AgentOtaku
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Sonic Boom (BRB/Sanzaru, WiiU/3DS) gameplay preview/info, screenshots, and trailer
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I think what they're doing with Amy Rose is what Sonic Team should've done a decade ago.
Sanzaru's used to doing contract work. They even did a Mystery Case Files title for Nintendo on the Wii.
interested in hearing more about how co-op works for sure.
Excellent work, bobby! Looks almost identical to me (apart of the bluriness).
Hero of Legend
Member
Remember this?
http://www.tssznews.com/2012/07/05/hunnid-p-claims-involvement-with-new-project-for-sonic/
Eh? Eh? EH?!
http://www.tssznews.com/2012/07/05/hunnid-p-claims-involvement-with-new-project-for-sonic/
Eh? Eh? EH?!Wasn't Shadow the Hedgehog sort of pushed by SoA? I know the actual Sonic Team made it but I thought SoA was instrumental in that game getting made in the first place so... this is like somewhat of a second-attempt at directly appealing to the Western market -- except on a bigger scale lol (going so far as to redesign the characters).
I'll keep my eyes on this game but I'm not really amped about it like I would be if it was another Sonic game by Sonic Team on the level of Colors/Generations.
Edit: Oh my god Hero of Legend, that matches up with the two years of dev. for this game so far, too. Hunnid P hype! (
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I'll keep my eyes on this game but I'm not really amped about it like I would be if it was another Sonic game by Sonic Team on the level of Colors/Generations.
Edit: Oh my god Hero of Legend, that matches up with the two years of dev. for this game so far, too. Hunnid P hype! (
not being serious calm down pls
MaverickHunterAsh
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Day one, this looks great. I'd be upset if was replacing the OG/main/speed-based Sonic series, but as it's not, I'm totally down for this. The only thing I'm not crazy about is Knuckles' redesign, but I can live with it.
Cartoon looks great too, I can't wait!
Cartoon looks great too, I can't wait!
The first western Sonic was Sonic 2.
They're doing this on the comics too. Amy is a much more enjoyable character recently. She still wants dat hedgehog penors... but at least she's much less annoying and kinda useful.
So, having her being playable is a great plus for me.
Remember this?
http://www.tssznews.com/2012/07/05/hunnid-p-claims-involvement-with-new-project-for-sonic/
Another thing I HATE from Adventure series. Fuck this shit, attrocious music!
Even after mulling over it for a bit I'm still at the conclusion that I'm probably gonna be sitting out this entire Sonic Boom thing. Not a problem, I never cared for Underground, X, pretty much every game between SA2 and Unleashed either. There's so much Sonic I don't have to like all of it. I feel so indifferent about this new spin off I could take it or leave it.
I don't feel like I hate it, simply that it doesn't appeal to me much at all. It's looks like most western platformers (Racthet, Sly, Skylanders etc) which I find incredibly boring and unappealing.
Considering the pedigree involved No doubt the game won't turn out bad, in fact I bet a lot of people will love it, it's just nothing about it looks very 'Sonic' to me. People complained that Lost World was too Mario but at I'd rather that than being too fetch-quest-openish-world-key-puzzles blah blah blah. It's probably too early to assume it'll be like that but I'd love to be proven wrong.
All this game is gonna do is create yet another fraction of the fandom that will want all future games in their preferred style, making it even harder for Sega to figure out what anyone wants. We already have 16-bit purists vs Adventure fans vs Boost era fans vs people clinging on to SATAM and other dead spin offs etc.
Having said that I hope there is at least some clever new ideas in this that actually suit the Sonic franchise, and not just focus tested copy-paste concepts from other games.
I'm actually warming up to the new Eggman design in the TV show teaser. He's pretty campy looking in a good way like a baron. Anything's better than bolt nipples.
I don't feel like I hate it, simply that it doesn't appeal to me much at all. It's looks like most western platformers (Racthet, Sly, Skylanders etc) which I find incredibly boring and unappealing.
Considering the pedigree involved No doubt the game won't turn out bad, in fact I bet a lot of people will love it, it's just nothing about it looks very 'Sonic' to me. People complained that Lost World was too Mario but at I'd rather that than being too fetch-quest-openish-world-key-puzzles blah blah blah. It's probably too early to assume it'll be like that but I'd love to be proven wrong.
All this game is gonna do is create yet another fraction of the fandom that will want all future games in their preferred style, making it even harder for Sega to figure out what anyone wants. We already have 16-bit purists vs Adventure fans vs Boost era fans vs people clinging on to SATAM and other dead spin offs etc.
Having said that I hope there is at least some clever new ideas in this that actually suit the Sonic franchise, and not just focus tested copy-paste concepts from other games.
