Shadow Hog
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Imagine Sonic 4 with those instruments.
I'm trying to decide if it'd be an improvement or not.
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I'm trying to decide if it'd be an improvement or not.
Dragoon En Regalia
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Too late. I was born evil, as were you and the rest. It's merely a matter of perspective—the greater the perspective, the more effective the evil!
Those instruments would be an improvement, if the music stayed just as comical.
Those instruments would be an improvement, if the music stayed just as comical.
Aaron Strife
Banned
Konami got Yugioh, not Saban. They also got 4Kids HQ.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
So that's where they got the inspiration for Sonic 4's music. :O
Marble Zone and Star Light Zone are good examples of this.
I feel so awful about it. I think I'm going to take him out later for ice cream and juice or something to make it up to him. I hate when he's sad cuz he shouldn't ever be sad! D:
Dragoon En Regalia
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Meowing bass-lines are such a GBA hold-over. I know Go Ichinose likes to use them a lot, though his musical style makes them work very well.
Dragoon En Regalia
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You're just ly
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BOB SAGET
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BOB SAGET
Kinda want a proper accordion remix of Marble Zone now.
Dragoon En Regalia
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Well of course. That'd be the shit.
Nocturnowl
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It's pretty baffling, even Super Mario World with its basic soundtrack manages to come off as noticeably worse, Dave Wise had the right idea to just make a new soundtrack for the DKC3 port, it's not worth mangling the originals.
Darkspine Schala in action, bet she's going to wish for unlimited handkerchiefs for her bro to make amends, that's the Sonic way.
And Kokonoe is some snarky cat thing as far as I know.
Dragoon En Regalia
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Then who is I, Nocturne-owl?
GBA music an sound very good if you're careful with the soundfont.
GBA music an sound very good if you're careful with the soundfont.
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
Whoa. THAT HAS NO RIGHT TO BE THAT GOOD!
I don't even like most mash-ups. But dat chord progression and mixture of lyrics and backing tracks works so well. Like an R.E.M. version of the DuckTales theme.
I don't even like most mash-ups. But dat chord progression and mixture of lyrics and backing tracks works so well. Like an R.E.M. version of the DuckTales theme.
Nocturnowl
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I don't know where you're getting that e from but you are using it to besmirch my good name, actually it's kind of funny how Nocturne can be a music based term and when Sonic used it we got the worst remix of all time.
But anyway I certainly agree that GBA can make good music, hell DKC3 GBA is one of my favourite GBA soundtracks along with the previously mentioned Mother 3, though we've had our differences on the 3rd gen pokemon music front so I can see where you may pick up some anti-GBA sound angle from.
Nocturnowl
Member
I actually prefer the GBA rendition of Marble Zone.
Then Star Light zone destroyed any progress gained.
Then Star Light zone destroyed any progress gained.
BlazeHedgehog
Member
If we're talking Sonic music, this is one song I really like that I never see mentioned.
Nocturnowl
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It's actually one of my favourites from SA2, a bit repetitive but it's all good.
The stage itself is the best mech stage because low gravity and crazy combo potential leading to many an Eggman quote.
Dragoon En Regalia
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So much shooting around Cosmic Wall. It was real fun.
It's a little repetitive, but in a good way. At least that's how I view it. It's one of the most coolest sounding tracks from any Sonic game or game period I've listened too.
I agree also that the level was certainly the most fun mech shooting stage in the game. It at least shows that they can take these side characters and introduce more aspects to them to make them enjoyable.
I agree also that the level was certainly the most fun mech shooting stage in the game. It at least shows that they can take these side characters and introduce more aspects to them to make them enjoyable.
Dragoon En Regalia
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Personally? I was fine with Eggman's shooting stages, for the most part. The desert stuff went on too long, but levels like Lost Colony, Cosmic Wall, and Weapons Bed had a healthy dose of secrets, linear platforming, and balls-out shooting. Tails had tripe like Eternal Engine, which just sucked even with its climactic finish.
I honestly enjoyed every single alternate play style besides Big The Cat's fishing from the Adventure games. It's also not because it was fishing, but it was because the fishing mechanic is terrible.
Dragoon En Regalia
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Fishing was fine, actually. But I'll never like Amy outside of Fakery Way. Too slow and prodding for my tastes, and Big's stuff was easy and a decent chance to sober-up after some hard-ass E-102 shootan.
