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I was fooling around today and found out that sega and the compony that gave us rouge squadren (star wars) and the up comeing game lair have desided to make a sonic rpg.Fans have already started to rant about it saying sonic is not an rpg type!


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I was fooling around today and found out that sega and the compony that gave us rouge squadren (star wars) and the up comeing game lair have desided to make a sonic rpg.Fans have already started to rant about it saying sonic is not an rpg type!


You could argue that the Mega Man X series isn't the RPG type, and yet we got the decent Mega Man X: Command Mission out of it. The same goes for Mario and it's various RPG games.


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And if it DOES bomb, no one will be surprised, seeing how most people consider the latest games to be total disasters.


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As far as I'm concerned, this will be Sonic's redeeming game.

Give BioWare, the makers of KOTOR, a blank franchise to do whatever they please with? And put the RPG they throw together on the DS? Sounds too perfect to me. No way BioWare would mess up.

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i played Jade Empire on te Xbox which was made by the same company. BioWare

i'm not too worried about the game mechanics, i'm more worried how they are going to put Sonic into it. Sonic doesn't have that much material to make an RPG. (actually the same as with Mario RPG, which wasn't made by Nintendo, but still worked out pretty good)

this also gives them the chance put a lot of new characters in the sonic universe or even bring back old ones. (Mighty, anyone?)

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I wanna see a KOTOR style game engine in here, that would be flippin' sweet. But if it blows, well, whatever, I hate Sonic immensely anymore.


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As long as the battle system isn't boringly static turn-based fighting.

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As long as the battle system isn't boringly static turn-based fighting.


As much as I like turn-based battles, I'll agree with you this time around: a Sonic RPG needs to be a bit more active than possible with turn-based battles.


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Ill buy it if it has no turn base or kingdom hearts type of fighting.


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I dunno. I think the timing might be abit off for this game. Understandably it's not as if developers can go back in time and release it a few years ago but this would have made more sense a few years ago when Sonic was more popular. The series needs a good release to help restore some credibility to it and RPG's don't exactly deliver the kind of gameplay the series became famous for.

Bearing that, that has nothing to do with the actual game itself. Time will tell whether it's good or not.


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If bioWARE does it like star wars KOTOR.I will buy it on the first day.Why,becouse KNOTOR is one of the best RPGs ever.


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KOTOR = Not Sonic game. Evar.
However, a turn based system similar to FFXII or something like Chrono Cross or Tales of Symphonia, now that would work.


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An action game like the Sonic series deserves an action-based battle system, indeed. Personally, I'd love to see a battle system like the one they used for Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga.

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Anybody worried about EA buying out BIOwere and the future of this game?


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Worried about this game? No. It's probably too far in developpement for much to be changed at this point. However, I am worried about the future titles to be announced. EA have a reputation of ripping apart the groups they purchase after a few years...


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I dunno. BioWare is a giant of the industry. I have my doubts that they can be ripped apart so easily.


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I dunno. BioWare is a giant of the industry. I have my doubts that they can be ripped apart so easily.


Give them time. In about 5 years, you won't see the "BioWare" name anywhere except on the old games they made.


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I dunno. BioWare is a giant of the industry. I have my doubts that they can be ripped apart so easily.


Give them time. In about 5 years, you won't see the "BioWare" name anywhere except on the old games they made.


I honestly disagree, if Mass Effect lives up to it's expectations, then that's a hell of a lot of hits under their belt. EA might wise up and not send in their dismantling gremlins.


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I honestly disagree, if Mass Effect lives up to it's expectations, then that's a hell of a lot of hits under their belt. EA might wise up and not send in their dismantling gremlins.


Most people would have said the same about Westwood Studios some years ago...


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I honestly disagree, if Mass Effect lives up to it's expectations, then that's a hell of a lot of hits under their belt. EA might wise up and not send in their dismantling gremlins.


Most people would have said the same about Westwood Studios some years ago...


Westwood rocked, until EA took it apart

luckily we got Petroglyph in the place, most of the employees are former Westwood employees. Universe at War looks so nice.

i am a little worried, and the fact that Sega, Bioware, and ******* EA will be in the beginning makes me shiver

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I honestly disagree, if Mass Effect lives up to it's expectations, then that's a hell of a lot of hits under their belt. EA might wise up and not send in their dismantling gremlins.


Most people would have said the same about Westwood Studios some years ago...


Same thing can be said about Origin and several others EA bought out during the years. It's really sad as well, considering some of the companies EA bought did some really great games that will most likely never be revived.


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New info lifted from a post on NeoGAF. The game is apparently called Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood.

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The new issue of Nintendo Power has a big 7 page feature on Bioware's Sonic RPG. I haven't given a shit about Sonic in ages, but I gotta say it looks like Bioware might do the franchise well. The graphics are really nice, all of the backgrounds have a water color look to them and they all appear hand drawn. A rather refreshing change of pace. Battles look to take place in 3D environments. I haven't read much yet but it looks like you can have up to 4 party members at a time, including dopes like Big The Cat.

Just thought you guys would like to know. Anyone want scans?

-Cover Story with nice artwork
-In game graphics have a water color look, all hand drawn
-4 party members at a time
-Each character can do certain things ex: Tails can float over things (standard stuff)
-11 party members total - 8 known are Sonic, Tails, Amy, Knuckles, Amy, Rouge, Shadow, Big the Cat
-Control done fully with stylus - think Hourglass
-Able to split party into teams at certain moments
-Rings are used as currency
-No random battles, see enemies on the field
-Turn based battles, choose commands for everyone in your party before they actually follow through. Want battles to be fast paced
-Elite Beat Agents style special attacks
-Team attacks (like Chrono Trigger)
-"Fatigue Points" instead of MP
-Choose which attributes to increase when you level up
-Purchase and level special attacks
-Bits of story - Sonic's 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 - first takes place in standard Sonic areas. 2nd takes place in a darker world
-Remixed classic tunes
-"fully animated cut scenes"
-simple dialogue trees
-Side quests

There is also an interview with the developers which I haven't read yet. I think that's all the main info though.


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Looks like they are takeing it in a good direction.Thanks for posting that!


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Do want. Hard.

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Good god, I'm going to be broke at this rate.


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Do want. Hard.


Yeah, but now that EA has taken over BioWare, expect a half-finished game that gets half of a patch released before support shuts down.


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Do want. Hard.


Yeah, but now that EA has taken over BioWare, expect a half-finished game that gets half of a patch released before support shuts down.



Noooo! ;_;

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Stylus only? Sorry, not gonna bother.


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The bottom left article interests me more than the cover story.