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Sonic the Hedgehog Community Thread |OT3 & Knuckles|
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Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
What about exchanging some current themes in the OP for themes you'd like to add from Lost World?
I didn't like the recent Foo Fighters album much. I don't think I can put my finger on why. I can still listen to Monkey Wrench, Everlong, All My Life, Times Like These, even up to The Pretender and Let it Die. Wasting Light, though, I dunno.
Oh, right, I forgot he maintains a steady lead in the UK. And he did stuff on Omikron.
Oooh, glad you liked Reflektor. I love that song. Very mellow. Arcade Fire's come a long way from their beginnings a few years ago.
I'd like to think that there's another project along the way. I know Blaze/Sega1991 was thinking there would be one.
Funny thing. When I was looking through those Game Developer articles a few days ago, I noted that it was simply very rare to come across postmortems and articles by Japanese developers or Japanese companies. Square Enix seemed to like doing it until Final Fantasy XIII's release. I dunno why people suddenly stopped writing them.
The last 'interesting' article I read was from 2011 detailing how Michael Jackson visited Sega of Japan in 1988, and Mark Cerny showed him around while noting that Jackson's monkey stayed in the car.
Ivy the Kiwi? also had a postmortem article, with this part under the What Went Wrong portion
...which makes me wonder how much effort goes into super-play stuff, not just in this game, but also especially Mario games and such.
There was an interview with Naoto Oshima from 2009 but that might be too old to cite.
wasting light has a couple of tracks i like, but overall i prefer echoes, silence, patience, and grace. espg is one of my favorite foo fighters albums and come alive is probably my favorite foo fighters song since everlong.
there's definitely some speculation over what the third nintendo exclusive is. i still think it's sega racing 3, but if the generations team is working on something else, then it could be another platformer.
Box of Bunnies
Banned
Sega Racing 3 going Nintendo exclusive when all the post-release support for Transformed has been PC-only would be pretty weird.
Tizoc
Member
Sonic Racing Transformed seems to have done much better on PC than on other systems, especially with it getting 7 or so extra DLC characters.
That alone is one reason why Sonic Racing 3 may not be a Nintendo Exclusive.
The thing I am wondering atm is if SEGA is planning on ditching the support for the Wii U with new titles.
That alone is one reason why Sonic Racing 3 may not be a Nintendo Exclusive.
The thing I am wondering atm is if SEGA is planning on ditching the support for the Wii U with new titles.
Put Sonic 1-3+Knuckles Whitebread or M2 ports on Vita and you will make up some of the Wii U losses
SonicGAF's Song of the Day - #73
Song: Final Boss
Game: Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Composer: Man, it's Sonic 3, I dunno. One of the Sega staff.
A new OT demands an appropriate inaugural SotD, and I have enough standards not to put you through the obvious choice.
S3&K's boss themes all rocked hard, and none of them rocked harder than this did. It's the piece you go to when everything's on the line and Mr. Bad's got it good, it's intimidating as hell, and while I want to complain that the heroic chorus doesn't last long enough, that's the entire point.
I also want to make special mention of the fact that you should listen to Sonic 3's music very carefully. It has a more complex and layered style than its predecessors, and the sound programming was done by absolute masters of the hardware who knew exactly how to mix the tracks and squeeze out as much detail as possible. The result is music that's loaded with layers of little subtleties, and it's very rare to hear an arrangement that captures all of them. Angel Island is my go to example, but I like this one as well; everyone focuses on the lead melody, but what makes the piece is how it's got three to four other voices playing harmony the whole way though. And they're distinguished by pitch and panning rather than volume, so you can pick each and every one out instead of having the lead bury the rest under a wall of sound. Generations' arrangement shreds pretty well, but it feels positively empty with so much of the support missing, especially the chorus, and it's mixed poorly to boot. That sort of soloing isn't what Sonic 3's music is about.
Song: Final Boss
Game: Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Composer: Man, it's Sonic 3, I dunno. One of the Sega staff.
A new OT demands an appropriate inaugural SotD, and I have enough standards not to put you through the obvious choice.
S3&K's boss themes all rocked hard, and none of them rocked harder than this did. It's the piece you go to when everything's on the line and Mr. Bad's got it good, it's intimidating as hell, and while I want to complain that the heroic chorus doesn't last long enough, that's the entire point.
I also want to make special mention of the fact that you should listen to Sonic 3's music very carefully. It has a more complex and layered style than its predecessors, and the sound programming was done by absolute masters of the hardware who knew exactly how to mix the tracks and squeeze out as much detail as possible. The result is music that's loaded with layers of little subtleties, and it's very rare to hear an arrangement that captures all of them. Angel Island is my go to example, but I like this one as well; everyone focuses on the lead melody, but what makes the piece is how it's got three to four other voices playing harmony the whole way though. And they're distinguished by pitch and panning rather than volume, so you can pick each and every one out instead of having the lead bury the rest under a wall of sound. Generations' arrangement shreds pretty well, but it feels positively empty with so much of the support missing, especially the chorus, and it's mixed poorly to boot. That sort of soloing isn't what Sonic 3's music is about.
Hot Coldman
Banned
bleh
When I saw this, I honestly expected this to be a link to...it.
That art is still my favorite 15 years later.
Dude, it wasn't just a screensaver, you could customize how and in what order Sonic characters would draw or erase the artwork from the screen. It was so cool when I was 10. There was one where Sonic would bounce around the screen turning all the pixels he touched to the new art, and one where Knuckles would push/pull the art from one side of the screen. There was even music and sound effects. That way when you left the computer with the volume up everyone would start complaining about they could hear the spin dash sound from across the house. Way past cool.
