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Why Everyone LOVES Shadow…Despite Everything…| Shadow The Hedgehog Retrospective
It’s the year of Shadow! But how can we celebrate without looking back at the history of what we’re celebrating????
In anticipation of the upcoming Sonic X Shadow Generations and Sonic Movie 3, we are taking a full in-depth look back at the time Shadow got his own game!
0:00 Intro
0:36 The Second Best Hedgehog
6:31 A Game That Definitely Has Shadow in It (Neutral Route)
22:28 You People Made Me Do This (Evil Route)
34:21 The Importance of Self-Love (Anti-Hero Route)
44:37 Let's Try That One More Time (Anti-Villain Route)
51:15 The Cost of Being a Hero (True Hero Route)
56:54 Why
59:51 We're Still Doing This... (Last Story)
1:05:25 In The End
Huge shout out to these goats for lending their voices to this project, check out their channels!
@Denymeister
@NokaiGaming
@JustMaxT
@Unleash_YT
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  • @Flare8295
    @Flare8295 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is one of the best games in the Sonic franchise

  • @Wisp1-o3s
    @Wisp1-o3s 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Nah. Give me more boost formula

  • @chiron540
    @chiron540 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    0:59 You're right, Sonic Advance doesn't do any of that. Instead, it adds the word "Neo" to Green Hill Zone. :P

  • @charg1nmalaz0r51
    @charg1nmalaz0r51 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I mean i grew up with the og games, played and completed every damn game since and i have no idea what people are complaining about with this game. In fact the only two games i understand the hate for are sonic 06 and sonic forces both of which were clearly rushed out the gate. I still enjoyed them both though, sonic 06 was just like the adventure games but broken so it was still enjoyable once all the glitches and damn hyperspeed sections were ignored, and forces was just boring and easy. But sonic lost worlds was good fun and refreshing change of pace

  • @Cloud48004
    @Cloud48004 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thoughts on Sonic lost world 3ds?

    • @JonathanAllen191
      @JonathanAllen191 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Cloud48004 never played it, probably should one day

  • @ArnoldStark123
    @ArnoldStark123 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I really enjoy *Sonic Lost World* as both a game and an experience. The only real issue I have with it-which I think is fair to mention-is that it feels like a *Mario Galaxy* clone in many ways. Coming from someone who’s not a Mario fan, I can still acknowledge that point. That said, I still have a great time with it. The gameplay is fun, the parkour system is innovative, and while the story isn’t groundbreaking, it has some genuinely funny moments, and the voice acting is phenomenal. As for the Deadly Six, I’m not a big fan of them in this game because their personalities are limited to single traits that are often used as punchlines. However, their designs are great, and they’re voiced well. Given that this game leans heavily into comedy, their simple personalities do work in context. Still, I much prefer their portrayal in the IDW comics, where they’re given more depth. Overall, I think the game is solid, and I really enjoy it. I even bought a Wii U just to play it and own it physically because I value physical media. On another note, my team and I are working on a Sonic cartoon that blends comedy and seriousness in its narratives. If you’re curious and want to know more, feel free to ask-I’d be happy to share. Also, great job on this video-keep up the awesome work!

  • @harrisoncora4259
    @harrisoncora4259 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

    26:06. “Which is something I think they should’ve done since Generations.” Dang man. Are you a fortune teller?

  • @akumunokami9
    @akumunokami9 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I played the 3DS Version of Lost World when I was a kid and it is to this day my favourite Sonic Game. I don't think it's the best, but still my favourite.

  • @michaeloverton04
    @michaeloverton04 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    13:11 Ah. A fellow Metal Slug fan. Truly, a man of taste.

  • @SamuelBnuuy
    @SamuelBnuuy 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is cap! Sonic Blast and Sonic Jam (gamecom) are the only good Sonic Games.

  • @mania4270
    @mania4270 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Ok, cap, sonic unleashed didnt stop the downward spiral of the franchise, it added to it. Idk why so many fans like that game now, but its crap and it ran lile crap on og hardware. Nice vid, but nah, thats cap, sonic unleashed was hated until quite recently. I know it gets love but IT WAS A MEME about sonic being a werehog. In fact the werehog bevame the face of how sega lost what was so special about the series and just kept changing the gameplay style on each entry.

  • @furynvm
    @furynvm หลายเดือนก่อน

    This game came out at the worst time though. Sonic Team had finally gotten trust back as they released Colours and Generations. Then they release Lost World which was just not on the level of those games at all and not even close.

  • @josepablomartinez-rendon9484
    @josepablomartinez-rendon9484 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The score for this game absolutely slaps! And I adore the voice actor for Falco in this game! And I love the cutscenes and banter/dialogue between the characters

  • @Skylancer727
    @Skylancer727 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I 100% this game back on the Wii U when it came out. But man was it a slog. This really is one of my least favorites of the series with my playing Mario 3D World over it the vast majority of the time just to push off beating it. Still not the worst in the series though; that definitely goes to Secret Rings. Man that game is a dumpster fire.

