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Started watching, 23 seconds into the very first video Shadow pumps a SMG like a shotgun and I had to get up and walk around for a minute. I don't think I'm going to survive this.
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Oct 6, 2015 20:59
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For someone that runs at the speed of sound, you'd think he'd have stronger lungs.
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Oct 6, 2015 21:02
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 Update Time! We've planted our evil seeds and now it's time for us to enjoy the fruits of our labour. Usually that refers to a cozy retirement, but in this case all it means is we get to listen to a bad nu metal song for a few minutes.  Quick note: Apparently the thing with the credits skipping is exclusive to the PS2 version of the game. Make of that what you will, I guess!
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Oct 6, 2015 22:55
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Ape Has Killed Ape posted:Started watching, 23 seconds into the very first video Shadow pumps a SMG like a shotgun and I had to get up and walk around for a minute. I don't think I'm going to survive this. Um both the thread title and the theme song tell you to hold on for dear life, it's your own fault for not properly preparing yourself for this game.
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Oct 6, 2015 23:41
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Why are there only regular guns when you're in the Space Colony Ark, I can't tell if it's  or not since they already have space Ctuthulu guns in game. Also the stage and boss music are remixes from SA2, thanks for reminding me that all the Shadow levels in that game were just extra boring Sonic stages game.
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Oct 6, 2015 23:51
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Sega, why did you have to drag Panzer Dragoon into this travesty? 
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Oct 6, 2015 23:54
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 Out of all the things to nitpick... why was the White House in Iowa?
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Oct 7, 2015 01:09
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Well that's not the USA, that's the United Federation, so the Pale Domicile can be wherever it likes.
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Oct 7, 2015 01:35
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Bruceski posted:
The events of Sonic Adventure 2 affected the world in many strange ways. This is actually the second White House, since the first one was destroyed in an attack from that moon laser.
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Oct 7, 2015 01:35
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Bruceski posted:
After Station Square was destroyed by a giant water monster they decided that the east coast wasn't a safe place for the nation's capital anymore.
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Oct 7, 2015 01:44
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ChorpSaway posted:The events of Sonic Adventure 2 affected the world in many strange ways. This is actually the second White House, since the first one was destroyed in an attack from that moon laser. I don't think it was blow'd up in SA2. IIRC, Eggman only destroyed NEARLY HALF THE EFFING MOON in his minor display of the ARK's strength. Maybe the White House had to be moved for weird rating/copyright reasons? Who knows.
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Oct 7, 2015 01:45
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Augus posted:After Station Square was destroyed by a giant water monster they decided that the east coast wasn't a safe place for the nation's capital anymore. "The only way someone can attack now is by prolonged land war!" "Or by moon laser, sir." "HA! Good one Jenkins!"
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Oct 7, 2015 01:49
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I'd say Shadow is more Jotaro than Dio overall, what with him trying to be stoic and edgy as hell. Dio's a homoerotic sociopath.
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Oct 7, 2015 01:52
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By the way, you can switch which mission objective is active and which partner you have out with the D-Pad, like left is evil, right is hero, and down is neutral, I I R C.
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Oct 7, 2015 02:15
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You'd think Rouge would have more than mild disapproval for the guy murdering a bunch of her coworkers. I like how she just disappeared before the boss fight.
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Oct 7, 2015 02:26
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Nihilarian posted:You'd think Rouge would have more than mild disapproval for the guy murdering a bunch of her coworkers. I like how she just disappeared before the boss fight. Well, you know, those assholes were always stealing her half-and-half. These things happen.
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Oct 7, 2015 05:21
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Considering that the endings appear to be more or less identical anyway barring the different words between "I am Shadow the Hedgehog!" and "This is who I am!", I'm incredibly disappointed the bad end doesn't end with Shadow karate chopping Sonic and/or Black Doom. They already had the animation and everything. 
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Oct 7, 2015 07:34
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Do all end bosses end up in the exact same position breathing heavily?
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Oct 7, 2015 08:03
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SelenicMartian posted:Do all end bosses end up in the exact same position breathing heavily? Pretty much, and aside from the Final Story we've already seen every unique boss in the game except one. The remaining paths just reuse those in a slightly different setting occasionally giving them a new attack or means of attacking them. Larryb fucked around with this message at 12:15 on Oct 7, 2015 |
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Oct 7, 2015 12:12
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Ah, the "No, gently caress YOU Dad!" ending. Shadow truly is the embodiment of all angst.
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Oct 7, 2015 13:01
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gently caress off world, I've got guns and a hot chick.
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Oct 7, 2015 15:22
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The idea behind the keys only benefits people who replay the game trying to get all those 400+ dumb 'timeline titles' or trying to get A-ranks (since the items provided by the rooms tend to cut-down the time spent in the level if you don't, say, drive the vehicles off the edge of the level or waste the ammo of the special weapons) because they remain collected on subsequent playthroughs. But yeah, they're useless otherwise. Also, I thought maybe you were going to display the credits once and force everyone to sit through all of the different ending songs in a single video. I suppose if anyone really cares they can just look them up, though. For the lazy, here's a link to the neutral ending's theme.
