mrmickfran
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Special Stage 5 what the fuck
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Sonic Mania |OT| Dreams Come True
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Finally home from work and six zones deep into the game.
I'm legit emotional that this game turned out this damn good
Everything I love from my many years of playing the classic Genesis Sonics I grew up with is here and turned up to fucking 11.
Level design is fucking masterful as expected from this group of devs.
This might be my GOTY
I'm legit emotional that this game turned out this damn good
Everything I love from my many years of playing the classic Genesis Sonics I grew up with is here and turned up to fucking 11.
Level design is fucking masterful as expected from this group of devs.
This might be my GOTY
That doesn't matter if you don't have a lightning shield when you fight the boss. I purposefully avoided the elemental shields since they disabled the drop dash.
I tried that but it didn't work. I guess I jumped at the wrong time.
RiderKairuu
Member
I can't stop thinking about Chemical Plant Act 2 boss. Such a cool moment and playing a lot of
this year really came in handy.
Puyo Puyo Tetris
Nocturnowl
Member
Can we talk about how the GOAT classic Sonic stage theme got such a killer overhaul in this game?
Obviously I'm talking about
.
Obviously I'm talking about
Lava Reef Zone Act 1
phant0m
Member
Agree, this was dope as fuck. But man, I suck at this game in general. Is there really no way to retry a stage once you finished it? You have to completely restart from Act I?
That one is so so so fucking good.
phant0m
Member
Switch is the first, last and only answer. It's game gear all growed up.
if you hold down the jump button after jumping youll bounce off of the enemies the boss creates and hit them.
Flying battery act 1
you can bounce off the adds into the boss, you don't have to wait for the trash.
Tetsujin_MK
Member
I'm not even finished yet but I really, really hope the same people get to work on another game like this with 100% new zones and content. A true Sonic 4.
man I played the hell out of Triple Trouble growing up
E_Darkness
Member
I soft locked the game during the final zone!
I did get all the chaos emeralds but the game is preventing me from finishing it with bugs!
Also still bad at special stages, I'll never be able to play Knuckles & Knuckles.
Basically I hit spikes above the portals in TMZ act 2, and apparently Sonic's dead body going through it softlocked the game. That feels like a weird should've been tested thing
I did get all the chaos emeralds but the game is preventing me from finishing it with bugs!
Also still bad at special stages, I'll never be able to play Knuckles & Knuckles.
RecRoulette
Member
Cool, I unlocked the
from clearing bonus stages.
Top 3 tracks
The zone selection is amazing for this game as far as the soundtrack goes. I'm sort of interested if some zones were selected solely for their music (looking at you
). If I was to rank my favorite Sonic music from 1-CD, I think most of my list would be in this game.
D.A Garden (Sound Test)
Top 3 tracks
1. Metal Sonic Boss ("Stardust Speedway B Mix" remix)
2. Mean Bean Machine (Puyo Puyo "Final" /Mean Bean Machine "Vs." remix)
3. Metallic Madness Zone, Act 2
2. Mean Bean Machine (Puyo Puyo "Final" /Mean Bean Machine "Vs." remix)
3. Metallic Madness Zone, Act 2
The zone selection is amazing for this game as far as the soundtrack goes. I'm sort of interested if some zones were selected solely for their music (looking at you
Oil Ocean Zone
Berserking Guts
Member
Wtf am I doing wrong?? I beat the fucking tetris boss twice now and every time I end up dying instead. This boss is seriously souring me.
BassForever
Member
Mash the jump button after you win, dunno why but that helped me when I had the same bug happen.
Must be a bug, the same thing happened to me earlier when I was replaying the level.
Ive seen people saying a fire shield can cause problems. After you win its supposed to automatically eject you to the capsule with no input from the player required
Berserking Guts
Member
Fucking really? Worst sonic boss ever.
Khaos Kontrol
Banned
I love how the fire shield ingnites the oil on the oil ocean zone.
BassForever
Member
I've never had a fire shield at that boss.
RecRoulette
Member
lol, really? I just mashed jump and eventually got out of there. That explains so much now
Crimsonclaw111
Member
I guess you can get stuck here? Had to reset my game
serenewarfare
Banned
Metallic Zone is amazing. The Act 2 boss is awesome. Probably my favorite zone so far.
Triforce141
Member
If anyone has a problem with hitting a certain ring box in Special Stage 4.
You need to be a certain mach speed to get it, otherwise you barely miss it
TheAggroCraig
Member
Maybe? I was wondering that myself. You definitely do the panic slide in other stages though, so maybe they intentionally changed it.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
Random odds and ends regarding rings:
- You get a 1UP for 100, 200, and 300 rings, but not 400 onward it seems. (Old Sonic games stopped at 200 instead of 300.)
- If you get 100 rings, lose them, then get 100 again, you get a 1UP for the second set of 100 as well. (Wasn't possible in old Sonic barring specific exceptions.)
If you get hundreds of rings and have a blue ring item in tow, then intentionally taking damage and recollecting your rings can score you a few easy instant 1UPs.
- You get a 1UP for 100, 200, and 300 rings, but not 400 onward it seems. (Old Sonic games stopped at 200 instead of 300.)
- If you get 100 rings, lose them, then get 100 again, you get a 1UP for the second set of 100 as well. (Wasn't possible in old Sonic barring specific exceptions.)
If you get hundreds of rings and have a blue ring item in tow, then intentionally taking damage and recollecting your rings can score you a few easy instant 1UPs.
SomewhatGroovy
Banned
Never been a Sonic 2D fan. Never beat a 2D Sonic game.
Replayed some Sonic 2 last night to prep for controls. Pop this in this morning and it is butter and game wants you to know it. Chemical Plant 1 , ripped from Sonic 2, is there to say "see, we got him to control better!"
This is so fucking good. During the third and fourth levels, I kept going wowowowowwowowow like a kid.
Replayed some Sonic 2 last night to prep for controls. Pop this in this morning and it is butter and game wants you to know it. Chemical Plant 1 , ripped from Sonic 2, is there to say "see, we got him to control better!"
This is so fucking good. During the third and fourth levels, I kept going wowowowowwowowow like a kid.
EarlyEarly
Member
So not ever going to get all the Chaos emeralds
CampbellzSoup
Member
So I unlocked the peel out...how do I use it?
Jaded Alyx
Member
This one boss feels a little unfair. Almost feels like he has guaranteed hits at times.
Then there's the fact I have no idea what I should be doing in the 4th sequence...
Then there's the fact I have no idea what I should be doing in the 4th sequence...
BassForever
Member
Spinosaurus
Member
I don't know what is about this game that I'm really liking, because I tried getting into Sonic 2 and 3 in the past so many times but I never got into them. I'm reallllly digging Mania though.
Maybe playing as Knuckles is the secret, cuz the one time I beat a classic Sonic game before I also used him lmao.
Maybe playing as Knuckles is the secret, cuz the one time I beat a classic Sonic game before I also used him lmao.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Um, is there input lag on the blue sphere levels? They don't feel very responsive.
I had to get a little help on the middle part of the stardust speedway boss, you can win by "doing it wrong" but it is extremely frustrating. Boss was pretty fun after figuring that out.
Also act 2 of flying battery has some really neat changes, and act 2 of zone 5 is just beautiful, good damn.
Also act 2 of flying battery has some really neat changes, and act 2 of zone 5 is just beautiful, good damn.
There is a bit but this has been the most responsive blue sphere has felt to me in a long time. I use the sound of picking up the spheres to tune my inputs.
AnUnbiasedGamer
Member
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