  • @ungratefulmonkeyUTTP
    @ungratefulmonkeyUTTP หลายเดือนก่อน

    Truth or square was the 3rd game in the heavy iron triology. Creature from the krusty krab was developed by blitz games

  • @humblemudgames
    @humblemudgames หลายเดือนก่อน

    is there anywhere I can go to learn more about the tech in this game? I beat it recently on my Wii U and your review is basically the one I resonate with the most. I'm enjoying myself more and more the more I play through the levels again, even the ones I disliked at first.

  • @Pudu2909
    @Pudu2909 หลายเดือนก่อน

    great video!

  • @Random-Legend
    @Random-Legend หลายเดือนก่อน

    I thought sonic unleashed was great

    • @blazekaizer9000
      @blazekaizer9000 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Just the werewolf part were pretty boring after a while. And those stages are like 20+ minutoes sometimes! Too much

  • @TheDanimatorsChannel
    @TheDanimatorsChannel 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have been defending this game since the beginning also. I was sick of the boost formula when this released and am a sucker for slower paced platforming so this was PERFECT for me. I love the strange arching homing attack, I love the kick attack and how you can pummel multiple enemies at once...I love the parkour. I love the way the spin dash feels. I love being able to spin dash on walls to keep your momentum going. My Toxic trait is I will not allow anyone to tell me they dislike this game with a straight face until they get decently good at it. Happened for me very quick, but it was so off putting to other people.

  • @hb221984
    @hb221984 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i think the big problem is how nintrendo fucks with the controlls or tries to implement stupid new stuff like that strange chicken think in the wii u version i hated it so much that i never buyed the game.... hope they remake the 2 gamecube games for switch or switch 2 i loved them both

  • @johnnycakemusic4069
    @johnnycakemusic4069 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My takeaway from this video is that every single Sonic game on earth is good, if you learn the mechanics, And if you dont like any of them, its probably a skill issue.

  • @marodpw
    @marodpw 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is just an ad for the project 06 mod lmao, i respect it though

    • @JustMaxT
      @JustMaxT 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      🤫

  • @freddybroman2193
    @freddybroman2193 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I agree! I love the gameplay! But the story is just entertaining but not good either-

  • @AquaVerve
    @AquaVerve 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    sonic lost world having glazers is CRAZY

  • @davidgiegerich7716
    @davidgiegerich7716 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I want to play the Wii U one. Only played Lost World 3DS and i love it.

  • @makhaiwilbert2716
    @makhaiwilbert2716 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nah the reveal of mephiles was much bigger than movie 3 dlc.that hasn't been in a sonic game since 18 years ago

  • @mrcupcake5309
    @mrcupcake5309 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I picked it up on my steam deck for $7 I am happy i purchased it. It feels off compared to other sonic games I've played, mainly I'm used to the adventure series from my childhood, but this game is a solid casual time.

  • @Big_Sm0ke
    @Big_Sm0ke 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cool game at the end

  • @Big_Sm0ke
    @Big_Sm0ke 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Shadow best hedgehog

  • @hrvojeantoniobusic3345
    @hrvojeantoniobusic3345 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am one of those StarFox fans that like Assult and Advantures... Sue me. I also wish we had a kind of a rpg StarFox game with the ability to play as Wolf or Leon or Panther... Would be cool, but Nintendo has a different buisness model.

  • @JustMaxT
    @JustMaxT 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Shameless plug

  • @NokaiGaming
    @NokaiGaming 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Crazy? I was crazy once

  • @BoostBracelet
    @BoostBracelet 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    First

  • @Big_Sm0ke
    @Big_Sm0ke 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You’ll never believe how many burgers and chicken sandwiches I made it through during this video

  • @Animelover69207
    @Animelover69207 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nah it was because they made shadow black he couldn't allow it

  • @grimacethemeance7973
    @grimacethemeance7973 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why does lil bro have gray hair as a kid

  • @WantedRaiderism
    @WantedRaiderism 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just saw this video and wow you're underrated. I'm a D1 defender of this game but im glad your criticisms were of good faith, instead of directly ignoring the good parts of the game and overexaggerating the bad parts like most reviewers do. Alot of the bad dialouge and plot were the english localizations fault, althought there is still issues in the japanese. Anyways based video will be subbing

    • @JonathanAllen191
      @JonathanAllen191 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Appreciate you for watching! I always try to be fair about the good and bad parts of games I either like or dislike because I think it helps my overall argument instead of just coming across as a hater. I’m getting a lot of comments about the poor English script and I genuinely don’t know how I’ve never heard it was the dub’s fault for so many weird choices, I should check out the Japanese version at some point.

