Nah Doesn't really sink in anywhere near as "If the world chooses to become my enemy, I'll fight like I always have" or "Maria, for all the people on this planet, I promise you....Revenge !". Kirk Thornton just sounds like a generic, broody, monotone anime rival, and that doesn't help it either.
Its really fitting when you remember the hub world had an evil version of all hail shadow the whole time. Alluding to black dooms plans to possess him. So when this kicks in you know Shadow will always fight against Doom and anyone who threatens the Earth.
@@yrooxrksvi7142 It's a really confusing boss fight and it's hard to master, but I'd say it's pretty good. You can pretty much hit Neo Devil Doom in every attack phase he has, you just have to be good at dodging the attacks (or in the case of the giant eye, reflect its lasers back to it)
@@DarkkirbyKRPG First phase is a boring rehash of Metal Overlord with the Doom Morph sprinkled in second phase is a pseudo Super Shadow fight, all spectacle and no content. If I wanted a boring game of dodging and spamming QTE, I'd play the Secret Rings final boss.
The INSTANT I recognized the beat, I LITERALLY *screamed* "HOLY FUCK IT'S AN ORCHESTRAL REMIX OF ALL HAIL SHADOW" and I was jamming the entire rest of the fight. "And STAY DEAD this time, bitch!!" Shadow the Hedgehog, probably
@@Zackarite To inform you a little more, they're referencing John Wick because the actor of John Wick, Keanu Reeves, is voicing Shadow in the Paramount movie.
One could hope, getting a game that expands on his character as his own person would do wonders for him since ever since 06 he has just been in limbo, getting a game like Shadow Gens *minus all the nostalgia and actually having something original* would be amazing to see since he already had unique gameplay from 06, so if they were able to refine it with more high speed gameplay like how they did it for Shadow would be enticing to see done
I think a lot of the extra work comes from Shadow being the second most popular character in the franchise behind Sonic, which is why they picked him for the movie and built up all this hype for him this year to begin with. I don't personally see a "Year Of Silver" BUT, I could see him getting to do more shit in the mainline games, maybe even be full on playable and then go from there. He's been pretty prominent in the IDW Comics which are canon, so who knows. I really hope so, he's one of my favorite characters in the series and he's just way too damn cool to constantly just be a background character. And with the reaction to Kingdom Valley and Mephiles, Sega's beginning to realize it's okay to reference things like 06. I mean, this game right here is basically a sequel to Shadow 05, which was panned and mocked for years.
I wish. In a better timeline. Silver is on equal status with Sonic and Shadow in popularity, that's obviously what SEGA wanted when they made Silver the 3rd protagonist of 06. What I'd love most is a game that features Sonic, Shadow and Silver as the main protagonists again, give the trio another chance. I know Sonic Team would be able to pull it off, with how amazing Shadow Generations was.
The boost in golden aura is the same exact one we see at the end of the knight boss in frontiers, when Sonic gets mad and wants to finish it. Dunno what the lore is with that, but it’s interesting to note that we see it two games in a row now
The use of All Hail Shadow really sells that this adventure was not about developing Shadow's character, as that has happened years ago. This is closer to going "Yup, here ya go. Character is DONE now. No more Whats, Whys, or Could's, no more "Potential Man". He now has a complete Backstory, a complete set of abilities with explnations TO those abilities and a fully established personality". This song signifies that Shadow has reach his point of enlightment; He is completed, and there is no more reason for him to try and go back. You can sit back and relax, knowing that the funny edgy hedgehog can now only move forward
@@bngln1712 Shadow gets to experince the luxury that not even Mega Man characters can really afford. Bass.exe still holds a grudge against humans, Zero is well, Zero. Proto Man will only go as far as the nuclear core can take him. Shadow is free and has joined the likes of the ancients of Cookie Run: Kingdom. He atoned for his past aggressions in his own game, and now he reaches enlightenment here.
I remember when we got symphonic versions of character themes.. like symphonic his world in 06 or symphonic endless possibilities...i missed the symphonic boss themes like this
It still is cringe. Is still is edgy. The plot is still stupid as hell. And to that, you know what a 40-year old has to say? "I know!" Because it's cool. Shadow won.
I am all but convinced that there was a psyop in the 2010s targeted against anything cool and fun (/hj) I am so glad things are finally allowed to just be cool again, no strings attached
@@thatamericannarrator8247 Yeah that is true. I was coping a little because I wanted Kellin again (SWS is my favorite band lol). This is great as well.
They had All Hail Shadow playing all throughout White Space, they might as well have gone all out and made a grand orchestral final boss version of it and it is phenomenal.
Back in the day, Shadow needed to go Super to beat Devil Doom. Now he's thrashing him even in his new Neo form with ease. Sure, the Doom powers may help some but 1, they boost Doom too and 2, those powers can 't compare to Chaos Emeralds.
I also believe that Black Doom hadn't finished recovering from the first beat down that Shadow gave him. And there's the fact that Shadow has been developing his skills, while Black Doom was just recuperating his physical form.
What’s with generations versions of Dreamcast (yeah I know shadow the hedgehog wasn’t on the Dreamcast, but the graphics don’t fit the modern era) bosses not needing super forms to be beaten
I am kind of glad that they didn't bring back I Am All of Me as Shadow's main theme. That song was symbolic of Shadow's amnesia, his question of who he really was. Now he has the answer.
I mean, they did bring that song back. It's one of the available song options for those who got the Digital Deluxe DLC...And I'm not ashamed to admit I used it for the Devil Doom battle, although I do wish this song overrode my swapped track for Neo Devil Doom.
I think I Am All of Me maybe could have been phase 1’s theme, since it was the original Devil Doom’s boss theme, but nothing could replace this for phase 2.
