Sonic Nightmares

Sonic Nightmares is a third-person spin-off horror game based on the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise developed by Supermassive Games and published by SEGA/SEGA of America.
The game will be developed in the engine Unreal Engine.
== Story ==
After the events of Sonic Forces when Dr Eggman took over the world by storm. The resistance has packed and cleaned up the damage with a little help from the rookies and other staff. This has taken a turn once Sonic finds out something is wrong and needs to find help. The Resistance come together to figure out Sonic has found on his journey on Green Hill, or as he likes to call it, "Sand Hill." Shadow and Knuckles have been arguing about what they should do to stop this. Sonic and Amy are the only ones who want to try and figure it out. Tails, on the other hand, has mysteriously disappeared and Shadow must search for him. The others thought he went to find Classic Sonic. Shadow then finds out the cause of the problem and forgets Tails altogether and warns the others.
== Characters ==
=== Playable ===
* Sonic the Hedgehog
* Shadow the Hedgehog
* Knuckles the Echidna
* Amy Rose
* Espio the Chameleon
* Vector the Crocodile
* Mighty the Armadillo
* Silver the Hedgehog
* Rouge the Bat
* Tails the Fox
=== Relationships ===
Depending on what the player chooses, the characters are bound to have relationships with each other. One character can have a major bond with another (e.g. Knuckles will care for Amy and/or Rouge). The player can check the relationship status by pressing the Options button (PS4) or the View button (XBOX ONE). A character can have arguments with another if the character has a low-status bar with the colour black meaning they really hate them (only depending on the player's actions)
==== Character Info ====
Characters	Age	Chapters Seen 	Playable 	Relationships	Top Favourites 	Favourite Subjects from College
Sonic 	19 	Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10	Yes (Unless Killed)	No one 	Listening to Dance/Electronic Music	Athletics
Shadow 	21 	
Chapters 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10	Yes (Unless Killed)	Rouge 	Sleeping 	Athletics
Tails 	13 	Chapters 4, 6, 9, 10 	Yes (Unless Killed)	No one 	Inventing 	Science, Mathematics, Technology
Rouge 	18 	Chapters 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10	Yes (Unless Killed)	Shadow 	Collecting Jewelry 	Art
Silver 	17 	Chapters 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 	Yes (Unless Killed)	No one 	Making Artworks 	Art
Knuckles 	21 	Chapters 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10	Yes (Unless Killed)	Amy 	Working in Homemade gym 	HPE
Amy 	17 	Chapters 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 	Yes (Unless Killed)	Knuckles 	Baking 	Art
Vector 	20 	Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 	Yes (Unless Killed)	No one 	Testing out new cars 	Automotive
Espio 	19 	Chapters 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 	Yes (Unless Killed)	No one 	Meditating 	??
Mighty 	19 	Chapters 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10 	Yes (Unless Killed)	No one 	Boxing 	HPE
== Controls ==
=== Movement ===
The player can move characters with the left control stick. If the player doesn't press any buttons for 2 minutes, the game will automatically enable a conversation (only if other characters are around them). The camera can be viewed only in third-person view. Players will make choices depending on the situation during gameplay. Before the game starts, the player is given a choice to play the game with motion controls and/or using the classic controls (using the stick and buttons) to make choices.
=== Quick Time Events ===
Quick Time Events are events where the player has to press the prompted button before the timer runs out.
Buttons include:
==== PS4 ====
Triangle, X, Square, Circle.
==== XBOX One ====
A, B, Y, X
Quick Time events will help characters reach a location in a matter of time and/or survive any situation.
== Development and Cancellation ==
Sonic Nightmares is being developed in the Unreal Engine Program. The development stage was on hold from 20/06/2018 - 16/04/2019. The game was previously under the rights of Quantic Dream but was later cancelled and replaced with Detroit: Become Human (2018). New information has been discovered as to why Quantic Dream cancelled the project.
Quantic Dream originally wanted to take a Sonic Adventure style approach. SEGA says that the project was not going to be a survival horror game at the beginning of production. Quantic Dream used motion capture to make the movements seem more realistic towards the Sonic style. The platforming style was completely wiped to make the game more of an open-world type game with more exploration features, However, SEGA didn't want the player to become bored, so they cancelled the project with Quantic Dream and eventually switched to Supermassive Games. The project was originally called; Recognition, with the tagline as; Mistakes were made!
After Quantic Dream cancelled the project, Supermassive Games started the development process from 14/06/2018 to 06/08/2019, Supermassive Games and SEGA have not given screenshots towards the development of the game, however, some users managed to leak the 3D models of 3 characters, Sonic, Knuckles and Amy.
