on Mar 5th 2023 at 4:53:17 AM

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powerpuffbats The crabby fussbudget Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
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#71522: Mar 5th 2023 at 1:53:39 PM

A combo of both, actually. Leaning more into the fans.

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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#71523: Mar 5th 2023 at 2:02:33 PM

Well then like I said, there's....not a lot of distinction there. Literally every Sonic character is popular with Sonic fans to some extent.

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TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#71524: Mar 5th 2023 at 2:08:02 PM

Hey, random thought:

How come the GUN Commander has heterochromia eyes? Like, did any developers say what's up with that or there's no explanation for it?

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#71525: Mar 5th 2023 at 2:09:16 PM

What's the usual reason one has Heterochromia eyes?

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