Not a very articulate god, by the looks of it. But I'd better hold my tongue... (just in case).
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Sonic the Hedgehog Thread
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Not a very articulate god, by the looks of it. But I'd better hold my tongue... (just in case).
I personally thought it was pretty good but opinions on it tend to vary, the only real gripes I had with it was the surprisingly mediocre soundtrack and the fact that it ends on a cliffhanger that will probably never be resolved since SEGA and BioWare cancelled the sequel.
Oh it ain't mediocre, it's downright awful. Who could forget classics such as
How could it be this bad? Well, there was a reason for it. Due to legal trouble involving using remixed music SEGA didn't own, the original music made for the game had to be replaced with crappy midis they pulled off of the internet at the last minute.
What a bummer.
Is Sonic Chronicles good? I remember really enjoying it back when it came out in 2008 (good gosh, the game is almost ten years old now). But looking back, it has a lot of flaws.
I remember enjoying the story enough to get by, and I do appreciate the characterization options, but in hindsight, I can see why some officials at Sega deem the game non-canon.
Also, yeah, the music wasn't too good. It's background noise at best, and it took me a while for me to even realize some of those songs even were remixes, because they were remixed so poorly.
Plus, since the Noctournus caused legal trouble simply by being inspired by Archie Sonic's Dark Legion, it caused Ken Penders' and nearly everyone other former writers' characters to be removed from the comic, and may have planted the seeds for Archie losing the license entirely. All because BioWare liked the idea of the Dark Legion and wanted to use it in a game.
The game ended on a cliffhanger. I remember hoping for a sequel and being excited for the storytelling possibilities, but sadly, it's been almost ten years now, and with the above-mentioned legal issues, it's better to say it's either non-canon or the cliffhanger got resolved offscreen. At least that way, I can at least assume it happened, and we just never saw it.
The game might still be worth it for the story alone, but at this point in time when a sequel will likely never happen, you better go in knowing it ends on a cliffhanger. What you do with that knowledge is up to you.
I remember enjoying the story enough to get by, and I do appreciate the characterization options, but in hindsight, I can see why some officials at Sega deem the game non-canon.
Also, yeah, the music wasn't too good. It's background noise at best, and it took me a while for me to even realize some of those songs even were remixes, because they were remixed so poorly.
Plus, since the Noctournus caused legal trouble simply by being inspired by Archie Sonic's Dark Legion, it caused Ken Penders' and nearly everyone other former writers' characters to be removed from the comic, and may have planted the seeds for Archie losing the license entirely. All because BioWare liked the idea of the Dark Legion and wanted to use it in a game.
The game ended on a cliffhanger. I remember hoping for a sequel and being excited for the storytelling possibilities, but sadly, it's been almost ten years now, and with the above-mentioned legal issues, it's better to say it's either non-canon or the cliffhanger got resolved offscreen. At least that way, I can at least assume it happened, and we just never saw it.
The game might still be worth it for the story alone, but at this point in time when a sequel will likely never happen, you better go in knowing it ends on a cliffhanger. What you do with that knowledge is up to you.
So at the SXSW panel a couple of days ago (That I forgot to post here.)
They uneviled some new stuff, nothing major, but new neithertheless.
A expansion to Sonic Mania called Sonic Mania Plus as well as a phyiscal release. (With Mighty and Ray coming back to the series.)
A series of 5 animated shorts centering on Classic Sonic Post Forces
And finally
A unknown Sonic racing game.
So lemme get my thoughts out real quick, Plus looks very neat
I'm intrigued in seeing how Mighty and Ray play out after being gone for so long (Especially Ray since he's never been playable in any 2D Sonic game.) and Encore mode also sounds very interesting as well. Though I'm a bit bummed out that Amy is absent.
The fact that the game is finally getting a phyiscal release though is fucking great
and for 29$ plus an artbook, that's a solid deal. (Though considering I already own two copies of Mania via the PS4 and Switch, I'm not super interested in triple dipping.)
Sonic Mania Adventures also looks very dope and I'm very excited to see how it plays out. (More animation by Tyson Heese is always a treat.)
And the concept art shown looks very neat.
The racing game though, I can't say since it shows very little
But the fact that the R is the same R as Sonic R's logo is a nice callback.
Hopefully when we do get gameplay, it looks good. but right now, can't say anything.
Anyways, that's all for the Sonic news dump.
Sorry about the news being late. (Got lazy)
They uneviled some new stuff, nothing major, but new neithertheless.
A expansion to Sonic Mania called Sonic Mania Plus as well as a phyiscal release. (With Mighty and Ray coming back to the series.)
A series of 5 animated shorts centering on Classic Sonic Post Forces
And finally
A unknown Sonic racing game.
So lemme get my thoughts out real quick, Plus looks very neat
I'm intrigued in seeing how Mighty and Ray play out after being gone for so long (Especially Ray since he's never been playable in any 2D Sonic game.) and Encore mode also sounds very interesting as well. Though I'm a bit bummed out that Amy is absent.
The fact that the game is finally getting a phyiscal release though is fucking great
and for 29$ plus an artbook, that's a solid deal. (Though considering I already own two copies of Mania via the PS4 and Switch, I'm not super interested in triple dipping.)
Sonic Mania Adventures also looks very dope and I'm very excited to see how it plays out. (More animation by Tyson Heese is always a treat.)
And the concept art shown looks very neat.
The racing game though, I can't say since it shows very little
But the fact that the R is the same R as Sonic R's logo is a nice callback.
Hopefully when we do get gameplay, it looks good. but right now, can't say anything.
Anyways, that's all for the Sonic news dump.
Sorry about the news being late. (Got lazy)
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Team Sonic Racing has officially been announced a couple of days back with a release date for winter 2018 for Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Steam and PS4.
Sadly no gameplay footage, but they said we'll get footage at E3, so keep an eye out on that.
Game looks pretty dope here and the customization, Adventure Mode and especially the team mechanic aspects sound very intriguing.
Hopefully this can live up to the All Stars racing duology. (It's by Sumo Digital, so that's a good sign.)
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That first sentence sounds so awkward. Is it a story mode or a tutorial mode?
I'm interested in seeing what a "Technique" type would mean in a racing game.
I assume it's a story mode, but with some tutorial elements made to generally introduce people into the game and it's basic mechanics, At least, that's what I got from it.
That would make sense, though still a pretty weird way to try to hype up that mode.
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Had to do a quick
For best effect.
Does anyone like playing Sonic the Hedgehog using cheats where you cannot get any rings at all?
They are really hard (I have to use infinite lives), but they are really fun and are a good way to rage if you like it!
The feeling you get while winning with this feels so good!
They are really hard (I have to use infinite lives), but they are really fun and are a good way to rage if you like it!
The feeling you get while winning with this feels so good!
That sounds fun. I don't have any cheat engines, though.