You see this Sega this is what happens when you work hard and refine something… don’t just slap a label and say it will be good because it’s this. Hard work is what makes something shine not just a symbol. When you put passion into something this game is what comes out, congratulations!
The previous games failures had nothing to do with a lack of passion, it had to do with a lack of time on the developers parts. Starting with Frontiers, Izuka fought against Sega to give Sonic Team more time to actually finish the games they were working on.
If this can be a sign of things to come for Shadow as a character and Sonic as a whole I am so happy to say the future looks fucking BRIGHT people! ALL HAIL SHADOW!
Honestly I don't know if I would prefer I AM (All of Me) or this as a the final boss theme. Both of these songs are absolute bangers. But I guess All Hail Shadow is the more heroic theme, so it makes sense they picked it.
I personally think All Hail Shadow fits better, given it signifies the resolve that Shadow gains to carve his own destiny at the end of Shadow 05. It's like the destination while I Am All Of Me is the journey
This track went from a badass headbanger in the original, to a Triumphant song of a Hero's victory in the remaster! I didn't think it was possible to make this song better, and I've never been happier to have been proven wrong!
Neo Devil Doom: "Behold, Shadow. I have gained even more power and a new form you've never seen before! You are doomed to serve me and- Why do **I** hear boss music?"
Not gonna lie, I didn't immediately recognize this when it played, but as I heard Johnny's voice start to break through the orchestra, I was like "damn." ALL HAIL SHADOW!
The drums and guitar sound thunderous! I made a Crush 40 style track called Chaos Control inspired by Open Your Heart and Live & Learn, check it out if you guys like Jun Senoue/Crush 40.
So this is the same vocals from the 06 version, just the instrumentals have been altered right? I dig the new track, but I don't get why they don't let Crush 40 redo the vocals for this or what I'm made of?
Sometimes if something works, you don't need to change anything. While i do understand trying to create something to express the moment, All Hail Shadow is pretty much the best way to describe that battle.
Other people gush about how good the song is (for good reason), but I want to talk about my connection to this song and Sonic in General. I grew up on the Sonic SATAM cartoons on Netflix on my Wii, Skylanders was the game series for me, and I was a happy kid. I always looked up to Sonic, a carefree soul guided by wherever the wind takes him. I wanted to be like Sonic. He was my favorite character, up until my Uncle died in a train accident 3 years ago now. When I picked up Sonic X Shadow Generations for my Series S, I knew I would have a good time. Little did I know that Shadow would become how I see the world. He lost everything when Maria got shot, his best friend, his home, and his father. It wasn't until SA2 where he was freed and worked for Eggman to destroy the world for revenge. Any was able to remind Shadow his wish to Maria adn saved the world. He then had a crisis with the Black Arms and eventually saved the world again, regaining his memories and becoming a Hero. In Generations, he almost had a relaspe with Doom Powers and it's Maria who reminded him l, he broke free and defeated Devil Doom, and i felt like Shadow in that moment.
The reason I said "I" defeated Decil Doom because I often project myself on the character I'm playing as, as if I was the main character in the story. Could it be escapism? Possibly, but that's beside the point. I see myself more as Shadow than Sonic, a true hero, and autistic. Look at Sonic Prime and tell me with a straight face that the Chaos Emerald is NOT Shadow's comfort item.
I am so glad I was as diligent as I was about avoiding spoilers before playing the game, because when I heard the first few seconds of this riff during the fight, I felt a childlike excitement that I haven’t felt since I was a kid watching a walkthrough of Shadow’s route in Sonic 06. I literally screamed from hype in the living room, bro. Game of the year
The ultimate conclusion to Shadow’s character arc, the end of his cursed past and affiliation with Black Doom, and the definitive closure with Maria and Gerald. Peak game. 👍
Not necessarily the end of his arc overall, but for sure the end of this one. It's been left feeling unfinished for so long that Shadow has been sort of a cumbersome character to write, but now I believe he'll be able to appear more often in important roles.
@@highpriestessgabagool5170 True, I just felt it's a much better arc conclusion than how Shadow's standalone game ended it back in 2005, this felt like a proper farewell and Shadow officially moving forward. I also look forward to his future roles, and his continued growth as a character.
"Splendid, Shadow! Truly SPLENDID! You really are my finest instrument! A testament to my bloodline! See yourself as what you truly are!!" "I'm NOTHING like you. I have surpassed you!" This goes hard man.
I can't believe this game is real, everything in this game is either great or good imo. The ost is also great as always, I can't wait for the album to release.
I wish he said "This is who I am" Before he threw the doom spears. Would have been so perfect. "I am Shadow the Hedgehog! I decide my own destiny! THIS is WHO I AM!" Or something written better then that. Imagine it.
While Shadow Gens was mostly a nostalgia trip I don't mind it this time around since they actually went back to zones we hadn't seen in damn well 20 years almost in some cases
This means so much people might just think that it’s a cool song, but they could’ve used. I am all of me, which is what I was expecting. I totally thought they were going to use all of me but instead they. Used his main theme from sonic 06 because they knew that that moment at the end of that game when they version of this song plays is one of the best part of the entire series. This means so much and I love this ending. I feel like they could’ve had more, but I think this is, the best sonic game ever made
Honestly im okay with that cuz Shadow was made DURING the Crush 40 era, so its HIS soundtrack that should get revamped with them not Kellin, and thats coming from someone who LOVES sonic frontiers' soundtrack
I really like the themes of the hedgehog bois (Sonic, Shadow, and Silver) because they're just so damn fitting It Doesn't Matter (both versions) is kind of a reflection of Sonic's personality and how he carries himself. He does things because HE wants to and HE thinks it's the right thing, not because someone told him to. He doesn't care what people think, because it's his life to live. Dreams of an Absolution is a musical retelling of Silver's tragedy, his suffering at the hands of Iblis, and how he intends to fix things at any cost. And finally, All Hail Shadow is basically Shadow's hype-man music. The song tells you just how powerful Shadow is, especially now that he's learned to let go of his past trauma. He's more than his past. Like Sonic, Shadow doesn't follow his "destiny" (obeying Black Doom) and does what he believes is right. And what he believes is right is to honor his promise to Maria until the end. Shadow himself said it best in both '06 and Shadow Generations: "If the world decides to become my enemy, I will fight like I always have." "I am Shadow the Hedgehog. This is the destiny I choose!"
