When are we getting a new sonic?

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#1 mariokart97
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I'm hoping it'll be a 2d one or a sidescroller.:P

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#2 sonicthemegaman
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Project Needlemouse?
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#3 dragonfly110
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there actually is one comfirmed for release, at the moment it is called project needlemouse,

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#4 mariokart97
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there actually is one comfirmed for release, at the moment it is called project needlemouse,

dragonfly110

really when?

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#5 mitu123
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The other posters has said the name of the game, and it's going to be in 2D, so it's going to be good most likely.

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#6 deactivated-5b78379493e12
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There's not a release date yet, or much information.

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#7 mitu123
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[QUOTE="dragonfly110"]

there actually is one comfirmed for release, at the moment it is called project needlemouse,

mariokart97

really when?

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6216991.html

The release date is TBA 2010 as of now.

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#8 Snagal123
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2D made on Cryengine 3.

Fully destructible, when he spins fast it rips up trees and grass and everything else, just vortex of destruction, it be awesome!

I'm afraid its not going to happen though, await the next awful 3D incarnation.

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#9 boredy-Mcbored
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When will we get a good one? :?

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When will we get a good one? :?

boredy-Mcbored
imo there has never been a really great sonic game. They always talk about this classic era for sonic but those games are trial and error frustrations. Mario was always 10x better
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#11 dachase
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[QUOTE="boredy-Mcbored"]

When will we get a good one? :?

GunSmith1_basic

imo there has never been a really great sonic game. They always talk about this classic era for sonic but those games are trial and error frustrations. Mario was always 10x better

only trial and error if you suck at them :P classic marios are good but they never held my interest till mario 64. Sonic was more fun imo

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2D made on Cryengine 3.

Fully destructible, when he spins fast it rips up trees and grass and everything else, just vortex of destruction, it be awesome!

I'm afraid its not going to happen though, await the next awful 3D incarnation.

Snagal123
LOL, that would be so full of win.
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#13 XxSTILL_BORNxX
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2D made on Cryengine 3.

Fully destructible, when he spins fast it rips up trees and grass and everything else, just vortex of destruction, it be awesome!

I'm afraid its not going to happen though, await the next awful 3D incarnation.

Snagal123
LOL, that would be so full of win.
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#14 ArisShadows
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The question here is when is the next time we want a sonic game?
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#15 St_muscat
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When will we get a good one? :?

boredy-Mcbored

What are you talking about? Did you seem to forget the awesomeness that is Sonic and the Black Knight, I mean come on its Sonic, BUT NOW HE HAS A SWORD!!! How awesome is that :P.

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#16 ArisShadows
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[QUOTE="St_muscat"]

[QUOTE="boredy-Mcbored"]

When will we get a good one? :?

What are you talking about? Did you seem to forget the awesomeness that is Sonic and the Black Knight, I mean come on its Sonic, BUT NOW HE HAS A SWORD!!! How awesome is that :P.

Screw that, it was all about the Werehog!
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#17 prsman
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I'm hoping for a 2D (no 3D on a 2D plane) in the style of Sonic 2. Use 2D graphics (not pixelated sprites), release it on a disc, and 500+ levels are a dream away.
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#18 mitu123
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A few info about the game:

1. It's in 2D

2. Has HD support

3. Will be on XBLA and PSN most likely.

Not much, but beats nothing.

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I hope Tails and Knuckles well be improtant and playble choices again.

They have become become a huge jokes lately.

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#20 boredy-Mcbored
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[QUOTE="boredy-Mcbored"]

When will we get a good one? :?

St_muscat

What are you talking about? Did you seem to forget the awesomeness that is Sonic and the Black Knight, I mean come on its Sonic, BUT NOW HE HAS A SWORD!!! How awesome is that :P.

Meh. Sword =/= turning into a werewolf. Who cares that it really made no sense since a warewolf is a human turning into a wolf. It was EPIC! :P

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[QUOTE="GunSmith1_basic"][QUOTE="boredy-Mcbored"]

When will we get a good one? :?

dachase

imo there has never been a really great sonic game. They always talk about this classic era for sonic but those games are trial and error frustrations. Mario was always 10x better

only trial and error if you suck at them :P classic marios are good but they never held my interest till mario 64. Sonic was more fun imo

The classics are nice but after Sonic Adventure....

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Who cares? Well, for those who do, they are working on that "Project Needlenose" thing which is supposed to be a 2D Sonic game. I just played Sonic 3 the other day and it hurt me to realize that I will never play a Sonic game like that one again. :(
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I hope its 2D, enough with this 3D load of crap with extra gimmicks.

