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Sonic Generations Announced [PS3 / XBOX 360 / PC / 3DS] - No Wii Version Official
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PeakPointMatrix
Member
Wooooo!LevelNth said:
and huh??
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Awwww yeeeeah...! I expect we'll get this in a few weeks.ShadiWulf said:
Well that came out of nowhere.LevelNth said:
Azure Dream
Member
spidye said:
Holy cripes, it really is like some window into an alternate reality where 2006 never happened. It's going to make me so sad if what Aaron hinted at was true, that (from the way I interpreted it) getting Sega to use Classic Sonic for a game at all was an uphill battle, and won't be allowed again after Generations. This is a one-time thing.
A glorious, adorably-animated one-time thing.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. I could watch that all day. That's so CUTE! :3Catalix said:
I want my Classic Sonic plushie NOW. What an adorable model and animation! If GAF still supported gifs as avatars, I'd want this one. Ah well.
I wonder if he does something different if you don't do well?
Sega follows the money. If this sells like crazy and the feedback is that everyone loves having Classic Sonic back, it won't be the last we see of him.Kulock said:Holy cripes, it really is like some window into an alternate reality where 2006 never happened. It's going to make me so sad if what Aaron hinted at was true, that (from the way I interpreted it) getting Sega to use Classic Sonic for a game at all was an uphill battle, and won't be allowed again after Generations. This is a one-time thing.
A glorious, adorably-animated one-time thing.
Seriously? Hopefully the reaction Classic Sonic is getting will change their minds. Who am I kidding, this is Sega we're talking aboutKulock said:Holy cripes, it really is like some window into an alternate reality where 2006 never happened. It's going to make me so sad if what Aaron hinted at was true, that (from the way I interpreted it) getting Sega to use Classic Sonic for a game at all was an uphill battle, and won't be allowed again after Generations. This is a one-time thing.
A glorious, adorably-animated one-time thing.
Professor Beef
Banned
That Sonic animation...I just wanna eat him up. =3
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
I have to wonder if SEGA will find it feasible to have a "main" Sonic series (that is, the Modern set of games) and then the "gaiden" games (or if we'd rather, "Retro Sonic" series of games)? If so, I wonder if the Modern games would be at retail and the Retro Sonic games would be downloadable?Sciz said:
There are a lot of options available to SEGA if this proves to be a success. I wonder what qualifies as a "financial success" to SEGA to allow Classic Sonic to return just for the older fans' sake? I wonder if a lot of older fans will even show up to the main event.
...I can't stop grinning at the gif. Seriously.
Professor Beef
Banned
Am I alone when it comes to hating this stage?RagnarokX said:Instant spindash and uncurling still in this
Looks great. Can't wait.
Guy said players might notice hints of other levels in the demos. Sonic 2 springboards are in City Escape. Those were fairly prevalent in Chemical Plant, Aquatic Ruin, and Mystic Cave from my memory.
Maybe not "hate," but I really don't like playing in that level.
Hitlersaurus Christ
Banned
Uncurling is only in the 3DS one. Instant spindash doesn't have to be used (and isn't in the 3DS one).RagnarokX said:Instant spindash and uncurling still in this
Looks great. Can't wait.
Guy said players might notice hints of other levels in the demos. Sonic 2 springboards are in City Escape. Those were fairly prevalent in Chemical Plant, Aquatic Ruin, and Mystic Cave from my memory.
Hitlersaurus Christ
Banned
Well it's not in the Green Hill Zone anymore. Not sure what's up with that then.RagnarokX said:
It happens here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdUGCIxwkRc#t=1m8sHitlersaurus Christ said:
Something weird happens here too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdUGCIxwkRc#t=49s
He spindashes into the ramp but then you hear the foot slide (change direction) sound effect and he comes out of it walking backwards.
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
Hitlersaurus Christ said:
Yes it is. He doesn't uncurl when coming off a quarterpipe anymore, but he definitely LOSES momentum when rolling, when he should be gaining momentum, and it forces him into a run on the twist-tracks too.
Uncurling is still there and I also have no idea what it is about the level design of this City Escape that has people so hyped. It looks about as much fun as jamming my dick in the oven. Looks more akin to an Unleashed 2D section of gameplay than anything 'classic' in nature.
Aaron Strife
Banned
Multi-plat Sonic games seem to be $10 below the average (Unleashed 360/PS3 was $50 at launch, Unleashed Wii was $40, PS2 was $30).Foffy said:
Console exclusive Sonics (like Colors) seem to buck that though.
