Some new Sonic Unleashed info (RPG elements)

[flipping_heck]

Shitty friends in minigames as well

New Sonic Unleashed info revealed in Portugese magazine by Chris on July 3rd, 2008 sonicunleashed_maxi_pg1.jpgMaxiConsolas, a popular Portugese video game magazine, has published a new Sonic Unleashed preview this month with some juicy new tidbits about the hotly anticipated title. The preview revealed that, like in Sonic and the Secret Rings, Sonic’s abilities will be able to be improved through experience points gained throughout the game. The magazine also confirmed that Sonic’s other friends, including Tails, will be playable during mini-games throughout the game. Other locales that will be present in the game will New York and China. In their impressions of the game, they were impressed with the camera and how the Hedgehog Engine handles the transitions between 2D and 3D, but they noted some noticeable slowdown at some points.

oops sorry

[miguel_c_hammer]

that's our sega!

[Costanza]

hype rapidly deflating

[Stumpokapow]

Non-english scans in the link.. don't think they're a bannable offense..

they are

[Teknoman]

Hey good camera impressions are always nice.

[NTom64]

Can't wait <3

[GoldandBlue]

The magazine also confirmed that Sonic’s other friends, including Tails, will be playable during mini-games throughout the game.

Wasn't this one of the complaints people had about Sonic 06? The mini-games where you would play as Tails, Knuckles, Amy, ect...

[[Nintex]]

The exp. points ruined Sonic Secret Rings. Halfway through the game everything worked perfectly but if you went either too fast or too slow the game was a mess. I'm interested in the city environment though, City Escape in SA2 was pretty awesome. The slowdown could be fixed before release.

[Divvy]

hype rapidly deflating

You mean shrinking right?

[Jocchan]

[Guybrush Threepwood]

The preview revealed that, like in Sonic and the Secret Rings, Sonic’s abilities will be able to be improved through experience points gained throughout the game.

Well that was a fun few months, Sega.

I hope you enjoy crushing the hopes of your fans.

[Teknoman]

It might not be exactly like Secret Rings. I doubt they'll screw with the speed or jump height.

[2 Minutes Turkish]

It's just a little dirty, it's still good it's still good!

[jarrod]

Well, hopefully DIMPS is smarter than Sonic Team.

Leveling was originally planned for Sonic Adventure iirc, but got canned.

[Baiano19]

Thanks, I was about to post it.

[Guybrush Threepwood]

Hey Sega, why don't you go ahead and reveal enemies that take more than one hit to kill?

That would be swell.

[alistairw]

Bad Sega!

[ShockingAlberto]

Hey Sega, why don't you go ahead and reveal enemies that take more than one hit to kill? That would be swell.

Don't worry! Shadow's combo will get them!

[U K Narayan]

Shit.

[Ten-Song]

http://i30.tinypic.com/308i7w8.jpg

Yeah... basically... :(

[ShockingAlberto]

It might not be exactly like Secret Rings. I doubt they'll screw with the speed or jump height.

Do you doubt it

Really

[Blueblur1]

hype rapidly deflating

I couldn't agree more. sad face

[Firestorm]

The preview revealed that, like in Sonic and the Secret Rings, Sonic’s abilities will be able to be improved through experience points gained throughout the game

Goddammit. So what, game will be complete unplayable shit at the beginning and we have to wait 6 hours for it to become average?

[Ken Masters]

[Teknoman]

Do you doubt it Really

Gotta hold on to some shred of hope right?

Someone should mass email that chart to all sections of SEGA, or at least get a media person to bring it to the next Sonic Team interview.

[Door2Dawn]

Goddammit. So what, game will be complete unplayable shit at the beginning and we have to wait 6 hours for it to become average?

Have you ever played a RPG before? Just wondering.

[Guybrush Threepwood]

Have you ever played a RPG before? Just wondering.

Have you played Secret Rings before? Just wondering.

[autobzooty]

I don't wanna sound like a hopeful fanboy here, but none of that seems really game-breaking to me...

The minigame business does sound kinda bad, but since we have no information about it, I think it shouldn't be counted against this title just yet.

And I kinda liked the RPG elements in Secret Rings. But it just wasn't a huge deal...definitely not something I thought was particularly great, it was just kinda white noise.

[Slavik81]

Nothing wrong... yet.
All those elements were in Sonic Adventure 1/2 without detracting. (They had different problems)

Really, the camera and controls are far, far, far more important.

[NinajHeartless]

Oh my god

[Door2Dawn]

Have you played Secret Rings before? Just wondering.

Why,yes I have. I think you guys are giving it shit just to give it shit.The RPG part of the game In Secret rings was by no means perfect,but to say its going to suck when you haven't even played it yet is dumb. I don't care how about the other crap titles sega put out,every new game that a company puts out should be given a clean slate.

[Firestorm]

Have you ever played a RPG before? Just wondering.

