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Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood


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(I did search this forum for another thread about this, but couldn't find it, so here's one)

For those out of the loop, Bioware are making a Sonic RPG. Its title and some stuff about it were revealed recently.

The title is Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

On one of the forums I'm on, people have posted that a magazine called 'Nintendo Power' has a 7 page article on the game. Whilst the basic info about the article was shown on the forums, Scans weren't available. This is the Febuary Issue, which apparently isn't out yet? Well, I was wondering if anyone could get some scans when it is out. I'm really interested in this game :wub:

info that was able to be supplied-

"-Cover Story with nice artwork
-In game graphics have a water color look, all hand drawn
-4 party members at a time
-Each character can do certain things ex: Tails can float over things (standard stuff)
-11 party members total - 7 known are Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Rouge, Shadow, Big the Cat
-Control done fully with stylus - think Hourglass
-Able to split party into teams at certain moments
-Rings are used as currency
-No random battles, see enemies on the field
-Turn based battles, choose commands for everyone in your party before they actually follow through. Want battles to be fast paced
-Elite Beat Agents style special attacks
-Team attacks (like Chrono Trigger)
-"Fatigue Points" instead of MP
-Choose which attributes to increase when you level up
-Purchase and level special attacks
-Bits of story - Sonic's on vacation from defeating Eggman 2 years ago. Gets a call from Tails that Knuckles has been kidnapped by a group called the Marauders, and that 6 chaos emeralds are missing. Eggman not the main villain. But Bioware wants to make him a creditable bad guy again. Something about a "twist" between Eggman and Sonic that goes back to the earlier games.
-2 acts - first takes place in standard Sonic areas. 2nd takes place in a darker world
-Remixed classic tunes
-"fully animated cut scenes"
-simple dialogue trees
-Side quests"

enjoy :P remember, if you can get hold of the scans at some point, please lemme have a look ;)

Cover here-> http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/Fen...onic_rpg_np.jpg

Scans of some screenies (from the mag I presume)->
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/Fen.../sonicscan4.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/Fen.../sonicscan2.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/Fen.../sonicscan3.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/Fen.../sonicscan1.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/Fen.../sonicscan8.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/Fen.../sonicscan6.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/Fen.../sonicscan5.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/Fen.../sonicscan7.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/Fen.../sonicscan9.jpg

Now I'm just curious what the article itself says. If anyone can pick up/has the mag or whatever, I'd like to see full-page scans if possible XD (I'm collecting info about this game XD)

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Oh man, I was all ready to give up on Sonic but I actually really dig the style of this. And it's Bioware.... Man, it might even really be good as well as pretty. That concept art is beautiful. I kinda wish it was on something other than the DS so the character art would be as nice.

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How this game could not be amazing is beyond me.

BioWare is gawd.

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Let's give a round of applause to BioWare.

This could very well be my RPG-cake ^w^

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That sounds cool! Photobucket says the file isnt found though...-3-

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If you want the full article, The Sonic Stadium has a zip of Jpg's of the full pages. It's pretty interesting, and I'm glad to finally be getting info on this thing! I never gave up on my little blue buddy! Anyway, here's the link to TSS

Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood Revealed

The zip is at the bottom, under the last screen shot.

EDIT: They took the zip down. I still have it though : D

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Thats aweso- Wait. Is that... NiGHTS in a sonic form? Its on the cover, its the silhouette that Sonic is facing. It looks alot like NiGHTS (Horns, sleeves, flying...)

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Thats aweso- Wait. Is that... NiGHTS in a sonic form? Its on the cover, its the silhouette that Sonic is facing. It looks alot like NiGHTS (Horns, sleeves, flying...)


Nah, that would be this lass, Shade.

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She looks cool. BUT SHE IS A COPYCAT TO NiGHTS. D<

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Maybe she's just a little homage. No-one knows what she's like under that armor yet, so she could be anything XD

Article scans here

http://www.stivco.com/sonic/RPG/1.jpg
http://www.stivco.com/sonic/RPG/2.jpg
http://www.stivco.com/sonic/RPG/3.jpg
http://www.stivco.com/sonic/RPG/4.jpg
http://www.stivco.com/sonic/RPG/5.jpg
http://www.stivco.com/sonic/RPG/6.jpg
http://www.stivco.com/sonic/RPG/7.jpg
http://www.stivco.co...c/RPG/interview cover.jpg
http://www.stivco.co...c/RPG/interview 1.jpg
http://www.stivco.co...c/RPG/interview 2.jpg

Strange that those links I posted in the first thread don't work, they seem to work fine from my DA Journal :/

Edit- you might need to copy-paste those last three :/

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Could you post that Zip? I have dialup, and I don't want to sit here downloading ten files in a row, while being yelled at to get offline.
And my feelings on Shade:
Sega should just retire now and hand over the Sonic Franchise to Bioware.
I'm serious. This LOOKS like the first promising character in the Sonic Franchise since SA2 intro'd Shadow. Story will tell all, though. Look what happened to Shadow. He's a pansy with a gun.

