Haha, it's fine. I'm exceptionally rusty at this, it's been...many years.
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Sonic Mania |OT| Dreams Come True
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Haha, it's fine. I'm exceptionally rusty at this, it's been...many years.
Professor Lexicovermis
Member
Just made it to
Oil Ocean. This game is spectacular!
Green Hill was nicely remixed; loved the boss!
Chemical Plant was impressive; loved the syringe gimmick in Act 2. And of course, amazing boss!
Studiopolis was great; such a nice setting! Heavy Gunner had some nice personality in his animations, and Egg Weather Report was an interesting concept!
Flying Battery was another good remix; incorporating Wing Fortress was smart!
Press Garden was an interesting setting; the Miniboss was okay, and Heavy Shinobi was a blast!
STARDUST SPEEDWAY WAS INCREDIBLE. The music, the gimmicks, everything. And that Metal Sonic fight was fantastic! Loved the remix he got, and I was glad to see lil old Tin Sonic show up!
Hydrocity and I don't really get along, but the Mania version was much more tolerable.
Mirage Saloon was fun, but I don't particularly care for the Sky Chase gameplay. Heavy Magician transforming into Team Hooligan was fun, I just wish they were a bigger threat...
Green Hill was nicely remixed; loved the boss!
Chemical Plant was impressive; loved the syringe gimmick in Act 2. And of course, amazing boss!
Studiopolis was great; such a nice setting! Heavy Gunner had some nice personality in his animations, and Egg Weather Report was an interesting concept!
Flying Battery was another good remix; incorporating Wing Fortress was smart!
Press Garden was an interesting setting; the Miniboss was okay, and Heavy Shinobi was a blast!
STARDUST SPEEDWAY WAS INCREDIBLE. The music, the gimmicks, everything. And that Metal Sonic fight was fantastic! Loved the remix he got, and I was glad to see lil old Tin Sonic show up!
Hydrocity and I don't really get along, but the Mania version was much more tolerable.
Mirage Saloon was fun, but I don't particularly care for the Sky Chase gameplay. Heavy Magician transforming into Team Hooligan was fun, I just wish they were a bigger threat...
Sonic Rift
Member
I was basically squealing through this whole level. My wife did not understand why.
At the start of this thread, I was thinking, "What spoilers could there possibly be? This is a Sonic game?" And I was so wrong!
Can't help but think the Saturn deserved something like this.
EDIT: Removed a sentence fragment from the quote.
Avenger54321
Member
The collector's edition box is way bigger than I expected.
I just finished my first playthrough with Sonic & Tails with all 7 emeralds. This game is magnificent. Hopefully this game sells enough that we will get another 2D Sonic game by the Mania team. The soundtrack is phenomenal that as soon as it's available for purchase on itunes or something, I'm buying it. And there were so many surprises like
. I can see myself playing this game over and over again, and not getting tired of it. If Sega announced DLC stages, or a season pass, this will be the first game in a long time that I will buy the DLC in heartbeat. Good job to everyone that worked on this.
I just finished my first playthrough with Sonic & Tails with all 7 emeralds. This game is magnificent. Hopefully this game sells enough that we will get another 2D Sonic game by the Mania team. The soundtrack is phenomenal that as soon as it's available for purchase on itunes or something, I'm buying it. And there were so many surprises like
a few cameos like Fang
Glitchesarecool
Member
Yeah, no, this is such a hard stop. Why do I have to play through Act 1 again when I game over?
Just focus on climbing the moving blocks. For the blocks that rotate in a cross-shaped formation, stay on the outer blocks and jump to the above blocks when they start to shift your way. You'll reach the top in time for air, and there seems to be enough time that you can fall once or twice and still make it to the top, and should you fall, the blocks seem to spread out to likely catch you as you fall.
Vegetable Lasagna
Member
Just started and I'm getting massive slowdown on a Xbox One S. It becomes even more unplayable when I get a notification. Is it because I have the preview dash or is the game just this bad? Isn't it supposed to be 60fps instead of 6 fps? Seems awesome besides that...
Khaos Kontrol
Banned
This game is so fun. Having a blast.
2D Sonic always made you play the entire zone over if you got a game over before you finished it.
2D Sonic always made you play the entire zone over if you got a game over before you finished it.
Elfforkusu
Member
Seems like a bug?
From my understanding the game has problems interacting with the OS of the consoles. So I guess turn all that stuff off if you can as it seems to be rock solid 60fps for everyone else
civilstrife
Member
Is Knuckles easy mode?
I remember wondering this as a kid too..
I remember wondering this as a kid too..
mariachi507
Member
Man I suck at this game. It's been a while since my Sonic 2 days.
Sonic 1 and 2 were worse. Im pretty sure after you ran out of continues you had to start the entire game over
No. Some parts are easier some parts harder. Just different.
Although there were very few falling areas in this game so I think he's just harder
diablos991
Can’t stump the diablos
You never had the knuckles add on cartridge for the Genesis?
That's like the OG DLC.
Outtrigger888
Member
How do you play sonic tails co-op my son wants to play as tails and I can't figure it out.
civilstrife
Member
What are his disadvantages? Doesn't he have all of Sonic's kit plus the gliding and climbing?
Please excuse the noob questions. My Genesis days are long past...
Nah. Tails was easy mode back in 3&K. I assume it's the same here in Mania.
Elfforkusu
Member
Tails is easy mode. Which makes sense since he's the best.
