Reminds me of Hugh Jackman in the X-Men Origins game. You get the vibe he was mostly doing the project for a paycheck since he doesn't regularly feature in games.
@@poppiaria The thing is this is technically "Game Shadow" especifically talking about how he has unfinished business with Black Doom so he'll back to this world at another point.
@@ashyunderscorealt95 Yeah but thats what I mean. Sonic Crossworlds the new racing game just announced has Game shadow driving through a ring portal. I'm wondering if Crossworlds is Modern, Movie and Classic Sonic worlds all mixed together?
I thought I could trace the path Shadow has gone through, but was harder than I expected. 3:45 We are now at the Shibuya Scramble Crossing スクランブル交差点. Usually there are a bunch of people 24/7 but now it is pretty messed up and the signs say "EMERGENCY EVACUATION INFORMATION 緊急避難情報" 4:44 Shadow proceeds along the Kōen Street 公園通り. 5:40 Now Shadow hops onto a track of Yamanote Line 山手線, heading to Harajuku 原宿 station (6:16). 6:27 It says that Shadow is heading to exit D1, which I don't think actually exists? ---- the trail between, hard to tell --- 9:05 Shadow lands on the roof of a shopping mall, Soramachi ソラマチ. 9:07 And finally he slides up the Tokyo Skytree, the final destination of this act. 9:40 Mt. Fuji 富士山 on the back. You might actually be able to see it from here, but the weather has to be extremely fine.
I've always said I would rather any of the Shadow's VA voicing him in the movie than a celebrity, and it really shows. As someone who thinks Keanu is awesome, this DLC just makes me appreciate Kirk Thornton even more than I used to.
Keanu's shadow grunts aren't the best, but I still hope he does an alright job in the movie It really makes you appreciate Kirk Thornton, shadow's current VA for the games
This is frankly exactly how I expected Keanu to sound in this game, lol. In the early 2000s he was known for having flat line delivery in everything, and he's probably not well-suited to this type of voice acting anyway.
According to an interview, Keanu did multiple takes for the movie, so it is possible that for the DLC, it really was all done in one take per line. It's clear he's not super experienced in voice acting, but you know what? I'd say let's give him a chance. I do have a bit of hope he'll sound better when the movie comes out bc of that context that he had multiple takes on like the same lines. He seems very passionate about getting this right. Here's hoping his delivery pulls through in the movie ;a;
Also, as someone who has a ton of experience in live acting and less experience in VA work, it is DEFINITELY a hurdle for live action actors going into VA work. It's hard when the only thing you have to work with is your voice and not your actual body/facial expressions, which could play a huge part in voice delivery.
You are correct but I’d just like to point out that keanu is in cyberpunk and Toy Story 4 so it’s not like he hasn’t done voice acting before. But yes he clearly was either not giving a lot of time to do these lines or he just simply wasn’t given good voice direction. So obviously it’s not really his fault some of his lines sound kind of bland or simply just lack energy.
@@oOSonicexeOo Righttt! I completely forgot he has done VA work before! It was late at night when I made this comment so my apologies! I will say given the proper amount of time and voice direction, he can be GREAT as Shadow! Again. Just gotta wait for the movie to come out!
MY guess for the very, like, "flat" line deliveries from Keanu was i gueeessss time constraints?? y'know, i'm sure they had a tight schedule and they had to cram both this AND the movie recording sessions so they probably had time for a couple of takes from him. He's a busy man, i'm sure!
The fact about Keanu is that I think he is pretty good at acting, but he is just not experienced in the realm of va work. Its a completely different environment, and the voice director probably did not take a lot of time to help with that, and if the idea that he only had one take for every line is true, thats something idk even the best voice actors can do, tbh.
Yeah, he did a lot better in Cyberpunk because it was practically just normal acting. Game directing of va is also very different then animated movies.
my personal theory is that the voice direction team was too shy to say "Hey, can you take that again?" And left the delivery like that a bit weird. He almost sounds more sirene though, like shadow but more cold and less angry!
I know Keanu's VO is the selling point of this DLC but I'd be so much more likelier to buy it with the game voice actor 😭 I've rewatched scenes from Shadow Gens quite a few times because I found Kirk's voice work so evocative, meanwhile this is just so unflattering to Keanu. I hope he fared better in the movie!
I’m actually surprised at how many people struggled to find the portal. Like yeah they could’ve made it a little more obvious I guess. But they literally tell you where it is on the map with a giant pulsating effect. Also even though there is definitely a few lines that I feel like keanu could’ve done better if he had the time. Overall I just wish his lines were louder because they get drowned out too easily sometimes.
