macksplack
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So is the sonic demo up? im at work can't check myself.
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Xbox 360 Live demo availability thread
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The sonic demo was just as bad as it was at E3.
This game is horrible beyond all belief. If there is a next-gen game with a camera worse than this...please show it to me. I got the camera stuck bouncing back and forth at rapid speed 30 secs into the demo. The jumping and falling to death is a joke.
This is honestly the worst Sonic game ever made, yes, worse than Shadow by all accounts.
In fact, I will go ahead and say this is the worst demo available on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Show me a demo worse than this and I'll give you a cookie.
If I were MS and Sony I wouldn't even green-light this shit. Yet I guess it's ok because it'll sell a ton of copies and keep the teams pumping out shitty Sonic games.
Sonic Team is dead to me >_<
This game is horrible beyond all belief. If there is a next-gen game with a camera worse than this...please show it to me. I got the camera stuck bouncing back and forth at rapid speed 30 secs into the demo. The jumping and falling to death is a joke.
This is honestly the worst Sonic game ever made, yes, worse than Shadow by all accounts.
In fact, I will go ahead and say this is the worst demo available on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Show me a demo worse than this and I'll give you a cookie.
If I were MS and Sony I wouldn't even green-light this shit. Yet I guess it's ok because it'll sell a ton of copies and keep the teams pumping out shitty Sonic games.
Sonic Team is dead to me >_<
macksplack
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Sean said:
Thanks sean, Why am i still working i feel a flu comming up
The Innocent X
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Sean said:
Oh noes, how will sonic team fit the full game on a dvd?
macksplack
Member
Bebpo said:
Wow, Guess Sonic is still a sensitive topic here.
X360FanBoyLOL
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Sonic the hedgehog demo is up
The graphics look pretty damn good IMO, but the rest of the game is kind of mediocre. The camera in this game is just ****ing AWFUL. I was hoping that would be fixed at least. It is kind of sad that there are more buttons to control the camera then to control Sonic.
Demo is the same one from TGS or whatever, the green jungle thing that's in all the videos. Took me a minute and 49 seconds to get through it, and then the trailer plays. I guess there is more then one paths to take in the demo too, my second play through I jumped through a rainbow hoop thing and it brought me near an eagle that I could hold on to.
Demo is the same one from TGS or whatever, the green jungle thing that's in all the videos. Took me a minute and 49 seconds to get through it, and then the trailer plays. I guess there is more then one paths to take in the demo too, my second play through I jumped through a rainbow hoop thing and it brought me near an eagle that I could hold on to.
buckfutter
Member
ChrisAllenFiz said:Oh noes, how will sonic team fit the full game on a dvd?
That seemed somewhat unnecessary.
THE ****ING SAME EXACT CONTROLS AND CAMERA AS SONIC ADVENTURE.
IT'S A ****ING SEVEN YEAR OLD GAME. WHY HAVEN'T YOU EVEN MADE A SLIGHT EFFORT TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS!?
the camera is even worse i think. it's always too low in the demo.
OOOH THE ****ING IBLIS TRIGGER
who gives a SHIT
UGHHHHH
i'm actually ANNOYED right now. the fact that they give so little a shit about this franchise pisses me off.
also, the fact that they are calling this SONIC THE HEDGEHOG is a ****ing disgrace.
/rant
IT'S A ****ING SEVEN YEAR OLD GAME. WHY HAVEN'T YOU EVEN MADE A SLIGHT EFFORT TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS!?
the camera is even worse i think. it's always too low in the demo.
OOOH THE ****ING IBLIS TRIGGER
who gives a SHIT
UGHHHHH
i'm actually ANNOYED right now. the fact that they give so little a shit about this franchise pisses me off.
also, the fact that they are calling this SONIC THE HEDGEHOG is a ****ing disgrace.
/rant
Oh my gosh... the Sonic demo is TERRIBLE!!
The visuals are maybe a half-step above PS2 quality. The music is a discombobulated
mess... and the camera is beyond awful. Even the announcer sounds like he's bored stiff.
