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Sonic the Hedgehog; All things Sonic go here.
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-Emerald Spirit-	May 17 2012, 07:30 PM Post #841
Quartermaster and Field Commander of the Baneblade Chapter Posts: 600 Group: Elite Member #36 Joined: April 26, 2008	I played through the leaked beta (which only has marginal differences from the final: IE Popup notifications about "unlocking" the combo moves, some graphical shaders, and a texture loading bug fixed), so here's my two cents. The game certainly handles better, and Sonic carries momentum now, meaning that if you let go of left or right, he'll continue moving instead of coming to a complete stop! It's still not perfect, but it's a miracle we got even this. However, rolling doesn't extend this like it did in the classics, and in fact you can roll to a complete stop on a downward slope which is still completely WRANG. But there are improvements elsewhere. Instead of chains of enemies to homing attack for seemingly no reason, the homing chains have been mixed up a lot. They now do things such as lead to alternate paths, lead to traps (!!), and other goodies. For instance, in Sylvania Castle Act 3, there are platforms which are vertical and arranged in a sort of shaft upward. You have to homing attack left to right and left again in order to actually ascend upward, which I thought was REALLY well done. There are also different enemies in homing chains this time: the dung beetles in Oil Desert, and the Clucks in Wing-I mean, Sky Fortress. However, both of these enemies spice up the chains too. If you attack the beetles right away, the little dungball-bombs they make will actually form before you hit them and you'll get hurt, and the Clucks fire in a pattern which means you have to stall your follow up attack to avoid being hit. The new levels are pretty good, the music's improved, and things are lookin' up a bit. There's still a lot of ground to cover, though. Spoiler: click to toggle Also THAT METAL SONIC MUSIC. Edited by Emerald Spirit, May 17 2012, 08:00 PM.
	A desolate place, without any trace It's only the cold wind I feel It's me that I spite, as I stand up and fight The only thing I know for real There will be bloodshed!


-Havoc the Tenrec-	May 18 2012, 03:54 AM Post #842
Master Posts: 6,709 Group: Elite Member #83 Joined: September 10, 2010	Nnnnooo... I don't think the music has improved. But I do think the boss battles have improved a lot. I think the online is the best feature here, though it can be a little too forgiving.
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-Luffy Foxtrot-	May 18 2012, 07:09 AM Post #843
Raining on your parade with a truckload of awkward awesomeness. Posts: 4,950 Group: Elite Member #70 Joined: November 11, 2009	After playing up to Sky Fortress Act 3, I'm just put out my two cents that the level design in Episode II is really just horrendously terrible ._. I'm not enjoying this anywhere near as much as I enjoyed Episode I.



-Havoc the Tenrec-	May 20 2012, 10:33 AM Post #844
Master Posts: 6,709 Group: Elite Member #83 Joined: September 10, 2010	Sometimes the design is awful, and sometimes it's pretty cool. In the Ice level, there's a point where you can get stuck by 4 iceballs underwater and have nowhere to go, I thought that was pretty stupid. Rumors ahead. http://www.tssznews.com/2012/05/19/rumor-alert-anonymous-sega-employees-discuss-projects/
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-Blacklightning-	May 20 2012, 03:06 PM Post #845
BL;DR Posts: 3,493 Group: Elite Member #80 Joined: September 7, 2010	Iizuka himself has stated already that Sonic Dimensions does not exist in any way, shape or form - why the hell should we believe otherwise when TSSZ of all places tells us, let alone when using fucking 4Chan as a source? Edited by Blacklightning, May 20 2012, 05:10 PM.



-Ekoi-	May 20 2012, 06:50 PM Post #846
Master Posts: 864 Group: Elite Member #72 Joined: November 12, 2009	Actually, /v/ CAN be considered a more reliable source than TSSZ. However that's alot of shit posted there, and as always, keep to a certain level of skepticism.
	Ekoi.deviantArt.com


-Kay G. Radley-	May 20 2012, 10:57 PM Post #847
is really Sol Badguy Posts: 4,785 Group: Elite Member #77 Joined: September 6, 2010	Blacklightning May 20 2012, 03:06 PM Iizuka himself has stated already that Sonic Dimensions does not exist in any way, shape or form OH, CONTRAIR In serious news, I finally got my grubby little hands on Generations, and it's pretty boss, if stupid short. Getting to toy with the soundtrack in-game is especially fun: Perfect Chaos + It Doesn't Matter = MANTEARS



