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[Spinluck]

I'm glad to see them return to the Unleashed/Generations style, but also slightly bummed.

I could've sworn they stated in an interview that they are going to experiment with something a little different.

Oh well, might as well stick with what's working.

Btw, Greenmangaming is having a crazy deal. 10 Sonic games for under $27. Generations and Transformed alone are worth it. Lol.

 

[ShadiWulf]

Unleashed 4: Colours 3 - Generations 2 with S3&K/SAdv-style character select? This is absolutely the best way for the series to continue. Thank goodness Iizuka-sama is locked in whatever cupboard they managed to squeeze him in to.

Hunnid-P come to me.

Non-sense. Iizuka-sama will soon be talking in interviews. I can't wait.

 

[ULTROS!]

I hope it has a Chao Garden.

 

[ThoughtsOfSpeaking]

Sounds way too ambitious for a 2013 sonic title.

But, if it is true I hope the use the same programming framework as unleashed and generations so the three games can be one day merged together on the PC.

The generations unleashed levels look amazing so far.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-mS3tiWeCM&sns=em

 

[VertPin]

Let the Vita live. Played my brothers and it was glorious. Too bad about having no games.

 

[blanco21]

10 playable characters (Shadow sucks) with only 20 stages (6-7 zones most likely) sounds kinda shitty, but multiple signposts/exits per level would be cool. Unleashed (Daytime only) > Colors > Generations was a good stretch, but they still need to step it up; those games were still B-grade at best. More content would be nice too, its not like the level design in those last three games was rocket science.

 

[ffdgh]

I know it's hopeless but please sega......give me chao gardens.....just one more time...

Anywhoo can't wait!

 

[Sciz]

Probably true just because it's such a safe guess and fake/canned rumors like to throw at least one crazy feature in. We've gotten contradictory information out of Iizuka about the future of the series, and at a guess, management dictated taking the least risky approach.

The only things we know for certain are that Hunnid P.'s recorded something for the series lately and that the Colors/Generations writer was hired for another script.

 

[Guess Who]

I'm glad to see them return to the Unleashed/Generations style, but also slightly bummed.

I could've sworn they stated in an interview that they are going to experiment with something a little different.

It took them a decade to actually make 3D Sonic work, let's not ask them to change it up now that they're finally getting it right.

 

[Kyon]

Let the Vita live. Played my brothers and it was glorious. Too bad about having no games.

Fret not. Sega are also releasing Phantasy Star Online 2. :3

 

[ShadiWulf]

Probably true just because it's such a safe approach. We've gotten contradictory information out of Iizuka about the future of the series, and at a guess, management dictated taking the least risky approach.

The only things we know for certain are that Hunnid P.'s recorded something for the series lately and that the Colors/Generations writer was hired for another script.

I get a feeling Iizuka is busy with Sonic Adventure 3! lol, this is just a side game to his 25th anniversary masterpiece, IMO

 

[Box of Bunnies]

Non-sense. Iizuka-sama will soon be talking in interviews. I can't wait.

They let him out of the cupboard to do the press circuit.

 

[RagnarokX]

New levels will include Lake Hill, Angel City, Acceleration Highway, Sandy City, Sunken City, Lava City, and Egg Carton.

 

[Speedy Blue Dude]

Chao Garden please. I'm willing to give up 5 of the 20 stages in return for a Chao Garden.

It's been to long Sega, Chao need to make a triumphant return.

 

[Lulubop]

Aside from the final boss, I really loved Generations.

Looked great on PC as well.

 

[ffdgh]

New levels will include Lake Hill, Angel City, Acceleration Highway, Sandy City, Sunken City, Lava City, and Egg Carton.

Nah we already had a lava city. Been awhile since we had a sky city.....sky sanctuary excluded lol. Oh and an ice stage...at night.

 

[TheCongressman1]

New levels will include Lake Hill, Angel City, Acceleration Highway, Sandy City, Sunken City, Lava City, and Egg Carton.

Hahaha, nice.

This rumor sounds pretty neat. If real, I hope it's actually based on exploration rather than taking an alternate route by completing a quick time event.

 

[Guess Who]

Chao Garden please. I'm willing to give up 5 of the 20 stages in return for a Chao Garden.

It's been to long Sega, Chao need to make a triumphant return.

Chao really don't belong in Sonic, but god, imagine the piles of cash Sega could make from a freemium Chao-raising smartphone game.

 

[Phonomezer]

New levels will include Lake Hill, Angel City, Acceleration Highway, Sandy City, Sunken City, Lava City, and Egg Carton.

lol.

Time for Sonic to go back to Mobius imo.

