This info has just been released. You know somewhere down the line at least one of them is going to make an appearance for some crazy storyline.

God no, just no. It's really sad when there are more characters than I can actually fucking remember. Silver Shadow The Swallow Hedgehog or some shit, I don't know.

It'd be real nice IF, IF they had to include any side people, to limit it to Tails and Knuckles, much akin to the original trilogy.

Oh and it'd be sweet if for old times sake they replaced the wolf-dude with Metal Sonic. Metal doesn't get enough love. :( At least he wouldn't look funny. But then the game would basically be a graphic update to say, Sonic 3. Wait, that's not a bad thing at all! Someone call Sega up.

Fucking truth right there, but isn't Metal Sonic in Sonic CD?

They just need to have the right amount of characters involved in this...not too many (Sonic Heroes, Shadow the Hedgehog) but not too little (Secret Rings). Also, if you're going to make others beside Sonic playable just mark it down to about 2 or 3 other playable characters for possibly co-op or something like that.

I'm really worried about how the music and the story will turn out because I haven't heard enough of it yet. I really hope they don't use those Zebrahead guys or the band that played in Secret Rings.

Also, hell yeah I'm up for seeing some Mecha Sonic...Stardust Speedway has been one of my favorite levels and I haven't gotten any challenges like that since Sonic Adventure 2.

Developer: "So, we had this idea about a decent Sonic game."
Sonic Team head honcho: "What?"
Developer: "You know, for a change. Look, we've made some gameplay videos."
Sonic Team head honco: "Hmm. You might be on to something. But there's something missing..."
Developer: "What?"
Sonic Team head honcho: "Aha! What about making Sonic a Werewolf?"
Developer: "....What?"
Sonic Team head honcho: "Yeah! And perhaps, while we're at it, perhaps we should include some midget lass, who'll ride Sonic during those segments. Midna the Midget. No, that's taken. Oh, we can always find a name..."
Developer: "I quit."

I started reading this thread, and was almost excited. Can you imagine it? Well, I was until Infernal found out about the WereSonic. God damn you, Sega...

Yeah, because you know what makes a good Sonic game? Storyline. The deep engaging storyline of Sonic 1, 2, 3. Brilliant stories.

What makes a good sonic game? Make it fast. Make it sides scrolling, put Sonic and Tails in it, and let it go.

Storyline in a Sonic game? Jerk off on the series a little more, why don't you? How about we worry less about why Sonic is chasing down rings and make a game that doesn't blow for a change.

Sonic 1, 2, and 3 didn't have a deep storyline. It was pretty basic. Dr. Eggman tries to take over the world or gain control of the chaos emeralds or was it a combination of the two?

Wait a second, were you being sarcastic?

Alright, before this gets out of hand let me just state the obvious to you. I'm a fanboy, you won't be able to get through to me, and I fear you. Happy?

You and I have differing opinions on what is to be believed as a good Sonic game. I loved the Genesis games (maybe not so much love for 3D Blast), but I have also enjoyed the games for Dreamcast, Sonic Heroes, and Sonic 2006. You just liked only the Genesis games (at least, that's all you implied in your previous post).

I believe Sonic should have storylines that don't suck (Sonic 360...good storyline until the end, Secret Rings just plain sucked), you think it should just be simple.

There's probably a lot more that could be said, but I'll leave it at that for now.

YOU... YOU... DOUBLE FURRY

Someone said it reminded them of this weird easter egg from Sonic CD.

http://content.imagesocket.com/image...c_titel75d.gif

I think visual... I don't even like using the word "storytelling" in this case, but it's the most familiar term I can work with, is lost on most players these days. You can see bits of it in certain shoot em ups, Shadow of the Colossus is a good example for the most part. "Show and not tell", that's where a lot of the strength of video games, including Sonic, originates. The idea of having minimal time for exposition and just being smack in the middle of an event is a hell of an experience.

At least Wolf Link was in a good game. Maybe this Sonic will be good despite?

