Sonic Megathread

[Sunnyside]

Was there a new update? I thought Ring Racers came out like a year ago and I didn't like it nearly as much as the original SRB2Kart

That's fair! They updated it a week after release to fix the rubberbanding AI and allow skipping the tutorial. But I think Ring Racers as a game concept is going to be love/hate for most people. It took me like 9-10 cups into the singleplayer before the mechanics really clicked. If you're in it for the pick up and play mayhem, you'll probably still prefer Kart. I can say that Ring Racers is leaps and bounds a better experience once you surpass the learning curve, but not everyone has the time or desire to invest doing so. And that's fine.

Oh! Important to note that I spent my first ~80 hours exclusively in singleplayer. They said they wanted to make a huge solo experience and boy did they deliver. There's so much to do there that even now I've barely touched multiplayer. But I feel like I would have bounced off the game had I jumped online immediately. It'd be hard to get better at the game with no idea what's going on. And on that note, I think the online manual does a better job explaining things than the ingame tutorial. Though the lore is still cute.

 

[gwardojones]

Excited for this!

Call me crazy, but I like the Sonic racing games a lot more than Mario Kart. They feel far more about technical skill than rubberbanding and RNG, which is what kills Mario Kart for me.

I was interested in CrossWorlds but the demo really sucked. Then to make matters worse, Robotnik's Ring Racers finally released and all my remaining interest evaporated. That's the ultimate celebration of Sega's history right there. Hope people love CrossWorlds but I've been spoiled too hard now.

God bless the Sonic fanbase. I had no idea this existed, but it looks awesome. Going to give this a go in a bit.

 

[Ikagura]

Is the roster from All-Star Racing there? I don't care that much about all Sonic characters and non-Sega stuff to be honest.

I want to see the older Sega IPs before anything else.

 

[Deleted member 612095]

Is the roster from All-Star Racing there? I don't care that much about all Sonic characters and non-Sega stuff to be honest.

I want to see the older Sega IPs before anything else.

Take a look here

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds: Full Character Roster - Every Racer

Every Sonic, SEGA, DLC and Season Pass racer

www.nintendolife.com

 

[Stingy Perry Stingy Perry]

The time when SEGA beats Nintendo is happening again!

 

[Deleted member 612095]

The time when SEGA beats Nintendo is happening again!

I think Nintendo needs something like that too.

 

[Ikagura]

The time when SEGA beats Nintendo is happening again!

Excuse me but how? I mean even if they make a good game I don't think they have the aura.

Take a look here

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds: Full Character Roster - Every Racer

Every Sonic, SEGA, DLC and Season Pass racer

www.nintendolife.com

So in shorts you mostly see Sonic characters...

 

[Stingy Perry Stingy Perry]

I think Nintendo needs something like that too.

SEGA got Hatsune Miku, Nintendo has to find someone popular like her to push Mario Kart.
Or even a DLC that could match what SEGA is offering.

 

[Ikagura]

SEGA got Hatsune Miku, Nintendo has to find someone popular like her to push Mario Kart.
Or even a DLC that could match what SEGA is offering.

Sorry but I prefer Mario Kart to keep the "Mario-ness" intact and not become just another crossover franchise like Smash Bros. Link, Animal Crossing and Splatoon characters shouldn't overstay their welcome. Wario, Yoshi and DK have their own series yet are still linked to Super Mario Bros in a way or another.

Also Mario, the plumber himself, is extremely popular worldwide as he's basically the face of video games (with Pac-Man) so I don't get your "has to find someone popular like her to push Mario Kart" to begin with (besides, what does "push mario kart" means?).

I think that CrossWorld needing Miku to be popular just proves how Sonic has fallen as a gaming icon for the mainstream public. Even in Japan he's not that popular compared to the rest of the world.

 

[Deleted member 612095]

SEGA got Hatsune Miku, Nintendo has to find someone popular like her to push Mario Kart.
Or even a DLC that could match what SEGA is offering.

What wouldn't be bad is if you would combine these two games and make one game out of them. Sonic Racing CrossWorlds against Mario Kart would certainly be entertaining.

