The Mode You Never Played That FIXES Shadow the Hedgehog

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    Shadow the Hedgehog (2005) has been bashed and beaten for how much it fumbles the bag, but did you know a solution lies within the game itself? For the small price of 100%ing the game, you can unlock Expert Mode, transforming it into a linear adventure where all of the stages have been streamlined.
    Thankfully, we live in the modern day were a save file can be downloaded, allowing you to get straight to Expert Mode right away, which can be found here (thanks AsianMan2001, I hope you're succeeding wherever you are):
    gamefaqs.games...
    Here are the download links mentioned in the video:
    Widescreen Hack by dreamsyntax - github.com/Sha...
    HD GUI by SaturnAdvanced - gamebanana.com...
    Shadow Reloaded by LimblessVector and dreamsyntax - github.com/Sha...
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 54

  • @Stelmo98.
    @Stelmo98.  12 годин тому +17

    I've seen lots of comments about the Shadow Reloaded mod, so I'd figure i'd address it.
    Reloaded is awesome, and I mention it in the video with a link in the description. However, it transforms Expert Mode into an acutal Expert mode where the levels are more challenging. So i don't think it completly replaces the vanilla game's expert mode, as the levels are more in line with their regular counterparts,. I do NOT recommend jumping straight into Reloaded Expert Mode.
    So play both!

    • @ettiSurreal
      @ettiSurreal Годину тому

      I thought the title said "mod" at first so I just thought this was gonna be a Reloaded video haha. Reloaded itself makes the base game's missions much more bearable so if one wants to play the base game I'd just recommend getting that. I also really like the melee weapon improvements they've done/

  • @FilipIsCold
    @FilipIsCold 19 годин тому +63

    Who let cheese on the mic bro

  • @DonutSwordsman
    @DonutSwordsman 17 годин тому +30

    The common discourse is pretty hyperbolic

    • @Stelmo98.
      @Stelmo98.  12 годин тому +7

      I wouldn't say so. Having been around UA-cam since it's inception, I've seen many different takes on this game from many different creators. These are the critiques I've seen and remember the most. Hence why I say "common" discourse and not "The" discourse

  • @ChandlerBing96
    @ChandlerBing96 8 годин тому +7

    Will forever say his skate cycle in this game is the best

  • @SuperZeve
    @SuperZeve 18 годин тому +22

    The fact this game isn't on Steam is mad

    • @Hurtle885hu8bu
      @Hurtle885hu8bu 8 годин тому +4

      It’s The Year of Shadow, they’re about to release a game dedicated to the history of Shadow, this seems like the perfect time to put this game on modern hardware, doesn’t it?

    • @Kinsley_XD
      @Kinsley_XD 4 години тому

      Well this game fucking sucks so I kinda understand why they wouldn't want to rerelease it

    • @ALloydRH
      @ALloydRH 3 години тому

      I believe this game and Heroes were made on an engine SEGA no longer holds the license for. They'd have to pay out the arse just to port these games.

  • @genyakozlov1316
    @genyakozlov1316 19 годин тому +28

    Shadow is my favourite Sonic game as is, because like CD it focuses on exploration, so there is no need to fix it with a linear extra mode.
    Knuckles and Rouge stages are also the best part of Adventure 2

    • @RaiginAnimator
      @RaiginAnimator 19 годин тому +6

      Ok dude good for you but exploration is only really exploration if it’s optional to some degree when there is no main path it’s just searching for something which in a sonic stage which is huge to account for the characters high speed then it stops being fun
      Plus if your just here to explore why would you play a game about speed. 🤷🏿‍♂️ like what you like I just disagree

    • @theperfectpixl
      @theperfectpixl 14 годин тому

      Love to see appreciation for the treasure hunting stages in SA2. I replay those almost more often than I relay the speed stages, they’re so fun once you’ve gotten familiar with the level design.

  • @shaden99
    @shaden99 13 годин тому +13

    Call me insane but I have completed Expert mode many times and unlocked it LEGALLY many times too. So, no 100% save file for me. Yes, I am THAT patient. But overall, yes. Expert mode is the best mode to experience Shadow the hedgehog fully. I still play it sometimes to this day.

  • @Rhyme_Time
    @Rhyme_Time 17 годин тому +5

    it's cool that he used shadow mods every time he showed a different game

  • @sheilo
    @sheilo 3 години тому +1

    8:07 I totally agree with this and I really respect people that are able encourage someone to play a game "wrong" as long as they still have fun (which is very rare nowadays)

  • @delaneyelekes8660
    @delaneyelekes8660 11 годин тому +1

    It’s nice seeing this game get some appreciation, even if just the expert mode.
    Honestly I’ve always liked the controls, it could be tweaked but it works great for the most part.
    And yeah the mission structure gets in the way, but the different objectives CAN be meaningful in how they change the level- just not always. And while there are too many “kill all the enemy” levels, I think so long as you like exploring levels that can still be pretty fun. (Save for about two particularly horrible instances of this mission type, which everyone recognizes.)
    And yeah the story is dumb, but cutscenes are skippable and there isn’t a single cutscene that isn’t entertaining, even if ironically.
    The game’s got some great levels, music, aesthetics… it does a lot right. So it’s nice seeing people appreciate expert mode like this- it doesn’t just make the game good, it brings out the already existing good qualities.

  • @Twoby
    @Twoby 19 годин тому +4

    7:40 are these the fabled clicking sound effects you broke your mouse to create?

  • @Pokesonicfan99
    @Pokesonicfan99 19 годин тому +4

    Does it matter which order I watch the 2 videos posted today in?

  • @nernerman
    @nernerman 7 годин тому +1

    Wow, this review sounds so damn similar to the way I was talking about Expert Mode to a buddy at work on Saturday. Like I even spoke about the bad 4 stages, and how I beat them. That's awesome!

