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Sonic Team threatens us with more Werehog action in Sonic Unleashed 2 photo

One of the main sore points about Sonic Unleashed was The Werehog, a new alter ego for Sonic that helped to represent everything that is wrong with Sonic Team's continued abuse of Sega's once-loved mascot. Naturally, since most people hated it, Sonic Team has suggested that The Werehog could return, continuing the studio's commitment to making everybody sad.

"In principle, I think that the users are always right," states Sonic and the Black Knight director Tetsu Katano. "They're the ones paying the money and playing the games. If they don't enjoy it, they're not going to buy it. I don't think that producing the Werehog was a mistake per se, but there were a lot of things we could have done better if we had more time and resources.

"If I think of any ideas then Sonic Unleashed 2 will be the time for that, so I don't really have an answer for that. But you will see the Werehog again."

No announcement has been made regarding a Sonic Unleashed 2, so this is all hypothetical. Of course, it was never the Werehog that was the trouble with Sonic Unleashed. It was the piss-poor level design and unforgivable forced replay of stages. Don't worry though kids, I'm sure Sonic Team will make sure we see plenty of that as well.


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Tdiddy9182's Avatar
Tdiddy9182 at 03/03/2009 13:22
Why god why!?
CAVE's Avatar
CAVE at 03/03/2009 13:33
Fuck localizing Yakuza 3, the people want more Werehog Sonic!
Josh Tolentino's Avatar
Josh Tolentino at 03/03/2009 13:37
Good lord. What we WANT, Sega, is an announcement of your OTHER great franchises like Yakuza 3 or at least the DLC for Valkyria Chronicles. God, you could at LEAST be promoting the franchises you ALREADY have in the US, like the upcoming Alpha Protocol, Bayonetta, Infinite Space, Empire: Total War (moot point since it's out in less than a week), MadWorld (actually, we've heard a lot about MadWorld), The Conduit, or fucking Stormrise.

Please, please, PLEASE don't waste our time and energy with this bullshit.
that1dood's Avatar
that1dood at 03/03/2009 13:40
For crying out loud, give it the hell up! This feels like Sega's version of Paris Hilton trying to slap a patent on the phrase, "That's Hot". Sonic is dead. He's been dead as long as the Sega Genesis has. Let him RIP already.
zombiekiller13's Avatar
zombiekiller13 at 03/03/2009 13:42
Seriously?

...

...

Seriously?

Did they just take a bunch of random people off the street to create the latest Sonic Team? Sonic fans don't want him turning into a beast, or falling in love with a little girl.

Here's a tip guys: see all the fans cheering Capcom? Wanna know why? It's because they gave us Mega Man 9, 1942 Joint Strike, and Bionic Commando Rearmed. Old-school 2D games given a fresh coat of paint. Give us a new 2D game, release it as DLC on XBLA, PSN, and WiiWare. Or hell, take another page from Capcom and release Sonic in 3D but keep the gameplay fun, like it was back in the day. Then you'll get blowjobs from us as well.
mix's Avatar
mix at 03/03/2009 13:47
Fuck Sega in the rear, they are retarded buttface hippies and I am VERY surprised they are not going under in this economy.

Why do good video game companies have to struggle while Sega keeps pumping out shit-tacular crap.

WHY!
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Half left at 03/03/2009 13:49
As LITERALLY, the only person I know to have played AND finished Sonic Unleashed I believe I can say:

FUUUUUUUUCK =[!
Trevsweb's Avatar
Trevsweb at 03/03/2009 13:50
can the recession please take these SOBs for the rear and shaft them into making a decent sonic game preferably all 2D-esq back to the classic.
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AgentMOO at 03/03/2009 13:56
It's sad that they are still making money on this franchise with the state it's in.
Tet's Avatar
Tet at 03/03/2009 13:58
Don't you threaten me!

Well have Yakuza 3 and a 2D remake, I'll add to "things want Sega to work on instead"... an English version of Typing of the Dead 2. You already made the damn thing, how hard is it to change "hisktikiokichio" to "cat", set it up on something like Steam and make some extra bucks?
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Dimly at 03/03/2009 14:00
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ParaParaKing at 03/03/2009 14:02
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Although I might end up playing it, because I will never lose hope, that there might be a good Sonic game again someday.
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hitnrun at 03/03/2009 14:02
I always thought Sonic was overrated, a cool character for the repetitive tech demos that were his games. It's not like they had some overarching game designer genius guiding the franchise the way Nintendo and Capcom have.

