[morningbus]

Real talk for a second: include online play for the PC version in this one Sega and at least 4 of my friends will drop full price on this day one.

[tolkir]

Other good character for this game can be Jack of HeadHunter.



*Includes remix of Jack's Theme

[gogojira]

I want Ecco in a fish tankmobile. When you get to water, he just swims.

[Itchy//Tasty]

Holy shit, Jack is a dead ringer for the Deus Ex: HR guy.

[sixteen-bit]

Yesterday, I read a Tweet from Sumo Digital saying "We'll see tomorrow mourning". I'm quite happy with this announcement. This franchise is going places.

mourning? did something tragic happen?

[Klaymator14]

Is the music from the trailer the same music that's going to be featured in the game? Because I quite like it :D

[-PXG-]

I want Ecco in a fish tankmobile. When you get to water, he just swims.

Duuuuude

[morningbus]

mourning? did something tragic happen?

You didn't cry over Ryu's father's death?

I was told we all agreed to cry.

[SovanJedi]

Ooh, Diddy Kong Racing-like. Will keep an eye out for this then.

[Z_Y]

Just re-purchased the first one last week. fml


Oh well...it still is a great game.

[SpikedGunner]

Other good character for this game can be Jack of HeadHunter. *Includes remix of Jack's Theme

so long as we stay away from anything Redemption related, I'm all for this.

[Kokonoe]

Interview.

http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/games/89...view-sega-kart

[Yoritomo]

YEEEESSSSSS My daughters are going to be ecstatic.

How demanding is the PC version? Wondering if I can get decent gameplay out of it on my laptop. As a rough benchmark, said laptop can just about cope with The Witcher (1), but struggled in scenes with a lot of transparent SFX. LAME PUN WARNING: Shadow of the Beat?

30-50 fps at 1920 x 1080 with max options on a 9600gt 512meg card with an e8400.

Lower the resolution to 1600 x 900 and I get constantly above 50 fps. I have it set to reduce fidelity for 3 or more players, otherwise it does get choppy and start dropping below 30 fps. If your laptop uses onboard video it will struggle, but you can drop the options down pretty low.

[Neuromancer]

So the guy that made Crazy Taxi, Kanno-san, is such a great guy and he's really fun to talk to. And he's probably about 50 now, 55, floating grey locks and that. But he's just so chilled out and fun, and his feedback on it is 'Just make it cool'. Like, for his car: 'Just make it cool'. And then we've got to explain it has change into a boat and a plane: 'Just make it cool'.

Just make it cool

[DimmuBurgerKing]

OH GOD YES GILIUS THUNDERHEAD.

[Neuromancer]

GC: Can you give a ballpark figure for the number of tracks? Is it one per IP? JN: I think I can answer that and yes it is! So we've made a specific track per IP, so in the last one there were maybe three set in Seaside Hill, but we haven't done that this time. So each track is unique and built on its own. So it's very fan-pleasing in that sense.

Excellent!

[Vic]

Just saw the videos; Why this game reminds me more of Diddy Kong Racing than Mario Kart?

[Lyphen]

Interview. http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/games/89...view-sega-kart

Unique tracks? I'm happy. Too many Seaside Hill/Metal Fortress/Casinos in the first (and only a few IPs represented).

Man, this game sounds great.

[J@hranimo]

The potential for this game to be really, really good is possible. This might be the real Mario Kart contender. Just thinking about makes me all hype :D

[Neuromancer]

Hmm only thing concerns me is the last game was great with a racing wheel; but how will you control the planes with one?

[Eric C]

Hope it's 60fps this time... maybe it will be on the Wii-U, hopefully.

[CrunchinJelly]

Well it's nice that it seems a lot more fleshed out.

Unfortunately it is still 30fps on consoles which fucking sucks.

[OMG Aero]

Hmm only thing concerns me is the last game was great with a racing wheel; but how will you control the planes with one?

You switch to a flight stick.

[Tizoc]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkRVi9nVxOo
...HOLY SHIT IT'S ACTUALLY THE THREAD TITLE! o_O

Well it's nice that it seems a lot more fleshed out. Unfortunately it is still 30fps on consoles which fucking sucks.

Where does it say it'll be 30 FPS?

[morningbus]

Sonic All Stars Racing would sound better. Otherwise, they're missing a definite article.

[Neuromancer]

You switch to a flight stick.

That would be excellent as I have a flight stick too!

[CrunchinJelly]

Where does it say it'll be 30 FPS?

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...-arcade-racers

The demo looked lovely but suffered from a chugging frame-rate. Sumo's aiming for a solid 30 frames per second in the final game (the water physics rule out 60fps).

