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Sonic Boom (BRB/Sanzaru, WiiU/3DS) gameplay preview/info, screenshots, and trailer
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I'm interested in seeing where this game goes.
I like what they're trying to do with it gameplay wise, and it looks like it could be fun, so who knows how this will turn out. If the gameplay isn't a mess, I'd be up for some Sonic co-op / multiplayer action. The character models really do look like they need some work though.
I'm a bit relieved though that this isn't what Sonic Team is working on.
Perhaps their own project is a bit more traditional. I'd be surprised if they actually adopted the character redesigns featured in Sonic Boom. I'm really curious about what they could be developing in parallel to Boom. I wanted something of an open-world (or at least full 3D), speedy platformer, and it seems like Sonic Boom is taking that direction, so what kind of game should I realistically expect from Sonic Team? Time will tell, I suppose.
I like what they're trying to do with it gameplay wise, and it looks like it could be fun, so who knows how this will turn out. If the gameplay isn't a mess, I'd be up for some Sonic co-op / multiplayer action. The character models really do look like they need some work though.
I'm a bit relieved though that this isn't what Sonic Team is working on.
Perhaps their own project is a bit more traditional. I'd be surprised if they actually adopted the character redesigns featured in Sonic Boom. I'm really curious about what they could be developing in parallel to Boom. I wanted something of an open-world (or at least full 3D), speedy platformer, and it seems like Sonic Boom is taking that direction, so what kind of game should I realistically expect from Sonic Team? Time will tell, I suppose.
Wishmaster92
Member
I thought it was pretty cool as well. Hopefully they show more and release it soon.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Not to judge this by the fragments of gameplay we've seen, but if I'm right and its moving back towards the style of the Adventure games then...meh, I dunno, that's not the direction I want to see them take.
MilesWebber
Member
GOAT sonic games
TheBaronOfNA
Banned
It looks more like Ratchet and Clank that the Adventure games. They said they want to be "open" enough to have multiple routes and explore with co op partners.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
I'm actually fine with the game. I just think it won't sell well as well as it could have due to the small install base of the Wii U platform.
tokyostomp
Banned
Damn, Knuckles hitting the gym?
Elfforkusu
Member
Knuckles.
Impressions from this trailer:
-Tails falls down a hole face first, then demonstrates that he does in fact remember how to fly
-BANGARANG
-Warp speed mechanic that makes everybody Sonic
-Damn Knuckles, you built like a Dorito
-Dune Worm
-FUCKING BANGARANG
I dunno about this, you guys.
-Tails falls down a hole face first, then demonstrates that he does in fact remember how to fly
-BANGARANG
-Warp speed mechanic that makes everybody Sonic
-Damn Knuckles, you built like a Dorito
-Dune Worm
-FUCKING BANGARANG
I dunno about this, you guys.
I think we both know the Wii U is going to turn around as soon as Nintendo announces Ice Climbers U.
eddfromtheriver
Banned
I'm so buying this!!!
Is that Marine, or just my imagination?
plutoknight
Member
The pedigree of the people behind this intrigues me. Will def keep an eye out...
Lost World hasn't disappointed me yet (tho I'm only on world 3 or 4..I can't remember), but I have confidence this can be a winner.
Lost World hasn't disappointed me yet (tho I'm only on world 3 or 4..I can't remember), but I have confidence this can be a winner.
Knuckles' design only really throws me off because it seems like his proportions are so drastically different from the rest of the cast. If you want to make him look stronger and more burly, fine, but making him super-tall while still giving him the same spindly legs as everyone else with a huge upper-body just screams inconsistency. The rest I'm pretty okay with.
I'm at least slightly curious about the game itself. Sonic Team's approaches to the franchise have been some-hit and lots of miss to me, so I'm at least intrigued enough to keep an eye on this and see how it shakes out as it gets closer to release. I do like what I heard about the theme being "joyous movement," since aside from focusing on the speed aspect I've never felt terribly satisfied by Sonic Team's other attempts at control and platforming in a 3-D space.
