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Sonic the Hedgehog Community Thread |OT3 & Knuckles|
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Shadow Hog
Member
You jest, but I genuinely did get lost in the World of Ruin.
Schala forgive me please.
It was under £6 if I didn't buy it it's like I'm losing money.
If it's any consolation there is approximately 0.0005% chance of me ever getting around and playing it.
Oh god where way show me the way
And FFS please tell me I can remote play it I need the TV to compute.
Azure Dream
Member
Was coming to post about Bosman, but I see that's been covered.
Oh man, I forget how much I love that OVA sometimes. The funny thing is that it was clearly low-budget, and yet still of an era where some really talented animators would draw out very difficult angles and motions all by hand, ridiculously-detailed backgrounds... And they did such a great job of making the battle between Sonic and Metal Sonic so badass, even down to throwing in a few twists and an interesting conclusion.
Just... watch it subtitled. The English dub hurts me every time I hear it.
Oh man, I forget how much I love that OVA sometimes. The funny thing is that it was clearly low-budget, and yet still of an era where some really talented animators would draw out very difficult angles and motions all by hand, ridiculously-detailed backgrounds... And they did such a great job of making the battle between Sonic and Metal Sonic so badass, even down to throwing in a few twists and an interesting conclusion.
Just... watch it subtitled. The English dub hurts me every time I hear it.
Why must the good die young
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Just checked the spreadsheet, yup, 3D Classics are a go.
Also, I dug up my PSP and Sonic Rivals, which I never really played much when I was younger. I'm...Not really digging it so far, but I'll probably keep going. I quite like the boss music.
E: Actually, after finishing Sonic's story I have to say I really enjoy the soundtrack as a whole.
Tizoc
Member
Then I guess I'm swapping out Guacamelee for 3D Shinobi III~
...now I just need to actually USE the gurad button =V
I'm still looking for an original rip of it to reupload, but in the meantime I made my own version. It's kind of off though, I think.
Yeah I have no idea what the hell they were thinking. I don't mind that it's not pixel-art anymore, but this is not the way to upres these games.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
jesus christ no
Nocturnowl
Member
I just couldn't let the Kondo and Yakota slander slide, I had to have my passive vengeance.
Who's this Yakota clown, sounds like a one-hit wonder like Senuoe.
SonicGAF's Song of the Day - #110
Song: Boss
Game:
Composer: Jun Senoue
Some things should be left forgotten. I'm sure Senoue's thought process ran something like "hey, I'm writing Genesis style music, right? And this is an actual Genesis track! It's perfect!" and his standards had slipped enough in the interim that he forgot why it wasn't used in the first place. The original version even sounds better, thanks to having a neat timpani effect and not having Sonic 4's synths. But... it's a circus theme. It's not the worst composition in the world, but for a dramatic showdown with a boss machine, it doesn't even begin to suit the atmosphere. Not that Episode 2 axing it for the 8 second enrage loop was any better.
Nocturnowl
Member
I'm such a fan of Yokota that I got his name wrong in my gleeful state, now let us have no more conversation about this bizarre cover up.
I think I'll take Eggman's Synth Circus Act over the 8 second loop of soul destruction compounded further by Ep2 having unreasonably long bosses, it's really a case of picking your poison, I guess the same goes for which episode of Sonic 4 you'd choose to play as well.
I think I'll take Eggman's Synth Circus Act over the 8 second loop of soul destruction compounded further by Ep2 having unreasonably long bosses, it's really a case of picking your poison, I guess the same goes for which episode of Sonic 4 you'd choose to play as well.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Pimpin' in the alley was taken down? End of an era.
That boss theme isn't very good. The 3D Blast version was slightly better, but they should've taken their inspiration from somewhere else because it just doesn't fit.
