As I am sure you can all recall, Destructoid may have upset Sega a little bit by daring to give coverage on a good looking Sonic game. Well, Sega confirmed the game this past week out so I suppose we're allowed to start talking about Sonic Unleashed again.
Not much to say about this teaser trailer, other than it confirms the fact that Sonic will indeed be turning into some kind of were-creature. This idea has upset a fair number of people, but I say we give it a chance before deciding outright that it sucks.
What worries me, however, is the fact that this trailer is flavored with a little bit of the "dark" and the "gritty," and we all know what happens when Sonic Team attempts to be edgy. Bad things happen, in case you need reminding of Shadow the Hedgehog or 2006's Sonic the Hedgehog.
We shall see. The boy who grew up adoring his Megadrive/Genesis still wants Sonic to be good, but Sonic Team nearly always seems to win at trailers and lose at games. Maybe the outside help from America and Europe will add some much-needed fresh influence though, so you never know. At least we can safely say that Sonic has no legacy left to ruin, so hey ... we got nothing to lose, right?
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Sterling ain't never scurred. It sucks that I can't allow myself to ever really get excited about Sonic games anymore. It's rather pathetic that it has come to that. :(
Oh, so that's what happened. Well, anyways I'm still rooting for Darkspine Sonic to return (he's the coolest super form). Well, I guess with weresonic you be able to play him in regular levels (or so I think) so that might make it worth it.
I remember seeing an extended gameplay video on GT which was longer than the youtube videos that were leaked and it looked like it could be fun.
I'm not going to pass judgment on this Sonic game just yet.... this is Sonic's last chance and Sonicteam know it so I'm going to (naively) put my faith in them.
I love Sonic. I really do. I loved his games, his comics, his cartoons, and anything related to him. He is my favorite video game character EVER.
This is just too fucking much, though. I thought Sonic and the Secret Rings would be good, but no. I thought NEXT GEN SONIC WOULD BE GOOD, but no. I don't know if I can even PRETEND to have any hope that this game will be good. I do hope that I will be proven wrong and this will be awesome, but I'm not counting on it.
If it's actually good, I MAY be able to forgive the whole werewolf thing (and god, please let him be a WEREHEDGEHOG and NOT A WEREWOLF.......IF IT HAS TO HAPPEN AT LEAST KEEP HIM THE SAME SPECIES), but if it's not, it'll go down in history as "that one shitty game with with the blue hedgehog/werewolf".
Please, Sega. Just let him die. I love him and would love to see him in a good game, but it's not going to happen. Just stop fucking embarrassing yourselves and Sonic and put him out of his fucking misery.
I know I shouldn't judge the game just from this trailer, but even the trailer makes me sad. Sonic was such an up-beat game that was all about speed, running around, and spinning and having fun. And now they come out with this "dark" werewolf bullshit? FUCK THAT.
And you know what? The first half of the trailer really captured that feeling I remember from my childhood. Sonic, just chilling there, tossing up his shiny golden ring, as cool as the Fonze. And then...this werewolf bullshit...like a torrent of marketing bullshit...ugh.
I know - times are different these days! Games are expensive, and we need Sonic to appeal to the new generation of "edgier" gamers! Right. I guess that's why Nintendo has been so unsuccessful with their line of up-beat Wii titles.
I really had high hopes, and I still do. But if this trailer is any indication of the direction Sonic Unleashed is taking, Sega, you fail in creativity and in business.
Haha, am I the only one that ever liked Sonic Adventure 1&2 as well as Sonic Heroes. Sure they weren't the old sonic we are used to but I thought they were all pretty decent 3d conversions for sonic (those chaos were so addicting). Chaos aside though I've never understood why Sonic Adventure got as much crap as it did. Sonic Heroes especially nailed it...I don't see why sega didn't stick with the direction they were going.
All that aside this trailer looks like some serious fail to me. I was excited until they introduced the werehedgehog.
O' Sega buddy, why do you have to keep messing with sonic?
We don't want Big, E-102Y, the Chaotix, Silver, Blaze, or even Werewolf Sonic. We just want our old pal Sonic the Hedgehog in a fun game...
