Green Eyes Will Still Mean Greenbacks
Since the announcement and subsequent leaks related to Sonic the Hedgehog 4, there have been numerous community debates as to the current direction of the downloadable title. Anything from physics to level mechanics to visuals and even Sonic’s green eyes in-game have come under intense scrutiny, and ultimate it comes down to one theme: Even though the game is named Sonic 4, classic Sonic, aside from a callback here and there, goes largely unnoticed.
With that in mind, the latest TSSZ News @Issue poll question asked if you felt having classic Sonic in the game mattered to you. The results of more than 1,000 votes show the concern is not nearly as amplified as some would like it to be.
Out of the votes, 64 percent said it didn’t matter to them whether classic Sonic exists in Sonic 4. Only 27 percent said it did. Nine percent were unsure. If nothing else, the poll may hint that old generation or outright “purist” Sonic fans are becoming a minority on the whole.
The latest poll is now available for you to vote on.
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This is the other 36%
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@Mike. LOL. So true.
@ Mike: love the pic =P
meh, I’ve been an old-school fan of Sonic since the beginning… more people should adapt to the minor cosmetic changes anyway, it’s still the same fast-running, blue hedgehog in red sneakers.
…he just… had a really awkward experimental phase in his teenage years he’d much rather forget as he goes back to doing his usual thing.
I disagree with the new poll. Its assuming that the Sonic Cycle even exists in the first place.
Personally i can’t see why the “Classic Fans” are so upset. If you wan’t to play classic Sonic then there are plenty of rom hacks and fan games for you to play. SEGA are practically giving you what you asked for, a 2D side scrolling platformer with old school sonic gameplay and for some reason you’re still not happy. I don’t know why SEGA even bother to try and please the classic fans.
@Rolo
Classic fans didn’t ask for another 2D Sonic specifically (there have been plenty and Sega have been making them for a while this decade (’01-’10)); the fans of the classic Sonic (not that these are exclusive categories) asked for classic Sonic and everything that that implies.
Although some people (whom, I don’t know) have been asking for something along the lines of “a game of 2.5D day stages like Sonic Unleashed”, so perhaps that is what you meant.
The pic was awesome @Mike
and the only thing I wanna know about Sonic 4 is…….. HOW MANY ZONES EACH?!?!
cannot be 4… cannot
64% of users are idiots.
Reason? The purpose of this game is to be a classic Sonic game.
We are idiots for not caring about the sonic model? Please! It’s the same blue hedgehog. And if more people are agreeing that it don’t matter, than why even bother saying we are idiots. These sonic fanboys are retarded they nitpick and expect sega to give what they want, they are not kings.
Personally, I would love classic sonic in sonic 4, even if it’s just downloadable. But I’m not gonna let it spoil anything for me. And Quite frankly, I’m getting sick of all the crap about sonic 4: the leaks, the wars, the very slow revealing of more material by sega, the wars, and uhhh, oh yeah, the wars. I don’t care what you’re opinion is, im pretty darn sure everyone is getting tired of hearing the same stuff from all sides, if even just a little.
I would give myself a break from sonic 4 for a while, but there’s something that just keeps making me come back….dang my fan-ness!
The 64% of us are NOT IDIOTS As we actualy are not moaning about the character look about sonic having green eyes! the other lot are.
@blueblur. Agree!
@ddfhdfffi:
I just dont get why these people get so upset over the fact that the game looks modern. Move with the times an all.
@Rolo
You said that you could not see why ““Classic Fans” are so upset”, so I responded by telling you the reason why. This reason is that classic fans want a classic Sonic game, and that this (Sonic 4) really does not seem to be it.
Well, i’ve been playing sonic since 1991. I love the old sonic games to bits and still play them to this day. But saying that i would much rather see new ideas (even if they dont work i.e. Unleashed, black knight, Shadow The Hedgehog) than revisiting the old just for what seems like a quick payoff. I’m also a huge Mega Man fan and was dissapointed by Mega Man 9 because it felt like the series had taken a huge step back just to please a few fans of the original. I’m even more dissapointed by the fact that Mega Man 10 will follow the same pattern. I would rather not see the Sonic series go the same way. It’s nice to see that ASR put people’s faith back into Sonic and i’m hoping that Sonic 4 will regenerate the series. But in my opinion, making a new classic sonic will please the classic fans for a short amount of time but the same people will only get sour again when they arn’t given more. In short why dwell on the past when the future is looking promising. Besides, come 2012 we’re all gunna die =P.
