12:10 For the 10 rings you get from each boss battle is actually you being forced to hit a checkpoint during the cutscene, which then gives you 10 rings.
This was a whole feature length film so I made sure to get a snack while watching it. I would’ve never thought about using Chaos Blast to stall in the air to avoid the checkpoints, and that Heal Cannon glitch is nuts. A collab does sound very fun :D
It seems you left this comment right after I put the comment on your video telling that you inspired this one. Was I the one that made you aware of this video?
Me: *sees Nyarly upload a shadow the hedgehog video* Also me: I Was Not Expecting That, But I Was Expecting Not to Expect Something So It Doesn't Count
In all my years of watching Nyarly, I didn't know he was a Sonic fan but he does a challenge video on one of the games people endlessly make fun of from the Dark Age era.
I don't care what anyone says, this game's brand of unabashedly sincere edginess needs to make a comeback. Not like every game needs to be that, but there's such a unique appeal to these 2000s games that tried to be as gangsta as possible with a totally straight face, and I need more of it ASAP.
I know everyone is making these jokes. But Black Doom does have a pretty metal design that would feel right at home in an SMT game. Sega should put him in the gacha or whatever
So you're saying there's a reason Snapcube made him the devil from Bible. ...speaking of which, I'm surprised no one's even *referenced* the fandub in the comments yet.
Hey, it's me! I'm the Ghost of Christmas Future! Did you enjoy seeing how much better the world would be if you were dead? Eggman's a good guy, Tails is getting out of the blue guy's shadow... Doesn't matter to you, does it? Completing your awesome character arc and dying was too good for everybody on this stupid planet?
What’s funny is I kinda remember Shadow the Hedgehog originally getting a T rating for “Language” only for it to get bumped down to an E10 for “Mild Language” so I wonder if there were some quick rewrites to tone it down for the new E10 rating
My parents were clueless on game contents outside of GTA, so as long as I didn't panic and shout over the game, I could play it. ...Which I did with both l Ocarina Of Time, and Majoras Mask (during the cuteness of Gabon laughing after the Master Swords, and Happy Mask Salesman freak out respectively). By the time I played Twilight Princess, I think I was mature enough to not turn off the Wii in fright at *THAT cutscene,* and keep my family in the dark about it's dark content
@@kaimcdragonfist4803 yeah apparently the game originally had full blown f bombs in the script. i think the voice actors even recorded lines for this version before it got scrapped for the E10 version lol
Sweet, another Shadow the Hedgehog game enjoyer. We are a rare breed indeed. Part of what I love about your challenge runs is that when hitting an impossible roadblock and trying to find a way around, if you don't find one you don't stop, just adjust the minimum requirement to keep the spirit of the challenge while still providing solid entertainment and clearing the game. Even if something is impossible due to the nature of the game's design, trying to get as close as possible is still a challenge in and of itself...that, and watching you use the environment to manipulate the physics engine and collision detection until it decides to relent is funny as hell. EDIT: I actually did make it a point to unlock and complete Expert Mode when I was playing this on the PS2. And lemme tell ya, out of all the A Ranks I needed to get, blowing the Escape Pod was the worst and the one that took me the most tries. Blowing it up period isn't the hard part, it's blowing it up *fast enough* to qualify for the A, which took a lot of precise decision-making and turret spam along the way, especially since the game's auto-targeting can be finicky at times. It's the one A Rank I remember because I had the most issues chewing through that thing's HP, but after enough tries I squeezed out that A rank and the rest weren't as bad. Also really liked all the unique dualog from the various characters in Expert Mode near the end, especially the President chiming in from time to time. Thankfully only took one run to go through Expert Mode, and it was a lot of fun. Was nice to see it as an extra part for the video. 👍
I remember a meme image where a Kirby game rated T was compared to Shadow, which is E10. This is honestly funny, even if I can't remember what Kirby game even got that rating.
@@Thorben2004 They both belong to a rating system used in America among other places, T stands for Teen (as in the game can only be played by people above 13 years), and E10 is for Everyone Above 10 Years.