Yes I have. Sonic Unleashed isn't an RPG. Have you ever played Sonic and the Secret Rings?

Why,yes I have. I think you guys are giving it shit just to give it shit.The RPG part of the game In Secret rings was by no means perfect,but to say its going to suck when you haven't even played it yet is dumb. I don't care how about the other crap titles sega put out,every new game that a company puts out should be given a clean slate.

The article directly referenced Secret Rings. If this is ANYTHING like that, it is a horrible, horrible idea. The game would have been decent if it weren't for that insanely stupid power up system.

Edit: Wait. Sonic and the Secret Ring's issue was it was on-rails but they slowed Sonic down. So since this is free-roam, could you maybe fix the issue of Sonic being too fast by keeping him slow, giving him all the jump abilities, and playing the game at normal speed and exploring? Now this has potential...

[Tiduz]

So this is SATSR gameplay, automatic run ftl.

do not want anymore.

[autobzooty]

The article directly referenced Secret Rings. If this is ANYTHING like that, it is a horrible, horrible idea. The game would have been decent if it weren't for that insanely stupid power up system.

Right, because to say that a company can look back at an old game and evolve upon and improve previous ideas is absolutely ludicrous.

[Threi]

Right, because to say that a company can look back at an old game and evolve upon and improve previous ideas is absolutely ludicrous.

You would think so...but Sega...

[Firestorm]

Right, because to say that a company can look back at an old game and evolve upon and improve previous ideas is absolutely ludicrous.

In Sega You Trust.

[autobzooty]

You would think so...but Sega...

Normally I would probably agree with you, but Secret Rings was such an intelligent step in the right direction for this franchise. I'm willing to give them a little more credit.

Also isn't some other decent company holding their hand while they make this game?

[g35twinturbo]

Hey good camera impressions are always nice.

yep, I couldn't agree more. That was my biggest complaint about Sonic 2006(? not sure what it was fully called)

[SonicMegaDrive]

Every time I see this graph, I have this song running through my head:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrhf_zgtmAg

[Gagaman]

Sorry to sound like mr.Sega defense force here, but people seriously need to stop using this "but it's sega" bullshit. Outside of the Sonic series which they can't seem to get right, and all those games they publish of movie licenses (read: publishes) are they seriously as bad as people like to make them out to be? The flak they get sometimes is totally uncalled for. There are far worse game publishers out there that churn out nothing but crap, but Sega has become a right scapegoat.

If they improve on the SATSR RPG elements, combined with the fact that Sonic isn't on rails this time (speed boosters every five inches of the stage not withstanding), AND they don't completely gimp you for the first hour of the game, it could be alright. Hopefully the "mini-games" are not as shite as when you had to take over other characters in Sonic 06, though. =E

[Threi]

Outside of the Sonic series which they can't seem to get right

go on...

[Y2Kev]

IF

IF

Sega has us LEVELING UP SONIC'S TURNING ABILITY again

I will never

EVER

buy another Sonic game

ever.

EVER.

[autobzooty]

One thing I don't understand about this game is turning around corners. They show Sonic drifting like in a racing game, but what if you simply fail to make the turn? If it's on rails, won't Sonic just automatically turn anyways?

No one has actually played it yet, so I guess we'll all have more accurate feelings after e3.

[Darunia]

you have got to be fucking kidding me. Why won't you let me follow my damn rainbow sega?

[Gagaman]

go on...

Samba De Amigo Wii is pretty much enough for me to love them all over again. They can also still make brilliant arcade games like After Burner Climax, Outrun 2, Virtua Fighter 5 etc. On the console front: Yakuza, Valkyrie Chronicles.

[Threi]

Samba De Amigo Wii is pretty much enough for me to love them all over again. They can also still make brilliant arcade games like After Burner Climax, Outrun 2, Virtua Fighter 5 etc. On the console front: Yakuza, Valkyrie Chronicles.

ok i might as well drop it. I am not a Sega hater or anything, however you are the one saying Sega can't seem to get Sonic games right - not really a convincing argument that this new Sonic game will be any good.

[ShockingAlberto]

Sorry to sound like mr.Sega defense force here, but people seriously need to stop using this "but it's sega" bullshit. Outside of the Sonic series which they can't seem to get right, and all those games they publish of movie licenses (read: publishes) are they seriously as bad as people like to make them out to be? The flak they get sometimes is totally uncalled for. There are far worse game publishers out there that churn out nothing but crap, but Sega has become a right scapegoat.

It's not exactly shocking that, when you rush out and disrespect your flagship series, people use that to judge you. It's your goddamn flagship.

[Sciz]

Every time I see this graph, I have this song running through my head: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrhf_zgtmAg

Kind of appropriate, actually.

[g35twinturbo]

IF IF Sega has us LEVELING UP SONIC'S TURNING ABILITY again I will never EVER buy another Sonic game ever. EVER.

I guess your not buying this Sonic game

[sevenchaos]

I'm more disturbed by the locales.