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A few info about the game:

1. It's in 2D

2. Has HD support

3. Will be on XBLA and PSN most likely.

Not much, but beats nothing.

mitu123

I really hope Wii owners get something in placement for those if it's HD plat exclusive, like we got Secret Rings instead of Sonic the Disaster (thank god for that). Honestly, there is no doubt in my mind it's NOT going to Wii

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#25 mitu123
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[QUOTE="mitu123"]

A few info about the game:

1. It's in 2D

2. Has HD support

3. Will be on XBLA and PSN most likely.

Not much, but beats nothing.

nintendoboy16

I really hope Wii owners get something in placement for those if it's HD plat exclusive, like we got Secret Rings instead of Sonic the Disaster (thank god for that). Honestly, there is no doubt in my mind it's NOT going to Wii

http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/projectneedlemouse/index.html

Looks like Wii owners are getting it.

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#26 VendettaRed07
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[QUOTE="dragonfly110"]

there actually is one comfirmed for release, at the moment it is called project needlemouse,

mariokart97

really when?

Lol.... I really wish what just happened to you could happen to me.

Me-" Ah man God Id do anything for shenmue 3"

Internet person- " Dude you didn't here? Its coming out Q4 this year! Heres a link with proof"

Me-*has heart attack

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#27 Arach666
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[QUOTE="mariokart97"]

[QUOTE="dragonfly110"]

there actually is one comfirmed for release, at the moment it is called project needlemouse,

VendettaRed07

really when?

Lol.... I really wish what just happened to you could happen to me.

Me-" Ah man God Id do anything for shenmue 3"

Internet person- " Dude you didn't here? Its coming out Q4 this year! Heres a link with proof"

Me-*has heart attack

Dude, for a moment there you almost gave me a heart attack.... .....Shenmue 3 confirmed?With link to prove it? FINALLY!!!!!YAY!!! *faints*
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#28 sonicthemegaman
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[QUOTE="dachase"]

[QUOTE="GunSmith1_basic"][QUOTE="boredy-Mcbored"]

When will we get a good one? :?

imo there has never been a really great sonic game. They always talk about this classic era for sonic but those games are trial and error frustrations. Mario was always 10x better

only trial and error if you suck at them :P classic marios are good but they never held my interest till mario 64. Sonic was more fun imo

Video games are trial and error to begin with. The whole Sonic franchise is trial and error. I was playing Uncharted 2 yesterday and that's pretty much trial and error too. Trial and error is a poor excuse to bash a game. It simply means you suck if you honestly get frustrated by trial and error.
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Who cares? Well, for those who do, they are working on that "Project Needlenose" thing which is supposed to be a 2D Sonic game. I just played Sonic 3 the other day and it hurt me to realize that I will never play a Sonic game like that one again. :(NAPK1NS
It hurt you that "the barrel" will never happen again?
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#30 shoryuken_
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I wonder what "fun" gimmick Sonic Team will concoct for Project Needlemouse. Perhaps at night, Sonic will transform into a snail with a sword.

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I wonder what "fun" gimmick Sonic Team will concoct for Project Needlemouse. Maybe Sonic will transform into a snail with a sword at night?

shoryuken_
So you've given up on them is basically what you are trying to say?
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#32 shoryuken_
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So you've given up on them is basically what you are trying to say?sonicthemegaman

I really want to believe that Sega can revive Sonic. Truthfully, I really do. However, I've been waiting for over a decade for them to fix the formula up and they still haven't delivered. After all, one can only wait for so long before calling it quits.

To get to the point: I'm not getting my hopes up. But I really hope that Sonic Team manages to prove me wrong though.

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[QUOTE="sonicthemegaman"] So you've given up on them is basically what you are trying to say?shoryuken_

I really want to believe that Sega can revive Sonic. Truthfully, I really do. However, I've been waiting for over a decade for them to fix the formula up and they still haven't delivered. After all, one can only wait for so long before calling it quits.

To get to the point: I'm not getting my hopes up. But I really hope that Sonic Team manages to prove me wrong though.

There is nothing to revive. I mean what the hell was so great about the classics compared to the better installments in the 3D series like for example Adventure 1 and Heroes? I've been a Sonic fan since childhood yet it seems everyone else is blinded by nostalgia and know very little about Sonic games. Sonic may not be a big name anymore but this whole "decade of bad Sonic games" stuff just makes the games sound unbareable. You should just quit now if you feel that way.

