Sonic and the Black Knight

[Protoman Blues]

Eh, I dunno.

I'm thinking that, if they intend to do more to stay to Arthurian mythos, the "Arthur" that is masquerading as the Black Knight is probably Mordred (or an accomplice), while the REAL Arthur is Calibur, the sword. Probably was turned into the sword upon Mordred getting the upper hand.

It's simple and yet contrived enough, that I bet Sega would use such an angle. Sonic is not known for Pulitzer-material in their storylines, after all. 

As for Tails' role? If he's a knight, then he'll probably be Galahad, the Knight that represented "Purity" and all that good stuff.

Oh Ben.  Ben Ben Ben.  I think we all know the Black Knight is going to be represented by Shadow, talking like the Monty Python Black Knight!     Tails will be Galahad, and Knuckles will be Sir Robin! 

[Alice in Entropy]

Something tells me that Eggman will be playing the role of Merlin. Considering he was the King of Persia in SatSR, I doubt he'll have anything of a truly villainous part. That, and he'd probably fit in with the old wizard archetype better than most of the other characters. =P

[Waifu]

I wonder if Rouge will play Morgaine Lafayette......or who do you believe will be Lancelot?

[HyperSonicEXE]

...Shadow? Who or what is Shadow?

We don't even know who Knuckles is supposed to be representing, or if any of the characters will represent anyone.

[Gaia]

More importantly.. Gamma's making a comeback or something? If so.. he must be a Gundam Knight from Lacroa. (They can apparently live in the same universe due to the theme)

[HyperSonicEXE]

 

GAMMA?

Seriously, WHAT?! There were 0, count 'em, NO, robots in Arthurian Legend unless they try to cast him as the Green Knight or something.

[Gaia]

GAMMA?

Seriously, WHAT?! There were 0, count 'em, NO, robots in Arthurian Legend unless they try to cast him as the Green Knight or something.

*Ahem* Steampunk Sonic was pre-machinery. so were MS in thier own right in the SD Gundam Gaiden game. they were pretty much based off Arthurian Lengends. (Spycho Golem was never meant to harm anyone in the OVA, that leads to the Gentle Giant in the Arthurian Lengends)

And about the recent cast...

[HyperSonicEXE]

Well, Gamma is more of a "Mobile Suit" than, say, Omega, considering the bird inside, but this is all still a stretch. I mean a regular ol' suit of armor is still considered "mobile", it just doesn't have missiles, scythes, hot chicks in the cockpit, etc.

[Gaia]

*facepalm*

I meant these, duh. And yes, Gamma would be nice.

[Solar]

From Nintendo Power

- Nunchuk thumbstick to move, A to jump, Wiimote waggle to attack, Z to block
- Knuckles, Shadow and Blaze are bosses
- Knuckles, Shadow and Blaze are 'knights' of the round table
- Once you beat Knuckles, Shadow, and Blaze, they will become your friend
- Knuckles, Shadow and Blaze may be playable
- Each environment has about 6 to 9 missions
- Fighting styles: Cavalier style = speed, Paladin style = Strength and Knight Style = combination of both
- Obtain new skills
- Multiplayer modes: (Battle and Survivor Mode)
- "There are Solo Missions designed specifically for ranked online challenges"

[Protoman Blues]

Seeing more Blaze always puts a smile on my face! 

[Mirby]

Yay for Blaze. And Knux better be playable! He doesn't need a sword, he'll punch the crap out of the baddies!

[Strider Xhaiden]

I recall reading somewhere that Knuckles uses two swords.

Playable Shadow and Blaze? Eeeeh....I'll pass thanks. Probably just stick with Sonic all the way through.

[Mirby]

That's cool too... We need playable Mighty. BRING BACK MIGHTY DAMNIT!

[Strider Xhaiden]

That's cool too... We need playable Mighty. BRING BACK MIGHTY DAMNIT!

Quoted and seconded for GREAT JUSTICE. And pie.

[Mirby]

Mighty would work. He's an armadillo, so he's got built-in armor. He'd be awesome! His weapon... hmmm.... I'm not sure about that...

[Nexus]

Mighty would work. He's an armadillo, so he's got built-in armor. He'd be awesome! His weapon... hmmm.... I'm not sure about that...

Do we have a character yet that specializes in kicks (not sure about Rouge, really)? 

[Jericho]

Credits go to Toby of GAF for the summary & boxart.

NGamer Preview:

Points in the preview are -
- Stage 1's enemies all seem to be knights

- Double edges sword slows Sonic's attacks down (most definetly due to the fighting style they chose)

- The camera sits behind Sonic most of the time, switching to a side-on view for certain combat and platforming sections - just like Unleashed.

- The winding track-like stages are as much racing game as platform game - just like Unleashed

- Other gameplay elements will see Sonic returning to completed acts to take part in a series of missions and earn more followers.

- Later levels are likely to introduce slightly different play styles. We've even seen one that places Sonic atop a horse-drawn carriage, giving him the opportunity to fend off an ambush from a bunch of nimble assassins

The UK Box. (Hopefully the US Box as well.)



Plays like Unleashed during day and playable Blaze and Knuckles? Sold.

The bolded parts make me happy.

[Solar]

The above info makes me a happy person.

[Alice in Entropy]

It's official - I want this game more than the interwebs.

Except that would mean I couldn't get to talk to you lovely people, so disregard that.

[Protoman Blues]

So, the game isn't on Rails anymore?

[Jericho]

So, the game isn't on Rails anymore?

It never was, but now it's confirmed to be using a Super Sayian Secret Rings engine.

[Protoman Blues]

Hmmmm, very interesting indeed.  I doubt it'll be a fast as the Day Stages in Unleashed, but still, I'm very interested! 

[Hypershell]

For quite some time I've had higher hopes for Black Knight than Unleashed, this just reaffirms it.  I think that "no time/budget to make long running stages for the whole game" shpiel may have been more applicable to high-definition systems than the Wii, seeings how environments that you only see for a split-second require that much more detail.

Well, whatever.  Definitely buying this one.

[Waifu]

Even if Knux is using swords this time around, I would love the oppurtunity to play as dual wielding Knux!