I won't get my hopes up.

Guess everybody just needs to buy a Wii to get in on the only decent current-gen Sonic action. But man, I'd like to play some good Sonic on my 360.

Ever so slightly.

No kidding. You do realise this is something you should be ashamed of, yeah?

Why would I be ashamed of being a fan of something I like? I'm a fanboy of Mario, Zelda, Metal Gear, and Chrono Trigger too. Should I be ashamed of being a fanboy of those as well?

Because when you admit to liking terrible, terrible things, well. Shame.

That being said, I hereby declare you a robot, since no human being can stomach Sonic Heroes AND Sonic 2006 and call them good. I've been playing Sonic since I was a fucking kid and I absolutely could not stand Heroes and I refuse to come within 50 feet of Sonic '06.

Yes. Absolutely. You should strip to the waist, coat yourself in ash and viciously flagellate yourself until you've bloody well atoned.

Being a fan of something is different than being a fanboy. Being a fanboy is pathetic and sad. You obsess, you overlook clear flaws, you back games despite their obviously being atrocious (Sonic Heroes). A fan appreciates in a critical manner, a fanboy jerks off to fanfiction and clearly substandard offerings just because a favoured character is in them.

So you're saying I'm a fan instead of a fanboy? From what you're saying, fanboys like everything but I've clearly stated that I don't like every Sonic game that's out.

Cool, do I get laser eyes?!

No, because you're clearly into the worst aspects of the game culture. You're a fanboy. And you're doing a bang up job of it, too. Isn't there some sonic porn you should be distracting yourself with?

Even I have my limits of what I can play and what I can't stand. Sonic Heroes sucks? It may not have been as good as the Adventure series, but it was decent and it had some great music.

You want a bad game? Go play Shadow the Hedgehog.

No. Shadow was a -worse- game. Sonic Heroes sucks. Shadow just happens to suck AS WELL. I'm not saying it's not a matter of taste, I'm saying you're a fanboy. Something you admit to and clearly wear as a badge of pride. So you and Slayer and all the rest can go hang out together and beat off to weird fan drawn porn of your favourite characters. Good luck with that.

This has gotten off topic...you want to call a truce or are you having too much fun? XD

For those who were excited by seeing the video, did you play Secret Rings? This looks just like it and I'm afraid that it'll be more of the same. The control scheme was pretty crummy along with the incredibly linear levels. I'll remain pretty skeptical about this one.

It gets worse. I've gotten it on pretty decent authority that the twilight princess rip-offs don't end with Sonic turning into a wolf (somewhere Freelance Wolf just came, and has no idea why) and that it's going to get much more literal in its liberal "borrowing" from the Zelda game. So much so that the Sonic comic writers are dreading the fact that they might have to write an adaptation. Doesn't bode well. I think they should just scale this back, make a good, solid Sonic game and stop trying to make it something it's not.

Heeeey now, jerking off to fanfiction is not exclusive to fanboys. Not at all~

A friend of mine gave me the wtf werewolf picture last night, I was tempted to post it but I knew someone on GFF would do a much a better job at reporting about the game. I'll admit I've never seen the ingame footage before and it's easily the most awesome thing about this games development, even if sega is kinda finally admitting "yeah when it comes to dynamic 3D camera work we dunno wtf we're doing lolz"

As for this "needs moar darkness and angst in furryland" gimmick it's getting really fucking old now. Lets see how many times have they flogged that dead horse of an angle so far?

That makes this the 5TH TIME You'd think they would get a clue but nope here we are once again, it's starting to seem like sonic's only salvation from these garbage plots will be if Nintendo adopts him :gonk:

What the hell Sega seriously needs to stop using furry fanfictions as inspiration then watering it down to make it kid friendly, hell I bet some sick fuck is working on sonic wolf on tails porn as I speak* :( I think this screenshot sums up every sonic game plot they've come up with lately


*edit: ahahahaha close enough :tpg: link