Just like some others, I was totally expecting I Am All of Me like the original Shadow the Hedgehog. I think this was such a great decision, because I Am All of Me would not fit Shadow’s character at the end of this story. I think remixing it into an orchestral arrangement was genuinely really amazing and the whole fight was pretty good! This whole mode was a step in the right direction, and I appreciated the characterization of Shadow a lot here. I still think having Never Turn Back creep into the final scene would have been awesome but that’s just me.
I Am All Of Me should have played during the Doom Morph platforming half of Devil Doom for nostalgia's sake. Sure, you can put it in yourself, but you also lose this remix of All Hail Shadow in the process.
1:26 to 1:52 is just a piece i didnt know i needed to be added to this. This is beautiful and encapsulates a lot about shadow. It just feels like hope, adoration and love. From Maria, Gerald, and ill even argue for Shadows present and future companions (mainly rouge and omega. Screw segas mandates). Like maria said, even though he may not know how to express his emotions, he has a big heart.
Imma be real honest, when I first got to this part of the final battle, I genuinely thought I heard "I am Shadow!" and I popped off at the mishear. I genuinely thought it was such a sick reinvention of the song. BUT IT'S STILL SO FUCKING PEAK DON'T GET ME WRNOG.
Since it's going to take place during the SA2 game/story, we are probably getting Live and Learn (hopefully) but i won't lie this was beautiful to hear when i got to Neo Devil Doom
This song relies on the idea of Shadow being a hero. You can't have a story where Shadow is trying to destroy humanity for most of the runtime then put this song
1:27 this part just screams to me some kind of speech from Shadow that goes something like “I am not your puppet, Black Doom. I am Shadow the Hedgehog, the Ultimate Life Form board aboard the ARK with the purpose of bringing hope to humanity! THIS IS WHO I AM!!”
I fully expected a remix of I Am All Of Me (it is quintessentially Shadow, lets be honest), but this has *so* much more weight to it that this could have been the only real choice
It was representative of the amnesiac shadow seen in Heroes and Shadow the Hedgehog 2005. This is the theme of Shadow the Hedgehog as he is now: confident in who he is, and especially in his power
"WE ARE ONE AND THE SAME!!" "I am Shadow the Hedgehog. This is the destiny I choose. NOW! TO END THIS!!" "I crafted everything up until now! And yet! You deny me!!" "HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!" "Shadow . . . you . . .AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!"
I knew it wouldn’t happen, but I really wish that we got a remix of Magna-Fi’s “Who I Am”, the cut song from Shadow 2005. Oh, well. We’ll just have to wait for someone to mos the song in.
I am Shadow, Shadow The Hedgehog. I am the ultimate lifeform born to protect this planet, my past may be behind me, but my promise remains in my heart. My team is with me like they’ve always have, I’ve annihilated prototypes, fakers, equals, darkness, and phantoms and now with your own power I SHALL ANNIHILATE YOU BLACK DOOM THIS IS WHO I AM!
Definitely the GOD of remixes for this otherwise ironic song. Felt so weird in Shadow’s game that this was the “Hero” song, but now it fits Shadow after the hell he’s been through
Shadow is my favorite Sonic character he's so cool I love Shadow Generations it's so good!!! I love how is brings SA2 and Shadow the hedgehog to give Shadow a backstory that all fits together and it is so good!!!
This is what I've been waiting for this whole time a game and story that helps shadow overcome his past. This song signifies that his character is done and can only grow from here on he found the meaning to his life that he's been searching for. Oh and as a shadow fan (Since adventure 2) as soon as I heard the lyrics I couldn't help but act as if I was with him on his side. ALL HAIL SHADOW!
When I first fought Devil Doom in Gens, I was disappointed I didn’t hear I Am All of Me. But then I got to Neo Devil Doom, and wow I’m not upset. All Hail Shadow!!!
even if all hail shadow isn't my favorite shadow theme, I still accept it if it means we're getting back a shadow that is closer to his 06 depiction and it's amazing that shadow is finally getting a triumphant heroic version of his theme like sonic almost always had for final bosses
If I didn't known how old this song actually is, I'd say it was purposely made for this game and boss fight. Hell, a part of me wants to say the entire game was built around this very song.
I love how the final boss song is a remix of all hail Shadow. A song that plays during the Hero ending credits. It's so fitting because Shadow knows his path. His destiny. He is a hero who will protect this world to the very end.
All hail shadow remix is a banger I love it bro and perfect song for the final boss in Sonic X Shadow Generations or should I say Shadow Generations that theme is officially now stick in my head
This and the original version by magni fi are so good, still partially preffer the magni fi version but this is easily the best version of the crush 40 version
I got so happy when I heard this song, I thought it would've been a new theme or I am all of me, but this will forever be shadows best song and theme ALL HAIL SHADOW!!
Not gonna lie, was hoping for a remix of "I am....all of me!" but I get significance of why this track was chosen. It's the hope Gerald and Maria have for Shadow will live his life in the future and the faith Shadow's current companions have for him in the present in song. Also, kudos to Sega/Sonic team taking a song that is by all accounts cheesy and going "Oh yeah? Well we will make you LOVE this cheesy song." And ain't gonna lie, alot of us probably immediately yelled "ALL HAIL SHADOW!" come the finale and those notes started playing.
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"I am Shadow the Hedgehog, and this is the destiny i choose!"
