We got another look at both the Wii U and 3DS versions of Sonic Lost World in the most
recent Nintendo Direct.
And while they didn't show off much that's actually new, that's not going to stop us
from starting up the old analysis machine to see else else we can dig up from it.
And while we're at it, we'll take a look a few other Sonic clips that came out recently
too.
But as always, be sure to watch our previous analyses if you haven't already as we'll be
passing over the things we've already covered.
You can find links to them in the description below.
Now let's get started.
Okay, so most of the Nintendo Direct footage is dedicated to simply shows Sonic running
around the same environments from the first two worlds that we've seen several times before.
But we finally do get a glimpse of something new in the form of Tails's Lab in the 3DS
version.
It appears he'll be running this lab in order to build new items and Remote Control vehicles
to help Sonic on his adventure.
But it looks like you'll have to find specific amounts of a new type of material in order
for Trails to create them.
Could it be scrap metal from enemies you've defeated?
We're not sure, but Tails' Lab does have some interesting possibilities.
Well, whatever it is, it looks like you'll be able to spend 3 of them in exchange for
a 10 ring box.
But how will you use it?
Do you get it automatically at the start of the level, or can you choose to access it
at any time?
And what other items could we expect?
Could extra lives or elemental shields.
Well, regardless of what you'll be able to buy, it appears you'll be able to amass multiples
of each item based on the number next to them that displays how many you've purchased.
And then there's the fact that these items appear to be really cheap--I mean, the person
here appears to have 993 material pieces, which means he'll able to buy a lot of 10-Ring
boxes...or even helicopters!
Yep, there are helicopters here too--well, the remote control kind at least.
Now intriguingly, Tails refers to it as a vehicle, and not specifically as a helicopter.
Could this mean there are even more RC vehicles that you'll be able to buy down the line?
Like a car or a boat or something?
At the least, Iwata confirmed that you'll be able to customize these vehicles to some
degree, but we don't know exactly in what sense yet
Now we actually get to see the RC helicopter in action as it can be sent to the Wii U version
for a 2nd player to use.
And it appears to work similarly to the co-op mode in Super Mario Galaxy, allowing the second
player to help out in various ways, such as by collecting rings here.
But unlike Mario Galaxy, it looks like the vehicles will actually interact directly with
the environment, such as how it bounces off of walls multiple times, and we're guessing
it can be destroyed by enemies too judging by the player here's trying to avoid them
But enough about that as we also get another look at the Deadly Six as well as our first
look at Eggman, Orbot, and Cubot.
And not only that, but a longer version of this cutscene recently found its way onto
the web that reveals even more.
And Based on it, it appears that this is point in the story when the Deadly Six turn against
Eggman.
Now there are quite a few things to take notice here.
First of all, this sequence takes place in the second world--not the first, which suggests
the betrayal comes a little ways into the game.
But what causes this betrayal?
We're not sure, but perhaps it's tied to our next theory.
Did you notice how three of the members of the Deadly Six, being Zik, Zor, and Zeena
are shrouded in darkness here?
And even though they mimic the actions of their leader, Zavok, they don't actually participate
in the fight here at all.
Yes, something's very odd about those three indeed.
Is it possible that they haven't been fully powered-up or activated yet?
By activated, we mean that maybe they need the power of a Chaos Emerald, specifically
the one that matches their color, in order to return to their full strength.
It would account for their dull color.
So perhaps the betrayal actually starts once the leader, Zavok, is activated himself?
But we're really just spitballing at this point.
But what we do know is that not only do the 6 betray Eggman, but they apparently have
taken control of his entire robot army stoo, save for Orbot and Cubot.
So this explains why you'll still be fighting Eggman's robots rather than completely new
enemies throughout the game.
And speaking of enemies, a clip posted by YouTube channel, The Sonic Show, shows off
a few new ones: First up is Mushmeanie, who first appeared in Sonic 3, and appears to
behave in the exact same way.
Then there's the Dragonfly, originally from the same game, who not only looks a little
different, but can now fly horizontally and shoot lasers too.
Finally, if we freeze this clip, we can just barely see this purple guy here before he's
destroyed.
It's hard to tell what exactly he is from this shot, but it looks like he has a set
of pinchers and might have a segmented body, based on the 3 circular shadows beneath him
Okay, we're just about done here, but there are a couple of details from our last analysis
that we missed that we wanted to point out.
Before, we had mentioned that the returning Whisp powers appeared to behave exactly as
they did in Sonic Colors--and while this is mostly true--one of our fans, DrScottnik pointed
out a couple of differences.
Such as how you can now leap above ground with the Drill Power, which was a big no-no
before unless you wanted to return to regular Sonic.
He also noted that the Rocket Power, which used to be confined to the side-scrolling
sections in Sonic Colors, can now be used in the 3D sections as well, suggesting a greater
use for this power.
So it looks like even the old powers are getting some new tricks
And with that, we've uncovered everything we could about the new Sonic Lost World.
Be sure to let us know if we missed anything by posting in
the comments.
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