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Sonic Unleashed (Wii) new screens
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abstract alien
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should look great in motion
*fingers crossed for 60fps*
*fingers crossed for 60fps*
JonathanEx
Member
But ONM told me it'd look identical!
JonathanEx said:
But in SD!
Anyway at this point it's not the graphics that worry me, it's the Werehog in both versions. I can't...exactly...ever get excited for console Sonic titles anymore. It's always a trap.
But you know, thinking on Megaman 9... imagine a rad 2D revival on WiiWare/PSN/XBLA. DS had the fanastic Sonic Rush.
_Alkaline_
Member
I might be wrong but at least a few of those screens seem old? And I thought the game had progressed past blob shadows?
It actually looks pretty decent for Wii, but my hype for the game is pretty damn low right now, for all versions. Werehog FTL.
It actually looks pretty decent for Wii, but my hype for the game is pretty damn low right now, for all versions. Werehog FTL.
Looks good, I suppose, but I don't believe they should be attempting to emulate the PS360 version of the game as the results are a bit messy in places. They could also really use some mipmapping.
I was really kind of hoping the Wii version would aim for a different style more suited to its hardware. Had the Wii version offered a significantly different experience, I might have picked it up along with the PS360 version (provided they turned out well).
I was really kind of hoping the Wii version would aim for a different style more suited to its hardware. Had the Wii version offered a significantly different experience, I might have picked it up along with the PS360 version (provided they turned out well).
_Alkaline_
Member
dark10x said:
I don't think the 'realistic' environments are well suited to the Wii's hardware. The more fantasy orientated locales in Secret Rings definitely looked nicer.
Black Knight will very likely be a better game for Wii, but that's not saying much either, if its premise is any indication.
JonathanEx said:
Looks like the level design will be completely intact. Sure, the real time shadows took a hit, but it looks like some of the pre-rendered lightmaps stayed.
I find it odd that it seems TOO much like the other versions and don't use the Wiimote to it's full potential...in terms of gameplay.
dark10x said:
If this does run at 60 fps, I'm fine with no mip-mapping. Things look a bit crisper, to me, anyways. Sub 60 fps and I would agree.
Nice screens wont get me excited for Sonic.
Sonic needs to be like the Sonic-based action levels of Sonic Adventure, all strung together in linear level format with no in-between exploration, shitty friends, RPG elements, weapons, or alternate forms (were-sonic).
I CAN'T BELIEVE AFTER ALL THIS TIME THEY STILL HAVEN'T TRIED TO DO THIS. FUCK.
Otherwise we're just looking at another attractive disaster.
Sonic needs to be like the Sonic-based action levels of Sonic Adventure, all strung together in linear level format with no in-between exploration, shitty friends, RPG elements, weapons, or alternate forms (were-sonic).
I CAN'T BELIEVE AFTER ALL THIS TIME THEY STILL HAVEN'T TRIED TO DO THIS. FUCK.
Otherwise we're just looking at another attractive disaster.
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
dark10x said:
They said it would have a Hub city with NPC's and "adventuring" IIRC.
Luckily...
dark10x said:
Oh I didn't mean to say it has. That's just one of the things they've used to ruin what could have been much better games. I'm sure the werewolf mode, or something else completely unnecessary, will ruin this game too. They always have to ADD something, they can't just make it about sonic, platforming, and speed.
Prove me wrong Sega.
JonathanEx
Member
What the fuck? That game is the DEFINITION of Shitty Friends.Blueblur1 said:
So what's the catch?
Bleeding, cannot-be-deciphered speed?
Shitty, floaty controls?
Buggy hit detection that makes me die from running through a solid wall?
Ability to fly through levels by running with the occassional jump thrown in for good measure?
Retarded cutscenes with voice acting and production values that make my eyes and ears bleed?
Excessive and unexplained load times?
What will it be, GAF? Or, is Sonic Team cooking up a new batch of shittiness that we cannot possibly predict?
Bleeding, cannot-be-deciphered speed?
Shitty, floaty controls?
Buggy hit detection that makes me die from running through a solid wall?
Ability to fly through levels by running with the occassional jump thrown in for good measure?
Retarded cutscenes with voice acting and production values that make my eyes and ears bleed?
Excessive and unexplained load times?
What will it be, GAF? Or, is Sonic Team cooking up a new batch of shittiness that we cannot possibly predict?
VeritasVierge
Member
Damnit! Beat me to it.Amir0x said:
Hero of Legend
Member
Can someone reupload the screenshots? I can't access the site for some crazy reason. 
Edit: GameSpot has A LOT more screens!!!
http://uk.gamespot.com/wii/action/sonicunleashed/images.html?sid=6197327&page=0
Edit: GameSpot has A LOT more screens!!!
http://uk.gamespot.com/wii/action/sonicunleashed/images.html?sid=6197327&page=0
ThatObviousUser
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Looks worse than Secret Rings, but if they can make the gameplay match the PS360 trailers, I'll bite. Hard.
Hero of Legend
Member
GREAT tree shadowing there!
Aaron Strife
Banned
That looks kind of nice.
Wait, what am I saying? It's a Wii game. It looks god awful!
