So Take a Look at This New Sonic the Hedgehog Video Game for Nintendo Wii

I was asked by one of the developers at E3, after the 360 Sonic presentation, if I really liked it. I said it looked ok but my favorite was the Sega CD version, due to the way it was classic side-scrolling Sonic that either let you explore or zip through the level quickly depending on what the player felt like doing.

While they're a different developer entirely, looking at this makes me wish I'd ditched the polite act and just torn into them. Why can't Sega make a real Sonic the Hedegehog game that isn't on the DS? Is it really that hard to give people what they want?

James

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Originally Posted by James

I was asked by one of the developers at E3, after the 360 Sonic presentation, if I really liked it. I said it looked ok but my favorite was the Sega CD version, due to the way it was classic side-scrolling Sonic that either let you explore or zip through the level quickly depending on what the player felt like doing.

While they're a different developer entirely, looking at this makes me wish I'd ditched the polite act and just torn into them. Why can't Sega make a real Sonic the Hedegehog game that isn't on the DS? Is it really that hard to give people what they want?

James

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It's easier to hate than to think. Sonic isn't as great as he was before, no question, but there's plenty of good Sonic games right now and coming later. By all means, though, keep regurgitating the same tired bile instead of paying attention.

Things that are good - Sonic Riders, Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, Sega Superstars Tennis (possibly my personal favorite), and Sonic and the Secret Rings. Sonic Unleash is looking interesting, and this Sonic and the Black Knight might turn out pretty decent as well. This endless stream of Sonic hate is utterly god-damn retarded.

What's actually happening is that you're complaining about waving your face in Sonic's dick. They'll never sell anything to me that I don't want to buy, and I can safely assume that holds true to you. Stop complaining about the existence of product you don't care about, is really all I'm saying here.

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Originally Posted by Nash

Sonic Riders

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Sucks.

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Originally Posted by Nash

Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity

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Sucks even more.

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Sega Superstars Tennis

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Is a Sonic game like Mario Tennis is a Mario game. It isn't.

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Originally Posted by Nash

Sonic and the Secret Rings

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Is the first step in the right direction but still very mediocre.

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Originally Posted by Nash

What's actually happening is that you're complaining about waving your face in Sonic's dick. They'll never sell anything to me that I don't want to buy, and I can safely assume that holds true to you. Stop complaining about the existence of product you don't care about, is really all I'm saying here.

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I think people care because Sega has consistently refused to make a modern console Sonic that plays similar to the Genesis titles. Instead, they keep on retreading the same ground that Sonic Adventure broke, and consistently and constantly refuse to fix the problems with 3D sonic that have existed since Sonic Jam. It's just aggravating to see them acting so stupid with their premier franchise.

Uh, he was parodying Hero's defense of Nintendo.

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Originally Posted by bVork

I think people care because Sega has consistently refused to make a modern console Sonic that plays similar to the Genesis titles. Instead, they keep on retreading the same ground that Sonic Adventure broke, and consistently and constantly refuse to fix the problems with 3D sonic that have existed since Sonic Jam. It's just aggravating to see them acting so stupid with their premier franchise.

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I disagree. I would kill for a straight clone of what they did with the first two Sonic Adventures with a comparable amount of polish. The fact is they've been desperately trying new things since then and fucking up the only 3D Sonic formula they ever got to work, and they've lost ground since then, not simply retread it.

That said, I'm very curious to see the Wii/PS2 Sonic Unleashed. Sega confirmed with us that these versions would indeed be a different game, albeit sharing certain concepts. With the Sonic Rush games being as good as they are, that team gets a lot more faith from me now than the one making the PS3/360 one.

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Originally Posted by The Gas

Uh, he was parodying Hero's defense of Nintendo.

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James', actually. But it's still funny that you got the parody.

Sonic is like Spongebob or M&Ms, a license that sells crap titles.

Sonic sucks. Always has always will.

that is the correct answer

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Originally Posted by Nash

It's easier to hate than to think. Sonic isn't as great as he was before, no question, but there's plenty of good Sonic games right now and coming later. By all means, though, keep regurgitating the same tired bile instead of paying attention.

Things that are good - Sonic Riders, Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, Sega Superstars Tennis (possibly my personal favorite), and Sonic and the Secret Rings. Sonic Unleash is looking interesting, and this Sonic and the Black Knight might turn out pretty decent as well. This endless stream of Sonic hate is utterly god-damn retarded.

What's actually happening is that you're complaining about waving your face in Sonic's dick. They'll never sell anything to me that I don't want to buy, and I can safely assume that holds true to you. Stop complaining about the existence of product you don't care about, is really all I'm saying here.

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This would work at parody if there was some level of similarity between the two subjects of Sonic and the Wii. There really isn't especially seeing as I was clear in my post on this thread that what I specifically wanted was a side-scrolling Sonic game on a console. Sonic Unleashed looks like it's going to be ok at best, and I don't know what the hell to make of Sonic Goes Medieval, of whatever it's called.

The other primary difference is that I just don't care about any of the Sonic games released since Sonic CD. I tried to like Sonic and the Secret Rings but the forward-scrolling and remote-shaking mechanics left me cold. This doesn't even begin to compare with the endless bile heaped on the Wii.

Also, Sega Superstars Tennis as a Sonic game? Sure, he's on the cover, but that's like calling Smash Bros. a Mario game.

James