Did I write that I finished Bravely Default while I was banned and that the second half of the game ain't so hot in terms of pacing and design because you're basically (post-chapter 4 spoilers)
. With that said, the True Final Chapter is a fantastic finale. Really great, and I loved how everything came together in terms of some of the game's certain mechanics in the end.
imo, they should've just cut chapters 5 and 7 and condensed some of the sub-character narrative in chapters 6 and 8. The point could have been made with less, basically. Knowing that the writer also wrote Steins;Gate, I can see what he was going for, but in terms of a game's structure, this works moreso for a VN because you can FF through dialogue and scenes and keep multiple saves in order to 100% the game. It doesn't exactly work as well in an RPG. In fact, this sort of thing ends up smacking of tiresome design in an RPG. But really no problem in a VN.
Buuuuut the job system, despite being easy to exploit (because you can put together several combos where you can never get hit during boss fights), was fun to play with and the community aspect was really neat. The secret Bravely Second movie was good, too. I ended up having fun with it, second half aside. I was so ready to give it GotY until I got to the second half, and now I have to put it lower. Looking forward to Bravely Second if they improve on that.
That boss theme isn't very good. The 3D Blast version was slightly better, but they should've taken their inspiration from somewhere else because it just doesn't fit.
Did I write that I finished Bravely Default while I was banned and that the second half of the game ain't so hot in terms of pacing and design because you're basically (post-chapter 4 spoilers)
doing the same things over and over for a few chapters and they're basically boss refights? Because that's what you do. I wouldn't advise skipping over the sidequest boss refights, either, because you get extra story, and in Chapter 7 you get good steals. In Chapter 8, you get to go through a gauntlet of refights.
imo, they should've just cut chapters 5 and 7 and condensed some of the sub-character narrative in chapters 6 and 8. The point could have been made with less, basically. Knowing that the writer also wrote Steins;Gate, I can see what he was going for, but in terms of a game's structure, this works moreso for a VN because you can FF through dialogue and scenes and keep multiple saves in order to 100% the game. It doesn't exactly work as well in an RPG. In fact, this sort of thing ends up smacking of tiresome design in an RPG. But really no problem in a VN.
Buuuuut the job system, despite being easy to exploit (because you can put together several combos where you can never get hit during boss fights), was fun to play with and the community aspect was really neat. The secret Bravely Second movie was good, too. I ended up having fun with it, second half aside. I was so ready to give it GotY until I got to the second half, and now I have to put it lower. Looking forward to Bravely Second if they improve on that.
BlazeHedgehog
Member
Dude probably had something else that was objectionable on his account and Pimpin in the Alley was sadly caught in the crossfire
Tizoc
Member
Finally got around to trying the Freedom Planet demo yesterday.
Music is superb, but the thing I disliked the most is that the forest stage, for example, felt long. Granted one would be able to beat it in under 10 minutes, but I would've prefered if it was split into 2 or 3 acts like the Sonic games.
I really liked the visuals and how well the controls responded, like the part where you are being chased by a boulder while playing as the blue character. I was playing on keyboard, and thankfully her 'charge' attack didn't slow her down at start up.
Overall I like it, but would prefer if stages were split into acts, though that's just me. Will try the green character later today.
Music is superb, but the thing I disliked the most is that the forest stage, for example, felt long. Granted one would be able to beat it in under 10 minutes, but I would've prefered if it was split into 2 or 3 acts like the Sonic games.
I really liked the visuals and how well the controls responded, like the part where you are being chased by a boulder while playing as the blue character. I was playing on keyboard, and thankfully her 'charge' attack didn't slow her down at start up.
Overall I like it, but would prefer if stages were split into acts, though that's just me. Will try the green character later today.
Tizoc
Member
Making progress in Labyrnith Zone in Sonic 1 on 3DS, but man does Sonic move like a snail.
Also what's up with some of the weird 'glitches' I'm seeing? Normally SOnic's jump has him curl into a ball but in some locations in that Zone his jump has him do his standing/walking animation instead.
Oh and 2 or 3 times now I've got the timer and managed to get a bubble by the last second, I kept cursing everytime it plays XP.
...but seriously fuck Labyrinth Zone, I appreciate it as a platformer stage, but fuck it all the same.
