Perfect Cha0s
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I have no idea if you're being sarcastic, but it hurts me deep inside that people describe SA2's soundtrack as "butt rock"
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Sonic Boom Preview: Worst Sonic Game Ive Ever Played
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Chezzymann
Member
I have no idea if you're being sarcastic, but it hurts me deep inside that people describe SA2's soundtrack as "butt rock"
I'm not I get chills every time I listen to this song. It was my childhood. Like, seriously. I probably listened to that song more than any other back then.
tiggerkiddo
Member
He thinks Spinball is bad? To each his own. Will give this game a shot regardless.
I've honestly seen multiple anecdotes from parents/people that know kids that say that the kids absolutely love '06. Odd, but I swear I saw them.
Well there were people who loved SA2 as kids, so its no surprise that some kids love Sonic 06.
In ten years time the fans of Sonic 06 will be baffled that people hate the game.
People who grew up on SA2 will be utterly horrified.
And people like me who grew up on 2D Sonics will be tut-tutting you all from the nursing home.
Infernal Monkey
Member
Sonic Boom is evidently so unremarkable people can't even remember the name of the studio behind it.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Adventure 2 is competent in areas but still has some fundamental level design and camera problems
Adventure 1 is garbage
Mockingbird
Member
how does Sega continually fuck up every franchise they own? I think Skies of Arcadia and Valkyria Chronicles are the only good ones left. Phantasy Star maybe.
Coffee Dog
Banned
Adventure 2 is 2/3 straight garbage and 1/3 mediocre.
Liking the adventure games is almost as bad as liking Classic Sonic in Generations with his broken physics and only serviceable level design!
BinaryPork2737
Unconfirmed Member
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Fuck, I was only thinking of the Sonic levels in Adventure 2. Its like Episode II all over again
Yeah Adventure 2 is 2/3rds garbage
ViewtifulJC
Banned
this franchise doe
IronicSonic
Member
Sonic Lost World has pretty great tracks OST. Here some of my favorites.
http://youtu.be/I63MeBAao10
http://youtu.be/NwQQGicfI2g
http://youtu.be/Vr_NAR5-L8s
http://youtu.be/et9F9V0HqZo
http://youtu.be/lPr0NEB-9hw
Lost World is anything but a bad game. Isn't great like Generations or Colors, but a good game with cute graphics, 60fps, great music, good levels (2d mostly), bad levels (tubular stages WTF), some control issues and probably a short development cycle. 6.5/10 IMO
After two critical and commercial failures it's possible they'll just go back to what worked for them.
Dave Halverson was the inverse Derrick01.
The Xtortionist
Member
Sonic 06 is undoubtedly one of the worst games I've ever played, but it's hilarious in its incompetence. At least it can be enjoyed ironically. Sonic Boom just looks painful and dull. Not that I'm invested in it, but hopefully they can salvage something before release.
MisterGrey3000
Member
Agreed.
The two Adventure games were the absolute worst. The only thing that had potential were the Sonic levels, and even they were janky at times.
I consider those two games to be the Sonic equivalent of the Stars Wars prequel trilogy. They started all of the terrible new millennium STH trends that we would have to deal with for a bloody decade.
I really feel like the Sonic Adventure series could have been great if Sonic Team had a Sonic Advance mentality when creating the first game(A Sonic focused 3D platformer with 3 alternative Sonics to choose from)
If they just focused on Adventure's Sonic gameplay they could have worked out the bugs, and created a fun platforming game.
It really sucks that they carried their left over "Sonic RPG" elements into our first proper 3D Sonic game.
I recently played SA2 again... It sucked bad. Funny thing, even in my childhood, I only liked it for the chao gardens.
But this game can't possibly be worse than 06... It just can't! 06 is just a soul killing experience to try and beat in ways that's very hard to describe without playing it yourself(I completed it on a bet). Notice how the infamous pokecappn LP started off chipper and up beat, but ends in them being almost dead inside? That's 06 in a nutshell
I love this statement
Alcotholic
Banned
Ok. Here's what I'm gathering: despite the numerous and notoriously bad sonic games they churn annually, they make enough to keep the franchise going. Who buys these games?
MisterGrey3000
Member
The answer is simpleKids, and hopeful long time Sonic fans.
They're the problem.
destroy the children
SnakeSlashRO
Banned
Worst sonic game maybe only after 06 and Shadow, but at leasr those two games looked good... had more graphical polish then Boom. Yes I agree am worried... specially with the promise the game showed with the characters and dialog...
struggler_guts
Member
This is my first time even seeing anything sonic boom and whaat are those character designs? Scary.
It really does look like a god awful piece of shit
all the impressions I've heard so far have been extremely negative
but I still don't think it's possible to make a more broken game than Sonic 06. though I wouldn't be surprised if Boom was less fun to play than 06, for no reason other than the awfulness of 06 got so fucking crazy at times that it was actually hilarious/fun.
all the impressions I've heard so far have been extremely negative
but I still don't think it's possible to make a more broken game than Sonic 06. though I wouldn't be surprised if Boom was less fun to play than 06, for no reason other than the awfulness of 06 got so fucking crazy at times that it was actually hilarious/fun.
