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Sonic Forces review thread
- Thread starter _Aaron_
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Yes. And besides, Mania was awesome. People just want good games, which Sonic Team seems to be incapable of delivering now.
redfox088
Banned
I feel like the reviews on this game are harsher because Mania may be fresh on the minds of some of these reviewers...not that theyd admit it. I feel bad for it honestly...after all the garbage/mediocrity that came before Mania, sonic forces being the game that releases a few months right behind the best sonic game in 20 years is just plain bad luck.
kunonabi
Member
There is certainly some of that prideful "fans do it better" mentality but the game still looks pretty bad and pandering to the worse parts of the fanbase with the OC stuff was always a bad sign.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
Sonic Team needs to stop making Sonic games and fans should create a petition to get Sega's attention.
Grits N Gravy
Banned
It's good
Also wow my account got approved
Also wow my account got approved
deadpixels
Neo Member
I had a feeling after demoing the game at E3 that things weren't going to end up too hot. It's a shame, seems like one step forward, one step back when you consider just how fantastic Sonic Mania was. The Blue Blur just can't get a break.
celsowmbr
Banned
playstationlifestyle review:
http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2017/11/08/sonic-forces-review-embrace-edge-ps4/#/slide/1
8.0/10
http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2017/11/08/sonic-forces-review-embrace-edge-ps4/#/slide/1
8.0/10
IpsoFacto
Member
Sonic Generations sold quite well. Same with Colors and Sonic:Lost World. But apparentely Sonic Boom: Ryse of Lyric sold poorly. So you'd think SEGA and Sonic Team would get the message...
cireza
Banned
So all previous games made by Sonic Team sold well, so yeah, they got the message.
MvCSpiderman
Banned
Eh?
Generations was a long term burn.
And Sonic Lost world didn't even sell 1 million as of the last sale s number and flopped and boom foppee even worse. Then you had Sonic 4 episode 2 before lost world.
Sonic been on a heavy sales decline since 2011.
MvCSpiderman
Banned
Just like a lot of mania praise reviews came from bad sonic games fresh on some minds. If Mania came out in 2003-4 it's still score good but aybe high 70's. If it came out in 2006 it likely would have gotten 90 's on metacritic/game rankings.
That's the issue with sonic. People aren't rating the last few decent scoring Sonic games because of the games themselves (mostly) but for "relief" from the last big bad game(s).
Considering the rapid sales decline since 2011 people are fed up.
Memorabilia
Member
Bargain bin fodder. Will be $10 in no time.
rexpro
Neo Member
Jim Sterling.does not review video games since...well a lot of time. Rest assured he won't be giving it any score
GeekyDad
Member
Yeah, I'm thinking the message was directed more at marketing than anything else.
Stormblessed
Member
Funnily enough, he did an impressions video and both likes the game and thinks it's better than most are crediting it. His review would have pulled the average up.
He only just stopped though.
Junahu
Member
I too like to pretend that the WiiU was a successful console.
cireza
Banned
Watch as Forces sells more than Lost World and Generations.
The Stig
Member
Excellent response.
YES, the sonic cycle and 3D sonic games have become almost a mean stereotype, however there is good reason for it.
This game is trash. My neighbor got it for his kid (he'll play ANY sonic game regardless of shittiness) and even he said it sucks.
IpsoFacto
Member
Toadthemushroom
Member
I'm surprised Eurogamer didn't slap an "Avoid" rating onto their review, but maybe it's a reflection of how Sonic fans can't resist poorly rated Sonic games. Anecdotally nearly every Sonic fan I know has picked it up, which is crazy.
Would be interesting to know what proportion of sales are from fans rather than, say, Winter holiday gifts.
Would be interesting to know what proportion of sales are from fans rather than, say, Winter holiday gifts.
I think this game, despite the bad reviews, is going to get a bit of a bump from Mania, which has rejuvenated a lot of nostalgia for the franchise, and repaired perceptions about the early part of its legacy.
