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Sonic Mania |OT| Dreams Come True
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Has done so far.
If NOA drops the ball...
FeenixRising
Banned
Yusssss
Created a U.K. Account, bought an eShop card... and now Sonic Mania goodness
Created a U.K. Account, bought an eShop card... and now Sonic Mania goodness
The Cowboy
Member
There is a slight blurring of the image on the clean version.
Robin64
Member
There seem to be a load of medal "holes" on the Extras screen.
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
I hope nothing substantial is tied to Blue Sphere Medals, I was never that good at it---in Sonic Adventure 2 I never got enough S Emblems to score all the cool unlockables and that sucked.
By the way, do you have to get all Chaos Emeralds in one playthrough or can you go back to levels if you miss them?
By the way, do you have to get all Chaos Emeralds in one playthrough or can you go back to levels if you miss them?
plutoknight
Member
Has done so far.
Is that midnight PST or EST, traditionally? (Never really camped the eShop for a release like this hah)
MiamiWesker
Member
Done, fuck it I got the 25 eu card, got sonic and graceful explosion machine, I have 2£ left which I will probably never use but whatever. Worth it to me to play this all night.
you mean "when"? it's NoA
FoxhoundNL
Member
This is Sonic!
Only played it for about 20 minutes so far, but I'm really liking it. A smile appeared from the SM menu icon, to the splashscreen, to the into screen.
Both TV and handheld mode look gorgeous and authentic. They really nailed the presentation, visuals and sound from what I've played. But now I need to get some sleep.
Only played it for about 20 minutes so far, but I'm really liking it. A smile appeared from the SM menu icon, to the splashscreen, to the into screen.
Both TV and handheld mode look gorgeous and authentic. They really nailed the presentation, visuals and sound from what I've played. But now I need to get some sleep.
Can you at least use the buttons? I've been worried it's gonna be stick only..
Robin64
Member
I've been using the buttons. I had practice with Shovel Knight previously, using these as a "d-pad" and I'm used to it now. I can 100% SK with it, and I'm having no problems doing what I want to do in Sonic now either.
Kain-Nosgoth
Member
man this third chaos emerald chase is pretty though...
Yeah, the "dpad" works on the joycon.
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
How do you
do the super peel out? It says I unlocked it but I cant figure out how to use it.
Incitemaybe
Member
I'd like to hear impressions from people with no Sonic nostalgia.
How do you like the game?
How do you like the game?
Game is great, but the bosses are both the best and the worst part of the game so far. They are innovative, and have lot of fun mechanics, but some of the bosses just feel like weird difficulty spikes, when compared to levels preceeding them, and even later bosses.
In Zone 3
In Zone 6
Haven't played Sonic outside Generations, which I wasn't very fond of. Mania is so far very fun game, but it does have blemishes, like the weird difficulty spikes in few bosses. But levels themselves are fun so far, and I love the soundtrack.
In Zone 3
Act 1, the boss there is lot harder than many bosses even after it. Mechanically it's not hard, but the game doesn't telegraph well how to deal with the boss, so I died few times not even understanding what I was supposed to do. The boss was fine after understanding it, but I wish it was shown better how to deal with it.
In Zone 6
The Act 2 boss is not fun, at least the first phase with the 'original character, do not steal!', because you have no way of knowing what kind of jumping pattern they are going to do next, so it becomes just hoping they jump the way is beneficial to you, making it essentially a boring waiting game.
Haven't played Sonic outside Generations, which I wasn't very fond of. Mania is so far very fun game, but it does have blemishes, like the weird difficulty spikes in few bosses. But levels themselves are fun so far, and I love the soundtrack.
stargateheaven
Member
i unlocked
so how the fuck do i use it?
super peel-out.
so how the fuck do i use it?
Been playing it on Switch for 30 minutes. And can see where the old vs new comment comes into play, but that feeling left rather soon after exploring Green Hill more.
It really feels like mixture of CD and 3&K, which isn't a bad thing at all. It's great! You feel that incentive to go explore around more than once.
Special and extra stages are great thus far.
Want to keep playing, but have work in the morning so need to prioritise on my sleep. But so far it's been quite the enjoyable experience so far. Came across some rather neat surprises already such as...spoilers below:
Again. Can't wait to play more in the morning on the commute to work.
It really feels like mixture of CD and 3&K, which isn't a bad thing at all. It's great! You feel that incentive to go explore around more than once.
Special and extra stages are great thus far.
Want to keep playing, but have work in the morning so need to prioritise on my sleep. But so far it's been quite the enjoyable experience so far. Came across some rather neat surprises already such as...spoilers below:
Super Peel Out!!
Again. Can't wait to play more in the morning on the commute to work.
Isn't it up and jump? Can't check at the moment.
Spin dash just once at them the moment they spawn and go into ball form. Should be just the right amount of force -> momentum
Wow Zone 3 solidified for me that this is easily the best Sonic game since Knuckles. Unless it falls off a cliff from here on out, but I seriously doubt it as it's only getting better and better. Bosses are fantastic, music, level design. All the small animations that remind me of classic Mickey Mouse. So awesome!
First two Zones had me smiling ear to ear but in the back of my mind I was thinking "geez are there maybe too many sprawling paths? I wouldn't mind a more linear and deliberate level" which Zone 3 delivered for me.
First two Zones had me smiling ear to ear but in the back of my mind I was thinking "geez are there maybe too many sprawling paths? I wouldn't mind a more linear and deliberate level" which Zone 3 delivered for me.
stargateheaven
Member
ehh..doesnt do anything.
and the extras menu is still ??? so i think i didnt unlock it?
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
Nope. I'm very confused here.
Figures it out after a bit. Got all blue sphere stages perfected and only missing the last emerald.
My favourite easter egg so far I found from looking at the credits and then having a go at the time trials, noticing that
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I love that the Sonic R-inspired bonus stage is also basically a 3D interpretation of the Sonic 1 bonus level (including the 3D-morphing bird things).
Loving this game!
the announcer voice for the time trials is Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, the guy behind the Daytona USA music
I love that the Sonic R-inspired bonus stage is also basically a 3D interpretation of the Sonic 1 bonus level (including the 3D-morphing bird things).
Loving this game!
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
Knuckles considered "hard", huh? I remember a few bosses in 3 + Knuckles felt a bit harder with him but he seemed to traverse levels easy enough.
Seems he has quite a few unique paths compared to Sonic and Tails from what I gather so maybe the difficulty comes in his unique areas.
PKMNTrainer
Member
If I buy on UK eshop, do I have to play with the UK account?
Munch Poke
Member
So the Xbox store is saying it'll be available at 11AM tomorrow. Anyone know any tricks to unlock it?
BumblebeeCody
Member
Xbox pre-order cancelled since I'm not waitibg until 4pm while everyone else is playibg it. Bought the PS4 version instead. 4pm wtf that about? It's the 15th now.
Xbox One version has no midnight release but 16:00 release.
Xbox One version has no midnight release but 16:00 release.