Re: Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

feeds@yuku.com (Veckums) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:52:18 GMT

Who says it would have to be duo action like M&L? It just has to have some sort of action and M&L's humor and fanservice.

Re: Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

feeds@yuku.com (The Magical Dreamer) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:28:38 GMT

I imagine it has to do with how well the Mario & Luigi series sells over there.

Re: Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

feeds@yuku.com (Ashide Bunni) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:23:54 GMT

Seems disappointing in that this game will probably treated as an afterthought there(from both SoJ and most likely the consumers), but I'm not surprised. Wonder why they bothered releasing it there anyway? They didn't bring the Rivals games to Japan. *shrugs*

Re: Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

feeds@yuku.com (SHADONIC) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:35:28 GMT

Famitsu has some screenshots of the game from last night Sega event in Japan. Looks pretty much the same as the english version.

Re: Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

feeds@yuku.com (kaze the chao) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:35:12 GMT

The comic book-style cutscenes in the original wasn't too bad, the thing that almost ruined it for me was the music. I actually turned the volume down so it wouldn't hurt my ears. I figure if anything could change, it would definitely be that.

Too bad the same can't be said about the character models, though.

Re: Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

feeds@yuku.com (Ashide Bunni) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:31:25 GMT

^^Better than the crap we got?

Re: Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

feeds@yuku.com (SonicV2) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:51:51 GMT

Actually they can make it worse and it'll probably sell better in Japan. You know how they like their animated JRPGs. :P

Re: Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

feeds@yuku.com (Ashide Bunni) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:50:28 GMT

It also seems that it will be released as late as August. I wonder what modifications did they do to this version seeing a release this late other than language?

Re: Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

feeds@yuku.com (kaze the chao) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:28:28 GMT

I doubt it. I recognize the area they show at the beginning as the beginning Voxai colony area.
Also, a couple of the early trailers before the games release had some CG footage in it that wasn't in the final game. Case in point:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO6OKmbSJZ4- Regular trailer

Re: Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

feeds@yuku.com (SHADONIC) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:30:42 GMT

The japanese site has been updated. The game will be called Sonic Chronicles: Invaders from the Dark Dimension. The trailer shows some new footage at the beginning but I don't know if that will in the final game.

Re: Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

feeds@yuku.com (CyberKnux) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:59:26 GMT

Sister Sonic... what if instead of being about Sonic's sister it was actually about Sonic becoming a nun.

Re: Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

feeds@yuku.com (Psxphile) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:44:51 GMT

Ashide Bunni wrote:
Wait, does the game have to bomb or be a success in Japan to make that dream happen?

Either way, it'll mostly depend on whether anyone over there feels they can surpass what the "gaijin" did with the Sonic RPG concept. Shouldn't be too hard, really.

Ashide Bunni wrote:
Shocking plot twist: Amy is...

Re: Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

feeds@yuku.com (Ashide Bunni) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:34:55 GMT

Some concepts and general atmosphere reeked in the first game and I rather see a brand new game that doesn't reference anything there. Most of the time games feel much more satifiying when creators treat it as a one-shot deal instead of planning it before hand as some big exavagant saga that will span for X amount of games.

Sonic V2:

"People began liking Eggman as an incompetent villain apparently."

But...

Re: Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

feeds@yuku.com (SonicV2) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:33:53 GMT

People began liking Eggman as an incompetent villain apparently.

Re: Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

feeds@yuku.com (John Taylor) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:32:14 GMT

What is wrong the current set up for a Chronicles sequel? The whole Robotnik rules the world and Sonic and his friends have to beat him. And I did think Shade was pretty cool, needs a name change though.

Re: Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

feeds@yuku.com (Veckums) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:06:38 GMT

Better: SEGA is bought by Nintendo and the Mario & Luigi people do it.

Re: Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

feeds@yuku.com (Ashide Bunni) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:11:25 GMT

Psxphile wrote:
My only real hope for the release of Sonic Chronicles in Japan is the slim chance that it will inspire the natives to take a crack at a proper Sonic RPG themselves.

And have Reiko Kodama and the Valkryia Chronicles team involvement. And have it be an original entry instead of continuing the story from Chronicles.

Wait, does the game have to bomb or be a success in...

Re: Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

feeds@yuku.com (Psxphile) — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:42:21 GMT

My only real hope for the release of Sonic Chronicles in Japan is the slim chance that it will inspire the natives to take a crack at a proper Sonic RPG themselves.

EDIT: oh, and maybe they can revive this concept for delicious lulz

Re: Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

feeds@yuku.com (John Taylor) — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:28:58 GMT

Veckums wrote:

Sega actually had to apologize to the fans for putting out a game of inferior quality

So why haven't they done this for SonicNEXT?

Because 2D fighting games are serious #%%$#!@ business. More serious than their mascot character in one of the worst games ever.

Looking at that list the games on it seem to be more massive let downs rather...

Re: Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

feeds@yuku.com (The Turtle Guy) — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:55:27 GMT

^Craig's conclusion in the Shadow the Hedgehog commentary. I think Satan was involved.

Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

feeds@yuku.com (Ashide Bunni) — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:10:46 GMT

...exclusivly on the DS, and it's from Bioware?!

PR from neoGAF

Quote:
SEGA AND BIOWARE COLLABORATE ON NEW SONIC ROLE PLAYING GAME FOR THE NINTENDO DS

LONDON & SAN FRANCISCO (Thurs 21st June 2007) -- SEGA Europe, Ltd., SEGA of America, Inc. and Canada-based developer studio BioWare Corp. today announced a partnership to create a new video...