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"2014 will mark a renaissance for Sonic the Hedgehog"

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The Flash

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Why the frick does Tails have a wrench?
 

Dr. Buni

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Hoping the next game isn't exclusive. And that Sonic's new design isn't shit.

And I can't believe people still talk about this Sonic Cycle crap, even though the last Sonic games were pretty damn good.
 

Watch Da Birdie

I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
But ultimately, Sega is looking to attract a new generation of fans, the source said. That would certainly explain why classic Sonic was touted as a one-time deal for Sonic Generations, but this information also indicates that modern Sonic, as we know him, is at risk as well.

Classic Sonic.
Modern Sonic.
Post-Modern Sonic?
 

RagnarokX

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So my friend linked me to this picture today...


They sure are getting all the mileage they can out of those silhouettes. Anyways, apparently SEGA has big things in store for Sonic this year that we could be hearing of very soon. Perhaps the upcoming Sonic Boom cartoon is part of a larger plan to reboot the series à la Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures?

They say you can't kill something that's already dead, but Sega finds a way. They need to stop throwing out what works every few years and chasing focus groups.
 

RobbieNick

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Why the frick does Tails have a wrench?

He's been known as a mechanical genius since Sonic Adventure 2. He makes inventions and gadgets. Hell, Tails was rockin' the gamepad before Nintendo made their own.

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Also, in Sonic X he sometimes pulled a screwdriver out of his ass. XD
 

Liamario

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Sonic colors/generations et al may have been good (relatively speaking), but they aren't good enough. There hasn't been a sonic game worthy of the name since the mid 90s. Until people can accept this reality, you're never going to the get another truly great sonic game.
 

Foshy

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Real talk, I went to a Sega event at Comic-con and they were serving Sonic The Hedgehog themed cocktails, one of which was chili-dog infused vodka, with a chili pepper rim, and a hotdog chunk floating in it.

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Worst drink in my entire life. It's like Sega is trying to bury this franchise in any way possible.
Holy shit. I'm nearly throwing up just imagining the taste of that "drink".

Fits the franchise perfectly.
 
pff.. again? Sorry, i know there are fans, but i've given up hope for Sonic games. Maybe the core mechanics are just not good enough to be enjoyable. Ofcourse it's a great Mascotte.
 

Teknoman

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He's been known as a mechanical genius since Sonic Adventure 2. He makes inventions and gadgets. Hell, Tails was rockin' the gamepad before Nintendo made their own.

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Also, in Sonic X he sometimes pulled a screwdriver out of his ass. XD

Hasnt he been a genius and used tools since...well Sonic 2 when he was introduced? They didnt just find a rocket propelled biplane.
 

Sandfox

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So I'm guessing they're going to show off the first trailer/designs for the cartoon and announce a tie in game that I feel will be of the same quality level as the cartoon.
 

Teknoman

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Its not just nostalgia talking since I only recently saw the Sonic OVA, but I wish they'd return to an animation style and show soundtrack style similar to that.
 

Spinluck

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Real talk, I went to a Sega event at Comic-con and they were serving Sonic The Hedgehog themed cocktails, one of which was chili-dog infused vodka, with a chili pepper rim, and a hotdog chunk floating in it.

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Worst drink in my entire life. It's like Sega is trying to bury this franchise in any way possible.

wow man.

that sounds terrifyingly awful.
 

Dr. Buni

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pff.. again? Sorry, i know there are fans, but i've given up hope for Sonic games. Maybe the core mechanics are just not good enough to be enjoyable. Ofcourse it's a great Mascotte.
Not for you. And yes there are fans. For me the core mechanics of the past games are extremely enjoyable.
Continues the story of Sonic Adventure 2 and fully explains Shadow's ridiculously stupid origins


Is literally the third Sonic Adventure game minus the actual Sonic Adventure title

Do you even know what you're asking for?
Thank you. Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 was Sonic Adventure 3 (and it was also as bad as the other two Sonic Adventure games) lol.

I hope for a bright future for the franchise, therefore I hope for Sonic Colors 2, Sonic Generations 2 or something entirely new that doesn't suck.
 

Tenki

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Real talk, I went to a Sega event at Comic-con and they were serving Sonic The Hedgehog themed cocktails, one of which was chili-dog infused vodka, with a chili pepper rim, and a hotdog chunk floating in it.

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Worst drink in my entire life. It's like Sega is trying to bury this franchise in any way possible.