 

[ThatOneLum]

I'm into it in principle but will probably hold off getting it for a while.

I wanna play, but not badly enough that I have to have it now.

 

[bigstinkie]

Joey Joe Joe Junior Shabadoo

because your post was viewtiful

 

[aquova]

That's fair! They updated it a week after release to fix the rubberbanding AI and allow skipping the tutorial. But I think Ring Racers as a game concept is going to be love/hate for most people. It took me like 9-10 cups into the singleplayer before the mechanics really clicked. If you're in it for the pick up and play mayhem, you'll probably still prefer Kart. I can say that Ring Racers is leaps and bounds a better experience once you surpass the learning curve, but not everyone has the time or desire to invest doing so. And that's fine.

Oh! Important to note that I spent my first ~80 hours exclusively in singleplayer. They said they wanted to make a huge solo experience and boy did they deliver. There's so much to do there that even now I've barely touched multiplayer. But I feel like I would have bounced off the game had I jumped online immediately. It'd be hard to get better at the game with no idea what's going on. And on that note, I think the online manual does a better job explaining things than the ingame tutorial. Though the lore is still cute.

Maybe I should give it another try. I'll admit that I was a big fan of SRB2Kart, so I was shocked how different the game felt, and I never really got accustomed to it. I can't recall how far I ended up getting, but if they've changed some of the rubberbanding, I'll take another look at it.

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

Is the roster from All-Star Racing there? I don't care that much about all Sonic characters and non-Sega stuff to be honest.

I want to see the older Sega IPs before anything else.

No. Currently there’s barely any other SEGA characters. It is a Sonic game so Sonic majority is kinda expected tbh.

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I think that CrossWorld needing Miku to be popular just proves how Sonic has fallen as a gaming icon for the mainstream public. Even in Japan he's not that popular compared to the rest of the world.

I don’t think it’s that deep. SEGA puts popular characters in as DLC quite often. Persona 5 Royal alone was full of nods to other SMT entries down to SMT 1’s Kichijoji, not to mention Metaphor or the HD Etrian Odyssey remasters having SMT portraits. The same just happened to Crossworlds. Joker, Ichiban, and Miku are currently popular characters associated with SEGA. Steve is an interesting choice though, makes me wonder if DLC will just be other franchises or if they’ll actually lock in and add SEGA franchises. Low key, it’d be funny if they add in Dragon Quest for Ichiban.

 

[Ikagura]

No. Currently there’s barely any other SEGA characters. It is a Sonic game so Sonic majority is kinda expected tbh.

Then I'm not that interested in this game.

 

[Sunnyside]

Excited for this!

Call me crazy, but I like the Sonic racing games a lot more than Mario Kart. They feel far more about technical skill than rubberbanding and RNG, which is what kills Mario Kart for me.


God bless the Sonic fanbase. I had no idea this existed, but it looks awesome. Going to give this a go in a bit.

Oh you will LOVE Ring Racers if what you want is racing with technical skill. They specifically set out to make a kart racer with a ton of interlocking mechanics and a large solo campaign. I think they succeeded.

 

[bjork]

He's older than most of you but he's still a fast little dude. Have cake and/or a chili dog to celebrate

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

Happy Birthday, blue bro!

I still remember watching this as a kid:

 

[aquova]

Likewise, Sonic Adventure 2 turns 24 today

 

[PSVitaForever]

I've tried twice with a Sonic game (both on 3ds and psp), but it makes me dizzy after a bit of playing and I'm not even that good with all those jumps.
It's a classic and I would have liked to play it, also because I've played fast racing games like "Wipeout" on psp and never had problems, but oh well.

 

[Deleted member 612095]

Happy Birthday Sonic, hopefully there will be many more years with you !!

 

[Tonberry]

Obligatory celebration video:

 

[Deleted member 598440]

I still remember when Sonic the restaurant was having it's 50th birthday, and thought wtf Sonic is that old. Well now we're getting there

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

Happy Sonic day also Open Your Heart >>> Live and Learn I will not take any further questions

 

[KenaiPhoenix]

Happy birthday

It is nice to see it claiming up again in popularity. So here is for more years for Sonic!