blitzwolf215
Member
So the game might be OK as long as you realize it ain't a traditional Sonic game? Cool.
Sonic Boom |OT| Sonic 2014
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TheSlySoul
Member
^^^
Yeah Target's stock sucked. Zoo Tycoon was my free game. 92 bucks for 3 games is not bad.
What are you looking for? Seems to me like it's an unpolished PS2-era style platformer with lots of melee combat and a bad frame-rate.
Nah thats just one of Lyric's diabolical speed traps.
FreeMufasa
Junior Member
Wish I had a WiiU to play this...
Hero of Legend
Member
I do hope they patch this at least a couple of times, once ASAP to fix the most glaring glitches, and a second one polishing it up in general in a few months.
This needed many more months in the oven, no doubt about it. Hopefully this is just an early release to make it to the holidays and that they're still working on the game with the needed polish as we speak for a... re-launch so to speak via patch.
This needed many more months in the oven, no doubt about it. Hopefully this is just an early release to make it to the holidays and that they're still working on the game with the needed polish as we speak for a... re-launch so to speak via patch.
Is the hard mode available from the start or does it need unlocking? There is a hard mode right? I'm sure in an interview or PR they mention it. It does look a bit better in these vidshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed9OIlFZUow
Hero of Legend
Member
Head's up! I may have called it, FTA says there might be an update:
https://twitter.com/TheRealFTA/status/532191541251829760
Anyone able to confirm?
https://twitter.com/TheRealFTA/status/532191541251829760
Anyone able to confirm?
Sho_Nuff82
Member
You're welcome for the title.
Hahaha, holy crap.
TheSlySoul
Member
Same plus the 3DS game seems actually decent and I got Zoo Tycoon free. I will probably get comedy relief like 2006. I first hated it then I was able to get over it and enjoy how bad it was.
HUELEN10
Member
Let me look into this...
well fans of jak ii should be excited
I like the way they expanded Sonics move range to fit a 3D World and added variety by switching characters on the fly.
TheSlySoul
Member
So my impressions so far:
Sonic Boom 3DS is fun. It is pretty much if All For One was a 2D game. The game is a good pace. The character switching is more apparent in retail than the demo which is meant to just be Sonic.
Sonic Wii U is so boring. It takes 1 hour to get through the tutorial. Instead of using ? Tutorials to get the point across, they force you to go through tutorial levels. So yeah, it sucks...
Sonic Boom 3DS is fun. It is pretty much if All For One was a 2D game. The game is a good pace. The character switching is more apparent in retail than the demo which is meant to just be Sonic.
Sonic Wii U is so boring. It takes 1 hour to get through the tutorial. Instead of using ? Tutorials to get the point across, they force you to go through tutorial levels. So yeah, it sucks...
Huh, I never even thought to use the Target deal. I'll check if they have it tomorrow after work.
CrimsonCrescendo
Banned
Where are all the reviews for this game? Wasn't the Embargo up at Midnight?
I don't think sega sent review copies.
GitarooMan
Member
This is the funniest thing I've seen in awhile, and the clipping has nothing to do with it. The way the music doesn't change at all when the ship comes in, the lack of sound effects for the ship, and the fact that it drops off no enemies is priceless.
Shadow Hog
Member
Not wholly true - review copies were sent.
...and set to arrive today.
So, yeah, there's the rub. Deliberately delayed review copies. It's almost like Sega has no confidence in this product for some reason!
Yup, SEGA didn't send any review copies. GameXplain on twitter said that's why the Sonic Boom review was going to be late.
checkeredknight
Member
I remember the days of being a "hardcore" Sonic fan. I would pre-order all of the games, no matter what. If they ended up bad, I would play them anyway. I would convince myself they were good. I sat through and finished Sonic 06. I bought the Hard mode DLC. I did it all.
Sonic 4 changed things.
I'm glad those days are over. This game looks utter shit.
Sonic 4 changed things.
I'm glad those days are over. This game looks utter shit.
Zing!
The infamous Sonic '06 speedrunner (and other various 3D Sonics) Darkspinessonic is streaming this game today: www.twitch.tv/darkspinessonic
He's live right now but hasn't started it up yet (the game). I'm REALLY interested in his perspective and I cannot wait to see how it goes over with him lol.
He's live right now but hasn't started it up yet (the game). I'm REALLY interested in his perspective and I cannot wait to see how it goes over with him lol.
Shadow Hog
Member
Sonic Heroes was the tipping point for me, personally. Rented that one after hearing how bad it was, didn't much care for it, and never really got around to buying it until the PC version was $5 at Gamestop.
Demon Lizardman
Banned
Except Jak 2 was a good game. I know it's the weakest of the Jak trilogy but I would much rather play that than this.
PeakPointMatrix
Member
Just wanted to quote Krejlooc's post from the other thread, because I think people need to see this.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah, J2 is my least favourite and it looks more appealing than this tripe.
I'M GONNA KILL PRAXIS
Spinosaurus
Member
yo damn
i think i would like to play through sonic boom twice without ever touching jak ii again. it's one thing to play a game that sucks. it's another thing to play a game whose developers hate you for playing it. jak ii is a miserable, ugly project born of contempt.
TheSlySoul
Member
So it seems the only thing the 3DS version does is extend your rings counter by 50.
So not that great of a connection bonus.
So not that great of a connection bonus.
30 dollars well spent.
Demon Lizardman
Banned
I agree that having the series take a more dark and gritty tone was a bad choice, especially concerning the bad dialogue it had at times. Some of the missions were annoying as well but for me, it still played like a Jak and Daxter game, just with some gunplay in it. But to each their own, this game just looks straight up broken. It looks like hardly any effort was put into it.
Gonzo The Great
Banned
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJNgZymZX_M
I'm convinced that they intentionally tried to make this game as bad as possible.
I'm convinced that they intentionally tried to make this game as bad as possible.
MrSaturn99
Member
Knuckles's animation at the end is the cherry on the cake.
mother of god
Has anyone else preordered Rise of Lyric on Amazon.com and gotten their download code for the Exclusive Luminous Costumes yet? The product page says that the code will be delivered upon shipment, but I just received the game this morning and haven't gotten any email yet, nor was there any code with the game, either.
TheSlySoul
Member
Sigh, so bored. 3DS version is so much better.
checkeredknight
Member
Sigh, so bored. 3DS version is so much better.
I don't know why you're putting yourself through this.
TheSlySoul
Member
Masochism I guess.
It is like of they took Jak 2 and made it more boring.
Edit: The combat is like if they challenged themselves to make the Werehog combat much worse and succeeded.
TheSlySoul
Member
3DS one I actually enjoyed despite my bad mindset going into it.
The Wii U one though is like a bad PSX platformer. Knack is better!
Thankfully my battery is dead so no more awful version for now.
3DS: Passable, 3/5
Wii U: Boring, 2/5
Honestly 2006 was glitched to heck, but at least it was trying. Rise feels like it is not even trying.
Demon Lizardman
Banned
So would you confirm the game to be passable or bad so far?
The show is awesome, but please go to the other OT to discuss it!
Honestly, the demo of Shattered Crystal was enjoyable to me, much more than I expected to be honest. Can't afford it just yet, but I am definitely picking it up in the future, if only to fully complete Rise Of Lyric.
Me, and it's solid so far. not excellent, not polished, but solid. It is kinda like the opposite of Lost World a bit, a game I hated, a game I think very lowly of.
That box art actually looks nice. The trend of nice Sonic box art continues!
Demon Lizardman
Banned
So critics are going to bomb it eh?
TheSlySoul
Member
No doubt. It is going to get bombed. I could see it scoring worse than 2006.