-Blacklightning-	May 21 2012, 03:23 AM Post #848
BL;DR Posts: 3,493 Group: Elite Member #80 Joined: September 7, 2010	Ekoi May 20 2012, 06:50 PM Actually, /v/ CAN be considered a more reliable source than TSSZ. However that's alot of shit posted there, and as always, keep to a certain level of skepticism. That's exactly the point. Can you really trust TSSZ to be able to tell the difference? Here's the interview that confirms it false, btw, if anyone was curious about my last post. Quote: SPOnG: Can you say whether the rumour of a game called Sonic Dimensions on the Wii U is true or false? Takashi Iizuka: Sonic Dimensions? [Laughs] I think it�s a complete hoax. [Laughs]



-Luffy Foxtrot-	May 21 2012, 04:38 AM Post #849
Raining on your parade with a truckload of awkward awesomeness. Posts: 4,950 Group: Elite Member #70 Joined: November 11, 2009	Here's a video with all of Eggman's PA announcements in Sonic Colours.



-Arem-	May 23 2012, 06:25 AM Post #850
Fabulous Homosexual Posts: 6,262 Group: Elite Member #59 Joined: November 9, 2009	Aw, FUCK YOU SEGA FOR CREATING A LEVEL I CAN'T PLAY WITHOUT A SEIZURE!! FUCK. YOU. All that rotating around with that details fucks my head up. Edited by Arem, May 23 2012, 06:30 AM.
	--- Quote: Blacklightning Nov 14 2011, 02:48 AM I like it when people use the word "gay" in any context other than a homosexual one - it only proves that they have the maturity of a five year old, as if their obsession with shooters didn't already do a good job of pointing that out. It's also pretty amusing that he pointed out Skyrim considering the fact that, y'know, it's set in the bloody medival era and doesn't even have muskets, let alone generic modern firearms. But just for fun, let's play around with his logic a bit. game - gun = gay game + gun = -gay game + gun + Arem = ??? Founder of #TeamArem


-Blacklightning-	May 23 2012, 03:38 PM Post #851
BL;DR Posts: 3,493 Group: Elite Member #80 Joined: September 7, 2010	Oh great, I was hoping to play the game completely blind for a change but now you've just gone and spoiled the penultimate level for me. Great job. =\ Edited by Blacklightning, May 23 2012, 03:52 PM.



-Emerald Spirit-	May 23 2012, 06:13 PM Post #852
Quartermaster and Field Commander of the Baneblade Chapter Posts: 600 Group: Elite Member #36 Joined: April 26, 2008	Blacklightning May 23 2012, 03:38 PM Oh great, I was hoping to play the game completely blind for a change but now you've just gone and spoiled the penultimate level for me. Great job. =\ Oh please, he left out the biggest spoiler of them all! Snape kills Dumbledore at the end!
	A desolate place, without any trace It's only the cold wind I feel It's me that I spite, as I stand up and fight The only thing I know for real There will be bloodshed!


-Arem-	May 24 2012, 01:27 AM Post #853
Fabulous Homosexual Posts: 6,262 Group: Elite Member #59 Joined: November 9, 2009	Sorry about the spoiler, but god I'm pissed.
	--- Quote: Blacklightning Nov 14 2011, 02:48 AM I like it when people use the word "gay" in any context other than a homosexual one - it only proves that they have the maturity of a five year old, as if their obsession with shooters didn't already do a good job of pointing that out. It's also pretty amusing that he pointed out Skyrim considering the fact that, y'know, it's set in the bloody medival era and doesn't even have muskets, let alone generic modern firearms. But just for fun, let's play around with his logic a bit. game - gun = gay game + gun = -gay game + gun + Arem = ??? Founder of #TeamArem


Psycho Werekitsune	May 28 2012, 02:06 PM Post #854
Part man...part beast...full psycho! Posts: 17,366 Group: All Powerful Deity Member #1 Joined: December 30, 2005	Found something pretty damn interesting: http://www.gamesradar.com/secret-playable-sonic-game-hidden-nike-youtube-advert-best-2D-Sonic-for-years/
	EMBRACE THE NAKED!


-Aroxys-	May 28 2012, 10:59 PM Post #855
GALACTUS Posts: 1,659 Group: Elite Member #63 Joined: November 9, 2009	Kind of early to speculate, but since Sonic 4 has been using past Special Stage types, how likely do you think it is that we'll see a Get Blue Spheres revamp come Episode 3?
	Quote: [7:28:01 PM] Ahmad Shakir: Everyone just looks like they got more streamers and cool hair [7:28:16 PM] That Darn Drill Tank: Mega Ampharos looks FABULOUS That Darn Drill Tank shot


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