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[Sebastiano]

It actually looks really good for me : Sonic x Jak & Daxter (and other Sony platformers like Ratchet & Clank), pretty graphics, level design seems cool...

It looks better and more ambitious than the recent Sonic games done by Sonic Team. Yes, I said this.

But the faces of the characters, hum... Well, the game is not finished so I hope this will be changed. Otherwise, the new designs are... cool, Knuckles excluded.

 

[kadotsu]

Finally the Sonic Cycle Cycle is broken. Well done Sega!

 

[Village]

yo they look kinda bad.

Excited for more combat in a sonic game though.

So we will see where this goes.

 

[Camjo-Z]

These character designs are yet another example of trying to fix something that wasn't broken, but the game itself looks like it might be neat. I'll give it a chance.

 

[Ducktail]

a bright future awaits

I can't stop laughing at work now. Damn.

 

[Pancakes R Us]

Ew. I feel sorry for hardcore Sonic fans.

 

[Danthrax]

So if BRB and Sanzaru are doing these, I guess Sonic Team is working on a Sonic game for Xbox Three and PlayStation 4. And hopefully PC.

 

[a secret-boss]

same dubstep use for Saint Row IV lol

 

[Shotgun Kiss]

dear god that first shot of the characters
LEGS

Yeah, as bad as Knuckles is, Sonic looked like a lanky *freak*. I also noticed his legs and arms are now blue, as opposed to the same colour as his belly.

I'm reserving judgement on the gameplay, but the character redeigns are bordering on Loonatics Unleashed levels of awful.

 

[sonto340]

no because who actually thinks this would save the wii u?!

This is a tie in with a Cartoon that is aimed squarely at kids.
The Wii U is constantly getting deriding for being "just for kids"

Assuming Sonic Boom is good, and kids enjoy it, you can bet they'll be begging their parents for a WiiU to play the new Sonic Cartoon Game.

That's a lot of assuming though, as I don't think the cartoon will be any good in the first place.

 

[Black Door]

So is there going to be a new form of sonic haters... ones who despise this but love the previous design? That blows my mind.

There'll always be the "GREEN EYES" people that will shit on anything that's not classic Sonic. But they've gotten enough pandering through the last three or four games and Sega is probably more interested in experimenting with the gameplay at this point (just try to make it better than Lost World, kthx)

 

[Spieler Eins]

Looks like the successor to Sonic 06. Godawful trailer too.

 

[crooked spin]

Sonic's legs look terrible in that screencap but overall I think the redesign looks good. I just want to play a Sonic game with exploration and I hope this is it.

 

[Nvzman]

If this isn't a franchise-wide reboot, and just a spin-off series, then I'm fine with this.
If this is completely changing Sonic, then fuck this series I'm done.

 

[DeaviL]

Tails, how could they ]:

To me, Tails and Amy are the only ones who look like they went through the meat grinder mostly unscathed.

 

[Hindl]

Had to let it play through a couple times for the quality to increase, but I got these:

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/nzNGIjf.jpg[/IMG]
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Little better quality shots I guess.

Amy looks like a Zombie in that. There's like no life in those eyes.

And man these models are so goddamn terrible. And that stupid Skrillex music was awful. Outside of that it looks like it could possibly be good, seems like R&C, which I guess a lot of people agree with. But they really gotta redesign the characters.

EDIT: Aside from that lifeless shot, Amy looks pretty good, and I actually really like Tails. Everyone else has already covered Knuckles, and Sonic looks like he was on a torture rack

 

[KingSnake]

can we add this to the chalkboard?

Is there a chalkboard with overused jokes?

 

[Social]

Sonic WUB WUB for 3DS and WiiWUB

Yup, that's it

 

[SykoTech]

SANZARU GAMES?!??

WHERE'S SLY 5?

My reaction too. But apparently their just making the 3DS game, so they should have plenty of time/resources left for Sly 5. Need my PS4 Sly fix.

As for this game, looks like your typical, rubbish TV series tie-in. I'm a little intrigued by the new gameplay style, but that interests is offput by how crappy the footage in general looks.

On the bright side, Sonic Team's not making it. SO maybe this Sonic Boom stuff won't overwrite the current games afterall.

 

[TunaLover]

The enviorement in that CryEngine demo looks really great, but the character designs... I hope they change them a little...

 

[MormaPope]

Sonic himself looks strung out and washed up, this will be a tale of redemption. Knuckles started to use roids because he thirsty for Amy. Amy is fucking Tails hoping to make Sonic jealous, but all Sonic wants is the booze and memories to go away.

Sonic Boom, changing faces and changing paces.

 

[Interceptor]

Graphics seem nice. Sonic looks aweful though. So this is basically a Naughty Dog game?

 

[Gagaman]

I was about to say I'm ok with this reboot until I saw that trailer.

I don't even know what to think. For the first time in my life they have put out a Sonic trailer that makes me feel nothing. Not joy or anger, just nothing. Nothing about this appeals to me in any shape or form. This looks about as outsourced and focus tested as it can get.

