Close to the tip of December, Keanu Reeves will lend his voice to Shadow the Hedgehog on the large display in Sonic the Hedgehog 3. However as revealed throughout Sony’s State of Play, Reeves may even be voicing Shadow earlier in December as a part of a DLC launch for Sonic x Shadow Generations.
Solely a short clip of the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Film Pack DLC was proven throughout State of Play, however it dropped Reeves’ Shadow instantly into Tokyo, which is without doubt one of the settings within the movie.
Whereas talking to PlayStation Blog, Shun Nakamura famous that the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Film pack is unconnected to the narrative of Shadow Generations. As an alternative, he described it as “bonus content material,” however pressured that Shadow’s controls will stay in keeping with the principle sport.
“The event group additionally lives in Tokyo, so we tried to develop this setting an satisfying place as a Sonic sport but additionally clearly exhibiting the Tokyo-likeness,” added Nakamura. “We even went out for analysis to the precise space getting used within the sport for inspiration. We really feel it is rather thrilling to play as Shadow in an actual current metropolis, so please stay up for it.”
Sonic x Shadow Generations is coming to all consoles and PC on October 25, whereas the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Film Pack might be launched on December 12. The DLC may even be out there as a part of the Sonic x Shadow Generations Digital Deluxe Version.