Dude, it wasn't just a screensaver, you could customize how and in what order Sonic characters would draw or erase the artwork from the screen. It was so cool when I was 10. There was one where Sonic would bounce around the screen turning all the pixels he touched to the new art, and one where Knuckles would push/pull the art from one side of the screen. There was even music and sound effects. That way when you left the computer with the volume up everyone would start complaining about they could hear the spin dash sound from across the house. Way past cool.
Can't wait for |OT 06|
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Sonic just ran out of rings when Knuckles popped out
PhantomOfTheKnight
Member
Forgot to mention I'm MobileGAF too and can't see it.
He was in Super form for like 7 seconds. Why was he only holding seven rings? And before I get beaten to it...
looks like we already have our banner for the sixth OT!
Meccanical
Member
CrimsonCrescendo
Banned
Dat new thread smell!
I wonder what this would be like if someone made an orchestral remix. Unlike the hard rock ones there could be more of a focus on subtlety and layers like in the original piece. And yes this does feel epic, one of my favourite boss themes in the series.
Lightning Lord
Banned
Cool theme, real trippy to listen to. I like it.
Forgot to mention I'm MobileGAF too and can't see it.
Looks like Sonic is wearing an orange peel.
I may check my phone to see if it's like that on my end.
EDIT: Okay, just checked, and I see what you mean. MobileGAF has that pure black background. I guess the only that could be done is to change the font color, or switch to light mode. :/
SpikedGunner
Member
Good stuff, best of luck to OT3!
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Yeah, checked on Vita and my Tablet and it does the same thing. Hmmm. The only colour I could think of switching it to is a blue if you'd really like to see it on GAF mobile.
Or changing to NeoGAF Default, but man, I can't look at this site in the default colours anymore, haha.
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Also, since most of us watch LPs/Retsupuraes in here, they'll be riffing on the VGX thing when it's on.
Honestly, the thing I paid the most attention to when listening to this isn't the main melody or anything, but it's the one of the layers, oh I know you can guess which one it is I paid the most attention to. It doesn't stay the same, either, like some people like to say. It does switch notes depending on the section. And that's the type of thing that makes it relatively prime for a bass arrangement.
It's also a slight product of its time, when I felt that a lot of the pop/dance/house/trance/rock songs back then were more of these harmonious and joint ventures as opposed to a soloing affair or this solo with an ensemble background. I know we like to say that Sonic really likes to take its music from their popular timeframes, but I do like to think that this 'idea' was also part of it.
Or changing to NeoGAF Default, but man, I can't look at this site in the default colours anymore, haha.
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Also, since most of us watch LPs/Retsupuraes in here, they'll be riffing on the VGX thing when it's on.
I thought I was the only one who loved going to Angel Island for that sort of thing. :O
Honestly, the thing I paid the most attention to when listening to this isn't the main melody or anything, but it's the one of the layers, oh I know you can guess which one it is I paid the most attention to. It doesn't stay the same, either, like some people like to say. It does switch notes depending on the section. And that's the type of thing that makes it relatively prime for a bass arrangement.
It's also a slight product of its time, when I felt that a lot of the pop/dance/house/trance/rock songs back then were more of these harmonious and joint ventures as opposed to a soloing affair or this solo with an ensemble background. I know we like to say that Sonic really likes to take its music from their popular timeframes, but I do like to think that this 'idea' was also part of it.
Box of Bunnies
Banned
As guardian of the emeralds, Knuckles has deep knowledge about their properties. As such he was able to strike Sonic in such a way that the resonance of the emeralds was disrupted, knocking Sonic out of his Super form. Or whatever.
Lightning Lord
Banned
I agree. After they introduced dark mode with the site redesign, I simply can't go back.
I didn't even know the dark theme was available on mobile...
Excellent.
But only as long as the Master Emerald is in its shrine. The servers are the seven chaos. Chaos is power, power is enriched by the heart. The controller serves to unify the chaos.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
DEAD TO ME.
Meccanical
Member
The VGX is today?
in 35ish minutes yeah
Professor Beef
Banned
So I'm gonna miss the VGX because of work?
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Ok.
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Ok.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Meccanical
Member
lol JC
I guess I should watch but I fear all the games that will win awards will upset me.
I guess I should watch but I fear all the games that will win awards will upset me.
CrimsonCrescendo
Banned
What game would that be?
ViewtifulJC
Banned
c'mon man, whats the one RPG she talks about more than Suikoden 2
Meccanical
Member
At least FFXIII didn't win.
Not that it would because it came out years ago, but still.
Not that it would because it came out years ago, but still.
Rapscallion
Member
The only thing I dislike about Transformed (other than no Ryo) is that you can't change track music like you were able to in the first. Unlocking music and switching through classic tunes was one of my favorite parts.
Box of Bunnies
Banned
I guess I'll have the VGX stream on in the background while I play some vidya or whatever.
20 minutes into DK whips out his banana
CrimsonCrescendo
Banned
My memory fails me. Damn you, memory!
I guess I'll have the VGX stream on in the background while I play some vidya or whatever.
Here he comes! Banana Slamma!
Meccanical
Member
First of all, Cranky would never bro fist Donkey Kong.
Box of Bunnies
Banned
i've memorized this.
PhantomOfTheKnight
Member
I'm writing a SchalaTome for a game I just finished. I want to contribute to the tumblr page.
Thinking of doing a retrospective SchalaTome for Sonic Unleashed since its now five years old.
EDIT: Just remembered I have Adventure games on my PS3. Think I may do those, too, but I wanna focus on newer games first.
Thinking of doing a retrospective SchalaTome for Sonic Unleashed since its now five years old.
EDIT: Just remembered I have Adventure games on my PS3. Think I may do those, too, but I wanna focus on newer games first.