Naked Snake
Member
Could the 3DS have handled this game? Would have loved to play this in stereoscopic 3D like the M2 ports.
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Sonic Mania review thread
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moltonasty
Member
Highly doubt it, but I guess anything's possible with some downgrades.
Edit: shame 3d support in games is all but dead at this point. Even some 3ds games like Pikmin are 2d only now
Edit: shame 3d support in games is all but dead at this point. Even some 3ds games like Pikmin are 2d only now
Source? I really want to play this at midnight but history so far with the Switch has shown otherwise of non-Nintendo games not releasing at midnight EDT.
It did in Australia, but we don't really know for sure elsewhere. PSN is unlocking it at midnight, but Xbox Live isn't.
There's a nonzero chance of a midnight launch, but there's no confirmation.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
If your playing this on Switch, Single Joy-Con or grip?
Rapscallion
Member
Sonic Colors came out less than 10 years ago.
Don't get me wrong, it's absolutely fine if they're going for nostalgia, which this is (hence "Mania" instead of being a numbered entry) but if they do at some point continue the side scroller entries properly, it will need to be it's own thing.
This gets a pass because it's a proof of concept and being able to seamlessly integrate older levels is establishing credibility than anything else.
We need sequels Sonic Paradise and Sonic Hysteria so the true mainline series can be Sonic 123KMPH. Although that's a bit slow by Sonic's standards.
I feel like we should spin this off into it's own thread as it's an interesting question (when was the last good Sonic game) and yet discussion of it here will only upset some people. Fuck it, I'm doing it.
I feel like we should spin this off into it's own thread as it's an interesting question (when was the last good Sonic game) and yet discussion of it here will only upset some people. Fuck it, I'm doing it.
moltonasty
Member
Which good handheld game came out last year?
Colors and Generations were amazing, why they keep getting lumped in with bad Sonic games, I have no clue.
JigglesBunny
Banned
These scores are fantastic. I expected greatness but I couldn't have imagined scores this good.
2017 truly is the year of dreams.
2017 truly is the year of dreams.
A lot of different people are going to have a lot of different opinions. Try not to take them so personally.
Paul_Str337
Member
Fuck SEGA for Sonic 4 and marketing it so heavily on fans nostalgia. It was nothing but a souped up mobile port given an important title to whip fans into a frenzy.
Thank SEGA for realising their mistake and taking a chance on some fans to bring back the real 16 bit+ magic to the series.
Thank SEGA for realising their mistake and taking a chance on some fans to bring back the real 16 bit+ magic to the series.
Colors and Generations are genuinely fantastic games. Not just good in compared to the crap before, but genuine polished experiences with good level design and the works. Unleashed isn't too bad either, if you pretend it's a spiritual successor to Sonic R since all you're doing is boosting and running straight, lol.
Though they were pretty much the first 3D Sonic games to have like actual branching paths and big levels ala Sonic 3's style, so that might've played a huge part in my love for them. Lost World had a similar philosophy but had issues because of it's lack of dev time.
Overcooked was released at midnight in the EU, that I'm sure of, because that's when I bought it. I'm pretty sure there has been a few other Switch indie releases at midnight as well.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
The whole reaction to this game has been fascinating. It's created a civil war among the sonic fanbase between fans of old sonic, fans of new sonic, and both fans of old and new.
biggersmaller
Banned
I've been looking for a new Switch game. This will be the first non-NeoGeo game I've bought since launch for the Switch and the first Sonic game I've purchased since Adventure in 1999.
wild_fire987
Member
Any reviews point to the performance on the Switch. I know the resolution is good, but anyone seen anything about it keeping a stable frame rate?
Honestly aside from the story, Sonic Forces looks as good as generations to me.
PhantomThief
Banned
It has?
It's been in development long enough to be polished in the very least. We'll see. It'll really be reliant on how good the Custom Hero levels play.
Oh really? I guess we just always have to deal with this dumb stuff here in NA =/
Let them fight. lol.
It's been the narrative for people mildly interested in the series that Sonic hasn't had a good game in decades(despite critical and fan reception of games like Colors, Generations and Rush saying otherwise)
Taxman has confirmed it runs 1080p/60fps docked & 720p/60fps undocked. Identical performance to ps4 but without trophies and with portability & 2p joycon support.
biggersmaller
Banned
Awesome. Looks like you all came through on this one. Hope it's a blockbuster!
I feel like they're missing the point of what made Generations as good as it was. Modern still played fine from my brief time with it so far, but Avatar was hot, hot garbage and the little we've seen of Classic looks at least as competent as Generations, but not particularly noteworthy.
I mean, should I care tho?
wild_fire987
Member
Awesome! Add one more sale for this game!
Congrats to the team for the great reviews! I'll be playing the Switch version very soon now.
Rapscallion
Member
100% agree. As much as I am a classic Sonic fan, a year ago I would have said I was more excited about Forces just on it being a 3d sequel) than I was Mania because I really believe that they can do something really special with moving Sonic forward in the unleashed/generations/colors line of games. Of course that was before Mania really started to look more and more amazing, but you get my point.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
Unfortunately the abysmal Wii U title seems to have poisoned the well for any Sonic Boom spin-off titles.
Me. I loved them. So much so that I plugged almost every Genesis game I had into Knuckles to play new variations of them.
Phanatic8390
Member
Are any of the Genesis games unlockables or is it just the new game? I read a few reviews and didn't see anything called out so I'm guessing no.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
I'm hoping for the inevitable sequel that they add one or two people to the team. They could do one a year without any delays. We seriously need several more Mania games.
I love this post. And fully agree, heck even the 3D sections had some amazing level branches. The polish was never seen in a 3D Sonic game. And it just felt fun to play, Colours too. But Generations went into a direction I wanted Sonic to go in 3D - much more so than Adventure
Elfforkusu
Member
So like he said...
I've played the first two levels of it on Switch and it seemed rock solid. No slowdown issues. That's only my experience so far though. Looks great on Switch too!
Wowfunhappy
Member
I liked Sonic Generations a lot, but found Colors extremely iffy. The 2D sections have really annoying physics, and (it felt like?) those sections comprised a majority of the game.
The color powers were iffy too.
The color powers were iffy too.
Yea bought Colors after enjoying Generations, but came away very down on it myself.
Looked great, but the control felt off and too often the powers led to frustrating issues than a feeling of exhilarating playshifts.
GabeTheGrouch76
Member
Eh, not really? Most fans of the newer games are at best also interested in Mania or at worst apathetic. Almost everyone in the fanbase knew Mania was assured to be a good Sonic game at the end of the day--even if it was a Sonic game they're not invested in.
It's Sonic Forces where the wildfires across the fanbase are raging. Unlike Mania, that is a game that has no idea what game it's trying to be, or which demographic of Sonic fans it's trying to appeal towards.
He gives it perfect marks, for whatever that's worth.
pennypincher
Member
This.
Memento_Mori15
Member
Yup...it sucks. I was curious about this as well and asked my coworkers. They just said sonic is not really popular here.It comes out August 16th here
Japan is always last when it comes to Sonic releases for some weird reason.
Im waiting until whenever the us version is up on the switch. If its midnight, I can play it on the way back home. I might double dip on the ps4 version later down the road.
Yup, i'm buying this shit, hard