Sonic Megathread

[Turbo Kid]

Sonic Forces is just spectacle and no gameplay.

I'd like to see you play through this level that well on your first try and then tell me that is has no gameplay.

 

[Miles Miles]

I'd like to see you play through this level that well on your first try and then tell me that is has no gameplay.

Is that the hardest level in Forces?

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

This is actually pretty good:

Too bad Sega is trying their hardest not to put iconic Sega characters in it.

I love this Sonic Forces level. It's the kind of spectacle filled roller coaster ride that I expect from a modern Sonic game and ironically Sonic's not even in it.

One of the few good levels in the game.

Sonic Forces is just spectacle and no gameplay.

And yet ironically I find it more enticing visually and gameplay wise than Frontiers with the empty open world filled with puzzles and the cyberspace levels that are recycled Generations assets with a gameplay having nerfed boost that cannot even let you hit enemies with.

 

[aquova]

I think it's still in development. It really sucks when there's so few updates.

Is it really? I last looked in on the project like 10 years ago, and it struggling along even back then

 

[Turbo Kid]

Is that the hardest level in Forces?

No, I remember other ones being harder, but I remember taking some hits the first time I played that level. Plus, I was disoriented and confused a few times due to the nature of the stage with so much weird stuff happening. To do a clean run like the one in the video with no hits, getting all the red stars, and getting an S rank requires some practice and knowledge of the stage.

I'm not saying it's super hard, not by a long shot. I'm just saying that it isn't fair to say that the game has no gameplay.

 

[Miles Miles]

I'm not saying it's super hard, not by a long shot. I'm just saying that it isn't fair to say that the game has no gameplay.

It certainly lacks gameplay compared to previous Sonic games though.

 

[ThatOneLum ThatOneLum]

I remember feeling like Forces was a bit nothing-y TBH.

I got it free on PSN and played through the main storyline in what felt like a couple of hours. It just really didn't leave that strong of an impression, is the most I can say about it.

 

[Miles Miles]

I remember feeling like Forces was a bit nothing-y TBH.

I got it free on PSN and played through the main storyline in what felt like a couple of hours. It just really didn't leave that strong of an impression, is the most I can say about it.

Sonic 06 may be a bad game, but at least it leaves a strong impression, just not a good one.

 

[Turbo Kid]

I had fun with Forces...and it's better than Frontiers (don't hate me Frontiers fans:)

 

[ThatOneLum ThatOneLum]

Sonic 06 may be a bad game, but at least it leaves a strong impression, just not a good one.

veeery strong impression

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I had fun with Forces...and it's better than Frontiers (don't hate me Frontiers fans:)

I don't hate you, but I do disagree with you.

 

[Miles Miles]

I had fun with Forces...and it's better than Frontiers (don't hate me Frontiers fans:)

You should check out Sonic Forces Overclocked:

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

Sonic 06 may be a bad game, but at least it leaves a strong impression, just not a good one.

I'd still say that it's weird to see people trying their best to claim "it's a misunderstood masterpiece".

The infamous kissing scene and the fact you're forced to play as Amy with her sluggish gameplay makes it de facto worse than Forces (as bland as it was).

I had fun with Forces...and it's better than Frontiers (don't hate me Frontiers fans:)

I find both games to be bland for different reasons: one because it plays too safe (like NSMB 2 and U yet those are still pretty decent platformers on their own) and the other is too experimental without having any quality insurances (which means it's mostly tech demo-y).

Even Unleashed with the night level was saved by good boost levels and Colours had the excuse of being on the Wii and still had good levels.

I consider that Generations is the one modern game to keep consistent quality.

 

[Turbo Kid]

I won't deny the superiority of Generations, particularly the newer version that came out recently with the new Shadow game. Forces is not without its flaws, but I wouldn't exactly call it bland. Frontiers was bland to me. It was a generic, by the numbers, open world game with a drab look and serious tone that didn't fit Sonic at all

At the end of the day, Sonic 3 & Knuckles will always be the undisputed king of Sonic games. Even S&K on its own was brilliant and Sonic 3 added on just made it better.

You should check out Sonic Forces Overclocked:

I didn't know about that, looks interesting. There's a lot of cool fan based Sonic stuff out there that Sonic fans sometimes forget about.

 

[ThunderBoy]

 

[Segadude113]

hey did you hear Robotnik is gonna be DLC in the new Shinobi game as one of the boss fights?

 

[Miles Miles]

hey did you hear Robotnik is gonna be DLC in the new Shinobi game as one of the boss fights?

I didn't hear about that. That's cool!

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

hey did you hear Robotnik is gonna be DLC in the new Shinobi game as one of the boss fights?

Eh, I don't like that Sega is shoehorning Sonic in non Sonic games because they fear that those games aren't popular enough for younger Sega fans.

 

[Segadude113]

Eh, I don't like that Sega is shoehorning Sonic in non Sonic games because they fear that those games aren't popular enough for younger Sega fans.

it's all Sega.

 

[ThatOneLum ThatOneLum]

As a kid, I would have killed for a SEGA crossover game where you could have all these different SEGA characters interacting with each other, but I've got to be 100% honest, I barely have any interest in the new Shinobi at all, let alone playing against Robotnik in the game for poorly explained reasons

 

[Segadude113]

As a kid, I would have killed for a SEGA crossover game where you could have all these different SEGA characters interacting with each other, but I've got to be 100% honest, I barely have any interest in the new Shinobi at all, let alone playing against Robotnik in the game for poorly explained reasons

why do you need an explanation for DLC? It's DLC! It's optional! Let people have fun dammit!

 

[Miles Miles]

why do you need an explanation for DLC? It's DLC! It's optional! Let people have fun dammit!

Also the DLC isn't even going to be canon.

 

[Segadude113]

Also the DLC isn't even going to be canon.

I don't think Spongebob and Minecraft Steve are canon in Crossworlds either. lol

 

[Miles Miles]

I don't think Spongebob and Minecraft Steve are canon in Crossworlds either. lol

I'm not sure if Crossworlds is going to be canon to the main Sonic series at all.

 

[Segadude113]

I'm not sure if Crossworlds is going to be canon to the main Sonic series at all.

is Sonic gonna shift into Maximum Overdrive? lol

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Someone made a tabletop RPG for Archie Sonic!

Mobius 3.5 by Ioan Davies-John

The World's Most Way-Past-Cool Tabletop Wargame

ioanmakesgames.itch.io

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

I think SoR X Shinobi could've been a thing since two of the series had Koshiro.

Then again I'm still waiting for the Altered Beast X Golden Axe crossover game.