@@Thorben2004 Could be Kirby 64 because of a red liquid and cartoon violence. Shadow the hedgehog has no blood in it and depending on the version, certain cutscenes were altered. Certain military shooters are for E10 as well... Fortnite is with Guns and is rated E. Ratings are and always were inconsistent, especially between different time periods.
This was actually my first Shin Megamai Tensei game as a kid! Neutral was one of the first Routes I did, but it was so nonsensical. I think the Law Route is a lot better.
Not even the first 3D Sonic Game where you cannot avoid collecting rings before gaining control. In Sonic Adventure you pick up some rings in a CUTSCENE before gaining control, which is very interesting from a game design perspective but kills the challenge lmao
An unexpected video; but one I'm pleased to see. Surely this isn't possible however, dosen't the first automated 20 seconds of westopolis force you to? Yep. Also; it is STRONGLY IMPLIED that there is one of three canon endings. Westopolis -> Stage 2 -> Whatever mission you need to do for Prison Island; where you do the Hero Mission. Unfortunetly; there is no way of knowing which of the three Westopolis missions is correct; although the pre-stage 3 cutscene mentioning the hack of the internet implies it might be Digital Circuit. [Basically; Shadow initially does what Doom says since he has nothing else; but Rouge snaps him out of it] This takes you to Mad Matrix; where you also do the Hero Mission, taking you to the flashback level. So what shadow actually does means nothing for the storyline. It's a filler level. You do neutral here, to go to Cosmic Fall; where you FIND DA COMPUTER ROOM. Yes; the canon route must help all three Chaotix. Why? Because what the Chaotix are working on is pivitol to the last story. They are trying to access Gerald's log; the one they do at the end of the Last Story. Shadow helps them do this; by finding the secret discs confiscated by GUN; hacking Eggman's network to get his research on his grandfather and Shadow; and then accessing the ARK's central computer to put it all together. Charmy even mimics Shadow's karate-chop he does pre-Mad Matrix to get it to work! [So even if you disagree with everything else; Mad Matrix must be on the canon route]. Plus; isn't it such a co-incidence that it is possible to do all three Chaotix missions and the Chaotix are important in the Last Story?
I never thought Nyarly would post a video on one of my favorite GameCube games. Good times... I remember feeling so accomplished after finally unlocking the true episode.
The sheer fact that I was watching Shadow the Hedgehog videos today RANDOMLY and you post this is making me lose my mind a little (also commenting this before I watch the video because I had to say it before I forgot, but I know that I'm gonna already like the video so hell yea)
Shadow the hedgehog 05 is my top 4 favorite Sonic games. I never grew up with it, but my goodness I had so much fun with the missions , shooting , overall gameplay story ,aesthetics and specially soundtrack i think it only really falls short on bosses and the flashback levels but man this game is special to me as someone who just loves Edgy metal stuff like this
Unrelated to the challenge but: I hope Nyarly's dad sees this if only for the twilight princess rant. I had a similar experience where my dad allowed me to get Soul Calibur 2 on the GC despite it being rated like 16 or 18. Then again, in my case he could tell from the off it could be bad and just figured I was mature enough at the time to handle it. I was.
Never thought I would see a genuine challenge run of this game. I played it alot on the gamecube when I was younger. PvP in this game was pretty funny. :D
Wasn't expecting to see you do a challenge run for this game, was pleasantly surprised. Got to watch my ex play this one years ago and for all its silly 00s edginess, it looked fun.
It’s good to hear someone else who genuinely enjoys this game too many people hate on it for the sake of hating on it Ik it’s far from perfect but it’s FUN and in gaming that’s all that matters :))
Oh my god this is the best video on RUclips! I adored this game as a kid, so much so that my Brother in law actually got me a copy for Christmas a couple years ago because he didn’t know I still had my original copy 😂
I know it doesn’t really matter because there’s no way to beat the game without collecting any rings, but I would personally say with these kind of challenges. If the game actively takes control away from the player, it’s fine to collect rings. As long as you still self impose the rule that you can’t take damage.
Awesome video man this was great. It was cool to see you play something else and different like this it's very interesting. Sonic is one of my favorite series ever even though it has a lot of issues sometimes.