  • @MrNeedleM0use
    @MrNeedleM0use 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How DARE you hate on this PEAK

    • @JonathanAllen191
      @JonathanAllen191 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MrNeedleM0use i enjoy digital circuit at least

    • @MrNeedleM0use
      @MrNeedleM0use 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@JonathanAllen191 LAVA SHELTER HRAAAAAA

    • @JonathanAllen191
      @JonathanAllen191 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MrNeedleM0use I also like lava shelter, there's more than a few stages that I enjoy

    • @MrNeedleM0use
      @MrNeedleM0use 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@JonathanAllen191 Good. good. lmao

    • @Unleash_YT
      @Unleash_YT 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MrNeedleM0use Looks like somebody just outed themself on not watching the video

  • @Ayunnuya
    @Ayunnuya 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Haha sorry for sniping the question last week. Let’s go for 67 unlocks. RSN Nuya17

  • @KnucklesWTD
    @KnucklesWTD 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There’s a mod for this game that lowers the mission requirements that’s a literal game changer. Opens it up so you can basically choose any path you want at free will without the tediousness

    • @JonathanAllen191
      @JonathanAllen191 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@KnucklesWTD gosh that sounds amazing, maybe I’ll give it a shot sometime

  • @OrangeToadGamer
    @OrangeToadGamer 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Gotta love the dedication that went into this video, keep up the good work man

    • @JonathanAllen191
      @JonathanAllen191 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@OrangeToadGamer Hey thanks I appreciate it! I hope I can meet expectations in the future!

  • @adrianacevedX2
    @adrianacevedX2 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your voice is similar to Roger's Sonic

    • @JonathanAllen191
      @JonathanAllen191 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@adrianacevedX2 he might just be Roger in disguise for all we know 🤔

  • @Denymeister
    @Denymeister 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    1:33:45 what a joyous sequence :D

  • @NokaiGaming
    @NokaiGaming 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    43:13 THAT'S MY GOAT RIGHT THERE 🗣🗣🔥🔥‼‼ (also fire video my guy, that was awesome!)

    • @JonathanAllen191
      @JonathanAllen191 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you enjoyed it man! Thanks again so much for lending your voice throughout! Also.....Vector...........

  • @Watchers_Music
    @Watchers_Music 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    2:38 What happened was GUN becoming suspicious of how long it was taking for Gerald to make progress with Project Shadow, Emerl going on his rampage, and GUN later finding out that Gerald had made a deal with Black Doom to make Shadow. 3:06 The plan was never to kill him. The plan was to have Gerald continue experimenting with Shadow to find the key to immortality with Gerald behind bars. 7:16 Sure, he's being a bit of a dick here in calling average people pathetic (In the Japanese version, he only said he had no reason to help them, which makes sense because throughout the game he's trying to figure out what he should do based on his past. At this point he has no idea if he's been on good terms with them or not.) Secondly, Shadow saying he has to believe Black Doom at the start was only in the English translation. What he actually said in the Japanese version is that he's going to go after the Chaos Emeralds because they will grant him a wish, that being his memories. And as for the President pardoning Gerald, that was also only in the English version. He said GUN was going to make up for what they did to the people they killed on the Ark in the Japanese version. 21:18 That is very much the point of the game. From Maria to Gerald, Eggman, Black Doom, Sonic & co, everyone has always old Shadow what to do. This is one of the reasons why he decides "Fuck it, I'm choosing for myself what to do going forward" in the Last Story. 27:31 It's funny you bring that up. Expert Mode, set after the Last Story, confirms that Shadow did in fact go to Cryptic Castle and that he did in fact save Cream and Cheese. 35:28 He did get the Chaos Emerald, but that's not what the punishment was about. Shadow didn't take down all the GUN soldiers. Black Doom always looked at Shadow as a pawn because he helped make him, and because of the deal with Gerald. 49:37 The funny thing is that the Last Story gave us that exact same thing. 1:00:56 Another example of the English translation being awful. What he actually said in the Japanese version is that the Black Comet is stuck in orbit and can't get to Earth on it's own because of that. 1:05:18 I mean, as per the Japanese version of the game that's very much how Shadow views his past towards the end; Irrelevant trash that he has nothing to do with anymore, and doesn't want any re-establish any ties to it again.

  • @Vmeg17
    @Vmeg17 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Well done, really enjoyed ur video dude!

    • @JonathanAllen191
      @JonathanAllen191 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hey thanks for stopping by! Glad you enjoyed it!

    • @Vmeg17
      @Vmeg17 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@JonathanAllen191 yeah ofc dude!