Wait, what am I saying? It's a Wii game. It looks god awful!
never again, Sega
ThatObviousUser
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Aaron Strife said:
Fixed?
Looks like having a PS2 version has meant the Wii version doesn't look quite as good as it could have done. There is far less detail in the scenery than there was in Secret Rings. Still, at a solid 60fps it would be nice enough and Wii screenshots ALWAYS look worse than they do on the TV screen, at least to me they do (and I'm running it off a LCD at 480p, so it has nothing to do with an SD telly hiding the mis-perfections).
nincompoop
Banned
JonathanEx said:
The gameplay was almost identical to the action stages of SA1/2. I think that maybe the reason people didn't like it as much was because the levels had a lot more platforms and obstacles that you had to navigate, which showed off how shitty and broken the controls were. SA1/2 had the same shitty control mechanics, but it wasn't such a big deal because you could get through most of the action stages by holding up and occasionally jumping.byproduct said:
Death_Born
Banned
ivysaur12 said:
Black Knight is pretty much the only game where the Sonic Cycle went backwards.
It's still gonna suck though...
I checked the GameSpot images and then I saw some of the Werehog images. Right there in one of the screens was a health bar above the heads of the enemies. Hitting enemies multiple times is such a dumb concept in a Sonic game where ideally you'd want to destroy them quickly and get back to running.
I hated it when it was Sonic Heroes, when it was in Sonic Rush, when it was even in Sonic 2006 and I still hate it now. I'm really pissed off by it. >:|
I hated it when it was Sonic Heroes, when it was in Sonic Rush, when it was even in Sonic 2006 and I still hate it now. I'm really pissed off by it. >:|
Hero of Legend
Member
I found scans of the latest NP featuring a new SU Wii preview. That's all the user showed (the source being a Sonic site must've had something to do with that...) so I didn't see Oboro.
Anyway, the scans show new shots, and finally of the China level (two shots of that), plus some new Werehog in Europe shots.
Here's the new info:
SONIC:
-Move with control stick (natch), jump with A.
-Quick step (dodge left or right by holding B and tapping the control stick left or right).
-Drift by holding B or Z.
-Homing attack by shaking the Wiimote.
-Shake remote while on ground for speed boost.
WEREHOG
-Swing remote and nunchuck to attack with Sonic's right and left hands, respectively.
-Z blocks.
-Combos by swinging remote/nunchuck up, down, or towards each other.
-B grabs and tosses enemies.
-C brings out "Unleashed mode" where you gain new attacks and take less damage.
-Grab enemies in midair and swing from them by swinging the remote like a pendulum.
-Climb poles by lifting the remote/nunchuck alternately.
-Raise gates by pulling up the remote/nunchuck together.
LEVEL INFO
European city of Spogonia.
The desert is Shamar.
Anyway, the scans show new shots, and finally of the China level (two shots of that), plus some new Werehog in Europe shots.
Here's the new info:
SONIC:
-Move with control stick (natch), jump with A.
-Quick step (dodge left or right by holding B and tapping the control stick left or right).
-Drift by holding B or Z.
-Homing attack by shaking the Wiimote.
-Shake remote while on ground for speed boost.
WEREHOG
-Swing remote and nunchuck to attack with Sonic's right and left hands, respectively.
-Z blocks.
-Combos by swinging remote/nunchuck up, down, or towards each other.
-B grabs and tosses enemies.
-C brings out "Unleashed mode" where you gain new attacks and take less damage.
-Grab enemies in midair and swing from them by swinging the remote like a pendulum.
-Climb poles by lifting the remote/nunchuck alternately.
-Raise gates by pulling up the remote/nunchuck together.
LEVEL INFO
European city of Spogonia.
The desert is Shamar.
Mind if I steal this when I write up my summary?Hero of legend said:I found scans of the latest NP featuring a new SU Wii preview. That's all the user showed (the source being a Sonic site must've had something to do with that...) so I didn't see Oboro.
Anyway, the scans show new shots, and finally of the China level (two shots of that), plus some new Werehog in Europe shots.
Here's the new info:
SONIC:
-Move with control stick (natch), jump with A.
-Quick step (dodge left or right by holding B and tapping the control stick left or right).
-Drift by holding B or Z.
-Homing attack by shaking the Wiimote.
-Shake remote while on ground for speed boost.
WEREHOG
-Swing remote and nunchuck to attack with Sonic's right and left hands, respectively.
-Z blocks.
-Combos by swinging remote/nunchuck up, down, or towards each other.
-B grabs and tosses enemies.
-C brings out "Unleashed mode" where you gain new attacks and take less damage.
-Grab enemies in midair and swing from them by swinging the remote like a pendulum.
-Climb poles by lifting the remote/nunchuck alternately.
-Raise gates by pulling up the remote/nunchuck together.
LEVEL INFO
European city of Spogonia.
The desert is Shamar.
Hero of Legend
Member
botticus said:
Sure, it's now my typing, as I found that in the same source as the scans.
Edit: How's it coming along, just type up the Muramasa summary and post the thread!
ThatObviousUser
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Hero of legend said:
What? Last I heard this was mapped to Z and B. Disappointed now.