There's no way it's worse than Sonic '06 unless it's an absolute broken and unplayable mess. This at least looks playable, just very poorly designed.
Well, maybe I shouldn't talk since I haven't actually played the game, but worse than '06? That's... really bad.
The 3DS game from Sanzaru Games at least looks decent.
Well, maybe I shouldn't talk since I haven't actually played the game, but worse than '06? That's... really bad.
The 3DS game from Sanzaru Games at least looks decent.
Amazeballs
Member
What ever happened to the Sonic Rush series? Now those games deserved some sequels.
The many fans who are complaining about them, obviously.
The many fans who are complaining about them, obviously.
Shit, that might be why it's worse. Your game isn't glitchy, janky, and unfinished and it still manages to be less fun to play than that broken piece of shit we call Sonic 06.
I'm pretty confident this is not the version of the game that is going to ship.
That aside I wonder who these drastic changes are for? Sonic was always an OK IP... not a great one. Did they really think the characters were strong enough for another reboot? Because this... isn't exactly aimed at Sonic fans.
That aside I wonder who these drastic changes are for? Sonic was always an OK IP... not a great one. Did they really think the characters were strong enough for another reboot? Because this... isn't exactly aimed at Sonic fans.
I'm not getting into this sa2 mess again, if ya'll wanna have poo tier taste thats fine. Ya'll gotta live with that.
I think there are sonic games that exist right now that are worse than 06.
Its possible.
I think there are sonic games that exist right now that are worse than 06.
Its possible.
No.... there really isn't. It's not just 'ha ha look at these load times'. The game is fundamentally incomplete and that manifests itself in major ways in nearly all of the game.
No Sonic game comes close to being worse than '06. The game was broken in nearly every way.
Eh...
Lets just say I'm not fond of sonic heroes in any capacity and would argue that its the absolute worst.
Evil Monkey DTT
Banned
I've actually been making fun of this game when it was first shown off. The designs look bad to me (what the hell is up with that tape), making a sonic game a beatem up is taking the wrong lesson from warehog, every running section looks slow as dirt, and every person whose touched the game said it "wasn't good". The show looks even worse then the game, it's like someone watched adventure time and didn't understand anything about why that show is popular.
ElRenoRaven
Member
Yup. Is this shocking though? I mean everyone but Sega saw this coming. It's sad but the Sega we all loved is long dead. This monstrosity that uses it's name will continue to bastardize Sonic to make a buck just because it can. I'll give them Generations kicked ass. But I knew that wouldn't last. And them being a monstrosity that uses Sega's name is why.
Amazeballs
Member
I think Gaf is freaking out over nothing.
Level design has little to do with the grappling mechanics. Those can be fine tuned before release.
Slow levels aren't necessarily bad, it may even be appropriate for the exploration style of gameplay the studio is aiming for. You're even given a scanner to use. Furthermore it seems like levels being slow have something to do with the grappling mechanics being broken.
Level design has little to do with the grappling mechanics. Those can be fine tuned before release.
Slow levels aren't necessarily bad, it may even be appropriate for the exploration style of gameplay the studio is aiming for. You're even given a scanner to use. Furthermore it seems like levels being slow have something to do with the grappling mechanics being broken.
The slow pacing was one of my biggest concerns with this game. I was reminded of the Unleashed Werehog stages by the previous gameplay footage I had seen, so I'm not surprised at the comparison.
Well damn. When you combine the cheesy script with the clunky and slow gameplay, I can't say I find the resulting package too appealing. I usually give every Sonic game a shot, and there hasn't been one yet that I haven't finished, even for the games I didn't particularly enjoy... But I'm really not sure if I'll be able to sit through this one completely.
Sonic Heroes was the last console Sonic game I actually really liked, but regardless of personal preferences, I'd say it's quite the stretch to claim that it's worse than Sonic 06. I'd be pretty impressed if you were able to convince others of that.
Well damn. When you combine the cheesy script with the clunky and slow gameplay, I can't say I find the resulting package too appealing. I usually give every Sonic game a shot, and there hasn't been one yet that I haven't finished, even for the games I didn't particularly enjoy... But I'm really not sure if I'll be able to sit through this one completely.
Sonic Heroes was the last console Sonic game I actually really liked, but regardless of personal preferences, I'd say it's quite the stretch to claim that it's worse than Sonic 06. I'd be pretty impressed if you were able to convince others of that.
eh
i'm pretty sure everyone was shitting on this game from the moment we saw those character designs. hopes were never up.
Dorsal Axe
Member
I'm not surprised by these impressions... but I do think claiming it to be worse than '06 is pretty hyperbolic though. I guess we'll see.
Heroes was dire, but at least it was fully put together. It didn't do anywhere near the damage to the brand that '06 did.
I hated Sonic Heroes, but I think it's disingenuous to claim it's worse than Sonic '06. That game was absolutely not in a fit state for release, let alone its poor design in general. It was undoubtedly the Sonic series' lowest and most shameful moment.
Heroes was dire, but at least it was fully put together. It didn't do anywhere near the damage to the brand that '06 did.
Captain Europe
Member
I am
surprised at people thinking this is a mainline Sonic game.
Looks like a ND adventure game with a Sonic skin.
not
Looks like a ND adventure game with a Sonic skin.
