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Joined: Aug 04 2009 Posts: 2515

LordHuffnPuff wrote:

Don't discount EGG zone just because it's a boss level. I spent more time there than on any other stage.

Also I had no issues with the things you're talking about. It played fluidly and smoothly, with plenty of time to see what's coming. What system are you on? Or rather, are you complaining that a game about speed makes you act quickly? The video you posted has Sonic falling straight down in mid-jump, but you have to DO THAT ON PURPOSE. He doesn't just stop for no reason, you have to stop moving him!

The number of lives is pretty preposterous though. I went into the final boss with nearly 150 tries.

PS3 and i know Sonic is a fast game i have played the other games. That however is not my point. I am saying the game mechanic doesn't work with regards to platforming. There is a difference between a game being fast and split second reactions to something appearing onto the screen and if you miss it you lose out.

Yes well sadly that is not how momentum works.. if i jump forward into the air i can't just decide to stop mid air and travel straight down. You shouldn't be able to stop in mid air. That is what the video is showing. They messed up the physics big time and they just should have used the ones from the previous game.

2010 SLF Tag Champ Joined: Jun 07 2006 Posts: 12294

Holy shit! This game is twelve hundred points and it's only half of a sonic game!

Megaman 9 and 10 were 800ms each.

Scott pilgrim was 800ms.

Sonic 2 was 400 points.

Shadow complex was 1600 points.

When you buy all four installments at 1200ms each, you're paying like sixty dollars.

You are being tricked into paying sixty bucks for a prettified genesis game!

Posted: Oct 17 2010 06:23 am

What's really funny is that both Sonic Colors and Sonic Free Riders, which are FULL CURRENT GENERATION RETAIL GAMES due out in November, are priced at 49.99 each. So they're each $10 less than the completed Sonic 4.

So you're paying more for the DLC game than for the real ones.

On the bright side, if Sonic 4 is like every other Sega title from the last 6 years, it'll be down to $20 within 6-8 months.

My theory? Sonic 4 is probably about as big as Sonic 3 combined with Sonic & Knuckles, so Sega figured they were giving us a "deal" by charging us half of what it cost for both cartridges combined.

Posted: Oct 17 2010 07:38 am

I'm guessing that maybe a few months after the final episode is released there will be a "Buy 4 for the price of 3" deal. $45 isn't bad for a new Sonic game, but I hate the waiting.

2010 SLF Tag Champ Joined: Jun 07 2006 Posts: 12294

For a new genesis game.

Posted: Oct 17 2010 11:11 pm

Yeah, for $60, they might has well have put it on a disc and packaged it with art book and soundtrack. But no, that would make too much sense.

I can see the Sega CEO now: "I want people to pay $60 for this. And I don't want them to be happy about it, either."

Posted: Oct 19 2010 07:22 am

Could somebody source the statement that there are going to be four episodes please?

Joined: Aug 04 2009 Posts: 2515

I'm pretty sure there is only meant to be 3 episodes.

Joined: Apr 09 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3112

I have the trial and, can't get over the camera. It feels way too close to Sonic, making it more about memorization than anything.

Posted: Oct 21 2010 03:49 pm

I originally heard 3, but everyone was saying 4, so I went with it.

Either way, it's bullshit. $15 per episode is too much. If they want to go that route, they should have put it on the 3DS as a retail title.

Posted: Oct 22 2010 09:50 pm

I think we can all agree it's better than blowing $15 on something like a Call of Duty Map Pack.

Posted: Oct 23 2010 01:11 am

Andrew Man wrote:

I think we can all agree it's better than blowing $15 on something like a Call of Duty Map Pack.

Call of Duty blows

2010 SLF Tag Champ Joined: Jun 07 2006 Posts: 12294

Even at forty five it's wild. I mean, I want it, but if I have that money in my pocket, I'd rather spend it on more meaty games.

My roommate bought it and we play the shit out of it though.

Posted: Oct 24 2010 09:57 am

FNJ wrote:

Even at forty five it's wild. I mean, I want it, but if I have that money in my pocket, I'd rather spend it on more meaty games.

Might I suggest, then, Super Meat Boy? It's on sale until the end of the month in the Live Arcade and is pretty huge.

Posted: Oct 24 2010 10:17 am

Andrew Man wrote:

I think we can all agree it's better than blowing $15 on something like a Call of Duty Map Pack.

It's better than eating a sandwich made of shit and mustard too, but that doesn't mean it's a worthy investment.

Posted: Oct 24 2010 11:51 am

LordHuffnPuff wrote:

FNJ wrote:

Even at forty five it's wild. I mean, I want it, but if I have that money in my pocket, I'd rather spend it on more meaty games.

Might I suggest, then, Super Meat Boy? It's on sale until the end of the month in the Live Arcade and is pretty huge.

Super Meat Boy is actually really fun

Joined: May 22 2008 Location: Goshen, VA Posts: 6544

I just can't pay for this. I want it, but I can wait till it's not a goddamn rip off. Because it is.

Posted: Oct 26 2010 12:53 am

Syd Lexia wrote:

Andrew Man wrote:

I think we can all agree it's better than blowing $15 on something like a Call of Duty Map Pack.

It's better than eating a sandwich made of shit and mustard too, but that doesn't mean it's a worthy investment.

I was raised on shit and mustard sandwiches. Sad

Posted: Oct 26 2010 07:28 am

joshwoodzy wrote:

I just can't pay for this. I want it, but I can wait till it's not a goddamn rip off. Because it is.

People keep saying this, but if there's an explanation somewhere I've missed it. 17 levels for $15. Sonic 3 was $50 for less content, and we didn't call that a ripoff, did we? Even if the final game as a whole is $45, that's still less for a massive amount of content relative to standard pricing conventions.

So yeah. Whut?

2010 SLF Tag Champ Joined: Jun 07 2006 Posts: 12294

because when sonic 3 came out, it was okay to charge fifty dollars for a genesis game. over fifteen years later, it isn't.

Would you spend three grand on a rear projection TV nowadays, knowing that you could get some kind of a fancy pants 3d, high resolution, lcd screen for the same price?

Posted: Oct 27 2010 08:27 am

Well it's a good thing they're charging a fraction of fifty dollars then, isn't it? It's less than a third, and you're still getting more content.

And Sonic Advance/Sonic Rush sold for what, $40? Those were more recent and on handhelds, and I suspect they were shorter than the final Sonic 4 will be once all the episodes are combined.

Posted: Oct 27 2010 08:44 am

I'll buy Sonic 4 when they put it on Steam, because Steam will eventually have some super sale where you can get the complete game for $10.

Posted: Nov 30 2010 12:39 pm

BUMP:

Shouldn't Episode 2 have come out by now?

Posted: Nov 30 2010 01:05 pm

It hasn't. Fans were so unhappy with Episode 1 that Sonic Team is taking a lot of time refining Episode 2, if not completely overhauling it.

Posted: Nov 30 2010 05:32 pm

Sonic fans will never be happy.