 

[TheOGB]

Unleashed 4: Colours 3 - Generations 2 with S3&K/SAdv-style character select? This is absolutely the best way for the series to continue. Thank goodness Iizuka-sama is locked in whatever cupboard they managed to squeeze him in to.

Hunnid-P come to me.

Hell, Iizuka is running this shit now, man. For better or for worse, he's locked himself in his days of S3&K. Gameplay, that's better. However, I'm pretty sure he was one of the people on the team wishing they could do more with its story...

 

[Anth0ny]

The source elaborates that the console version of this new game will be sticking with the recent formula seen in Sonic Unleashed (Daytime), Sonic Colours and Sonic Generations where gameplay switches between full 3D movement and 2D side-scrolling sections

 

[R10Neymarfan]

I wonder if the Vita will get it's own game or a downport from the PS3,360, WiiU version?

 

[Guess Who]

I wonder if the Vita will get it's own game or a downport from the PS3,360, WiiU version?

The rumor says the Vita version is a port of the console version, while the 3DS is a unique title.

 

[Slamtastic]

yeah i agree

it would be a lot better if they ditched the switching back and forth and committed to making a good 3d game

 

[bridegur]

Man, I'd love to see Sega give the Sonic franchise to a team that's capable of producing something more than just decent.

 

[ShadiWulf]

Hell, Iizuka is running this shit now, man. For better or for worse, he's locked himself in his days of S3&K. Gameplay, that's better. However, I'm pretty sure he was one of the people on the team wishing they could do more with its story...

Iizuka has said in interviews that he wants to do something new with 3D gameplay, also mentioned something about how next gen will allow him to do real time lighting calculations.

I don't think this is that game though. That's probably Sonic Adventure 3.

 

[ThoughtsOfSpeaking]

Urgh this classic sonic crap again.

Are you guys gearing up to complain for the entire games development?

 

[Azure Dream]

Tails should be as fast as Sonic, Sega. None of that slow shit.

Sonic: Fastest thing alive.

Tails: Fastest thing alive + can fly?

Spoiler

Original Character Blonic: Fastest thing alive + Fly + Chaos Control Super Hyper SSJ3 Form at Will + Rocket Launchers

So do you think they'll give us levels that AREN'T cities/man made?

Generations was pretty much "What level do you remember most from these games?"

But it's a crying shame they didn't make any DLC levels for that game, or even DLC music packs. The game seemed made for it. The hub was literally white nothingness, with level entrances just plunked into it on a line.

And looming over their heads was a single level they could've done that would've made both Classic and Modern players very happy, that would've let them at least partially recycle from Unleashed, nothing like it in Generations... Ice Cap.

 

[Hitlersaurus Christ]

Iizuka thinks games should be like interactive movies (or at least he did until Sega put him in the Room of Silence for a few years) but he was a decent level designer. I wish they'd let him stick to that.
He did sign my Mario advertisement though, so I'll give him some credit.

 

[TheCongressman1]

Also, enough of this 2D/3D thing. The 3D gameplay of generations is pretty great, why not try to make a full game of that?

 

[Box of Bunnies]

Urgh this classic sonic crap again.

Are you guys gearing up to complain for the entire games development?

This isn't "classic sonic crap", Anthony-kun wants Sonic 06-2.

 

[ShadiWulf]

Iizuka thinks games should be like interactive movies (or at least he did until Sega put him in the Room of Silence for a few years) but he was a decent level designer. I wish they'd let him stick to that.
He did sign my Mario advertisement though, so I'll give him some credit.

Iizuka joined the game industry to create stories.

Svend Joscelyne: Can you briefly describe how you both got into the games industry and what it was that really got you excited about working with video games?

Yuji Naka: I joined the games industry when I was 18 years old and the reason I joined was probably the same as everybody else; I really liked games! At the time I used to go to game centres (arcades) a lot and I really wanted to create the games I saw in them. I happened to take an interview with SEGA and they accepted my interview. I’ve now been in the industry 27 years and I’ve really enjoyed my time.

Takashi Iizuka: From a young age as a child I really enjoyed drawing and I used to draw Manga and staple the pages together and create my own little Manga book. So I really enjoyed coming up with new stories and the whole process of creating a Manga. I actually moved away from this for a time and during University I thought to myself I want to be in a job where I’m creating something and a story. That’s why I joined the games industry.

http://www.sonicstadium.org/2011/07...ls-brown-sonic-and-crash-bandicoot-discussed/

 

[Hiltz]

I've never actually owned or completed a Sonic game. There's aspects of the series I have enjoyed, namely in the 2D games, but I kind of thought the level design was a bit jarring even though it was wickedly cool to run speed through levels.


If I recall correctly, source from IGN spilled the beans on Sonic Secret Rings back in early 2006. Deja vu, huh, Sega ? A new gen and a new Sonic game already leaked early in the new year.

