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Lock up your daughters: New info on Bioware's Sonic RPG photo

The latest issue of Nintendo Power is reportedly chock full of information and pics of the upcoming Sonic RPG for the Nintendo DS, now known to be called Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood. Crafted by BioWare, creator of the RPG hits Mass Effect and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, this game has me excited by its pedigree alone. According to the NP article, Sonic Chronicles will feature turn-based combat, "simple" dialog trees, fully animated cut scenes, and the return of everyone's favorite Totoro knock-off Big the Cat. Scans of the issue can be seen at French site Jeux-France.

Admittedly, the whole concept of a BioWare-developed Sonic RPG still has me befuddled. Sonic games are best when they are fast, short on story, and long on "mousetrap" style level designs. BioWare games are best when they are slow, big on story, and filled with alien/human pillow talk. It's like if Square-Enix were announced to be working on GTA puzzle game. I have no idea what to expect.
 
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GrayFox's Avatar
GrayFox at 01/12/2008 14:15
This might be the weirdest idea for a game I have ever heard. But as a former fan of Sonic, I'm pretty intrigued to see what they can make of this.
Video Cognito's Avatar
Video Cognito at 01/12/2008 14:17
I was reading this yesterday and it has me excited. If only they were able to tie it in with the Archie comic...
mix's Avatar
mix at 01/12/2008 14:18
This could be the NEW Mario RPG!!!!!!


Who knows it might be decent, or it might be Sonic.
Sam Spectre's Avatar
Sam Spectre at 01/12/2008 14:19
It's such a weird combination that it might just work.
Trowble's Avatar
Trowble at 01/12/2008 14:23
If it can revive the franchise, then I'm game.
F Whipple's Avatar
F Whipple at 01/12/2008 14:23
If mario worked as an RPG then this may work as well. Who knows?
Gameboi's Avatar
Gameboi at 01/12/2008 14:24
Bioware will make it clap. History will show that they alone saved Sonic.
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar
Jonathan Holmes at 01/12/2008 14:24
Ok, it's contest time.

The person who makes the best NON-PORNOGRAPHIC photoshop of what this game might be like gets a hand made illustration of Sonic and Mr Destructoid picking up chicks and the Little Debbie snack cake of their choosing.

I'll start.

the GAMEGOBLIN's Avatar
the GAMEGOBLIN at 01/12/2008 14:25
Why have a jump when there's nowhere to go? I essentially jumped into a hole.
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar
Jonathan Holmes at 01/12/2008 14:29
What you talking 'bout Goblin?
mix's Avatar
mix at 01/12/2008 14:31
once you click on the link, it take you to comments with nothing else to read.
Brandon Undead's Avatar
Brandon Undead at 01/12/2008 14:40
Sonic sucks. He was fun when he was a hedgehog that ran really, really fast. When he got a personality, it was over.
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar
Jonathan Holmes at 01/12/2008 14:47
I'm not sure where this jump is that you speak of.

But if I can fix it, I will.
Cheeburga's Avatar
Cheeburga at 01/12/2008 15:02
I saw the screen shots, it looks pretty at least.
ToxinBlackheart's Avatar
ToxinBlackheart at 01/12/2008 15:04
Do not want.
B5512's Avatar
B5512 at 01/12/2008 15:11
Everyone should take a moment to revel in how your past-self would react if you mailed a copy of nintendo power boasting exclusive coverage of a *sonic the hedgehog* *RPG* 10 years or so into the past...
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar
Jonathan Holmes at 01/12/2008 15:21
C'mon guys! Quit it!

What's this crazy jump thing you're all talking a-boot?
zaqu's Avatar
zaqu at 01/12/2008 15:36
CHANGE YOUR NAME CALL YOURSELF TRON KNOTTS OR PUT TRON OR KNOTSS IN THE MIDDLE OF NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAME
Zeal404's Avatar
Zeal404 at 01/12/2008 15:37
Maybe Bioware will include Geno the Puppet...

We miss you, Geno!
mix's Avatar
mix at 01/12/2008 15:38
Lol

Johnathan Holmes,

On the main page you can read the entire article, the "jump" is the link, or the article itself we click on to get to your story.

Usually on the main page a small % of the article is shown and once the "jump" is clicked we get to read the rest of the article.

Hope this helps!
DJP3DRO's Avatar
DJP3DRO at 01/12/2008 15:41
Surfer Girl says it's pretty good.
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar
Jonathan Holmes at 01/12/2008 15:44
Thanks Mix! Thing is though, I don't see no stinking jump, nor do I imply there is a jump.

Or do I? (cue Twilight Zone theme)
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar
Jonathan Holmes at 01/12/2008 15:53
And I'm not ignoring you, Zaq. I'm just laughing to hard to think of anything to say to that.
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Im OK at 01/12/2008 16:04
Will this be the game that finally gets me to get off my ass and buy a DS? Probably not, but when I do eventually get a DS (and it will happen one of these days, I swear), this is one of the games I'll probably be getting for it.
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Im OK at 01/12/2008 16:09
@B5512

Past-self hell, I still did an ever so slight, involuntary double-take just now at the phrase "The latest issue of Nintendo Power is reportedly chock full of information and pics of the upcoming Sonic RPG," and I'm more or less used to it by now. My past self would have probably either died of a nerdgasm induced heart attack or merely burned the magazine as implausible blasphemy.
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mix at 01/12/2008 16:12
*breathes in hardcore like Ace*

The jump is more a term than anything. If you replace jump with the word link, it would make more sense.

