The fact that all we really got from him was one shed tear that we didnt even see go down his face is pretty ridiculous in my opinion. The Shadow we've known would've been way more emotional and expressive over Maria in this game, but he lets her go so easily :/
It’s no secret that deep down Shadow has the biggest heart in the whole Sonic series. Seeing his true sweet and loving side come out after years of pent up anger and sadness is so precious to me 🥹.
This is truly heartbreaking and somber; but it is also a tiny bit hopeful, too. Shadow, Gerald and Maria were Shadow's only family; until he found a new family out the Rouge and Omega and Sonic Squad and the whole team. In the end its really All Hail Shadow!😭🙏👊
@@JaydanPurielDon't really think so her death is part of his character growth even tho I like seeing them back but no it would also split the family knowing Eggman is evil
@@fatalwaffle1715 I know that, but they've NEVER met each other. That's what I'm trying to say, they don't actually know eachother even if they're cousins..
Even I felt the pain shadow must’ve felt knowing that Maria and Gerald were going back to the ARK disaster and what would happen to them. I’d like to think that during the time they were pulled from their own time that they could figure out a way to avoid their fates. Maybe knowing how Shadow turned out would help Gerald find a cure for Maria and prevent him from going insane after seeing that Shadow saved the world again. It would be a branched timeline scenario, but damn, Maria and Gerald deserve a happy ending too
It will sadly not happening, gerald did say to shadow to not reveal their futur so what will happen will happen and the timeline will keep ongoing. I think gerald is pretty aware that shadow is worried about them but he can't help them.
Small detail but when Amy reminded Shadow of Maria’s real final wish, the tear fell from his left eye and now all these years later, the tear fell from the same eye.
9:24 Something about this part of the cutscene and forward always gets me. Shadow's usually always annoyed by or angry at a threat, but I've never seen him more pissed than this interaction with Black Doom and it's more than likely because he's not going to allow him to get anywhere near Gerald or Maria. Just like she's the only one to make him truly happy, Black Doom is the only being that ruffles Shadow's quills to the brim
@@Twocoolman115, I don't think this is "a little thing". Maria was killed right in front of him, and he could not help her. And then, after all what happened there she is, alive! But now she's gone AGAIN, and he could not do anything about it AGAIN. This is more than enough to break anyone basically.
Just like one time he have a tear in Sonic adventure 2 when Amy around with him and then Shadow remember of Maria's final words to tell him to protect the Earth and that's how he got tear of his eyes.
You missed one, when Shadow first enters the White Space, he sees Maria. This was shown off in the trailer, this was before he encounters her again and saves her.
Fun fact the voice of maria is voice by Stephanie sheh the English voice actor for hinata from Naruto orhime from bleach and sailor moon from sailor moon
He's quite on and off, as an anti-hero is. He just does as he needs, but it's always great when he does something visibly right, even if he's misunderstood often
16:06 He was trying to save them in his timeline (original timeline) so they could survive and live with Shadow, because he knew what will happen if they return to their own timeline. Yet Maria always had the idea to comfort Shadow and then Shadow allow them to leave although it felt heavy on his chest and his mind. My black boy wasn't ready to say good bye to his family😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 Maria deserve Shadow to pass time and SEGA always made the ending hits so hard
Gerald says that Maria's sickness is often suggested to not exist because she isn't 24/7 sick and her inflammation from her immune disorder isn't visible struck me. In his book
Between Shadow, Maria and professor Gerald Robotnik they both really had a special bond that can never be broken even though Maria reminds me of Aerith from final fantasy VII in reality Maria and professor Gerald Robotnik will always be in Shadow the Hedgehog's heart so they let him know that he is not alone even though that he is the ultimate life form but it his heart Maria's wishes is the symbol of light and her wish come true
@@76o90 Happier? After not being able to do anything to save Maria for a second time and having to leave her and walk away while crying in frustration. I doubt he's any happier, I'd say he's more emotionally wrecked than he already was :'(
And Maria was voiced by Stephanie Sheh, aka Usagi Tsukino in Sailor Moon, Hinata from Naruto, Eureka from Eureka Seven, Nabiki from Ranma 1/2 (2024 remake), Tharja and Kjelle from Fire Emblem Awakening.