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The question here is when is the next time we want a sonic game?ArisShadows
Sonic 2006 > Super Mario Galaxy And I'm being completely serious here.
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There is nothing to revive. I mean what the hell was so great about the classics compared to the better installments in the 3D series like for example Adventure 1 and Heroes? I've been a Sonic fan since childhood yet it seems everyone else is blinded by nostalgia and know very little about Sonic games. Sonic may not be a big name anymore but this whole "decade of bad Sonic games" stuff just makes the games sound unbareable. You should just quit now if you feel that way.

sonicthemegaman

Ever since they went 3D, the Sonic series has accumulated a lot of unnecessary bulk that detracted from what made Sonic fun back in the 2D era. Here are some of those things: All of Sonic's "cool" friends he has met such as Amy, Silver, that cat thing, etc., stupid gimmicks such as Werehogs, swords, guns, many levels that almost play themselves, among other things.

When I play a Sonic game, I want to be running as fast as I can through all of the loops and downhills without stopping once. I don't want to deal with all of this crap that has been building up over the years. Unleashed was a step in the right direction with the daytime levels, but it didn't fully deliver. I hope you can tell I'm not being blinded by nostalgia.

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[QUOTE="sonicthemegaman"]

There is nothing to revive. I mean what the hell was so great about the classics compared to the better installments in the 3D series like for example Adventure 1 and Heroes? I've been a Sonic fan since childhood yet it seems everyone else is blinded by nostalgia and know very little about Sonic games. Sonic may not be a big name anymore but this whole "decade of bad Sonic games" stuff just makes the games sound unbareable. You should just quit now if you feel that way.

shoryuken_

Ever since they went 3D, the Sonic series has accumulated a lot of unnecessary bulk that detracted from what made Sonic fun back in the 2D era. Here are some of those things: All of Sonic's "cool" friends he has met such as Amy, Silver, that cat thing, etc., stupid gimmicks such as Werehogs, swords, guns, many levels that almost play themselves, among other things.

When I play a Sonic game, I want to be running as fast as I can through all of the loops and downhills without stopping once. I don't want to deal with all of this crap that has been building up over the years. Unleashed was a step in the right direction with the daytime levels, but it didn't fully deliver. I hope you can tell I'm not being blinded by nostalgia.

The big problem is that 3D added too much complexity. When it comes to 3D, speed kills. The human reflexes have trouble coping with things coming at such extremely high speeds and with touchy controls made a requirement by the 3D plane. That's probably why you don't hear of F-Zero anymore and why clones of last gen like Quantum Redshift panned--they became too fast. Sonic is a series that actually benefits from simplicity. And a 2D plane represented the ideal of simplicity (that and a one-button action) since it became a lot easier to move where you want to go, especially at speed and/or in midair (does anyone remember trying to do tricks like multiple enemy bounces to reach floating rings and so on--that kind of thing). If this new Sonic game is essentially 2D in nature (I'll take 3D graphics with 2D controls--the controls are the big thing), then Sonic Team is going back to its roots, back to when their games were actually worth playing.
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#37 sonicthemegaman
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[QUOTE="sonicthemegaman"]

There is nothing to revive. I mean what the hell was so great about the classics compared to the better installments in the 3D series like for example Adventure 1 and Heroes? I've been a Sonic fan since childhood yet it seems everyone else is blinded by nostalgia and know very little about Sonic games. Sonic may not be a big name anymore but this whole "decade of bad Sonic games" stuff just makes the games sound unbareable. You should just quit now if you feel that way.

shoryuken_

Ever since they went 3D, the Sonic series has accumulated a lot of unnecessary bulk that detracted from what made Sonic fun back in the 2D era. Here are some of those things: All of Sonic's "cool" friends he has met such as Amy, Silver, that cat thing, etc., stupid gimmicks such as Werehogs, swords, guns, many levels that almost play themselves, among other things.

When I play a Sonic game, I want to be running as fast as I can through all of the loops and downhills without stopping once. I don't want to deal with all of this crap that has been building up over the years. Unleashed was a step in the right direction with the daytime levels, but it didn't fully deliver. I hope you can tell I'm not being blinded by nostalgia.

First thing, Amy isn't "cool" or new for that matter. I see your point but, you could of used a better example like say Shadow or Rouge. I don't really see whats so stupid gimmicks that work. After the whole gun phase, ST added "gimmicks" at least felt in place with the installments they were in. The story in Unleashed pretty much explained the reason behind Sonic turning into a Werehog. The levels and combat were far from being the absolute nightmare people say it is. It's really just a Ristar/Double Dragon fusion. How this ruins the game is a mystery. As for Black Knight, the story pretty much tells you why you have a sword. Not to mention is an actual character in the game. If anything, Sonic may not have really needed a sword but, it's not like it destroyed the game. When I play a Sonic game, I play a Sonic game. Period. I know want to run fast but, the old games weren't even like that to begin with. You're asking for more Sonic Rush because that along with Unleashed daytime sections is all about. Sonic is a plat-former. I don't even think nostalgia is what's wrong here. I think you simply don't like Sonic anymore. I mean you said "decade". Adventure 1 and Heroes weren't good either? At this point, I really see no hope for you liking Sonic again.
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Probably this or next year. A better question would be "when are we getting a good Sonic game?". And the answer for that is "Never.". =)
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[QUOTE="shoryuken_"]

