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00:10Welcome to Sonsaru Games.
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00:24With Sonic Boom, we have this unique opportunity to work with Uzuka-san and Sonic Team and to collaborate with
00:31them on the development of the characters.
00:33And so we're able to expand on that for Sonic Boom and just, you know, evolve the characters a bit
00:38more for this new franchise that we're trying to build up.
00:41We're not taking it very lightly that we are one of the few Western developers that is able to get
00:47our hands on the Sonic franchise.
00:49And so I'm really looking forward to the whole gaming world to get a chance to see the Western take
00:55on what Sonic is.
00:57It was a great opportunity to get a chance to work with Sonic. We definitely pulled from the past because
01:02we wanted Sonic to look like Sonic and feel like Sonic and move like Sonic.
01:06But then we also wanted to kind of adapt to this new world.
01:09It has the things that resonate and make Sonic, and that's something we spend a lot of time on.
01:15You know, we look at the old games, we really pick them apart, and we make sure that those elements
01:19are in the new game as well.
01:22But with the new gameplay styles, we have four playable characters, each with their own unique moves.
01:27You could switch between them at any time, which is totally new to a Sonic game.
01:31We want to add new dimensions that would make it fun. We've introduced the new villain Lyric, which is shared
01:37with the Wii U version of the game.
01:40Now that in and of itself is giving us the stepping stones to build on something bigger and brighter for
01:45the future for Sonic franchise.
01:47On top of that, we want to encourage exploration. And so by switching to a different character, you might be
01:51able to explore a new pocket of gameplay that otherwise wouldn't be reached.
01:56One of the cool gameplay elements introduced in the game that's my personal favorite is the Enerbeam. And I really
02:01like swinging from side to side like Tarzan.
02:03There's nothing seen before like that in Sonic titles.
02:06It is this really cool electric thing that comes from everybody's wrists. And we use it to grapple on to
02:14this tether point and swing across giant chasms.
02:17And enemies are shielded with this Enerbeam technology. And so you have the power to use your Enerbeam to rip
02:24off their shields before you can tackle them and take them on.
02:27With four playable characters, the player has tons of choices for how they want to explore the adventure levels.
02:35With Sonic's air dash, he can dash through dash blocks. He can reach higher grounds that Knuckles might not be
02:41able to get to.
02:42But at the same time, Knuckles offers his unique burrowing ability. And so he might be able to burrow through
02:49the walls and come up on the other side of the wall where otherwise a door or entryway might not
02:54be accessible.
02:55Tails has this ability to hover. And so we created these giant fans that only he can jump into and
03:01then get boosted out into the air.
03:03So he's the one that's able to reach the highest heights of all the levels using these fans. And for
03:08Styx, it's a boomerang.
03:09The cool thing with the boomerang is you get to control it. You can control it anywhere. You can get
03:13secret collectibles with it. You can unlock little puzzles.
03:16And it's really a fun mechanic, you know, for the whole game and definitely brings out Styx's personality.
03:22Sonic Boom Shadow Crystal has a new playable character, Styx, which is exclusive to the 3DS. And so this is
03:28really exciting for us because we have a lot of freedom to develop this character and make her fun and
03:33unique to just the 3DS experience.
03:34We knew that Styx needs to be a playable character because she has a boomerang and she's a female. And
03:42I think having strong female leads in games are also very important.
03:45We do have a connectivity between the 3DS and the Wii U. Depending on your progress in the 3DS version,
03:51that will unlock secrets and allow you to play additional content on the Wii U side.
03:55If you're a Sonic fan, you're not only going to get one game to pick from. You have two totally
03:59different games.
04:00If you want a big roaming 3D adventure game, you know, you have the Wii U version, which is awesome.
04:05And then on the 3DS version, you know, we have a lot more 2D, 2.5D classic gameplay with the
04:13four characters that you can switch between.
04:15And you have Styx, you know, so I would say it's great to be a Sonic fan, you know, when
04:22these games come out,
04:23because you have two totally different games to pick from.
04:40Alright, thanks for coming. And that is a wrap.
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