RobbieNick
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2 New Sonic Unleashed HD/SD version game trailers
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Speaking of the soundtrack, I ripped the majority of the music from the American site into mp3's and placed them in a zip file if anyone wants 'em:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HSX09L2K
Contains:
Atapos (Greece) Day and Night,
Spagonia (formally High Europe) Day,
Shamar (the desert level) Day and Night
and Chu-Nun (China) Day and Night.
Enjoy!
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HSX09L2K
Contains:
Atapos (Greece) Day and Night,
Spagonia (formally High Europe) Day,
Shamar (the desert level) Day and Night
and Chu-Nun (China) Day and Night.
Enjoy!
BlazeHedgehog
Member
Rlan said:
Because I never was very vocal about it.
BlazeHedgehog
Member
Yaceka said:Wait... is that Werehog Wii footage at 6:00?! It has a different GUI than all the other Werehog clips, so I'm suspecting it is!
EDIT: Nevermind... it said "B" in a red circle. Must be the 360 version. D:
WTF @ different GUI's on different clips
Yeah, the game's gone through at least two or three HUD variations since it was unveiled. Some of the footage used on the website is obviously old footage. The current Werehog HUD has five circular objects at the top, a meter marked "UNLEASH", and a final meter at the bottom marked "LIFE".
Sonic's normal HUD has seen a number of its own tweaks over the months since release, though mainly font changes for stuff like the score counter, etc. (for readability).
Kulock said:
Probably just like in Rush, if you boost at a certain point, you'll sail clear over platforms. Sonic's max normal running speed isnt uncontrollably fast, so you shouldnt just sail past platforms like in the video.
EDIT: Damn Sega1991...im so optimistic about the game after watching your video its not even funny. Really going to be let down if this turns out to suck.
Of course its looking just like Sonic Rush on a console, and I had lots of fun with both of those, so maybe this will be the one Sonic 3d console game to touch all bases? At least a "B/8.0" class game. There is no way this game will suck.
At least thats what I keep telling myself.
Also the later parts of the video do seem to be from a more recent build. The werehog combat looks alot better in the later parts as well.
It's possible that something could go horribly wrong. Highly plausible, even. But when even jman is optimistic, I don't see the point in continuing to play the jaded skeptic.HUELEN10 said:
There are plenty of other people on GAF to do that for us, anyway.
The game have been in development since 2006 and the Engine since 2005, I think chances are its gonna be a pretty good game
http://blogs.ign.com/SEGA_SonicUnleashed/2008/10/16/104015/
http://blogs.ign.com/SEGA_SonicUnleashed/2008/10/16/104015/
BlazeHedgehog
Member
Teknoman said:
According to members of SonicTeam, most mainline Sonic games get about two years of work put in to them. I'm not entirely sure how much I believe that. I'm sure the minute they finish one Sonic game they're already thinking about another one, but most Sonic games since the Dreamcast do not feel like they've had two years worth of polish.
Though, we do specifically know the date Sonic 2006 was started. A few months before the game dropped, a QA tester at Sega leaked the game's design document to a Sonic fansite called Sonic-Cult, I believe. There wasn't much of interest in there, but it did contain a list of every date the design document was updated, all the way up until the date it was first started.
According to that, work on the game (or, at least, the design document) started the first week of June, 2005. That means the game was developed in around 18 months, with a wounded staff (half of the team was re-assigned to work on Secret Rings midway through development).
Given the state Sonic 2006 was first shown in and the state Sonic Unleashed was first shown in, I'm skeptical about the "they've been working on the game since 2006". Conceptually? Sure, I guess I could see them throwing ideas around for a while before starting development. But as Sonic Unleashed? No way it was two years. The initial footage (the leaked trailer) showed a game that looked like it had only been in development a few months.
Besides, I wouldn't trust a Sega of America mouth piece anyway, after everything I heard out of similar guys for Sonic 2006. At best they were just really out of the loop and were going off of old information most of the time (likely, considering the game was being made an entire ocean away), and at worst they were flat out lying to make the game look better than it was ("How shitty is your game?" "So awesome."). Either way, I'm taking what this guy says with a grain of salt.
RobbieNick
Junior Member
Oh, FireStorm, FireStorm. Here, we had a perfectly optimistic Sonic thread till YOU showed up.:lol
Actually Teknoman, Sonic Chronicles is a great Sonic game too. So, we could have two great Sonic games in the Christmas season.
Glad to see there's a lot more platforming than previously shown in the Werehog sections. Did you see that part where he grabs an enemy and uses him to swing over to another platform? Reminded me of Ristar.
Actually Teknoman, Sonic Chronicles is a great Sonic game too. So, we could have two great Sonic games in the Christmas season.
Glad to see there's a lot more platforming than previously shown in the Werehog sections. Did you see that part where he grabs an enemy and uses him to swing over to another platform? Reminded me of Ristar.
landfarer said:I just have to state that I categorically love that Angel Island/World Map orchestrated track from the UK site. If there's at least one thing that Sonic games have been consistent about it's the good music, and it looks like this one's no different. Good times.
You know you're the second person i've see say its an orchestrated version of Angel Island, yet I cant see the resemblance at all. They sound nothing alike, unless there is some other non-Sonic 3 Angel Island theme im not aware of.
RobbieNick said:
There is a good reason for that. The guy who was at the helm of Ristar's development also has a position of high importance in the team thats handling Sonic Unleashed. I forget the exact titles, but there are a couple of interviews with him and another member at Gamespot.
