The funniest part to me about Sonic is how popular he seems to be with kids. My kids have never played a sonic game and yet they know all of the characters, and are fans because of the shows on Netflix. It's weird that he's become more well know despite the games not being good for years (maybe ever depending on who your asking).
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Sonic Forces lets you create your own character [Update: Trailer]
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RareFantasy64
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I'm just gonna make a Dreamcast era Sonic
Hellsing321
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Everyday we stray further from God's light.
What was wrong with those two games?
balladofwindfishes
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People play Sonic games for the writing?
Colours was hilarious tho.
Galactic Specter
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This was inevitable and I'm glad it has happened even though I never made an OC as a kid.
I, for one, welcome Dongus the Hedgehog
SatoAilDarko
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How are Wisps being used a surprise? They were in Generations and Lost World. The Head of Sonic Team said this right before the release of Lost World in 2013:
http://www.seganerds.com/2013/08/06/iizuka-color-powers-will-be-standard-in-future-sonic-games/
Father_Brain
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Visuals aside, I don't understand why this is coming out in late 2017 and not three or four years earlier. Coming six years after Generations, I wouldn't have expected such a thoroughly iterative sequel.
Linkstrikesback
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Nah, that's fine. The eggman commentary in the background of colours stages was solid gold (by sonic standards anyway).
This is a really cool thing and I hope it's deep, would love to see more games doing this because why not?
Also, I get the funny haha deviantart reactions, but some of you are legit mad at this and I just don't get it. How does the existence of character creation ruin the game for you?
Also, I get the funny haha deviantart reactions, but some of you are legit mad at this and I just don't get it. How does the existence of character creation ruin the game for you?
CalamityPixel
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They have no idea the horrors and evil they are letting unleash.
rayman1900
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Who the eff is Ken Penders???
MarmiteBadger
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That's it. I call dibs on creating Doraemon.
Nothing was wrong with Colours but Lost Worlds wasn't that great as there were elements that were introduced in the game, like the Zetis, lost hex, the return of Wisp, that were not explained.
"We have a game for you it's called Sonic Mania"
I mean, yeah, they do. I don't know why people are so pissed about the Generations formula. I thought people liked that one.
SparksterMeta0
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This might be interesting.
Unfortunately, having "hedgehog" as an option can pose a problem. I think we have plenty of those by now.
Unfortunately, having "hedgehog" as an option can pose a problem. I think we have plenty of those by now.
SatoAilDarko
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Lost World was a mainline game.
The director of Sonic Forces, Morio Kishimoto, also directed Sonic Lost World. He also designed Secret Rings, Black Knight, and Sonic Colors.
Galactic Specter
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I don't know either why people are legit mad either, character creators are fun and have drawn in people to a lot of games like Dragon Ball Xenoverse, a series built around your own Dragon Ball OC.
Fucking...
BennyBlanco
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Finally, Sonichus debut
That stinks, I was hoping the darker tone would be fitting for a different writer.
Nocturnowl
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Hang on, this makes three types of platforming stage per world/zone? hope they ain't skimping on the variety/amount of worlds as a result.
For some insults like "Baldy McNosehair" is a disgraceful follow up to the Adventure era and its "faker!"
Really though Lost World's plot even as bare bones was just bad, never forget mecha Tails.
Sega really covering all bases on the creation options huh?
For some insults like "Baldy McNosehair" is a disgraceful follow up to the Adventure era and its "faker!"
Really though Lost World's plot even as bare bones was just bad, never forget mecha Tails.
To summarize lost world, outside of the badly written characters uninteresting stetting, the deadly 6 existing. And the plot amounting to nothing really.
It doesn't let the dumb shit in that story just.... rock. Sonic now is " hey point at the camera" and I just want him to exist in the stupidity that is the world of sonic, like a blue faced dufus. Sonic boom sonic, despite being a much more self referential show, does that. The most popular character in the franchise not named sonic had lines like " I"M THE COOLEST!" in the first game he was in, just let dumb shit be dumb and people can parce out whether they like and kind of let some stuff, exist. Its ok to be silly, but sometimes the best joke, or the the funniest things is just dumb shit played strait.
Both of those are bad, you know shadow literally says " i'm the coolest " in sonic adventure 2. Its dumb, but That's swat I want Dumb shit. I don't care if sonic calls eggman baldy mc whatever, i'm not that fan.
I just want dumb shit played strait in sonic again.
I want a new villian in sonic that calls himself the " Ultimate Super God King " and for them to not address that he actually said those words out of his mouth.
Huge Succeeded
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"We have a game for you it's called Sonic Mania"
Yeah, I'll buy Mania! Because it looks solid. The music sounds good. The visual style is neat. Loop-de-loops aren't just visuals fixtures attached to a boost pad. etc.
but I've got no hope left that there'll ever be another mainline Sonic game that appeals to me. I was just expressing that in the most obnoxious way possible
Baron von Loathsome
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Blackleg-sanji1
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Sonic forces thread have an entirely different vibe than from mania Shame I'll be excited in silence lol.
Now to doodle my sonic character
Now to doodle my sonic character
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
The colour powers? Was just guessing, iunno dude.
EDIT: Didn't realize they were in Lost World.
Narrative in Sonic has potential. Lego Dimensions Sonic and season 2 of the TV show have been hilariously self-aware, and the comics have managed to balance serious character arcs with that same tongue-in-cheek approach to the Sonic franchise.
Then you have Lost World, which just has a generic storyline and the most forgettable cookie-cutter villains imaginable, with nothing that ties specifically to Sonic or the franchise's history. Narrative isn't that important, but this game really seems to be selling itself on its story in part.
But can I make Muslim Sonic?
I hate Sonic even more now.
djplaeskool
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So this is probably one of the few things Sega could have done to make a new 3D Sonic game somewhat interesting. lmao.
This is the best thing.
This is also the worst thing.
This is the best thing.
This is also the worst thing.
I don't know why Sonic Team is insistent on making sure the 3D games can never have other established characters playable again, even if it means resorting to something like this.
Nothing would be lost by just throwing Tails in this role and calling it a day, especially since he's the gadget man now.
Nothing would be lost by just throwing Tails in this role and calling it a day, especially since he's the gadget man now.
Best news since Forces announcement. Colors was funny sometimes, LW sucked but atleast this makes us sure it will not be 06 dark anime garbage.
shark sandwich
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Nvm
Unleashed wasn't 06 dark anime garbage. AND it had better humor. We need that person back.
sixteen-bit
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They wanna avoid the Penders lawsuit
Father_Brain
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That doesn't really address my point, though.
I understand why Forces couldn't literally have shipped in 2013 or 2014, but that doesn't change the fact that it looks like a game that should have come out much earlier in this console generation. It's far from the only sequel released in the past year or so that's had that criticism levied at it (see: Deus Ex, Mass Effect, Tomb Raider).
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