It's just how we readers get from the main page over to your written article, by the link "jump" and basically your entire article can be read from the main page. Hence, before the jump (or link) so unless someone is posting a comment there would be no need to click on your link (jump) to read the "rest" of the story.

*gasps for air*

Hope this helps even moar!
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar
Jonathan Holmes at 01/12/2008 16:16
Thanks again, Mix. My problem is, I don't see a "View Story" tag on my post, but it sounds like you guys are seeing one.

Do you still see one now? Maybe if I open explorer I'll see one in that.
Phoenix Gamma's Avatar
Phoenix Gamma at 01/12/2008 16:28
Oh hey I've seen this story before
braulio09's Avatar
braulio09 at 01/12/2008 16:30
no jump for me....
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar
Jonathan Holmes at 01/12/2008 16:37
Oh Phoenix, you big silly.

Your C-blog was good, but it did not have the Jeux-France pics or the GoNintendo info. That's what makes our two blogs different.

But it's true, you did a blog about the game yesterday.

Everyone go read it right now.
grrza's Avatar
grrza at 01/12/2008 16:44
Sad thing, I've always thought the Sonic universe could have been interesting had they actually not gone retarded with it so early on.

The chaos crystals intrigued me as an 11 year when I played through the first sonic. None of the games had decent stories back then, so you had to use whatever the developers decided to toss in, plus your imagination. There was enough weirdness in Sonic 1 for something interesting to come out of it, but no, they had to bring sonic into the human world. wtf.
mix's Avatar
mix at 01/12/2008 16:50
Hopefully this willhelp you out some more, as I am pretty sure what I have done here is mostly correct...lol

The picture below, is exactly what we readers see on the main page about your article, and the X's represent what we can click on to "jump" on over to your actual page for comments and such. As far as i know this is what the "jump" is being reffered to.

It's not necessarily a view story icon or tab we see, it's the hyper links. and as it is now your entire article can be read with out clicking on the links, to get to where we are now, posting comments.

Epic Image Shooping:
[img=http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/4774/jumphx2.th.jpg]
epoch's Avatar
epoch at 01/12/2008 16:51
i didn't care about this yesterday but i didn't realize it was on the ds, i'm in
vp360's Avatar
vp360 at 01/12/2008 17:18
ah fuck!
Arugala9's Avatar
Arugala9 at 01/12/2008 17:49
I trust Bioware so it should be interesting. They can't do any worse than Sega.
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar
Jonathan Holmes at 01/12/2008 18:05
Mix, you deserve some sort of award. Maybe a Little Debbie snack cake or something.

Thing is though, when I click the title, the comments, or the pic, I get the story. Did you check it again? Maybe right when the story went live, there was some glitch that corrected itself or something.

Anyway, you want a snack cake?
mix's Avatar
mix at 01/12/2008 18:35
Jonathan,

No mutha fu**** snacks on this mutha fu**** plane!

Glad I could (sort) of help, but who really knows, the internet is a finicky thing; however, my friends list is a little low if you catch my drift...lol
Roflcopter Pilot's Avatar
Roflcopter Pilot at 01/12/2008 18:36
I'm definetly not going to have Tails in my party.
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar
Jonathan Holmes at 01/12/2008 18:42
I noticed that, Mix. But you have to add people to your list.

I already added you to mine. :)
mix's Avatar
mix at 01/12/2008 18:49
I didn't want to be some creeper that just adds cool people (and writers..lol) to their list without them adding you back.

"No seriously I know all the Destructoid editors/writers AND the creator"

"Dude stfu"

"Want proof? Check out my friends list"

"Man you ARE cool"

I think that drives some points home with some people, you know who you all are...lol
mix's Avatar
mix at 01/12/2008 19:06
Oh, and I added you*
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 01/12/2008 20:43
Please, Bioware, kill off almost everyone but Sonic...
Zeal404's Avatar
Zeal404 at 01/13/2008 03:08
And Geno...the Puppet
ThelolDranger's Avatar
ThelolDranger at 01/13/2008 03:54
Bioware and RPG= good... Bioware-helmed RPG on DS= iffy.... Bioware-helmed RPG about a retarded idiot character=shit. But I have a DS... I'll probably have this a few weeks after it comes out. I've been wrong before! ..........Once.
Fanatism's Avatar
Fanatism at 01/13/2008 04:57
wtfblakegtfo's Avatar
wtfblakegtfo at 01/13/2008 07:28
rofl
Zelnor's Avatar
Zelnor at 01/13/2008 08:38
Welcome, currently unnamed red-haired girl, in the wet dreams and rabid hate and self-insertion fantasies of Sonic Passion.com.

I almost pity her.
catsithx's Avatar
catsithx at 01/13/2008 08:47
well it cant get anyworse right?!?!?
Scary Womanizing Pig Mask's Avatar
Scary Womanizing Pig Mask at 01/13/2008 11:57
I'll buy it, provided there is NO voice acting.
Bulrog's Avatar
Bulrog at 01/13/2008 12:24
That pic made me shiver.
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