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[Greatness942]

Intro

Shadow the Hedgehog is a non-linear third-person shooter released in the U.S on November 15th, 2005. The game is a Sonic the Hedgehog spin-off starring, who else, Shadow the Hedgehog. The game is the end of the two to three game story arc starting in Sonic Adventure 2 about Shadow's past. The game adds gunplay, vehicle driving, and a branching storyline to the Sonic franchise, though the game's attempts to be edgy through it's mild swearing and darker themes were not received well.

This game is a suggestion game, which is an adaptation of the game's plot to fit a forum game better. In addition to choosing which mission to do, I will also add the ability to make suggestions to Shadow's character through interactions with other characters. This will make the game more Mass Effect is at least the social aspect, but even though I do love Shadow the Hedgehog, I admit it could be better with not only this aspect, but some other improvements. Combat (which is needed for some missions and other encounters) will be decided with a d10. Rings act as shielding points to absorb damage, but otherwise, the different attacks will do what you expect.

Note: I will do a Let's Play of the actual game when I find a way to record Original X-BOX gameplay in good quality.

If the game lasts long enough, I hope to do three different routes with you guys. With that said, let's see who turns up. And if there's a good amount? Welcome to Westopolis.

[Greatness942]

Westopolis Cutscene (Start at 1:48)

Westopolis Theme

As the road burns underneath his skates, his surroundings blending and blurring together, Shadow makes it to a nearby ramp before hitting it. Flying up into the air, he begins falling towards the ground with rings floating in the air. "Hmm, the promised time, huh? Time to go and fulfill that promise." he says, as he collects [5+5+3] thirteen rings, before hitting the ground and making a mad blitz towards another launch ramp. He is flung towards the actual city, landing on a road where he sees a G.U.N Soldier battle on the alien invaders, a winged bat creature. Weighing his options, Shadow finds three choices on how to proceed.

Kill all of the G.U.N Soldiers within Westopolis.
Grab the Chaos Emeralds hidden within the city.
Kill all of the invading Aliens in Westopolis.

[Slick]

(Does it have to be the exact choices?)

[Greatness942]

((What do you mean? Like, do you have to do the missions from the actual game or will their be various missions? Or, do you mean you want to do something besides the three choices listed?))

[Slick]

(Well, I wanted to know if we-hopefully they'll be more players-could come up with our own plans, but knowing if their will be mission outside the ones from the actually game would be nice to know.)

[Greatness942]

(Well, I wanted to know if we-hopefully they'll be more players-could come up with our own plans, but knowing if their will be mission outside the ones from the actually game would be nice to know.)

You can come up with your own plans, of course, and there will be mission goals different from the default three per mission, based on past choices and my own wishes. So, if you want to deviate from the main story, you could.

[Slick]

Hmph, the Chaos Emeralds are the main priority, though I suppose I'll help these Soldiers along the way. Especially if those Aliens get in the way of finding the Emeralds.

(If you're wondering about the color its NAVY or in other words a darker shade of blue. I chose it because it denotes that he'll help, but he has his own priorities. Make's sense right?)

[StrawBarrel]

Maybe my headache's too strong, but the edginess in the intro videos are pleasantly entertaining.

Hmph, the Chaos Emeralds are the main priority, though I suppose I'll help these Soldiers along the way. Especially if those Aliens get in the way of finding the Emeralds.

(If you're wondering about the color its NAVY or in other words a darker shade of blue. I chose it because it denotes that he'll help, but he has his own priorities. Make's sense right?)

+1

[Greatness942]

Westopolis Theme

"Hmph, the Chaos Emeralds are the main priority, though I suppose I'll help these Soldiers along the way. Especially if those Aliens get in the way of finding the Emeralds." Shadow thinks, before racing up to the soldier fighting the bird-like alien. [10 v 5] He runs up just in time to see the soldier shoot down the poor bird, watching it fall to the ground in a score of green blood. As Shadow jumps over the corpse, the soldier looks on in shock at the black hedgehog before pulling out his walkie-talkie, Shadow hearing, "Sir, it's that priority target. Shadow is still alive." Shadow looks back to the soldier, only to see a satellite laser suddenly fire [2 v 10] which the soldier dodges as he runs back towards where Shadow came from. Shadow turns around, only to see a blue hedgehog wave his hand and greet him. "Hey, Shadow! Long time, no see! Seems like these black creatures really mean business. Let's show 'em a thing or two." Sonic says, as Shadow nods and runs towards some more rings, collecting [4] four more for a total of seventeen. He stops in front of another soldier, who is firing upon not only two more birds, but also a humanoid one, who stands heads taller than the soldier, or it least it would had it not been hunched over. [9 v 3, 3 v 7, 5 v 6] Shadow, at top speed, slams into the humanoid Black Arms with a homing attack, knocking it over, before speeding towards the other two birds. The two flying Black Arms dodge his attacks [10, 6 v 3, 10 v 4] but Shadow lands on the ground with such a speed that the Black Arms doesn't even have time to get up before he slams into and kills both birds. [3 v 6] Sonic also tries to attack the Black Arms, but it gets up and blocks his homing attack. [5 v 4] The Black Arms reaches out and smacks Sonic, which makes him bounce back [7 v 7] just as the Soldier fires back. While the creature dodges the bullet [8 v 10] and Shadow's homing attack [9 v 8] Sonic does knock him to the ground with his own homing attack, which allows the Soldier to cap the creature.

