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Sonic Mania |OT| Dreams Come True
- Thread starter Hot Coldman
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Got up to Studiopolis before the Switch yelled at me for not charging the thing, thoughts so far:
I guess the Best Buys near me just got a shipment. The one really close sold out just before I arrived (I'd checked the site before I left, they sold out in the 15 minute interim it took me to drive over there), but I managed to snag one at a location a bit further out.
-Runnin' with my boi Knuckles and taking it reeeeaaaal slooooow. Gotta get them emeralds and medallions yo
-The Switch's d-pad is really throwing me off. I keep doing stupid shit like trying to spindash into an enemy only to casually waltz into him and take a hit, or accidentally turn in a bonus stage and hit a red sphere. I'm sure it just comes down to gitting gud with the system, but I feel like I'm reflexively expecting a middle of the d-pad to orient myself properly.
-Fuck these special stages. Yeah, they're fun, but I'm salty because I can do all the special stages from the previous games first try and now I feel like a shitter having to go through multiple attempts just to get the DAMN CHAOS EMERALD. I might not even get all the emeralds in a single run... The horror!
-More specifically, fuck the pits in special stages. ARGH
-Damn these zones feel big. Probably mostly due to me trying to explore them as thoroughly as possible, but I keep running 8+ minutes by the end of the act. If it weren't for the CPZ2 boss stopping time before the "battle" begins, I'd have been fugged there, heh.
-Oh yeah, fun as fuck. I'm half tempted to start a Sonic run just to explore more of the first two zones.
-Fuck that CPZ2 music is too good!
-The Switch's d-pad is really throwing me off. I keep doing stupid shit like trying to spindash into an enemy only to casually waltz into him and take a hit, or accidentally turn in a bonus stage and hit a red sphere. I'm sure it just comes down to gitting gud with the system, but I feel like I'm reflexively expecting a middle of the d-pad to orient myself properly.
-Fuck these special stages. Yeah, they're fun, but I'm salty because I can do all the special stages from the previous games first try and now I feel like a shitter having to go through multiple attempts just to get the DAMN CHAOS EMERALD. I might not even get all the emeralds in a single run... The horror!
-More specifically, fuck the pits in special stages. ARGH
-Damn these zones feel big. Probably mostly due to me trying to explore them as thoroughly as possible, but I keep running 8+ minutes by the end of the act. If it weren't for the CPZ2 boss stopping time before the "battle" begins, I'd have been fugged there, heh.
-Oh yeah, fun as fuck. I'm half tempted to start a Sonic run just to explore more of the first two zones.
-Fuck that CPZ2 music is too good!
I guess the Best Buys near me just got a shipment. The one really close sold out just before I arrived (I'd checked the site before I left, they sold out in the 15 minute interim it took me to drive over there), but I managed to snag one at a location a bit further out.
boy, Sonic's lore is deep
SkylineRKR
Member
Yeah Mania isn't 4. A true Sonic 4 should be all new, and should provide some extras not seen before. Now, the special stages, no matter what you think of it, fit those and the drop dash does so too.
Next to all completely new stages some different shields, a new NPC on the loose perhaps.. that would make Sonic 4. Mania is more of a tribute, with some new stages thrown in for measure.
Next to all completely new stages some different shields, a new NPC on the loose perhaps.. that would make Sonic 4. Mania is more of a tribute, with some new stages thrown in for measure.
The Xtortionist
Member
guys it's fine
Forces will end with Classic Sonic getting warped back into his own dimension which can also be the intro for Mania 2
i hope
Forces will end with Classic Sonic getting warped back into his own dimension which can also be the intro for Mania 2
i hope
Daffy Duck
Member
Wait a second....I just bought this and loaded it for the first time, I had no intro at all and the graphics don't look like I expected them, is this correct?
OrbitalBeard
Member
Oh, I definitely agree with the bolded, but at the same time, the game still leans very heavily on the past. Which is NOT a bad thing for this game, mind you (plus there's obviously tons of new stuff as well). I just don't think "Sonic The Hedgehog 4" would have been the right title. I think "Sonic Mania" is the perfect name for this game.
The Xtortionist
Member
The intro plays if you sit on the title screen. What's wrong with the in-game graphics?
Ah, that makes it pretty fitting as the penultimate stage then.
You infiltrate his main base, Metallic Madness, where he assembles his robots, and then you scale the construction site where he's building his latest doomsday weapon, Titanic Monarch.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
I've beaten the game 5 times now and have an itch to go for a 6th round. That's probably a pretty good sign. Maybe I should just screw around in Debug Mode for an hour to take a peek at everything that I've missed so far.
Man, it really is just like old times.
The only """issue""" I have with Mania right now is that the stages are just so freaking long. I skipped special/bonus stages completely last time and kept a brisk pace for most of the game, but I still clocked in at over 2 hours in the end. That's mostly a good thing, but one of the major reasons why Sonic 1 and Sonic CD are my favorites from the classics is that they can be easily digested in under an hour.
Like I think I'd like a Sonic game more if Sonic and Knuckles had almost completely different campaigns altogether with a shorter length, with stages more tailor-made to their unique abilities instead of having to design some alternate routes within the same stages. I'm probably in the minority on that though.
Man, it really is just like old times.
The only """issue""" I have with Mania right now is that the stages are just so freaking long. I skipped special/bonus stages completely last time and kept a brisk pace for most of the game, but I still clocked in at over 2 hours in the end. That's mostly a good thing, but one of the major reasons why Sonic 1 and Sonic CD are my favorites from the classics is that they can be easily digested in under an hour.
Like I think I'd like a Sonic game more if Sonic and Knuckles had almost completely different campaigns altogether with a shorter length, with stages more tailor-made to their unique abilities instead of having to design some alternate routes within the same stages. I'm probably in the minority on that though.