This is WHO I AM!
"I crafted everthing up till now....
And yet.... YOU DENY ME?!?!"
Nah Doesn't really sink in anywhere near as "If the world chooses to become my enemy, I'll fight like I always have" or "Maria, for all the people on this planet, I promise you....Revenge !".
Kirk Thornton just sounds like a generic, broody, monotone anime rival, and that doesn't help it either.
@@Beefaroni_Bert Doesn't sound nearly as epic when Shadow sounds like a drowsy elderly.
*Loads up a bunch of Chaos Spears*
"And now....TO END THIS!"
Its really fitting when you remember the hub world had an evil version of all hail shadow the whole time. Alluding to black dooms plans to possess him. So when this kicks in you know Shadow will always fight against Doom and anyone who threatens the Earth.
i didnt even think of it that way, its genius.
It had Never Turn Back in it too!
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I am SO glad they remixed All Hail Shadow instead of just making a new track. This works so well for the scenario.
Nah it doesn't, the final boss is so underwhelming.
@@yrooxrksvi7142 It's a really confusing boss fight and it's hard to master, but I'd say it's pretty good. You can pretty much hit Neo Devil Doom in every attack phase he has, you just have to be good at dodging the attacks (or in the case of the giant eye, reflect its lasers back to it)
@@yrooxrksvi7142 i disagree
@@DW9427 It's not that great of a remix either
@@DarkkirbyKRPG First phase is a boring rehash of Metal Overlord with the Doom Morph sprinkled in second phase is a pseudo Super Shadow fight, all spectacle and no content. If I wanted a boring game of dodging and spamming QTE, I'd play the Secret Rings final boss.
In Darkness there is no hope, but a shadow will show you the direction light and hope come from.
This is basically the sonic symphony's version of all hail shadow and THEY COOKED WITH IT
Meh
@@yrooxrksvi7142you’re no fun.
@@SonicdoesnotlikeIllinois I'm not trying to be
@@yrooxrksvi7142no friends fr
I was at Sonic Symphony a few days before this game came out so hearing this version made me lose my shit
The INSTANT I recognized the beat, I LITERALLY *screamed* "HOLY FUCK IT'S AN ORCHESTRAL REMIX OF ALL HAIL SHADOW" and I was jamming the entire rest of the fight.
"And STAY DEAD this time, bitch!!" Shadow the Hedgehog, probably
“People keep asking if I’m back, and I haven’t really had an answer! But now, yeah, I’m thinking I’m back!”-Shadow the Hedgehog
God what is this from, I’m rattling my head trying to figure out, I’m pretty sure it’s not from Shadow, but if it is, ignore me bein stupid
@@Zackarite John Wick.
@@Zackarite To inform you a little more, they're referencing John Wick because the actor of John Wick, Keanu Reeves, is voicing Shadow in the Paramount movie.
@@dlausactor6373Fitting 😂
Sonic is so back it's genuinely crazy
Might be a strech, but with all the work Sega has putting in making Shadow credible again, do you think we could get the same for Silver?
I hope.
One could hope, getting a game that expands on his character as his own person would do wonders for him since ever since 06 he has just been in limbo, getting a game like Shadow Gens *minus all the nostalgia and actually having something original* would be amazing to see since he already had unique gameplay from 06, so if they were able to refine it with more high speed gameplay like how they did it for Shadow would be enticing to see done
I think a lot of the extra work comes from Shadow being the second most popular character in the franchise behind Sonic, which is why they picked him for the movie and built up all this hype for him this year to begin with. I don't personally see a "Year Of Silver" BUT, I could see him getting to do more shit in the mainline games, maybe even be full on playable and then go from there. He's been pretty prominent in the IDW Comics which are canon, so who knows. I really hope so, he's one of my favorite characters in the series and he's just way too damn cool to constantly just be a background character. And with the reaction to Kingdom Valley and Mephiles, Sega's beginning to realize it's okay to reference things like 06. I mean, this game right here is basically a sequel to Shadow 05, which was panned and mocked for years.
No.
I wish. In a better timeline. Silver is on equal status with Sonic and Shadow in popularity, that's obviously what SEGA wanted when they made Silver the 3rd protagonist of 06.
What I'd love most is a game that features Sonic, Shadow and Silver as the main protagonists again, give the trio another chance. I know Sonic Team would be able to pull it off, with how amazing Shadow Generations was.
Neo Devil Doom after transforming: “…why do I hear boss music? That…ISN’T my own…?!”
Shadow: "Bitch, I **AM** the final boss!"
"BOW YOUR HEADS DOWN ALL HAIL SHADOW!!"
A sonic villian when they turned into their strongest form and rock/heavy metal starts playing from the sky: 💀
You can tell that Shadow became a hero once those gold hues overpower his crimson ones.
man got the super donic aura
I’m pretty sure that’s from him getting power from his Chaos Emerald. But it does signify what you’re saying.
maybe it was the "light" maria was talking about?
The boost in golden aura is the same exact one we see at the end of the knight boss in frontiers, when Sonic gets mad and wants to finish it. Dunno what the lore is with that, but it’s interesting to note that we see it two games in a row now
@@nemi9217 There's no lore, only reused assets.
"I crafted everything up until now... AND YET YOU DENY ME??"
"I am Shadow the Hedgehog. This is the destiny I chose!"
Wait CRUSTY? You’re a sonic fan TOO?
@@CybertrooperOfficialhell yeah sonic is goated
@@CybertrooperOfficialhell yeah sonic is goated
@@Crusty783 a sonic fan and ninjago fan. Absolutely amazing!
@Crusty783 I was wondering since there's no ninjago news could you do some sonic videos ?
"Found the meaning that you've searched for so long!" hits harder with this game.
Hell yeah, it does.
Been searching it for OH so long...
It sounds like an epic final battle and it makes me want to scream in excitement.