In Sky Troops you can reach the floating thingy which has the GUN vehicle without using light dash entirely or heal cannon, it requires a precise spinjump off the pointy wood stuff from the wood platform at the right and having Dark Gauge filled right before doing the spinjump. (I uploaded one short video showing this if anyone is curious, don't expect good quality, title is "Sky Troops, skipping light dash without CC") 1:16:08 Small mistake, that's Black Comet (can't really blame you lol) Great video, was very fun to watch!
On the Devil Doom fight, there's actually a well-known exploit to shred DD's health really quickly. If you spam enough uncharged Chaos Spears and destroy the debris flying around, you'll charge your Dark Meter. The debris constantly respawns, but you should be able to get a full charge in under 10 seconds. Once you've charged up, get close and double-tap Chaos Blast (remember that you have a brief window to use it a second time immediately after firing). Chaos Blast bypasses Devil Doom's invulnerability AND does more damage than Charged Chaos Spear, with a double blast taking out about a third of his health. It's still tight, but much more manageable.
I always wanna see more stuff form one of my favorit games from during my childhood. Wow, Glyphic canyon has no faith in you not dying with how many checkpoints it forces on you.🤣
oh thank goodness i love shadow the hedgehog and hardly anyone does challenge runs on it. heck people barely even make videos on it at all and the game is really fun to play!
So, massive sonic fan here. Very big apologist for stuff in the series(even forces which I still boot up every now and then). I did play ALOT of shadow as a kid and hell I've even been reading the comics lately. So again, huge sonic fan. From my experience and in my opinion, its not the multiple story paths per se that people hate. Its that it is MANDATORY for the true endings, going through westopolis 10 times, playing to essentially play and beat the game 10 seperate times for the true end. I don't hate shadow but I am sympathetic to those who do
Even though I love watching RPG challenge videos. I love seeing different genres every now and then. Shadow the hedgehog is easily in the category "You know its bad but you enjoy playing it"
14:47 caught me so off guard i literally forgot about the challenge and was invested in how it happened. But its probably best that its not opened again. Fun segment though..................
Man I loved this game growing up, one of the few games I had on the xbox that wasn't a movie tie in, and also the first I complete 100%. Watching this video makes me want to fire up the og xbox and play it again.
Expert mode is literally the answer to anyone whose main complaint is the paths. I didn't even know it existed. I beat single paths a few times as a kid, but I've watched a lot of videos about the game. What the hell?!
As a lifelong Shadow the Hedgehog apologist, it's incredibly refreshing to finally see someone online take the game seriously. It's truly the best the Adventure era Sonic games have to offer. Outside of a few standout low points, it's one of the few Sonic games that gets that speed is what a Sonic game should be all about; a concept that Sonic Team still struggles with to this day. Run-and-gun gameplay was a perfect choice for the series, and the narrative ambition, while flawed in execution, is something I really appreciate.
I’d love to see this get a remake. The story is really messy, but The Last Way really ties up Shadow’s story and (in my opinion) gave birth to modern Shadow’s self-confidence and generally healthy attitude.
the middle paragraph here feels friggin' ai generated, with the sonic critique stock phrase used to praise the speed of the game with the _slowest_ speed character in the era it's not even like it tracks with the lack of non-speed characters as player characters, because you still get sent on scavenger hunts and extended combat sequences ( most often paced like sonic heroes's before you level up your team, at that ) to vary the pace regardless of the game being all shadow, all the time
This was a fun game to see Nyarly tackle again after Mr seeing the love this game is getting again. I am also now waiting for the HD announcement now that he’s played this game. Hey it happened for Nocturne and P4G coming to apac. It can happen here.
Shadow 05 is a mess. It's a fun mess. It's not mega broken like 06. It's a mostly well-functioning game. Fix up some of the bad design decisions (slippery shoes, strict enemy kill missions, bad level designs like The Doom, Lost Impact, and Mad Matrix Dark Mission), and it's a fine game. And the story and writing, like the game, are a mess, but a fun mess. It's so edgy and dark and serious in a franchise about talking animals with superpowers that it overflows into being goofy and dumb. Plus there's SOME genuinely good parts of it.