Knuckles is alternative play mode. Shorter jumps, different level traversal, usually different paths through levels.
Elfforkusu
Member
If you like good games you should give it a shot!
NinjaCoachZ
Member
When starting a new file, pick the icon with both Sonic and Tails' faces (which should be the default one). Player 1's controller is Sonic and player 2 will be Tails. Just have your son pick up the second controller and do anything during gameplay and they'll control Tails.
Absolutely. I honestly believe this is one of my top-five games this year. It is a legitimately, no-qualifiers EXCELLENT game.
Yes. It's an amazing 2D platformer.
What console are you using? If it's switch you have to make sure that it's registered as individual as joycons on the switch home menu and then enter the game.
Otherwise just make sure two controllers are on and pick the sonic+tails icon in mania mode
Professor Lexicovermis
Member
I can't stress how much I LOVE this OST!
Hi-Spec Robo Go! is gonna be burned into my brain forever; so catchy!
Hi-Spec Robo Go! is gonna be burned into my brain forever; so catchy!
Tabloid Jargon, Press Garden's music, is so fitting to its theme, as are Lights, Camera, Action! (Studiopolis) and Rogue's Gallery (Mirage Saloon).
I also appreciate the different boss themes on offer, like the Miniboss theme and especially the remix of Satan's Theme for Mean Bean Machine!
I also appreciate the different boss themes on offer, like the Miniboss theme and especially the remix of Satan's Theme for Mean Bean Machine!
Ristifer
Member
They did it. They put in my favourite zone out of (probably) the entire series:
You beautiful bastards. I was begging for this to be included. And it's there. Also,
Act 2 is phenomenal. That music, those
... Jesus. What a game.
Oil Ocean Zone
You beautiful bastards. I was begging for this to be included. And it's there. Also,
Press Garden Zone
Ice Cap callbacks, needing to actually freeze yourself in certain instances
This wasn't the part that I had trouble with, but for the last bit (assuming you mean at the top with the wall of spikes on your left) just keep heading right and dodge the attacks, and jump on him afterwards.
OrbitalBeard
Member
GOD, everything about
is sooooo good. That soundtrack!!! That
I adore this beautiful, glorious game.
Metallic Madness
Sonic 1 final boss homage at the end of Act 1!
I adore this beautiful, glorious game.
It really is amazing.
I never thought I'd ever say that about a zone from Sonic CD.
bumpkin
Member
Started playing tonight, all in all, I'm digging it. I got to
Studiopolis Zone and got smoked by the boss. I kept going for jumps on the blue missiles, misjudging my inertia and getting hit. Because you're constantly running, you don't get much chance to recover rings when you get hit. Kind of annoying.
Professor Lexicovermis
Member
If you're using Sonic, use the Drop Dash liberally. It does wonders against Gunner's blue missiles!
professor denim
Member
Cant believe how good this controls. Looks and runs beautifully on the Switch.
Professor Lexicovermis
Member
Imagine a Mania 2 that rolls in the Archie, AoSTH, and SATaM universes!
Glitchesarecool
Member
I never had a game over with old Sonic games. Guess I'm too old now.
bumpkin
Member
Dumb question, but
what's the drop dash?
Demoskinos
Member
Is there a good list of all the unlockable modes/ secrets and how to get them yet? Like...I know the game just came out today but also the internet works fast usually.
A new ability exclusive to Sonic. Jump in the air and hold down the jump button again. You hear a reving noise, telling you Sonic's spinning up. Once you land, you pull off a spin-dash, just without charging in place.
Professor Lexicovermis
Member
Adding to this: don't release Jump until you hit the ground.
AND I JUST REALIZED SOMETHING:
When you defeat Egg Weather Report, the off-air tone is the infernal beeping from the Anniversary Livestream!
?!TheCongressman1
Member
Finished the story with only 3 emeralds. Man, those special stages are hard for me.
But, wow, the game in incredible. Worthy of all the praise it has gotten for sure.
I think they had a good Zone selection. Some of them were very unexpected. Except
I think most saw that coming. And the new Zones were great, especially
. I'm amazed by that one. It might be my favorite all time Zone. It gives me the same tranquil and mysterious vibes that Hydrocity did back in the day.
Some odd things though, weren't there supposed to be
Is it supposed to be like that?
Also, the
. Why are they only available in no save? And another thing that bothers me about those, I know Sonic usually has every button jump, but why couldn't they have had a button for other actions,
along with the drop dash? This design choice also ends up making it harder to use tails when you have a shield.
But, wow, the game in incredible. Worthy of all the praise it has gotten for sure.
I think they had a good Zone selection. Some of them were very unexpected. Except
Hydrocity
Press Garden
Some odd things though, weren't there supposed to be
level transitions from each level? Several levels just kind of fade out and then you're in the next zone.
Could they really not figure out ways to connect them?
Also, the
ability unlocks
allowing use of those other abilities
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
It blew my mind when I realized that the numbers on the corner of the screen were a reference to the date of that event.
flipswitch
Member
Is this game completely new, level wise and so on? It's not just a port of the older games? Nevertheless, still loving it.
Many of the level themes are taken from old games, but the layouts range from heavily remixed to brand new with new gimmicks and features. There's also a few entirely new zones.
There are only 4 totally new zones. That being said the returning zones are remixed enough that they could be considered new levels (although they do share some bits of level design).