_when you realize that shadow didn't even have to take off his limiters to beat the fuck out of doom_
I feel like Doom Shadow without his limiters would scale roughly equal to Super Shadow
Imagine Doom Super Shadow
@@ChristheBrokenWell, he'd also explode...
@@MountainMemelord I legit love that there's an in-game explanation for this lol
As soon as this song started, I had the biggest grin on my face.
When I heard the lyrics and realized it was All Hail Shadow I legit went crazy, this hit so hard in-game
I screamed, not gonna lie.
@@DatsuKyoraku me too man
I didn't start smiling until I heard crush 40. We need more crush 40 songs.
The use of All Hail Shadow really sells that this adventure was not about developing Shadow's character, as that has happened years ago.
This is closer to going "Yup, here ya go. Character is DONE now. No more Whats, Whys, or Could's, no more "Potential Man". He now has a complete Backstory, a complete set of abilities with explnations TO those abilities and a fully established personality". This song signifies that Shadow has reach his point of enlightment; He is completed, and there is no more reason for him to try and go back. You can sit back and relax, knowing that the funny edgy hedgehog can now only move forward
Now we can get more Shadow in the future and more character development because he can move forward.
@@Darkxtex Finally, he too, is playing a sonic game
"Let's make Sonic Boom actually"
@@dawidjanik545 Performs by Crush 40
@@bngln1712 Shadow gets to experince the luxury that not even Mega Man characters can really afford. Bass.exe still holds a grudge against humans, Zero is well, Zero. Proto Man will only go as far as the nuclear core can take him. Shadow is free and has joined the likes of the ancients of Cookie Run: Kingdom. He atoned for his past aggressions in his own game, and now he reaches enlightenment here.
I remember when we got symphonic versions of character themes.. like symphonic his world in 06 or symphonic endless possibilities...i missed the symphonic boss themes like this
'If the world chooses to become my enemy... I will fight like I always have!'
'I am Shadow the Hedgehog, and this is the destiny I choose!'
*_"THIS IS WHO I AM!"_*
18 years and still the same hedgehog
@@shadow98004honestly quite mad he *didn't* say that in the final fight
To think a decade+ ago this song was seen as "cringe" and "edgy" and now it's "literally the coolest thing ever". All hail Shadow. 🤘
It still is cringe. Is still is edgy. The plot is still stupid as hell.
And to that, you know what a 40-year old has to say?
"I know!"
Because it's cool. Shadow won.
Childhood is thinking it’s cool, adulthood is thinking it’s cringe, enlightenment is realizing that it’s both.
@@Salnax enlightenment is realizing "cringe" is a dumb term and rejecting it completely.
I am all but convinced that there was a psyop in the 2010s targeted against anything cool and fun (/hj)
I am so glad things are finally allowed to just be cool again, no strings attached
@@QuintaFeira12
I know you meant well but you’re absolutely wrong.
"You're blinded by your own ambition. I will not be stopped!"
I thought they'd make a new vocal theme but this works so well as well.
As a celebration of Shadow and the adventure arc, I think the remix is the most fitting way to go
@@thatamericannarrator8247 Yeah that is true. I was coping a little because I wanted Kellin again (SWS is my favorite band lol). This is great as well.
@@Darkxtex Oh yeah kellin needs to be in frontiers 2.
@@thatamericannarrator8247 And maybe more later.
They had All Hail Shadow playing all throughout White Space, they might as well have gone all out and made a grand orchestral final boss version of it and it is phenomenal.
Back in the day, Shadow needed to go Super to beat Devil Doom. Now he's thrashing him even in his new Neo form with ease. Sure, the Doom powers may help some but 1, they boost Doom too and 2, those powers can 't compare to Chaos Emeralds.
I also believe that Black Doom hadn't finished recovering from the first beat down that Shadow gave him. And there's the fact that Shadow has been developing his skills, while Black Doom was just recuperating his physical form.
Well, he did have the one emerald.
Shadows doom form is akin to his potential unleashed. I'd say shadow could take SS1 sonic.
What’s with generations versions of Dreamcast (yeah I know shadow the hedgehog wasn’t on the Dreamcast, but the graphics don’t fit the modern era) bosses not needing super forms to be beaten
@@aaronoosterbeek2461 Maybe in the games but Archie Sonic can destroy literal universes with his speed.
I managed to hear the chant bit at 2:14 during this fight AND IT FELT SO FITTING I am now addicted to that portion of the song.
It's like devolving into a pure spiral of madness it's quite a nice twist
Same I love this song.
That part would fit perfectly with when the fight is almost done
"That's my dog, don't hurt him! Don't hurt my dog!"
"I'M GONNA HURT YOUR DOG!"
NOTHINGS GONNA STOP U NOW
“IM THE DOG HEY WHATS UP?!”
...shadow the eggdog
@@ShadowAndCream "MR. YUJI NAKA IS FUCKING WROOOOOOOONG! FUCK!"
PLEASE DONT HURT MY HYPER-INTELLIGENT AND HIGHELY VERBOSE DOG!!
I am kind of glad that they didn't bring back I Am All of Me as Shadow's main theme. That song was symbolic of Shadow's amnesia, his question of who he really was. Now he has the answer.
I mean, they did bring that song back. It's one of the available song options for those who got the Digital Deluxe DLC...And I'm not ashamed to admit I used it for the Devil Doom battle, although I do wish this song overrode my swapped track for Neo Devil Doom.
I think I Am All of Me maybe could have been phase 1’s theme, since it was the original Devil Doom’s boss theme, but nothing could replace this for phase 2.
You see this Sega this is what happens when you work hard and refine something… don’t just slap a label and say it will be good because it’s this. Hard work is what makes something shine not just a symbol. When you put passion into something this game is what comes out, congratulations!
Exactly, This Game is everything i wanted from a Shadow the Hedgehog title and More!!!
