Play by Play Announcers Pick Up on State of Sonic
Sonic fans and gaming veterans who have been disgusted with the recent state of the hedgehog may have one source of comfort: Sega.
If such solace cannot be found from the publishers themselves, then at least it can from developer Platinum Games, whom Sega took under their wing to bring MADWORLD to the masses. Sonic Retro forumer Cooljerk noticed something quite odd about the critically acclaimed title: its announcers within take a moment to throw Sonic, Sega’s flagship mascot, under the bus. This, in a game the company expects to sell like hotcakes.
Take a look at what Cooljerk found out. Warning: There is a bit of strong language:
Well, the game has 2 announcers who do a play-by-play for the entire game. Late into the game, I heard the following conversation:
“Wow, SEGA put a lot of effort into this game!”“Not that the last Sonic game is any frame of reference. Fuckers”
LOL. A sonic slam? In Sega’s biggest game slated for release this year? I have to admit I’m surprised.
It’s unclear whether the announcers are referring to Sonic Unleashed–still a source of debate in the community as to whether the game was treated fairly by the press–or the more universally panned 2006 Sonic the Hedgehog.
Despite the dis, don’t be confused in thinking there’s tension between Platinum Games and Sega. The switch by the development house from Capcom to Sega is widely considered one of the smarter business decisions of late in the gaming industry, and Platnium Games employees have constantly gone on the record in interviews praising Sega’s creative environment.
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well that IS weird…I don’t get it 0.o Why would this guy bring a sonic game up in the first place? It’s just like he was after some sort of response regarding the game from whoever he was talking to *shrug* guess he doesn’t like Sonic Games 0.o
o_0 What? Oh great now even Sega wants to throw Sonic under the bus. Bravo.
This is why I should stop caring about the Sonic series.
There probably being silly.
Well, either this went over the radar or it shows that both Sega and their subsidaries are in on the joke. Nice to see that they can joke about it…is it in the Japanese version?
Considering that Sonic Unleashed was decent enough, I’m guessing its Unleashed? Or maybe this is coming from the perspectice of “any new Sonic game is bad”…maybe they did this to suck up to the reviews? XD
so.. um. was sega having a joke? or what? and are they sick of the blue guy…
tell me! 
lol..
wow,its offical guys sega has offfically lost theirs minds.
John DiMaggio and Greg Proops are hilarious. Anyway I think this is a joke, I don’t think Sega would bash their own mascot on propose.
hey…..they did stupid shit before. (werehog)
That’s called experimenting dumbass.
Spider: Sure dude, sure
…….Anyway I guess its all in good fun, sega hasnt gone completly insane enough to hate thier own mascot…….Well not yet anyway.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but all of Sonic’s latest ventures into the world of fail have been due to experimentation of one sort or another.
Mario’s had the same cast and basic gameplay idea for years, and it’s worked out fine. It’s SEGA’s continued attempts to keep up with the current fad (swords, transformations, and furries, oh my!) that have run Sonic into an early grave.
Or under a bus, as it were.
Sega using the word LOL um wait are they on the computer and are they really Sega?
MetalKnux is right, the only thing that changed was the asthetic (castles,beaches and galaxy’s) but throughout ALL of these his gameplay stayed the same.
why cant sonic do that
Do you wish to play the same thing over evry game? Do you want that same little gimmick which is the homing attack and spinattack. Its amazing to me on how without a gimmick the game it would get bland very quickly.
The thing is Mario has gimmicks but does not change.
You guys complain to much which the reason of fanbase division. I am very upset with this fanbase. I wonder if Sonic Team were to ever get a bunch of mail and it was the same thing everyone complains about and hate about not doing anything right plus they would give up. release a game you wanted a say this is the last Sonic game ever we will not give him to another company. We quit . This fanbase is either to rejoice or cry. But Sonic Team has hope they can please this fanbase with their experimenting. I mean if you were making a volcano you would have to experiment wouldnt you? Gimmicks are in every game. The End
It doesnt hurt to be diverse and have a little gimmick to attract certain gamers but it shouldnt overcome the gameplay we were always used, such as a game like (and I cant believe im coming back to this again) sonic unleashed, I will admit the werehog was fun and “creative” in a way, it severly overpowered sonics gameplay, for the whole time I felt i had to force my way through the game to get to the brief encounters with sonic.
like I said it doesent hurt to have a liitle niche but cmon to milk it for all its worth
Its just somethin I personally hate with games
OMG! WTF? LOL!