I will not be picking it up. I may Redbox it if I have a slow weekend, though.
I will not be picking it up. I may Redbox it if I have a slow weekend, though.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
Go buy Sonic Mania and forget about this until it goes on sale for 10 bucks.
Unknown?
Member
Well see about that. Many critics praised Sonic 4 too. Its only a matter of time until they turn on Mania claiming it wasnt that great and Sonic was never good.
TransTrender
Gold Member
Yup.
Had a $10 Best Buy cert show up yesterday so I just went and bought Sonic Mania on the Switch. Cost $9.99. Played the first Zone last night. Pretty solid.
Astral Dog
Member
this game is 500 pesos on the eshop, thats almost the price of an indie and waaaay less than a 3DS game
your neighbor or his kid
The Stig
Member
Lovely Salsa
Banned
Just bought it on eshop and downloading now
Cant wait!
Cant wait!
Ristifer
Member
Or the game blows.
Lovely Salsa
Banned
Yea, 7 missions in and I already regret it
I may be the only person here who can actually confirm that, yes, Famitsu scores are influenced by money.
Arc System Works published my game, Skullgirls, in Japan. Famitsu gave us straight 8s, and our Arc PR rep was so surprised.
"I just sent the game for them to check it out, and everyone was so surprised when they reviewed it! It got such a good score and we didn't pay anything!"
My understanding is that there is usually a base review fee, and then you can sweeten the score with additional funding. With fewer games being released in Japan these days, we may have gotten lucky getting reviewed without paying the review fee.
lensoftruth
Member
I remember them being unreliable in the 16bit gen.
Link1110
Member
I watched a review and it's basically just "it's good, but more of the same." In other words the same review every Mega Man game got back in the day and I enjoyed those. Is there anything actually bad about Sonic Forces, or is it a "letdown" in the same way Mega Man 4 on were "letdowns?"
Interesting.
Bucket-o-roadkill
Member
After watching a few videos of this on Youtube, I'm glad I didn't preorder. There's an especially damning one showing the first enemies of the past half dozen games or so, and some at least have an attack, some take notice of sonic and come after him in pursuit but Forces the first robot literally stands there. And does absolutely nothing.
Other stuff is just weird like the level design which is so angular, simple and poorly done. Massive groups of rings clumped together like no other games before, it's utterly bizarre. Stuff like you'd expect to see put online if there was a Sonic level maker released to the public.
Huge sonic fan here, hoping this has a Sonic 06 effect and they either forget this happened and go back to key members of the Generations team, or finally hand the reigns over to a team of people who have PROVED that they have a clue. You know who I mean.
Other stuff is just weird like the level design which is so angular, simple and poorly done. Massive groups of rings clumped together like no other games before, it's utterly bizarre. Stuff like you'd expect to see put online if there was a Sonic level maker released to the public.
Huge sonic fan here, hoping this has a Sonic 06 effect and they either forget this happened and go back to key members of the Generations team, or finally hand the reigns over to a team of people who have PROVED that they have a clue. You know who I mean.
Lovely Salsa
Banned
With friends I feel like I can accomplish anything
Is it possible to get a refund on estore?
Is it possible to get a refund on estore?
Shotgun Kiss
Member
Nope. And sorry for being blunt, but I can't comprehend why you took that gamble. It's not as if the Sonic series doesn't have a precedent for releasing bad games. Plus, aren't digital versions of physical games usually outrageously expensive? You should have bought a physical copy.
Shotgun Kiss
Member
Sorry, double post.
Astral Dog
Member
MaMa Mia!
MvCSpiderman
Banned
Mania hasn't even sold 1 million yet iirc
MvCSpiderman
Banned
Sonic games only came out on the Wii u?
Considering the last time a Sonic game sold 3 million copies was Heroes in 2003 im going to say unlikely
Megaman 6 wasn't really good at all. Not to mention stage design got worse in 7. Can't recall another time period were megaman got much more if the same reviews outside X4, X5, and X6, in which two of those are bad anyway.