Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

The Shelf · 02-28-2008, 01:49 PM

Well, I couldn't find a thread on this, so I'm making one. What does everyone think of this game? Good, bad, ugly? It's being made by Bioware, so I have high hopes for it, but I'm being cautious. Sonic has had a few good games in recent years, and Bioware has a good track record, but this game is supposed to be far more linear than most of Bioware's games, so I don't really know what to expect.

Anyway, here's what I know of the game so far. The top screen shows info, maps, etc. while the bottom screen actually shows your character running around and such. You use the stylus to move. There are supposed to be 11 playable characters, and you have to use at least 4 at a time (possibly more, I dunno). 7 of the characters have been revealed so far, and they are: Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy Rose, Shadow, Big, and Rouge. Robotnik is not the main bad guy, but he is supposed to get his evil mojo back (in other words, he will become a threatening guy again). Overall, the entire game is supposed to have a darker tone than any other Sonic game to date. The game is split into two "worlds," a light one and a dark one. Oh, and there's a new female character named Shade being introduced. No word whether she's good or bad or even playable.

Anyway, that's pretty much all I know. What do you guys think? I for one will remain cautiously optimistic, but I think this may actually be the first Sonic game I will buy since Sonic Adventure 2 (I know, it's been a while).

EDIT: Oh, there's also a timing mechanism when attacking similar to how it worked in the Mario & Luigi rpgs.

EDIT x2: New article!
http://computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=183596
I'm actually getting excited for this!

02-28-2008, 01:49 PM	#1
The Shelf Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,031	Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood Well, I couldn't find a thread on this, so I'm making one. What does everyone think of this game? Good, bad, ugly? It's being made by Bioware, so I have high hopes for it, but I'm being cautious. Sonic has had a few good games in recent years, and Bioware has a good track record, but this game is supposed to be far more linear than most of Bioware's games, so I don't really know what to expect. Anyway, here's what I know of the game so far. The top screen shows info, maps, etc. while the bottom screen actually shows your character running around and such. You use the stylus to move. There are supposed to be 11 playable characters, and you have to use at least 4 at a time (possibly more, I dunno). 7 of the characters have been revealed so far, and they are: Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy Rose, Shadow, Big, and Rouge. Robotnik is not the main bad guy, but he is supposed to get his evil mojo back (in other words, he will become a threatening guy again). Overall, the entire game is supposed to have a darker tone than any other Sonic game to date. The game is split into two "worlds," a light one and a dark one. Oh, and there's a new female character named Shade being introduced. No word whether she's good or bad or even playable. Anyway, that's pretty much all I know. What do you guys think? I for one will remain cautiously optimistic, but I think this may actually be the first Sonic game I will buy since Sonic Adventure 2 (I know, it's been a while). EDIT: Oh, there's also a timing mechanism when attacking similar to how it worked in the Mario & Luigi rpgs. EDIT x2: New article! http://computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=183596 I'm actually getting excited for this! Last edited by The Shelf; 02-28-2008 at 02:46 PM.