Yup, this design choice was done on purpose, to help convey that Maria was innocent and pure, but also curious and adventurous, and was never afraid of the unknown (in fact, Maria seems to hold a fascination for the macabre and creepy to an extent; she was very enthusiastic about Shadow, despite most of everyone else finding him unsettling, and she thought that the Artificial Chaos aboard the ARK were “very cute”. She also nursed and took care of a baby Biolizard.)
6:23 why did this remind me of that line Gerald says to Black doom in the Snapcube Fandub of Shadow the Hedgehog where he says “yeah yeah I wanna be the ultimate sinner”😭
😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢 This is so Sad in the End And I feel so, so, so sorry 😞 for Shadow Watching his only Friend and Creator go back to Ark Disaster makes me wanna Cry 😢
9:30 I’m confused, did shadow forget his fight with black doom or is shadow acting dumb to the professor to not raise any suspicions to their eventual death??
Im pretty sure he is asking gerald for an educated guess on what black doom mean't he learned from his last encounter Shadow also thought he destroyed him but he somehow survived well at least until the events of this game
He wanted Gerald's input to figure out what Black Doom's trying to do and why he's even alive. Shadow probably didn't realize this was the real Black Doom up to this point. With that, Shadow was growing too furious to even focus, leaving Maria to calm him down
He knows what their last encounter is, but he didn’t want to let on to Maria and Gerald about the future in hopes to maybe changing things. He wanted to simply have Gerald explain what’s going on without raising suspicion that he’s actually from the future and knows what’s going to happen
It was a GUN soldier that shot her. He either shot her by accident trying to discourage her from launching Shadow's escape pod or he shot her intentionally for launching what GUN was there to seize.
The ending reminded me of the endings of Insomniac’s Spider-Man (2018) and The Flash (2023) since they all involve the main character having to make a heartbreaking but selfless sacrifice for the greater good.
I think Black Doom sent those soldiers to kill Maria because he knew she would hold him back from becoming his tool, having seen that in his previous encounter
I wish both Gerald Robotnik and Maria will still be alive. I'm just saying if they are crossover of Dragon Ball Z/SUPER maybe they would use the dragon balls so they can bring back to life and Shadow will be happy with them.
- Maria Hill - María (Castlevania) - María (Jetman) - María Casagrande Santiago -And the most important, María Robotnik Seriously, this girl melted our hearts to see her in the game.
I've already imagined a new plot if Shadow is ever in the spotlight again in the future: *With Black Doom's blood, Gerald didn't just create Shadow, he also created another creature before as a prototype, similar to the Biolizard, but unlike the gargantuan reptile, this creature had a sensitivity equal to Shadow but with a lot of bitterness towards its creator, who disowned it in the depths of the Ark in favor of Shadow.*
2 things 1 funny and 1 missed opportunity 1 when shadow was leaving Maria and Gerald I feel like Maria should of said sayonara Shadow The Hedgehog like she did during there other goodbye. 1 now to the funny one, so when Shadow was saying to Maria that he'll continue to fight for her dream to let everyone be happy, Maria corrects Shadow and say that's not my wish... my wish is to promise you Revenge and you just see Shadow have a existential crisis
Honestly, this game is a disappointment for people who genuinely care about Shadow's character and wanted more story for him. He doesn't even give Maria half the reaction and love he WOULD give her after all this time.
Well, he's still pretty scared about what happened to them, even after all this time. In the end, at least he got to say goodbye to them... ESPECIALLY Maria.
Enough how? It's been 19 years since they last touched this story beat, and no one played that game, so effectively 23 years. Also, this is a Generations game: the whole point is revisiting past levels and characters.
Yes, you are. This is the most in depth story of Shadow’s past we’ve ever gotten after the games of the past decade simply just ignored everything he previously went through
13:50 I loved that smile he gave Maria. It seemed so sincere.
**And that part where he shed a tear. I knew he has feelings.**
It’s soo warm!❤❤❤❤❤ he gave her a warmest smile🥹🥹🥹
And yet Shadow rarely ever smiles. I love their friendship 😭♥
That was an incredible smile. Shadow is so mature for that. Referencing her promise and everything. Beautiful moment.
