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Games => General Gaming => Topic started by: Quemaqua on Tuesday, September 12, 2006, 08:26:10 PM

Title: New Sonic game for the 360 has potential?
Post by: Quemaqua on Tuesday, September 12, 2006, 08:26:10 PM

Watch the first movie for this (http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/sonicthehedgehog/index.html?q=sonic).  Basically just a video montage of game clips, but it actually looks pretty sweet.  I haven't played a Sonic game in a long while, but this one has actually caught my interest a bit.  If they do it right, it could be pretty cool.  The sense of speed is nice and the physics stuph with the other guy could be fun.

(http://i.i.com.com/cnet.g2/images/2006/215/929717_20060804_screen019.jpg)

Title: Re: New Sonic game for the 360 has potential?
Post by: Pugnate on Tuesday, September 12, 2006, 08:33:05 PM

haha I love Sonic.

I've been looking for a decent Sonic game for my sister on the Gamecube. Anyone have any suggestions?

Title: Re: New Sonic game for the 360 has potential?
Post by: scottws on Wednesday, September 13, 2006, 05:47:11 AM

Sonic in 3D is too hard and unfun.  I had Sonic Adventure 2: Battle for the NGC and hated it.  And I love Sonic.

Title: Re: New Sonic game for the 360 has potential?
Post by: Xessive on Wednesday, September 13, 2006, 07:34:09 AM

I gotta say I loved Sonic a lot more back in the 2D days. I played Sonic Adventure on DC, and it took a long time to get used to the controls. I'm still not pinpoint accurate like I used to be with the 2D games! Half the time I'm lost!

But yeah Sonic rules.

Title: Re: New Sonic game for the 360 has potential?
Post by: Pugnate on Wednesday, September 13, 2006, 07:36:37 AM

I definitely agree with Scottws and Xessive. I've actually never tried Sonic in 3D but I can't see it working. Look at a game like Viewtiful Joe, it is a side scroller but is still a lot of fun.

They should stick to the roots, and give Sonic a helluva lot of speed.

Title: Re: New Sonic game for the 360 has potential?
Post by: poomcgoo on Wednesday, September 13, 2006, 09:35:21 AM

I don't know, I had Sonic Adventure for DC and I remember liking it.  I mean it was CERTAINLY no Mario64, but I enjoyed it.

Title: Re: New Sonic game for the 360 has potential?
Post by: Quemaqua on Wednesday, September 13, 2006, 05:34:15 PM

The Sonic Adventure games were pretty popular.  And how can you make a judgment on something you've never even tried Pug?

But I still mostly prefer the 2D ones.  I just thought this one looked better than the recent 3D entries, hence the thread.  Check out the videos.  I dig.

Title: Re: New Sonic game for the 360 has potential?
Post by: Pugnate on Wednesday, September 13, 2006, 09:48:27 PM

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And how can you make a judgment on something you've never even tried Pug?

I know it sounds strange, but it feels odd. A 2D game and a 3D are totally different experiences.

What makes a good Sonic game fun is most stuff that goes with a platformer plus super fast speed. :P I can't imagine how that would work in a 3D environment. If it does, I am getting me a 360. :)

Title: Re: New Sonic game for the 360 has potential?
Post by: Quemaqua on Wednesday, September 13, 2006, 10:02:55 PM

I think it's worked fairly well in the past, just not as well as it could if they worked at it a little harder.  But the sense of speed you get with a 3D game is much greater than 2D, and I think if done right that aspect could actually be far more enjoyable.

Again - watch the videos!

Title: Re: New Sonic game for the 360 has potential?
Post by: Pugnate on Wednesday, September 13, 2006, 11:26:31 PM

You are right, it looks good.

Title: Re: New Sonic game for the 360 has potential?
Post by: Cobra951 on Friday, September 15, 2006, 01:50:01 PM

I played Sonic Heroes on the PC.  It was a mixed bag, but what they did right is sort of lock you to a track when you're Sonic racing along at a million mph.  That way, you get the intended rush in 3D, without flying off in some random direction.