I didn't need a Final Horizon for Shadow Generations, but I was also hoping 100%ing it first try would've lasted longer than a speedrun of the original Sonic 1
11:04 "Next Big Game"? Every Sonic (Or Shadow) game should be a big game. I hope the next game immediately after this is a big game. *Cough* Sonic Crossworlds *Cough*
That second challenge is Shadow the Tax Collector. You better have paid your taxes because he's on his way right now, and there's nothing you can do to stop him.
oh boy a sort of early Penny video, In all seriousness, I love the DLC, I think Keanu did great work doing voice work for a confused but caring Shadow, not understanding the new world he was in
It's fun watching the rust of Penny not having touched this in a while because I just finished the Shadow Generations video like two weeks ago so the difference is funny
Yea these lines had to have been done in one take or something 'cause like: 16:49 "A beautiful-- city..." Shadow almost forgot the word for city for a second there
Happy iwth Keanu as Shadow, not disspointed at all. However, I saw someone put a clip of Robert Pattinson's Batman over Shadow and it fit so damn well, like he sounds like his Adventure 2 version
I think something about Keanu’s voice for shadow just doesn’t really fit with a videogame setting like sonic the hedgehog. All of the little “hyah” and “hup” he has to do for all of the jumps n stuff makes his voice sound really bland and flat, but it is kinda charming and hilarious in its own little way. It’ll probably sound much better in the movie where things can be properly paced out and organised in order to add more weight to his words. The movie pack is an interesting addition to the game and a neat teaser for the movie, either way I’m totally hyped for what sonic 3 has to offer. Also glad to see SEGA still understanding Shadow’s character and knowing that he’s not just some heartless edgelord that goes around doing as he pleases. Seeing him tear apart a helicopter and still setting time aside to let the solider escape is such a beautiful little moment that encapsulates Shadow’s character. He’ll rip and tear to get shit done, but he will not take unnecessary lives with him, especially considering what happened with Maria. It just wouldn’t make sense for him to be killing people for no good reason so I’m glad that they go out of their way to show his mercy and care for humanity.
I don’t think it’s Keanu’s fault for some of the lines. Like what you said Penny, it might be that they couldn’t get Keanu to stay for the recording for too long, or it was the fault of the voice direction. Still, love this DLC and can’t wait for the movie!
The mid-level voicelines in general are all just weirdly quiet for some reason. I had mine all the way up my whole playthrough and could never hear the lines very well
I couldn't have summed up the feel for Keanu's Shadow better - love the level, kinda apprehensive of the movie but I don't think anyone is looking for perfection from the series.
Think my two biggest disappointments with this dlc is that its basically only 1 stage so its all done in around 15 minutes and that you can't use the movie shadow skin on any of the main stages, that to me seems crazy considering the extra skins already in the game for both Sonic & Shadow generations
@@scrunkore that kinda makes sense, but with the skins for classic and modern in sonic generations they still use the regular models during the cutscenes, guess the difference tho is that they arent played mid level
Hear me out. I'm not saying this IS the direction they should go... but guys and gals, here's my question... What if Sega decided to go with the movie-esc designs in some future games? Kind of like how Devil May Cry went from very Anime to Realistic? I think this DLC kind of proves that in some cases, it works!
I'd rather they didn't personality, it's a fun novelty but there's definitely something "off" looking about Movie Shadow in a game environment. That jump ball animation is pretty sweet though, I'd be happy if they went more for that look in the future.
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How Penny made 20 minutes out of this is amazing.
Shit I made 30
I made 40 on my shit
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I made it 7 hours because I was routing it for speedruns lmao
@ Godspeed, I wouldn't be able to.
Keanu's delivery might be a little flat at times, but it makes those lines hilarious. And the cutscenes looks so cool. Overall, a fun addition.
Keanu's very flat "hyah"s are so funny
Hyahnu Reeves
They're so distracting like WOW, I feel like I was too harsh about the delivery in Adventure 2 distracting me, cause this is somehow worse xDD
I love how Keanu rejects a bunch of marvel deals but occasionally appears on SpongeBob and said “Hell yeah” when voicing shadow in game and movie
What I love is that (most of) the cutscenes are in-engine rather than pre-rendered - the models and lighting are just that good
very cool to me how those old sonic game cutscenes (such as 06 cutscenes or the shadow opening) are what the games look like these days
@@watcherwhowatches6725 I feel we're not quite there yet.