@@ArwenEclipse rarely? Pretty sure that's the first time canonicly that he smiles
The fact that all we really got from him was one shed tear that we didnt even see go down his face is pretty ridiculous in my opinion.
The Shadow we've known would've been way more emotional and expressive over Maria in this game, but he lets her go so easily :/
Dude, whether it's Maria from any official or fanfic media, it doesn't matter. All forms of Maria are too perfect for this world.
No lie, but Maria looks really beautiful in modern graphics. So sweet and innocent. This version of Maria is much better.
I know of a fanfic where she gets remade as a hedgehog.
Yeah, GUN soldiers thought that way too :)
@@MiracleX19 What's it called?
@@GoklasM Nah! That is MESSED UP!!! X,D
It’s no secret that deep down Shadow has the biggest heart in the whole Sonic series. Seeing his true sweet and loving side come out after years of pent up anger and sadness is so precious to me 🥹.
Agreed.✊️👊
I freaking love Maria,she’s really cute and she didn’t deserve to die❤😢
I agree I mean come on let's Shadow have this he deserves to be rewarded
I wish there was an alternate story were Maria did survive, kinda like a "What if" situation
This is truly heartbreaking and somber; but it is also a tiny bit hopeful, too. Shadow, Gerald and Maria were Shadow's only family; until he found a new family out the Rouge and Omega and Sonic Squad and the whole team. In the end its really All Hail Shadow!😭🙏👊
Seeing Maria alive again warms my heart.
but also breaks it knowing she’ll have to go back to her own time again, to die.
@@sorrel_edits can’t Sonic Team just bring an alternate version of Maria to the real world of Sonic so she can be with Shadow again
@@JaydanPurielDon't really think so her death is part of his character growth even tho I like seeing them back but no it would also split the family knowing Eggman is evil
@@JaydanPuriel Your saying like a Deadpool and Wolverine reference of you know what I mean.
@@danyaelquinones6778 yeah basically like that
This has got to be Kirk Thornton's best vocal performance as Shadow yet.
It seemed to fit shadow very well i truly like this VA of shadow
FORREEEAAAALLLL!!!!
literally! this just shows how much he has improved throughout his years voicing Shadow
I just wish he got rid of the gruffness in this voice.
Man was finally allowed to cook after all these years
10:19 Finally we know why he is called ✨Shadow✨
Where there is a light, there is always a shadow.
and whenever there’s a shadow, the light itself will guide you.
@@ajalma3975Uh... this isn't Kingdom Hearts you know.😅
@@johnsantos507 are you dumb I was not talking about kingdom of hearts you know.
@@johnsantos507 tell that Ian Flynn
After all this time, Shadow finally had a proper closure with his past and family. Now he can finally move on in peace. I couldn't be more satisfied
Maria, you angel....😢
It’s sad how Maria passed away and her grand-father become insane.
That was a nice little family.
Yeah. Maybe it's why Eggman went insane.
@@fatalwaffle1715 mate, eggman has NEVER met Maria. Sure, he's heard of her but hes never actually seen her..
@@groudonor12 Maria and Eggman are cousins.
@@fatalwaffle1715 I know that, but they've NEVER met each other. That's what I'm trying to say, they don't actually know eachother even if they're cousins..
@@groudonor12 Ok.
13:50 It’s rare to see Shadow genuinely smile. I like it
the ending is enough to make me have tears like shadow
No lie, but Maria looks really beautiful in modern graphics. So sweet and innocent. This version of Maria is much better.
Yea bro we haven’t had human characters in sonic games since sonic and the black knight
Even I felt the pain shadow must’ve felt knowing that Maria and Gerald were going back to the ARK disaster and what would happen to them.
I’d like to think that during the time they were pulled from their own time that they could figure out a way to avoid their fates. Maybe knowing how Shadow turned out would help Gerald find a cure for Maria and prevent him from going insane after seeing that Shadow saved the world again. It would be a branched timeline scenario, but damn, Maria and Gerald deserve a happy ending too
It will sadly not happening, gerald did say to shadow to not reveal their futur so what will happen will happen and the timeline will keep ongoing. I think gerald is pretty aware that shadow is worried about them but he can't help them.
Small detail but when Amy reminded Shadow of Maria’s real final wish, the tear fell from his left eye and now all these years later, the tear fell from the same eye.
