Close to the tip of December, Keanu Reeves will lend his voice to Shadow the Hedgehog on the large display screen in Sonic the Hedgehog 3. However as revealed throughout Sony’s State of Play, Reeves will even be voicing Shadow earlier in December as a part of a DLC launch for Sonic x Shadow Generations.
Solely a quick clip of the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Film Pack DLC was proven throughout State of Play, however it dropped Reeves’ Shadow immediately into Tokyo, which is likely one of the settings within the movie.
Whereas chatting with PlayStation Weblog, Shun Nakamura famous that the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Film pack is unconnected to the narrative of Shadow Generations. As a substitute, he described it as “bonus content material,” however pressured that Shadow’s controls will stay in line with the principle recreation.
“The event staff additionally lives in Tokyo, so we tried to develop this setting an gratifying place as a Sonic recreation but additionally clearly exhibiting the Tokyo-likeness,” added Nakamura. “We even went out for analysis to the precise space getting used within the recreation for inspiration. We really feel it is extremely thrilling to play as Shadow in an actual current metropolis, so please look ahead to it.”
Sonic x Shadow Generations is coming to all consoles and PC on October 25, whereas the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Film Pack can be launched on December 12. The DLC will even be obtainable as a part of the Sonic x Shadow Generations Digital Deluxe Version.