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Real talk, I went to a Sega event at Comic-con and they were serving Sonic The Hedgehog themed cocktails, one of which was chili-dog infused vodka, with a chili pepper rim, and a hotdog chunk floating in it.

Worst drink in my entire life. It's like Sega is trying to bury this franchise in any way possible.

This is how they mess up lots of Sonic titles. Take something that's perfectly fine and add weird junk to it until it becomes an abomination.
 
Classic Sonic.
Modern Sonic.
Post-Modern Sonic?

I'll never understand what made Sega think that they had to target a very specific and young group of people with Sonic. The Genesis Sonic, even though he was marketed as being edgy, appealed to everyone much like Mario. And his games were very successful then. So, why change that? Nintendo's never changed Mario from being a series of games that's designed for everyone. And as a result they've continued to create a franchise that not only reviews better than any other platformer by a wide margin, but it also sells more than any other platformer. They managed to do that because they never narrowed their target audience like Sega has.
 

I Wanna Be The Guy

U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
2010 was already the renaissance for Sonic. It was the year we got Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing and Sonic Colours. We've had a bit of a blip recently with Lost World, but that's something that can easily be recovered from. The fact that Sega actually bothered to patch Lost World to remove the gamepad bullshit for the wisps and add a life for every 100 rings means they're listening. It was obviously too late to save that game, but the fact they're listening probably means they won't make the same mistakes with the next game. I will no doubt get hyped as soon as the next game gets properly announced/shown.
 

Village

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Why anyone would want this trash back?

Nostalgia can't save this sub-par series.

Because it was great doe.


He's been known as a mechanical genius since Sonic Adventure 2. He makes inventions and gadgets. Hell, Tails was rockin' the gamepad before Nintendo made their own.

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Also, in Sonic X he sometimes pulled a screwdriver out of his ass. XD

Yep, the little guy is smart.

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Do you even know what you're asking for?

Generations with like 3 other characters.

Done.

There are mods that basically fulfill that function.

Also the closest thing to sonic adventure 3, would be unleashed. So yeah.
 
Considering how well the year of Luigi went for Nintendo I wouldn't be too excited right now if I was a Sega fan.
I remember watching the Luigi animated TV series an...wait a second.

2010 was already the renaissance for Sonic. It was the year we got Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing and Sonic Colours.
Random fact (well we had the golden ratio before). Sonic colours codename was Sonic 2010 (you would think after Sonic 2006 they would avoid such things), my source is the title of the game disc (since these are not seen by consumers there are interesting things like Party pack for revolution).
 

Azure J

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Why anyone would want this trash back?

Nostalgia can't save this sub-par series.

While I don't share your vitriol, I seriously NEVER understood the desire for another Adventure game. Did people really not get enough of the hub world and hodgepodge character focused game play after Sonic 06, which was in fact a game with a lot of Adventure's design?

Go for a bigger/tighter Unleashed, Colors or Generations or go full hog and fix the Lost World design please. The Adventure games were fun for the time, but it's time to let go.
 

I Wanna Be The Guy

U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
Why anyone would want this trash back?

Nostalgia can't save this sub-par series.

I agree. The only half decent things the games did are things that have since been improved with better games. The things that were not good, which was the vast majority of the games, were really fucking bad. Sonic Adventure was the start of the downward spiral for Sonic. It got even worse in SA2 when you couldn't even choose to just play through the Sonic story and actually made the treasure hunting and mech shooting stages even worse. Absolute torture. You couldn't pay me to play through those games again.
 

Village

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While I don't share your vitriol, I seriously NEVER understood the desire for another Adventure game. Did people really not get enough of the hub world and hodgepodge character focused game play after Sonic 06, which was in fact a game with a lot of Adventure's design?
No, not at all really.

Go for a bigger/tighter Unleashed, Colors or Generations or go full hog and fix the Lost World design please. The Adventure games were fun for the time, but it's time to let go.

In a world where kick starter exists, that isn't for you to decide really.
Also I just want generations with 4 different characters with different ways of navigating levels. The to prospect of time slowdown/freeze shadow the hedgehog puzzles is too hype.
 

I Wanna Be The Guy

U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
No, not at all really.



In a world where kick starter exists, that isn't for you to decide really.
Also I just want generations with 4 different characters with different ways of navigating levels. The to prospect of time slowdown/freeze shadow the hedgehog puzzles is too hype.

Really? You Sonic Adventure fans are a strange bunch.
 
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