*Yeah. But Silver?*
@@krisdreemurr3533 I feel you there. I wish you had a little bit more screen time as well.
You mean the beta?@@krisdreemurr3533
The previous games failures had nothing to do with a lack of passion, it had to do with a lack of time on the developers parts. Starting with Frontiers, Izuka fought against Sega to give Sonic Team more time to actually finish the games they were working on.
If this can be a sign of things to come for Shadow as a character and Sonic as a whole I am so happy to say the future looks fucking BRIGHT people!
ALL HAIL SHADOW!
Well, a shadow does show you where to find the light. ^-^
Honestly I don't know if I would prefer I AM (All of Me) or this as a the final boss theme. Both of these songs are absolute bangers. But I guess All Hail Shadow is the more heroic theme, so it makes sense they picked it.
I personally think All Hail Shadow fits better, given it signifies the resolve that Shadow gains to carve his own destiny at the end of Shadow 05. It's like the destination while I Am All Of Me is the journey
@@somethingcleverandwitty567 Very well put.
@@yoursonisold8743 Thank you
@@somethingcleverandwitty567 fax
I am all of me is the Shadow the hedgehog Game theme, but All Hail Shadow is the theme of the character
This track went from a badass headbanger in the original, to a Triumphant song of a Hero's victory in the remaster! I didn't think it was possible to make this song better, and I've never been happier to have been proven wrong!
I freaking LOVE the orchestra and choir in this rendition. It feels so... liberating!
I fucking screamed when i played it and when the lyrics kicked in
Neo Devil Doom: "Behold, Shadow. I have gained even more power and a new form you've never seen before! You are doomed to serve me and-
Why do **I** hear boss music?"
“Your neo form is nothing, *I AM THE BOSS BITCH.”*
Not gonna lie, I didn't immediately recognize this when it played, but as I heard Johnny's voice start to break through the orchestra, I was like "damn."
ALL HAIL SHADOW!
BOW YOUR HEAD LOW! ALL HAIL SHADOW!
„God, I love latinas“
-Shadow T. Hedgehog
The drums and guitar sound thunderous!
I made a Crush 40 style track called Chaos Control inspired by Open Your Heart and Live & Learn, check it out if you guys like Jun Senoue/Crush 40.
So this is the same vocals from the 06 version, just the instrumentals have been altered right? I dig the new track, but I don't get why they don't let Crush 40 redo the vocals for this or what I'm made of?
It's hard to improve on perfection.
Sometimes if something works, you don't need to change anything. While i do understand trying to create something to express the moment, All Hail Shadow is pretty much the best way to describe that battle.
honestly I'm not sure johnny can do it quite as well these days
@@scrunkoreyou should check out “CRUSHING THIRTY’S” by The Chalkeaters.
The man is in his 50’s yet *STILL* has it!!!
Why fix what isn't broken
Can we all appreciate how well the lyrics fit this game? There is no possible way that could have planned this, but fate smallered upon them!
Other people gush about how good the song is (for good reason), but I want to talk about my connection to this song and Sonic in General. I grew up on the Sonic SATAM cartoons on Netflix on my Wii, Skylanders was the game series for me, and I was a happy kid. I always looked up to Sonic, a carefree soul guided by wherever the wind takes him. I wanted to be like Sonic. He was my favorite character, up until my Uncle died in a train accident 3 years ago now. When I picked up Sonic X Shadow Generations for my Series S, I knew I would have a good time. Little did I know that Shadow would become how I see the world. He lost everything when Maria got shot, his best friend, his home, and his father. It wasn't until SA2 where he was freed and worked for Eggman to destroy the world for revenge. Any was able to remind Shadow his wish to Maria adn saved the world. He then had a crisis with the Black Arms and eventually saved the world again, regaining his memories and becoming a Hero. In Generations, he almost had a relaspe with Doom Powers and it's Maria who reminded him l, he broke free and defeated Devil Doom, and i felt like Shadow in that moment.
The reason I said "I" defeated Decil Doom because I often project myself on the character I'm playing as, as if I was the main character in the story. Could it be escapism? Possibly, but that's beside the point. I see myself more as Shadow than Sonic, a true hero, and autistic. Look at Sonic Prime and tell me with a straight face that the Chaos Emerald is NOT Shadow's comfort item.
I'm fucking crying man this franchise is SO back 😭
We finally made a come back after so long.
finally, sonic can start actually being a good franchise again... SONIC IS BACK!!!!
I disagree when frontiers and that April fools game are right there@@GogurtSatoru-u5d
It already was thx to frontiers and the April fools game
@@Darkxtexnot really after so long
If the world decides to become my enemy…
I will fight it!
"If The World Chooses To Become My Enemy, I Will Fight Like I Always Have"
"Babe, it's just an All Hail Shadow remix. It can't be that good"
The All Hail Shadow remix:
Was kinda hoping for a I am all of me/Throw it all away remix for this but fits with the game's message
this kinda fits better i am all of me was when shadow was a bit reckless this is him letting go of his anger and becoming a hero
@@veerun_ae I mean he already was at this point.
I am so glad I was as diligent as I was about avoiding spoilers before playing the game, because when I heard the first few seconds of this riff during the fight, I felt a childlike excitement that I haven’t felt since I was a kid watching a walkthrough of Shadow’s route in Sonic 06. I literally screamed from hype in the living room, bro. Game of the year
The ultimate conclusion to Shadow’s character arc, the end of his cursed past and affiliation with Black Doom, and the definitive closure with Maria and Gerald.
Peak game. 👍
Not necessarily the end of his arc overall, but for sure the end of this one. It's been left feeling unfinished for so long that Shadow has been sort of a cumbersome character to write, but now I believe he'll be able to appear more often in important roles.
