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Sonic the Hedgehog Community Thread |OT3 & Knuckles|
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It's been ages since I've been here, remind me of what VGO is again.
Seven Force
Banned
Even as someone that's usually a stickler for continuity, I'm not one to really care about plot in Sonic titles.
I do think it was neat how Generations tied into Colors, though.
I do think it was neat how Generations tied into Colors, though.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
"How could you! You give me spicy food like this when you know I have high blood pressure!"
"But I...!"
"Now I know you truly hate me! Get out, I never want to see you again!"
"But I...!"
"Now I know you truly hate me! Get out, I never want to see you again!"
u wot m8
Azure Dream
Member
I never played that far into it, but I did enjoy trolling Amy about "Dexter" in Sonic Chronicles. It was strange how much I enjoyed making Sonic a sarcastic ass in that, considering I usually end up making Good characters in those "Pick your Blanket Morality" games.
Rush Adventure was a story sequel to Rush, wasn't it? I never played rush so I wouldn't know.
Seven Force
Banned
Yeah, but I was speaking specifically of the mainline console titles. The handheld games (weirdly enough) are actually pretty good about continuity (Battle -> Advance 3 -> Chronicles come to mind).
Professor Beef
Banned
All this Chronicles talk...and I'm on my phone dammit!
Shadow Hog
Member
Professor Beef
Banned
All is well~
Seriously though, Chronicles had damn good writing. Shame about the everything else...
Seriously though, Chronicles had damn good writing. Shame about the everything else...
In hindsight, I think the only reason I "loved" Advance 3 as much as I did was because of the Battle continuity and connections. And the music.
Because in every other area that game is fucking ROUGH, emphasis on the UGH
That was a reboot. And it seemed set up in such a way that subsequent games would adhere to the new 'timeline'.
Way different from what Zelda does. It's more akin to Tomb Raider reboot in structure.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
SEVEN RINGS IN HAND
Owl always had that song tuned to 100% in Brawl's GHZ
Owl always had that song tuned to 100% in Brawl's GHZ
Shadow Hog
Member
I can tell you right now that I think it's the first, and Sega1991 and Pietepiet think it's 2. I don't think anyone thinks it's 3, although I'm willing to be proven wrong. And if somebody actually thinks it's Genesis, God help them.
Seven Force
Banned
Lump me in the Advance 1 category. The game gets hit with the Dimps bat as soon as you hit Angel Island, but nowhere near to the extent that Advance 2 and 3 do.
Nocturnowl
Member
They should hurry up and get the Sonic Advance games on the VC so I can wonder why I purchased them 30 minutes of dimps design later.
There are some things you just don't say, this crude comment is nothing but make believe
There are some things you just don't say, this crude comment is nothing but make believe
reborn!
Professor Beef
Banned
She did the same in Sonic Chronicles.
Rapscallion
Member
Its been year since I played the advance games. I remember liking the 2nd one the best, if only because it seemed to be more speed based than the other two. Not sure I would make the same call if I played them again today.
The Rush games are superior, if I remember correctly.
The Rush games are superior, if I remember correctly.
Seven Force
Banned
Shadow Hog
Member
Conveniently also by Dimps.'Sup.
Oddly enough, I didn't have too much trouble with the special stages in Advance. I mean, yeah, I had trouble, especially at first, but after a while I got pretty good at mapping out where the plane of collision with rings and those flashing circles was, and could do even the hardest special stage without too much issue. Helps that the entry points were in consistent, relatively easy-to-grind locations.
I recall not liking Advance 2's nearly as much. It might just be because I barely got to see them in the first place, and usually by the time I'd made it there, my fingers hurt like mad, too much for me to actually do well. It certainly seemed okay... I'd probably warm up to it if I could revisit it more regularly.
Advance 3's barely left a mark on me. I think I only ever found all 10 Chao for Route 99.
Shadow Hog
Member
Did you ever stumble upon those giant rings with a star in the middle of them in a stage?
Right. Find seven of them.