9:24 Something about this part of the cutscene and forward always gets me. Shadow's usually always annoyed by or angry at a threat, but I've never seen him more pissed than this interaction with Black Doom and it's more than likely because he's not going to allow him to get anywhere near Gerald or Maria. Just like she's the only one to make him truly happy, Black Doom is the only being that ruffles Shadow's quills to the brim
Man reading the diary of Gerald was rough, the guy really tried to make a better world
“Before the ARK disaster, perhaps I can change their fate.”
Man, Shadow is still struggling with the past, that’s just sad😢
He had let it go before, but now he had a chance to change it. Little things like that can definitely bring back the trauma
@@Twocoolman115, I don't think this is "a little thing".
Maria was killed right in front of him, and he could not help her.
And then, after all what happened there she is, alive! But now she's gone AGAIN, and he could not do anything about it AGAIN.
This is more than enough to break anyone basically.
Maria is a very nice friend
and gerald good scientist good genius and good grandpa to eggman and maria.
Everytime shadow smiles, i think everyone smiles too
16:55 I always thought Shadow was too tough to cry.
like vageta ?
He cried back in SA2
No one is ever too tough to cry. Not even Shadow
You’re saying as if like you never seen Shadow cry. Amy and Rouge sure did saw shadow cried.
Just like one time he have a tear in Sonic adventure 2 when Amy around with him and then Shadow remember of Maria's final words to tell him to protect the Earth and that's how he got tear of his eyes.
All cutscenes with Shadow and Maria are very cute.
❤️❤️🖤🖤💙💙
You missed one, when Shadow first enters the White Space, he sees Maria. This was shown off in the trailer, this was before he encounters her again and saves her.
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Shadow guarding Maria in this scene looks so cool
I really love the sound of her voice❤❤❤❤❤
Yeah, voice actress did great job of her!
@@aaronweyl2272 it’s Stephanie Sheh
@@nintendorakyamato1859 of course 😒
Fun fact the voice of maria is voice by Stephanie sheh the English voice actor for hinata from Naruto orhime from bleach and sailor moon from sailor moon
Yeah that's what I thought. " is that pinata? " 😂 , still great thought.
I always really like it when Shadow is on the hero side.
He's quite on and off, as an anti-hero is. He just does as he needs, but it's always great when he does something visibly right, even if he's misunderstood often
@@tailsfan10 so your saying he’s Deadpool
@@Charmybeefan124 In a way, yes, but without the dirty humor of course
@@tailsfan10 I mean…yeah but in shadow the hedgehog he does say “where’s the # 4th chaos Emerald”
@@Charmybeefan124hell no. He’s more like Venom, or Batman
13:50 HE SMILED
Maria: "I know I see you again. And if fate draws us apart, I will always be in your heart" 😭😭😭
16:06 He was trying to save them in his timeline (original timeline) so they could survive and live with Shadow, because he knew what will happen if they return to their own timeline. Yet Maria always had the idea to comfort Shadow and then Shadow allow them to leave although it felt heavy on his chest and his mind. My black boy wasn't ready to say good bye to his family😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 Maria deserve Shadow to pass time and SEGA always made the ending hits so hard
At least shadow got to say good bye to her this time
I'm so glad they didn't retcon it and say the dude who shot her was being controlled or some shit like that
Yeah, that theory sparked due to the manga that just came out, but I'm certain that isn't canon anyways so we won't have to worry about that
@tailsfan10 What manga?
@@Peasham The Jet Black Hedgehog: Shadow the Hedgehog
While I like the idea of Doom despising Maria and wanting her dead, she’s ultimately his ticket in, so he couldn’t kill her. At least not directly.
@@Peashamwhy would they do that? Ian Flynn actually respects the lore of the franchise unlike the Japanese writers 😂
I wonder if Shadow feels like he finally got the closure with Maria that he deserves for so long?
