Sanzaru did a very commendable job of getting Sly 4 onto the Vita, with the only major compromise being the visuals.
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Sonic Boom (BRB/Sanzaru, WiiU/3DS) gameplay preview/info, screenshots, and trailer
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Sanzaru did a very commendable job of getting Sly 4 onto the Vita, with the only major compromise being the visuals.
AuthenticM
Member
Correct.
While I agree that Uncharted 2 was pretty amazing, the old Crash games and the first Jak were pretty much perfection.
Saint Gregory
Member
LOL, this cracked me up way more than it should have.
Anyway, I've resolved not to get hyped for any more Sonic games after the crushing disappointment of LW.
Please be good :'(
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
I never played that, but even if it was good, knowing how to make a decent game with PS3 limitations is not the same as knowing how to make a good game with 3DS limitations.
I'm curious to how similar to the show it's gonna be, will it follow the narrative completely with a few tweaks here and there, or will it be its own story?
Calm down, AniHawk, they didn't call out Jak 2 specifically!
Never liked Crash compared to Mario. Same annoying shitty "edgy mascot" like Sonic. And Jak, while pretty, was your run-of-the-mill collectathon.
I don't like the artsyle, if I'm being honest. Tails is the only passable one. I can see why people are interested in the gameplay, it looks more diverse (and looks a lot like R&C, Crash etc.) But I'm skeptical. I'm wondering if they are going to be able to mesh all these different game mechanics with the level design. Whether it will all flow together. One of the reasons I didn't love Sonic Lost World's, is because I felt the gameplay didn't quite mesh together with the concept they went with. I liked parts of the game, but not the whole.
piratepwnsninja
Member
My 12 year old son's actual chat replies when I sent him the video link from work:
"whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat happened to knuckles?"
"Whats up with everyone looking like outlanders from jak and daxter? Look at all the straps on them."
He's excited, though. Just found it funny that he made a Jak & Daxter connection without knowing anyone from that team was working on this.
"whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat happened to knuckles?"
"Whats up with everyone looking like outlanders from jak and daxter? Look at all the straps on them."
He's excited, though. Just found it funny that he made a Jak & Daxter connection without knowing anyone from that team was working on this.
The funny thing about the Guile jokes is that he and Knuckles have the same VA.
And if you're gonna make Amy a strong female then STOP GIVING HER SLUTFACE
It's happening
And if you're gonna make Amy a strong female then STOP GIVING HER SLUTFACE
has nothing to do with the game admittedly, more to do with whoever's doing the promotional art for the characters. In fact, this game's problem is Amy's "I've seen some shit" face
Ice King tier
without the downright sad
It's happening
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
I really like the idea of giving Amy more to do than just be a pretty face, and it's telling that she and Tails have the more tolerable redesigns (he comes off just fine, lol). But strong narrative my ass, you can't even make Eggman foreboding anymore!
They're trying to fit four different games into one, which didn't work out too well for the Adventure games overall; for us it's a travesty, but for youngins this will be their first big Sonic experience, one where platforming is just one quarter of the "fun". None of this feels like Sonic to me, and I still feel Adventure 1 is mostly platforming, so this might be the first truly New Sonic game in a long time. So my final beef with this is that they think kids will want to play one kind of game at a time, as though they weren't going to alway be playing and realize that each level's a dull, spectacle-driven grab-bag of second-rate design elements after another. Depressing.
They're trying to fit four different games into one, which didn't work out too well for the Adventure games overall; for us it's a travesty, but for youngins this will be their first big Sonic experience, one where platforming is just one quarter of the "fun". None of this feels like Sonic to me, and I still feel Adventure 1 is mostly platforming, so this might be the first truly New Sonic game in a long time. So my final beef with this is that they think kids will want to play one kind of game at a time, as though they weren't going to alway be playing and realize that each level's a dull, spectacle-driven grab-bag of second-rate design elements after another. Depressing.
~Devil Trigger~
In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
Expected a single-player Guile game at first though
LOL you're not alone
Poltergust
Member
It's apparently gonna be a prequel to the show, and this subseries is in its own continuity.
