Still Plenty who are Skeptical
The latest results from our TSSZ News @Issue poll reveal a number of intriguing details regarding how fans are gauging the recently announced Project Needlemouse, the assumed next Sonic game.
The question asked whether you thought Needlemouse would satisfy hopes and expectations of longtime Sonic fans, who primarily grew up with Sonic in 2D. Needlemouse is being touted as a 2D adventure.
Out of 712 votes, 43 percent said “Yes,” and it was that choice that won the poll. But 32 percent chose “Maybe,” with another 14 percent who said “No.” Looking at the poll results in a different manner, the numbers tell that less people firmly believe in such satisfaction than those who don’t.
Eleven percent of respondents were unsure.
Though hopes are that Project Needlemouse will be loved by all of Sonic fandom, some believe that it is in development in order to quell outcries of older Sonic fans, who have harshly criticized recent titles.
A new poll is now available for you to vote on.
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I said unsure becuase we still have absolutely nothing to go on as to the content of the game. Also because Sonic fans are jaded and don’t know what they really want.
Oh dear… Hyping over a teaser trailer… This won’t end well.
I voted unsure. I just think people have the wrong idea on why the 3D series didn’t turn out so well, so we have people under assumption that 2D always means a good thing, and while to some extent that may be true, I just think back to when Sonic Adventure was introduced and how many young gamers back then who previously played the 2D games had the feeling Sonic would evolve in an extraordinary way after having played SA1, which can be acceptable since it WAS the first official 3D adventure game. I want a real good 3D Sonic game instead.
I believe as long as it is a 2D Sonic game it should please Sonic fans of old. I believe 3D Sonic is the way to go, but I still think it’ll be a good game, I just don’t know if it can be better than the good 3D Sonic games. It really is too early to say much, though because we have no information on it yet.
i hope sega reads my letter because they might bring back unleashed 2
@phillip: SEGA has already made their decision. They won’t create another huge 3D title after reading one letter. It’s good that you have hope, but you have to be realistic here.
I for one am excited about Project Needlemouse as I grew up with classic 2D Sonic and if they can pull this off, I will be immensely happy!
Unleashed was still a good game though, I just hope the next 3D Sonic isn’t as corny.
@Phillip: You want an Unleashed 2? Are you serious?
@serpx: Why not?
All like all Sonic Game (I grew up with the 2d games too) and I love all of them (the onder ones and the new ones) I think this will be the BEST SONIC GAME EVER CREATED!!!:
1 (Best Games Ever) – Project Needlemouse
2º – Sonic The Hedgehog 3 and Kcnukles
3º – Sonic Unleashed…
hehe PROJECT NEEDLEMOUSE WILL BE THE BEST EVER!!!
SEEEEEEEEEEEEGGGGGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
Unleashed wasn’t bad by any means; it’s just that it still wasn’t exactly the best thing we could have. Boosting was really crappy (and removed the overall meaning of a Sonic game), and so was the QTEs, the level linearity, the consistency of dash-panel-overload and the level memorization were rather lame as well. If Sega would actually give me daytime Unleashed gameplay without these things (and instead of boosting the Spindash / rolling), then I would’ve been really happy with it.
I voted “No” because Sonic fans are hypocrital idiots who just fail to agree on a “happy-medium” even if their lives and the fate of the franchise depended on it.
So yeah, Needlemouse FTW….
… Why do I get the feeling that I’m gonna regret saying that?
Again, hyping over a teaser trailer = won’t end well.
i cant rember what i said in this poll, lolz
I put maybe because of a simple fact. Yes this is a 2D Sonic game that is supposed to take sonic back to his roots and there will be many people who will be happy about that and enjoy the game upon it’s release. However there will also be many people who will simply decide that because it doesn’t have Mega Drive graphics and doesn’t play in exactly the same way a Mega Drive Sonic game would that it isn’t what they where expecting and write it off as another failed attempt.
You know something, I grew up playing the genesis games as well, with the
“2D games”. But lets get something straight here, I could care less if this game is 1D or 4D, as long as the game is fun, I don’t really care how many dimensions the game will be. It’s as simple as that.
Retrofags are never pleased. Even worse, they’re twice as hard to please as the usual ranting Sonic fans. Nope, it won’t please anyone. It’ll be just like all the other games we’ve had (Aside from 06).
It kicks complete ass yet doesn’t get the recognition it deserves.
I voted unsure. Of course many fans are skeptical, we have yet to see a gameplay tralier and see the game in action.