Hot Coldman
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That's kind of insulting. Crush 40 don't get to use the name of one of the greatest bands ever.
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Sonic the Hedgehog Community Thread: Green Hills and Laughing Iizukas
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TheCongressman1
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Sonic Youth, Great? What planet do you live on?
Nocturnowl
Member
You can use the d-pad?! sounds terrifying
Hot Coldman
Banned
Ohohohoh, I would just love to see you argue against their legacy.
Daydream Nation, dude. One of the 80's best. Go check Wikipedia or something, you'll find plenty who agree.
TheCongressman1
Member
You can find plenty fans for Sonic 06, that doesn't make it good, does it?
But seriously, if you're into that, it's cool. I absolutely can't stand them though.
They're not all "loldark" anymore, but they do all kinda sound like they could be the same song
and they're all kinda meh tier
I love their Giant Bomb references
Hey SonicGAF!
The sonic 2 HD Alpha has finally been released!
It has been in the making for atleast 4-5 years
http://www.s2hd.com/
The sonic 2 HD Alpha has finally been released!
It has been in the making for atleast 4-5 years
http://www.s2hd.com/
Professor Beef
Banned
Looks like one of those bootleg flash games you see in banner ads.
It looks MUCH better in motion, they really have put a lot of care into the animation.
PeakPointMatrix
Member
Just played it, those are some sharp ass graphics for sure. I'm impressed by the smooth animation on such smooth looking "sprites" too. While it's nice eye-candy, I'm wondering if they'll actually be able to finish the rest of the remake if this took 4 years to make.
From my own short-lived personal experience working on the art for this, there's been an enormous amount of time put into the shape and shading of every single art asset. If it still looks like a flash game, well, okay, but I think you'll be hard-pressed to find one that looks quite as nice.
The art should be a lot further along than just EHZ by now, especially since the other zones aren't nearly as much of a pain in the ass as EHZ. Lingering tech issues are what's delayed this build more than anything, as far as they've said.
BlazeHedgehog
Member
I am starting to believe this is going to be the response to any sufficiently high resolution and anti-aliased 2D art.
I think it looks wonderful! It's like all the promo art you saw back in the 90's come to life.
Professor Beef
Banned
I guess I'm just cynical from seeing tons of those ads + that thread backfire on "how Third Strike HD should look" + tons of "hey we can make sonic games too sega since you don't like money" people.
Is there any video of this?
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Professor Beef
Banned
Hm, it does look better in motion.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Thanks, Billychu~
Shit, that looks so awesome, and the music remixes are nice. If they get that pesky trojan issue fixed, I'd try this out over and over. The credits are so cute.
Professor Beef
Banned
It looks really nice in motion, but I'm still not a fan of that artstyle.
Impressive work nonetheless, though.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
It looks much better than Sonic 4. That's good enough for me. >.>
BlazeHedgehog
Member
Ha, I knew somebody would beat me to the punch. My video's still encoding. I don't think the screen is cut off, either.
Surprised it recorded at 1080p, even though the window is really squashed on my screen.
Surprised it recorded at 1080p, even though the window is really squashed on my screen.
Professor Beef
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BlazeHedgehog
Member
Here's my video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA5XqON9OcI&hd=1
Wasn't really intending on going fast, so you see me screw up and meander a lot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA5XqON9OcI&hd=1
Wasn't really intending on going fast, so you see me screw up and meander a lot.
The Xtortionist
Member
dem act transitions
dat slap bass
dose graphics
please pick this project up, sega
dat slap bass
dose graphics
please pick this project up, sega
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Thanks. lol, I was waiting for the special stage to open up during the video too. It also does the thing where the game tries to catch up to Sonic, which is nice.The waiting animation is cute. Though, were you supposed to go through the ceiling like that towards the beginning of Act 1?Sega1991 said:
(And btw, I didn't want to bump it when I saw it, but I really liked the completed drawing you did for the Endurance Race. I wish I could draw, but I can't. >.>)
PeakPointMatrix
Member
This does get me thinking that while the art is as faithful to the original as you can get, an HD remake like this would really sing with some beautifully painted backgrounds, ala Rayman Origins.
Not to rag on the the fangame's looks at all, I mean it looks like moving boxart. But I'd be lying if the "perfectness" of the line quality and design didn't give it a clinical feel. The 16-bit look gave leeway to the imagination with detail and design, which worked in its favor. Here it's so perfectly rendered, it kind of takes away from the organic quality of the world. It's not something I think a fan team can manage, but a hand painted 2D game with lush, lively environments would be an amazing step for 2D Sonic.
Still, this is extremely impressive. The animation system being as smooth as it is really surprised me.
