Abominal Taz Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 (It's hilarious how some fans are making petitions to change the designs, like if those ever worked, haha.) Fans are willing to make petitions about...just about anything, now it's even more amplified. I can't wait for the "Classic vs. Modern vs. Boom" cage match between all fans. I got front row seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawr Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Eh, we're going to get used to it, it's not like we can do anything about it. (It's hilarious how some fans are making petitions to change the designs, like if those ever worked, haha.) The only "getting used to it" I'm gonna be doing is seeing it enough times that it is that it's no longer a shock to me that someone thought it was a good looking design. It's still a bad design in my opinion, and every time I look at it no matter how many times I see it I'm going to think the exact same thing for the reasons I stated above. So far this entire game and cartoon isn't looking like something I'd enjoy (awful dialogue especially this time around holy cow, and I thought Lost World's was bad). By all accounts I want to like Sonic again but between Lost World and this I'm kinda getting disinterested in this franchise haha. I mean by all means enjoy the designs, they're just not for me. All of our tastes in aesthetics are different and whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOrdinarySonicFan Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 I doodled a little somethin' somethin' just for the occasion. Enjoy. Sorry if it's a bit too big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jassbec Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 (edited) The only "getting used to it" I'm gonna be doing is seeing it enough times that it is that it's no longer a shock to me that someone thought it was a good looking design. It's still a bad design in my opinion, and every time I look at it no matter how many times I see it I'm going to think the exact same thing for the reasons I stated above. So far this entire game and cartoon isn't looking like something I'd enjoy (awful dialogue especially this time around holy cow, and I thought Lost World's was bad). By all accounts I want to like Sonic again but between Lost World and this I'm kinda getting disinterested in this franchise haha. I mean by all means enjoy the designs, they're just not for me. All of our tastes in aesthetics are different and whatever. Hahaha, we're on polar opposites here, while yeah, the designs aren't perfect...I'm fine with them, I even like Knuckles. The show seems to have good writing (yeah I did say that) and the game itself looks reaally awesome. I dunno, maybe you should give it a chance to grow on you. Lost World was an alright game, it just didn't really had a direction, and this game hasn't even come out yet and looks like a really awesome one, so stick around and see what happens. Edited February 10, 2014 by Jassbec 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light The Hedgehog Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 I'm mostly with Jassbec here. And AnOrdinarySonicFan gave me this idea: Heres hoping to a good Boom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawr Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 I dunno, maybe you should give it a chance to grow on you. Nah, I am pretty in tune generally with when something won't appeal to me, 9/10 times I'm generally spot on with it and its quite rare that I've ever had to eat my words after something has released. I've been frustrated by this franchise now for a bit so it's gonna take some doing to get me interested again and this definitely isn't helping matters much. We definitely have different tastes concerning this franchise and it's moving in a direction I don't really care for anymore. I'll sit back and just wait for the next game to come along and hopefully wow me. It's a shame because I have fond memories of playing Sonic and I've enjoyed a mix of both classic and modern titles - it's made a mark on me in terms of inspirations so I hate feeling like this. Oh well haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.T. Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Been a major Sonic fan since I can remember...Joined the series well before the 3D era haah and I will admit not every 3D or even 2D game has been great but the last two games, Sonic Lost Worlds and now Sonic Boom, both are complete trash after the wonderful game, Sonic Generations! We all know that Sonic 2006 was trash and we are happy with the recover Sonic had with Unleashed and Generations (not including Colours mainly because I didn't find it entertaining, but rather boring and implemented weird concepts that didn't seem to work so well) but after Generations SEGA/Sonic Team is back at their terrible run of Sonic games. Sorry for those who don't agree what I think but it just kills me as an OG Sonic fan that the series is turning into this piece of shit...WHO THE HELL THINKS THESE REDESIGNS ARE GOOD! - and yes I am aware that this isn't part of the main Canon but it's a lost investment. Also, they could of at least figured out an original teaser/trailer song instead of Skrillex Bangarang track, which was done three years ago in which Skrillex has fell of the face of the Earth making this song sound out of place since we are long past the Skirllex music fad. Normally I would say I'm sorry for ranting but I just can't help myself when I see such trash... Then again many of the newer and younger Sonic fans probably don't see the issues that I do but it's whatever...they market for the younger audience now anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DimensionWarped Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Hey hey, A.T. why don't you consider basing your opinion of a game on factors that actually matter instead of judging it purely based on some minor character design changes that you happen to dislike. Chances are, these designs were chosen by the team making the cartoon show anyway. If you'd been paying any attention at all you would have realized this game isn't even being made by Sonic Team. Also they have always marketed to the younger audience. How old were you exactly when you became a Sonic fan? I personally was six, and I'm probably one of the older people still around here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light The Hedgehog Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 (edited) Quite harse calling it trash. I've been a Sonic fan since I was 4 or 5-ish (18 now) playing the classics all day every day yet still loved the adventure and modern, yet still find myself liking this. I thought this would be utter garbage when the silhouettes were shown but then found it super awesome when the trailer came. The only redesign that I truly "noticed" was