[QUOTE="sonicthemegaman"]

There is nothing to revive. I mean what the hell was so great about the classics compared to the better installments in the 3D series like for example Adventure 1 and Heroes? I've been a Sonic fan since childhood yet it seems everyone else is blinded by nostalgia and know very little about Sonic games. Sonic may not be a big name anymore but this whole "decade of bad Sonic games" stuff just makes the games sound unbareable. You should just quit now if you feel that way.

HuusAsking

Ever since they went 3D, the Sonic series has accumulated a lot of unnecessary bulk that detracted from what made Sonic fun back in the 2D era. Here are some of those things: All of Sonic's "cool" friends he has met such as Amy, Silver, that cat thing, etc., stupid gimmicks such as Werehogs, swords, guns, many levels that almost play themselves, among other things.

When I play a Sonic game, I want to be running as fast as I can through all of the loops and downhills without stopping once. I don't want to deal with all of this crap that has been building up over the years. Unleashed was a step in the right direction with the daytime levels, but it didn't fully deliver. I hope you can tell I'm not being blinded by nostalgia.

The big problem is that 3D added too much complexity. When it comes to 3D, speed kills. The human reflexes have trouble coping with things coming at such extremely high speeds and with touchy controls made a requirement by the 3D plane. That's probably why you don't hear of F-Zero anymore and why clones of last gen like Quantum Redshift panned--they became too fast. Sonic is a series that actually benefits from simplicity. And a 2D plane represented the ideal of simplicity (that and a one-button action) since it became a lot easier to move where you want to go, especially at speed and/or in midair (does anyone remember trying to do tricks like multiple enemy bounces to reach floating rings and so on--that kind of thing). If this new Sonic game is essentially 2D in nature (I'll take 3D graphics with 2D controls--the controls are the big thing), then Sonic Team is going back to its roots, back to when their games were actually worth playing.

I think it was made pretty obvious at this point that everyone complaining can barely play the recent Sonic games. I'm sorry but, Sonic being "too hard" or rather "too fast" in 3D is really hard for me to believe. Especially when "speed" is what people claim the series lost in the first place.
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[QUOTE="boredy-Mcbored"]

When will we get a good one? :?

St_muscat

What are you talking about? Did you seem to forget the awesomeness that is Sonic and the Black Knight, I mean come on its Sonic, BUT NOW HE HAS A SWORD!!! How awesome is that :P.

Do you want me to quote Yahtzee?
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I think if Sonic team did something like New Super Mario Bros. Keep the roots of the series intact, the best parts, add some imporved graphics and 3D backgrounds, and add a few new complementary gameplay ideas, you'd have a winner.

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[QUOTE="HuusAsking"][QUOTE="shoryuken_"]

Ever since they went 3D, the Sonic series has accumulated a lot of unnecessary bulk that detracted from what made Sonic fun back in the 2D era. Here are some of those things: All of Sonic's "cool" friends he has met such as Amy, Silver, that cat thing, etc., stupid gimmicks such as Werehogs, swords, guns, many levels that almost play themselves, among other things.

When I play a Sonic game, I want to be running as fast as I can through all of the loops and downhills without stopping once. I don't want to deal with all of this crap that has been building up over the years. Unleashed was a step in the right direction with the daytime levels, but it didn't fully deliver. I hope you can tell I'm not being blinded by nostalgia.

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The big problem is that 3D added too much complexity. When it comes to 3D, speed kills. The human reflexes have trouble coping with things coming at such extremely high speeds and with touchy controls made a requirement by the 3D plane. That's probably why you don't hear of F-Zero anymore and why clones of last gen like Quantum Redshift panned--they became too fast. Sonic is a series that actually benefits from simplicity. And a 2D plane represented the ideal of simplicity (that and a one-button action) since it became a lot easier to move where you want to go, especially at speed and/or in midair (does anyone remember trying to do tricks like multiple enemy bounces to reach floating rings and so on--that kind of thing). If this new Sonic game is essentially 2D in nature (I'll take 3D graphics with 2D controls--the controls are the big thing), then Sonic Team is going back to its roots, back to when their games were actually worth playing.

