Since someone left comments on how the music reflects Shadow in GUN Fortress and Final Haunt, my take on Lava Shelter is Shadow is full of anger. He is on the hunt for Eggman after giving him the slip time and again, telling him he’s an “android”. And now he’s going to make Eggman pay.
I always kind of felt it conveyed how after all his searching and uncertainty Shadow finally has a clear purpose(exacting vengeance on Eggman for causing all his troubles in the first place)
Probably my favorite stage in the game. It has a real flow to it once you get the layout down, and the music is really great. It's a great example of how good some of Shadow the Hedgehog's stages are, and how generally competent the game design was. It's really too bad the internet has decided this game is basically a war crime, cause at its core this is really quite a good game. Especially considering what came a year later.
Another great thing about the level? The only enemies that appear are Egg Pawns and Shadow Androids, but you're *never* required to beat them to proceed, regardless of the path taken. You can beat the Dark mission without racking up Hero score at all, making the A-Rank fairer. That, and Shadow Androids' missiles can help activate the defense systems. So even though they're aiming at you, you can view it as Shadow and his robot "brothers" working together to help Eggman. (Before betraying him at the end, of course.)
Sonic should get sold to an even better company that is extremely great yoo and most importantly a company who would take care of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise and care for it which there would be companies who would care a lot for the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise
Oh absolutely. I don't care what naysayers have to say about this game. I loved it the moment it came out. 4Kids VAs doing the VAs for this game was awesome to me at the time.
Shadow the hedgehog the video game explained more of Shadow's Lore better! Plus it kinda proved he was the real Shadow all along. Second favorite along with Sonic battle having the best story ever!
Lava Shelter is quite a cool evil lair to be honest. Dangerous for both the invader and the invaded, but cool nonetheless. Air conditioning is imperative too.
Something interesting to note here: you know how Eggman's lines have a voice filter when he's speaking from the little drone thingy? In this level, the voice filter is not applied. All of Eggman's lines that are exclusive to this level are left raw and unfiltered. Whether this was intentional or an oversight, I guess we'll never know.
You think that could be because shadow had internalized the idea of him being an android and now hears Eggman loud and clear as if he is speaking to his robot? Or maybe the editors just made an oopsie.
I wish lava shelter could only be accessed from iron jungle. It would make the hero and dark missions of air fleet and space gadget make more sense and make the plot more coherent for lava shelter
0:58 If you listen carefully the voices sound like they’re saying: ‘Yes. You know I love you. You mean the world. But this sickness can’t help us all...’
Stage Start Shadow: I'll make you wish you'd never created me! Omega: Shadow! Eggman is inside here! If you have a need to confront him, then assist me in my search! Eggman: Hoho, Shadow! GUN has surrounded my base, and are trying to bring me down! Activate the volcanic defense system to shield the base with my lava magma!
*LAVA SHELTER:* A Top-Secret underground emergency bunker, this hidden base serves as the Eggman Empire's last line of defence in crisis scenarios. Built within a cave network of magma floes the stronghold can run off of geothermal energy indefinitely, while also being able to harvest the molten material for a near constant supply of mineral ore to construct masses of war-weapons and other machinery to make a return once the worst of a given crisis blows over.
Narrow Path Eggman: The magma's really flowing, here! That bridge is the only way to get across! Omega: Pathway narrowed due to activated defense mechanism.
Shadow, non-canonically, did what Sonic never did (as far as I know) -- kill the root of the world's major problems. If the death of Eggman was canon, the franchise could've been finished. As long as we have Eggman alive, there will be more Sonic games. Good job Sonic... I guess?
This is why the storybook games can feel like a breath of fresh air, because Eggman isn't the main villain or even in the story at all, apart from King Shahryar in Secret Rings who only looked like Eggman.
@@furiousfinch1587 Also, at some places, you can harvest valuable materials (as shovels and carts suggest Eggman does already), such as rhenium (IRL, the project for harvesting it from Kudriavy volcan was suggested).
You really think anyone would mess with you, if you had a base like this. That had geothermal defenses? I think not... nobody, no matter how tough they are, can withstand the heat from lava for long, let alone get touched by it. The more lava in the base at maximum height, the better defended you are.
Well on paper this would seem like a good place to build a base in defense sense hedgehogs can’t survive in lava But in game Why make the defense systems manual activate The man has 300 IQ and gets outsmarted by an 8 year old fox , an amnesia hedgehog and A robot built by eggman! Also some other characters like blue hedgehogs and detectives guardians , treasure hunters , Girls and some others
@1337 One of the many things I hated about this game. Why do I still have to fight certain characters even if I do the mission that involves helping them? Bullshit!
Shadow Androids Eggman: The Shadow Android's standard armament includes some very relentless lock-on missiles! Omega: Confirmed presence of lock-on device. Beware of fake Shadow's missiles.