The one thing the Sonic franchise didn't need after Sonic Lost World was a VISUAL change. That game turned out to be pap but the art style was close to perfection. but now this.

I....I don't think Sonic is for me anymore guys.

 

[AgentLampshade]

 

[Hyperactivity]

Knuckles- hideous
Sonic- meh. Legs are long
Tails- actually prtty cool
Amy- I really like this redesign

 

[Neff]

No, Sonic 2 and Sonic Adventure 2, as well as those other titles, were made by Sonic Team USA

Eh, STUSA was still a Japanese-run gig, with the majority of names in the credits for those games being Japanese. They both very much play, look and sound like Japanese-made games.

But this doesn't at all. It screams its Western origins more than Traveller's Tales, STI, or Sumo's Sonic games did.

 

[MBR]

Actually, if they fix the caveman-ish look of the characters, it looks quite good.

 

[Village]

no because who actually thinks this would save the wii u?!

Oh this is a wii u exclusive.

Oh that makes all types of sense.

 

[Zomba13]

It IS that bad.

I loved--LOVED--Colors and Generations. So much fun. I had high hopes. I played the game for an hour and then sold it. The controls are horrible, there's no real sense of speed, and it's incredibly frustrating. Just a terrible game. Biggest disappointment of last year for me.

Exactly how I felt about it after loving Colours and Generations and Unleashed day time (which you can mod into PC generations and is glorious). I didn't sell or trade it in though and played through till the end because I have issues and I hate myself.

 

[Elija2]

Those character designs really do look weird in that trailer. Looks like there's less of a focus on speed too which I'm not sure I like. At least Tails, Knuckles, and Amy are playable again.

 

[brinstar]

I've heard mixed things, was it really that bad? I'll probably pick it up sometime when I get a Wii U just cause I'm a Sonic fan and it looks like it could be fun.

I thought Jim Sterling's review was pretty spot-on. It's an interesting take on Sonic but it has a lot of dumb stuff in it and can be very frustrating. I personally liked it and was hoping they'd continue improving on its formula but I guess we're getting... this.... instead

 

[Defect]

So this is based on that new Cartoon Network show.

 

[FrostuTheNinja]

Gotta go dump.

 

[Blueblur1]

That's what they're doing: taking a dump on decent character designs.

 

[TrueBlue]

The only thing wrong with Sonic is the legs, and perhaps the overuse of tape. Otherwise, he, Tails and Amy look fine. Knux man...

Environments look gorgeous though.

 

[TheCongressman1]

Adding bits of clothing and accessories to a character that has only had shoes and gloves for over 20 years is really dumb.

 

[Tuck]

I thought Jim Sterling's review was pretty spot-on. It's an interesting take on Sonic but it has a lot of dumb stuff in it and can be very frustrating. I personally liked it and was hoping they'd continue improving on its formula but I guess we're getting... this.... instead

For whatever reason Sega refuses to stick to one Sonic formula.

 

[Zalman]

This amazing song will never be the same anymore.

 

[sonto340]

I thought Jim Sterling's review was pretty spot-on. It's an interesting take on Sonic but it has a lot of dumb stuff in it and can be very frustrating. I personally liked it and was hoping they'd continue improving on its formula but I guess we're getting... this.... instead

This is the biggest shame of all of this.

Lost World was good, almost great.
I was really excited to see where they took the parkour system next, as once you feel like you've mastered it in Lost World, there's not much that really tests you on it.
I guess We'll have to wait for whatever is after this to see if they expand on it or not.

 

[cacildo]

Im probably the only one, but i think it looks amazing

I dont think it will LOOK that good when finished. But if its a co-op open world sonic game.. best idea ever

 

[MormaPope]

Sonic needs to pull up his socks, of course he doesn't notice his own socks due to his alcoholism.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Not getting at all why this looks bad, looks pretty good to me but it's modern day Sonic so I can't be overly optimistic.

 

[plank]

What games did Sanzaru do or are they new too?

 

[TheCongressman1]

The one thing the Sonic franchise didn't need after Sonic Lost World was a VISUAL change. That game turned out to be pap but the art style was close to perfection. but now this.

Exactly right. Lost world looked fine. Sonic didn't need a redesign, he needed a competently made game.

 

[Sendou]

What games did Sanzaru do or are they new too?

They made the latest Sly game I think.

 

[HyperHip]

What's up with the bandages on the shoes?

 

[Zalman]

What games did Sanzaru do or are they new too?

Sly 4, which was a great game.

 

[FrostuTheNinja]

What games did Sanzaru do or are they new too?

Didn't they make the latest Sly Cooper?

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Huh. Almost interesting bit of fodder for the Hero of Legend-ish crowd.

 

[Lijik]

What games did Sanzaru do or are they new too?

PS2 port of Secret Agent Clank, Sly Collection, Sly 4