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Yeah, She looks really cool.

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Wow. This game looks very promising so far. I'm going to keep an eye on the information as it comes. As it stands right now, I'm already thinking about adding to my small list of soon-to-buy DS games.

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Zip file? Rightyo, hang on...

http://www.mediafire.com/?0zjhxjwu2fo

There you go. Article in Zip format

Also, if anyone ever picks up any new info on this, I'm trying to collect every available piece of info, so I'd appreciate it if you could help me out ;) Personal project, y'see :blink: Heheh

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'Invalaid Quikky.'

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Nvm. It fixed itself.

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How this game could not be amazing is beyond me.

BioWare is gawd.

You think that God is Canadian?

In all seriousness, though, I do not think that BioWare can get this wrong as long as they do what they want to do, and don't fall into any sort of Sonic cliches that might drag the game down. If they avoid those, this game will be gold. Man, the DS is turning into RPG heaven. All the stuff from Square is still coming, and then we have this...wow.

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Everyone is supposed to be 2 years older in this game.

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Wow, I'm... I'm actually getting excited for this game. *deep breaths* Calm down, calm down.

This looks like it could actually be good. I love Sonic, always have, and this looks just like what I've been wanting from the series.

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YEAH I JUST KNEW THEY WERE GOING TO MAKE ONE! I had this feeling ever since they first came out with Mario RPG. When i played that i said they should come out with a Sonic RPG and they finally did. All the characters are great well except for Big the Cat. Not that i hate him and all but i just dont like him as much and he's voice annoys me. I just liked it when you get to use him when you get to go fishing in Sonic adventures, but thats the only kewl thing. I dont know that just what i said. He's ok but they could of put someone better.

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They said in the NP article they where going to bump up his IQ a few dozen points, and I don't think there'll be (Much) voice acting in this game, so...
I think they are going to strive for the impossible. Make Big a semi-liked character who doesn't annoy the (Borrows Purgatory's censor) sh!t out of people.

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They said in the NP article they where going to bump up his IQ a few dozen points, and I don't think there'll be (Much) voice acting in this game, so...
I think they are going to strive for the impossible. Make Big a semi-liked character who doesn't annoy the (Borrows Purgatory's censor) sh!t out of people.


haha yeah thats how its pretty much with me and he looks more like a Raccoon instead of a cat. Blaze the cat would be a good character better then Big. Its all about Blaze she's kewl!

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XD Yeah, Blaze would be good in an RP like this. The obligatory fire character. XD
However, BioWare said they wanted to work on the Series' key characters... And Big did come first...
Obviously, everyone will probably be in. However, only eleven are playable, they said, and they've already announced... Was it seven or nine? *Shrugs* A lot of them.
And, personally, I'd like to see an E-100 series robot in the game as a playable character.

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aww i c well there still pretty much making it and well c who else we get to use

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THANK YOU BIOWARE! :) I've always wanted a Sonic RPG, but done by someone besides Sega... no offense, but their latest Sonic games have been a bit lackluster. :/

It looks utterly FANTASTIC, and I'm hunting that magazine down no matter what. :3 I'm feeling some Canadian pride here..!

EDIT: Just wanted to add in, I can't wait to see what they do with Amy's character..! *fangirl*

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Knuckles has been kidnapped? LOL What?! XD

Also...am I the only one on here that doesn't know a damn thing about Bioware. I haven't played a single one of their games so I have no idea if I can agree that this will be great or not.

Well I can't wait to see it either way.

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"Don't worry, we're looking at Raising Big's IQ by a few dozen points"

So instead of 'FROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOGGY!', we'll hear 'I say, mr. Frog. Would you like a spot of tea?!'

:D

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XD Not that high. No doubt he'll be the hick we always knew him as, but he'll be a hick without an accent as annoying as what he used to have. XD Reduce the accent, 'Seemingly' increase the IQ. Easy as that. XD

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Am I the only one who's fond of Big? :<

Seriously, he reminds me of something I'd see in a picture book.

