Iizuka Namedrops Tails/Knux/Shadow for AppearancesWe have this just into us via Woun: The Spanish website Meristation has debuted the first in-game footage of Sonic Generations. So far, only Green Hill Zone is showcased.
You can see the footage spliced in between a short interview with Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka on the coming project. Iizuka concedes there are fans who only enjoy Sonic in his classical, 2D side scrolling form, and those who only enjoy the hedgehog in his modern form. Sonic Generations seeks to please both parties, and expose fans of one style to the other.
The footage itself is marvelous, and you’ll see both classic and modern renditions of Green Hill Zone, with the latter, 3D version receiving the remixed music. There are also many new areas in both adaptations, including plenty of grinding for modern Sonic, and an area where the hedgehog races a giant Chopper.
UPDATE: A proper translation of the Iizuka interview has been made available at Sonic Wrecks, where we learn that several specific core members of the Sonic universe are slated to appear–non-playable, of course–including Tails, Knuckles, and Shadow. That does not appear to be the final. Iizuka says they will either be part of the story, or “even an important gameplay element.” The transcripts also clarifies that, according to Iizuka, Generations will be a single player game, lacking any multiplayer, cooperative, or competitive mode.
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If only Websense didn’t exist, then I could watch it on a school computer…
Why Sega why no grind rails please they are not needed in the game
I wonder if Sonic 4 will ever be heard from again, perhaps the overwhelming feedback from it and projects like Sonic Fan Remix helped the return of classic Sonic and the actual classic gameplay.
I
CAN’T
STOP
JIZZING
HELP
ME.
@darkgomugomu
There’re pills for that.
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Not that… I would know… :-l
3:19 – Signpost. CLASSIC ROBOTNIK CONFIRMED
Also I feel like I just have to say this:
WAS THIS SO HARD? Because guess what I was thinking when I saw that 2D footage.
“THIS IS WHAT SONIC 4 SHOULD HAVE BEEN”
@darkgomugomu
I know how I can help!
….PRINCESS ELISE KISSING SONIC!! >:B
lol just kidding.
The game looks spectacular though!
@saxonicDhedgehog
That worked!……then i watched the interview again.
It also makes matters worse when i can understand spanish
Not bad, the physics look at least better than Sonic 4, but imma wait for a demo before i go around saying how physics are fixed here.
For those who are worried about the appearances of other characters (and for those who can understand Spanish), pay close attention to what Iizuka says at around 2:56 to 3:15.
If my high school Spanish classes have taught me anything, he’s basically saying that even though they’ve announced the two playable characters in the game so far, they will still be acknowledging many of the other characters of the Sonic universe that were part of its history or brought important elements to the series, like Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, etc. He then says that there are still many upcoming surprises to be had. (This is a VERY loose translation, so please correct me if I got something horribly wrong.)
That part gets me the most excited out of everything. I can’t wait to see what role the other characters will have in the story, and how classic and modern will combine in this case.
I came. …to give you a message: This. Game. Is. Made. Of. Win.
Two things.
1. I WANT THIS GAME!
2. Can we get this interview in english subtitles please?
OMG. I am GOBSMACKED.
:D:D:D:D:D
Lizuka you Sir…. RULEEEEEEEEEEE
See also the IGN trailer.
when that fish started chasing sonic at the end, 2 strings got glued to my cheeks and i was held up to the celling by a smile! I love those small chase things in sonic levels! Like the crushing wall in sonic 2, the Gun truck in adventure 2, even that spider in shadow!
SEGA… I love you again
@darkgomugomu that’s good
I’m not used to having so much info on a game coming out all at once after jack squat for 5 months.
OMFG!!!!!! BOTH SONICS ARE EQUALLY AWESOME!!!!! I AM SOOOOOO GETTING THIS GAME!!!!
Seriously though, you can tell this is an early build. Sonic goes through the tree at 1:22 and also the trick ramp doesn’t do anything at 3:25.
Still looks better than Sonic Colours, even at this very early stage, and that really, really is something (Because Sonic Colours is seriously awesome)
Grrr. Why this freaking game can’t be on Wii ;-;
And why a 360 must be so freaking expensive here.
