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This does not look like the Green Hill Zone that I once loved. Whatever happen to hose waterfall's and mountain's ? Oh well as long as we got a good sonic game that's a 2d HD of the classic sonic that's just fine by me.
Am I the only one who thinks that screenshot is really ugly?
I mean, I can appreciate they're going for a different art style but ew.
I mean, I can appreciate they're going for a different art style but ew.
"You see, at the same time that Sega was making their announcement for their new Sonic, code-named Project Needlemouse, a couple of young guys in Massachusetts announced their fan-made game, Needlemouse: The Emerald Hills."
Coincedence? I think not.
Coincedence? I think not.
Needlemouse sysadmin here:
It was a half-coincidence that Sega named their project the same as ours, Mr. Needlemouse was Sonic's original name, but nobody was using it. It only made sense to call a Sonic-inspired project Needlemouse. We had planned to announce it Wednesday night, but woke up to Sega's announcement, which is the weirdest situation imaginable. I mean, it was even the same day!
It was a half-coincidence that Sega named their project the same as ours, Mr. Needlemouse was Sonic's original name, but nobody was using it. It only made sense to call a Sonic-inspired project Needlemouse. We had planned to announce it Wednesday night, but woke up to Sega's announcement, which is the weirdest situation imaginable. I mean, it was even the same day!
I'm sorry but I'm gonna have to call shenanigans. Call me a troll if you must, (I really don't mean to be) I just find it TOO much of a coincidence that the site magically popped up the same day in order for this to be real. If it's a project that's been being worked on for months then I'd imagine there to be a little bit more info (screenies, textures, character models) by this point rather one picture and some freshly cooked up forums. All in all just seems to look like another crafty plan that's been happening a heck of a lot lately where people are buying out domain names in exchange for some kind of pay off or nifty reward for handing it over. Also, call me crazy but IF it is real and supposed to be a sonic 1 reboot then oops for naming it after the first stage of sonic 2? Here's honest to god hoping that this is actually happening and not some ploy, because I feel like I truly am the last sonic fan out there :(
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First, the domain was registered and the website went live in late August, long before anyone knew about Sega's game. You can go ahead and check by looking up the WHOIS information or maybe Archive.org. It was pure, insane coincidence.
Secondly, It's not intended to be a Sonic 1 reboot, just Jono and Matt's attempt to take the classic gameplay mechanics and put them in a 3D engine (2.5D, think Shadow Complex).
Finally there is quite a bit completed on this project, just nothing we've shown publicly. The game is playable at this stage, but definitely bug ridden and in need of testing. In a short while we intend to release little playable chunks that let us get feedback from the community before releasing the full game - for free of course.
First, the domain was registered and the website went live in late August, long before anyone knew about Sega's game. You can go ahead and check by looking up the WHOIS information or maybe Archive.org. It was pure, insane coincidence.
Secondly, It's not intended to be a Sonic 1 reboot, just Jono and Matt's attempt to take the classic gameplay mechanics and put them in a 3D engine (2.5D, think Shadow Complex).
Finally there is quite a bit completed on this project, just nothing we've shown publicly. The game is playable at this stage, but definitely bug ridden and in need of testing. In a short while we intend to release little playable chunks that let us get feedback from the community before releasing the full game - for free of course.
I don't want this new Sega game to be a remake. I want it to be in the spirit of the old games(balance of speed and platforming) but take into account all of the strides taken in modern platformers and games in general. Sonic Advance did this pretty well, let's hope they build on that and not any other recent Sonic games.
Surely they're trying to do something different from the Sega art style, but that screenshot is just gross looking. I imagine that grotesquery is what the Green Hill zone would look like if it took place in some shitty Tim Burton knock off film.
Not to mention the just plain bad and inappropriate typeface choice (and the fact that the bottom text of their website will overlap the image if the browser window isn't large enough). I realize this project is in it's infancy, but these people are in desperate need of a decent graphic designer.
Not to mention the just plain bad and inappropriate typeface choice (and the fact that the bottom text of their website will overlap the image if the browser window isn't large enough). I realize this project is in it's infancy, but these people are in desperate need of a decent graphic designer.
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