@@highpriestessgabagool5170 True, I just felt it's a much better arc conclusion than how Shadow's standalone game ended it back in 2005, this felt like a proper farewell and Shadow officially moving forward. I also look forward to his future roles, and his continued growth as a character.
"Splendid, Shadow! Truly SPLENDID! You really are my finest instrument! A testament to my bloodline! See yourself as what you truly are!!"
"I'm NOTHING like you. I have surpassed you!"
This goes hard man.
I can't believe this game is real, everything in this game is either great or good imo. The ost is also great as always, I can't wait for the album to release.
I wish he said "This is who I am" Before he threw the doom spears. Would have been so perfect.
"I am Shadow the Hedgehog! I decide my own destiny! THIS is WHO I AM!" Or something written better then that. Imagine it.
Dude that would hit so HARD
I actually SAID the words and was disappointed when Shadow failed to say them himself
While Shadow Gens was mostly a nostalgia trip I don't mind it this time around since they actually went back to zones we hadn't seen in damn well 20 years almost in some cases
I mean, no shit Shadow Gens is a nostalgia trip, Generations in general is a nostalgia trip
This means so much people might just think that it’s a cool song, but they could’ve used. I am all of me, which is what I was expecting. I totally thought they were going to use all of me but instead they. Used his main theme from sonic 06 because they knew that that moment at the end of that game when they version of this song plays is one of the best part of the entire series. This means so much and I love this ending. I feel like they could’ve had more, but I think this is, the best sonic game ever made
When you're fighting the final boss and the song sings your name, you are the final boss.
L for those who wanted a new vocal track by Kellin Quinn
Either way this is a W
I didn't. And I didn't expect a nostalgia rehash to come up with anything new anyway.
@@TheDen-ec9xe Bro did not play the game.
@@arieson7715he’s got a point
Honestly im okay with that cuz Shadow was made DURING the Crush 40 era, so its HIS soundtrack that should get revamped with them not Kellin, and thats coming from someone who LOVES sonic frontiers' soundtrack
Imagine if they got Kellin in to sing this..but then again, I don't know if his voice necessarily fits.
I really like the themes of the hedgehog bois (Sonic, Shadow, and Silver) because they're just so damn fitting
It Doesn't Matter (both versions) is kind of a reflection of Sonic's personality and how he carries himself. He does things because HE wants to and HE thinks it's the right thing, not because someone told him to. He doesn't care what people think, because it's his life to live.
Dreams of an Absolution is a musical retelling of Silver's tragedy, his suffering at the hands of Iblis, and how he intends to fix things at any cost.
And finally, All Hail Shadow is basically Shadow's hype-man music. The song tells you just how powerful Shadow is, especially now that he's learned to let go of his past trauma. He's more than his past. Like Sonic, Shadow doesn't follow his "destiny" (obeying Black Doom) and does what he believes is right. And what he believes is right is to honor his promise to Maria until the end. Shadow himself said it best in both '06 and Shadow Generations: "If the world decides to become my enemy, I will fight like I always have." "I am Shadow the Hedgehog. This is the destiny I choose!"
Aw man I smiled so hard when I recognized All Hail Shadow was playing.
Heroes rise again, indeed!
Just like some others, I was totally expecting I Am All of Me like the original Shadow the Hedgehog. I think this was such a great decision, because I Am All of Me would not fit Shadow’s character at the end of this story. I think remixing it into an orchestral arrangement was genuinely really amazing and the whole fight was pretty good! This whole mode was a step in the right direction, and I appreciated the characterization of Shadow a lot here.
I still think having Never Turn Back creep into the final scene would have been awesome but that’s just me.
I Am All Of Me should have played during the Doom Morph platforming half of Devil Doom for nostalgia's sake. Sure, you can put it in yourself, but you also lose this remix of All Hail Shadow in the process.
Shadow now has the perfect moveset for the next Smash Bros. Shadow for Smash has never been more needed
This music is actually WAY better than the old one!
Hell no nothing is beating the og score
@@xnortheast1106 And why is that?
@@xavierkittreles1998 Just because it sounds better. Listen to them both
@@xnortheast1106 That's an understatement.
@@xavierkittreles1998 so you agree then
1:26 to 1:52 is just a piece i didnt know i needed to be added to this. This is beautiful and encapsulates a lot about shadow. It just feels like hope, adoration and love. From Maria, Gerald, and ill even argue for Shadows present and future companions (mainly rouge and omega. Screw segas mandates).
Like maria said, even though he may not know how to express his emotions, he has a big heart.
THIS IS THE BEST VERSION OF ALL HAIL SHADOW, YES EVEN THE MAGNA-FI ONE
Imma be real honest, when I first got to this part of the final battle, I genuinely thought I heard "I am Shadow!" and I popped off at the mishear. I genuinely thought it was such a sick reinvention of the song. BUT IT'S STILL SO FUCKING PEAK DON'T GET ME WRNOG.
They better play this in the movie, or there will be demonic outrage.....
Since it's going to take place during the SA2 game/story, we are probably getting Live and Learn (hopefully) but i won't lie this was beautiful to hear when i got to Neo Devil Doom
This song relies on the idea of Shadow being a hero. You can't have a story where Shadow is trying to destroy humanity for most of the runtime then put this song
@@matti.8465 fair point
@@GamerBot125already confirmed Live and learn will play in the film
@@adamc117LETS FUCKIN GOOOOOOOOOOO
THEYRE COOKING🔥🔥🔥
AND WE DEVOUR IT !
The best-executed Sonic games, in no order:
Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Sonic Mania
Shadow Generations
The only thing that would make the final boss even better is if Shadow at the end took of his inhibitor rings.
Gerald said he would explode if he did but I hope we get to see him without them again some time
Ah ok. Thanks a lot
1:27 this part just screams to me some kind of speech from Shadow that goes something like “I am not your puppet, Black Doom. I am Shadow the Hedgehog, the Ultimate Life Form board aboard the ARK with the purpose of bringing hope to humanity! THIS IS WHO I AM!!”