I officially announce the formation of the Destructoid "Sonic the Hedgehog" Intellectual Property Rescue Consortium. We shall accumulate enough funds to buy the Sonic IP from Sega and fund development of a new Sonic game by a group of elected developers. Who's in? This is our only hope, guys.
I'm not going to pass judgement yet about this werewolf thing. I think if they wanted to make it interesting, they would make the werewolf version more acrobatic (jumping, swinging from trees, climbing walls, etc), to keep the pace fast. However, if the point of the werewolf form is to kill robots more effectively, it will suck.
Sega has wiped out all the high hopes I had for Sonic Unleashed — seeds of hope that were sown by the first gameplay trailer — with this were-Sonic CG piece of crap.
if they cut up the levels to day/night to seperate it, then it could work.
but having the werewolf as a super is ridiculous.
i don't want to have some difficult game and the only way for it to seem fair is if i save up rings or energy or some shit so i can turn into super were-shithead in order to get past hard parts of a level.
if it's just like a skin swap and night background with a couple added elements of wall jumping, knuckles-esque climbing, and quick lunges or something, then i'll be able to deal with never re-playing (or even playing) the night levels.
just so long as sonic stays in daylight and the abomination stays in the dark shadows, and the two game characters are COMPLETELY separated, then i'll be able to deal with it all.
please do not add super-mode to a sonic game. split it up to 2 different kind of game modes. please. it's as simple as that.
It's not like the "light vs dark" thing hasn't been done before at least a dozen times over in other games. So, it's not even an original idea. I would very much like to have Sonic game that's good, but it's not looking good. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. Rest in peace good buddy.
Who likes 'Sonic the Hedgehog'?! Who really likes him? You? You do?! Or, like me, do you think you do...
Face it, we don't really like 'Sonic' for his library of games, we like 'Sonic' for his cool character. Sad, but true...
I've dug 'Sonic' since his birth on the Mega Drive/Genesis back in 1991! Sadly, after 'Sonic and Knuckles'(released in 1994) I have yet to enjoy a "Sonic" game... Hard to believe? Not really...
His shit's been weak.
Most of us gave up hope for a cool, new 'Sonic' game... Am I right?!
Should we give up hope?! The world may never know, but 'SEGA' does!
You know, if they're going to go all edgy on us I think they should go all the way and make a seriously realistic looking Sonic game with psychotic mutated hedgehogs or something...
Not like it would be any worse than what they've already been doing, and at least it would be good for a laugh. It's either that or going back to Sonics tried-and-true roots, and Sonic Team seems to have abandoned that idea entirely, much to our chagrin.
Why can't they just make Sonic 3, as a sequel to the first 2 Genesis games? Why!??!?! Would it be too difficult!?!? Are designers these days too inept to make awesome 2D levels of loops and stuff!?!? AHHH
I never called bs on the shots. I thought they where legit at most. crazed fan made at worse, but the MORE i saw the less likely that became. scratch that. The more i saw without amy pron the less likely that became.
"Why can't they just make Sonic 3, as a sequel to the first 2 Genesis games?"
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And guys, shut the fuck up. We've known about the werewolf stuff for WEEKS. Why is everyone acting surprised by this? And why is everyone passing judgment off of a fucking 30 second CGI teaser? You're being fucking idiots.
I miss the chubby little ole classic Sonic. Although i do like the more mature(ish)looking Sonic, but the design doesnt exactly make sense when he's remained 16 years old since the first game. I was a little dissapointed that Classic sonic wasn't an alternate costume for Sonic in brawl.
Oh, and on topic...not suprised at all buy that little bit at the tend of the trailer, but a little more intrigued by the notion. I seriously want to see more before I pass any judgement.
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4:27 PM on 04.07.2008
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Dr Jekyl and Mr Hyde????
What's next he's got a portrait in the attic he can't look at?
I'm not going to pass judgment on this Sonic game just yet.... this is Sonic's last chance and Sonicteam know it so I'm going to (naively) put my faith in them.
We should form a support group or something.
I love Sonic. I really do. I loved his games, his comics, his cartoons, and anything related to him. He is my favorite video game character EVER.
This is just too fucking much, though. I thought Sonic and the Secret Rings would be good, but no. I thought NEXT GEN SONIC WOULD BE GOOD, but no. I don't know if I can even PRETEND to have any hope that this game will be good. I do hope that I will be proven wrong and this will be awesome, but I'm not counting on it.