Shadow Hog
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Actually, yeah, I kind of liked the alternate game mechanics in the Adventure series. I mean, Sonic's was still the best, hands-down, and I think Adventure did the shooting and emerald hunting better than Adventure 2 did, but I still found it relatively solid.
Dragoon En Regalia
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Adventure had the right balance in most of its play-styles. Treasure hunting wasn't terribly-easy, nor was it tedious and difficultvery interesting to play, actually. And I love having time-limits that I can circumvent with carefully-placed lock-on combos, which was what E-102 did so well.
I though SA2's treasure hunting mechanic was waaay better than SA1. Most stages could be completed in 30 seconds in SA1.
Dragoon En Regalia
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Aquatic Mine was a fucking chore, as were the later treasure-hunt levels in general. And I can't stand Hunnid-P, unfortunately. Pumpkin Hill was the only level I really liked because of its scope.
Professor Beef
Banned
I told a friend of mine about your tumblr. He suggested that you make a book out of all the quotes, similar to those "coffee table art books" people have.
I think I may have liked the mech shooting a lot more in Adventure 1, but I agree with BlackJace about the treasure hunting. It was just too easy in the first game. In Sonic Adventure 2 is it more entertainingly challenging, but you get to explore more of the level which I find fun.
But yeah, Sonic/Shadow gameplay in the Adventure series are certainly the top while Big The Cat and Amy are the least. At least with Amy you could do this awesome hammer jump flip.
But yeah, Sonic/Shadow gameplay in the Adventure series are certainly the top while Big The Cat and Amy are the least. At least with Amy you could do this awesome hammer jump flip.
Seven Force
Banned
I was really disappointed when I found out that SA2's shooting stages didn't retain the time/combo mechanic that Gamma's stages had. That was by far my favorite thing about Gamma's stages in SA1.
Eggman's SA2 stages were mostly decent, though. The only Tails stage I remember liking was Mission Street.
Eggman's SA2 stages were mostly decent, though. The only Tails stage I remember liking was Mission Street.
Shadow Hog
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I mean, I liked the larger stages from SA2's hunting segments (to a fault; the ARK stages might've had too much verticality for their own damn good), but being forced to only hunt for one emerald piece at a time in a specific order rather blew.
Dragoon En Regalia
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Oh, that's right: Meteor Herd was so fun to fuck around on. Just diving from the bottom-hilt of the ARK to the big asteroid was so fun. Much more interesting than, you know, traversing that enormous level looking for stuff that was in odd places.
Mission Street was okay, as was Prison Lane. The other levels were just sub-par anyway.
Mission Street was okay, as was Prison Lane. The other levels were just sub-par anyway.
Looks like SA2 is definitely coming to XBLA.
October 3rd. I guess this is going to be their Sonic game for the year.
October 3rd. I guess this is going to be their Sonic game for the year.
Dragoon En Regalia
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Speak of the devil (and I mean the devil, of course). Iizuka will have his blood-feast in due time!
Agreed. Except for Mission Street, I did not like that level at all... it was so slow and boring. Man, they really made Tails' level so lame in SA2.
Also, unpopular opinion but for all of the things people usually say about SA2 (that the speed levels are the best part)... I agree that they are the best part but Shadow's levels were kind of bland save for a few like Final Chase.
Shadow Hog
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Seems to be the Battle version, for better or worse (presumably better).
Also, given that it's proper widescreen, I hope it's horiz+ and not vert-.
Also, given that it's proper widescreen, I hope it's horiz+ and not vert-.
BlazeHedgehog
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Dragoon En Regalia
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Schiess. I wanted the cool Chao Gardens!
For that matter: we could use new Chao Gardens. Never a bad idea.
Nocturnowl
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I agree, except I thought Final Chase was his worst stage. Sonic's stages decimate Shadow's stages.
Seven Force
Banned
True enough. I guess I just like it because it's the lesser of evils like Hidden Base and Eternal Engine.
Final Chase was good. White Jungle's my personal favorite.
Edit: Content Downloads? Surely they wouldn't pull the same thing they did with SA1 where the DX content was locked out as DLC, would they?
Dragoon En Regalia
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Radical Highway is the definition of bland, outside of a few sequences. White Jungle? More atmospheric than normal. I've even taken a peculiar liking to Sky Rail!
SpikedGunner
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Hmm...might just buy this.
Nocturnowl
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Yeah, as much as I don't really like Final Chase, Crazy Gadget takes the award for worst speed stage, never forget the bounce bracelet into light dash section of screwy input deaths.
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