AHA! Just played through this nostalgia ride once again! Forced myself to get this story just for the song....also took some pics of shadow with comically large robot gun. I am still wondering one thing.....why on earth would he build a shelter here???
Yeah! Fighting Omega as the final boss would be awesome. It could be where he absorbs the last Chaos Emerald to make himself super strong. Granted, it means that, in order for their to be consistency, they would have to shoehorn Omega as a boss for Cosmic Fall, but that would still be awesome!
Yes that is really disappointing. I guess its because the game was really rushed (like planed features like an enemy radar scene in a few early screen shoots or a usable tank were also cut after all) But its really disappointing that there is no ending in which you join the Eggman Empire and help the Doctor to global domination.
Melted Rail #1 Eggman: This rail has melted partway through due to activating my volcanic defenses. Omega: This rail terminates abruptly. Eggman's machines have caused the magma levels to rise.
This is probably the most bad rated neutral path level Basically from Air fleet, Iron jungle, and space gadget You basically head out to go kill Eggmam even though in Air fleet and Space gadget it makes no sense for him to be an android unless you did Iron jungle.
The dark mission on Lava Shelter should have ended with Diablon and Eggman as guide instead of both of them ending with Shadow and Omega fighting Egg Dealer.
Song for the music: The End of Dr. Eggman Lyrics: This is the end of Dr. Eggman No one will ever see him again I will at last eliminate him This is Dr. Eggman's final fight. He will resist but I will persist I find it just to seek this blood lust Vengeance at hand will go on as planned Never again will he see the daylight At long last revenge will be mine I'll carry it out in time I'll give it my best for it is my quest to kill off Dr. Eggman It's too late to forgive him and have him make amends! I won't rest until the Eggman Wars finally ends!
Tecna (winx club): shadow thank goodness you here i don't believe eggman send a coppies of you please shadow you have to destroy all shadow android's and then eggman will be defenseless of androids
“I’ll make you wish you’d never created me.”
"Using the Control Stick while grinding Will let me lean toward other rails to jump to."
Omega: shadow, eggman is inside, if you have a need to confront him, then assist me in my search.
DISCUSSTANG...
NOSTALGIAAAAAAAAA
That was a pretty badass line, I gotta say...
This is probably the most underrated song in the entire franchise.
Yes yes
the only good songs in this game were this, E.G.G.M.A.N and Final Haunt
@@masterfarr8265 Lost colony, the doom, sky troops and many more. You need to give this soundtrack a re-listen. You mong
Dreamcast Dazia if i didn't care about those songs the first time i heard, why would i like them the 2-4th time
@@masterfarr8265 then you are tone def. Its that simple xx
2000s sonic music never fails to help me relax
i agreed with you more friend
Since someone left comments on how the music reflects Shadow in GUN Fortress and Final Haunt, my take on Lava Shelter is Shadow is full of anger. He is on the hunt for Eggman after giving him the slip time and again, telling him he’s an “android”. And now he’s going to make Eggman pay.
I always kind of felt it conveyed how after all his searching and uncertainty Shadow finally has a clear purpose(exacting vengeance on Eggman for causing all his troubles in the first place)
And with the nature of the stage in question, talk about having reached a boiling point.
People that say Shadow the hedgehog doesn't have a memorable ost that's such a myth.
A lot of songs aren’t but this is one of the few.
Wasn't a big fan of the game but I did like the soundtrack.
Probably my favorite stage in the game. It has a real flow to it once you get the layout down, and the music is really great. It's a great example of how good some of Shadow the Hedgehog's stages are, and how generally competent the game design was. It's really too bad the internet has decided this game is basically a war crime, cause at its core this is really quite a good game. Especially considering what came a year later.
Another great thing about the level? The only enemies that appear are Egg Pawns and Shadow Androids, but you're *never* required to beat them to proceed, regardless of the path taken. You can beat the Dark mission without racking up Hero score at all, making the A-Rank fairer.
That, and Shadow Androids' missiles can help activate the defense systems. So even though they're aiming at you, you can view it as Shadow and his robot "brothers" working together to help Eggman. (Before betraying him at the end, of course.)
@@JinzoFiter what a just genuinely good stage. Always enjoy replaying it.
Even more ironic is the fact that 06 has similar design strengths, and even unique strengths, but unfortunately for it, SEGA of Japan happened.
Sonic should get sold to an even better company that is extremely great yoo and most importantly a company who would take care of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise and care for it which there would be companies who would care a lot for the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise
Eggman: That’s my chaos emerald. Don’t you touch it!
Too late
_One game later..._
Shadow: DON'T TOUCH IT
Doctor, at last I'll hear the truth from you
I don't care what anyone says, I love this game, I have ever since its release.
Oh absolutely. I don't care what naysayers have to say about this game. I loved it the moment it came out. 4Kids VAs doing the VAs for this game was awesome to me at the time.