But there was real fun in elements of Sonic for a whole lot of people. If you can't give them a new Sonic experience - and it looks like Sega absolutely cannot - then at least give him the Mega Man 9 treatment. Hell, bring his furry friends. Invent 12 new friends. Just move them out of the way for 25-30 levels of actual Sonic levels and the sales will come pouring in.
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Kyousuke Nanbu at 03/03/2009 14:02
I wonder if Valkyria Chronicles sold poorly because they never advertised it.
covah's Avatar
covah at 03/03/2009 14:04
Hey Sega

FUCK YOU

Put your resources to good games.
pedrovay2003's Avatar
pedrovay2003 at 03/03/2009 14:07
I actually liked the Wii version of Sonic Unleashed, but the werehog parts were really boring after a while.
Chronic Logic's Avatar
Chronic Logic at 03/03/2009 14:07
"Sonic's about to make you his bitch!" Remember when he used to say that a decade ago?

GUESS WHO'S THE BITCH NOW?!
Shakey1245's Avatar
Shakey1245 at 03/03/2009 14:16
Dear SEGA,
Please just come to my house and shaft me to death with a rusty pipe. Anything but more of your shity gimmicks.
Luv 'N' Hugs
Shakey1245
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The-Excel at 03/03/2009 14:17
Well, at least there's MadWorld.
Timstuff's Avatar
Timstuff at 03/03/2009 14:18
Good lord Sega... Either do a Sonic game CORRECTLY, or do the poor blue guy a favor and send him some suicide putty so he can be put out of his misery!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JaW_f45xnY
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DarkTetsuya at 03/03/2009 14:19
Here's an idea: cancel it entirely!

srsly, SEGA? :(

@Tet: harder than you think, but it helps to actually know *some* japanese... I wouldn't mind seeing TOTD2 myself.
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Chilly at 03/03/2009 14:42
Sonic's arse must be getting pretty damn sore.
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gamadaya at 03/03/2009 15:31
Wow, they've never really just said "We hear you're complaints and are actively ignoring them" before. It's like they aren't even pretending to be on their fan's (yes, I know that's singular) side anymore.
Coldbrand's Avatar
Coldbrand at 03/03/2009 15:46
You want me to buy your game? Ok. Make a fucking sonic game. Let the Werehog shit have its own sequel, I want fucking Sonic.
Ffordesoon's Avatar
Ffordesoon at 03/03/2009 16:18
"Whass gon' sell? Whass gon' sell? Sonic, Elise, Amy Rose! Dey'll pay us MON-EE!"

Seriously, Shawn Elliot gets righter every day.
Ffordesoon's Avatar
Ffordesoon at 03/03/2009 16:20
And yes, I know that's not a word. Shut up.
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Phoenix Gamma at 03/03/2009 16:32
So, they're intentionally making more of the part of the game that nobody liked.

THAT'S NOT HOW YOU MILK SOMETHING, SEGA. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO PRODUCE TOO MUCH OF THE STUFF WE LIKE UNTIL IT GETS STALE AND BORING.
Ffordesoon's Avatar
Ffordesoon at 03/03/2009 16:32
"I wonder if Valkyria Chronicles sold poorly because they never advertised it."

No, it sold poorly because it had Sega's name on it, and Sega is associated with crap like this.

Seriously, I want to love Sega again, I do. But Sega needs to love me back.

And not, you know, make a game where Sonic's core mechanic, his speed, is thrown out for most of the game to somehow appease furries. By making him furrier. And slow. And he has stretchy powers. Because that's really what's fun about being a werething. Stretchy arms.

...

I made myself sad.
Ikey Heyman's Avatar
Ikey Heyman at 03/03/2009 16:37
and I was just beginning to think Sonic Team might actually redeem themselves because of better scores on more recent games...

sigh. I wouldn't mind a third Sonic Rush though, that series has been consistently awesome.
comtruise's Avatar
comtruise at 03/03/2009 17:02
Sega has been on life-support ever since they gave up on consoles. This surely isn't going to help matters.
MiOdd's Avatar
MiOdd at 03/03/2009 17:46
I'm all for a Sonic Unleashed 2 as long as Dimps handles the Wii version again.
atastysammich's Avatar
atastysammich at 03/03/2009 17:49
It could all be a clever ploy to get a rise out of all the haters, then properly hand out face-bound eggs when he's an unlockable character in the upcoming Winter Olympics game(s).
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Holyetheline at 03/03/2009 19:29
How can Sega afford to keep doing this to us? Did they just accept that Sonic is now a whore of a video game character who has slut STDs from being whored out against his will?

My faith in Sonic is now gone.
Midgetsnowman's Avatar
Midgetsnowman at 03/07/2009 03:01
I like the werehog stuff.

I just dislike the thought that we're going to get to see more of those fun 2.5d levels again.
Iyellalot's Avatar
Iyellalot at 03/07/2009 18:51
Everybody shut the fuck up, Unleashed was a good game. The night stages are decent, but not great, but the day stages are awesome and you know it. I WILL TORTURE AND KILL ANYONE WHO JUMPS ON THE "HATING SONIC" BANDWAGON. YOU ALL DERSERVE TO EXPERIENCE AS MUCH PAIN AS IS PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE!
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