New Sonic Chronicles trailer goes by fast

by Randy Nelson { Aug 1st 2008 at 6:25PM }

Sega has set loose a new trailer for BioWare's portable Sonic the Hedgehog RPG ... and the video was apparently created with the aid of Blast Processing. We think we can see Sonic running, characters battling, puzzles being solved, and – oh no – is that Sonic with guns? It isn't? Whew.

The actual overworld traversing reminds us a lot of Sonic 3D Blast – just in terms of the isometric perspective, mind you. Something tells us that this game will end up a lot better than Sega's "2.5D" offering for Genesis and Saturn did. Maybe it's the fact that, as this trailer so boldly (and largely) touts, the game is from the creators of Mass Effect and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic?

Tags: bioware, blast-processing, sega, sonic-chronicles

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

brickwalker0 @ Aug 1st 2008 6:29PM

looks kind of fun actually. its a shame i dont have a DS, but i think this is one Sonic game that will give Sega a tad better reputation.

then again, Bioware is the one making it, so truely the credit will go to them.

Phil @ Aug 1st 2008 6:36PM

Please... Please god... LET THIS BE GOOD.

I do not want more disappointment.

Okay, praying to deity aside, I really hope this has that whole mario and luigi gameplay feel to it... You know, the perfect merger of the RPG gameplay with the original's style.

The exploration portions look fun and like said, a hopefully less sucky Sonic 3-D blast... But that game was easier to play on a computer (Or the Sega Saturn) than a console.

Heh {XBL: P4nic 4tt4ck} @ Aug 1st 2008 6:37PM

This is sega.

There will never be another good Sonic game. EVAR.

ExMcCloud @ Aug 1st 2008 6:45PM

Huh? Please let this be good?

Ye who shows little faith...Its BioWare...Bio F**king Knights of the old Republic Ware.....BIO F**KING MASS EFFECT WARE....Can we have some faith please!!!
It WILL be good....I WILL buy a DS for this game....And YOUR gonna suck it up and have some faith...Got it....

BioWare FTW

ExMcCloud @ Aug 1st 2008 6:46PM

Huh? Please let this be good?

Ye who shows little faith...Its BioWare...Bio F****ng Knights of the old Republic Ware.....BIO F****NG MASS EFFECT WARE....Can we have some faith please!!!
It WILL be good....I WILL buy a DS for this game....And YOUR gonna suck it up and have some faith...Got it....

BioWare FTW

Heh {XBL: P4nic 4tt4ck} @ Aug 1st 2008 6:49PM

Looks like you had so much faith it couldn't fit into just one post.

Maic @ Aug 1st 2008 6:56PM

Ye who shows lots faith... this is Sonic...

The Fatass of Kickassness @ Aug 1st 2008 6:59PM

I dunno, Sega seems to be trying with Sonic Unleashed. Also, Sonic Rush/Rush Adventure/Secret Rings weren't all that bad.

#28 @ Aug 1st 2008 10:25PM

Secret rings can go to hell, I hate that goddamn game.
Just no.

The Fatass of Kickassness @ Aug 2nd 2008 2:11PM

Well, what was wrong with the game? I'm not calling it a masterpiece but at the very least it wasn't buggy, and once you hit a certain point in the game it stays fun throughout to the end.

4MyFriends @ Aug 1st 2008 6:48PM

I REALLY want to have faith that this will turn out, but every time I put my trust in Sonic over the last few years he betrays that trust. I want to believe...

Heh {XBL: P4nic 4tt4ck} @ Aug 1st 2008 6:49PM

Looks like you had so much faith it couldn't fit into just one post.

Ihavepants @ Aug 1st 2008 7:13PM

The irony, it's hilarious.

DAK @ Aug 1st 2008 7:24PM

Oh the irony.

DAK @ Aug 1st 2008 7:25PM

You beat me this round Ihavepants

Red Leader @ Aug 1st 2008 6:57PM

A couple years ago, I'd have been all for this game and totally pumped to play it. "The awesomeness of Sonic combined with an RPG adventure made by the same people who made Kotor? Where do I sign up?"

But that's all done and over with now. Sonic was my childhood hero, but look the shit games he's been in recently. Oh and I suppose you've all heard about Sonic and the Black Knight. He's holding a TALKING (I fucking called it) sword. THAT'S NOT SONIC *** ******!

The Fatass of Kickassness @ Aug 1st 2008 7:02PM

I figure if they implemented the swordplay correctly or in a way that makes sense in Sonic gameplay we might end up with a good title. Sonic and the Secret Rings type gameplay where you simply use the sword to slice through enemies in your way without having to stop... that'd be pretty cool. Probably far from what we're going to get, but I'll wait and see.

Mr Khan @ Aug 1st 2008 7:26PM

As someone who's enjoyed most of the twists and turns that have afflicted the Sonic Universe over the last decade, i hope that they really pull the stops out with fan-service, in-jokes, and references to really feed my Sonic fan-frenzy.

I trust BioWare is up to the task.

Ok: I enjoyed all of them except Sonic PS360 and Shadow, and even those could have been salvaged if Sonic PS360 hadn't been a study in horrendous load times, and the story (with teh bestiality), just bugged me. Shadow too could have been salvaged, just that the story was too emo and the inclusion of guns wasn't well-implemented

MasterInsan0 @ Aug 1st 2008 7:39PM

It almost looks too epic to be a Sonic game. I mean, when I think of Sonic I don't think of epic stories and devious plots against the world...I think of running really fast and jumping on some kind of mech driven by an egg-shaped fat man.

Ten years ago, the idea of a Sonic RPG would have made me crap my pants. Today, the image of Sonic is so tainted that it's hard to get excited for anything bearing his name.