[DS] Sonic the Hedgehog RPG for the DS

Originally Posted by Dark Nation

What the fuck is this? This is like Square Enix announcing a Real Time Strategy or EA making a new game or something.

Anyway, hopefully they don't think that just because it's on DS, they need to simplify not only the interface (one button controls all, both attack AND selection!) but the content (a massive two stat bars to build or something). Bioware has lately been moving towards more.. console-like titles, so the worry is there.

Even the best of developers seem to go insane when developing for the DS and come up with the weirdest and most ridiculous design choices. "Let's make it in stages!" "Reset levels and skills!" "Minimal plot!" "Emphasis on rubbing screen for no reason!"

I am still intrigued to see how this will turn out. I've never been a big Sonic fan, so there's none of the "this HAS to be great because we must learn the secrets of Shadow's tragic past!". It's simply such a bold and new move on Sega's part that I applaud and hail their choice of style and developer regardless.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Kairi Li

Yeesh, the more I think of Shadow's back story the more typical kiddie anime archetypes all the characters are. Hell even Knuckles was reduced to the gullible and abrasive idiot in the anime. And Sonic instead of the speedster with the attitude is reduced to a brooding more stoic hero, and the attitude only pops up when he taunts his enemies(especially Knuckles when hes being gullible again.) And he's kinda lazy too, always taking naps, where as in Satam they made a point that he never takes naps cause he's hardly tired.

At least Rouge was cool.

Still the trouble with working on those characters is that they're too much like the archetypes, and there's only so much development you can do. I mean god, if I see another Eggman teams up with Sonic cause the world is in more shit than he can handle... Ergh. If more season of the anime are being made, is gonna repeat itself over and over again with this sort of plot, along with mindless kid's anime filler in between.

It would take alot of work for the DS game to break out of it.

Well you have to realize Bioware doesn't make jrpgs, so their narration and storytelling won't go along anime style or characterization either. I doubt they'll be making a Sonic game with D&D ruleset, but it'll almost definitely have a more western approach than you're thinking.

And no, that doesn't mean merely chilidogs either~

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I suppose I just don't see any of the cartoon characters working in an RPG, unless it's done for complete laughs, something I can't see Bioware doing, and the game would be completely pointless.

How ya doing, buddy?