SHAME ON YOU SEGA! The Dreamcast game was a gazillion times better than this garbage
The visuals are maybe a half-step above PS2 quality. The music is a discombobulated
mess... and the camera is beyond awful. Even the announcer sounds like he's bored stiff.
SHAME ON YOU SEGA! The Dreamcast game was a gazillion times better than this garbage
DarknessTear
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Graphics seemed pretty damn good looking to me. The gameplay itself is what was terrible.
Also the music is way better than that boy band shit they had before.
Also the music is way better than that boy band shit they had before.
slidewinder
Banned
Pretty bad, which is just what I expected. GunValkyrie 360, please, Sega.
Just finished the Sonic demo. As a fan of the old original Sonic games it's good to see certain things still there, like the ring boxes, the optional ring clusters that are harder to get, and most importantly a linear stage. The graphics are very good and the environment is pretty large, which is good because Sonic is so fast he blazes through areas in seconds literally.
The bad? Pretty much everything else. The gameplay is totally broken. They need to delay this until they fix it, but they probably won't. The camera is horrid and the actual controls you have over the camera are horrid too.
The gameplay control itself is a lot better after you realize that the homing attack literally homes on any enemy or target and you can home and home and home to destroy enemies in succession as long as you're in the groove.
Unfortunately, this doesn't help when the camera keeps moving in the wrong direction and most of the time you can't see important shit (like where to go) while in motion. The requirement to stop and look around before deciding which direction is safe to dash/jump/whatever forward totally ruins the pacing of a Sonic game.
Also, the pitfalls totally ruin the demo. Because of the 3D nature of the game, you're bound to make mistakes. This is how 3D platforming with a bad camera is and not only are they not avoiding that problem, but they're also punishing the player by taking a life away and restarting you at the last checkpoint. This is utterly unexcusable.
Overall the demo is a few good ideas totally submarined by the horrid camera, controls and balance mechanics. Great job Sega, you ruined another Sonic game!
The bad? Pretty much everything else. The gameplay is totally broken. They need to delay this until they fix it, but they probably won't. The camera is horrid and the actual controls you have over the camera are horrid too.
The gameplay control itself is a lot better after you realize that the homing attack literally homes on any enemy or target and you can home and home and home to destroy enemies in succession as long as you're in the groove.
Unfortunately, this doesn't help when the camera keeps moving in the wrong direction and most of the time you can't see important shit (like where to go) while in motion. The requirement to stop and look around before deciding which direction is safe to dash/jump/whatever forward totally ruins the pacing of a Sonic game.
Also, the pitfalls totally ruin the demo. Because of the 3D nature of the game, you're bound to make mistakes. This is how 3D platforming with a bad camera is and not only are they not avoiding that problem, but they're also punishing the player by taking a life away and restarting you at the last checkpoint. This is utterly unexcusable.
Overall the demo is a few good ideas totally submarined by the horrid camera, controls and balance mechanics. Great job Sega, you ruined another Sonic game!
But no one cares right?
foxhound101
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jarosh said:hey guys i just thought i'd post this here as well
LOL perfect as always jarosh :lol
plagiarize
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THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL EVERYONE!
can we all get on the sonic Wii train now because you never have to worry about the camera?
can we all get on the sonic Wii train now because you never have to worry about the camera?
The Innocent X
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plagiarize said:
TBH I don`t think anyone should get super hyped about any future Sonic game, based on the last few offerings.
Manuel_Calavera
Member
bad controls and bad camera for the lose
wtf sega?
wtf sega?
Giving the demo another hour of my time
The good It plays better when you know the level layout and when to use the homing attack(for enemies,riding rails,bubbles,etc..) & light dash("x" by a string of rings).
The bad still the demo has bugs like going through objects and the camera is too slow when moving it and sometimes points in the wrong direction. Controlling sonic is still alittle too touchy making him alittle hard to control.
Overall I hope they clear up those bugs but I dont think they'll fix the touchy controls. If they would just delay it.....