I'm at least slightly curious about the game itself. Sonic Team's approaches to the franchise have been some-hit and lots of miss to me, so I'm at least intrigued enough to keep an eye on this and see how it shakes out as it gets closer to release. I do like what I heard about the theme being "joyous movement," since aside from focusing on the speed aspect I've never felt terribly satisfied by Sonic Team's other attempts at control and platforming in a 3-D space.
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
Nice, we get to see a few show characters ahead of time. Yeah, that does resemble Marine.
QOAT
Bleh.Marine?
edit - this is most likely from the show mind you, not the game.
I'm hoping it being tilted and blurry is a major cause of it's awfulness.
If it's a new character I couldn't care less.
The other artwork actually looks really good.
theSlacker
Member
Eh. Still the difference is in the quality of the games. Go and look at the box art of Mario 2 and tell me that Mario isn't a bit taller and thinner now. When that happened to Sonic people lost their shit. Noone cares that, say, the shape of Mario's sideburns changed and they color swapped his outfit but oh god green eyes on Sonic.
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
The change over time has been more gradual, whereas there are now two big "shock" reveals in Sonic history that actually shocked people with very different character designs. Not only that, but what goes for the character goes for the game, which is reflect in Adventure and now in Boom.
PLEASE
RobbieNick
Junior Member
Unlike Sonic Unleashed, it won't just be full of humans but other talking animals? Thank God!
Nostremitus
Member
cautiously optimistic
Anticitizen One
Banned
On principle I won't play this game due to those horrid designs. They need to go back to the original sonic designs from the 90s
Pyrrhus
Member
In a way, it's gratifying to see all the posters losing their minds over this redesign. Welcome to 1999, kids. Now you know how it feels.
Honestly, I'm intrigued by this. If they can find a way to make the game fast and yet play better than Sonic Team's usual take, that would be quite the accomplishment.
Honestly, I'm intrigued by this. If they can find a way to make the game fast and yet play better than Sonic Team's usual take, that would be quite the accomplishment.
theSlacker
Member
Protip: It's the same people. Look two posts above you. People are still mad at them changing the original designs and somehow think that is a reason for the games being bad/Sonic not being good anymore.
BUT I WILL NEVER LET GOOOO!
I'm liking what they have so far. The biggest surprise is that I'm kind of interested in watching the TV show honestly. I thought they really nailed the Sonic comedy style for dialogue in Sonic Colors, and it looks like they're going to really take it a step further here.
I'm a bit nervous about entirely new devs doing it, but I think I'm going to be giving it a try. Sounds good so far.
I'm a bit nervous about entirely new devs doing it, but I think I'm going to be giving it a try. Sounds good so far.
LAUGHTREY
Modesty becomes a woman
I'm surprised at the lack of comments in regards to the graphics. Seriously, CryEngine looks fucking phenomenal on the Wii U, wow.
thx sounds like jump in jump out co op, maybe one on tv one on gamepad would be nice.
Yeah, the more I think about it and start to wrap my head around what this is going to be, the more excited I am. This is going to be an old school open world 3D game, like Donkey Kong 64 or Banjo Kazooie, but with better combat?
I'm totally down for that.
It does look really good. I like the metal level at 0:42 that they show briefly.
I'm totally down for that.
It does look really good. I like the metal level at 0:42 that they show briefly.
I'm a bit worried about the co op focus. I was hoping for something more like Sonic Heroes.
Funny, I'm glad to hear about the co-op focus, just so that this game has as little in common with Sonic Heroes as possible.
Screw the "Sonic Cycle", I wanna know if this game is going to break the "outsource-Japanese-franchise-to-Western-developer-and-appeal-to-absolutely-nobody-in-the-process cycle."
Considering that they're starting with a franchise full of problems rather than something that could pretty easily be in a good place, I could see this happening.