 

[Levyne]

I dunno, I liked the 2D and 3D sections of Generations.

*shrugs*

Sonic controlled well in each, I thought. Nothing too floaty or uncontrollably fast.

 

[Kickass667]

The source elaborates that the console version of this new game will be sticking with the recent formula seen in Sonic Unleashed (Daytime), Sonic Colours and Sonic Generations where gameplay switches between full 3D movement and 2D side-scrolling sections

lost interest.

 

[Guess Who]

Urgh this classic sonic crap again.

Are you guys gearing up to complain for the entire games development?

There's no classic Sonic crap involved. Even the modern stages in Generations (as well as Colors and Unleashed before it) had 2D sections. And I don't see why people think this is a bad thing. Are we stuck in the PlayStation era where 2D games are for babies and everything must be 3D to be cool?

 

[RagnarokX]

Nah we already had a lava city. Been awhile since we had a sky city.....sky sanctuary excluded lol. Oh and an ice stage...at night.

Sonic Advance 2 had an ice stage at night... it was also a city:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuB8Qbt8Q_4

Sonic Advance 3 had night ice generic level:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn1_Xq_HlqA

Sonic Advance 4 Ep 2 had an ice carnival:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTN_Wx7rGE0

Also Sonic 06. And just cuz they've had a level before doesn't stop them from making a new one.

 

[Red Chocobo]

Sonic Spinball 2!

 

[Blueblur1]

I hope it controls better than the last couple games. While it may tolerable when Sonic is on a track and constantly using a boost to proper him forward, those games control like ass. Sonic turns like a tank and has a really heavy jump (emphasized by the addition of a double jump in Colors). It actually got worse over time too. Of all those games, Unleashed had the better controlling Sonic (aside from the drift move).

I can only hope that they'll tweaked the controls to the point that Sonic will control as smoothly and responsively as he did in Sonic Adventure 2.

 

[Anth0ny]

Also, enough of this 2D/3D thing. The 3D gameplay of generations is pretty great, why not try to make a full game of that?

This. Breaks the flow so bad.

The solution: Two games. Sonic Colors 2 (or whatever this new game will be called) and NEW Sonic the Hedgehog with Genesis physics and classic Sonic design.

 

[TheCongressman1]

I can only hope that they'll tweaked the controls to the point that Sonic will control as smoothly and responsively as he did in Sonic Adventure 2.

This. I hate the way tank-Sonic controls, SA2 Sonic was so zippy.

This. Breaks the flow so bad.

The solution: Two games. Sonic Colors 2 (or whatever this new game will be called) and NEW Sonic the Hedgehog with Genesis physics and classic Sonic design.

Sounds like a winning solution to me.

 

[RagnarokX]

Also, enough of this 2D/3D thing. The 3D gameplay of generations is pretty great, why not try to make a full game of that?

This. Breaks the flow so bad.

The solution: Two games. Sonic Colors 2 (or whatever this new game will be called) and NEW Sonic the Hedgehog with Genesis physics and classic Sonic design.

Huh? Sonic Colors and Generations Modern Sonic stages were a mix of 3D and 2D...

It's not like they're bringing back Classic gameplay. That would be too good.

 

[BocoDragon]

Huh? Sonic Generations Modern Sonic stages were a mix of 3D and 2D...

It's not like they're bringing back Classic gameplay. That would be too good.

Yeah even 3D modern Sonic had 2D elements, and surely that is what this is talking about.

Even Mario Galaxy has 2D elements.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Guys, it's Anth0ny.

 

[TheCongressman1]

Huh? Sonic Generations Modern Sonic stages were a mix of 3D and 2D...

It's not like they're bringing back Classic gameplay. That would be too good.

I don't really understand what you're saying. I know that Generations was a mix. I was saying that I'd rather see a full 3D style game next time.

 

[gutter_trash]

if stupid 2006 characters make it in this,

boycott

 

[NMFried]

So let's say it just stars classic Sonic? I can dig it.

 

[RagnarokX]

I don't really understand what you're saying. I know that Generations was a mix. I was saying that I'd rather see a full 3D style game next time.

That's what you're getting. A game consisting of Sonic Colors/Generations Modern Sonic gameplay.

 

[Videoneon]

Uh-oh, more Sanic? Hope we get new friends.

 

[qq more]

Urgh this classic sonic crap again.

Are you guys gearing up to complain for the entire games development?

I really hope you aren't assuming that most of SonicGAF hates the Modern Sonic (Day Unleashed/Colors/Gen) gameplay and only praise the classic gameplay because we're nothing like that. We like both of them!

It's just Anth0ny hating on Boost because he prefers Sonic 06's style.