@@Galdr Definitely. Goku (Or Berserk's Gaston) as the ultimate villain was a nice surprise.
Shadow the hedgehog the video game explained more of Shadow's Lore better! Plus it kinda proved he was the real Shadow all along. Second favorite along with Sonic battle having the best story ever!
I love it too.
@@Nightmare-xh5ri Love this game, but it ruined Shadow's lore completely. Shadow isn't even an android anymore. He's a weird hybrid cyborg now
Lava Shelter is quite a cool evil lair to be honest. Dangerous for both the invader and the invaded, but cool nonetheless. Air conditioning is imperative too.
Omega: HEAD FOR THE CENTER OF THE BASE.
Eggman : *Activate The Volcanic Defense Systems*
Tecna (winx club): destroy All Shadow Androids
Every time the loop resets, I get a new boost of serotonin.
Something interesting to note here: you know how Eggman's lines have a voice filter when he's speaking from the little drone thingy? In this level, the voice filter is not applied. All of Eggman's lines that are exclusive to this level are left raw and unfiltered. Whether this was intentional or an oversight, I guess we'll never know.
And oddly, his line "There's no time to waste!" when switching to him with the D-Pad has the filter.
You think that could be because shadow had internalized the idea of him being an android and now hears Eggman loud and clear as if he is speaking to his robot? Or maybe the editors just made an oopsie.
"Activate the Volcanic Defense Systems!" Still remember it 17 years later....
I wish lava shelter could only be accessed from iron jungle. It would make the hero and dark missions of air fleet and space gadget make more sense and make the plot more coherent for lava shelter
0:58
If you listen carefully the voices sound like they’re saying:
‘Yes. You know I love you.
You mean the world.
But this sickness can’t help us all...’
Ive been curious about that part for years, the same with 'The Supernatural'
U can't hear it very well, because it's very obstructed!
I've wondered what the point of those vocals were. When I was younger I thought they were screams of people melting in the lava and it terrified me
Melted Rail #2
Eggman: This rail is already under the magma, too!
Omega: Rail terminated due to magma level.
Best stage in the game.
LOVED THE SHIT OUT OF THIS WHEN GOING NEUTRAL
When you need to find the DAMN truth! 😂 🤘🏻
Stage Start
Shadow: I'll make you wish you'd never created me!
Omega: Shadow! Eggman is inside here! If you have a need to confront him, then assist me in my search!
Eggman: Hoho, Shadow! GUN has surrounded my base, and are trying to bring me down! Activate the volcanic defense system to shield the base with my lava magma!
0:38 love that part!!
ME TOO!!!
Same here dudes
@@jcsonicprime
I can hear the Pistol Shooting 0:38
*LAVA SHELTER:*
A Top-Secret underground emergency bunker, this hidden base serves as the Eggman Empire's last line of defence in crisis scenarios. Built within a cave network of magma floes the stronghold can run off of geothermal energy indefinitely, while also being able to harvest the molten material for a near constant supply of mineral ore to construct masses of war-weapons and other machinery to make a return once the worst of a given crisis blows over.
Narrow Path
Eggman: The magma's really flowing, here! That bridge is the only way to get across!
Omega: Pathway narrowed due to activated defense mechanism.
Shadow, non-canonically, did what Sonic never did (as far as I know) -- kill the root of the world's major problems. If the death of Eggman was canon, the franchise could've been finished. As long as we have Eggman alive, there will be more Sonic games. Good job Sonic... I guess?
Thats The point man!! Sonic dont want to kill robotnik, but shadow does!
Realistically, if Eggman was killed an the event was canon, Zavok will be the new villain.
This is why the storybook games can feel like a breath of fresh air, because Eggman isn't the main villain or even in the story at all, apart from King Shahryar in Secret Rings who only looked like Eggman.
@@Cyanmartinez And now, we have literal Death incarnate as another backup(Sonic Frontiers)
This and Death Ruins have the best rock genre in the game✌✊
Almost Dead?
"Why would he build a base in a place like this?"
Geothermal energy, my boy! And it doubles as a security measure.
@@furiousfinch1587 Also, at some places, you can harvest valuable materials (as shovels and carts suggest Eggman does already), such as rhenium (IRL, the project for harvesting it from Kudriavy volcan was suggested).
You really think anyone would mess with you, if you had a base like this. That had geothermal defenses? I think not... nobody, no matter how tough they are, can withstand the heat from lava for long, let alone get touched by it. The more lava in the base at maximum height, the better defended you are.
To keep out blue hedgehogs
Well on paper this would seem like a good place to build a base in defense sense hedgehogs can’t survive in lava But in game Why make the defense systems manual activate The man has 300 IQ and gets outsmarted by an 8 year old fox , an amnesia hedgehog and A robot built by eggman! Also some other characters like blue hedgehogs and detectives guardians , treasure hunters , Girls and some others
A reminder of my greatest victory: the death of Dr. Eggman!
