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Post by Autobot Sonic Part II on Jul 23, 2016 5:07:16 GMT
Don't get me wrong, I'm all up for more 2D Sonic, and the game looks like it'll be a load of fun, but I was kinda expecting like a 3D Sonic game similar to SA1 SA2 and Sonic Heroes. Those were my favorites, and to see this be the epic 25th anniversary game that's been hyped up for so long...I'm kinda underwhelmed by this. I'm still gonna play it cause it looks fun, but if it was like a 3D Sonic game with Next Gen graphics, I'd be super hyped. *cough* They said this isn't a sequel, but it looks like a successor to Adventure in tone and Generations in execution. Classic Sonic is there, but Modern has his spin dash back.
Also... Classic runs on Sonic's left, leaving a gap to his right. Mayyyyybe Dreamcast Sonic will be revealed later? He was always supposed to be in Generations anyway. WELL SHIT. I just made this WHOLE LONG post saying why Sonic's dead and now this is shown up?! HOLY FUCK THIS LOOKS AWESOME!!! Now THIS is what I wanted to see! Completely disregard what I just updated my original post with. Unless it turns out shit in the final product, I am SOOOOO hyped for this!!!!
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Post by Autobot Sonic Part II on Jul 23, 2016 5:11:05 GMT
Here's what I said if anyone's wondering: I guess this what it feels like to fall out of a fandom huh? After being disappointed with Lost World and Boom (Not the TV show, that was hilarious), the only saving grace of the franchise right now is the Archie Comics in my opinion. They've got a pretty good story, and remake the story of old Sonic games to be more enjoyable. It's also saying something when SEGA needed a bunch of 3rd party developers to make this title happen, and it's not even coming out this year on it's 25th anniversary. This is gonna sound completely OOC for me, but I just...I think Sonic's time is up. Never thought I'd say this...Me, the guy who came here 3 years ago to defend Sonic in nearly every way possible, is saying the series should just die. After so many failures in it's main line of business (games), the series isn't what it used to be. As I said earlier, Mania looks like it'll be fun. I'll definitely play it, but unless SEGA pulls SA3 out of their ass in the near future...Sonic's pretty much dead to me.
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Post by jake frost on Jul 23, 2016 5:17:40 GMT
They're throwing everything at Project 2017.
Adventure tone. Classic Sonic. Unleashed/Colours/Generations/Lost World gameplay. 06's future setting. Potentially fucking dreamcast Sonic. Very likely Crush 40. Also reminds me of the end of fucking Chronicles where Eggman 'wins'.
Shame we have to wait so long, but they've been working on this since 2013 at least... potentially since 2011. It's not gonna be a rushed one like 06 or Boom, and it's not gonna be short like Generations 1.
This gon b gud.
EDIT: I'm calling it Sonic EDGEnerations
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Post by Autobot Sonic Part II on Jul 23, 2016 7:08:05 GMT
They're throwing everything at Project 2017. Adventure tone. Classic Sonic. Unleashed/Colours/Generations/Lost World gameplay. 06's future setting. Potentially fucking dreamcast Sonic. Very likely Crush 40. Also reminds me of the end of fucking Chronicles where Eggman 'wins'. Shame we have to wait so long, but they've been working on this since 2013 at least... potentially since 2011. It's not gonna be a rushed one like 06 or Boom, and it's not gonna be short like Generations 1. This gon b gud. EDIT: I'm calling it Sonic EDGEnerations Yeah bUT it's the good kind of edge, not the "Shadow The Edgehog" edge. And I'm surprised you knew about Chronicles, that had like one of my favorite stories for a Sonic game (It's Bioware doing a Sonic game what more could you ask for?)
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Post by Teacakes on Jul 23, 2016 10:28:27 GMT
Well fuck me side ways, I'd say I'm pretty hyped.
I pulled an all nighter last night and watched the livestream and motherfucking Kirk Thornton showed up and I didn't get to see the live reading because it cut away to show us sonic boom fire and ice! Now I'm just hoping someone uploaded a video from their phone onto YouTube because I need to see it.
I'm not much of a classic fan, I've been into and not been into Sonic since Sonic Adventure, but I look forward to Project Sonic. Kinda looks like Sonic Generations 2.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2016 11:39:43 GMT
The live stream was hilarious in all the wrong ways.
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Post by Teacakes on Jul 23, 2016 11:44:20 GMT
The livestream was pretty shit. The things that redeemed it were the game reveals and that's about it.
That live script reading would've made my night if they hadn't cut away! I wanted to see that shit.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2016 20:25:41 GMT
Honestly, the most I ever enjoyed a Sonic game was Adventure 2. If they brought back and expanded on the chao system, I'd be so down. I loved that shit.