Characters need a bit more facial expressions.
But we're getting closer
amy rose jumpscare the best kind of jumpscare
How can it be a jumpscare when she specifically instructed you to "have no fear"?
@@loadeddice4696 im unfortunately very bad at following instructions
Amy: BE NOT AFRAID
@deniedred: AAAAAAAAAAA-
Yeah the voice direction is definitely different for the movie especially in trailers and from early reviews this was probably a one and done take lol
Reminds me of Hugh Jackman in the X-Men Origins game. You get the vibe he was mostly doing the project for a paycheck since he doesn't regularly feature in games.
Finally, Eastopolis.
Hearing Keanuu Reeves say "Chaos Control" is a gift
10:36 Him saying that means there might be more after the movie
I was thinking he means the new racing game? It got revealed the same day as this released and it uses the ring portals.
@@poppiaria The thing is this is technically "Game Shadow" especifically talking about how he has unfinished business with Black Doom so he'll back to this world at another point.
@@ashyunderscorealt95 Yeah but thats what I mean. Sonic Crossworlds the new racing game just announced has Game shadow driving through a ring portal. I'm wondering if Crossworlds is Modern, Movie and Classic Sonic worlds all mixed together?
I thought I could trace the path Shadow has gone through, but was harder than I expected.
3:45 We are now at the Shibuya Scramble Crossing スクランブル交差点. Usually there are a bunch of people 24/7 but now it is pretty messed up and the signs say "EMERGENCY EVACUATION INFORMATION 緊急避難情報"
4:44 Shadow proceeds along the Kōen Street 公園通り.
5:40 Now Shadow hops onto a track of Yamanote Line 山手線, heading to Harajuku 原宿 station (6:16).
6:27 It says that Shadow is heading to exit D1, which I don't think actually exists?
---- the trail between, hard to tell ---
9:05 Shadow lands on the roof of a shopping mall, Soramachi ソラマチ.
9:07 And finally he slides up the Tokyo Skytree, the final destination of this act.
9:40 Mt. Fuji 富士山 on the back. You might actually be able to see it from here, but the weather has to be extremely fine.
Interesting! I assumed most of the areas weren’t accurate, aside from big landmarks and stuff.
@Jorbisold sonic team is based in tokyo so they probably know the area super well
I've always said I would rather any of the Shadow's VA voicing him in the movie than a celebrity, and it really shows. As someone who thinks Keanu is awesome, this DLC just makes me appreciate Kirk Thornton even more than I used to.
vodhead only content? you spoil us ms penny 💜
It really does sound like they got Keanu in that recording booth for like half an hour and had to do everything in one take
Keanu's shadow grunts aren't the best, but I still hope he does an alright job in the movie
It really makes you appreciate Kirk Thornton, shadow's current VA for the games
Whenever I read something that implies Shadow is saying it, I hear Kirk’s voice.
Animation/games actors are pretty underrated in the industry.
I'd imagine the movie had a lot more time spent on the voice acting, and of course many more takes
Finally, Kingdom Hearts 4
Shibuya Mission & Knuckles
It sends me how he says, “The Earth,” like an alien discovering English.
This is frankly exactly how I expected Keanu to sound in this game, lol. In the early 2000s he was known for having flat line delivery in everything, and he's probably not well-suited to this type of voice acting anyway.
Keanu was not into it for the game and honestly that's pretty funny to me. A flat bored-sounding "hup, hyah".
Music goes hard tho
Glad to see Penny had the same thoughts, almost used the same phrasing even.
He sounds so fucking weird i kind of love it lol. It’s objectively pretty bad voice acting but there’s a strange charm to it.
Hope in the movie Keanu sounds more convincing in his role
According to an interview, Keanu did multiple takes for the movie, so it is possible that for the DLC, it really was all done in one take per line. It's clear he's not super experienced in voice acting, but you know what? I'd say let's give him a chance. I do have a bit of hope he'll sound better when the movie comes out bc of that context that he had multiple takes on like the same lines. He seems very passionate about getting this right. Here's hoping his delivery pulls through in the movie ;a;
Also, as someone who has a ton of experience in live acting and less experience in VA work, it is DEFINITELY a hurdle for live action actors going into VA work. It's hard when the only thing you have to work with is your voice and not your actual body/facial expressions, which could play a huge part in voice delivery.
You are correct but I’d just like to point out that keanu is in cyberpunk and Toy Story 4 so it’s not like he hasn’t done voice acting before.
