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Rumour: Next Gen Sonic Game is called Sonic Runners
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'enry 'ollins
Waiting with skeptical optimism.
Loved both 2D and 3D gameplay, but I can be convinced to buy a game with only 3D...
I felt the 3D sections were the peak of Sonic gameplay. Addictive, fun, exhilarating, and combined with the level design, visuals, and music; it's an experience no other platformer can give. The 2D sections however break all of that, but it was fine because it's meant to be fan service to the old fans, and they were still really fun.
Don't let your nostalgia get the better of you. The problem is that the standard set with Generations didn't continue, not that Generations didn't meet some standard you look for.
3D Sonic in Generations was pretty precise imo. I mean its about as tight as its ever been. All Sonic Team needs to do is refine the gameplay established with Colors and Generations, keep those crazy styled areas and soundtracks going, and maybe tone down homing attack reliance abit.
Also dont make Super Sonic an end boss only thing, or at least make an extra end stage unlock. No auto traversal loops either.
Also dont make Super Sonic an end boss only thing, or at least make an extra end stage unlock. No auto traversal loops either.
I'm writing a sequel to the Truman Show in which Jim Carrey plays Super Mario World and experiences an epiphany wherein he realizes that Sonic has always been a comfortably dumpy platformer.
Hot Coldman
Banned
christ I hope this is good
I mean, Generations was fantastic, but Lost World... I dunno man
I mean, Generations was fantastic, but Lost World... I dunno man
Orniletter
Banned
Mario´s weakest platforming games are not even comparable to the lows some....or most of the post Adventure 2 Sonic games have fallen to.
Generations and Colours are good games. But let´s not get crazy here.
Monster Zero
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DarkLordMalik
Member
More like Mario Stomper.
featuring next gen graphics
That's that new, new next gen Sonic !
He looks fuckin bitchin now. He could kick Marios ass.
Lost World was alright. Not as good as Generations or Colors, sure, but it was better than most of the others.
Of course, I mean the Wii U version. The 3DS version is hot garbage.
Well, this would probably be made by the Generations team. And the name implies that it would have a focus on going fast again rather than slower platforming like Lost World had. Also, seeing how that team has probably been working on it since Generations was finished, they would have had four years to develop the game once it releases. I think there's reason enough to be more confident about it than Lost World, which felt like an experiment they didn't have enough time for to properly execute.
I don't think that multiple playable characters would be bad if they don't try to make the gameplay incredibly different for each character like they tried with the Adventure games. If it'd be done like in Sonic 3 & Knuckles where all of the characters are mostly the same aside from a one or two abilities, I wouldn't mind having Tails or Knuckles playable.
Most of Sonic Team's efforts recently have been Sonic only. I wouldn't mind to play as Tails & Knuckles again beyond Sonic Boom.
User 479360
Banned
My interest level is quite low, especially with that title. Sonic has dipped so far in quality, and even the original ones were overrated.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
They should just drop the Sonic:Title bit and just call it Sonic 2k15, Sonic 2k16, etc..
Which would be a shame, since I felt that the boost style peaked with Generations. If they can give more with the style here, be my guest, but I fear that it may feel like more of the same. That's why I was hoping they'd just refine the Lost World style to be slightly faster & with more contemporary level design.
Oh I know that, but for people just to say the two were horrible, and its just a placebo that people feel they were great because they were the only somewhat competent games to make it out of the post Dreamcast bog...its just not right.
At any rate, heres hoping for a PC release as well. 60 fps Generations was just a sight to behold.
Basically, what I learned is that you have a shit oppinion and I should ignore you from now on?
Because I found Generations better than any Mega Drive game, except Sonic 3 & Knuckles.
I agree. Generations felt like an expansion pack sequel (a superior one to its predecessor mind) in many aspects and I'm not sure what else they can do to make the Unleashed game play more fun. I liked the idea of Lost World "toning down" the overbearingly fast game play of Generations/Unleashed because maybe they'd have more development time to just make the game bigger, more varied and have more intricacies to it's game play. I had fun with the boost games but considering the crazy amount of manpower Sega has to put in to make those stages big enough and the game is still just 4 hours long or so, it feels like a fleeting experience.
This, pretty much. I'm just hoping that Sonic Team goes in & fixes the specific issues with the Lost World style rather than scrapping the style entirely.
PeakPointMatrix
Member
It won't be, Sonic Team is the developer.
What he said, Sonic Team has put out one decent game (Lost World) & 2 great ones (Colors & Generations). The game will turn out alright.
smh. The sonic franchise has been through rough patches, but I trust that the team that made this awesome game, can make annother awesome game.
Honestly, I'll take that over any major Sonic release... release it on PSV/PS4 too.
An endless Sonic Runner could be amazing if it had a great sense of speed.
I like how people discredit the site effortlessly despite never asking why such a place is a source.
Maybe the fact the person they're citing called out a lot of things we're now seeing in Sonic Boom's final release? Things that we never knew at the time the posts were made, including characters? And no, not just popular guesses like Shadow and Metal Sonic, but characters literally made for this game?
Also, do you forget that's where Bloodborne leaked?
Spyder_Monkey
Banned
Didn't we already get a Next-Gen Sonic? It's called Lost World.
Demon Lizardman
Banned
Let's not front.
IronicSonic
Member
I need to upgrade my laptop... pronto!
Edit: Sky Sanctuary has the best 3D level design of the Unleashed saga IMHO
Astral Dog
Member
Hmm, Sonic Stadium, it could be...
But dont most rumors of new Sonic games always turn to be false?
I remember some, like one before they announced Lost Worls, that ended up being bullshit.
And it should be Mario Jumping
But dont most rumors of new Sonic games always turn to be false?
I remember some, like one before they announced Lost Worls, that ended up being bullshit.
And it should be Mario Jumping
BrainZEROX
Member
Come on Sega... It's dead. Leave it alone now. Just let it go.
There is a lot of fake Sonic rumors, but this one seems somewhat credible because this guy also said a lot of stuff about Sonic Boom that ended up true. Although in the end, all he did was give a title. I mean everyone knows there will be a Sonic game in 2015 regardless.
Here is some more concrete info for the next Sonic game from the guy that leaked Sonic 4 being bad, nothing major, but it's good to know Sonic Team is working on a game.
http://www.tssznews.com/2014/06/03/working-prototypes-of-next-sonic-allegedly-in-existence/
Here is some more concrete info for the next Sonic game from the guy that leaked Sonic 4 being bad, nothing major, but it's good to know Sonic Team is working on a game.
http://www.tssznews.com/2014/06/03/working-prototypes-of-next-sonic-allegedly-in-existence/
TheCongressman1
Member
I agree in the focus being placed in the wrong area, I wouldn't say generations was terrible, bit it certainly wasn't what I wanted. Lost world is a step in the right direction, but there's still a lot of issues with their design.
CesspoolofHatred
Member
I hear that name and all I can think is a cross between Sonic and Blade Runner.
So does this mean Emerl is coming back?
So does this mean Emerl is coming back?
To Far Away Times
Member
The momentum based gameplay for Classic Sonic in Sonic Generations was seriously whack. The devs designed the levels so you hold forward and do automated stuff as much as possible and hopefully ignore the terrible physics model.
MR ARCADE FOREVER
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I expect nothing but Sonic crap