It’s not a phase MOM
I fully expected a remix of I Am All Of Me (it is quintessentially Shadow, lets be honest), but this has *so* much more weight to it that this could have been the only real choice
It was representative of the amnesiac shadow seen in Heroes and Shadow the Hedgehog 2005. This is the theme of Shadow the Hedgehog as he is now: confident in who he is, and especially in his power
@@Simply_resharkable Yeah, exactly
"WE ARE ONE AND THE SAME!!"
"I am Shadow the Hedgehog. This is the destiny I choose. NOW! TO END THIS!!"
"I crafted everything up until now! And yet! You deny me!!"
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!"
"Shadow . . . you . . .AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!"
I knew it wouldn’t happen, but I really wish that we got a remix of Magna-Fi’s “Who I Am”, the cut song from Shadow 2005. Oh, well. We’ll just have to wait for someone to mos the song in.
Why mos when you can turn the music to 0 and play the song in a background tab?
This is how it needs to be All Hail Shadow in a begging since it appears in Shadow the hedgehog as an discard soundtrack
Who I Am is the discarded song. All Hail Shadow plays when you finish True Hero.
Hey! I know you!
I am in my multiverse
"SHADOW WHAT THE SHIT I MADE YOU I THOUGHT WE WERE JUST GONNA GO TO CHUCK E CHEESE!?"
"Welp them's the breaks."
Snapcube dub has destroyed black doom for me
He is now shadows biggest fan
Thats why he loves radical highway so much
BOW YOUR HEADS LOW ALL HAIL SHADOW
After this, I hope we get a Sonic and Shadow game that plays exactly how the new Shadow levels play.
They remixed it and it worked so well I am so happy that this happened and I am here to witness it
LET THEM COOKKKK🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️
I am Shadow, Shadow The Hedgehog. I am the ultimate lifeform born to protect this planet, my past may be behind me, but my promise remains in my heart. My team is with me like they’ve always have, I’ve annihilated prototypes, fakers, equals, darkness, and phantoms and now with your own power I SHALL ANNIHILATE YOU BLACK DOOM THIS IS WHO I AM!
🗣️BOW YOUR HEADS LOW ALL HAIL SHADOW🗣️
Definitely the GOD of remixes for this otherwise ironic song. Felt so weird in Shadow’s game that this was the “Hero” song, but now it fits Shadow after the hell he’s been through
Shadow is my favorite Sonic character he's so cool I love Shadow Generations it's so good!!! I love how is brings SA2 and Shadow the hedgehog to give Shadow a backstory that all fits together and it is so good!!!
This is what I've been waiting for this whole time a game and story that helps shadow overcome his past. This song signifies that his character is done and can only grow from here on he found the meaning to his life that he's been searching for.
Oh and as a shadow fan (Since adventure 2) as soon as I heard the lyrics I couldn't help but act as if I was with him on his side.
ALL HAIL SHADOW!
"I am the ultimate life form"
『俺は究極生命体』
Shadow is so cool...
In this house we hail Shadow!
When I first fought Devil Doom in Gens, I was disappointed I didn’t hear I Am All of Me. But then I got to Neo Devil Doom, and wow I’m not upset. All Hail Shadow!!!
even if all hail shadow isn't my favorite shadow theme, I still accept it if it means we're getting back a shadow that is closer to his 06 depiction and it's amazing that shadow is finally getting a triumphant heroic version of his theme like sonic almost always had for final bosses
“And you think I wouldn’t surpass you?”
My jaw dropped to the floor when I first heard this, like holy shit-
The moment I heard this song I started screaming.
This has truly been...
*_The Year of Shadow!!_*
Hearing this song...makes me feel *_FEARLESS!!_*
Shadow: "I am Shadow The Hedgehog, and this is the destiny i choose! This is who i am!"
If I didn't known how old this song actually is, I'd say it was purposely made for this game and boss fight. Hell, a part of me wants to say the entire game was built around this very song.
I love how the final boss song is a remix of all hail Shadow. A song that plays during the Hero ending credits.
It's so fitting because Shadow knows his path. His destiny. He is a hero who will protect this world to the very end.
Been a long time since we had a crush40 final boss music
All hail shadow remix is a banger I love it bro and perfect song for the final boss in Sonic X Shadow Generations or should I say Shadow Generations that theme is officially now stick in my head
This and the original version by magni fi are so good, still partially preffer the magni fi version but this is easily the best version of the crush 40 version
I got so happy when I heard this song, I thought it would've been a new theme or I am all of me, but this will forever be shadows best song and theme
ALL HAIL SHADOW!!
Not gonna lie, was hoping for a remix of "I am....all of me!" but I get significance of why this track was chosen. It's the hope Gerald and Maria have for Shadow will live his life in the future and the faith Shadow's current companions have for him in the present in song.
Also, kudos to Sega/Sonic team taking a song that is by all accounts cheesy and going "Oh yeah? Well we will make you LOVE this cheesy song."
And ain't gonna lie, alot of us probably immediately yelled "ALL HAIL SHADOW!" come the finale and those notes started playing.
"Shadow, no! Don't kill my dog again!"
-the devil
From the Bible?
"i am done being controlled by yesterday, im going to live for tomorrow" -shadow (and mecha sonic mk2 in scrapnik island)
I can't get over how amazing this final boss was, and the game in general. SEGA better know now that we want more Shadow.
The fact that this is what the Sonic Symphony version was based on and we had NO IDEA is incredible!
Such a banger remix
1:26
Is SEGA music team going to kill us with BIIIIIIIIIIIG emotion?
*HOLY SHIT*
Shadow: "I am Shadow the Hedgehog, and this is the destiny I choose!!!"