I have no idea whose idea that cutscene of Shadow saying "Are you kidding me guys? This is like taking candy from a baby, which is fine by me" was, but they deserve a medal for writing one of the dumbest cutscenes ever made.
RUclips taking until today to suggest this video thinking I wouldn't want to watch Nyarly play Shadow the hedgehog. Silly RUclips this is a real shin Megami Tensei game
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The best Megami Tensei game. I loved the part where I used Billy Hatcher's egg cannon to kill demons of Black Doom. No negotiation needed
Glad people REMEMBER Billy Hatcher.
The Billy Hatcher social link was always my favorite
Shin Sega Tensei would be so cool
"Now where's that DAMN fourth Menorah?"
Real and true
Finally, Nyarly is playing a REAL Shin Megami Tensei game
Sonk Megamy Tailsei featuring Knuckles from the Devil May Cry series.
Segami Tensei Noir Spike about to go HARD
@@Harbluia you cooked with this one
@kingpurplelol I came up with it about a year ago but never used it online :)
12:10 For the 10 rings you get from each boss battle is actually you being forced to hit a checkpoint during the cutscene, which then gives you 10 rings.
This was a whole feature length film so I made sure to get a snack while watching it. I would’ve never thought about using Chaos Blast to stall in the air to avoid the checkpoints, and that Heal Cannon glitch is nuts.
A collab does sound very fun :D
It seems you left this comment right after I put the comment on your video telling that you inspired this one. Was I the one that made you aware of this video?
THIS is a game I wasn't expecting Nyarly to do a challenge run on.
I can’t believe he took on the challenge run that is playing Shadow the Hedgehog
Everyone raving about Metaphor and Nyarly out here doing challenge runs of Shadow the fucking Hedgehog. This should be a good one.
Don Shnack too
I love this channel.
Me: *sees Nyarly upload a shadow the hedgehog video*
Also me: I Was Not Expecting That, But I Was Expecting Not to Expect Something So It Doesn't Count
In all my years of watching Nyarly, I didn't know he was a Sonic fan but he does a challenge video on one of the games people endlessly make fun of from the Dark Age era.
Is “dark age” an era in the sense that “adventure” and “boost” are eras? Because this is very plainly an adventure era game. The last one in fact
I don't care what anyone says, this game's brand of unabashedly sincere edginess needs to make a comeback. Not like every game needs to be that, but there's such a unique appeal to these 2000s games that tried to be as gangsta as possible with a totally straight face, and I need more of it ASAP.
you should check out 500 Caliber Contractz
Awesome to see another Shadow the Hedgehog fan! This game truly is underrated and overhated. And thanks for the indirect shoutout at 2:30
I mean shin megami tensei is a atlus game, and Sega owns them so this is officially a Sega channel.
Having to plan every run so that you avoid impossible missions while still getting the ending you want must’ve taken forever. Kudos to you!
I know everyone is making these jokes. But Black Doom does have a pretty metal design that would feel right at home in an SMT game. Sega should put him in the gacha or whatever
So you're saying there's a reason Snapcube made him the devil from Bible.
...speaking of which, I'm surprised no one's even *referenced* the fandub in the comments yet.
I never knew I wanted Jack Frost to meet Shadow the Hedgehog and image the interaction.
Shadow Chaos Spears him to “ONE MORE GOD REJECTED”.
Hey, it's me! I'm the Ghost of Christmas Future!
Did you enjoy seeing how much better the world would be if you were dead?
Eggman's a good guy, Tails is getting out of the blue guy's shadow...
Doesn't matter to you, does it? Completing your awesome character arc and dying was too good for everybody on this stupid planet?
@@wanderingmarshadow ring racers reference, nice
I feel for the Twilight princess rant, the same happened for me, but only after I paid for it with my birthday money 😢
My parents had no problem, because my mom is a Zelda fan.
What’s funny is I kinda remember Shadow the Hedgehog originally getting a T rating for “Language” only for it to get bumped down to an E10 for “Mild Language” so I wonder if there were some quick rewrites to tone it down for the new E10 rating
@@kaimcdragonfist4803 It was the case.