RobbieNick
Junior Member
Fuck you Club Nokia security. Seriously. Basically, they invited me to Sonic Boom, put me in VIP which is a dark lounge to hang out in while everything else happens downstairs. They REFUSED to let me downstairs and I missed over half the concert and event trying to get in to the main part where my friends were. I made it 2 hours after the event was going by taking my badge off and going in without a ticket. I'm seriously pissed.
DeVeAn
Member
So just got back. Demo was good but the ps3 especially needs polish. The entire floor turned invisible while a dude played modern Sonic. The 3D for this game is terrible. Classic plays nothing like sonic 4 and is very close to Sonic 3 style. The are a couple of auto-pilot parts though. They changed the buttons for modern Sonic it's back to A>A to do homing attacks not A>X. No bottomless pits to be found, framerate was janky but, that should be fixed.
I got to take a picture with Yuji Naka and got his autograph pretty neat. Also there was no Sonic 4 ep2 music it was just splash hill. They did confirm a demo Of generations though so everyone will get a taste of the game.
I got to take a picture with Yuji Naka and got his autograph pretty neat. Also there was no Sonic 4 ep2 music it was just splash hill. They did confirm a demo Of generations though so everyone will get a taste of the game.
Aaron Strife
Banned
It'll probably be modern and classic Green Hill. It's easily the most iconic.Tizoc said:
Music for City Escape:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmGyLyZORI0
Guessing it's the "classic" version because that's what's on the jumbotron. Also, Endless Mine from Sonic 3 is mixed in with it for the second verse, which is fucking rad.
PeakPointMatrix
Member
Aaron Strife said:
It's just perfect. Wow.
This game is just too good to be true, I can't believe how well every element is just meshing. (just fix that bounce heighhhtttt come onnnnn)
The Power Of Snap
Member
SwiftSketcher said:
Who really wants episode 2?
Stop wasting your resources on that Sega....
The Power Of Snap
Member
DeVeAn said:
Did the 360 had better graphics?
Hot Coldman
Banned
Aaron Strife said:
Hahaha, that's both awesome and nerdy as fuck. I guess a lot of things are like that nowadays though, haha
Hearing that Classic Sonic plays like Sonic 3 is very interesting. Dunno how to feel about the Classic Sonic portion of City Escape, it looked OK but nothing like a classic Sonic stage in parts- perhaps that's just because it's the logical evolution of what Sonic would be like nowadays if they never stopped making the Mega Drive style game? I dunno. Looks cool still.
http://www.tssznews.com/2011/06/09/sonic-boom-a-birthday-song-to-last-generations/
The crowd at the Sonic Boom event sang a happy birthday song which will be used in the game (like how the Sonic chant was used in Sonic Adventure). Sounds pretty cool.
The crowd at the Sonic Boom event sang a happy birthday song which will be used in the game (like how the Sonic chant was used in Sonic Adventure). Sounds pretty cool.
SidVicious
Banned
celebi23 said:Seriously? Hopefully the reaction Classic Sonic is getting will change their minds. Who am I kidding, this is Sega we're talking about
I like this idea. If Sonic Colors shows that SEGA are getting smarter, and that they truly are listening to consumer feedback, maybe this will be the last 'test' before Sonic [the real Sonic] comes back for real.
my funny tweet was up on the same stage at the same time as iizuka-san. i feel honored
http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/pho...629347&Signature=IDZPSr4dynkEP56QBhn56pHehX0=
http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/pho...629347&Signature=IDZPSr4dynkEP56QBhn56pHehX0=
BlazeHedgehog
Member
Willy105 said:
On the other hand, I think the 3D version seems way less linear than the original. Framing through the video, you can see a lot of alternate pathways.
This orange launch ring shoots Sonic up to a path on the right, which leads to more launch rings further down the road that throw you to an even higher path on the left, which seems to chain in to a grind rail that continues above the current path all the way down the street boarding section.
Miss the ramp here, and looks like there's a pathway leading off to the left. Note the grind rail shadow on the street here - that's the rail leading from the path I mentioned above.
Hit the ramp, land on the grind rail. Looks like you might be able to jump off the rail and take another street path to the right.
More launch rings on the right for a separate upper path, which appears to wind around on top of lower path - but the upper path has less enemies, more rings, and a trick launcher.
Launch rings hidden in the trees on the upper left leading to another path.
Miss a jump here and it looks like there's a lower path with a bottomless pit indicator under the building.
Sonic Adventure 2 never let Sonic explore spaces THIS wide open.
And that's just in the first half of the stage.
RobbieNick
Junior Member
DeVeAn said:
Yea. 360 version plays much smoother and doesn't have the jittery framerate. I can't believe I missed the Episode 2 music! :,(