Shadow Hog
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Well, I was just making a Metroid joke, but if it actually applies, that just makes it funnier.
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Sonic the Hedgehog Community Thread: Green Hills and Laughing Iizukas
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BlazeHedgehog
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Well obviously as I kept reading I went "Wait, I don't think--- oh, the baby. Metroid. Right."
Box of Bunnies
Banned
Dude's Sonic 1 Easy Mode run is objectively the best thing to have come from the franchise.
It's an improvement over Ep 1 but certain levels seriously fails to impress. White Park Act 2 is the laziest level I've ever seen from Dimps.
In broad strokes, the comparison isn't entirely without merit. Other M was weird, and suffice it to say that his writing has gotten a lot better under the shackles of doing it for a paycheck.
Seven Force
Banned
I would be okay with this, actually.
I knew that they did Sonic Pocket Adventure, but until today, I had no idea that they did SNK vs Capcom for NGPC, too. I loved that game.
Wait, they did SNK vs Capcom too?! Dimps should really just stick with fighting games
Yeah, Dimps doesn't suck when under the right circumstances.
Sonic is almost never a good circumstance.
Sonic is almost never a good circumstance.
I think at least these two have happened once
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Does Tales of the Tempest count as a fighting game?
Because the battle system was utterly disappointing. Tempest was pretty bad; a Tales game I'd rank pretty low along with Tales of VS. It made me feel a little bitter towards Dimps since the battle system wasn't what I'd envisioned it to be at all (ex: a 3D version of Rebirth's).
Eh, I still want to try it out, even if a lot of it doesn't seem to be to my liking so far. If I could play a ton of クソゲー, I don't think I'll hate playing Sonic 4 since it isn't... well, Episode 2 seems more competent than Episode 1.
Thanks for the info, guys!
I think I'll sit on it for a little bit and see if I want it or not. Knowing me, curiosity will get the best of me and I probably will end up reading it some way or another (just like with Sonic Chronicles). I've hinted that I wanted the Legacy book, any of the earlier archives, or an IOU for the Sonic Universe Knuckles thing that's coming out a few months from now, so we'll see what happens.
What.
RobbieNick
Junior Member
"Tail Adventure" is still the best SU arc. Followed by "Team Treasure Tango".
BlazeHedgehog
Member
Aw, the RunButton guys totally disabled all means to contact them. I was gonna ask them a thing regarding their 20 years of Sonic LP. Probably wasn't worth asking about anyway, though.
Tizoc
Member
It'll make sense when you read that Sonic Universe book...I had no problem with it myself.
...but yeah Knuckles' Sonic Universe arc is good and it has my fav. villain from the comics, Finitivus.
Overall the Archie Sonic comic is great, and I have personally enjoyed it ever since I started reading it.
Can you not just ask him on Twitter? What did you want to ask?
Tizoc
Member
Sonic 4 Ep. 2 will be going for 10 pounds/13-ish Euros on EU PSN-
http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2012/04/24/sonic-4-episode-ii-brings-metal-sonic-to-psn-from-16-may/
http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2012/04/24/sonic-4-episode-ii-brings-metal-sonic-to-psn-from-16-may/
Looks like it's going to be 15$ again.
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I'm currently trying to beat Sonic Unleashed as I feel it's something I have to do (like 2006). I started playing the 360 version several months before Sonic Generations came out and ended up stopping due to the medal collecting + werehog stages.
After popping in the game once every few months to get a medal or two, I finally obtained enough medals to do Phoenix + Dragon Road. The werehog levels are very tedious as everyone knows, and it's rather tiresome putting up with them, but it's not the worst thing in the world.
I have to say though, I really like the day time desert level's design. It's quite entertaining.
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I'm currently trying to beat Sonic Unleashed as I feel it's something I have to do (like 2006). I started playing the 360 version several months before Sonic Generations came out and ended up stopping due to the medal collecting + werehog stages.
After popping in the game once every few months to get a medal or two, I finally obtained enough medals to do Phoenix + Dragon Road. The werehog levels are very tedious as everyone knows, and it's rather tiresome putting up with them, but it's not the worst thing in the world.
