It was too slow. Camera could have been zoomed out a touch more too. Yeah but I loved it for the music and graphics too. :-/ And the snow level reminds me of Christmas which was around when I was playing it.
Reggie, nobody really likes 3D Blast. It was slow and boring. Did have good music though.
Just had to make sure. Some dude over at the Shizz was defending the game, saying it didn’t suck and to view it on it’s own merits away from the other Sonic titles.
I didn’t mind 3D blast but it definitely needed more work. In the grand scheme of things I’d say the game is about mid tier in sonic’s library.
anyone got an Iphone?
Sonic CD for Iphone
surprised they went with the japanese soundtrack
Good to hear. Sonic CD’s japanese OST is just plain top tier. Easily that composer’s best work IMO.
I dunno if I’d play it on an iphone, but the option is fun.
Hm… still has that oddly pitched jumping sfx, but this is interesting… just yesterday there was this blog post for us to suggest Sega games to port to the iPhone… hopes for NiGHTS
if I liked Sonic CD I would be pretty excited about this, I mean I am excited but not “OMG” excited.
The Sega CD library as a whole is an untapped goldmine for reissues and direct downloads. I know there is the whole “Sega CD is a separate component from the Genesis” argument but if emulators can do it and just one guy can do it for the iphone then it should be easier. I would kill to see Lunar and Bari-arm on the VC.
indeed. I’m calling bullshit on 70% of that article.
“But if you sit down with a group of 8, 9, 10 year-old boys, completely different story”
you fuckin kidding me? A kid who knows the slightest difference between why a good game is good and why another has flaws can spot it in Sonic Unleashed. I should know since there was a kid exactly around that age who said himself that the werehog levels were flawed when I asked him about it.
“I think [the Wii’s Sonic and the] Black Knight was a good game”
GTFO! Your execution of that game was so fuckin bad that I’d almost put it in 2006 tier. The only thing that saves it is story and music.
“Sonic can’t compete with Modern Warfare 2. It can’t. Whereas, Mario I don’t think has ever been anything other than appealing to that demographic.”
Whuh? Last I checked regardless of how awesome Modern Warfare is it doesn’t stack up to Mario’s numbers…PERIOD. Especially considering that MW has a more narrowed audience it’s catering too while Mario is played by everyone…in much the same way Sonic can be done. I don’t wanna hear that.
“Often it can be looking at another take on the nostalgic take on Sonic. Or re-issues. They’re very popular. Fans do like that.”
Not if we’re getting a reissue every 2-3 years. There’s only but so many fuckin times we wanna go back and play the old games. I think I own Sonic 1-3k at least 5 times over each and I’m sure others have bought the old games more than I have. This is also not counting the fact that you guys have barely done anything to the old games…not counting that ‘hd’ filter you put on them for the next gen consoles. At least when Nintendo’s released the old games they’ve actually added something to them (E.G. Super Mario All-Stars=updated graphics and sound, etc). Let’s not even bring up that horrible ass Sonic 1 GBA port that came out with FUCKING FRAME ISSUES!? RRRRAAAAAGGGEEE
/end rant
in either case…They came close with Unleashed IMO so I’m curious as to what this whole ‘direction for the core’ is going to be. No more gimmicks please until you can get the core gameplay down completely first…then you can start experimenting.
As an aside is it sad that I wish for a Sonic Adventure 3? The music for SA2 has been popping up on my playlist and if anything I want to hear more Jun.
Those were some horrible excuses
For real. I think I’ve heard Marvel cook up better BS for the rapping of Spider-Man that they’ve done. Naw, just kidding.
It’s like the dudes in charge of Sonic have said, “Eff it, there’s no hope.” With crappy excuses like state in that article, it’s kinda frightening that they are in charge of Sonic’s future.
Yep, Sonic is going to remain on the decline.
it’s not so much remaining on the decline…if anything I say we’ve been on a roller coaster. Big Dips have been Shadow, 2006 and Black Knight. Rush series and secret rings were good/decent. The haven’t pumped out anything as quite as bad as 2006 yet.
Remember that Kotaku is known to not even be a reliable source. That entire article could be fabrication.
I don’t know about making a complete 2d sonic, but the 3d to 2d transitions in sonic unleashed were dope as hell. I say keep those features in the next game if they are planning to make a sequel or sonic adventure 3. One of the reasons why unleashed looked fast and furious was the boosting in the 3d parts of the stage. They should also perfect the hedgehog engine further. The hedgehog engine is one of the best things sega came up with.
So what are regarded as the best 2D sonic games?
When i modified my PSP recently and put an Emu on it, one of the first things i did was beat Sonic 1, 2, 3, and Sonic & knuckles titles for Genesis. Great stuff!
They were all great but from my experience, i’d say Sonic 2 was a tad higher tier than the others.
I really hope it’s not Sega’s ‘official policy’ to churn out a new Sonic title every other year, because that’s exactly the wrong way to go about things.
It’s every year. CORE og audience is every other year.
I like how Hayes tries to say that kids are the reason the games can be of a lower quality. Nintendo makes amazing games every couple of years that please kids and adult fans and investors alike. That’s how Mario gets paid. Ain’t even like Sega is trying to move hardware anymore. It’s a damn shame.
Seems like the handheld is the best place to get the really good Sonic games. Sonic Rush was amazing. And wasn’t that game made by Dimps? Maybe they should make the Sonic games from here on out.