EDIT: Oh and what's up with those 'faces' you seein the background and some of the tiles?
Also what's up with some of the weird 'glitches' I'm seeing? Normally SOnic's jump has him curl into a ball but in some locations in that Zone his jump has him do his standing/walking animation instead.
Oh and 2 or 3 times now I've got the timer and managed to get a bubble by the last second, I kept cursing everytime it plays XP.
...but seriously fuck Labyrinth Zone, I appreciate it as a platformer stage, but fuck it all the same.
EDIT: Oh and what's up with those 'faces' you seein the background and some of the tiles?
BlazeHedgehog
Member
The jump you described has always been in Sonic 1. I forget the technical reason it occurs, but any time Sonic is positioned with a tile in a specific way, he'll do that "walk-jump" instead of a normal spinball maneuver. It usually happens to me most often in Marble Zone, when you're crossing the lava.
Shadow Hog
Member
Oh, hey, an on-going SA LP of the Sonic game with SonicGAF's favorite soundtrack. Interesting, I've never had the... pleasure of playing this. Might be a good way to experience it.
Also found one for SRB2. Kind of amusing, watching the LPer defend the game while the guests insist it looks awful.
It actually kind of is divided into Acts, though; once the music changes, you're in Act 2. Dunno if the game will save that in any sense (can't hurt to ask Strife, I guess) in the final product, if you need to leave the game mid-stage for any reason.
Also found one for SRB2. Kind of amusing, watching the LPer defend the game while the guests insist it looks awful.
Glad to know you liked it, although I'll warn you that the stages only get longer (although I never felt too bothered by it; it'd take me only around 20-40 minutes at worst to get through it first time around, and subsequent runs tend to be a lot shorter).
It actually kind of is divided into Acts, though; once the music changes, you're in Act 2. Dunno if the game will save that in any sense (can't hurt to ask Strife, I guess) in the final product, if you need to leave the game mid-stage for any reason.
Yeah, I think it happens to me the most when I'm riding those green blocks left in Marble Zone Act 2. I think you can also do it fairly consistently with the blue rocks in Green Hill Zone, by pushing up against them and jumping, but I might be misremembering.
I think it happened to me every time with the first blue rock with the spring leading to lower path in Green Hill Act 2.
That all looks right. Not the worst game, but far too janky to be a good one. Wonder if he'll stumble across how broken Sonic/Amy/Cream/Omega is.
SonicGAF's Song of the Day - #111
Song: Route 99 Act 1
Game: Sonic Advance 3
Composer: Kenichi Tokoi
Once Tokoi has a good thing going, he sticks with it. Route 99 could be a lost Battle track, being so similar to Emerald Beach that you might mistake one for the other at a moment's notice. He's one of the few people to really master the GBA's sound capabilities though, so I don't begrudge him the recycling, not when the piece is already good enough that even a Mario & Sonic mix isn't necessarily better.
Shadow Hog
Member
I, uh
Wow, are those ugly
I want to make a note that I'm tired of the whole judging others for having a good time going on in the IRC. You want to be super serious all of the time? That's fine, but don't rain other people's parades because of this. The IRC is suppose to be an enjoyable place for people to chat, if everything is so stiff and cynical all the time then what would be the point in having one? There wouldn't be.
There are so many other venues to be 'serious' over any drop of detail of media, I'd rather not SonicGAF IRC turn into some place people are arguing with each other all of the time. I don't want it to conform to the mentality of internet forums.
There are so many other venues to be 'serious' over any drop of detail of media, I'd rather not SonicGAF IRC turn into some place people are arguing with each other all of the time. I don't want it to conform to the mentality of internet forums.
Shadow Hog
Member
On the other hand, I don't like how IRC has suddenly become a dumping ground for spam, either. I don't need to see you repeat the same thing over and over again for pages on end, nor for you to split a single sentence over several single-word lines. That just drowns out other discussions, honestly.