But yes he clearly was either not giving a lot of time to do these lines or he just simply wasn’t given good voice direction.
So obviously it’s not really his fault some of his lines sound kind of bland or simply just lack energy.
@@oOSonicexeOo Righttt! I completely forgot he has done VA work before! It was late at night when I made this comment so my apologies! I will say given the proper amount of time and voice direction, he can be GREAT as Shadow! Again. Just gotta wait for the movie to come out!
MY guess for the very, like, "flat" line deliveries from Keanu was i gueeessss time constraints?? y'know, i'm sure they had a tight schedule and they had to cram both this AND the movie recording sessions so they probably had time for a couple of takes from him. He's a busy man, i'm sure!
Vodheads we are so back! Thanks for the bday gift Penny!!
The fact about Keanu is that I think he is pretty good at acting, but he is just not experienced in the realm of va work. Its a completely different environment, and the voice director probably did not take a lot of time to help with that, and if the idea that he only had one take for every line is true, thats something idk even the best voice actors can do, tbh.
Yeah, he did a lot better in Cyberpunk because it was practically just normal acting. Game directing of va is also very different then animated movies.
my personal theory is that the voice direction team was too shy to say "Hey, can you take that again?" And left the delivery like that a bit weird. He almost sounds more sirene though, like shadow but more cold and less angry!
This DLC was so much fun, just wish there was an act 2 as well
Gods I am not feeling Keanu as Shadow. He feels like he’s half asleep for his line deliveries
yo mama
Movie has different direction they 100% got him in for one take
Right? It's funny considering his lines we've seen for the movie so far are fairly solid but these game lines are not great lol
yeah, tbh i didn't fw the trailer ones either 🫣 like not to be too dramatic but i think even kirk thornton had better delivery in shadow gens
They really sent Shadow into Unreality/Quadratum.
It really feels like the videogames meant to promote movies from older times, but thankfully it's just a DLC for a great game now.
The dlc is fantastic. Sega really has been on a Renaissance lately.
I was not expecting the Westopilis remix
Yeees! I was hoping see More Sonic content on the channel! Specially the new level of the movie!😊 Is amazing!
Keanu is good, but he's no Ryan Chongo
I know Keanu's VO is the selling point of this DLC but I'd be so much more likelier to buy it with the game voice actor 😭 I've rewatched scenes from Shadow Gens quite a few times because I found Kirk's voice work so evocative, meanwhile this is just so unflattering to Keanu. I hope he fared better in the movie!
5:05 ITS A FIRE REMIX OF WESTOPOLIS
24:58 i love how there's the Chaos Bank at the bottom right
huh, just noticed he has an extra spine on the back of his head, seven instead of six
Love this dlc frfr
so glad penny finally played neo twewy ☺️
I’m actually surprised at how many people struggled to find the portal.
Like yeah they could’ve made it a little more obvious I guess.
But they literally tell you where it is on the map with a giant pulsating effect.
Also even though there is definitely a few lines that I feel like keanu could’ve done better if he had the time.
Overall I just wish his lines were louder because they get drowned out too easily sometimes.
The only thing I disliked about this was that this model wasn’t able to be equipped from the menu… unless I didn’t do something right🤷♂️.
I didn't need a Final Horizon for Shadow Generations, but I was also hoping 100%ing it first try would've lasted longer than a speedrun of the original Sonic 1
I'm gonna be honest, with the crunchy textures...he looks like PS2 Werehog.
17:49 Shadow when he sees me at the function
11:04 "Next Big Game"? Every Sonic (Or Shadow) game should be a big game. I hope the next game immediately after this is a big game.
*Cough* Sonic
Crossworlds *Cough*
This is a budget game, shadow generations is half new half old. Said new content is amazing, but the budget for it is not as high as frontiers.
Y'know for some reason I doubt the racing spin-off will be a "big game"
@AshyMuted sega's president said we'd get a glimpse at their big new approach at the game awards so weirdly I think it might be
14:58 except on console lol
I wonder if, for the dlc, Keanu was trying to copy the other va's tone with Shadow
Considering how many assets they made for this pretty short DLC i hope we get more movie levels or even a movie game.
That second challenge is Shadow the Tax Collector. You better have paid your taxes because he's on his way right now, and there's nothing you can do to stop him.
