Sonic Megathread

[aquova]

Sonic Adventure 2 is still my favorite game of all time. SA1 is... fine, but there's something about the second game that I've always adored. A lot of people tend to criticize its emerald hunting sections, which I've never understood personally. I find the mech stages to be by far the least enjoyable ones -- I like the free roaming exploration of the treasure hunting stages. They're the most fun to play in 2P mode, and they're the easiest to get the top rank on.

 

[Langoblian]

SA2 definitely provides some friction in the back half of its campaign that I am almost never prepared for (meteor herd and mad space specifically), and it usually sucks all the fun out of the casual playthrough I'm attempting. I feel like if I memorized those stages a bit better I'd have a lot more of a fun start to finish experience with that one, I really do love it in spite of the hiccup those two stages give me though. But, at least for me, I played so much SA1 as a child that I know it front to back and usually have a lot more fun revisiting it, and beating it in one sitting at least once a year. Not to mention the fact that I just really really like the vibes of SA1 a whole lot, the mystic ruins feel like home to me.

 

[Miles Miles]

I think SA1 is better, but both are my favourite 3D platformers.

 

[Miles Miles]

These models are how Sonic and Tails should look in 3D (with the other characters having the same style). These 3D models are from the Smash Bros Melee Akaneia mod. They are heavily based on the 2D artwork by Yuji Uekawa. Unlike the soulless models SEGA has been using for the past 20 years, these models have so much character and style! These models would be perfect for use in modern media if given a higher polygon count.

 

[sandogma sandogma]

Owned the first one and loved it (except for playing as BiG the Cat and E102). By the the time SA2 came out, I had already switched over to PS2. But I do remember thinking Shadow was a poor substitute for Metal Sonic at the time.

 

[RageBurner]

Yeah, they look really nice. Would be nice to see these in fangames.

 

[happymasksalesman happymasksalesman]

Well they look like find. I think just a bit more polygons count would make it better. Watch out they don't lose their main shape.

By the way you made them yourself or download them from Model resourcer?

 

[RageBurner]

Well they look like find. I think just a bit more polygons count would make it better. Watch out they don't lose their main shape.

By the way you made them yourself or download them from Model resourcer?

Finding the right amount of triangles is a bit of an art in and of itself, I guess. Visual language is complicated, at times.

 

[happymasksalesman happymasksalesman]

*notice orgins are not fixed*
Hey you should change origin to center of shape for later actions. This isn't good when its on foots.

art

Yes. I tried make a model more graphic by a polygons,subdivde and it turns out to a ball!

 

[Miles Miles]

Well they look like find. I think just a bit more polygons count would make it better. Watch out they don't lose their main shape.

By the way you made them yourself or download them from Model resourcer?

I didn't make these.

 

[MemeAlert]

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These models are how Sonic and Tails should look in 3D (with the other characters having the same style). These 3D models are from the Smash Bros Melee Akaneia mod. They are heavily based on the 2D artwork by Yuji Uekawa. Unlike the soulless models SEGA has been using for the past 20 years, these models have so much character and style! These models would be perfect for use in modern media if given a higher polygon count.

What ever helps you sleep at night.

 

[HyperNelson01 HyperNelson01]

They look pretty good and are pretty faithful to the original designs and as well as the level of detail and the good use of the number of polygons of the models of both characters from the 3D Sonic era.

 

[Miles Miles]

Which is the best Sonic formula?

• Classic
• Adventure
• Boost
• Frontiers?

 

[cloudsets]

Fishing, obviously.

 

[HyperNelson01 HyperNelson01]

The of a lifetime, the Classic.

 

[bjork]

That mobile one where you race on foot

 

[Deleted member 560402]

Classic for 2D, Adventure for 3D.

 

[Miles Miles]

Classic for 2D, Adventure for 3D.

I agree!

 

[Jeff]

Classic and 3D. Boost just ruins the Sonic formula since the series is more of a platformer like Mario. Frontiers is fine, but not as strong as Classic and 3D.

 

[Sunnyside]

Classic > Adventure > Boost > Frontiers. Somehow the formula's progressed backwards.

 

[ThunderBoy]

Classic.
Sonic Mania is the way.

 

[Ikagura]

Classic and 3D. Boost just ruins the Sonic formula since the series is more of a platformer like Mario. Frontiers is fine, but not as strong as Classic and 3D.

Isn't it about speed?

 

[Jeff]

Isn't it about speed?

Yes, Sonic is about speed. But most of the time, players need to find ways to reach to higher platforms. The speed was used for marketing hype from Sega.

 

[Ikagura]

Yes, Sonic is about speed. But most of the time, players need to find ways to reach to higher platforms. The speed was used for marketing hype from Sega.

You're right about the marketing but I think that the Boost formula works better in 3D than the Adventure one.


As much as people are nostalgic for the Adventure games don't forget that they have forced stuff like Treasure Hunting or Fishing which were tedious.

Also even Sonic's stages in Adventure styles gameplay had automated running sections where you had to let the gamepad for a while. The Boost formula prevented that by having you keep the boost button pressed and have the player always engaged.

 

[poppy_]

i love sonic adventure 1 so im biased