I'm actually warming up to the new Eggman design in the TV show teaser. He's pretty campy looking in a good way like a baron. Anything's better than bolt nipples.
Wow, what a shitball post.
Hoping a game bombs because it doesn't interest you? Grow up.
Well, they're no strangers to dubstep in recent years, but the music's in perfectly good hands if the usual team's handling it.
You think SA had too much emphasis on rock... and want the guy responsible to be involved?
QisTopTier
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Looks like it could be a fun sonic adventure style game. I'll give it a chance down the road.
UncleSporky
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You know what! You know what.
I think I know what I find so off-putting about the character designs in-game.
They have no eyebrows!
It's the Brad Dourif in LOTR effect.
I think I know what I find so off-putting about the character designs in-game.
They have no eyebrows!
It's the Brad Dourif in LOTR effect.
Jaded Alyx
Member
...no seriously, why are his arms blue?
UncleSporky
Member
Years of coloring mistakes in print and kids drawing him wrong, and they've finally given up. Now both methods are officially acceptable.
Jun Senoue is capable of making good, non rock music as well. The stuff he did for Generations was excellent.
FrostuTheNinja
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The more I hear, the more I'm intrigued.
Half past never.
MaverickHunterAsh
Member
Remember this?
http://www.tssznews.com/2012/07/05/hunnid-p-claims-involvement-with-new-project-for-sonic/
Oh man, I had forgotten about this! GOD DAMN IT I hope whatever he did is for this game. Haters be damned, Knuckles' stage themes in Adventure 2 were so atrociously awful that they came all the way back around and landed in the "fantastic" realm.
Come now, Ash. Sonic looks pretty awful, too, and you know it
His legs are creepy long and he's been partially mummified.
The game itself could be good but boy are Knuckles and Sonic ugly.
ZombiePlatypus
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Every time I see someone complain about WiiU's library being slim, this type of malicious port-begging comes to mind.
Almost everything he did in Generations was rock. He does have a better range than that, yeah, but even when given the opportunity he almost never breaks from busting out the guitar. Even Black Knight's riddled with it and that game's half middle English folk music.
OverturePT
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Just a quick question since I'm reading a lot of people saying this will be the last exclusive Sonic on the Wii U (the 3 games deal). What's the second game? Are we counting the Mario&Sonic one? Is there any word on this from SEGA/Nintendo?
Just curious as I wouldn't really include the Olympics game in the batch since it really isn't a Sonic game.
Anyway, I'm in the team that doesn't really like the redesigns but I'm liking the graphics and environments.
Just curious as I wouldn't really include the Olympics game in the batch since it really isn't a Sonic game.
Anyway, I'm in the team that doesn't really like the redesigns but I'm liking the graphics and environments.
Nintendo and Sega said the first two were Mario and Sonic Olympics and Lost World.
This is the third.
At least for right now. There will likely be others, like always.
Hero of Legend
Member
It is the 3rd, it was in the PR and the twitter account answered a fan directly saying it's the 3rd. The Nintendo PR might've been misinformed or the messenger (Joystiq?) made a typo.
Edit: Beaten.
LAUGHTREY
Modesty becomes a woman
Uh thats support wrap like boxers wear.
Actually not that bad looking I think. I like the worn down stranded look they got going on.
Yes! I was thinking the same.
OverturePT
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Cheers.It is the 3rd, it was in the PR and the twitter account answered a fan directly saying it's the 3rd. The Nintendo PR might've been misinformed or the messenger (Joystiq?) made a typo.
Edit: Beaten.
Kind of disappointing. :\ Not the exclusive part, I was just hoping that we could have two more Sonic games in the near future to be curious about (the next gen one and the 3rd from this deal), even though I don't usually play Sonic games.
Guys I wasn't being serous about wanting the game to bomb, it was my attempt of
making a bad joke of an entitled gamer. I would never wish for a game to bomb even if I disagree it with it.
Urm I wasn't port begging, since I don't intend to buy the garbage at all.
Riedinizzo
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ZombiePlatypus
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Yeah I just don't know wtf happened. It's so weird to watch how Mario and the gang have become classic, lovable, staples in terms of appearance, while Sonic has gone through so many awkward, ill-executed designs.
MaverickHunterAsh
Member
Come now, Ash. Sonic looks pretty awful, too, and you know it
His legs are creepy long and he's been partially mummified.
The game itself could be good but boy are Knuckles and Sonic ugly.
Nah, Sonic looks fine to me. The only thing that's bugging me now that I notice it is the fact that his arms are blue, which looks even weirder since Amy's arms are skin-colored like hers and Sonic's have always been. Can't unsee that now.
But nah, I'm cool with his overall design. I like OG modern Sonic more, but that series is continuing too so I have no issues.