RecRoulette
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Later Blue Sphere stages, jeeeeeeez man
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Sonic Mania |OT| Dreams Come True
- Thread starter Hot Coldman
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Apparently it's not fucking Tuesday until the west coast says it is.
The42gamer
Banned
Was looking forward to playing this on my Switch at midnight but it won't come out till 2am here. Guess I gotta wait till tomorrow after work to dive in
Glitchesarecool
Member
Fuck you West coast.
Mr. Smiley
Member
These special stages do not play around
RoyaleDuke
Banned
NoctisVsStar
Member
Btw, how do special stages work? Blue makes you go faster or is it the coins?
I've just been holding the jump button it starts automatically but I'm try holding down next time.
I've just been holding the jump button it starts automatically but I'm try holding down next time.
brokenbeans
Banned
Why do I have to wait till 16:00 GMT?
Spheres make you go faster, rings are for time
Unless you mean the non emerald ones, then you need rings for a perfect run and you gotta hit all the blue spheres. They turn into rings if you hit all outer edges of spheres
The orbs make you go faster, rings keep your timer going.
I just learned that you tap jump and when in the air, you press it again (holding it down) and once you land, the drop-dash activates.
GenericUser
Member
Each coin gives you 1 second of extra time, each blue ball makes you faster.
RecRoulette
Member
I unlocked
Are those tied to level clears or medallions from bonus stages?
the instashield from Sonic 3 and the Super Peel Out from Sonic CD.
ScaryShark
Banned
This is painful. I really shouldn't wait up for it.
FeenixRising
Banned
Jeez, I'm so uncoordinated for the 2nd phase of the Stardust Speedway Act 2 boss fight.
Chemical Plant Act 2 = GOAT boss.
Chemical Plant Act 2 = GOAT boss.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
Just ordered the PS4 collector's edition.
From the UK.
With priority shipping.
With customs this is probably gonna be the most expensive game I've ever bought.
So worth it.
From the UK.
With priority shipping.
With customs this is probably gonna be the most expensive game I've ever bought.
So worth it.
flipswitch
Member
Not sure, maybe DF will do an article on it, but I bought it on Switch despite owning a PS4, because I can play it in portable mode as well as the big screen.
I played through two full zones and didn't encounter issues (and I played via remote play...due to having no HD TV). I don't notice any slowdown.
Aaron Strife
Banned
1080p/60fps docked, 720p/60fps handheld
GenericUser
Member
Cool that that this is possible.
NoctisVsStar
Member
Got it, I'm familiar with the spheres but the other mini game had me a bit lost. You know I was dreading the spheres lol
noa is on the west coast so it makes sense.
Paul_Str337
Member
I don't think I found one Special Zone ring until Studiopolis! Then I started a Knuckles playthrough and stumbled into one within seconds.
MagnetoWned
Member
Why can't I buy it on PS4? I can't even pre order it lol
Fachasaurus
Member
Only had enough time to play through the first act. Instinctually trying to figure out how to get out of going to schoo...err...work tomorrow!
This game has got a hold on me simply through nostalgia!
This game has got a hold on me simply through nostalgia!
Snarky(HEART)
Banned
So the actual GAMEPLAY of Zone 2 Act 2...
Man.
Sonic is back
This feels like an actual ADVENTURE.
Man.
Sonic is back
This feels like an actual ADVENTURE.
Yep!
God damn it lol. Wanted to play tonight but I guess that ain't happening.
Brat-Sampson
Member
People ragging on the Blue Balls special stages when that's one of the things that proved to me how legit this game was going to be...
In case anyone needs to know the rules, you can only turn left or right along the grid, blue balls turn red if you hit them, red balls kill you and the red star ones will bounce you, meaning you'll be running backwards and having a bad time.
Most importantly, when there's a square arrangement (e.g. 3x3 or 4x4 blue balls on the grid) turning every blue on the perimeter red without touching the center ones will cause the entire square to become rings. The goal of each stage is to turn every blue ball red and collect every possible ring. And yeah, they're not easy. At all.
In case anyone needs to know the rules, you can only turn left or right along the grid, blue balls turn red if you hit them, red balls kill you and the red star ones will bounce you, meaning you'll be running backwards and having a bad time.
Most importantly, when there's a square arrangement (e.g. 3x3 or 4x4 blue balls on the grid) turning every blue on the perimeter red without touching the center ones will cause the entire square to become rings. The goal of each stage is to turn every blue ball red and collect every possible ring. And yeah, they're not easy. At all.
Effigenius
Member
I will pick this up, but have to wait until at least Wednesday. I want to use the free Espoo points I got at pax west last year and I am not at home until Wednesday.
jobrro
Member
I went for Sonic and Tails for the first playthrough, I would recommend that.
You can try going fast always but you will probably die often. You should be able to learn when you will need to slow down pretty quickly.
Feel free to mix it up between speed and exploration.
RecRoulette
Member
The first few stages I think are 1:1 from earlier sonic games, and then the game throws you one that's about 90% the same with one weird thing in there. I think it's just a stairs like pattern, but it's jarring enough where you automatically go "Yeah this isn't right at all."
Then the fuckery starts, the rules are the same but those rules are used in crazy ways that you probably didn't see unless you spent a lot of time with the No Way? No Way screen.
Finally you look at the extras menu and find out there are
32..
jasminlovesyoux
Banned
I remember playing like 100 different blue ball special stages in Sonic Jam for the sega saturn. I was PRO STATUS. We'll see if I still got it tonight lol
I'm gonna guess medallions since I just finished the game while skipping those bonus stages (wanted to do them later) and didn't get those unlocks you talked about.
NoctisVsStar
Member
That moment when you been playing on no save
Mr. Smiley
Member
how the fuck you catch up to the ufo is special stage 5?
My luck in finding them has been bad. One per act.
My luck in finding them has been bad. One per act.
RecRoulette
Member
Great. I started skipping them too because I just wanted to keep going in the game.
PS4 version. I remember getting S3K for christmas way back in 1994 they had hidden it from me and gave me a scavenger hunt. It is still together locked my favorite Sonic game. (I have enjoyed the recent games...). I booted up Sonic Mania 30 minutes ago. The tears just fell. Not just nostalgia, EVERY aspect is right this feels like a game Sega would have put their full budget into as a true sequel. I could not find one aspect wrong. As a Sonic fan playing this now I realized I tried to enjoy Sonic 4 and some aspects of Generations felt okay. This, THIS is classic Sonic perfection. I got my first chaos emerald the special stage is very fun reminds me of a better Sonic cd/Sonic r. I hated the orb game in Sonic 3 here it just invites you if you want the nostalgia no pressure, takes the stress off. Its rare for a new release to notice how much joy this creation was for the developers. Give it a shot!
