The Abominable Snowman
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I'm not optimistic but I'll set my calendar.
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New Sonic game (year unspecified) confirmed for 7.22 announcement, movie details
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Admiral Woofington
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Been waiting for this since Adventure 2 Batlle, I can even accept a mobile game at this point.
savage
It's also worth noting that there are multiple teams that release under the Sonic Team banner. Generations (and previously Unleashed) is one team, Colors and Lost World (and previously the storybook series game) is another.
There hasn't been a Sonic game made by the Generations team since Generations.
(I mean, it's not entirely cut and dry. It's likely that a subset of the A team worked on Lost World as it's a weird hybrid of the Colors game engine with rendering reworked from Unleashed/Generations, and there was also Runners. But my point is that the key people who made Generations have not made a game since Generations. Meaning we very well could be in for something good.)
nintendoman58
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It's gonna be really interesting what reception to this game is gonna be like considering that there hasn't been a mainline Sonic game out since this twitter account was made.
sixteen-bit
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2006 HD remaster
Both teams are talented IMO, so I'm hoping for the best. Hopefully they've spent a lot of time on this one.
Hence the high hype levels. We could really see the return of Sonic in a big way if the game and movie are done right.
MaximumSpider
Banned
If it's good, I wouldn't mind.
Hero of Legend
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My guess is multiplat with an NX port at launch as some guess also.
Hell I half wonder if NX is a reason for the curious certain early 2017 release, as NO WAY will Sega take this long to announce it and at that point in the year and have it still be a 2016 title. Any game announced after Spring (E3 the latest) is a roughly Spring release the following year.
Examples include:
Sonic and the Secret Rings (announced at E3 2006, released in Feb 2007)
Sonic and the Black Knight (announced in July 2008, released in March 2009)
Sonic Colors (announced in May 2010, released in November 2010)
Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing 1 (announced in May 2009, released in March 2010)
Sonic 4: Episode 1 (teased in September 2009, announced in April 2010, released in October 2010)
Sonic Riders (announced in September 2005, released in March 2006)
Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (announced in August 2007, released in January 2008)
The Riders games seem to be the shortest gap. But as the above shows, you can see a common pattern.
I'm betting on a March 2017 release, right alongside NX's launch.
Hell I half wonder if NX is a reason for the curious certain early 2017 release, as NO WAY will Sega take this long to announce it and at that point in the year and have it still be a 2016 title. Any game announced after Spring (E3 the latest) is a roughly Spring release the following year.
Examples include:
Sonic and the Secret Rings (announced at E3 2006, released in Feb 2007)
Sonic and the Black Knight (announced in July 2008, released in March 2009)
Sonic Colors (announced in May 2010, released in November 2010)
Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing 1 (announced in May 2009, released in March 2010)
Sonic 4: Episode 1 (teased in September 2009, announced in April 2010, released in October 2010)
Sonic Riders (announced in September 2005, released in March 2006)
Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (announced in August 2007, released in January 2008)
The Riders games seem to be the shortest gap. But as the above shows, you can see a common pattern.
I'm betting on a March 2017 release, right alongside NX's launch.
But is it better than the 10-hour movie that is solely paint drying?
Captain Europe
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Please be a great game like Sonic Generations.
Coffee Dog
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I'm calling the brand unfocused because there's a cartoon with 1 version of sonic, a live action/cg movie with another version of sonic (this version likely going to marketed more heavily than the other two), and an increasingly irrelevant game series that seems like it cant stay consistent from entry to entry (on a gameplay, tonal, and even artistic level. The only thing people say is consistent is the music).
Lack of focus is this series' curse.
katsubento
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Unknown Soldier
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I hope it's better than Mighty No. 9
NinjaCoachZ
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Hope it's good. Sonic Team've been taking their time, so I'm thinking this can at least be decent.
It's really been 5 years since Generations? Damn.
I guess it could be this holiday on other platforms and March for NX. 06 came on PS3 in early 2007 but on 360 in holiday 2006. But we'll see. They are cutting it pretty close for marketing purposes but stranger things have happened.