[Tizoc]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...-arcade-racers

I see, thanks for clearing it up.

Oh and one thing I really hope they include is allow each player to use the same character (eg 3 Sonics and 1 BD Joe), my nephews fighting over who would pick Sonic always gave me a headache when they played the first game @_@

[Gooster]

I never played the first game but my friends who did had fun with it, I think. Looks fun, so might check out the 3DS or PS3 version.

[east of eastside]

30 fps is sufficient when you have shitty gameplay.

[Sadist]

Looks great.

[Koshiro]

Dear God! That's the Shellcoff from Panzer Dragoon in the background! Someone remembers!

JAWS WERE DROPPED

[Rewrite]

Beautiful. Day one fucking purchase!

[Dead Man Typing]

so long as we stay away from anything Redemption related, I'm all for this.

Redemption isn't terrible. It's a B level PS2 game, but it's not bad.

[RoyalFool]

Oh man, so glad this got a sequel. I double-dipped on this title because, well, anything that keeps SEGA renewing it's Shenmue and JSR licences must be a good thing. That it turned out to be the best karting game of this generation was a nice bonus!

Sumo Digital guys who read here - Keep your eyes on this swinging watch and repeat 5 times, you must make a shenmue based track.

[Truth101]

Sega still hasn't forgotten Skies of Arcade. Let there be hope!

[shaowebb]

Man do I want this so hard right now. The original was a suprise blast and its to date one of the best games I've played for kart racing ever. Throwing in Vyse and Gilius though? I can almost guarantee I got people who will drop cash on this game day 1 now for those two.

Dreamlist of character additions:

• Segata Sanshiro
• Adam, Axel, and Blaze from Streets of Rage in a vehicle
• Orta riding her Dragoon from Panzer Dragoon Orta
• Kid Chameleon
• Someone from Shining Force
• Someone from Phantasy Star
• Ali from Beyond Oasis

Bolded the most important stuff up there for us.

[enzo_gt]

Whoa, Gareth Wilson is working on this? And Vectorman is in this?

Colour me intrigued. Gimme Gunstar Heroes!

[ReaperXL07]

So let me get this straight.....Sega is including Vyse from Skies of Aracadia, for what purpose?

It's not like they will ever make a sequel, so I just don't understand why they would want to Troll Skies fans like this, it's shameful... Makes me very sad.

[TheFLYINGManga_Ka]

Hope the framerate is improved. The first one had dipping framerates which is a game-killer for kart racers.

Looks fun though.

[RobbieNick]

Got to play the same in San Fran last week. Here's my preview.

http://segabits.com/blog/2012/04/30/...ds-on-preview/

My friend Alex's preview...

http://www.sonicstadium.org/2012/04/...cing-hands-on/

JSR art contest has extended into All-Stars as well

http://segabits.com/blog/2012/04/30/...nto-all-stars/

[Trevelyon]

I hope Nintendo are filing papers as we speak, this is simply outrageous.

but for realz, this looks awesome.

[gogojira]

Considering the latest rumor, a funny (sad) slap in the face would be throwing Bayonetta into the roster.

[Nabs]

Sonic All Stars Racing would sound better. Otherwise, they're missing a definite article.

Yeah, the name could use some fixing.

[Einbroch]

That trailer. Kidz Dubstep: Volume 1!

[ShockingAlberto]

Real talk for a second: include online play for the PC version in this one Sega and at least 4 of my friends will drop full price on this day one.

They didn't include online play for the PC version of the first one because "it was too much work for an audience of mostly pirates" or something like that.

So I didn't buy it. And won't buy this, by extension.

[thetrin]

I loved the first Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing. Totally pumped for the sequel. I love that Vyse is going to be in.

They didn't include online play for the PC version of the first one because "it was too much work for an audience of mostly pirates" or something like that. So I didn't buy it. And won't buy this, by extension.

Wait, they seriously said that? Good lord. Now I'm not sure I want to buy this.

[Paco]

OMG. Hyped. Day 1.

[bon]

Cool to see Sega showing some Skies love. Now get to work on an HD port.

[Teknoman]

Is the music from the trailer the same music that's going to be featured in the game? Because I quite like it :D

Most likely not. You'll find a ton of Sega game themes and remixes though. For some reason Sega never uses the actual game music for trailers anymore.




Also yes Ristar!

I loved the first Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing. Totally pumped for the sequel. I love that Vyse is going to be in. Wait, they seriously said that? Good lord. Now I'm not sure I want to buy this.

They didn't include online play for the PC version of the first one because "it was too much work for an audience of mostly pirates" or something like that. So I didn't buy it. And won't buy this, by extension.

Well if its online for PC this time around, that shouldnt be an issue right?