Maria deserves more
15:51 man I’m not really an emotional person but I felt this heavy
if only she met amy rose
Maria was Amy Rose before Amy Rose
I bet they would be good friends
@@HatennaDT or very best friends BF F as they say
Gerald says that Maria's sickness is often suggested to not exist because she isn't 24/7 sick and her inflammation from her immune disorder isn't visible struck me. In his book
Between Shadow, Maria and professor Gerald Robotnik they both really had a special bond that can never be broken even though Maria reminds me of Aerith from final fantasy VII in reality Maria and professor Gerald Robotnik will always be in Shadow the Hedgehog's heart so they let him know that he is not alone even though that he is the ultimate life form but it his heart Maria's wishes is the symbol of light and her wish come true
She loved him so much~
It must be so mentally taxing for him to see Maria again
For real. Like why do they make Shadow more tragic? Hasn't he been through enough?😭
@@akhila2521 Eh, this was back in Sonic Generations, so he’s probably a bit happier now! Especially after a meeting with Maria
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Happier?
After not being able to do anything to save Maria for a second time and having to leave her and walk away while crying in frustration.
I doubt he's any happier, I'd say he's more emotionally wrecked than he already was :'(
@@ScatManGM No wonder his attidude in Forces Episode Shadow where he slaughtered all of Infinites Jackal Squad prior to Forces beginning
And Maria was voiced by Stephanie Sheh, aka Usagi Tsukino in Sailor Moon, Hinata from Naruto, Eureka from Eureka Seven, Nabiki from Ranma 1/2 (2024 remake), Tharja and Kjelle from Fire Emblem Awakening.
Kirie Kojima, Orihime from Bleach.
Its nice to finally see Maria off her lead diet.
DUDE-
NOOOOOOO! STOOOOOP!
Da heck you mean by that
what the hell that’s not funny, Maria doesn’t have lead diet ( realizes ) you should be ashamed of yourself.
She gets shot
Maria looks like Alice in Wonderland.
I thought the same thing and she sounds like her :3 ❤
Yup, this design choice was done on purpose, to help convey that Maria was innocent and pure, but also curious and adventurous, and was never afraid of the unknown (in fact, Maria seems to hold a fascination for the macabre and creepy to an extent; she was very enthusiastic about Shadow, despite most of everyone else finding him unsettling, and she thought that the Artificial Chaos aboard the ARK were “very cute”. She also nursed and took care of a baby Biolizard.)
this was so sad... 😭
Shadow is a good person and Maria was his true friend.
We need games like this... Games that deal with loss and closure 😢😢😢😢😢
Poor shadow. At the end.
I know someone is going to make a fanfic out of that last moment.
6:23 why did this remind me of that line Gerald says to Black doom in the Snapcube Fandub of Shadow the Hedgehog where he says “yeah yeah I wanna be the ultimate sinner”😭
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This is so Sad in the End
And I feel so, so, so sorry 😞 for Shadow
Watching his only Friend and Creator go back to Ark Disaster makes me wanna Cry 😢
9:30 I’m confused, did shadow forget his fight with black doom or is shadow acting dumb to the professor to not raise any suspicions to their eventual death??
He doesn't want to tell Gerald Robotnik how the military GUN came to Space Colony Ark killed his granddaughter and execute him on Prison Island
Im pretty sure he is asking gerald for an educated guess on what black doom mean't he learned from his last encounter
Shadow also thought he destroyed him but he somehow survived well at least until the events of this game
He wanted Gerald's input to figure out what Black Doom's trying to do and why he's even alive. Shadow probably didn't realize this was the real Black Doom up to this point. With that, Shadow was growing too furious to even focus, leaving Maria to calm him down
He knows what their last encounter is, but he didn’t want to let on to Maria and Gerald about the future in hopes to maybe changing things. He wanted to simply have Gerald explain what’s going on without raising suspicion that he’s actually from the future and knows what’s going to happen
😞 Maria was so cute and sweet. Why did G.U.N. have to kill her? She didn’t deserve to die.
It was a GUN soldier that shot her. He either shot her by accident trying to discourage her from launching Shadow's escape pod or he shot her intentionally for launching what GUN was there to seize.
Beautiful Ending! 😊
Not gon lie. They made Maria too cute in Dark beginnings but now she's even cuter.
Man it’s so heartbreaking and sad that Maria had to be gone again 😭
The ultimate lifeform has a soft spot after all
shadow love maria🥰🥰🥰 but she die but ending make me soooo saddddd😭😭😭
The ending reminded me of the endings of Insomniac’s Spider-Man (2018) and The Flash (2023) since they all involve the main character having to make a heartbreaking but selfless sacrifice for the greater good.
