{"id":38164,"date":"2024-10-10T16:03:22","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T07:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=38164"},"modified":"2024-10-10T16:03:24","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T07:03:24","slug":"shadow-generations-will-have-more-alternative-routes-than-previous-titles-in-the-sonic-series-reveals-producer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/shadow-generations-will-have-more-alternative-routes-than-previous-titles-in-the-sonic-series-reveals-producer\/","title":{"rendered":"Shadow Generations will have more alternative routes than previous titles in the Sonic series, reveals producer\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sonic X Shadow Generations combines a remake of 2011\u2019s Sonic Generations with a brand-new companion game Shadow Generations. At the recent Tokyo Game Show 2024, AUTOMATON spoke with the game\u2019s producer Shun Nakamura and director Katsuyuki Shigihara to find out just what players can expect when the game releases on October 25.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shadow Generations is a fresh take on Sonic Generations\u2019 high-speed gameplay<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Shadow Generations puts players into the chunky shoes of Shadow the Hedgehog- the series\u2019 antihero and opposite of Sonic. As Shigihara explains, \u201cShadow Generations is a completely new game that draws upon the high-speed aspect of Sonic Generations. The gameplay experience will have you opening up new routes at high speeds using Shadow\u2019s unique moves like Chaos Control, Chaos Spear and the brand-new Doom Powers.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Doom Powers include the Doom Wing ability, which allows Shadow to fly around freely. These powers are expected to give players more ways to play the game and explore. \u201cShadow Generations has more branching routes than other games in the Sonic series,\u201d Nakamura explains. \u201cThere are some routes that only become visible if you use Shadow\u2019s techniques, so I think this will give players who have already tackled the Sonic series even more of a challenge.\u201d It seems the game will feature indirect ways in which these routes can be explored – in the demo at TGS, there were some pathways that appeared after Shadow used a certain technique on an enemy. Nakamura hopes that players will be surprised at some of the possible routes and solutions that they discover while playing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If pulling off Shadow\u2019s moves at high speeds and zooming through different routes sounds daunting, Shigihara revealed that the game is designed so that casual and new players can complete each level using a low number of techniques. For hardcore players and speedrunners, it seems Shadow Generations will offer up a whole host of exciting time-shaving options to explore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shadow Generations\u2019 story will show players new sides to Shadow<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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