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Oct 7, 2015 16:33
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Bruceski posted:"The only way someone can attack now is by prolonged land war!" "Or by moon laser, sir." "HA! Good one Jenkins!" ElTipejoLoco posted:The idea behind the keys only benefits people who replay the game trying to get all those 400+ dumb 'timeline titles' or trying to get A-ranks (since the items provided by the rooms tend to cut-down the time spent in the level if you don't, say, drive the vehicles off the edge of the level or waste the ammo of the special weapons) because they remain collected on subsequent playthroughs.
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Oct 7, 2015 18:46
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ElTipejoLoco posted:The idea behind the keys only benefits people who replay the game trying to get all those 400+ dumb 'timeline titles' or trying to get A-ranks (since the items provided by the rooms tend to cut-down the time spent in the level if you don't, say, drive the vehicles off the edge of the level or waste the ammo of the special weapons) because they remain collected on subsequent playthroughs. Oh wow, I didn't know about that at all! Maybe opening the door in Westopolis could've been of some help on repeated runthroughs, but we'll never know because I've already finished recording all the footage. v  vBruceski posted:"The only way someone can attack now is by prolonged land war!" "Or by moon laser, sir." "HA! Good one Jenkins!" If Sonic Adventure 2 and this game are to be believed, then the U.S. government has been privy to the existence of the ARK's particle cannon for decades. They probably could've dismantled it at some point but I guess they just forgot about the state-sized space station that is permanently visible from Earth. 
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Oct 7, 2015 23:24
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Bruceski posted:
Nevermind the White House, I am pretty sure the map of Mobius shown in game has no geography that corresponds to the Americas.
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Oct 8, 2015 01:15
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I guess I sorta get that they wouldn't want to go through with killing Sonic, but it's not like it's the "True" ending anyway. Why not just go ahead and have him exterminate Sonic? Hell, have him kill Tails and Knuckles too. Maximum edge. If this is going to be terrible, let's go all out.
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Oct 9, 2015 06:24
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The thing is Shadow the Hedgehog is 12-year-old edgy. So there are limits to how dark it gets. The arbitrariness of what does and does not cross the line is part of the experience. For example, Shadow says bad words. Those bad words are entry-level swears like "drat" and "hell", because anything tougher crosses the line. Shadow murders nameless soldiers and bad guys like Eggman. Good guys, like Sonic, cross the line.
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Oct 9, 2015 06:40
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Speaking of arbitrary: Did you know they cut one or two "hell"s out of the game in order to swing the E10+ rating?
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Oct 9, 2015 06:55
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Mr Tastee posted:The thing is Shadow the Hedgehog is 12-year-old edgy. So there are limits to how dark it gets. The arbitrariness of what does and does not cross the line is part of the experience. He kills Sonic in the opening though, before you even press start! I guess you could take it that Sonic's
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Oct 9, 2015 07:01
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TwoPair posted:He kills Sonic in the opening though, before you even press start! I guess you could take it that Sonic's I always took that as the aliens having beat the poo poo out of him.
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Oct 9, 2015 07:08
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TwoPair posted:He kills Sonic in the opening though, before you even press start! I guess you could take it that Sonic's sonic just has heart problems and his pal shadow is very upset that sonic is having a stroke.
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Oct 9, 2015 10:51
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It was actually a clever foreshadowing of Sonic getting impaled by that Mephisto guy from 06.
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Oct 9, 2015 11:00
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Right, because what you get when Shadow isn't edgy enough? Syphilis the Hedgehog.
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Oct 9, 2015 11:23
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For an omnipotent alien horror, Black Doom sure is chatty. "Do not interfere with our soldiers!" "This is a barrier defense system!" "These humans are so pathetic!" I think there was a solid minute of that mission that was just chained voice clips telling you about various parts of the level. Also, am I the only one who noticed Shadow sinking into the ground during that first Mission Complete screen?
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Oct 11, 2015 18:51
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Bruceski posted:Out of all the things to nitpick... why was the White House in Iowa? Well, it is called Central City. I don't think this is meant to be an exact replica of Earth, just a sort of bizarro Earth. Don't we get a much more comprehensive view of the Sonic world map in the werewolf one? 'America' has the New-York-like called Empire City? I assume this is the same 'country.' …Although wasn't the President in SA2 in a coastal city? Clearly modeled after San Fransisco? Eh, maybe he was just there to give a campaign speech or something when the Eggman moon laser thing happened. Sonic World's version of 9/11.
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Oct 12, 2015 20:38
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Update Time! Enough loitering in non-loitering zones; it's time for the Hero path! We're going to help eldery women cross the street and help people people pack their groceries into their cars. But fear not! This game has plenty of tricks up its sleeve to prove that Shadow is still a gritty badass while he's doing all this.  I highly recommend watching this episode because it includes two of the most hilarious lines of dialogue in the entire game. These two lines really go to show that whoever wrote this script either didn't care or cared just a little too much.
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Oct 13, 2015 23:00
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After this episode I'm finally getting Sonic X AMVs in my related videos.
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Oct 14, 2015 01:40
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Fabulousvillain posted:After this episode I'm finally getting Sonic X AMVs in my related videos. Oh good it's not just me
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So my guess is that Sonic's line "Welcome To The Next Level" is meant to be a clever nod and wink to longtime SEGA fans, but instead of being impressed, really I'm just sad at what the franchise has become.
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