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Post by jake frost on Jul 24, 2016 0:56:54 GMT
Honestly, the most I ever enjoyed a Sonic game was Adventure 2. If they brought back and expanded on the chao system, I'd be so down. I loved that shit. Looks like they're bringing back Sa2's tone for Project 2017, at least, but I honestly have no clue why they haven't just made a full standalone Chao game, even if it's just on mobile. They'd make fucking bank off of that.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2016 18:09:40 GMT
Honestly, the most I ever enjoyed a Sonic game was Adventure 2. If they brought back and expanded on the chao system, I'd be so down. I loved that shit. Looks like they're bringing back Sa2's tone for Project 2017, at least, but I honestly have no clue why they haven't just made a full standalone Chao game, even if it's just on mobile. They'd make fucking bank off of that. I know I'd prefer that over Pokemon Go. But I feel like making it go mobile would take away from it, just because they'd need to make a profit off of it. Meaning there'd probably be microtransactions, which I feel like take away from the feel of it. I'd just prefer they shove an updated version in sonic 2017.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2016 17:21:02 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2016 17:27:21 GMT
So yeah just throwing my hat in the ring I'm definitely more looking forward to Sonic Mania than that other one because honestly the super serious stories and apocalyptic events in Sonic have just seemed so silly to me. Like, Sonic and all of his animal buddies are going to save the world just... it shouldn't be played straight. It'll probably work in Mania if that has any kind of story because the rest of it is so cartoonish, and in my opinion, it worked in the storybook games because those weren't exactly played straight, they both kind of had a sense of humor to them with their fish-out-of-water stuff.
On the other hand, there is stuff like Sonic X and Chronicles that played up the whole..... I guess they were aliens, right? I don't exactly remember, but you know, building up this kind of... "lore" to Sonic. I guess all of them technically have that, but some of them... sonic just seems so out of place and you kind of have to question why there's this hedgehog and his animal buddies instead of..... literally anyone or anything else.
So, as far as this Project Sonic thing goes... if it plays up the "lore" of Sonic, that'd be cool. If not then.... yeah. Either way though, still looking forward to Mania.
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Post by Autobot Sonic Part II on Aug 12, 2016 5:26:01 GMT
Holy shit I'm freaking out right now. I just cam back from Sausage Party to see that fucking Sonic himself, Roger Craig Smith, replied to a tweet I sent him! For those who don't know, today was his and Will Friedle's (Bumblebee in the newest Transformers cartoon) birthday, so I decided to send the both of them a birthday tweet. God I know he replied to over a hundred of these, but it still makes me happy knowing he read my message to him.
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Post by Teacakes on Aug 20, 2016 20:55:04 GMT
You lucky bastard
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Post by jake frost on Aug 22, 2016 5:22:28 GMT
Thought I'd bring the tale of my third foray into Sonic Unleashed to the table. I've been subtly hyped for Proj 2017 and I've been looking to play more of the games. I've played Generations and the Adventure games to death, never owned a Wii so I can't play Colours (are Wiis going for dirt cheap yet??) and so it fell to me to explore the game I have so neglected. Played it once on Ps2 (that version sucked ass), then played it again in late 2012 on the PS3 version. I only got to Adabat before realising I was missing like 30 fucking sun medals so I couldn't play Jungle Joyride Day. Naturally I couldn't be ARSED to go back and replay old levels either.
But no longer. I made a new save, made sure I was scouring the game for medals this time around and finally got past the point I gave up at last time. Not only that, but I had more fun? Like, not just with regular old Hedgeheg Sonic, but with the Werehog as well? Maybe I'm just better at those stages, but this time they were nowhere near as tedious and nowhere near as long as they seemed to be. Since when did the werehog stages become fucking enjoyable?
I actually think that Unleashed is really underrated. The game as a whole feels so much more alive than the ones that came after, and the gameplay is fun. It's a shame it got such a bad rap for the Werehog, because the levels are fucking beautiful and the different cultures are really cool - even for stereotypes, because they're not bad stereotypes.
Hoping they fire the shitlords who have scripted the last couple of games and bring back someone who has a concept of depth.
Also, Voice Actors. Hearing Griffith again made me realise how shitty, stilted and douchebaggy Smith's Sonic voice is. Drummond (AKA the Sonic I grew up with) may have been a bit awkward and stilted, but at least he had soul. Roger Craig Smith just... fucking sucks.
Amy's Unleashed VA is also better. Tails' current voice is far better than his unbearable Unleashed one.
Currently on Perfect Dark Gaia after spending ~50 minutes on Eggmanland. Perfect DG can suck my dick (figuratively. I don't want that fucking multi-eyed maw near me.)
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