My parents were clueless on game contents outside of GTA, so as long as I didn't panic and shout over the game, I could play it.
...Which I did with both l Ocarina Of Time, and Majoras Mask (during the cuteness of Gabon laughing after the Master Swords, and Happy Mask Salesman freak out respectively).
By the time I played Twilight Princess, I think I was mature enough to not turn off the Wii in fright at *THAT cutscene,* and keep my family in the dark about it's dark content
@@kaimcdragonfist4803 yeah apparently the game originally had full blown f bombs in the script. i think the voice actors even recorded lines for this version before it got scrapped for the E10 version lol
Sweet, another Shadow the Hedgehog game enjoyer. We are a rare breed indeed.
Part of what I love about your challenge runs is that when hitting an impossible roadblock and trying to find a way around, if you don't find one you don't stop, just adjust the minimum requirement to keep the spirit of the challenge while still providing solid entertainment and clearing the game. Even if something is impossible due to the nature of the game's design, trying to get as close as possible is still a challenge in and of itself...that, and watching you use the environment to manipulate the physics engine and collision detection until it decides to relent is funny as hell.
EDIT: I actually did make it a point to unlock and complete Expert Mode when I was playing this on the PS2. And lemme tell ya, out of all the A Ranks I needed to get, blowing the Escape Pod was the worst and the one that took me the most tries. Blowing it up period isn't the hard part, it's blowing it up *fast enough* to qualify for the A, which took a lot of precise decision-making and turret spam along the way, especially since the game's auto-targeting can be finicky at times. It's the one A Rank I remember because I had the most issues chewing through that thing's HP, but after enough tries I squeezed out that A rank and the rest weren't as bad. Also really liked all the unique dualog from the various characters in Expert Mode near the end, especially the President chiming in from time to time. Thankfully only took one run to go through Expert Mode, and it was a lot of fun. Was nice to see it as an extra part for the video. 👍
The super precise angle for the rail to gain the height necessary is wild. Congrats dude.
Ah yes... Shin Megami Tensei 3 : Shadomeniac.
The rare prequel of Nocturne is finally on this amazing channel with challenges !
It even ends with you fighting The Devil who gave you your power!
Your parent wouldn’t let you play Twilight Princess either? I feel you brother. I feel you.
I remember a meme image where a Kirby game rated T was compared to Shadow, which is E10. This is honestly funny, even if I can't remember what Kirby game even got that rating.
What does T stand for?
Or E10?
@@Not_Alanius
@@Thorben2004 They both belong to a rating system used in America among other places, T stands for Teen (as in the game can only be played by people above 13 years), and E10 is for Everyone Above 10 Years.
@@Not_Alanius Hold up, so a Kirby game was for Teens while A Sonic (or here rather Shadow) Game with GUNS was for even younger audiences...?
Jeez...
@@Thorben2004 Could be Kirby 64 because of a red liquid and cartoon violence. Shadow the hedgehog has no blood in it and depending on the version, certain cutscenes were altered. Certain military shooters are for E10 as well... Fortnite is with Guns and is rated E. Ratings are and always were inconsistent, especially between different time periods.
This was actually my first Shin Megamai Tensei game as a kid! Neutral was one of the first Routes I did, but it was so nonsensical. I think the Law Route is a lot better.
This is a strange version of Persona 1.
Persona 1: Tactical: Echoes of Wisdom (heroes)
Not even the first 3D Sonic Game where you cannot avoid collecting rings before gaining control. In Sonic Adventure you pick up some rings in a CUTSCENE before gaining control, which is very interesting from a game design perspective but kills the challenge lmao
6:29 ay yo?
Also any "villain" enemies for the stage like eggman robots...
Black creature sounds a bit racist XD
I’m afraid of that audio being yoinked and used out of context
@@BabushkaKoithe original sound already has lol
Nrarly: Can you beat Shadow the Hedgehog without any rings?
The game itself: COOL STORY, BRO!
An unexpected video; but one I'm pleased to see.
Surely this isn't possible however, dosen't the first automated 20 seconds of westopolis force you to? Yep.
Also; it is STRONGLY IMPLIED that there is one of three canon endings.
