SONIC MANIA: Mirage Saloon Zone KNUCKLES Gameplay (No commentary+DAT MUSIC)

Psxphile said:
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I'm loving Sonic's complete lack of damns given.
 
This is coming along nicely. There is clearly a lot of love being poured into this one. The soundtrack so far is amazing.
 
This seriously "feel" like an official Sonic game. Official as in the game is created by Sonic Team. In case anyone is wondering, that is a very high compliment.

Cannot wait to see the later levels followed by reviews done by people who can play platform games.
 
Trojan X said:
This seriously "feel" like an official Sonic game. Official as in the game is created by Sonic Team. In case anyone is wondering, that is a very high compliment.

Cannot wait to see the later levels followed by reviews done by people who can play platform games.
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Well, not so much these days. ;)
 
Oh My God. Someone managed to capture the true Sonic formula and make it into a video game.

HOLY SHIT.

I am going to get this game. DAY ONE.
 
I can't wait to hear the rest of the soundtrack. It's still sort of blowing my mind that we're getting a Sonic CD JP/EU inspired soundtrack to go along with all this.
 
Loving the sprites. I'm really excited about how this game is turning out and I've got full confidence in the team behind it.
Timeless said:
Can we get some direct feed footage instead of video that was captured by filming the TV screen?
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The footage in the OP is direct feed. The game has an optional CRT filter to make it look like it's being played on an old TV.
 
Game looks and sounds great.

And speaking of 3&K's art direction, I wonder how it was done and how easy it would be to recreate it. It fell somewhere between pre-rendered and tradtional art but looked amazing and gave its zones and Robotnik's machines some insane amount of deatil.
 
Psxphile said:
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Tails face in the first one looks quite bad. Like some terrible web comic making fun of Sonic. Hopefully Tails/Knuckles stuff is unfinished.

The level and music are amazing though. Think we will get a physical release on Nintendo Switch?
 
The music is great, but I think it would be better if they emphasized the piano. The start with the whipoorwill sound and piano is good, but then it switches to a jazz flute/horn and electric keyboard that doesn't really fit the wild west saloon vibe of the level. When you think of a saloon you think of piano, and the level even features pianos as a gimmick, but the piano feels underutilized in the music.
 
RagnarokX said:
The music is great, but I think it would be better if they emphasized the piano. The start with the whipoorwill sound and piano is good, but then it switches to a jazz flute/horn and electric keyboard that doesn't really fit the wild west saloon vibe of the level. When you think of a saloon you think of piano, and the level even features pianos as a gimmick, but the piano feels underutilized in the music.
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Problem is that Studiopolis is already piano heavy. Considering both already shares a similar structure, more piano would make them sound too similar IMO. I think the jazz touch goes well with the saloon portion too.
 
Ferr986 said:
Problem is that Studiopolis is already piano heavy. Considering both already shares a similar structure, more piano would make them sound too similar IMO. I think the jazz touch goes well with the saloon portion too.
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This song already uses more piano/keyboard than studiopolis. It just needs a little push to give it more of an old west sound, which would make it sound even more different from studiopolis. Replacing the piano used with an older upright piano would probably give it that sound its missing. That harder less-perfect sound. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SIizvT5Bk8
 
Gamespot apparently released their own video of Mirage Saloon gameplay:
60fps, CRT Filter is on most of the time


As did Polygon:

10 minutes of Tails gameplay
10 minutes of Knuckles gameplay


TheCongressman1 said:
Which vid did this come from?

Can this move be done with a single player, like in the Sonic 3 complete mod? That's my favorite improvement in it.
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It's in the Gamespot video. No idea how the controls work, it's not explained. It briefly looks like Tails is moving independently of Sonic before they link, so it might be a second player. Maybe an option can be unlocked to control via first player?


EDIT: whoah, got thrown for a loop. Thought this was the other gameplay thread. Like, y'know... the first one. Guess all this is already known and I'm way late. Why are we making multiple threads for footage of the same level?
 
The sonic + tails video starts without the scanline filter, then it's enabled a few seconds in. That's cool that it's so quickly togglable without having to go through a menu.
 
This game continues to warm my heart!! Looks sooo cool, like a true direct sequel to Sonic 3. The 90's live yet again!

That said, I'm also excited by the 3D project for 2017, as Colours, Generations & Lost World (though, to a much smaller extent than the former 2) were all damn solid games, with Generations (IMO) reaching levels of greatness quite often.
 
mrmickfran said:
Christ Almighty these levels are huge.

I'm talking Marble Garden huge.

You know what I just noticed?

NO FUCKING PITS
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YUP WOO

Always confused me how the portable games were getting praised from Advance onwards and this is how you design a goddamn Sonic level. So happy right now.
 
I'm loving what I'm seeing so far! I like the music in this level. It's like Wild West meets Casino, which looks like exactly what the level is going for, lol. Had my Collector's Edition already pre-ordered a long time ago. :D
 
Psxphile said:
It's in the Gamespot video. No idea how the controls work, it's not explained. It briefly looks like Tails is moving independently of Sonic before they link, so it might be a second player. Maybe an option can be unlocked to control via first player?
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You could do the same thing in Sonic 3 with 2 players so I'd assume it's the same here.
 
I have not enjoyed a Sonic game since Sonic 3 and Knuckles. I also have not been following up on this game and this is the first video of gameplay I've seen. I feel stoked but I am trying to temper my expectations.

How excited should I be if S3&K was my favorite in the series?
 
TheOfficeMut said:
I have not enjoyed a Sonic game since Sonic 3 and Knuckles. I also have not been following up on this game and this is the first video of gameplay I've seen. I feel stoked but I am trying to temper my expectations.

How excited should I be if S3&K was my favorite in the series?
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Very, because Taxman has been quoted as S3&K being his favorite in level design in the series.
 
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