The 3D models look to be a redesign of the Sonic Boom models only with different attire except for the shoes. The bandages have been removed. Knuckles appears to have a different glove than his regular Sonic Boom glove. His body seems to be different, according to a leaker. His walking animation is different from the others. Amy's hair is different, it appears longer than her normal haircut.
The game rights were later acquired to Supermassive Games and have collaborated with SEGA/SEGA of America to develop the game. However, a trailer has not yet been shown at any gaming conference nor have any details regarding the game have been leaked. Fans of the Sonic series have speculated that the game has been cancelled for the second time in a row but nothing has been confirmed as of yet. SEGA has not yet given any details regarding any source of concept art for the characters/environments the game has yet to include, Supermassive Games have not updated their website since the release of their new game series: The Dark Pictures Anthology. Some players have been speculating that Sonic Nightmares was scrapped entirely and was then replaced with the first game of the Anthology, Man of Medan. No one can claim this speculation.
(AS OF August 2019)
Supermassive Games have said that The Dark Pictures Anthology will have 8 standalone games in the series over the course of 4 years. Man of Medan was released in August 30, 2019 and the next game to be seen in the series was teased as Little Hope, releasing sometime in 2020. Most fans of Supermassive Games are speculating that Sonic Nightmares was officially cancelled and may never be released by Supermassive Games and SEGA of America. Some say that Sonic Nightmares is under new rights under new developers but no one can find out the developer name.
==Rumoured Cast==
NOTE: This cast is not going to happen.
As of 23/11/2018, there has been a rumoured cast in which no one can say is true. It is said that some characters will have old voice actors from past games. Some of the actors/actresses are unknown.
(AS OF 24/08/2019 - Charmy was completely scrapped from the game and replaced with Mighty, voiced by Will Poulter)
Name of Actor/Actress	Character
Liam Hemsworth 	Knuckles
Shawn Ashmore 	Sonic
Brett Dalton 	Shadow
Gladriel Stineman 	Amy
Unknown 	Vector
Jeannie Tirado 	Tails
Unknown 	Rouge
Kyle Bailey 	Silver
Unknown 	Espio
Will Poulter 	Mighty
== Choices ==
Choices will depend on what the characters might say/do and/or what relationship change after the chosen choice. The characters may have a different perspective on another character if the play chooses the unpopular choice.
=== Choices may include ===
Accept or Refuse
Serious or Sassy
Save Amy or Save Tails
Flirty or Humorous
Follow Noise or Stick with Group
Go Left or Go Right
== The Dash Effect ==
The Dash Effect is believed by science research where choices will change the event of the person who uses the power. The skill was researched in the year 1997 and had never been used since. In the year 2016, a hedgehog has used the skill but hasn't had any effect on what has happened. The hedgehog was unknown at the time. Nobody can describe the hedgehog because it was witnessed by only city folk and security cameras. In the year 2022, a group of friends has experienced events that cannot be described by them. This is when the Dash Effect has had its full potential in controlling the events.
== Player interactions ==
The player has a numerous amount of interactions in which the game has included. For Example, the player has the ability to look around the area while moving the character.
All interactions:
# A character holding flashlight means that the player can look around/move the flashlight with Right control stick.
# Picking up items and having the ability to rotate the item when in hands of a character.
# When a character has any sort of weapon E.g. Gun. The player has an ability to aim with the L2 Trigger (PS4), LT Trigger (XBOX ONE) and shooting with the R2 Trigger (PS4) and RT (XBOX ONE).
# The character will pause and an action pop up will appear meaning the player must press the button/s in order to advance in the action. Although, some parts of the game will have the option to go back and continue their way to another area or stop the action entirely. (E.g. When playing as Shadow, the player may walk over to a lever. Shadow will reach up to the lever and pause while the player presses the L1 button (PS4) or the LB bumper (XBOX ONE). Shadow will grab the lever and then another action pop up will be shown as a Left control stick moving down. The player has the opportunity to let go of the LB or L1 bumper and Shadow will go back to his normal state).
== Collectible items ==
=== Journal Entries ===
Journal entries are important to the plot of the game. The entries reveal events from the past from other people who have been in the same situation as the 9 characters in the future.
=== Envelopes ===
Envelopes are also a collectible item which can be found in places a normal person would never look at. The envelopes reveal pictures of what has happened in the past and have been passed on to the 9 characters in the future.