Westopolis -> Stage 2 -> Whatever mission you need to do for Prison Island; where you do the Hero Mission. Unfortunetly; there is no way of knowing which of the three Westopolis missions is correct; although the pre-stage 3 cutscene mentioning the hack of the internet implies it might be Digital Circuit. [Basically; Shadow initially does what Doom says since he has nothing else; but Rouge snaps him out of it]
This takes you to Mad Matrix; where you also do the Hero Mission, taking you to the flashback level. So what shadow actually does means nothing for the storyline. It's a filler level. You do neutral here, to go to Cosmic Fall; where you FIND DA COMPUTER ROOM.
Yes; the canon route must help all three Chaotix.
Why?
Because what the Chaotix are working on is pivitol to the last story. They are trying to access Gerald's log; the one they do at the end of the Last Story. Shadow helps them do this; by finding the secret discs confiscated by GUN; hacking Eggman's network to get his research on his grandfather and Shadow; and then accessing the ARK's central computer to put it all together.
Charmy even mimics Shadow's karate-chop he does pre-Mad Matrix to get it to work! [So even if you disagree with everything else; Mad Matrix must be on the canon route]. Plus; isn't it such a co-incidence that it is possible to do all three Chaotix missions and the Chaotix are important in the Last Story?
Reminder that the hunting missions are worse in the xbox version because sometimes the last artifical chaos will despawn
Nyarly likes Shadow the Hedgehog 2005??? Holy based
I want to thank you for the wonderful videos. I got into SMT thanks to your challenge runs!
I never thought Nyarly would post a video on one of my favorite GameCube games. Good times... I remember feeling so accomplished after finally unlocking the true episode.
The sheer fact that I was watching Shadow the Hedgehog videos today RANDOMLY and you post this is making me lose my mind a little (also commenting this before I watch the video because I had to say it before I forgot, but I know that I'm gonna already like the video so hell yea)
"Why don't you use Bluesky instead of Twitter?"
_"Been down this road before, already know this story."_
This was awesome! Thank you so much for making this video man, it was gnarly!
Damn all of these crazy jumps and skips Shadow pulls prove that he really is the ultimate lifeform.
In akihiko's voice "I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!"
Blessed with another Nyarly video and one of my favorite sonic games at that
Surprisingly, this is the second time I’ve seen this exact same challenge. Both times it’s hell go figure
Shadow the hedgehog 05 is my top 4 favorite Sonic games. I never grew up with it, but my goodness I had so much fun with the missions , shooting , overall gameplay story ,aesthetics and specially soundtrack i think it only really falls short on bosses and the flashback levels but man this game is special to me as someone who just loves Edgy metal stuff like this
49:40 I've been playing this game for most of my life and I never knew you could just *get* invincibility in this fight
Unrelated to the challenge but: I hope Nyarly's dad sees this if only for the twilight princess rant. I had a similar experience where my dad allowed me to get Soul Calibur 2 on the GC despite it being rated like 16 or 18. Then again, in my case he could tell from the off it could be bad and just figured I was mature enough at the time to handle it. I was.
I wasn't expecting this but I'm gladly surprised!
This was also a very defining game for me.
“Nyarly’s doing WHAT??” Genuinely gasped just now.
Never thought I would see a genuine challenge run of this game.
I played it alot on the gamecube when I was younger. PvP in this game was pretty funny. :D
Wasn't expecting to see you do a challenge run for this game, was pleasantly surprised. Got to watch my ex play this one years ago and for all its silly 00s edginess, it looked fun.
i never thought i'd look forward to sonic playthroughs from Nyarly. i love it.
i never thought i'd see nyarly make sonic content but i'm here for it
So *that's* why Black Arms grunts are just stepping stones in Generations
It’s good to hear someone else who genuinely enjoys this game too many people hate on it for the sake of hating on it Ik it’s far from perfect but it’s FUN and in gaming that’s all that matters :))
Nyarly thinks my favorite sonic game is great this is so peak
Oh my god this is the best video on RUclips! I adored this game as a kid, so much so that my Brother in law actually got me a copy for Christmas a couple years ago because he didn’t know I still had my original copy 😂
A hour+ of SMT challenge run, Nyarly is treating us good this video.