And he's round like a plushie. x3

Though it's not like he needs his I.Q. raised; he seems more like one of those autistic savants. >.>

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Knuckles has been kidnapped? LOL What?! XD

Also...am I the only one on here that doesn't know a damn thing about Bioware. I haven't played a single one of their games so I have no idea if I can agree that this will be great or not.

Well I can't wait to see it either way.


No, you're not the only one. I didn't know a thing about BioWare, either. :P

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Never fear. Bioware developed Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Jade Empire, both critically acclaimed RPGs for their innovation, gameplay, and storylines! I don't feel nervous at all - Sonic's in good hands! :3

And for the record, I'm fond of Big too. XD He reminds me of Totoro!

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And for the record, I'm fond of Big too. XD He reminds me of Totoro!

Oh...my...god. I haven't seen that movie in SO LONG...*sings theme* And now I realize why I love anime so much. Because I was exposed to it when I was really young and couldn't get enough of it!

And yes. Big the cat is cool. Kind of. I wonder what kind of cameos we're going to see through the NPCs? Because seeing Ryo would just be like :P

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Totoro...
Good God, I haven't seen that movie for a while. Mainly because my sister hoards Animé and Miyazaki in her room and defends it like a dragon with treasure. XD
Back on Topic, Big the Cat would probably be one of those 'Tank' characters. Slow, with immense defense and decent/good/excellent attack power. If nothing else, Big can heal you with the fish he catches. XD A tank with a food/med supply. XD

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And for the record, I'm fond of Big too. XD He reminds me of Totoro!



Haha Totoro i use to watch that when i was little i would watch it over and over again haha yeah!

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Yeah, what Kitty sez.

I dunno, this looks like it could PWN AWSOMELY and open up a new door for the Sonic series, but then again, I'm not getting my hopes up. As awesome as BioWare is, we don't know anything about the story, and what LOVELY cliches Sega want to put in it. I shall wait and see.

Currently, it's on my watch list.

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It looks really pretty! This is definitely on my list.
The last few games have definitely been a bit sub standard, so let's hope the other company does a better job with Sonic than Sega seem to be able to.

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Screenies won't work for me, I'll Wiki later..

The ideas ar enearly like my ideas. (Be honest Sonic fans, we all dream of making Sonic RPGs) only my RPG has rings as both health and currency and Chaos Drives as Materia. X3

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"Don't worry, we're looking at Raising Big's IQ by a few dozen points"

So instead of 'FROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOGGY!', we'll hear 'I say, mr. Frog. Would you like a spot of tea?!'

;)


I'm doubting Froggy will make any sort of appearance.

Just wanted to add in, I can't wait to see what they do with Amy's character..! *fangirl*


Here's hoping for bigger boobs, a slightly more seductive attitude, and a slimmer waist! Maybe she'll finally catch up to Sonic with those. He'll be too stunned by how big her chest got that he forgets to run away. :P

If you can't tell, I'm joking. Amy Rose is the character I usually make fun of from the Sonic series.


Look what happened to Shadow. He's a pansy with a gun.


Oh, no you didn't! You did NOT just insult my favorite character of all Segadom! YOU FREAKING TAKE THAT BACK!

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Gentlemen, if a character war starts I will happily smack anyone involved.

That said, I thought I already left a comment here... A Sonic RPG is one of the things I've been wanting to play, but with the last few games by Sega I didn't believe it could be pulled off. I'm really hoping Bioware can manage this, it'd be awesome and give Sonic some of his good name back.

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Remember, this is Bioware we're talking about here, not Sonic Team. (Who, in my opinion, seriously need to get some more competent bosses who won't throw a game out in it's mid-beta stage calling it finished.)
I am hoping that this restores some of what Sonic was though.

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XD Sorry. I thought I was safe from vengance-seeking Shadow fans here. Oh well. Shadow was good until he got his own game, and there's part of me that still likes him, but... I sorta like him, but I like poking fun at him more. Didn't mean to start anything.

*Back on topic (If you want to continue this conversation, Unlimited NiGHTS, just PM me.)*

I'm thinking that's what everyone's hoping for. Sonic, mixed with a PWNing company, hopefully ending up with something close to the Original Sonic feel.

However, there's one character I'm hoping comes in. Silver, simply because his power is awesome. Who doesn't love tossing enemies around like a ragdoll, with their minds?! XD Granted, I've never played the game Silver was intro'd in, so I don't know why people hate him so much. The only thing I don't like is the name, but I guess they had to pick something that kept with the Sonic 'feel'.




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