=== Types of Envelopes ===
==== Black ====
Black Envelopes can be found in a rusty bookshelf and/or the ground near the bookshelf revealing hints of what choices the player should choose in the future.
==== White ====
White Envelopes can be found when a player is playing a character where the character is in a different location and/or a graveyard, this envelope reveals the secrets of the incident that happened back in the past, nobody knows what year it happened.
==== Blue ====
Blue Envelopes can be found not in an ordinary spot but is rather an area the player may skip, the envelope has an outline with cyan as the colour, this envelope reveals information of unknown creatures lurking around the city and killing off victims.
==== Pink ====
Pink Envelopes can be found with secret journal entries from the past.
== References to other Sonic games (Scrapped) ==
AS OF February, Sonic references have been scrapped but can be viewed in the unlocked Extras Menu.
== Mobile Phone Capabilities ==
The 9 characters can use their phones if required. The player is able to download an application regarding the game. This app can let the player know what has happened to another character in another area, this may active a Dash Effect Notification.
== Modes ==
=== Story Mode ===
Play the story mode and try to find the clues within it.
=== Survival ===
Play the Story again but with much quicker QTE's, clues won't have a highlighted area, chase situations will have a timer in the top right-hand corner, once the timer runs out, the character/s are dead, no matter how many there are. Hard choice-making situations have a quicker timer when shooting something, multiple bullets are required to kill it, fewer bullets in each gun. Shotguns are not available due to the fact of having a high fire rate. The last chapter has a timer, in which the player must make quicker choices in order for the characters survive and/or the player has the chance to leave the situation and escape in which the other characters will die or may have a less chance to survive.
=== VR Mode (PS4 Only) ===
If the player has a PSVR connected to their PS4, an option will appear on the main menu screen. VR Mode has the player drawn into the action and the player will see the events through the eyes of the 9 characters. In scary situations, the outline of the player's screen will appear black and a blur effect will pulse multiple times until they see another character. (This may damage some eyes for some players).
== Microphone Capabilities ==
If a microphone is connected to the console, a notification will appear in the top right-hand screen. This means that microphone features are now enabled.
=== Interactions with characters ===
If the player makes any noise during the game it will make it easier for unknown creatures to hear them. This feature is still in BETA. If a character is in a don't move and be quiet situation this feature may make it harder for the character to stay quiet. If the player makes a noise, e.g. Yells into the device, talks to another person in the room and/or playing music. Playing music will set off a ringtone on the character's phones.
== Extras ==
Once the player has completed the game, the player has unlocked an extras panel of upcoming new from SEGA and Supermassive Games. Extras included are trailers of upcoming titles from SEGA and/or Supermassive Games, existing titles from both developers, behind the scene exclusive footage and a video of Dr Eggman taking over the world viewed by a survivor.
The extras page also includes hidden conversations that the characters had that was not in the original game, unused sounds, maps, models and other objects the developers took out of the original game, character design reference sheets and exclusive found footage of the past.
== Credits ==
Once the player has completed the game, if some characters have died by the player's choices, a special tribute to those characters will be displayed with a choir singing in the background. The credits will display the characters that the player has killed off during their gameplay, this displays their last words and interactions with another character displayed after their death sequence. However, if all characters survive, the player has the chance to skip the credits and play a special cut-scene with two police officers heading towards the location where the 9 characters were once before.
(This contains fake spoilers)
The cut-scene displays a police car heading towards the location where the 9 characters were during the events of the story and will investigate, this makes a change when a male officer gets dragged by an unknown creature, this is where the players have a chance to play as the female officer and escape the location as quickly as possible, the creatures will try to reach and attack her but is too late when the officer shoots a gas tank and quickly runs towards the light switch, making the building exploded with the male officer and the creatures burnt in the building, the officer quickly runs to the car and drives off whilst watching the building burn to the ground. If the player doesn't escape the location during the chase sequence, the female police officer will be killed by the creature's scream making her deaf and the creature will then impale her in the abdomen. A news report will then play on Knuckles' TV talking about how the two officers went missing at the same time.
The player will be sent back to the menu screen once the credits have finished.
== Trivia ==
# Rouge is the first one to die if the player does not save her in time.
# Mighty is the only who can survive until the last chapter of the game.
# If all the other characters are dead, the player is controlling Mighty, the player completes the don't move action. Mighty will run to the door and will then throw his lighter towards the gas pipe, making the house explode on impact.
# If all the other characters are dead, and if Mighty doesn't escape the house, the player will be given the trophy; "A Snowy Crisis" - No one survived the terror. A reference to the location from Sonic '06 - Crisis City.
== References ==
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