I think it was made pretty obvious at this point that everyone complaining can barely play the recent Sonic games. I'm sorry but, Sonic being "too hard" or rather "too fast" in 3D is really hard for me to believe. Especially when "speed" is what people claim the series lost in the first place.

Sonic unleashed was the most fast paced sonic game and possibly the most fast paced game in history, my favourite sonic to date, sonic 2 is my 2nd fav.

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i stopped caring for sonic after the awful Sonic 06, but if Sega release Sonic in 2D then it's guranteed to be great.
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Lol i can tell by all these hate sonic these sonic hatersknow absolutly nothing about the current sonic team.

Sonic Team was replaced by a whole new team and that team lead to the 360/PS3 versions of Sonic Unleashed which were the best 3d sonic ever created (regardless of biased scores)

Project Needlemouse is being made by the devs who made 360 unleashed so i have very high hopes because i enjoyed unleashed asmuch as SMG and that is defanatly saying alot.

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[QUOTE="sonicthemegaman"][QUOTE="HuusAsking"]The big problem is that 3D added too much complexity. When it comes to 3D, speed kills. The human reflexes have trouble coping with things coming at such extremely high speeds and with touchy controls made a requirement by the 3D plane. That's probably why you don't hear of F-Zero anymore and why clones of last gen like Quantum Redshift panned--they became too fast. Sonic is a series that actually benefits from simplicity. And a 2D plane represented the ideal of simplicity (that and a one-button action) since it became a lot easier to move where you want to go, especially at speed and/or in midair (does anyone remember trying to do tricks like multiple enemy bounces to reach floating rings and so on--that kind of thing). If this new Sonic game is essentially 2D in nature (I'll take 3D graphics with 2D controls--the controls are the big thing), then Sonic Team is going back to its roots, back to when their games were actually worth playing.awdxfv

I think it was made pretty obvious at this point that everyone complaining can barely play the recent Sonic games. I'm sorry but, Sonic being "too hard" or rather "too fast" in 3D is really hard for me to believe. Especially when "speed" is what people claim the series lost in the first place.

Sonic unleashed was the most fast paced sonic game and possibly the most fast paced game in history, my favourite sonic to date, sonic 2 is my 2nd fav.

Exactly. Unleashed was by far the fastest Sonic to date yet people focus on how slow the Werehog is. Hell, Werehog Sonic is about as fast as Kratos. Does Kratos "move like a tank" too?
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[QUOTE="awdxfv"]

[QUOTE="sonicthemegaman"] I think it was made pretty obvious at this point that everyone complaining can barely play the recent Sonic games. I'm sorry but, Sonic being "too hard" or rather "too fast" in 3D is really hard for me to believe. Especially when "speed" is what people claim the series lost in the first place.sonicthemegaman

Sonic unleashed was the most fast paced sonic game and possibly the most fast paced game in history, my favourite sonic to date, sonic 2 is my 2nd fav.

Exactly. Unleashed was by far the fastest Sonic to date yet people focus on how slow the Werehog is. Hell, Werehog Sonic is about as fast as Kratos. Does Kratos "move like a tank" too?

You can avoid the werehog levels with a save file. If i weren't able to avoid the werehog levels it would be the worst sonic...or one of the worst.
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Its rumored that project needle mouse was a hoax :(

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Lol i can tell by all these hate sonic these sonic hatersknow absolutly nothing about the current sonic team.

Sonic Team was replaced by a whole new team and that team lead to the 360/PS3 versions of Sonic Unleashed which were the best 3d sonic ever created (regardless of biased scores)

Project Needlemouse is being made by the devs who made 360 unleashed so i have very high hopes because i enjoyed unleashed asmuch as SMG and that is defanatly saying alot.

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That true. The whole team was different, even the director. Yuji Naka left to start his own company by that point. The new team is doing what they can to restore Sonic as much as possible. At this point, people aren't even hating on Sonic Team because it's not the same team. Now they simply hate Sonic himself.
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#49 sonicthemegaman
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[QUOTE="sonicthemegaman"][QUOTE="awdxfv"]

Sonic unleashed was the most fast paced sonic game and possibly the most fast paced game in history, my favourite sonic to date, sonic 2 is my 2nd fav.

awdxfv

Exactly. Unleashed was by far the fastest Sonic to date yet people focus on how slow the Werehog is. Hell, Werehog Sonic is about as fast as Kratos. Does Kratos "move like a tank" too?

You can avoid the werehog levels with a save file. If i weren't able to avoid the werehog levels it would be the worst sonic...or one of the worst.

Isn't GoW supposed to be cool? It's because that and some platforming that feels based off Ristar. Still, you technically only need to play the levels once though I finished the whole game.