The good It plays better when you know the level layout and when to use the homing attack(for enemies,riding rails,bubbles,etc..) & light dash("x" by a string of rings).
The bad still the demo has bugs like going through objects and the camera is too slow when moving it and sometimes points in the wrong direction. Controlling sonic is still alittle too touchy making him alittle hard to control.
Overall I hope they clear up those bugs but I dont think they'll fix the touchy controls. If they would just delay it.....
PepsimanVsJoe
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plagiarize said:
Better to avoid the problem than attack it head on?
Then again I noticed bad camerawork in the Sonic Wii videos so uh..hmm.
plagiarize
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you don't control the camera in Sonic Wii, it's mostly locked behind you apart from doing flashy stuff like when you're going over a loop.PepsimanVsJoe said:
it's one of the things people have been commenting on in the impressions as a good thing.
PepsimanVsJoe
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November 17th, doesn't that mean the game is competing against the entire PS3/Wii lineups and Gears of War/Smackdown Vs Raw 2k7/DoA X2/everything?
Sega is awesome at release dates.
Oh and the camera is locked? Shoot I would hope so. Wouldn't want to complicate things right?
Sega is awesome at release dates.
Oh and the camera is locked? Shoot I would hope so. Wouldn't want to complicate things right?
PepsimanVsJoe
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duckroll said:It's coming out in Japan on Dec 21st - directly competing with Lost Planet and Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops. Sega am awesome.
Well they also released Kunoichi/Nightshade on the same day as Ninja Gaiden. They have serious balls.
Hopefully there are at least some improvements to the game when the full release hits,cause I still think the alternative looks like crap.
GotchaForce
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PepsimanVsJoe said:
Spinning Plates
Member
Hurry up and grab the Sonic demo before it's pulled. :lol
slidewinder
Banned
I already hurried up and deleted it.
Game'll still sell better than most of what Sega makes, regardless of how much it sucks.
Game'll still sell better than most of what Sega makes, regardless of how much it sucks.
plagiarize
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let it all out. you'll feel a lot better.segasonic said:
for the people complaining about the under 2 minutes finish.. well, its just a demo, and you can get a better ranking the faster you are. the demo has multiple ways to get to the goal, so for me there was a little replayability.
i do agree with the camera problems, controls are too sensitive and i got really annoyed after running through a wall..
but, the Games Convention demo, which also featured the white sonic as a character, with psychokinesis, was much better to control. this could be due to the fact that u wont gain as much speed as with sonic, but they were better.
but i think there were much worse demos on xbl, like the nhl 07 shootout demo from ea?
i do agree with the camera problems, controls are too sensitive and i got really annoyed after running through a wall..
but, the Games Convention demo, which also featured the white sonic as a character, with psychokinesis, was much better to control. this could be due to the fact that u wont gain as much speed as with sonic, but they were better.
but i think there were much worse demos on xbl, like the nhl 07 shootout demo from ea?
Nuclear Muffin
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segasonic said:
All that trueness in such a tiny little package! I can't believe how SLOW it is (Big the Cat in SA1 runs faster than Sonic in this FFS!)
And the camera! IT'S EVEN WORSE THAN ALL THE OTHER SONIC'S! SA1's 8 year old camera system that was slammed for it's flaws even outshines this!
But... but.. THE IBLIS TRIGGER!... THE MATURE STORY! **** this shit and I still love SA1 (3D Sonic done right IMO!)
forgeforsaken
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Man that Sonic demo is terrible. It is truly bad. Things tend to get blown a bit out of proportion here (like the quality of the FEAR demo), but this, no sir. It really is as bad as people are saying.
Who said this Sonic demo controlled like Sonic Adventure?!
BECAUSE THAT IS A COMPLETE AND UTTER LIE.
Sonic Adventure on Dreamcast controls ten times better than this shitfest of a demo.
I can't believe how bad this plays, what an embarrassment.
BECAUSE THAT IS A COMPLETE AND UTTER LIE.
Sonic Adventure on Dreamcast controls ten times better than this shitfest of a demo.
I can't believe how bad this plays, what an embarrassment.