Sonic The Hedgehog 4

[Hero]

Yeah, but I'm not letting anyone that put up with NSMB get away with dismissing this based on the graphics. It's the same exact shit.

Psssh, I don't care if it's pre-rendered, hand drawn, low res or HD. What gets me is that Sega buys into this mentality that old school Sonic isn't a 'real' game anymore. It only belongs on handhelds (Sonic Rush) or as a downloadable game (Sonic 4). Funnier still is Sega doesn't think they can get folks to buy into a full Sonic game for a full game price, so they're parsing it out into episodes.

If NSMBWii proved anything it's that 2D Mario and (I gotta believe!) 2D Sonic can sell. Not because of production values and such (though it can be nice) but because 2D sidescrolling games still resonate with people. I don't have actual numbers but I'd be willing to bet that even in the downloadable ghetto the Sonic rereleases and games like Splosion Man do well too.

[Geen]

Looks really good to me. Reading over this Q&A now.

Nice Q&A. Also, the official site has a larger animated version of the Sonic 3D model - others probably have higher standards than I do, but I think it looks pretty good and, with some personality animations, is pretty fitting for this.

[Hero]

My only hope is whoever they got to design/animate for Sonic Unleashed gets a crack at this. That was the best part about the otherwise aggravating game.

[Tain]

it's not VF5R, therefore it can go to hell

probably the most noteworthy thing anybody in this thread has pointed out.

[sixteen-bit]

for fucks sake if you want to play VF5R buy a Lindbergh

Were you all crying for Final Tuned too?

[Tain]

i was.

[Tain]

Seriously though, this can't be good. Who's developing it? nah still can't be good.

so basically i'll even put crying for arcade ports above talking about this game

[NeoZeedeater]

It's a lot like Sonic Rush. I hope it doesn't play like that too.

That's my biggest concern now. I like the Rush games but like many modern Sonics, they're a bit too "rollercoaster-y" and something in them is lacking compared to the classics both in art and feel. They're not really Sonic 4 material. Genesis Sonics really knew how to balance the speed with slower, more exploratory sections. I hope whoever's developing (hopefully not Sonic Team or Dimps but it probably is one or both of them) studied the level design of the 16-bit games and don't just give us a modern Sonic with classic homages.

[Destro777]

This actually looks pretty decent. I was expecting Rocket Knight Adventures levels of awful reading the comments here. Youre all buying it and you know it.

[Yoshi]

I'm buying it and won't front.