Wait at the title screen for the intro and put on one of those CRT filters in the options menu looks WAY better.
LE statue & cartridge next to an actual Genesis & cartridge.
Close up of cartridge, card, & ring
Now let's actually start this game.
OMG THE OPENING CUTSCENE, IT'S A CONTINUATION OF SONIC 3
Close up of cartridge, card, & ring
Now let's actually start this game.
OMG THE OPENING CUTSCENE, IT'S A CONTINUATION OF SONIC 3
Daffy Duck
Member
I can't explain it, they are really pixelated.
If I take a screenshot they don't replicate what I actually see on my TV.
But the really weird thing is if I point my camera on my phone at the screen they appear sharp on the screen of my phone.
It doesn't look like the same as the DF analysis video at all, I'm on an OG PS4.
OrbitalBeard
Member
All while listening to some killer beats and dope ass raps.
Tizoc
Member
Dunno if unknew this but backmin the day if u let a game alone at its opening menu an attract mode will play after a while; same thing here
Also check the options me u for video filters
Check out the filters in the option menu.
The Xtortionist
Member
For a bit more context,
Sonic CD levels take place inside a floating sphere called Little Planet. You can see Little Planet hovering above the previous zone, Lava Reef, in Act 2 at certain points. It would be nice if Sonic had a zone transition to smooth out the progression, though Knuckles inexplicably has one. Titanic Monarch, while not a Sonic CD level, also takes place in Little Planet.
deriks
4-Time GIF/Meme God
Holy balls, look at this guy skipping the boss from Press Garden
https://clips.twitch.tv/SavoryEvilMushroomMau5
https://clips.twitch.tv/SavoryEvilMushroomMau5
SkylineRKR
Member
Daffy Duck
Member
Yeah I knew that but I thought this is intro would play at the start lol.
I've got no filters set.
Uh, must be something with your TV then.
Khaos Kontrol
Banned
For the life of me I can't beat the 5th chaos emerald stage.
The Xtortionist
Member
The clean filter will smooth out the pixels somewhat.
Rabid-Coot
Member
Naked Snake
Member
I keep dying at Studiopolis Zone Act 1 boss. Even had a Time Up. I feel like I'm not getting something about what I'm supposed to do.
By the way love the backgrounds and level design of this zone. This game is so good.
By the way love the backgrounds and level design of this zone. This game is so good.
SkylineRKR
Member
Its the hardest by far. A cheese method has been found though, by jumping sideways and moving the d-pad in the opposite direction. You can get emeralds at mach 1, lol.
Yes... You can do it, I believe in you!
The Xtortionist
Member
Solution:
Attack the rounded blue missiles (preferably by rolling) to hit the boss.
Jump on blue rockets, avoid red ones. Rinse and repeat 4 times.
Beaten like a hard boiled egg
Naked Snake
Member
Yeah Clean is my favorite. I've compared them all. CRT-soft would be my second pick.
I dislike the idea of
But on the other hand, I like the idea of
Sonic Mania's story existing to set up Forces instead of being its own thing. Reminds me of when Sega tried to retcon Sonic CD into a Sonic 4 prequel.
But on the other hand, I like the idea of
Classic Sonic being a totally different thing like Paper Mario. I never really liked the idea that he grew up to be Bad Sonic.
Naked Snake
Member
Jump on blue rockets, avoid red ones. Rinse and repeat 4 times.
Beaten like a hard boiled egg
Oh that should be very easy. I did realize that you can
blow up the blue ones and that the red ones hurt you, but didn't make the connection that hitting the blue ones damaged the boss.
Daffy Duck
Member
So if you play with no filter the game looks awful?
Edit: just watched a YouTube video and nope just seems trash for me.
Still trying hard, and failing miserably. :lol
I definitely need more training, I'd be able to do it if I could try it over instantly, but replaying parts of a level in-between bonuses fucks me up.
OrbitalBeard
Member
Five of the year's best games are:
Resident Evil
Zelda
Crash
Sonic
Mario (this one's a pretty safe bet)
The 90's are xtremely back
Waddle Dee
Member
Also Splatoon, which didn't exist in the '90s but is pretty much '90s incarnate
if I were you I'd fix my spoiler tag before posting your wacky reaction
The Xtortionist
Member
I prefer the sharp, pixelated look of "none". Just user preference. Smoothing the pixels blurs the entire image slightly.
Tetsujin_MK
Member
The credits for this game are longer than expected. The majority was business/PR/legal people. Kind of really stretching who's involved in actually making this game.
A receptionist was credited for crying out loud! I'm surprised they didn't credit their janitor too.
A receptionist was credited for crying out loud! I'm surprised they didn't credit their janitor too.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
Yeah that's the one with the major difficulty spike. Take note of the part in the path where it branches, with some ring boxes to the left and spheres to the right. Go left at that fork; the time you lose by taking the other path is always more costly than its worth.
It's also possible to reach Mach 2 before you reach the Mach Up item, which helps a ton:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tae2HdfVz20#t=16m53s
(Does anyone know if there's a way to select specific Special/Bonus stages on the level select screen, btw?)
+ Splatoon and Metroid (how could you forget about Metroid Samus Returns
) yeah Splatoon is not 90s but it got the look and tude of that era for sure.The Xtortionist
Member
Splatoon is the best Dreamcast game that isn't a Dreamcast game
Clean is default, yeah.
Naked Snake
Member
I was just thinking while playing that what a year this has been to play my favorite Zelda and what is strongly looking to be my favorite Sonic.
If Odyssey becomes my favorite Mario (tall order, but crazy things are happening), then wow. 2017 isn't fucking around.