User blog:STH235SilverLover/Silver the Hedgehog Game Ideas

As far as I know, Sonic the Hedgehog and Shadow the Hedgehog are most people's favorite Sonic series characters. My favorite, however, is Silver the Hedgehog. Silver, IMO, is a totally awesome character who wrongly receives less credit and screen-time than he deserves because he debuted in the black sheep of the Sonic franchise, Sonic '06.

Because I love Silver, I really think he should have his own game, eponymously titled Silver the Hedgehog.

Here's how I imagine a Silver the Hedgehog game:

Silver, of course, would be the main character, with Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy serving as supporting protagonists. A new character could serve as the main villain of the game. Doctor Eggman would also appear in some capacity (how can he not?), as would his robot lackeys, Orbot and Cubot.

In the game, Silver is transported from the future to Sonic's time by an evil force. The ultimate objective is to find a way back to the future; of course, the only things in the Sonic franchise with the power to do that are the Chaos Emeralds---all of which would be hidden at the end of seven different "worlds". Each world would have 6 main acts, plus a 7th act which features that world's boss fight. Also each world/level MUST be both awesome in music and breathtaking in design (y'know, like the levels in Sonic Unleashed and Sonic Colors are). The 8th world would be the final world; word of note, said world CANNOT be a lava-themed level like the 8th worlds in the Mario games often are (Sonic Lost World has already been there and done that, and Silver's time was already depicted as lava-themed in Sonic '06).

The game's storyline begins with Silver's time being threatened by a new evil force, led by the new main villain; to get rid of him, he is sent back in time to Sonic's time; at the time he arrives, Sonic and Tails are busy fighting Eggman (as usual). In a scenario similar to the part in Star Fox Assault where Andrew Oikonny gets his ass kicked by the Aparoids, Eggman summarily gets his ass kicked by a monster sent back in time to kill Silver (in case he survived the time-warp thing). Silver and Sonic beat the monster, after which the former teams up with the latter and Tails (it's time Sonic and Silver were actually friends for once when on a mission). During the adventure, they encounter, and are aided by in some capacity, Knuckles and Amy. At some point in the game, we get the big plot twist: Silver is revealed to be Sonic's descendent. As this makes them related, the main villain of the game---the leader of the forces threatening Silver's world---tries to eliminate Sonic at the game's climax with the intention of to erasing both him and Silver from existence. In the final showdown, while the other heroes are rendered helpless in some way, Silver turns into Super Silver using the power of the Chaos Emeralds and saves the day. With both their worlds saved once again, Silver says goodbye to Sonic and co. and vice-versa. After the credits roll, players are treated to a funny post-credits scene featuring Eggman, Orbot, and Cubot.

The game's gameplay would involve focus on Silver's telekinesis powers. Aside from grabbing and throwing stuff with his mind, Silver can use his powers to fly; this is why he is considered him a "Flight" type character, rather than a "Speed"-type like the other characters. However, his powers would be limited, which would be indicated by a meter on the game screen. If this meter runs out, Silver would be temporarily unable to use his powers; worry not---I imaging this meter self-replenishing after a few seconds.

In addition to the main story, I also imagine players being able to participate in mini-games featuring Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and/or Amy.

For music, I imagine the game having kind of a balance of orchestral and rock music; the main musical theme, as well as the end credits theme, would be a version of the LB vs. JS version of "Dreams of an Absolution" (Silver's theme from Sonic '06).

Finally, Silver the Hedgehog would be playable primarily on the Nintendo Wii U and Sony Playstation 4, though I'm sure versions for other platforms, including handhelds, are possible as well.

Well folks, what do you think??? Comments are welcome.