I have to say though, I really like the day time desert level's design. It's quite entertaining.
BlazeHedgehog
Member
Well, I hesitate to say because it always feels a little embarrassing, but... I was gonna ask if they were going to look at fangames, basically. I realize they probably have little interest in that, but that was kind of a big thing for me at least growing up. There's equal opportunities for things to poke fun at and to be pleasantly surprised by. The tentative list I had drummed up in my Youtube PM was:
Sonic: Before the Sequel
Sonic Nebulous
Sonic Classic
Sonic Fusion
Sonic Arena: The Lost Chapters
Sonic Axiom
Tails' Nightmare 2
And finishing off by pointing out Baddog's Sonic 2006 2D demake and my own.
Azure Dream
Member
Ooh, ooh!
Suggest Gaiden!
...On second thought, I don't want to receive death threats from Youtube viewers, nevermind.
Suggest Gaiden!
...On second thought, I don't want to receive death threats from Youtube viewers, nevermind.
Aaron Strife
Banned
I remember that. 'Twas a wonderful troll.Ooh, ooh!
Suggest Gaiden!
...On second thought, I don't want to receive death threats from Youtube viewers, nevermind.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
TheCongressman1
Member
...you were from SFGHQ too?
Damn, now that I think about it. Your name rings a bell!
EDIT: Okay maybe it doesn't.
Ah, I remember that. Never played it before, but I've seen this video.
Aaron Strife
Banned
I lurked Sonic forums a lot in my youth. Rarely ever posted though.
dem organ riffs
Asteroid Coaster channeled Sky Deck more than a little bit, and it's probably no coincidence that it's one of the best straight rock themes the series has had in a long time.
It's one of the ones I picked for Senoue's part in the music section for a reason. If he shifted his generic rock style back to something resembling it, I'd probably complain about him a lot less.
Professor Beef
Banned
I read more of that than I care to admit.
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Azure Dream
Member
Kids is kids.
BlazeHedgehog
Member
Looking at the preview for this month's issue of Sonic, the supposed "jumping-on point" issue.
There is... a lot of text and speech bubbles and "*****See Issue XYZ".
I get they're trying to catch people up, but, uh, wow. Doesn't help that they seem to be experimenting with panel layouts a little more, making all the text feel even bigger.
There is... a lot of text and speech bubbles and "*****See Issue XYZ".
I get they're trying to catch people up, but, uh, wow. Doesn't help that they seem to be experimenting with panel layouts a little more, making all the text feel even bigger.
So I started on a Sonic fangame called Sonic Axiom. It's a nice little fan game while nothing spectacular. The special stages are ass though and I don't understand the choppy animations for some sprites (it isn't the framerate) :l
I really like the level backgrounds, even though a lot of it are remix of various genesis backgrounds, but they are still well made.
I really like the level backgrounds, even though a lot of it are remix of various genesis backgrounds, but they are still well made.
BlazeHedgehog
Member
Yeah, Sonic Axiom gets really close to being completely incredible but there's lots of weird little things it gets hung up on. Out of all the games I listed, I'd probably recommend Sonic: Before The Sequel the most.
Oh good, Orbot and Cubot managed to stick around past the Universe arc. And... a Scourge flashback. Interesting. And Rotor's old outfit!
But yeah, as much as they keep trying to provide new points for people to get into the series, Ian's writing simply leans far too heavily on past continuity for there to ever be a clean break. This one, at least, seems to be solidifying a new status quo for a while.
Heh, that flashback....
They seriously setting up a Killing Joke here?
Oh god, my brain
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Shadow Hog
Member
Wait,
"The Killing Joke"
Amy gets shot through the spine, paralyzed from the waist down, and then becomes a computer wizard and helps Sonic under the guise of "Oracle"
Seven Force
Banned
Ooh, ooh!
Suggest Gaiden!
...On second thought, I don't want to receive death threats from Youtube viewers, nevermind.
My cousin hogged the family computer for an entire day, just so he could download SA Gaiden on our shitty 56k Dial-Up connection, and I remember him flipping the fuck out when it turned out to be a hoax.