Hear no, See no hero
Black writing's on the wall
unleashed a million faces
And one by one, they fall
@@Carrity Black Hearted eeeevil, Brave hearted heeeero
I AM ALL, I AM ALL, I AM
With a challenge like this; I'd discount forced rings, let an enemy hit you to get rid of the rings and go from there.
14:15 when the twilight princess challenge run?
I know it doesn’t really matter because there’s no way to beat the game without collecting any rings, but I would personally say with these kind of challenges. If the game actively takes control away from the player, it’s fine to collect rings. As long as you still self impose the rule that you can’t take damage.
O damn, never expected you to post a video for Shadow the Hedgheog. This'll be an interesting watch :>
Glad I'm not alone, I absolutely love this game, here's hopeing Shadow uses guns in the movie
Awesome video man this was great. It was cool to see you play something else and different like this it's very interesting. Sonic is one of my favorite series ever even though it has a lot of issues sometimes.
Never thought i see a challenge run for Shadow the hedgehog before? 😉 This is going to good!
In Sky Troops you can reach the floating thingy which has the GUN vehicle without using light dash entirely or heal cannon, it requires a precise spinjump off the pointy wood stuff from the wood platform at the right and having Dark Gauge filled right before doing the spinjump.
(I uploaded one short video showing this if anyone is curious, don't expect good quality, title is "Sky Troops, skipping light dash without CC")
1:16:08 Small mistake, that's Black Comet (can't really blame you lol)
Great video, was very fun to watch!
I wasn't expecting this in the slightest, but I'm completely here for it
THIS IS THE ULTIMATE POWER
_chaos control!!_
*two minutes later*
BINGO THE COMPUTER ROOM
Awesome callback to those good old times, when you could just sit down and simply have fun playing a game, haters be damned. Thanks for nostalgia.
Did not expect a Shadow video from you and I am ALL for it. Keep cooking.
Those Mad Matrix jumps were pretty sick, not gonna lie.
I love the part where he screamed PERSONA! (kaching) then escaped from the city plays. Chills.
Nice to see you do a challenge run for something unexpected
I'm curious to see you do more for non SMT stuff
Auto play just gave me the funniest jumpscare
Shadow the hedgehog was.....Truly The Definition of The Game of All Time
On the Devil Doom fight, there's actually a well-known exploit to shred DD's health really quickly. If you spam enough uncharged Chaos Spears and destroy the debris flying around, you'll charge your Dark Meter. The debris constantly respawns, but you should be able to get a full charge in under 10 seconds. Once you've charged up, get close and double-tap Chaos Blast (remember that you have a brief window to use it a second time immediately after firing). Chaos Blast bypasses Devil Doom's invulnerability AND does more damage than Charged Chaos Spear, with a double blast taking out about a third of his health. It's still tight, but much more manageable.
I always wanna see more stuff form one of my favorit games from during my childhood.
Wow, Glyphic canyon has no faith in you not dying with how many checkpoints it forces on you.🤣
I would actually love more Sonic videos thank you very much
YOOOO, I DIDN'T EVEN WATCH THE VIDEO YET BUT NYARLY PLAYING PEAK, I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE MY EYES
oh thank goodness i love shadow the hedgehog and hardly anyone does challenge runs on it. heck people barely even make videos on it at all and the game is really fun to play!
So, massive sonic fan here. Very big apologist for stuff in the series(even forces which I still boot up every now and then). I did play ALOT of shadow as a kid and hell I've even been reading the comics lately. So again, huge sonic fan. From my experience and in my opinion, its not the multiple story paths per se that people hate. Its that it is MANDATORY for the true endings, going through westopolis 10 times, playing to essentially play and beat the game 10 seperate times for the true end. I don't hate shadow but I am sympathetic to those who do
This is the second time you suprised me.
The first one was with how you released your first Castlevania challenge run.
so THIS is why i saw you on dolphin everyday for the last month or so
Even though I love watching RPG challenge videos. I love seeing different genres every now and then. Shadow the hedgehog is easily in the category "You know its bad but you enjoy playing it"
Wow....never thought to see you doing a challenge on a sonic game.
