Johnn Four
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 Posted: Thursday, 21 June 2007 03:28PM |
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Sega has announced a partnership with BioWare to create a new Nintendo DS video game based on the classic SEGA flagship icon Sonic The Hedgehog. Read the full story.
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LdyShayna
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Posted: Thursday, 21 June 2007 03:30PM |
Uh. 'K. That's a new direction for you guys.
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Jenga212
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Posted: Thursday, 21 June 2007 03:40PM |
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Wow. This could either be awful or really awesome. Who knows...if it's in the style of BG or IWD and it does well, we could see Bioware bring more WRPGs to the DS. Edited By Jenga212 on 06/21/07 15:40 |
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LucLH
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Posted: Thursday, 21 June 2007 03:47PM |
Wow. 
Cant wait for the first media release, going to be very interesting to see what BioWare come up with. |
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Rheannan
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Posted: Thursday, 21 June 2007 03:51PM |
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I may have to get a DS for this, though it's the weirdest thing I've heard in a long time. |
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LdyShayna
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Posted: Thursday, 21 June 2007 03:53PM |
Quote: Posted 06/21/07 15:51 (GMT) by Rheannan
I may have to get a DS for this, though it's the weirdest thing I've heard in a long time.
Yeah. I'm still sitting here like the RCA dog; tilted head and puzzled expression. Not what I was expecting. I mean, not necessarily a bad reaction, but...I'm having some trouble connecting Sonic and BioWare in my head.
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FoeFaller
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Posted: Thursday, 21 June 2007 03:57PM |
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The words "out of nowhere" come to mind. but hey, I'd love to see them pull it off, could be great like Super Mario RPG |
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Defunc7
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Posted: Thursday, 21 June 2007 03:58PM |
I vote for probably really bad/dull. 
Sonic to me was always about Sonic going really really really fast and bouncing off things and whizzing round loops and rails etc in a 2D platformer.
None of this stuff with more characters, or plot, or a pink hedgehog girlfriend, or even 3D etc.
If this isn't aimed at young children I'd be very surprised, considering everything is primary colours in Sonic with anthro super-deformed animals. Though there was that Shadow the Hedgehog game that had guns or something... though the game was pretty much panned.
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Goldfish godEdited By Defunc7 on 06/21/07 16:00 |
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Valim Che
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Posted: Thursday, 21 June 2007 04:25PM |
What a waste of resources, guys like Bioware making some handheld only, ds game. Taking a lame direction IMO.
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caradoc2000
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Posted: Thursday, 21 June 2007 04:26PM |
Erm, April 1st was three months ago 
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Sarath
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Posted: Thursday, 21 June 2007 04:30PM |
Ok, which Biowarian is the Sonic fanboy who jumped on this project?
Seriously I didn't think Bioware would work on other firms IP's so seeing this was a surpise. But alright, a sonic RPG on the DS by Bioware....cool! |
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jaz147
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Posted: Thursday, 21 June 2007 04:35PM |
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Wow. Years and years ago when I was much younger, I used to subscribe to the Sonic the Hedgehog comic. I thought, "someone should make an RPG out of this universe", but immediately dismissed the idea as speed + RPG didn't seem to mix. I'm simply amazed that not only is it actually going to happen, but Bioware of all companies is doing it. Here's hoping you guys have more creative control than Archie seemed to with the comic - what a bloody continuity mess that turned into. And that you can sort out the bazillion characters that Sega has added to the continuity over the years. |
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JesseDylan
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Posted: Thursday, 21 June 2007 05:04PM |
Well that's weird as hell. I have absolutely no idea what to expect. Who is actually going to be working on this thing, anyway? Aren't Bioware's main men busy on Dragon Age and Mass Effect and everything?
This has the potential to be pretty neat, actually, but gosh, yeah. Weird.
If Sega wanted a Sonic RPG, why wouldn't a Japanese team develop it? They want an American, or computer-style, RPG? Or is Bioware going to try to do a Japanese-style console RPG? Or... ... ... ... I lost my train of thought.
But... YEAH! Weird! haha So strange. |
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JesseDylan
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Posted: Thursday, 21 June 2007 05:10PM |
Does Bioware ever comment on these threads? I'd love to hear who is actually designing this and what kind of design they're actually going for, because, frankly, I have no idea what to expect.
Sorry for my rambly former post. |
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Chris Priestly
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Posted: Thursday, 21 June 2007 05:10PM |
Quote: Posted 06/21/07 17:04 (GMT) by JesseDylan
Well that's weird as hell. I have absolutely no idea what to expect. Who is actually going to be working on this thing, anyway? Aren't Bioware's main men busy on Dragon Age and Mass Effect and everything?
Well, we do have a lot of guys and gals working on Mass Effect and Dragon Age, but there is a tight group of talented, experienced BioWarians working on our Sonic title as well. The team is lead by Mark Darrah who has been with BioWare for over a decade and worked on BG, BG2, NwN and Jade Empire.
Edit: And, yeah, I've been known to drop in the occasional comment around here. 
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