Running down the road [8 v 3] and killing another flying Black Arms on the way, the two stumble across a cage surrounded by soldiers and a Black Arms. [8 v 4] Shadow, at top speed, slams into the Black Arms, who is sent into a wall as Sonic rushes in [9 v 5] and finishes the job by hitting it with a homing attack. As it dies, the cage opens, revealing the green Chaos Emerald. Shadow rushes over and collects it, feeling power warp through him as he and Sonic and sprung up, revealing a wall that breaks apart with a satellite laser.
So, what do you think, so far? I feel like I could touch up the format, so any tips would be nice.

[Greatness942]

*bump*

[StrawBarrel]

The format seems functional. The dialogue could possibly be in its own paragraphs, but it doesn't necessarily need to be. I think the biggest thing is that the latest update does not have a clear prompt for people to give suggestions. Adding in a question or give out choices are two usual ways to fix that.

[Greatness942]

Upon landing on the road, his shoes making sparks on he collides with the ground, Shadow looks up only to come face to face with another alien creature, this being one he's seen before. It looks like a starfish, floating through the air with many tentacles floating with it, and a single eye gazing directly into Shadow's own. "Shadow,", the creature says in Black Doom's voice, "From now on, my eye will follow you, and guide you. For now, exterminate these meddlesome soldiers."

"Not gonna happen, squid-face." Sonic says, "Shadow's helping me take you creatures down. Right, Shadow?"

This creature holds the secrets to my past. But I need those Emeralds, and I've already taken out some of these invaders. There are ways to get back to where I was, though, so, do I:
Keep following Sonic to stop the aliens? Westopolis will get overwhelmed, otherwise.
Break off from his path and grab the emerald? I can find out what I need to as I search for them.
Progress back and forth and kill the G.U.N Soldiers? If I appease Black Doom, I can learn who I really am.
Sorry for the short update. I found that all the combat would drag the game down slowly, so I've come up with a solution, but I can't try it out without your help:

Is it alright to break the levels into chunks, and have just a few combat rolls (one for each faction) to determine what happens? For instance, this chunk in the real game has several Black Arms. If I rolled for each one, it would take all day. So, one roll for Shadow vs all his targets, one for Sonic vs all his targets, one for the Black Arms vs all their targets, and one for G.U.N vs all their targets.

Also, apologies for the mission screen, but since the Dark representative has entered this mission, I wanted to double-check.

[StrawBarrel]

Not feeling really strong on any of the options, but I'll go with #2 for now.
Break off from his path and grab the emerald? I can find out what I need to as I search for them.

Is it alright to break the levels into chunks, and have just a few combat rolls (one for each faction) to determine what happens? For instance, this chunk in the real game has several Black Arms. If I rolled for each one, it would take all day. So, one roll for Shadow vs all his targets, one for Sonic vs all his targets, one for the Black Arms vs all their targets, and one for G.U.N vs all their targets.

That sounds like a good idea to me. If it doesn't work to your liking, you could always revert to the previous way or try something else.

[Greatness942]

I forgot this game existed. 

I'll do a new turn soon, though.

[Greatness942]

"I need the Chaos Emeralds. Without them, my past may as well be blank."

These thoughts ran past Shadow's mind in a blur not too dissimilar to the blur made by his own speed, and in an instant, he realized his priority was with neither Sonic nor the Black Arms. Without even answering Sonic, he ran away from him in a red blur, which shocked both parties before him. Skipping any and all combat, he kept running through the destroyed roads as blue, violent light blasted through. [4 v 3] After being skimmed by one blast, Shadow was knocked back as he lost ten rings, to which he took the time to collect [10] all of them before speeding off. As the blasts continued to rage on, Shadow dodging most of them, he came across Sonic once again, but ran around him to see a road blocked by several strange orbs. They were purple, with red spikes jutting out, and several Black Arms near them. [8 v 4] Shadow dodged around each one with great precision, as he raced up and Homing Attacked each flying Black Arm out of the sky. While still in the air, he slammed down on the last one's head, causing it to keel over. Shadow grabbed his gun and thought about his next course of action:

How should I go about getting to the Emerald?
Speed: I can rely on the Homing Attack and Spin Dash to attack anyone who crosses my path.
Militant: I have a firearm now, and anyone who tries to stop me won't be missed.

And should I:
Ignore: I don't need to attack or kill anyone. G.U.N and these Black creatures can kill eachother just fine.
Defend: If anything attacks, I can take them down, but not all of them are monsters.
Attack: Anyone, and I mean anyone who crosses me shall die. I need no distractions.