![Are They Friends, Foes…or Guardians? This morning, the bare splash page Sega Japan established for Sonic Lost World became a little less barren, and a little more tantalizing for Sonic […]](http://www.tssznews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sonic_lost_world_early_header-620x250.jpg "UPDATE: Sonic Lost World JP Site Update Shows New Characters")
Are They Friends, Foes…or Guardians?
This morning, the bare splash page Sega Japan established for Sonic Lost World became a little less barren, and a little more tantalizing for Sonic fans.
The photo you see above and reflected on the site shows off six silhouettes. We don’t officially know much about them, or whether they’re considered friends or foes in this new adventure. However, it’s noteworthy because there had been a report this artwork and perhaps more had been leaked before the game’s official announcement last week on Facebook, which included word these six individuals are “guardians” of the world. This artwork certainly gives credibility to that information.
Those reports also noted there would be more information to share next Wednesday, the 29th, so too that is looking more probable at this point. When we learn more, we will share it with you here.
UPDATE: The Sega Twitter feed has afforded a larger photo of the six seen above, still silhouetted, but much clearer to make out:
The update also confirmed a formal reveal on Wednesday. We assume that will include a trailer and other media. The entire TSSZ team will be here to bring you details from that day, as well as community reaction.
Thanks to Liam who originally tipped us on Twitter.
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I have a feeling that Lost World is the beginning of a new Sonic era. I wonder what they will call the current Modern Era when the next one begins. The HD Era?
Probably.
Classic, Adventure, HD, Modern. Sounds good to me. C: Tho there’s the Wii titles… so just in case…
Classic, Adventure, Multiplatform and Nintendo Ero? o-O (lol idk if all this era’s games will be on Nintendo but that’d be an easy title if it were.)
I’m with Gnat on this one.
Also, Christ why are all of you acting like two year olds?
You’re not familiar with this place, are you?
Yeah they look pretty cool. Can definitely see a Nintendo influence there. Anyway, my problem with the Sonic series isn’t with the introduction of new characters, my problem is with them introducing too many one-off characters. Good storytelling is all about weaving familiar characters into a story that feels natural. What I would like to see is a somewhat mature, but still comedic and kid-friendly storyline that really has depth. I’m not talking Sonic 06 by any means. More along the lines of a Zelda-type storyline. Hopefully with Nintendo’s help SEGA will achieve just that in the near future…
I thought what they were supposed to do was use already-established casts to adventure through a story that may or may not effect a new character that we may or may not see again. It can also not introduce a new character. I think it should be OKAY to not introduce a new character and okay to introduce a new character all the same as long as they’re using old characters as well.
I’d really like if everyone were cool with it being mixed up. xD Like honestly, a growing cast of characters isn’t bad as long as the added characters aren’t like Shadow and Rouge where you suddenly expect them to be part of the main roster. They should be like Marine, someone you don’t expect to ever see again except in possibly special cases. lol I mean, you gotta meet new ppl when you go somewhere you’ve never gone before but it doesn’t mean they have to be part of your little clique. :3 I think the current cast of characters is just fine and I don’t see a problem with it unless they start to add ones no one really cares about. lol Ir really helped Sonic Generations that’s for sure. =D Sonic obviously has a lot of support.
Hey! THIS!
What’s the point of Sonic travelling all around the world, if he keeps bumping into the same old faces over and over again? Heck, even in SPACE he had to bump into every single, popular-at-the-time characters without any particular reason.
Blame it on sola-sonica for so long, but I actually want Sonic to meet new faces, to work together with new friends, and to face new villains other than Eggman.
I don’t know who or when it was established that Sonic is not allowed more than X ammount of friends, or X ammount of villains. Just let it BE. Give Sonic Team creativity freedom, otherwise, the plots will start to sound inevitably more and more familiar each time.
I for one like what I’m seeing so far. At least these guys look more at home with an antropomoprhic blue hedgehog than the realistic-looking humans from SA1-2, Shadow/06.. 😀
They’re the wisps designs (seriously just look at their heads) meets Loonatics Unleashed, even if Iizuka denies that Nintendo has direct involvement in the design process people are going to swear every little thing involved the hand of Shiggy.
Nice to see the original Tornado return in all it’s glory, why was the emblem on the stabilizer missing in Episode 2?
No, everyone one of us nerdlings who get all this info on the internet will cuz we know about the partnership. I can guarantee that almost no one I’ll run into on the street or in a game store who happens to buy the game will even know about the partnership and thus not think about the comparison. They’ll just think it’s the style Sonic’s evolved into, cuz to them, a lot of games are similar based on their genre, which is true. The only way I’ll meet a person IN person who acts like and knows stuff that ppl I see on here would are the ones who make it obvious they’re on the internet reading this stuff a lot. I’ve met a couple, there’s a big difference. xDD (Well, some ppl are good at being both. o.o)
And the Tornado looks a little different doesn’t it? Maybe that’s why I got a Sonic 2 vibe asside from the graphical look and design to it. I like the original Tornado also. And you’re right about the emblem missing in Ep2. Weird. xD
But in this it looks like the emblem is there (whether it’s a star or Tails’ tails) the ends of the wings have something on them and the part where it’s supposed to say “SONIC” looks a little blank. Maybe it’s just cuz the image is so small. We’ll see.
Dang how many paint jobs did the Tornado go through? 1 for each era it seems. :L
So we have:
Tornado,
Tornado plus rocket,
Tornado minus rocket and emblem,
Tornado reconstruction and paint job with Tails emblems,
Tornado X (Well I’m calling it that, the grey prototype he was working on in SA1 xD),
Tornado 2 – can transform into X-mode
Tornado 3 – can transform into Cyclone and car mode
Tornado 2 plus back seat in X-mode (Sonic Heroes)
Tornado 2 plus back seat in normal mode (Sonic Riders)
Tornado reconfiguration-&-paint-job#2 – aka “Tornado 1″ can transform to X-mode
Tornado plus paint job #3 to look more like the original design…. I wonder if it can still transform then. lol
OH WAIT. Yellow Tornado, or Tornado 4… whatever it’s called from SASRT. lol
Would be neat if the design is them hinting that this takes places during the classic era rather than after Colors and Generations, could just be a design decision by Sonic Team though.
If the planet isn’t Little Planet then just how many planets does Sonic’s world have floating around it’s skies? I guess it might be continuing Color’s trend of referencing Sonic CD’s imagery.
@Jeffery Mass
Oops lol sorry I had you mixed up with somebody else lol my bad!
Well, I haven’t read ALL of the comments, but as far as I know, don’t the big ones remind you guys of something… familiar?
http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120509210705/sonic/images/2/28/Unleashedconcept28.png
http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120509210110/sonic/images/a/a7/Unleashedconcept25.png
I mentioned that. Now I’m suing you for 4.3 million.
The sega cd wasn’t as main stream as one would think. Sonic, tails and knuckles were the true trio the genesis fans grew up on. I’m not denying metal sonic and Amy came before knuckles but the fact is sonic cd wasn’t on the genesis. Besides Amy had no depth when she was introduced….she was more useless when she appeared than tails in sonic 3 speacil stage. Other than her being kidnapped by metal sonic , she didn’t contribute nearly the amount fandom that happened when knuckles came out. Knuckles was more popular than sonic at one point.(look it up)As for ray and mighty…if the comics had not kept them alive no one would give two hoots about them. Knuckles ftw. This rant was just defend people who liked it just sonic tails and knuckles.
My bad I just read one article and responded than left. ^ I ain’t got time for all that^
But yes don’t sue me… Who I do I look like Archie?