THIS IS AWESOME ACTUALLY
oh boy a sort of early Penny video,
In all seriousness, I love the DLC, I think Keanu did great work doing voice work for a confused but caring Shadow, not understanding the new world he was in
Close enough. Welcome back, movie video game tie-ins
It's fun watching the rust of Penny not having touched this in a while because I just finished the Shadow Generations video like two weeks ago so the difference is funny
Dude I'm so excited to see the movie lol
shadow's model atop the tower looks like Jump Force Yugi
Yea these lines had to have been done in one take or something 'cause like: 16:49 "A beautiful-- city..."
Shadow almost forgot the word for city for a second there
Happy iwth Keanu as Shadow, not disspointed at all. However, I saw someone put a clip of Robert Pattinson's Batman over Shadow and it fit so damn well, like he sounds like his Adventure 2 version
I think something about Keanu’s voice for shadow just doesn’t really fit with a videogame setting like sonic the hedgehog. All of the little “hyah” and “hup” he has to do for all of the jumps n stuff makes his voice sound really bland and flat, but it is kinda charming and hilarious in its own little way. It’ll probably sound much better in the movie where things can be properly paced out and organised in order to add more weight to his words. The movie pack is an interesting addition to the game and a neat teaser for the movie, either way I’m totally hyped for what sonic 3 has to offer.
Also glad to see SEGA still understanding Shadow’s character and knowing that he’s not just some heartless edgelord that goes around doing as he pleases. Seeing him tear apart a helicopter and still setting time aside to let the solider escape is such a beautiful little moment that encapsulates Shadow’s character. He’ll rip and tear to get shit done, but he will not take unnecessary lives with him, especially considering what happened with Maria. It just wouldn’t make sense for him to be killing people for no good reason so I’m glad that they go out of their way to show his mercy and care for humanity.
Feels good to be a Vodhead today
I don’t think it’s Keanu’s fault for some of the lines. Like what you said Penny, it might be that they couldn’t get Keanu to stay for the recording for too long, or it was the fault of the voice direction.
Still, love this DLC and can’t wait for the movie!
Yay
Lol got an ad for the new Sonic movie with Jim Carrey sitting in a chair telling me who Shadow is before this.
goddamn this looks so good
it looks like how maria described de earth
The mid-level voicelines in general are all just weirdly quiet for some reason. I had mine all the way up my whole playthrough and could never hear the lines very well
I couldn't have summed up the feel for Keanu's Shadow better - love the level, kinda apprehensive of the movie but I don't think anyone is looking for perfection from the series.
14:04 I think you’re thinking of Stelmo98
yipeeee thanks for the vid penny!!! ♡♡♡
He sounds so bored omg
I reeealy hope he sounds more enthusiastic in the movie
He definitely does with the trailers, I like to think that the game is a one and done thing.
Tbf he probably wasn't getting paid $5 Million to voice the DLC.
HAIIII
So hyped for Sonic 3, wanted to cosplay Maria, but things going to slow TwT
ooo vodhead exclusive, lucky us
PENNY! YAY!
Why does it sound like keanu is trying to do a hank hill impression during the level? it keeps making me giggle
Now where is the second reaction?
Keanu the Reeves
hi keanu! :)
26:23 fin.
Think my two biggest disappointments with this dlc is that its basically only 1 stage so its all done in around 15 minutes and that you can't use the movie shadow skin on any of the main stages, that to me seems crazy considering the extra skins already in the game for both Sonic & Shadow generations
apparently the skin just doesn't work with the in-level cinematics because of the different mouth, so that's probably why you can only use it here
@@scrunkore that kinda makes sense, but with the skins for classic and modern in sonic generations they still use the regular models during the cutscenes, guess the difference tho is that they arent played mid level
LOVE YOU PENNYYYYYYY 💙
you're not mean, its truthful & honest. they should've put more effort into the voicelines & not do it half assed
honestly this is a look that i hope sega can somehow keep in their future sonic games. also keanu is NAWT a good fit for shadow
Some of his lines are fine, others are weird, and some sound spliced?
Hear me out. I'm not saying this IS the direction they should go... but guys and gals, here's my question...
What if Sega decided to go with the movie-esc designs in some future games? Kind of like how Devil May Cry went from very Anime to Realistic? I think this DLC kind of proves that in some cases, it works!
I'd rather they didn't personality, it's a fun novelty but there's definitely something "off" looking about Movie Shadow in a game environment.
That jump ball animation is pretty sweet though, I'd be happy if they went more for that look in the future.
Keanu could you please speak up?
Imma be real, the absence of Chat is very noticeable, not that penny alone is bad! Just the lack of banter gives the feeling that something is missing
That can be solved by scheduling a premiere, which adds chat.