SolidSnakex
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It'd be strange if he isn't the villain since he's quite clearly the villain in the actual CG show.
MilesWebber
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I'm sorry guys. Nothing about this looks good. At all.
Also, My nephew is a huge sonic fan (he's 8) and this was his reaction to new designs:
Also, My nephew is a huge sonic fan (he's 8) and this was his reaction to new designs:
Nostremitus
Member
So Knuckles and Big the Cat had a kid?
SpikedGunner
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They're both taking their own approach apparently:
http://www.usgamer.net/articles/sonic-boom-brings-a-brand-new-sonic-to-wii-u-3ds-and-tv
Baron von Loathsome
Member
I'm now cautiously optimistic.
Cross quote from another thread on the topic.
I thought I recognized the developer, but it didn't don on me that it was the studio he was working at. I'm certainly more excited for the game knowing he's working on the title.
I thought I recognized the developer, but it didn't don on me that it was the studio he was working at. I'm certainly more excited for the game knowing he's working on the title.
TheCongressman1
Member
That's been Sega's problem in general with Sonic. Not being able to focus and refine a gameplay style, most notably in Lost World.
Who knows, they may be able to do it, but I really doubt it will be coherent enough to feel like Sonic rather than some generic platformer.
CrazedProfessional
Member
In my head I am picturing a Guile FPS where you Sonic Boom bad guys.
I'd imagine that the focus will be on Wii U, with some occasional screens and vids of the 3DS version. Like what happened with Lost World (and Smash).
I'm more pleased at the information that this Big Red Button company exists.
Was wondering where all the Gen 7 platformer guys went. This means that the next Team Sonic game won't be Wii U exclusive, right?
Rumour is that it's PS4, XB1 and Wii U.
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
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PeakPointMatrix
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Now that the chaos has settled down, we can draw less dramatic conclusions. I'm taking a wait and see approach, and reading all of those bullet points in combination with the unique styles of play along with the pedigree of the studio, I can allow for some hype. Now if they could apply some shin shortening surgery, that would be grand.
One thing that I thought from the beginning is that the game looks fantastic. I almost thought that we were seeing next-fen footage. Pretty good for the WiiU. Which brings me to my other point, what a shame it's only on the WiiU. Are they sending the Sonic Boom franchise out to die? They simply won't get the marketshare they deserve with the WiiU's player base.
One thing that I thought from the beginning is that the game looks fantastic. I almost thought that we were seeing next-fen footage. Pretty good for the WiiU. Which brings me to my other point, what a shame it's only on the WiiU. Are they sending the Sonic Boom franchise out to die? They simply won't get the marketshare they deserve with the WiiU's player base.
Mass Effect
Member
Those new character designs look awful. The environments look like they could turn out well though.
Either way, I don't have much hope for the game. We all know how this goes.
Either way, I don't have much hope for the game. We all know how this goes.
Jaded Alyx
Member
Why are Sonic's arms blue?
I don't think I'd go as far as calling it "four games in one" which sounds like something more applicable to Unleashed, and this doesn't seem nearly as splintered as Sonic Adventure is. The point of having different playstyles here seems to be that each character functionally controls the same but comes with an additional "ability" or gimmick to them. Seems more like DK64 in terms of multiple characters.
Okay, thanks for the clarification
Spehornoob
Member
Sounds like it's set up like Banjo Kazooie. I know I'm about the only one, but I always enjoyed the open world collect-a-thon games, so I may actually follow this.
Roid Knuckles upsets me though.
Roid Knuckles upsets me though.
Benzychenz
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-Big Red Button is lead by Bob Rafei, a Naughty Dog veteran of the Jak & Daxter series and Uncharted 1. A lot of the team members also worked on Jak & Daxter and Ratchet & Clank.
This bit makes me excited, but the character designs, how shitty I expect the story to be, and the overall image they're making for it (dubstep trailer) makes me wish these people were working on something else.
This bit makes me excited, but the character designs, how shitty I expect the story to be, and the overall image they're making for it (dubstep trailer) makes me wish these people were working on something else.
pretty done
Member
A co-op game with Guile and Dieminion would be approximately 49 times better than this shit. Sonic Cycle is gonna get all you guys once again!