Knuckles. I didn't much care about the music (because I'm impartial to it) but it fit for what the trailer showed. Also from the looks of it, it has everything Sonic fans have wanted in a nice little bundle. Playable characters, OMG EXPLORATION which people have been going on about for ages, the werehog fans got their combat and classic fans still get the whole sonic being about rewarding player for exploring different routes and stuff. A pretty big compilation if you ask me. But what frustrates me is how it has all these things but just because it wants to add some of its own thing its no longer "Sonic-y". Overall what I say probably won't change peoples minds but I still hope you can give this game a chance. We give ST billions of chances and still have a belief they can do better but something completely new that hasn't even TRULY exposed to viewers yet gets no chance because it (imo) doesn't reflect your childhood Sonic idol or these strict guidelines of Sonic "IS THIS" which technically Sonic IS whatever the developers ST, SEGA, or even BRB decides to make him. Its there choice on what makes a Sonic game, anything else is what our personal thoughts tell us it should be (I do understand all franchises DO have a certain guidelines they should/ follow /most/ of the time. I'm big on the Adventure games and Sonic 2 but gave games that looked horrible in my eyes, a chance because well... Why not? It kinda buffle- I mean baffles me is all. I do realize that this is just MY opinion though and everyone has different tastes and prefences. Edited February 10, 2014 by Light The Hedgehog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3DR0 Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Welp, for what is worth, these redesigns got the whole internet talking about this game for the last few days. There is no such thing as bad publicity, right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serephim Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Think its funny how people are up in arms over the visual designs of the Sonic franchise when its gameplay has been under assault for over a decade now. I wasn't even paying any attention to the character designs, my eyes were fixated the movement and gameplay features. All i can see is an ambition to make Sonic a decent platformer again, and the side characters actual playable characters, and not stupid sidequests. I've nearly completely given up on Sonic Team creating a thorough platforming experience while controlling sonic, so at least i have something to look forward to now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawr Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Well from a gameplay perspective nothing in the trailer really grabbed me either for what its worth. Not a huge fan of these kinds of co-op platformers anyway. I can appreciate elements as in having more characters again and a few other things - but it's all stuff in a game that has very little appeal for me. Like I said I think I'm just moving past this franchise in general, I'm sure the me about 4-5 years ago would be all over this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Potatobadger Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 People need to get over the designs. None of them are bad, and this is a separate canon. In fact, it's not even canon. This is like sega's own little fan-game of sorts. Think of Pedro's redesigns for that game he's working on. They're pretty much just as different as these designs are. But no one is complaining, they look fine; great, in fact. If Sega redesigned sonic to what pedro did, people would FLIP. And for no reason either. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kessler12 Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 (edited) The show looks cool... I can't say to much about gameplay untill I see a play through. Sonic arms being blue could be over looked. If anything, Knuckles bug me. Why could't they just use the one guy from the comics? Edited February 10, 2014 by Kessler12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serephim Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Well from a gameplay perspective nothing in the trailer really grabbed me either for what its worth. Not a huge fan of these kinds of co-op platformers anyway. I can appreciate elements as in having more characters again and a few other things - but it's all stuff in a game that has very little appeal for me. Like I said I think I'm just moving past this franchise in general, I'm sure the me about 4-5 years ago would be all over this. probably, i feel the same way really. I can't say im too excited to see how (badly) they try to merge beat-em-up in with "fast" sonic gameplay. Feel like both is gonna suffer either either way. But i'm willing to actually watch if ST isn't responsible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawr Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 (edited) People need to get over the designs. None of them are bad, and this is a separate canon. In fact, it's not even canon. This is like sega's own little fan-game of sorts. Think of Pedro's redesigns for that game he's working on. They're pretty much just as different as these designs are. But no one is complaining, they look fine; great, in fact. If Sega redesigned sonic to what pedro did, people would FLIP. And for no reason either. If I recall people had critiqued those as well, but you also do need to remember that a fan making a fan game - or a fan making works of any kind really - is that it doesn't have any repercussions on the franchise as a whole. These ideas will never be used or expanded upon in official media (thankfully because man it'd suck if all the porn people draw and write became official haha). Even if it is a sub franchise it is still the only thing we're getting for a bit and that's already been two games in a row now I've got little interest in - so of course I'm a bit peeved. The thing is neither you or I can also tell each other that the designs are 100% good or 100% bad - it all comes down to preferences and ours happen to be different. What you see as good designs for this is registering with me as "awful", but I do admit Tails and Amy are the only ones I don't find incredibly ugly although the general overall style really bothers me. I do admit the tone in some of my earlier posts makes it seem like I too was claiming it to be objectively bad when I should have made it more clear that I found it subjectively bad. This isn't even specific to this game either - I found the Deadly Six to be incredibly boring designs and now I find these to be bad as well. I've hated the writing in the games as of late and the gameplay styles they've been testing out as I've stated before. It's just a long string of many other things that has this franchise moving in directions I don't particularly care for and just because some of us are negative