  • @skelswap
    @skelswap 9 годин тому +2

    i think reloaded fixes the entire game and makes even all the normal story levels fun to play. shadow reloaded is one of my favorite sonic games of all time

  • @creativename1673
    @creativename1673 14 годин тому +2

    I may love the base game as is (well, most of it, anyway), but Expert Mode really IS just the best way to experience those levels ngl

  • @Leemmmm
    @Leemmmm 13 годин тому +1

    If you all wanna play Expert Mode semi-legitimately I'd recommend checking out Shadow Reloaded, a hack of the original GameCube game. Not only does it play better for a number of reasons, but progression is also far simpler. Mission requirements are toned way down and you only need to beat three endings to unlock the Last Story (though if you're a real ShadowHead you will beat all ten endings). Beating the Last Story unlocks Expert Mode, eliminating the need to A Rank everything.
    Also, Expert Mode comes with its own special credits sequence, but I won't spoil that for you :)

  • @thealandude9146
    @thealandude9146 7 годин тому

    damn that gun commander line is pretty wholesome

  • @LilSkott
    @LilSkott 11 годин тому

    Sooo wow. Totally didn't know this game had extra dialogue in expert mode. And I also didn't know the keys stay on you after every level. I just assumed they unlocked more weapons or something

  • @keelanbarron928
    @keelanbarron928 17 годин тому +18

    Here's the big problem with your video: the game is already good. The expert mode makes it even better, but it was already good.

    • @sabianv2009
      @sabianv2009 5 годин тому +1

      Yea, i don't get the whole "the game forces you to play the game 10 times" i mean, they're not wrong, but it's not like the game's forcing you do it in a row, you can take breaks and play it again the next day, also about the controls, it's literally just Sonic Heroes control sooo...

    • @2changotb
      @2changotb 3 години тому +1

      @@sabianv2009 people's need to 100% a game RIGHT NOW often clouds their opinion of it

  • @luigisilver818_7
    @luigisilver818_7 10 годин тому

    3:56 I did that exact thing on the dark mission. I just zoomed part everything and it was so fun, one of the best stages in the game definitely.

  • @arcticfluffyfoxy
    @arcticfluffyfoxy 14 годин тому +2

    omega : ohh... :(
    He sounded so sad

  • @girlofcreativity7667
    @girlofcreativity7667 8 годин тому

    That was awesome!!! I love the dialog of Cream and Cheese at the end!

  • @Kookie_13_
    @Kookie_13_ 7 годин тому

    I couldn’t even get past the helicopter part of westopolis on re-loaded

  • @TheCoolguymanly
    @TheCoolguymanly 4 години тому

    5:00 Damn you ahaha
    8:20 YO SHE GOT A MEAN RIGHT HAYMAKER

  • @CatCraft301
    @CatCraft301 18 годин тому +2

    0:00 Bro why u bully me lol

  • @levthelion71810
    @levthelion71810 15 годин тому +1

    Unlocking Expert mode and playing it was a lot of fun for me

  • @SuperZeve
    @SuperZeve 18 годин тому +2

    4:58 Took me a minute

  • @alescano3504
    @alescano3504 9 годин тому

    The level design in this game is amazing and it is clear that the mission objectives were pasted on top to accommodate for the stupid story structure, thanks Iizuka. However the controls are really poor, Shadow accelerates very fast and it is uncontrollable at high speed. On top of that the spindash barely works, even the rocket accel is a thousand times better because it actually functions as a way of traversal

  • @ZachaRicO
    @ZachaRicO 8 годин тому

    That ending was perfect. XD

  • @dimondsi
    @dimondsi 4 години тому

    I'm only 2 A ranks away from unlocking expert mode on my old game cube. Maybe its time to dust that off

  • @DarceWhitey7
    @DarceWhitey7 6 годин тому

    Ima do this in the few days where there is early access because im getting the physical version.

  • @VirtuaMaster
    @VirtuaMaster 12 годин тому

    OMG THAT SELF-DEFENESTRATION WAS INSANE XDDDD you really *dived* for that game

  • @wakuwakusonicpartolcar
    @wakuwakusonicpartolcar 14 годин тому

    i remember spending so many hours trying to patch the ISO to get shadow reloaded to work

  • @chechilcheeser
    @chechilcheeser 13 годин тому

    You've mentioned mods. What do you think about the reloaded mod for Shadow the hedgehog?

  • @crazysk8rboy
    @crazysk8rboy 5 годин тому

    Two questions
    Why sega did not the game just this?
    Why no one on youtube told about this mode? that's like all I wanted for this game to be 😩

  • @1DAR26
    @1DAR26 5 годин тому

    You can't fix what's already perfect.

  • @XxROTSA2xX
    @XxROTSA2xX 16 годин тому +1

    Is this mode available from the start of the game?

    • @DJ_Dreemurr
      @DJ_Dreemurr 16 годин тому +3

      No, you must A rank all stages

    • @Rico3D567
      @Rico3D567 4 години тому

      And all bosses and missions

  • @Omen_Rocks123
    @Omen_Rocks123 5 годин тому

    I finished the game 3 days ago while doing every ending lol

  • @koakdagger
    @koakdagger 7 годин тому

    Just... play... Shadow reloaded

  • @Emperorwolf999
    @Emperorwolf999 11 годин тому

    2P VS mode is the best mode tho

  • @gokublack9724
    @gokublack9724 13 годин тому

    Hey, cheese is trying his best here

  • @rpgislife
    @rpgislife 9 годин тому

    Joke's on you, I did play that mode

  • @sovietmaori
    @sovietmaori 8 годин тому

    time to bust out the ps2