*G O O D B Y E D O C T O R*
@@RamielEdits Yep.
@@RamielEdits Eggman: NUUUOOOOOOOOO 🤣
@@alexperalta601 Personally, I'd kill off Eggman a different way other than a karate chop to the head.
@1337 One of the many things I hated about this game. Why do I still have to fight certain characters even if I do the mission that involves helping them? Bullshit!
One of the ending songs for SMBZ too! Felt so long ago when that was made heh.
Chaos Emerald
Eggman: That's my Chaos Emerald! Don't you touch it!
Omega: Target sighted! Eggman in possession of the Chaos Emerald.
Shadow Androids
Eggman: The Shadow Android's standard armament includes some very relentless lock-on missiles!
Omega: Confirmed presence of lock-on device. Beware of fake Shadow's missiles.
i replayed shadow the hedge hog from 3 years ago and this level was my favorite
That's great. My favorite stage is sky troops.
@@edwardrobinson5470 Lava Shelter and Final Haunt are my favorite stages.
@@SonicSammich That's awesome. I like the music in those stages.
“Object airborne without use of thrust or engine components. Does not compute.”
"I'll make you wish you'd never created me"
It was so much fun railing through this level!
AHA! Just played through this nostalgia ride once again! Forced myself to get this story just for the song....also took some pics of shadow with comically large robot gun. I am still wondering one thing.....why on earth would he build a shelter here???
why not Hes Eggman
Neutral Route
I just wish both missions didn't lead to the same boss. :/
With practically the same ending, too.
@@DrMemeD302 He should've fought Omega after the dark mission and Egg Dealer after the hero mission
Yeah! Fighting Omega as the final boss would be awesome. It could be where he absorbs the last Chaos Emerald to make himself super strong.
Granted, it means that, in order for their to be consistency, they would have to shoehorn Omega as a boss for Cosmic Fall, but that would still be awesome!
But yeah, the lead to the same boss
Yes that is really disappointing. I guess its because the game was really rushed (like planed features like an enemy radar scene in a few early screen shoots or a usable tank were also cut after all)
But its really disappointing that there is no ending in which you join the Eggman Empire and help the Doctor to global domination.
*"I'll make you wish you never created me..."*
Best level and level's OST
Can't agree more with you 😎🤘🏻🔝
one of the best songs in Sonic history and yet it's so underappreciated.
“arghhh death to all who appose me “ CHAOS BLAST 💥!
😤✊🏻💥💀😈🔝🤣
Eggman: Activate the volcanic defense systems!
Omega: Head to the center of the base!
Lmao i still can't believe they had shadow legit just murk fuckin Eggman.
that green toxic lava tho WATCH OUT SHADOW
My best parts 0:13 0:38 😀
my favorite last level of the game 😃
"Ho-ho Shadow! ..."
“This lava flow will prevent enemies from sneaking into my base!”
Hmmm i love this soundtrack
thank now i can download her
Melted Rail #1
Eggman: This rail has melted partway through due to activating my volcanic defenses.
Omega: This rail terminates abruptly. Eggman's machines have caused the magma levels to rise.
I think there's more grinding in the Lava Shelter level than in any other level of the game.
This is probably the most bad rated neutral path level Basically from Air fleet, Iron jungle, and space gadget You basically head out to go kill Eggmam even though in Air fleet and Space gadget it makes no sense for him to be an android unless you did Iron jungle.
Kickass soundtrack!
I can see this with a C’mon N’ Ride It mashup
The dark mission on Lava Shelter should have ended with Diablon and Eggman as guide instead of both of them ending with Shadow and Omega fighting Egg Dealer.
yhea
Song for the music: The End of Dr. Eggman
Lyrics:
This is the end of Dr. Eggman
No one will ever see him again
I will at last eliminate him
This is Dr. Eggman's final fight.
He will resist but I will persist
I find it just to seek this blood lust
Vengeance at hand will go on as planned
Never again will he see the daylight
At long last
revenge will be mine
I'll carry it out in time
I'll give it my best
for it is my quest
to kill off Dr. Eggman
It's too late to forgive him and have him make amends!
I won't rest until the Eggman Wars finally ends!
At 0:58 there is actually lyrics
@@annramirez1740 Ok?
Are you confused at to what they are or....
@@annramirez1740 I don't get it.
I believe they are saying “Yes. You know I love you, you mean the world. But this sickness can’t help us all”
3:29-4:02
0:13
oh
isso é numa base vulcânica?
Tecna (winx club): shadow thank goodness you here i don't believe eggman send a coppies of you please shadow you have to destroy all shadow android's and then eggman will be defenseless of androids
cat
I tried speed running this level for the first time and started hating my life..
"I'll make you wish you never created me".