Dear Sonic Team: I don't even know anymore (Sonic Allstars Racing Transformed) - Page 2

Kyanbu The Legend · 01-18-2013, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Locke cole

A: Sonic Generations came after he was saved by Sonic Colors, so Generations can't be the game that saved the series.

B: I'm pretty sure that the video of TF2 characters in the game was a joke. Something a fan did to make a fun video.

C: Diddy Kong Racing did "Car or boat or plane" long ago.

True but the fanbase was rather split on rather or not Colors was any much better then Unleashed's Day stages due to the large amount of padding in each Zone (6 acts! Holy crap! >_<). It's when generation came along and won an emmy award that a majority of the fans started to feel Sonic was back on the right track again. (well plot wise anyway).

Sonic 4 ep2 being the exception as it was a delayed release.

Aldurin · 01-18-2013, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Kyanbu The Legend

(technically 5 as 06 was SA3 and Unleashed was SA4).

Take that fucking back. Did you see Chao Gardens in either of those. Did you? DID YOU? WERE THOSE GAMES EVEN GOOD?

So yeah I guess Sonic is on a revival and technically this isn't a sonic game, but they're definitely using him as the main marketing tool. But after a good night's sleep I think I'm just gonna wait it out until the last minute where I decide whether or not I commit to this.

rpgdemon · 01-18-2013, 01:31 PM

All that this thread has accomplished:

1) I now know that Aldurin has terrible taste in racing games. (The only bad Mario Kart that I've played was the Wii one.)

2) I now want to buy Sonic Generations.

Kyanbu The Legend · 01-18-2013, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Aldurin

Take that fucking back. Did you see Chao Gardens in either of those. Did you? DID YOU? WERE THOSE GAMES EVEN GOOD?

So yeah I guess Sonic is on a revival and technically this isn't a sonic game, but they're definitely using him as the main marketing tool. But after a good night's sleep I think I'm just gonna wait it out until the last minute where I decide whether or not I commit to this.

I know it's strange but believe it or not it's true.

How I found out.

During it's dev, it was originally going to be "Sonic Adventure 3". But for a rather odd reason, Sega changed the name to "Sonic The Hedgehog" instead. As an attempt to soft reboot the blue hedgehog and attract new fans. So technically it was SA3.

BUT! Sega removed the game from canon. Only adding in Crisis City because it won the poll on their page. (it was a fan picked level). So we could get a new SA3, depending on rather or not scraping DLC plans for generation will give them enough time to keep the Good Sonic track record going.

Ramary · 01-18-2013, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by rpgdemon

2) I now want to buy Sonic Generations.

Pc verson is a great port, so you just need to wait till we have a sonic sale again on steam.

Also ironically Crisis City was probably my favorite level in Generations not factoring in any nostalgia (with nostalgia, city escape is my favorite.) between the level design and the music it was great to play on both classic and modern.

Oh yes, the music.

Loyal · 01-18-2013, 01:59 PM

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About awhile ago I did some research on Sonic 06, in attempt to one day make a PC rom hack of it, completely glitch free. Several years to a decade from then after I finished my own work.

I know you have a tendency toward lofty goals but damn man.

Kyanbu The Legend · 01-18-2013, 02:01 PM

Yeah, to say the least. I didn't realise how imposible that would be until I saw what I'd have to deal with years from now. XD

Granted I wouldn't have been doing it by myself. But still in the end I dropped the idea because it wouldn't be worth it.

Locke cole · 01-18-2013, 02:35 PM

Colors honestly felt a bit short to me. Yeah, lots of Acts per zone, but there was a relatively small number of zones. but what there was played like the best parts of Unleashed, and better.

In any case, Colors felt like the first major step of the revival. Minimal story, snarky attitude and a lack of Cosmic Destroyer plot #57, platforming with branching paths and hidden stuff, Eggman as the game's biggest threat again, no more instant drowning, and Super Sonic playable in the main stages.

It was everything that was missing from the games before it. Generations may well have done it better, but people were making pictures of Sonic shattering a Sonic Cucle poster back when Colors came out, is what I mean.

I really wish I could play Generations. I own it on Steam, but I don't actually own a computer that can run it right now.

Bells · 01-18-2013, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Kyanbu The Legend

I know it's strange but believe it or not it's true.

How I found out.

During it's dev, it was originally going to be "Sonic Adventure 3". But for a rather odd reason, Sega changed the name to "Sonic The Hedgehog" instead. As an attempt to soft reboot the blue hedgehog and attract new fans. So technically it was SA3.

BUT! Sega removed the game from canon. Only adding in Crisis City because it won the poll on their page. (it was a fan picked level). So we could get a new SA3, depending on rather or not scraping DLC plans for generation will give them enough time to keep the Good Sonic track record going.

If i had met people with a drive for doing stuff like that back when i had no job and free time maybe dreams of seeing Final Fantasy Tactics ports on PC and Android with Fan Mods all over it could have become true...

Cause goddamn it we need more Final Fantasy Tactics than we need Sonic Games.....!

Arcanum · 01-18-2013, 03:36 PM

What made Sonic Adventure fucking rad and defined Sonic Adventure:

1) Being able to choose among multiple characters, each with their distinct playstyle, and playing their story and seeing how it intertwines with the overarching narrative
2) Hub Worlds
3) Chao Garden

What SA2 had:

1) Two storyline choices and three character playstyles that were forced on you in a linear fashion
2) Chao Garden

Ergo Sonic Adventure 2 is not a real Sonic Adventure game.

01-18-2013, 01:31 PM	#13
rpgdemon Not a Taco Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3,313	All that this thread has accomplished: 1) I now know that Aldurin has terrible taste in racing games. (The only bad Mario Kart that I've played was the Wii one.) 2) I now want to buy Sonic Generations. __________________ I did a lot of posting on here as a teenager, and I was pretty awful. Even after I learned, grew up, and came to be on the right side of a lot of important issues, I was still angry, abrasive, and generally increased the amount of hate in the world, in pretty unacceptable ways. On the off chance that someone is taking a trip down memory lane looking through those old threads, I wanted to devote my signature to say directly to you, I'm sorry. Thank you for letting me be better, NPF.

01-18-2013, 03:36 PM	#20
Arcanum Strike the Earth! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 3,185	What made Sonic Adventure fucking rad and defined Sonic Adventure: 1) Being able to choose among multiple characters, each with their distinct playstyle, and playing their story and seeing how it intertwines with the overarching narrative 2) Hub Worlds 3) Chao Garden What SA2 had: 1) Two storyline choices and three character playstyles that were forced on you in a linear fashion 2) Chao Garden Ergo Sonic Adventure 2 is not a real Sonic Adventure game. __________________ POS Almighty has spoken.

01-18-2013, 02:01 PM	#17
Kyanbu The Legend Local Rookie Indie Dev Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,497	Yeah, to say the least. I didn't realise how imposible that would be until I saw what I'd have to deal with years from now. XD Granted I wouldn't have been doing it by myself. But still in the end I dropped the idea because it wouldn't be worth it.