In the same act.
In one go.
(I think you can die in-between rings, but it wouldn't surprise me if it had to be one life, too; the game loves to be cheap that way.)
If you can do that, you get a chance at that zone's Chaos Emerald... for that character.
If you want to unlock everything the game has to offer, you have to do that for all seven zones for all five characters.
Understandably, has never been a well-liked feature of Sonic Advance 2.
Right. Find seven of them.
In the same act.
In one go.
(I think you can die in-between rings, but it wouldn't surprise me if it had to be one life, too; the game loves to be cheap that way.)
If you can do that, you get a chance at that zone's Chaos Emerald... for that character.
If you want to unlock everything the game has to offer, you have to do that for all seven zones for all five characters.
Understandably, has never been a well-liked feature of Sonic Advance 2.
Uh there was a fifth character?
Shadow Hog
Member
You unlocked things for every set of emeralds you completed.
For one character, you got the Tiny Chao Garden (I'm sure Beef was ecstatic if he unlocked this).
For two, you got the sound test.
For three, you got a Boss Rush Mode.
For four, you got a fifth character,
Amy Rose
Doesn't appear you unlock anything for getting all five sets of emeralds, though. Honestly surprising.
Also, if Sonic's set is completed and everyone else has beaten the final boss, you can take on True Area 53.
Professor Beef
Banned
I would've thrown the cart out the window, if we're being honest.
Azure Dream
Member
I think it's that struggle of "How do we make it significant for the player to have 273 rings, over having 32?"
Box of Bunnies
Banned
Thanks, now I've got Seven Rings in Hand in my head.
I liked 3 most. Not sure why exactly mind you, certainly it had the best music. Of no doubt to me is I liked 2 the least. Too much endless running and little actual platforming. I don't like Sonic Rush for a similar reason.
PhantomOfTheKnight
Member
Fuck Angel Island and ever zone after in Advance.
Also, I'm back.
Also, I'm back.
Good thing that it seems like Sonic Boom might be story focused!
Azure Dream
Member
I liked how major parts of Advance 2 were race-themed. How you started off like at a runner's station with a countdown, how the level ends were like a finish line, but they rewarded you for crossing as fast as you could, then stopping as quickly as you could. How the bosses were all done while running (even though the execution could've used some work), leading up to a boss gauntlet where you don't stop running all the way through, until you stop dead for the final big boss.
I'm romanticizing it a little, but I thought the whole "run run run" design was packaged very well. Not to mention the driving music, the tricks based on giving you added mobility, how every character got a speed boost, etc.
I'm romanticizing it a little, but I thought the whole "run run run" design was packaged very well. Not to mention the driving music, the tricks based on giving you added mobility, how every character got a speed boost, etc.
True Area 53 is my absolute favourite Sonic level name because what the fuck does that even mean?
Is Area 53 the Sonic world version of Area 51? And is the name suppose to be saying "yo area 51 is fake, the real area 51 is SPACE"?
ViewtifulJC
Banned
read that as "Also, I'm black" and was about to welcome you to the fold, brotha
Nah, I consider Sonic Boom to be much like Colors, Generations, and Lost World; since they are going for a very Adventure Time tone for the story.
PhantomOfTheKnight
Member
BlazeHedgehog
Member
Incidentally, I finally got around to reviewing Freedom Planet.
http://www.tssznews.com/2014/10/03/review-freedom-planet/
http://www.tssznews.com/2014/10/03/review-freedom-planet/
Professor Beef
Banned
The first trophy I unlocked in Smash 3DS was a Chao trophy.
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hmm looks like an decent game. I might try it out sometime later. speaking of decent. I can't help but be a little shocked that the new Aliens game from Sega seems to be actually not shit. *though honestly i really should have read into the game*
This is true.
Universe has been way more on point that regular sanic lately. Epically with that tails adventure coming up
Shadow on his continued path of mutalation and destruction. First vaporization, then blasting a hole through someone, every chapter with him in needs to have nondiscussed mutilation.