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[VGEsoterica]

But the good thing is Starteam (fan devs) just decided to go ahead and outdo Sega with a new 2D Sonic game that reaches the exact same heights as Sonic Mania and in some instances IMO surpasses Mania...which is no small feat!

Game isnt 100% finished but the two or so hours you can currently play is exactly what you'd want Sega to give us if they were making the game and if Sega is smart they will hand a bag of cash to the Starteam devs and get them on payroll just like they did with the folks behind Sonic Mania

 

[deriks]

"outdo Sega" and in the same phrase "reaches the same heights as Mania"

Bruh

 

[March Climber]

"outdo Sega" and in the same phrase "reaches the same heights as Mania"

Bruh

He probably meant 'outdo Sonic Team'

 

[Unknown?]

Looks like a mix of CD and Advance. I like it. I can get behind a fangame that's all original. I didn't like Mania much because it was all old levels.

 

[SF Kosmo]

I've had an eye on this since SAGE but wanted to wait for it to be more complete.

Sonic fangames have been getting very good. That Triple Trouble remake was excellent and I'm still quietly devastated that the Sonic Chaos one went dark.

 

[Kronark]

Regarding Sega making a good Sonic game... It's too late, we're too far gone. There's been too many years of bad Sonic games. We live in the timeline where young people think the Sonic Adventure titles were the good Sonic games.

Sonic Mania was fantastic but there wasn't much appreciation for it outside of much older fans.

 

[bender]

Sonic should have never been made.

 

[Geometric-Crusher]

no thanks

 

[Zug]

Looks great.
Never understood why Sega keeps chasing their 3D Sonic design abomination.

 

[Saber]

Doesn't look like a big deal honestly. Alot of Sonic fan made games like to think they would do a better job than the classics using their "take" (some even believe the terrible ones are masterpieces that they can make even better), this isn't the first one I'm afraid.

 

[Ristifer]

It looks… fine. It’s not really blowing my skirt up or anything. I’ve seen plenty of these.

 

[Soodanim]

Didn't know about this but it looks like it could be fun, thanks VGE

 

[RoboFu]

Meh sonic was never a good game really. 2 was probably the best its ever been and this looks super lame compared to 2.

 

[SF Kosmo]

Looks great.
Never understood why Sega keeps chasing their 3D Sonic design abomination.

Takashi Iizuka got crowned the King of Sonic in the early 2000s and for some reason we are stuck with that even though he fucking sucks and ran the franchise into the ground.

 

[VGEsoterica]

exactly haha

 

[Unknown?]

Looks great.
Never understood why Sega keeps chasing their 3D Sonic design abomination.

Frontiers was a good game and Shadow Generations is the best game they've made in 3D.

 

[Davesky]

I hate how every Sonic game, official or otherwise, always starts in an upbeat Greenhill island type zone. I want that direct sequal I've always anticipated to Sonic & Knuckles, that epic first time feel going from Lava Reef Zone Act 2, Sky Sanctuary then Death Egg has never been replicated.

The game does look really great. That boss battle theme is giving off major Sonic 3 vibes.

 

[VGEsoterica]

He probably meant 'outdo Sonic Team'

Exactly

Frontiers was a good game and Shadow Generations is the best game they've made in 3D.

Frontiers was creative. Ill give it that

 

[nush]

and if Sega is smart

You'll think they'll change now??

 

[Begleiter]

Superstars had some real bad bosses and stupid special stages but I think with some iteration Sonic Team could get there.

This looks fine, and Sega won't go Nintendo on them so hopefully they finish it up.

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

I honestly don't know why SEGA had such a hard time making Sonic games after 3/Knuckles.. It's honestly baffling, their complete failure to follow up with a timely 2D game in the style of the Genesis mega hits.

 

[Unknown?]

I honestly don't know why SEGA had such a hard time making Sonic games after 3/Knuckles.. It's honestly baffling, their complete failure to follow up with a timely 2D game in the style of the Genesis mega hits.

Superstars was pretty good, just needed to not be 3D and be hand drawn.

 

[nial]

Pretty sure that SEGA hasn't made a 2D Sonic game internally since the Mega Drive.

 

[Pejo]

Based on your video, the game looks really good, but my only complaints are that it's too slow and there's too many stage gimmicks meant to stop/slow momentum. I like Sonic games the best when I'm running by so fast that I could barely react to what's coming up in front of me. Just a taste thing really, but we have many other more competent platformers available that focus on jumping physics and puzzles and whatnot, Sonic (in my opinion) should be about speed.