Now to make something nice to eat, make a pot of tea and then....watch the fun.
Used to love this game, so it was a great challenge idea.
Bluesky though? REALLY? Oh Nyarly...
14:47 caught me so off guard
i literally forgot about the challenge and was invested in how it happened. But its probably best that its not opened again. Fun segment though..................
I missed your challenges man.
I adore Sonic, and this was a fun challenge so yeah.
I'd love to see more Sonic. 🌀
Man I loved this game growing up, one of the few games I had on the xbox that wasn't a movie tie in, and also the first I complete 100%.
Watching this video makes me want to fire up the og xbox and play it again.
Expert mode is literally the answer to anyone whose main complaint is the paths. I didn't even know it existed. I beat single paths a few times as a kid, but I've watched a lot of videos about the game. What the hell?!
I'm actually really happy to see this.
Ayo, Mawde shout out!
Hell yeah!
9:06 Xenoblade intensifies 🛟
Hi Jaff the agrat simp
Huge Mawde While mention. We need more Shadow appreciation, game was my childhood.
You’ve opened the door. Can you beat Fire Emblem Awakening with only Dark Magic?
As a lifelong Shadow the Hedgehog apologist, it's incredibly refreshing to finally see someone online take the game seriously.
It's truly the best the Adventure era Sonic games have to offer. Outside of a few standout low points, it's one of the few Sonic games that gets that speed is what a Sonic game should be all about; a concept that Sonic Team still struggles with to this day.
Run-and-gun gameplay was a perfect choice for the series, and the narrative ambition, while flawed in execution, is something I really appreciate.
It also finished Shadow's amnesia plot. Which was a good thing.
Woah! I finally found another fan of the game! I *loved* this game as a kid! It was my first 3D Sonic game! I still love the music and edgynness today
@@KittyKatty999 I really like it too. ^^
I’d love to see this get a remake. The story is really messy, but The Last Way really ties up Shadow’s story and (in my opinion) gave birth to modern Shadow’s self-confidence and generally healthy attitude.
the middle paragraph here feels friggin' ai generated, with the sonic critique stock phrase used to praise the speed of the game with the _slowest_ speed character in the era
it's not even like it tracks with the lack of non-speed characters as player characters, because you still get sent on scavenger hunts and extended combat sequences ( most often paced like sonic heroes's before you level up your team, at that ) to vary the pace regardless of the game being all shadow, all the time
This was a fun game to see Nyarly tackle again after Mr seeing the love this game is getting again. I am also now waiting for the HD announcement now that he’s played this game. Hey it happened for Nocturne and P4G coming to apac. It can happen here.
This game is way too overhated I’m really sick of pretending it’s bad when it’s not true at all.
Damn he did all alignments instead of just law or chaos or neutral
nyarly has exquisitely good game taste
Shadow 05 is a mess.
It's a fun mess. It's not mega broken like 06. It's a mostly well-functioning game. Fix up some of the bad design decisions (slippery shoes, strict enemy kill missions, bad level designs like The Doom, Lost Impact, and Mad Matrix Dark Mission), and it's a fine game.
And the story and writing, like the game, are a mess, but a fun mess. It's so edgy and dark and serious in a franchise about talking animals with superpowers that it overflows into being goofy and dumb. Plus there's SOME genuinely good parts of it.
It's so edgy, it actually kind is fascinating. I can't hate it.
I have no idea whose idea that cutscene of Shadow saying "Are you kidding me guys? This is like taking candy from a baby, which is fine by me" was, but they deserve a medal for writing one of the dumbest cutscenes ever made.
37:32 Caine: *pointing at the Digital Circus stage* "Look what they need to mimic a fraction of our power!"
I didn’t know it at the time, but this is what I’ve needed.
RUclips taking until today to suggest this video thinking I wouldn't want to watch Nyarly play Shadow the hedgehog. Silly RUclips this is a real shin Megami Tensei game
SMT person playing Edgy the Edgelord? Well, it makes sense. They both have alignments and both gunning down the devil.
23:01 would have been a sin if you didnt show it that one little line is the main and sometimes only thing i ever remember about this game