Spike

I live in Joplin Missouri, as some of you know. Right now, the town is all over CNN and the Weather Channel due to the destruction. Throughout the night, while searching for family members, I saw dead bodies, burning buildings, and mountains of rubble as far as you can see. Why am I posting this? I don't really know. The few people I talk to on here may be curious about my well being, and what it's like out here. Luckily, my family was alright, but I can't say the same for the dead and dying I found along the way. I guess just keep your prayers and thoughts out there for all of those people. You never really think something like this can happen to you until it does. (Right now, I'm at my girlfriends place a few miles north of town, that's how I've got internet. But phones are down, and there's no telling how long the power will last here. Wish us luck.) Edit: There's a live stream of things around town here.

The game is just too apeshit crazy. Watching that last video made me so dizzy I felt like vomiting. There's a reason that 3D Sonic games don't have a camera that always stays behind the user: They move too fast. It's nauseating, and half the time I can't tell what's happening. (And yeah, smoke puffs. Looks like Knuckles has the sharts)

I think I know what it is... It looks like one of those boat rides at carnivals. The kind that swing back and forth. Am I right?

That's what I assumed, but there should be more to indicate that it's an introduction. Like, chasing an enemy, or playing little cutscenes throughout. Do you know what I mean?

I just played the demo. To be honest, I was a little disappointed with the first two acts. They were pretty bland. In the first, I didn't encounter one gimmick or enemy. Not a single one. I pretty much just ran forward and jumped on springs. With Tails' level, it got a little better. There were some enemies, and I had to do more than just run and bounce, but it was still empty and fairly short. However, when I got to the rocky level, things started kicking ass. Great level. There were a lot of momentum areas, plenty of hazards and enemies, all the good stuff. Not to mention that the boss was pretty epic. If you take all of the criticism you've got from us into account, this'll be the best fangame around, no doubt.

Well, I said "solid colored or gradients" because I couldn't tell due to the quality. You could improve them a lot by just splicing together pieces from old machines, like I said before. From Sonic 1, 2, 3&K, and Sonic CD, there are ENDLESS mechanical parts to choose from.

Hot damn this game looks awesome! I can't wait to play it. It's been a while since I saw a fangame that I got genuinely excited for. (Hence my silence) Two issues, though. One is just nit-picky, I know, but it's weird. Why does Tails have a running animation rather than his traditional propeller spin? I can understand wanting to have something new, but that's part of his character. Another thing would be the bosses. Don't get me wrong, they're incredible. No issues with the gameplay or anything, just the sprites. They're all pretty bland, usually solid colored or gradients. You should spice them up a bit. Even taking and recoloring bits and pieces of older boss machines would be better. Either way, good job! And rep up, too.

From the trailer, Sonic looks really hard to control... Other than that, it looks like a nice little game. Controls are important, though, so make sure they're easy to handle.

If only I was there.

Am I the only one who thinks this looks kinda... ugly? Sonic's forehead looks huge and it looks like the background is made of play-doh.

Looks interesting. Forgive me for asking, but I haven't been online in a long time. Is it a Sonic Heroes type game? If so, that's a great choice of a team setup. Nostalgic. Anyway, something that has always bugged me about Wood Zone is that there seems to be no top to the floor. It's just a rough cut-off of the tree tiles. Maybe add some moss for a grassy effect? Just a suggestion.

Now that I read this I'm going to have to look for some. Sheesh. I still feel the need to but these toys for no other reason than to put them on a shelf.

I feel you, as I used to live in a town with a theater so small that they showed one movie at a time. I'm going to see Scott Pilgrim when it comes out, other than that I'm not too excited about anything as of now.

Even after reading the big list of what's different, all I really notice is that dashpads are everywhere.

I never even knew that was possible... Pretty cool.

Most recent picture, even though it's a crappy webcam shot:

HEY. No estrogen allowed in this super homo-erotic thread.

I wonder if somewhere down the line, the leaked version will be known as the "Sonic 4 beta" and it will be researched as in-depth as the Sonic 2 beta by a younger generation...

I'm going to make an even BETTER Sonic Shuffle fangame and call it "Sonic Shufflest". Nawwww I'm kidding.

The website doesn't show up, but since it has vuvuzela in the URL, I can say this: THEY SOUND LIKE BEES WHEN THERE ARE A LOT OF THEM.

They never remade Sonic 1. Ported it to hell, but never remade it. (I'm guessing that you're talking about Sonic 4's recycling, but recycling some old elements hardly counts as a remake) I'd like to see a 3D classic Megaman game. Sure they made Powered Up, but it wasn't the same.

Dammit, Overbound! You twisted time just to get presents again, didn't you? Ayche bee.

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Love it!

You seriously play Sonic games for the story?