That said, what I'm saying does not contradict what Kokonoe's saying. You can have a good time without spamming the chat up. (I am kind of curious as to what spurred this post, though.)
That said, what I'm saying does not contradict what Kokonoe's saying. You can have a good time without spamming the chat up. (I am kind of curious as to what spurred this post, though.)
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
You know.
I'd rather keep discussion about IRC and GAF separate.
But whatever. My ass is feeling pretty moody in general, so do whatever you want.
Good idea: Not everyone frequents IRC, and we have lurkers in the IRC anyway who might not read the thread as often. If you have complaints about the IRC, maybe voice how you feel in there to everyone at the time or whenever you feel that people who grind your gears are in there and just say it to their face. This thread doesn't feel like the place.
I'd rather keep discussion about IRC and GAF separate.
But whatever. My ass is feeling pretty moody in general, so do whatever you want.
Good idea: Not everyone frequents IRC, and we have lurkers in the IRC anyway who might not read the thread as often. If you have complaints about the IRC, maybe voice how you feel in there to everyone at the time or whenever you feel that people who grind your gears are in there and just say it to their face. This thread doesn't feel like the place.
Professor Beef
Banned
Agreed. Say your peace in the IRC if you have problems with said IRC.
I don't think you can make a post like this without elaborating on what fun other people are not letting you have.
They might be entirely justified.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
nobody gives a fuck about the IRC here
thats why we're not in the IRC
thats why we're not in the IRC
Beef getting down to brass tax as usual.
Professor Beef
Banned
didn't even notice that typo lol
People have different tastes, shocker. I wouldn't call anyone "uptight" over it, especially when you've got people airing their IRC grievances in the thread.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
I've already said what I've had to say.
Come at me if you want to say something to me for saying to keep it out of the thread because I'll gladly welcome the discussion considering other people in the thread have said they would like to keep IRC issues out of the thread. I don't usually go in there anymore, so I feel completely lost about what the issue really is. And to be honest, my concentration is on the thread, so if you have issues with the thread, talk about it in the thread. If you have issues with the IRC, probably best to keep it there and be upfront about it and take your issue to the person who you're ticked off with in there.
Come at me if you want to say something to me for saying to keep it out of the thread because I'll gladly welcome the discussion considering other people in the thread have said they would like to keep IRC issues out of the thread. I don't usually go in there anymore, so I feel completely lost about what the issue really is. And to be honest, my concentration is on the thread, so if you have issues with the thread, talk about it in the thread. If you have issues with the IRC, probably best to keep it there and be upfront about it and take your issue to the person who you're ticked off with in there.
I don't have context as I don't go to the IRC but that looks like QQ was being sarcastic to me. Maybe not though.
Edit: Good choice for the Song of the day Sciz. I always liked that, full of energy.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
I still have no idea what's going on or the rationale behind this given that no one wants to be specific and deliver the goods on what the issue is. And to be honest, I really don't care to keep going with this drama in the thread.
Best solution is to talk about it in there since half of us aren't even involved in it. This is my request to drop it.
Best solution is to talk about it in there since half of us aren't even involved in it. This is my request to drop it.
Shadow Hog
Member
The person who started it didn't even stick around to elaborate so
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Skyrim mods have given me more hours of entertainment than the actual game
¯\_(ツ
_/¯Skyrim mods have given me more hours of entertainment than the actual game
which i don't own
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Yeah, let's move on.
I banged my arm really fucking hard on a lab machine yesterday and now there's a big bruise on there. I was just walking to get some rubber gloves because I was working with some gram-neg bacteria that I just don't want to put my ungloved hands towards. :V
I should start typing up GotY today but I want to nap first. Shit I don't even know what's going to be on the short list right now.
I banged my arm really fucking hard on a lab machine yesterday and now there's a big bruise on there. I was just walking to get some rubber gloves because I was working with some gram-neg bacteria that I just don't want to put my ungloved hands towards. :V
I should start typing up GotY today but I want to nap first. Shit I don't even know what's going to be on the short list right now.