I would get Sonic Chronicles...but I cant bring myself to play a Sonic game with a non-catchy soundtrack.
That sounds about right, actually. At least for Sonic Team USA's work, judging from the release dates and if you assume work on each game begins a bit prior to the completion of its predecessor.Sega1991 said:
Sonic Advance, technically, but it's nothing like the original. Those people were nuts back when the whistling teaser trailer came out and they're still nuts now.Teknoman said:
"Sonic Team USA *was complete crap," you mean. And I find it highly unlikely that Sega would let them just sit around doing jack all for a year before beginning production on each game. Their problems were primarily the result of a severe shortage of talent.ShadiWulf said:
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
That was Sonic Team Japan.... the same team making Unleashed in factTeknoman said:
Well, sort of. It seems like there's been a lot of staff shuffling since then, at least in the higher positions. Naka leaving left a power vacuum.grandjedi6 said:
And while it brings me glee to know that ST USA can no longer run the franchise into the ground, I'm willing to give ST JP the benefit of the doubt for a bit longer. '06 is the only truly bad game they've ever made, and its development is probably the second biggest horror story in the series after X-treme. I don't expect them to ever make the sort of game we all want to see, but their track record is mostly decent.
Sonic Unleashed keeps sounding better and better, GJ Sonic Team JP
http://www.gamingexcellence.com/ps3/games/1409/p20081020.shtml
Also I am glad Sonic Team USA is gone.... they really know how to destroy franchises and make people hate them. They are the reason Sonic has a bad name to begin with... and now NiGHTS.
http://www.gamingexcellence.com/ps3/games/1409/p20081020.shtml
Also I am glad Sonic Team USA is gone.... they really know how to destroy franchises and make people hate them. They are the reason Sonic has a bad name to begin with... and now NiGHTS.
starchild excalibur
Member
The only thing i'm not really liking is the whole werewolf bit - I wish SEGA would just make it about Sonic and have the only possible form be Super Sonic, nothing else.
Still, the game looks like a breath of fresh air. I agree that its speed may actually end up working against its quality, but it's still a treat to watch at the very least.
Still, the game looks like a breath of fresh air. I agree that its speed may actually end up working against its quality, but it's still a treat to watch at the very least.
BlazeHedgehog
Member
Sciz said:
SonicTeam USA still exists, technically. It's just called SegaStudios USA now, I believe. Plus, I don't really think the "SonicTeam USA!" "SonicTeam Japan!" distinction matters any. While SonicTeam USA was off doing stinkers like Billy Hatcher, it's not like ST Japan was doing anything worthwhile.
ShadiWulf said:
I don't trust the "They're shooting for 60fps", either, considering that's the only site that has reported on that fact. Don't set yourself up for disappointment.
Azure Dream
Member
Teknoman said:
Sonic 2006 was 60 fps.
Sometimes.
Hero of Legend
Member
Uh guys. In the North America Nintendo Channel on your Wii, it says the game comes out today!!! 
I'm fucking serious!
But it's odd.
It says:
Launch Date: Oct 20th.
Coming Holiday 2008.
I suppose Oct 20 can be part of the Holiday period... right?
I'm fucking serious!
But it's odd.
It says:
Launch Date: Oct 20th.
Coming Holiday 2008.
I suppose Oct 20 can be part of the Holiday period... right?
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
It's not releasing todayHero of legend said:Uh guys. In the North America Nintendo Channel on your Wii, it says the game comes out today!!!
I'm fucking serious!
But it's odd.
It says:
Launch Date: Oct 20th.
Coming Holiday 2008.
I suppose Oct 20 can be part of the Holiday period... right?
Hero of Legend
Member
grandjedi6 said:
I figured that, but it's strange that the game has that date on the Nintendo Channel.
I'm not holding my breath. The date from what I've seen before is Nov 18th in NA.
NTom64 said:
Awesome! Much appreciated.
E: Also, can someone confirm you can actually stand/walk back? I hope this isn't too on rails, or too much holding right
Sonic Rush didn't wasn't THIS much holding right "Hold right. Press A to take Route 1, press B to take Route 2. Hold right some more."
MNC said:Awesome! Much appreciated.
E: Also, can someone confirm you can actually stand/walk back? I hope this isn't too on rails, or too much holding right
"Hold right. Press A to take Route 1, press B to take Route 2. Hold right some more."
Not sure about the behind the back segements (though you can stop moving entirely) but the 2d segments you can backtrack as much as you want. Especially since paths are hidden by breakable objects or require trick rings/springs to get to.
Really would like to know if the behind the back segments allow the camera to spin in the opposite direction in case you missed something.
You know, late thought right now, but MNC's post reminded me of it. Anyone else think the Sonic sections would be in concept 100 times better if you didn't input button presses to ensure you got to a different route in mid air but rather relied on how fast you were going and let momentum do the rest? I know, "bitching about game before playing it syndrome" and all that but it's a fairly weird thought that's keeping me on the fence about certain things in the game now.
Aaron Strife
Banned
This reminds me of Sonic Heroes when the GameCube got it a couple weeks earlier than the PS2/Xbox.Hero of legend said:Uh guys. In the North America Nintendo Channel on your Wii, it says the game comes out today!!!
I'm fucking serious!
But it's odd.
It says:
Launch Date: Oct 20th.
Coming Holiday 2008.
I suppose Oct 20 can be part of the Holiday period... right?