I think Black Doom sent those soldiers to kill Maria because he knew she would hold him back from becoming his tool, having seen that in his previous encounter
Makes it all the more awesome and heartwarming when Shadow ends up saving her (without knowing who she was at first). Ha! Take that, suckers!
We needed those cutscenes
Maria death is so painfull no wonder shadow is so deadly
I wish both Gerald Robotnik and Maria will still be alive.
I'm just saying if they are crossover of Dragon Ball Z/SUPER maybe they would use the dragon balls so they can bring back to life and Shadow will be happy with them.
yes.
Sadly no, dragonballs can’t revive someone who’s been dead for more than a year.
Really? What about the chaos emeralds?
@@darthwilliusx I don't think the Chaos Emeralds can't do the wishing only they doing for powers just like Sonic turn into a Super Sonic.
@@kitaronerak96 they brought Sonic back to life before
13:50 first time I see shadow smile
- Maria Hill
- María (Castlevania)
- María (Jetman)
- María Casagrande Santiago
-And the most important, María Robotnik
Seriously, this girl melted our hearts to see her in the game.
Maria and Gerald fading away is when Shadow finally made peace with his past
Now Shadow and us can move from this in peace for good this time.
13:40: Aww! 😮😮😊😊
14:00-14:10: Why Shadow do have wings, now ?
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15:25: No, what's happening to the Maria's professor ?
I've already imagined a new plot if Shadow is ever in the spotlight again in the future: *With Black Doom's blood, Gerald didn't just create Shadow, he also created another creature before as a prototype, similar to the Biolizard, but unlike the gargantuan reptile, this creature had a sensitivity equal to Shadow but with a lot of bitterness towards its creator, who disowned it in the depths of the Ark in favor of Shadow.*
Cool video.
I know Shadow is mostly known for his edgyness, but seeing this game show us his sensitive side is really worth the applause. I almost cried.
Maria is the only light in Shadow waaa
Shadow & Maira are together agin!
Not anymore 💀
I like Maria Robotnik.
Holy hell Shadow actually smiled
2 things 1 funny and 1 missed opportunity
1 when shadow was leaving Maria and Gerald I feel like Maria should of said sayonara Shadow The Hedgehog like she did during there other goodbye.
1 now to the funny one, so when Shadow was saying to Maria that he'll continue to fight for her dream to let everyone be happy, Maria corrects Shadow and say that's not my wish... my wish is to promise you Revenge and you just see Shadow have a existential crisis
🎉😊 Doom Wings remind me of Raven from Teen Titans ( 2003 )
She brings the best out of him~
Maria is a real angel. ❤
hold up why did they actually cook so hard here
Am i crazy ir was that the Sonic Generations birthday party??
I I’m not crying y your crying!..
Is this sonic and shadow generations game for Nintendo switch? The new one that’s coming out soon?
Yes
I cried
Why does this read as a mortal kombat ending cutscene in the beginning
Poor shadow.
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Sage & Maria (2/2)
RADICAL HIGH WAY
😢😢😢😢❤
Guess someone should "leak" your projects a few days before you release it too.
the game is out buddy, if you're not broke anyway
The game is out for those who pre-ordered the digital version
12:20
Honestly, this game is a disappointment for people who genuinely care about Shadow's character and wanted more story for him. He doesn't even give Maria half the reaction and love he WOULD give her after all this time.
Well, he's still pretty scared about what happened to them, even after all this time. In the end, at least he got to say goodbye to them... ESPECIALLY Maria.
It’s not a disappointment at all. This game is just short but it rlly does a lot to flesh out Shadow Maria and Gerald as well as their history
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Am I the only one who simply HAD ENOUGH OF THIS STORY?
Enough how? It's been 19 years since they last touched this story beat, and no one played that game, so effectively 23 years. Also, this is a Generations game: the whole point is revisiting past levels and characters.
Yea you are autist
no
well yes..!
Yes, you are. This is the most in depth story of Shadow’s past we’ve ever gotten after the games of the past decade simply just ignored everything he previously went through
This definitely was a very emotional journey for Shadow! It’s always hard letting go! 🥹