Zero Punctuation: Sonic Unleashed

[Adrik_Senturu]

THEY SUCKED!

They did Darkseid, they sucked!

Sonic Adventure 1 aside from that shitty fishing was pretty boss.

Also funny review, but Unleashed is actually p. good.

 

[Jintor]

Which one(s) did you play?

Not enough to form a real opinion.

I dunno there's something about the whole Sonice concept that just drives me away. I'll happily play Spyro or Crash or something (well... not these days...) but just Sonic... urgh, Sonic.

The entire kind of idea is just really foreign to me and I can't bring myself to like it.

 

[Darkside55]

*Slaps--

well, no. I guess I can't fault you for that. Go. Play Dawn of the Dragon. It has Gary Oldman in it.

 

[i am HOLLYWOOD]

i have loved Sonic up the the Dreamcast era.


but i stopped caring after that.

and i rofled at his pure white hot animal rage towards this game.

 

[Jintor]

*Slaps--

well, no. I guess I can't fault you for that. Go. Play Dawn of the Dragon. It has Gary Oldman in it.

Is it up to the glories of Spyro 1,2 and 3?

 

[Darkside55]

No but it has Gary Oldman in it.

Also Christina Ricci and Mark Hamill.

 

[lefty]

No but it has Gary Oldman in it.

Also Christina Ricci and Mark Hamill.

Whoah, this sounds awesome, what is it?

 

[Darkside55]

The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon. Last game of the Legend of Spyro trilogy.

 

[Warbie]

Like the eugamer review said, why can't we have a Sonic game that looks and plays like this:

Is it too much to ask?

 

[Pesmerga]

It would be boring as fuuuckkkkkkkkk

 

[Warbie]

Nope, it would be great

 

[Darkside55]

I think I just hit an epiphany: detractors of 3D Sonic games are like Transformers G1 fans. They don't actually hate the games themselves, they just have massive nostalgia goggles and a complete resistance to change. Anything new or different from what they grew up on is perceived as terrible and unworthy of a chance. Because it isn't GEEWUN, it's probably terrible as shit. Don't bother actually giving it a try, it must automatically be horrible and not as good as the ORIGINALS, oh my GAWD the ORIGINALS. I can't believe it took me so long to realize it.

I HATE those fucking people. Die in a spike pit with no rings.

FFS that screen is IN the game. Why would you want the WHOLE GAME to look like that? What'd be the point? You'd miss out on awesome camera angles like this:

 

[Warbie]

Because that looks awesome in a still shot, but fun to play when he's zooming around at silly speeds? I've no problem with change - M64, OoT, Metroid Prime - but not when what I loved about the original is lost as a result.

Maybe this latest installment is different, but previous Sonic games just didn't work for me in 3d. Also, I really can't stand on rails, 2.5d gameplay. In any form. It's a bastard hybrid that captures neither the platform immediacy of 2d or the free roaming exploration a 3rd dimension brings. That last bit wasn't aimed at Unleashed btw - just a rant at the world.

 

[Qonfused]

My friend is dating Christina Ricci.

 

[ríomhaire]

Darkside, does the Werehog arm stretching actually play like Ristar? Because I LOVE that game.

 

[ajezard]

sonic adventure is the best though, mmmmm! sa3 on wii........... please?

 

[Darkside55]

Darkside, does the Werehog arm stretching actually play like Ristar? Because I LOVE that game.

Yeah dude. It's JUST like Ristar. You can do chain combos, and then target enemies, whip your arms out and grab them to pull them in, and combo some more. The grabbing/pulling thing is the same.

My friend is dating Christina Ricci.

Fuck your friend, man. I've been in love with Wednesday Addams since FOREVER.

Because that looks awesome in a still shot, but fun to play when he's zooming around at silly speeds? I've no problem with change - M64, OoT, Metroid Prime - but not when what I loved about the original is lost as a result.

It's still fun to play. Sonic is a speedster. Saying, "I don't want Sonic zooming around" defeats the point. Granted, there was a lot more platforming in the original Sonic games than people remember, but if I'm playing a character who's main descriptor is "GOES FAST," I want to...y'know...GO FAST.

It's fun to play. It really is. I'm not even the only one saying it in this thread any more. WHAT'S IT GONNA TAKE, WARBIE?!

(btw I know this isn't the right thread but I haven't given up debating SNES/Genesis and N64/Dreamcast with you )

sonic adventure is the best though, mmmmm! sa3 on wii........... please?

Next Sonic game on Wii is Sonic and the Black Knight. Which...man I don't know about that one. Sonic with a sword, going into the past to save King Arthur? It's like the old cartoon King Arthur and the Knights of Justice, which was awesome and three-quarters, but I don't know. The idea seems a little ridiculous even for Sonic. This pretty much sums up my feelings:

But maybe I'll be wrong and it will actually be an OK game.

But not likely.

Which is why people need to play/buy Sonic Unleashed, because that's a step in the right direction. Sonic and the Black Knight is not. Sonic Team must be made to know!

 

[Eejit]

It's still fun to play. Sonic is a speedster. Saying, "I don't want Sonic zooming around" defeats the point. Granted, there was a lot more platforming in the original Sonic games than people remember, but if I'm playing a character who's main descriptor is "GOES FAST," I want to...y'know...GO FAST.

I think he was doubting that the pretty camera angles would be fun when travelling at sonic speed.

 

[DEATHMASTER]

sonic adventure is the best though, mmmmm! sa3 on wii........... please?

Well u'z banned so u could at most only read this but...SA3 will be on the Dreamcast 2. Sega will not release the next SA on anything but their phoenix system to be!

 

[Bad^Hat]

Which is why people need to play/buy Sonic Unleashed, because that's a step in the right direction. Sonic and the Black Knight is not. Sonic Team must be made to know!

Which they won't, because Yahtzee is the Oprah of game recommendations.

Maybe.

Probably not.

 

[DEATHMASTER]

Nah, he's just a laugh to watch.