about the changes doesn't mean people should just 'get over them'. It's not like I'm shitting on anyone's parade but my own, feel free to like this game all you want. But whatever, I'm just gonna stop posting in these Sonic threads on here because I don't want to start pissing in everyone's lemonade. I guess its just to be expected when having a negative opinion on the franchise when on a board for said franchise. Edited February 10, 2014 by Rawr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light The Hedgehog Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 You shouldn't stop posting, we all don't articulate as well as we want to sometimes. It shouldn't stop you from enjoying other Sonic works I just hope rings function as they always do. I don't want Werehog rings were they're just health bar fillers. I'm satisfied with everything else though. (If this game had... nevermind) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jassbec Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) I guess its just to be expected when having a negative opinion on the franchise when on a board for said franchise. Well, no. We're part of the smarter side of the community so we do see flaws and that stuff, we obviously don't claim everything as gold xD But I didn't see anyone getting particularly upset or butt hurt, we're just sharing our thoughts. If you're not into the Sonic franchise as much that's fine, just stick around and see what happens, there's always a chance you'll enjoy it even if it's a 10% chance. If not, well that's fine as well, we all have different preferences after all. (the fact that Sonic Team is not making this really got my interest) Edited February 11, 2014 by Jassbec 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo_Fire_Sonic Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 everyone in sonic boom except knuckles looks kewl to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Potatobadger Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 If I recall people had critiqued those as well, but you also do need to remember that a fan making a fan game - or a fan making works of any kind really - is that it doesn't have any repercussions on the franchise as a whole. These ideas will never be used or expanded upon in official media (thankfully because man it'd suck if all the porn people draw and write became official haha). Even if it is a sub franchise it is still the only thing we're getting for a bit and that's already been two games in a row now I've got little interest in - so of course I'm a bit peeved. The thing is neither you or I can also tell each other that the designs are 100% good or 100% bad - it all comes down to preferences and ours happen to be different. What you see as good designs for this is registering with me as "awful", but I do admit Tails and Amy are the only ones I don't find incredibly ugly although the general overall style really bothers me. I do admit the tone in some of my earlier posts makes it seem like I too was claiming it to be objectively bad when I should have made it more clear that I found it subjectively bad. This isn't even specific to this game either - I found the Deadly Six to be incredibly boring designs and now I find these to be bad as well. I've hated the writing in the games as of late and the gameplay styles they've been testing out as I've stated before. It's just a long string of many other things that has this franchise moving in directions I don't particularly care for and just because some of us are negative about the changes doesn't mean people should just 'get over them'. It's not like I'm shitting on anyone's parade but my own, feel free to like this game all you want. But whatever, I'm just gonna stop posting in these Sonic threads on here because I don't want to start pissing in everyone's lemonade. I guess its just to be expected when having a negative opinion on the franchise when on a board for said franchise. I agree with your every word. Btw, I'm not saying the designs are perfect, I'm just saying they're not bad. To me, that's my opinion. And you understand that. I'm glad you can respect my opinion. And I, in return, respect yours. I wish the rest of the sonic community was like this, instead, it's always "What I say obviously depicts what is the truth, so get mad". There is no "right" in the sonic world. It's a technically non-existent thing, so it's impossible for it to be right or wrong. Anyways, what I said about it being Sega's fan game was just an example/analogy/whateveryouwannacallit, not to be taken literally. But I definitely agree with you on the whole official media thing, cuz you can't even search "metal sonic sprites" in google without getting sonic x tails porn... ugh... Don't open that spoiler if your are innocent or dont want to know specifics or anything. Yeh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ink Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Another reason for me to get the Wii U. I'm excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ila Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abominal Taz Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Soooo...this game won't feature Chaos Emeralds... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WDFFo_uOy0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo_Fire_Sonic Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 we don't need chaos emeralds as long as we have tails's electric whip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ila Posted June 2, 2014 Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 (edited) Well guys, here's a preview from GameXplain, as usual the narrator sounds like he's talking with his mouth full of caramel. Anyway video here. http://youtu.be/5YWdDO5jVeA Food for thought: The game honestly looks a lot like Jak II, and while I don't think that's a good thing especially with the heavy focus on combat. Subsequently rings have been turned back into a health bar. Video reports a lot of slowdown and pacing issues. I guess it could be a lot worse. Every character has an energy whip, and all 3 bosses shown involve using it to grab items and throw them at the boss. Not a good sign as far as variety is concerned. Still, watch the video for yourself. 3DS Version http://youtu.be/DrOUSgBkVzM Apparently this one fared a little better. Notably Amy isn't playable as is instead replaced by Sticks. The bulk of the gameplay seems focused more on 2D exploration, albeit at a slower pace. For those who get a hard on whenever NOSTALGIA is mentioned, the Sea Fox makes a return to the game as well. Otherwise the 3DS version seems more Metroidish, with lots of blatantly colored blocks and doors to help you. Also new villain that is going to inspire way too much bad fanart. Edited June 2, 2014 by ila 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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