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Those prototype tunes would be great in some forgettable Genesis game, but they pale in comparison to the MJ tunes. Dude may have been a creep, but he knew how to make poo poo slap. I'd say Sega should just pay the royalties and re-release Sonic 3 and Knuckles so this generation can see a truly, truly good 2D Sonic game. Mania was good, but it's not on the level of S3K.
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I've never been hugely into the S3&K soundtrack myself, and even though Ice Cap is the best of the three replacements I'm also not a major Hard Times fan. That said the prototypes did sound like they needed some polish before primetime.
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Screaming Idiot posted:Mania was good, but it's not on the level of S3K. As much as I loved the remixed zones it's a bummer Sega didn't give them the time and money to make a wholly new game. It's the one big strike against it.
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I think Mania’s a more consistent game than S3&K and overall quality wise it’s almost neck and neck. S3&K will always be my favorite but it’s close.
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Oxyclean posted:The prototype Carnival isn't half bad - and I feel like I've been seeing people refer to MJ Carnival Night as "clown music" in a derogatory fashion? So I kinda believe it. It sounds like clown music. In a good way.
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Pigbuster posted:It doesn't fit at all. Carnival Night is a night spent at a run-down lovely place that's half-flooded and has unreliable electricity. The MJ version gets that across with its crusty percussion and sparse, repetitive instrumentation (going outright silent sometimes!). Like a broken calliope running by itself with absolutely no one else around. The prototype is just way too peppy by comparison, it sounds more like the background music for an exciting game show or something. There's barely any scumminess, it's too earnest. And keep in mind it's the third-to-last level of the game, we're getting pretty deep into Robotnik's territory, that's not the time for music that light and carefree. I am skeptical that any human being would prefer the MJ version if it weren't for nostalgia, but there is something in this post that bothers me a lot more, and it's that Carnival Night is the 9th last level in the game, not the 3rd. That's the way it was designed and that's the way 99% of people who have ever played the game or who ever will play the game have experienced it. Hitlersaurus Christ posted:I think Mania’s a more consistent game than S3&K and overall quality wise it’s almost neck and neck. S3&K will always be my favorite but it’s close. Yeah it's pretty close. I like the level gimmicks a little more in Mania but the final boss is lackluster while S3&K's is the gold standard by which all platformers are measured. Bodyholes fucked around with this message at 04:12 on Jul 22, 2020 |
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The Super Sonic final boss in Mania is lame. My only major criticism of the game.
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Bodyholes posted:I am skeptical that any human being would prefer the MJ version if it weren't for nostalgia It actually sounds more like a carnival song though.
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Also it sounds a lot like Jam, a good MJ song? Get the gently caress outta here with "people only like it for nostalgia"
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Xad posted:Also it sounds a lot like Jam, a good MJ song? Get the gently caress outta here with "people only like it for nostalgia" Yeah the end of the track is straight out of Jam. We can all agree this is the best version of any Sonic song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5g8XIlVYLI
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It’s not technically Sonic news, but Yuji Naka and Naoto Oshima have reunited, something I never thought I’d see. And at Square Enix, no less! It’s a shame they didn’t get Yasuhara as well but he works at Unity and teaches class now rather than developing games, I believe. Balan Wonderworld is very Oshima-ish, and reminds me of that kind of 3D platformer that mostly died out with the Wii. It’s kind of a mix between NiGHTS, Billy Hatcher, and Mario Odyssey. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVNsnrPkCI8
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Skeletome posted:the Lethal League team making a Jet Set Radio successor (with Hideki Naganuma) I'm not personally a fan of the lethal league games, but these devs do solid work so this sounds great
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Getting serious Nights vibes from that. Hopeful for an eventual PC port!
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Hitlersaurus Christ posted:It’s not technically Sonic news, but Yuji Naka and Naoto Oshima have reunited, something I never thought I’d see. And at Square Enix, no less! It’s a shame they didn’t get Yasuhara as well but he works at Unity and teaches class now rather than developing games, I believe. this looks delightful
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Looks a bit meh to me but it’s pretty. Maybe I should finally play Nights.
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azurite posted:Getting serious Nights vibes from that. Hopeful for an eventual PC port!
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SeANMcBAY posted:Looks a bit meh to me but it’s pretty. Maybe I should finally play Nights. 8 bucks on Steam and worth every penny.
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Groovelord Neato posted:8 bucks on Steam and worth every penny. I already got it for free somehow on Steam.  I’ve tried to casually try it a few times but I didn’t know what I was doing. This time I’ll actually read the tutorials.
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You’ve never truly played NiGHTS unless you played it with the giant Saturn 3D controller
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It's very different structurally but not having played the first game, I liked it.
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Larryb posted:Speaking of Nights, was the Wii sequel any good? No.
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Larryb posted:Speaking of Nights, was the Wii sequel any good? If you only play the classic style levels it’s decent, but those are only a fraction of them.
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The other levels are mostly fun.
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Dabir posted:The other levels are mostly fun. It's pretty much either a transformation level (ok), some gimmicky level (short but ok), or the kid missions (long and not fun). The game is alright though it is pretty different. The general levels and music are still pretty good which is mostly what matters, though the bosses aren't nearly as cool imo (though the had sick music). Edit: Ok I also forgot the IR sensor for the main menu might be one of the slowest/laggiest there is on the Wii, and I never understood why. It doesn't really matter, but god help you if you tried to play with just the Wiimote
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azurite posted:Did they ever fix the PC version to include analog controls? I don't believe so, still 8-direction afaik. I wanted to point out that Naka and Ohshima's new game, Balan Underworld, is not an Xbox exclusive and is also coming to PS4, Switch, and PC. So everyone can play it.
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There is no such thing as a third party xbox exclusive. Also kinda getting a billy hatcherish vibe from the trailer, hope it's good.
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sick i'd love a joker and the chocolate factory game. too bad they didn't get the lady that did most of nights ost, it's still one of my favorites.
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Lol, amazing. https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/1287808367084228609?s=19
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A) Trailer for this year's SAGE is out. It's mind-crushing how many games doing different things are in there, even more so than ususal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nElBxexdMBw B) For those following the Sonic games for Mobile, treasure-hunting versions of Knux and Rouge are coming to Dash (and probably Forces). The Knux one includes the Dundee hat from the OVA.
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I don't know why but just seeing the name "Sonic DVD" just makes me giggle, in a good way There's so many different games there, it's really impressive, but maybe it's cause I haven't kept up with SAGE in forever
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https://twitter.com/MatthewCappucci/status/1294759244722581505 Silver's future was apparently 2020
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Posting my old video again https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ENYCbmp6Xg
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Hitlersaurus Christ posted:Posting my old video again lmao this is so good
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This is neat, someone made a tech demo remaking Green Hill Zone, Act 3 (sans-boss) on the SNES. Looks like it works pretty well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4LNM8b9Vg4
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJrvXvh2hXI Sonic 2 Hidden Palace recycled into a tech demo for another game.
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Dehry posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJrvXvh2hXI I’ll be elderly and still be finding out more Hidden Palace Zone details.
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