  • @Hedgie3
    @Hedgie3 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What I like about this game = None of it. In my opinion even Sonic 06 is better than this messed up game. PS, You might not know this but, if you think that Shadow saying the swear word: "damn" too many times is crazy, well the language was originally going to be even worse because I heard that SEGA was previously thinking of in the English dialogue also having Shadow be saying the swear word: "f*ck" an amount of times! Not just: damn! Good that they scrapped that idea during this game's developement so that it didn't get put into the final product.

    • @JonathanAllen191
      @JonathanAllen191 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I also much prefer 06 over this game

    • @Hedgie3
      @Hedgie3 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@JonathanAllen191 Last month a friend helped me get an XBOX 360 console. I first got into playing Sonic Unleashed on it, then since it was mentioned that the final release of the Project-06 fanmade remake won't have the Story Mode and the Hub-Worlds in it, (unless other modders make mods of those parts of that game for it) another person suggested for me to play the original version of that game before trying that PC remake (I haven't found a gaming PC that is strong enough but also not way too expensive, yet). I ordered a used physical copy, and that one hasn't been as totally glitchy as other people said that that game was released as (some glitches instead of too many). So I've been having a good time playing it so-far, and I agree with anyone else who believes that it was technically being made by Sonic Team like a Sonic Adventure 3 game. PS, Beside Sonic and Shadow, Silver is currently my third favorite character in the Sonic franchise, I love that telepathic hedgehog a lot so I'm glad that he's always been a playable character in that game.

  • @nightlydata2181
    @nightlydata2181 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I really like the story & structure of the game tho even I'd smooth out the execution of a few aspects to it. I love how the game makes a point to have all these diff endins to showcase possibilities of wut shadow could've become after these events if things went diff. It shows how experiences shape someone. It also showcases all the things he doesn't end up becomin. He's not humanities protector for maria, he's not an android emperor, he's not suicidal. Doesn't take over or destroy the planet, kill BD(without fightin devil doom or goin super), sonic or Eggman & doesn't become someone elses servant or tool. Even not havin a "canon" path shows not even the player gets to choose wut shadow is & how he gets there. It also fixes issues I had wit shadow in SA2 cus the guy had no will of his own in that game & jus let maria define him all the time. Now he has his own identity separate from the version of himself in SA2. Thx to losin his memories & goin through the events of this game, canonically on his own he gets to no longer be someone defined by his past or by others & charts his own path for himself. It makes him more like sonic but in his own way. Also the localization totally butchered so much of the script it's not even funny. The characters say completely diff things & don't swear anywhere near as much or as cringely as whoever localized this had the eng version do. Like the pres. doesn't thank gerald he thanks shadow

    • @JonathanAllen191
      @JonathanAllen191 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@nightlydata2181 wait I genuinely didn’t know he thanked shadow in the original script, why on earth would they change that

    • @nightlydata2181
      @nightlydata2181 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@JonathanAllen191 Like I said the eng script butchered the story to make it so confusin & idk Y. This isn't the only game in the series. Since the start the localizations of the jp written scripts have been unnecessarily altered or messed up so u get a very diff idea of the story or characters. It's jus a weird thing that happens to Jp games in general & it's been that way since jp to eng localization was a thing. Shadow 05 is the most egregious case in the series. the scripts for 06-BK R much more accurate so those R fine but shadow(& earlier games) needs to be experience wit the jp script to take it in properlly. Things like callbacks to prior lines R so messed up. In SA2 sonic & maria say "adios" to shadow & in eng it was changed to "sayonara". In 05 the jp script has shadow say "adios" to himself at the end but there was some mix up in the eng version so "sayonara" became "goodbye forever" & it's so stupid

    • @WantedRaiderism
      @WantedRaiderism 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@JonathanAllen191 the Japanese version and the English version might aswell be different games in terms of dialouge

  • @seematahir5970
    @seematahir5970 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I really love how much SA2 fanservice is in this game, it feels much more tasteful than cramming Green Hill Zone down our throats like recent Sonic games. Similar to Metroid games, we get to see past locations return and be expanded upon, like how Prison Island collapsed underground and got flooded with toxins after it blew up in SA2, or getting to see new parts of the ARK, like the lifts and power plants. Bosses like Big Foot have been downgraded to standard enemies, with GUN's new mechs like Blue Falcon being so advanced they can travel to orbit. Not to mention all the returning and remixed songs from SA2, which are a great touch. Frontiers made me forget how Sonic games could actually had the budget and vision to connect in organic ways, and not just through dialogue callbacks. (Oh, and pro tip, you can press d-pad down mid-level to disable all partner characters and their dialogue. You can also press left and right to instantly change your mission selection without having to go to the pause screen)

    • @JonathanAllen191
      @JonathanAllen191 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You know what I can give shadow that, it does do a lot of neat stuff with the continuity and environmental story telling. Also I wish I knew I could turn off the voices a long time ago 😂

  • @Shaanzie
    @Shaanzie 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    1 like = 1 shadow motorcycle