Not to rag on the the fangame's looks at all, I mean it looks like moving boxart. But I'd be lying if the "perfectness" of the line quality and design didn't give it a clinical feel. The 16-bit look gave leeway to the imagination with detail and design, which worked in its favor. Here it's so perfectly rendered, it kind of takes away from the organic quality of the world. It's not something I think a fan team can manage, but a hand painted 2D game with lush, lively environments would be an amazing step for 2D Sonic.
Still, this is extremely impressive. The animation system being as smooth as it is really surprised me.
Though, were you supposed to go through the ceiling like that towards the beginning of Act 1?
That happens in the original game as well, though with the slight physics changes, it seems to be sending the player to a different spot.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Why do the physics look better the Sonic 4?
Shadow Hog
Member
Because the physics are better than Sonic 4.
Retro may be a wretched hive of scum and villainy at times, but they know Sonic's physics inside-and-out.
TheCongressman1
Member
Good god, Sonic's animation is as smooth as butter. I do agree with Swift though, the graphics were designed with 16-bit in mind. It ends up looking far too clean is some areas, such as the palm trees and bushes.
I just can't get over how nice Sonic himself looks. Like is was said, looks like moving box art. I love it. It really baffles how they can refuse to bring that design back for Sonic 4.
I just can't get over how nice Sonic himself looks. Like is was said, looks like moving box art. I love it. It really baffles how they can refuse to bring that design back for Sonic 4.
Hot Coldman
Banned
What's the Trackmania-style credits sequence? Looks fantastic- perhaps a bit too faithful, but this is obviously not the kind of thing where the creators are going to take artistic license with things.
Wow that looks incredible. I love the level transitions, music remixes, and the animations all look so damn smooth in motion.
Also, the credits sequence was pretty neat. Would love to some how play a Sonic game like that, in almost a Kirby Mass Attack sort of way. Just so ridiculous and crazy for all the right reasons.
Please... some how, some way, find a way to completion. It just looks to damn awesome to not experience the full version of the game that way.
Also, the credits sequence was pretty neat. Would love to some how play a Sonic game like that, in almost a Kirby Mass Attack sort of way. Just so ridiculous and crazy for all the right reasons.
Please... some how, some way, find a way to completion. It just looks to damn awesome to not experience the full version of the game that way.
If you like the music remixes in this, visit Tee's Youtube channel immediately. Everything he touches is gold.
Don't get me started on that godforsaken bush. More so than the rest of the zone, it's designed to let your mind fill in the information gaps, and consequently it's an enormous pain in the ass to figure out what the design intent was and make that look decent at higher resolutions. My hat goes off to whoever got it looking as nice as it does.
Don't get me started on that godforsaken bush. More so than the rest of the zone, it's designed to let your mind fill in the information gaps, and consequently it's an enormous pain in the ass to figure out what the design intent was and make that look decent at higher resolutions. My hat goes off to whoever got it looking as nice as it does.
Let's Play 20 Years of Sonic Pt.102 - Sonic 06 (11/11)
And so Sonic 2006 ends, not with a bang or a whimper, it just sort of ends.
That was some pretty great unintentional sequence breaking in the jungle level though.
And so Sonic 2006 ends, not with a bang or a whimper, it just sort of ends.
That was some pretty great unintentional sequence breaking in the jungle level though.
TheCongressman1
Member
Oh, I agree. They did a fantastic job at following the original design, and I'm glad they did. It's just interesting to see how some of this stuff doesn't work so well in HD.
BlazeHedgehog
Member
Yeah, wow, that's kind of a weird place to call it. Just... fade to black in the middle of a cutscene and that's that.
Like most modern Sonic games, it turns out that wasn't actually the true ending and there are two more episodes left which you can see right now because I got all the chaos emeralds.
Let's Play 20 Years of Sonic Bonus - 06 Overtime (1/2)
Let's Play 20 Years of Sonic Bonus - 06 Overtime (2/2)
Really, the Sonic 2006 LP ends the only way it ever could:
a game over caused by a mach speed section
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
I've love to see a Sonic game--hell, even a Mario game--use something like the Ubi Art framework since everything in Rayman Origins looked so pretty and fluid.
Yeah, now that I've played the HD Alpha (on another computer, lol), I'm inclined to agree. The design doesn't have to be absolutely perfect, imo, and the fixation on perfection somewhat takes away from the authentic and genuine feel of the original level. The animation is nice, though.
You should really check these out:
Pretty eye-opening guest editorial up at Sonic Retro on the whole Sonic 2 HD thing.
Guest Editorial: In Which I Rain on the Sonic 2 HD Parade
Guest Editorial: In Which I Rain on the Sonic 2 HD Parade
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