Riseodvi Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 (edited) I'm making a classic-style game that features Shadow. If Shadow was in the classic games, what abilities would he have to set him apart from Sonic? Keep in mind, Sonic has these abilities in the game: -Spindash -Peelout -Roll and Unroll on demand Also remember that these abilities should be versatile and relevant to the classic games, not a tacked on feature. (Also, if you can think of abilities for anyone else, I'm all ears.) Edited June 23, 2014 by Riseodvi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckingPrograms Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Maybe the peelout could be replaced by either a mid-air dash (like Sonic can do with the flame shield), or, to reflect his modern attacks, a small teleport in the direction the player wants. Note that the distance should be quite short to not make it OP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo_Fire_Sonic Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 well you know, thing is shadow has alot of broken stuff like the chaos spear, chaos blast, and chaos control stuff. if you can manage to fit a nerfed version of any of those in your game well then, you've got a classic shadow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riseodvi Posted June 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 @WreckingPrograms That mid-air dash would actually be pretty useful. As for the teleport, it seems like it would be too easy to cause glitches. I think I might use that mid-air dash as an ability... @Neo_Fire_Sonic The problem with those abilities is that they'd feel a bit out of place, though I guess a toned down version of a Chaos Blast would be cool in a boss fight.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3DR0 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Shadow is clearly meant to be an anti-Sonic. So do it. Make him the opposite of Sonic. Instead of making him go foward and backwards with the fireshield, make him go diagonaly or upwards, whatever. Instead of bouncing down with the bubble shield, make it so the shield does sort of a small double jump. Instead of double jumping with the eletric shield make it so Shadow does a jump cancel towards the floor at a very fast speed, like a lightning bolt. Keep the insta-shield, call it "Insta-Chaos", change the color or the effect and perhaps upgrade it radius a little bit.Done, you got yourself a cool Shadow that is not OP nor breaks the game's flow. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riseodvi Posted June 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 *P3DRO's post* That's actually an awesome idea... and the thing is that it actually wouldn't be too hard too program. Y'know, I'm still open to ideas, but Pedro, that idea is brilliant. If I release my game, are you cool with me using that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jassbec Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 (edited) Be able to turn into a ball in mid-air without altering the speed or momentum, like in the Game Gear games, it makes a great difference. Edited June 24, 2014 by Jassbec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riseodvi Posted June 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 (edited) Be able to turn into a ball in mid-air without altering the speed or momentum, like in the Game Gear games, it makes a great difference. I actually have that set for Sonic. Along with his uncurl-from-a-roll and peelout ability, he's kind of meant to be the "efficiency" character in that he can change from state-to-state on demand. Thanks for bringing it up though, it's something that should be in all Sonic games. Oh, and what's up with your avatar now? Creepin' me out... EDIT: OKAY YOU LITERALLY JUST CHANGED YOU AVATAR RIGHT AS I SAID THAT LAST PART WUT GIVES>? Edited June 24, 2014 by Riseodvi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jassbec Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Oh, and what's up with your avatar now? Creepin' me out... EDIT: OKAY YOU LITERALLY JUST CHANGED YOU AVATAR RIGHT AS I SAID THAT LAST PART WUT GIVES>? It was the MEXICAN EAGLE man. (It is my Skype profile pic) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riseodvi Posted June 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 It was the MEXICAN EAGLE man. (It is my Skype profile pic) Well, it's from an obscure Sonic manga now, so I guess I can let you go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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