Yep, that’s exactly what I’m thinking.
One of the main elements of effective game design is that your primary mechanic be concrete in the gameplay and enjoyable. Over the past few Sonic games, SEGA has tried to change it’s primary mechanic between melee combat, the sword fighting, changing position on a railway path, so on and so fourth. Nintendo has kept their primary mechanic the same, and has been experimenting with the secondary mechanics instead.
Yes, Nintendo does gimmicks. But they don’t let these gimmicks overshadow the main element of gameplay, which is what Sonic Team has been doing for a while now. Personally, I’m very upset with Sonic Team for straying away from the basics of game design, of all things.
I wonder if they know Madworld sucks just as much?
If you don’t think new school Mario is functionally different than old school Mario…well, I disagree strongly. The basics are still there, but because of the shift to 3d the games play very differantly. They play great, don’;t get me wrong. But Mario 3 and Mario Sunshine are as different as Sonic 3 and say…Sonic Heroes.
I don’t understand anything. It’s just strange…
Relax, it’s just some sort of self-depricating humor. Rare did the same thing to Grabbed by the Ghoulies in Banjo-Kazooie Nuts & Bolts.
Platinum Games have balls of steel.
And how if this any different than when Archie published on Free Comic Book Day a story about Robotnik taking control of Sonic and then complaining about the controls and how it should have had more time in development? It came out after Sonic Next.
It’s just little a joke, I know it. ^_^
Who……CARES?!
Heh! I am sure that this was just a joke.
Yet, you guys….you have to behave like this?
And they say that humans are more evolved.
Me? I am just a guy with a strong will who didn’t join the idiot club by force before escaping the idiot dungeon. Otherwise, I’d be stupider by now.
“I wonder if they know Madworld sucks just as much?”
You must be allergic to fun. Enjoy Sonic ’06.
Sonication: Your an idiot
It’s “more stupid” not “stupider”.
But on a related note, he’s right, this is just a joke.
Wow. I thought SEGA didn’t have the guts to do that.
Its actually Platinum games joking with Sega you know
Spider: Whatever, ya Spider Man reject!
Keydown: I am just gonna pretend that you did not just call me that.
You heard me Sonication. Unless you were being sarcastic then sorry
And the Sonic fan-base becomes stupid once again.
*Sigh*
So much for “No Drama”, huh? Why can’t we take a piece of news without bitching, people?!
Agreed. They’re being silly. They still love sonic. So please shut up. Thank you.
For the love of -
To Sonic Fans: Shut the hell up.
Sarcasm. The whole game’s narration is about it.
I for one, a Sonic fan since the original, fell out of my chair laughing when I heard this.
@Keydown: “The thing is Mario has gimmicks but does not change.”
And that’s where Sonic differs. Sonic has gimmicks and does change.
Come on, the commentators spend the credits taking the piss out of everyone that made the game. Big deal, they took a (scripted) shot at Sonic. His games have been lackluster as of late. The only good thing about Unleashed was the opening cinematic. I should have just watched that then stopped.
Sega’s biggest game slated for release this year? Hardly. I’d say that chances of Bayonetta outselling MadWorld are high, and The Conduit is DEFINITELY going to outsell MadWorld, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it outsold Bayonetta.
It’s just a joke. You people are insane.
This game is da shit, I was rolling on the floor laughing cos of the narrators´ comments
Sega didn’t write the announcer’s script, neither did PlatinumGames. Two freelace writers were hired to write Howard and Kreese’s (hilarious) dialouge. And besides, remember the Sonic the Hedgehog for the PS3 and 360? Worst freaking game ever. Sonic Unleashed was mediocre at best. Black Knight was a cheap gimmick. That enough for ya?