If it's actually good, I MAY be able to forgive the whole werewolf thing (and god, please let him be a WEREHEDGEHOG and NOT A WEREWOLF.......IF IT HAS TO HAPPEN AT LEAST KEEP HIM THE SAME SPECIES), but if it's not, it'll go down in history as "that one shitty game with with the blue hedgehog/werewolf".
Please, Sega. Just let him die. I love him and would love to see him in a good game, but it's not going to happen. Just stop fucking embarrassing yourselves and Sonic and put him out of his fucking misery.
I know I shouldn't judge the game just from this trailer, but even the trailer makes me sad. Sonic was such an up-beat game that was all about speed, running around, and spinning and having fun. And now they come out with this "dark" werewolf bullshit? FUCK THAT.
And you know what? The first half of the trailer really captured that feeling I remember from my childhood. Sonic, just chilling there, tossing up his shiny golden ring, as cool as the Fonze. And then...this werewolf bullshit...like a torrent of marketing bullshit...ugh.
I know - times are different these days! Games are expensive, and we need Sonic to appeal to the new generation of "edgier" gamers! Right. I guess that's why Nintendo has been so unsuccessful with their line of up-beat Wii titles.
I really had high hopes, and I still do. But if this trailer is any indication of the direction Sonic Unleashed is taking, Sega, you fail in creativity and in business.
All that aside this trailer looks like some serious fail to me. I was excited until they introduced the werehedgehog.
O' Sega buddy, why do you have to keep messing with sonic?
We don't want Big, E-102Y, the Chaotix, Silver, Blaze, or even Werewolf Sonic. We just want our old pal Sonic the Hedgehog in a fun game...
but having the werewolf as a super is ridiculous.
i don't want to have some difficult game and the only way for it to seem fair is if i save up rings or energy or some shit so i can turn into super were-shithead in order to get past hard parts of a level.
if it's just like a skin swap and night background with a couple added elements of wall jumping, knuckles-esque climbing, and quick lunges or something, then i'll be able to deal with never re-playing (or even playing) the night levels.
just so long as sonic stays in daylight and the abomination stays in the dark shadows, and the two game characters are COMPLETELY separated, then i'll be able to deal with it all.
please do not add super-mode to a sonic game. split it up to 2 different kind of game modes. please. it's as simple as that.
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Sega do you even remember when you rocked? You remember those days when we all loved you? Yeah, Sega you should go back to doing stuff like that...
Face it, we don't really like 'Sonic' for his library of games, we like 'Sonic' for his cool character. Sad, but true...
I've dug 'Sonic' since his birth on the Mega Drive/Genesis back in 1991! Sadly, after 'Sonic and Knuckles'(released in 1994) I have yet to enjoy a "Sonic" game... Hard to believe? Not really...
His shit's been weak.
Most of us gave up hope for a cool, new 'Sonic' game... Am I right?!
Should we give up hope?! The world may never know, but 'SEGA' does!
Not like it would be any worse than what they've already been doing, and at least it would be good for a laugh. It's either that or going back to Sonics tried-and-true roots, and Sonic Team seems to have abandoned that idea entirely, much to our chagrin.
I also sense some really bad Lord of the Ring jokes coming once more people see this trailer.
eh.. please bring it back.
But then, I liked Sonic Heroes and like Crush 40. So I probably can't comment.
SONIC ANGRY! GRRR! ... Hahaha!
I'll wait to see gameplay before I pass judgement but this does not bode well. Not at all.
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And guys, shut the fuck up. We've known about the werewolf stuff for WEEKS. Why is everyone acting surprised by this? And why is everyone passing judgment off of a fucking 30 second CGI teaser? You're being fucking idiots.
I'm surprised he could run after all those delicious yummy chili dogs. Gross!
Oh, and on topic...not suprised at all buy that little bit at the tend of the trailer, but a little more intrigued by the notion. I seriously want to see more before I pass any judgement.
Damn you SEGA!
Just give the got damned license to Nintendo and let Miyamoto and Nintendo EAD Tokyo develop a worthy successor...
Yes?!
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