Fanbase, I am disappoint. SEGA, much love!
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flyboy_foxThe Sonic fanbase disappoints me. Again.
Who CARES if Sonic has green eyes or if Robotnik is called Eggman? It's still Sonic 4! Jeez, I'm as 'classic fanboy' as you can get, but some people are just unappeasable. How can you 'hate' this game already from 3 seconds of trailer?
To address a couple of issues -
The game, as mentioned in interview, is meant to be what a classics game would look like if made today. Sonic's black eyes were the simplest design for a simple age of minimum resolution. Today, he would be more detailed. That's just a given.
As for Eggman, although I prefer the name Robotnik, Eggman WAS his original name in the Japanese. Robotnik as his 'real' name is actually more of a retcon than Eggman is/was.
The homing attack. Not my favourite, but come on... ALL the classic games introduced a new move/ability. Isn't it better to 'introduce' the homing attack in this game than to produce a new move that would then be mysteriously absent from chronologically following games?
Sonic's running could be tweaked, I agree. I miss the spinny legs too. BUT, this may well be early beta footage that we're seeing, and not tweaked and refined... so Sonic's awkward gait may well be very much fixed by the Summer release.
Have I addressed all the gripes? Oh yeah, and downloadable episodes is COOL and FUN. I like to hold a box in my hand too, but hey, this is more suspenseful and makes the game last longer!
I still hope to see Tails and Knuckles at least make cameo appearances, if not in Episode One, then in later instalments. But it does sound like a solo Sonic experience, so who knows?
BRING IT ON, SEGA! ♥
Who CARES if Sonic has green eyes or if Robotnik is called Eggman? It's still Sonic 4! Jeez, I'm as 'classic fanboy' as you can get, but some people are just unappeasable. How can you 'hate' this game already from 3 seconds of trailer?
To address a couple of issues -
The game, as mentioned in interview, is meant to be what a classics game would look like if made today. Sonic's black eyes were the simplest design for a simple age of minimum resolution. Today, he would be more detailed. That's just a given.
As for Eggman, although I prefer the name Robotnik, Eggman WAS his original name in the Japanese. Robotnik as his 'real' name is actually more of a retcon than Eggman is/was.
The homing attack. Not my favourite, but come on... ALL the classic games introduced a new move/ability. Isn't it better to 'introduce' the homing attack in this game than to produce a new move that would then be mysteriously absent from chronologically following games?
Sonic's running could be tweaked, I agree. I miss the spinny legs too. BUT, this may well be early beta footage that we're seeing, and not tweaked and refined... so Sonic's awkward gait may well be very much fixed by the Summer release.
Have I addressed all the gripes? Oh yeah, and downloadable episodes is COOL and FUN. I like to hold a box in my hand too, but hey, this is more suspenseful and makes the game last longer!
I still hope to see Tails and Knuckles at least make cameo appearances, if not in Episode One, then in later instalments. But it does sound like a solo Sonic experience, so who knows?
BRING IT ON, SEGA! ♥
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Date: 2010-02-04 02:19 pm (UTC)Trailer looks pretty cool! I like how they showed his sprite evolution! :D I don't care for his sprite, but if the game is a throwback to my childhood, I'm really not going to care. XD
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Date: 2010-02-04 03:13 pm (UTC)I think it looks fun and as much as I prefer Robotnik any time I hear Eggman I will just yell Robotnik in as an American a voice as I can muster.
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Date: 2010-02-04 03:18 pm (UTC)Seriously, I stopped using Sonic Stadium a while ago because of shit like this, it's just....wut....o.O;
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Date: 2010-02-04 03:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-02-04 05:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-02-04 06:31 pm (UTC)...yup, it's Sonic fandom alright. A nitpick here or there and GAME RUINED. Really people, come on, it's SONIC 4. IT'S A CELEBRATION BITCHES.
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Date: 2010-02-04 07:55 pm (UTC)At any rate, I find it interesting that the game takes place between Sonic and Knuckles and Sonic Adventure. Apparently after the Death Egg is destroyed, Sonic takes a vacation in the middle of nowhere, only encounter Badniks.XD
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Date: 2010-03-05 11:29 pm (UTC)