Granted, I got a bit of entertainment out of his rage, so I guess it wasn't all for naught.
Azure Dream
Member
I'm surprised I even got three replies to that. I didn't think it had gone that far.
And I uploaded that over shitty 24.6k dial-up, several times to get it to finish!
I wish I still had the source files, I wanted to make a "DX" version at one point. But I lost all but the earliest stuff to a hard drive crash. I tried to rebuild it, but I couldn't get some things right, like Eggman's exhaust flame.
http://forums.sega.com/showthread.p...e-things-out&p=7275978&viewfull=1#post7275978
this post put me in stitches
this post put me in stitches
ViewtifulJC
Banned
RobbieNick
Junior Member
LOL, Shadi ol' buddy, you stepped in it this time. XD
That's an insane theory with no proof behind it. Also, Just Dance, Kuma and the Sonic games do very well on the system.
Yes, because used game STOP piracy instead of encouraging it. Right?
No, 3rd parties don't support the Wii because....
A.) It's a last-gen system in the current generation and they want to focus on the latest and greatest .
B.) Most games they DO bring out, they don't usually put their top developers on. There are some exceptions like Xenoblade, Monster Hunter 3 and Sonic Colors. Just look at any multi-console game that had a Wii version made. It's usually the worst version done by small developers on the cheap.
C.) The Wii tends to cater to a mostly casual crowd and not the enthusiast (I refuse to use the term "hardcore") gamer. This is why games such as "Just Dance", "Zuma" and "Insert Kids licensed property here" are bigger hits on the system.
That's an insane theory with no proof behind it. Also, Just Dance, Kuma and the Sonic games do very well on the system.
Yes, because used game STOP piracy instead of encouraging it. Right?
No, 3rd parties don't support the Wii because....
A.) It's a last-gen system in the current generation and they want to focus on the latest and greatest .
B.) Most games they DO bring out, they don't usually put their top developers on. There are some exceptions like Xenoblade, Monster Hunter 3 and Sonic Colors. Just look at any multi-console game that had a Wii version made. It's usually the worst version done by small developers on the cheap.
C.) The Wii tends to cater to a mostly casual crowd and not the enthusiast (I refuse to use the term "hardcore") gamer. This is why games such as "Just Dance", "Zuma" and "Insert Kids licensed property here" are bigger hits on the system.
Azure Dream
Member
I'm afraid I don't see a piracy = used games connection myself, but I admit there was a lot of... hearsay I guess?... of people casually describing Wii piracy, even if they just meant well and were "trying out a title to buy later," sometimes they don't get around to it, or money suddenly gets tighter... it was just way too easy to pirate Wii software, to my understanding.
I doubt that'll be a Wii U problem, at least as blatantly as it was an issue on the Wii.
I doubt that'll be a Wii U problem, at least as blatantly as it was an issue on the Wii.
I played that one to the end. I felt the game overstayed its welcome sometimes. 12 full length zones with 3 acts (plus a boss act) each... But I think the real problem about it is that the majority of the first half of the game felt kind of dull. Doesn't really help every stage are stretched to 4 acts (including boss fights). The game never really impressed me until the later half of the game. It's a nice game overall, I just think it could of have been shorter and made the early levels more interesting.
After I'm done with Axiom I might finish Sonic Classic. That one is probably the best out of the three.
EDIT: @Baconbits:
Sonic Chaos is MUCH easier. Trust me lol
EDIT2: Pet peeve with Sonic fan games. I HATE HATEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE how the spindash rev sounds overlaps. It annoys my ears to no end and no one even bothers fixing that. It's seriously isn't hard people:
In the same condition:
>Stop sample spindashrev
>Play sample spindashrev
NOT HARD, PEOPLE
Aaron Strife
Banned
I got nostalgic and looked at this old video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o23Gf5mHif0
Did anything good ever come out of that? Because all I can find on youtube are shitty mods that try and turn it into Unleashed.
I was always hoping someone would come along and make a wicked fan game from it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o23Gf5mHif0
Did anything good ever come out of that? Because all I can find on youtube are shitty mods that try and turn it into Unleashed.
I was always hoping someone would come along and make a wicked fan game from it.
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