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JamesE · Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 11:31 am Post subject: Sonic Unleashed

...yeah
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Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

I hear this one is by a new team! So who knows!

Having said that I've haven't liked a single Sonic the Hedgehog game to date, but even so, it's got every chance in the world of being good!

JamesE · Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 12:53 pm Post subject:

Sonic was fine until 1995. Then began the terror.

So I guess what I consider "Sonic" was only really hot for four years.

The level art for this game looks boring: the gameplay looks pretty fucking boring too. CRATES.
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simplicio · . Joined: 03 May 2005 Posts: 1091

You know what's a little strange? Sonic's Mister Hyde there is all furrytexturemapped, but Sonic himself remains entirely plasticine. He actually reminds me a bit of Gumby.

Also strange: the continued existence of new Sonic games.
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dessgeega · Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 2:24 pm Post subject:

i thought this was going to be about brian crecente's review of smash bros. brawl.

this is just as good though.
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Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

There's still hope for the Sonic RPG though right.
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JamesE · Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 2:38 pm Post subject:

Winged Assassins (1984) · Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 4:20 pm Post subject:

I sure hope this game be quality unleashed.
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Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

Is this going to be anything like Destroy All Humans: Big Willy Unleashed?

Cycle · Mac daddy Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2767

I played SONIC ADVENTURE DX not that long ago (the PC version) a,d boy howdy, it hasn't aged well. I remember it being fantastic when it first came out on the DC, but yeah. It's above average, though! Also what's so DX about it, I was still falling through floors like crazy. I haven't played a Sonic game since, except for the Rush games which I didn't care for (and this new game looks like Sonic Rush for "real" consoles). Oh yeah, I also played Secret Rings and thought it was terrible and sold it back on ebay a couple days later.

Here is gameplay footage of the new video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjxnhXs7Mqs

So yeah, I've pretty mich given up on Sonic. Only the four 16-bit platform games mean anything to me. Oh, and the first two SMS ones, I guess.
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SuperWes · Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:30 pm Post subject:

The video of the 2.5d gameplay makes me think that this might actually end up being a good game, but this picture and the fact that they're already showing off pictures of the cutscenes means chances are slim. What role does long, drawn out story (regardless of how good it is) play in a Sonic game? Is it the fact that Sonic has been successful as a comic and a TV show the reason they keep trying to wedge one into the games?

Regardless, if this game is twice as good as the Wii Sonic game or 10 times as good as the Xbox one, it'll still be shitty. I have little hope.

-Wes
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daphaknee · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:20 pm Post subject:

dont compare sonic to stalin, stalin is rolling in his grave oh god

daphaknee · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:21 pm Post subject:

Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

Hey we should petition Sega to stop making Sonic games! I bet we'd get loads of signatures

Has anyone seen Snake's codec conversation about Sonic in SSB:Brawl? He basically just says Sonic bugs him. And that's it. I have an inkling those codec bits were written by Kojima, too, because there's a bit where Mei Ling goes off on a REALLY INTERESTING tangent about how telecommunications are a form of magic. Actually, it is sort of interesting. But anyway that's textbook Kojima. Conclusion: Kojima hates Sonic

Ashura · . Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Posts: 109

Actually, I believe Ryan Payton said that the folks over at Nintendo wrote the codec conversations and he essentially went over them to make sure they fit, and he was surprised about how big of fans they were, or something.

At least, I think he said this on one of the podcasts. I could be misremembering or misinterpreting.

Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

You know, I don't see a whole lot in the leaked Sonic Unleashed footage to suggest it's that bad. As far as I can tell, if you like Sonic the Hedgehog you're probably going to like this!

JamesE · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 12:29 pm Post subject:

Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

But enough about the old Sonic games, what do you think of this one? OH SNAP

JamesE · Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:54 am Post subject:

Dracko · . Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 2613

This sucked back when it was called Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones too.
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Cossix · . Joined: 14 Nov 2007 Posts: 87

Apparently Sega threatened to sue Destructoid over the postings of all the various leaked Sonic Unleashed stuff too.

SuperWes · Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:05 pm Post subject:

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Faithless · . Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Posts: 153

I got into a long discussion with my boss about the differences between boutique video game websites (and the debates they encourage) and the general preferences of the consumer.

Could it be that this sort of game is what Sonic fans want? Why do they want this, while we want a traditional, sprite-based, side-scroller that has specific, consistent physics?

What is wrong with the consumer? Why do developers think that image of Weresonic is going to drum up interest? (Or does it!?)
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Dracko · . Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 2613

Furries.
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Winged Assassins (1984) · Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 6:00 pm Post subject:

I just can't wait for all the Sonic/Weresonic slash fiction, you guys.
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dracko that was the highlight of my year so far.
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For those of you out there not brave enough to withstand the horror of ED, I sneaked into the ENEMY BASE and pulled out this awesome comic:

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eastx · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:16 am Post subject:

I really want this game to be good, but that werewolf thing is a really bad sign.

Oh, and the dude who disliked Sonic Rush - why didntcha like it? The last boss? Yeah, he sure was lame. Otherwise a very fun game, once you get past the need to memorize levels.
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Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

I'm probably going to pick up that Bioware RPG of sonic. I was looking over some information about it and it looks kind of unintentionally hilarious.
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dhex · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:36 pm Post subject:

kirkjerk · . Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 1227

Sonic is kind of weird.
I think it's a generational thing, I was going off to college and wasn't doing consoles any more (well, the Atari 7800 and Vectrex, I was retro even then) right around when Sonic came out. So I kind of missed the whole Sonicverse thing, and so like Mario vs Sonic Olympics only seems like half a universe, or something. Judging by the amount of Rule34 stuff, there might be a younger generation for whom it resonates a bit more.
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