I don’t get it mario has a classic style game with 3d graphics and mario’s new model, but when sonic has one, everyone does the complaining crap again, I guess it’s true you can’t get them satisfied, they nitpick over stupid crap. If you guys really want a classic sonic game, go play sonic 1, its simple, otherwise play sonic 4 and shut up. Don’t you see that SEGA is giving you a sonic game, be lucky that they are even still making sonic games.
@ Mike
Couldn’t agree with you more, people whining about something so trivial oly proves how far this fanbase has fallen. Besides, the newest form of Sonic looks better, smoother, and will be noticed by a wider audiance, considering that the newer model is easier recognized by kids. The newer model just looks all around better than his old, fat, round version.
@ Mike
That comic really does sum it up in a nutshell. I understand some people were disappointed that it wasn’t completely retro Sonic. That said, I believe what SEGA’s trying to do is a NSMB/MegaMan Powered Up-style Sonic title (Retro gameplay with new graphics). So what if Sonic doesn’t have black eyes or isn’t a sprite in the game?
i’m a classic sonic fan… but it really doesn’t matter how sonic’s eyes looks like or how long his hair is. if it plays like the classics then thats good enough for me (but it would be nice to have an option for classic sonic. but i doubt it.)
My first Sonic game involved a classic Sonic…
when i saw his new look, I was happy that Sonic is beginning to fit into the modern times.
It just makes me mad how those “fans” aren’t so grateful.
Idiots? No…we actually love the fact that Sega is giving what you guys wanted in the first place but still not happy. Only greedy.
I agree with those who say those “fans” nitpick at everything, because it’s true.
I don’t know how Sonic’s eye color affects the game in general…why? you guys gonna get mad if I change my eye color to blue? you don’t care? then why care about Sonic’s green eyes?
To me, this whole drama and all of those petitions of bringing back Classic Sonic is just plain immature. It proves that the fanbase is just corrupted…sadly it may be worse than the Twilight fanbase.
@Golden~Hedgy:
I wouldn’t go as far as to say that the fanbase is worse than the Twilight fanbase, even though they can be more mature at times.
NO NO NO NO NO.
id kick someones BUTT if we ever went back to “classic sonic”…
you kno how many years it took me to try to draw “modern sonic” …friggin half my life. if we go back to classic sonic-its gonna force me to do more work…and just so you kno…im lazy. haha ;p
jk.
but still tho. it would be so wierd for me because i grew up more with the modern look. the only closest thing to the classics i saw…was AoSTH. ;p. i never knew he was a vido game character then.hahaha
The problem isn’t if it is a new sonic in visual terms, the problem is that the modern sonic they’ve designed is bad. Why is he bad? Because he lost his soul, and the green eyes are a important part of this.
@Rodrido RdS:
Lost his soul? He’s a video game character for crying out loud. How can a fictional character have a soul? Did it escape through his eyes when he tried on his new green contact lenses?
I take back my last comment, the Twilight fanbase is more mature than you lot.
lolz, Midway makes Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat ALWAYS stayed true to the classic roots…………. and WHERE did that bring Midway????
they had to file for bankruptcy >.>
now do we really want to see Sega go through the same thing just to appease to the nitpickers =O
I just want to say I’m very dissapointed in the way Sonic fans are acting about this game. Does it really matter the way Sonic looks? I hated Sonic in SA2 because of all that extra stuff he wore, yet Sonic fans think it’s his best game in years… No one cared how Mario looked when New Super Mario Bros. Wii came out. That’s like if everyone complained that Mario wasn’t 8-bit, and didn’t have brown overalls. We’re in the 21st century people, Sega isn’t going to make another 16-bit Sonic game, get with the fucking times!!! I don’t see why it matters if Sonic doesn’t have black fucking eyes!!! If fans are that unhappy with the way the new Sonic looks, then why the fuck do they praise games like Sonic Adventure, or SA2!?!? I was REALLY looking forward to this game, but the Sonic fanbase has ruined it for me now…