Satisfying Sequels 40
As the 360 launch approaches and more developers get on-board the PS3 wagon, more titles are coming to light. Sega has announced the first next-generation Sonic the Hedgehog title, which will see publishing on both Microsoft and Sony's platforms. Additionally, while it's not a next-gen sequel, the announcement of a Seaman 2 title for the PlayStation 2 certainly is surprising. Word is that the microphone that came with the PS2 version of the original fish-man sim will work with the upcoming sequel as well. From the Sonic article: "We are proud to re-create our famous friend, Sonic, for a new generation of gamers on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360...With Sonic the Hedgehog, we have gone back to our starting point, more than 15 years ago, to reinvent the attitude and speed that made our hero a legend. The 'rebirth of Sonic' will offer an unparalleled sense of speed that is only possible using the processing power afforded by the new systems."
Nintendo should be worried (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Nintendo should be worried (Score:1)
Why would Nintendo allow a third-party game to be shown off before they've had a chance to promote first-party titles? It doesn't make sense from a
Re:Nintendo should be worried (Score:1)
Re:Nintendo should be worried (Score:2)
Beyond that....With Nintendo's penchant for secrecy and the (mostly) brainwashed graphics-whores of the gaming media tending to ignore them anyway, I wouldn't get too worried.
Re:Nintendo should be worried (Score:2)
The more likely reason is that Nintendo's NDA's prevent anyone from announcing games until after the system is fully revealed.
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Re:Nintendo should be worried (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Nintendo should be worried (Score:1)
It doesn't take six months to hype a console... Most of the public won't know about the Xbox 360 until a few weeks before its launch. As long a
Re:Nintendo should be worried (Score:1)
Re:Nintendo should be worried (Score:1)
I'm talking two scenarios (which may or may not be 100% accurate) - revealing at E3 2005, or revealing sometime later (say, Fall '05). Apart from the time difference, everything else about the system is the same: games, specs, third-party support, release date, pricing, name, etc.
Both scenarios will generate almost identical sales figures. The people who aren't interested wouldn't have been interested at E3. Th
Screenshot looks sweet! (Score:2)
Or maybe just wishful thinking on my part.
Seaman (Score:1)
Re:Seaman (Score:1)
Sonic (Score:3, Insightful)
Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic Heros, even the Sonic Advance games are subpar. I have no hope at all for a new 3d sonic
On the other hand, Sonic Rush for the DS is the only sonic game in years to have been made by Sonic Team. 2d, Sonic Team, Naka... They should focus on a 2d sonic for next-gen consoles in stead of continually raping the series in 3d.
Re:Sonic (Score:1)
Sonic3d for DGEN uhhh ... Sega Genesis. http://www.mobygames.com/game/genesis/sonic-3d-bla st/screenshots [mobygames.com]
Simply Awesome. At the time it was mesmerizing, and I don't just throw that word around, I mean, sit any pre-teen kid in front of it today and come back in 4 hrs, if you don't make them take a break they won't.
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Re:Sonic (Score:1)
Re:Sonic (Score:2)
Really, the only way we'll have a good Sonic game is if they just give up and let Shigeru Miyamoto t
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Ok, I'll admit. (Score:1)
Funny that there isn's a release fot the Revoluation. I am saddened.
Re:Ok, I'll admit. (Score:2)
I will do my best to contact one of them (I am a member of the media) and ask what the true answer to this question is, because until
Re:Seaman on PS2? (Score:1)
Re:Seaman on PS2? (Score:2)
Atleast they are creative. (Score:1)
The screens make me disolve into a puddle of OMG (Score:2)
I look forward to a game where there's less posturing and more ass-kicking. And I look forward to the upcoming formal announcement of the Revolution, and of this title for said platform
Also, if I may I interject, I would like to say that the more I see of the Shadow title, the more confidence I have in the title and in Sega to not fuck things up.
Re:The screens make me disolve into a puddle of OM (Score:2)
Too badly.
You don't need processor power for speed (Score:5, Insightful)
"The 'rebirth of Sonic' will offer an unparalleled sense of speed that is only possible using the processing power afforded by the new systems."
Sorry? A sense of speed only possible with massive processing power? Erm, no.
When the original sonic the hedgehog on Sega Genesis came out, the sense of speed as you zoomed around the loops was incredible. It actually made me nauseous, being new to gaming at the time. This was on a 16 bit machine with an 8 Mhz 68000 processor.
You don't need massive processing power for a sense of speed, you need good coders.
Re:You don't need processor power for speed (Score:1)
Seriously though, most of the side scrolling Sonic games are great. I think I might haul out the Sega CD and pop Sonic CD in for a play...
Re:You don't need processor power for speed (Score:1)
Sega's speed race returns... (Score:1)
Semi-OT: Sega is replacing the game voice actors (Score:2)
The worse news is that they're replacing them with the 4Kids ones from Sonic X. Yuck. Looks like I'll be turning on the Japanese voices as soon as I get these games.
Sega fucks things up again. What else is new?
source [ezboard.com]