I was under the impression that it wasn't necessarily that Sonic Team has hard teams, but more they divided the labour between Colours and Generations and then staff from Generations pooled in to work on Lost World when that game was done. I could be wrong though.
It's really been 5 years since Generations? Damn.
I guess it could be this holiday on other platforms and March for NX. 06 came on PS3 in early 2007 but on 360 in holiday 2006. But we'll see. They are cutting it pretty close for marketing purposes but stranger things have happened.
I was under the impression that it wasn't necessarily that Sonic Team has hard teams, but more they divided the labour between Colours and Generations and then staff from Generations pooled in to work on Lost World when that game was done. I could be wrong though.
This is just an assumption in NWR's report given that Segas Aaron Webber teased at SXSW, If youre looking forward to a game announcementIm not saying that theres going to be a game announcement at this party, but you should probably come to this party.
The actual Famitsu interview doesn't say anything about a July 22 announcement.
The actual Famitsu interview doesn't say anything about a July 22 announcement.
Rapscallion
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1 month. Only 1 more month.
Well, if anything it's confirmed the new game is in development. It's more than likely we will see something from it at the party.
PeakPointMatrix
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It better not just be some nostalgia soaked 2D thing. Classic Sonic is amazing, but it's done. I'm sick of all this classics pandering. Give me a brand new 3D adventure with a playable Sonic, Tails and Knuckles. The speed and vastness of Unleashed, the openness, exploration and platforming of Adventure 1, and the momentum and multiple paths per stage depending on the character you're playing as from S3+K.
Basically, make these gifs a reality:
Basically, make these gifs a reality:
Yep can't wait.
I hope the party itself gets a live stream, if it's a new game announcement incoming they'd be silly not to do it.
But since it's SEGA they probably won't, oh well, hype anyway! 8D
On a sidenote, I really hope Marza's Sonic movie becomes full CGI instead of the half real life half CGI Sony wants.
I hope the party itself gets a live stream, if it's a new game announcement incoming they'd be silly not to do it.
But since it's SEGA they probably won't, oh well, hype anyway! 8D
On a sidenote, I really hope Marza's Sonic movie becomes full CGI instead of the half real life half CGI Sony wants.
I strongly doubt the game will miss 2016, more so considering Sonic Team haven been working on this as a full unit (the entire studio) since Later 2013. If anything, I expect the game to come out this November on PS4, Xbox One and PC & the game being a launch title on the NX Early 2017 with some exclusive content (not unlike Lost World Wii U with its Zelda & Yoshi free DLC).
I agree with the pattern you brought up, but considering how long this title has been in development, I think we will be getting a Fallout 4 situation; announcement at major event and 3-5 months between announcement & release.
ShockingAlberto
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Come on, Sonic 2006 remake
The world is ready
The world is ready
Theanine3D
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Can't wait.
I'll probably like it for the same reason I like the live action Super Mario Bros movie. So bad that it's good.
I'll probably like it for the same reason I like the live action Super Mario Bros movie. So bad that it's good.
Amen, brother.It better not just be some nostalgia soaked 2D thing. Classic Sonic is amazing, but it's done. I'm sick of all this classics pandering. Give me a brand new 3D adventure with a playable Sonic, Tails and Knuckles. The speed and vastness of Unleashed, the openness, exploration and platforming of Adventure 1, and the momentum and multiple paths per stage depending on the character you're playing as from S3+K.
Basically, make these gifs a reality:
why do you hate our collective sanity so
Captain Europe
Member
Yeah, they can mix it up by making other characters playable, and having different outes available for them like in S3K/SA.
Forgot where it was said sadly, but they confirmed that the event is being live streamed. So we will all watch it like hawks until they announce the new Sonic game
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AetherZX
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Basically, make these gifs a reality:
Not with that awful design.
ShockingAlberto
Member
Sonic is more entertaining when they make awful games than when they make alright games.
Hero of Legend
Member
Why wait so long though? They even skipped E3 where it would have huge exposure.
Sonic's social media has been on point and more than a little self-deprecating. They gleefully acknowledge how bad some of their recent releases have been.
Who better than the masters to point out when something came out half-baked?
Waylon Drums
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Y'all can hate. I like Sonic games and I'm not ashamed!