This looks to be even better than Sonic 4, which most people would say isn’t saying much, but hey, I’ve never had the chance to play either (no WiiWare connection, sigh). The graphics certainly knock Sonic 4 Episode 1 out of the water (no giant-chomper-chasing-Sonic pun intended, although I simply LOVED seeing that), and it goes without saying that this PWNs pretty much every single fan rendering of Green Hill Zone that I’VE ever seen. This looks to be absolutely fantastic. I think I’m in love with this game already.
Of course, I’m a bit more forgiving than most people, since my criteria for video games isn’t sullied by any false nostaglia.
Still have hopes for a wii version :/
If not, well I will have to ask my parents if they give me a PS3 for my birthday until August (hope the game isnt realesed until then) XD
No mater what I will play this game, since I saw the 1st trailer my heart looks like it will explode and every time I watch those trailers that came out today I remeber both me playing Sonic 2 on the genesis with my father wen was 4 years old and me now playing Adventure, Unleashed and Colours
To clarify my last statement: Yes, I HAVE played Sonic 1 and 2 on the DS Classic Coillection. No, they are not perfect OR absolutely-positively free of cheap shots. YES, they are AWESOME Sonic games anyway, but they’re not the Holy Trinity. I have yet to play Sonic 3 and Knuckles, because despite what my siblings will tell you, I have a life outside video games. (In all honesty, I haven’t gotten past the second Zones of both 1 and 2 yet, but in the case of 2, that’s perfectly understandable because it’s Chemical Plant Zone act 2, which is known for being thoroughly evil to players. Poor Sonic!)
Anybody notice at the end… the guy loses FIVE lives AND wastes an entire minute AND ends up with 43 rings from 107? Either its a bug, or the guy died loads of times on the same enemy/redid the level. LOL
yesss!!!!!! i am officially stoked baby!!!
Awesome! Seems to me like it runs on the Hedgehog Engine, but Sonic’s 3D running animation looks like Sonic Colours’ one rather than Sonic Unleashed’s. Which is good. Basically, the 3D graphically is Sonic Colours wiht the Hedgehog: Vibrant, colourful backgrounds.
my idea for a sonic game included green hill being a level….THIS GREEN HILL KICKS MY GREEN HILLS DESIGNS ASS!
I. Sonic’s gameplay reminds me more of Unleashed than Colors, this is unsettling to me. Also I wanna play as fucking TAILS! God dammit Sega!
Is there gonna be a 3D mode for Classic Sonic? I would like that.
@dan
maybe customize what sonic you want for each level.
also notice how everybody is suddenly remembering sonic colors! this is a good day for sonic.:)
…and sega.lol!
C’mon SEGA, put in Amy. She’s more important than Shadow…
I love how expansive the world feels.
wow go to ign’s preview of the game. really the comments there piss me off! like this comment:”
How easily some of you are still fooled.
So, basically what I got from the video, is that this will couple the fast-paced, hold-right style of 2D Sonic design, with the fast-paced, hold-forward style of 3D Sonic design. So, basically, they’re still learned nothing, and essentially have just taken what people dislike most about BOTH dimensions of Sonic and crammed them all into one game.
Well done, Sonic Team. You are master trolls”
seriously i couldn’t even hold right in sonic 4 let alone this. again this is the first gameplay trailer. it could be fixed por tweaked. geez some people will do anything to not get intrested. also here’s some other comments:”Sonic will always look like shit in HD, if you ask me. Plays like shit in HD too.
We already know the game won’t be better than Sonic 1-3, so what’s the point in getting excited? You’re setting yourself up for a fall if you let this hype get to you, especially with Sonic.”
“I have fallen for this crap more times than I care to remember in the last 15 years. I will not again. This game is going to suck, because Sonic games for years now have all sucked.
Still, time travel, there’s an original and not desperate idea!”
“Ive given up all hope on a good 3d sonic game.
sonic colours sucked and so will this
AND NO dont tell me sonic colours is a great game because its an absoutely dreadful game. 90% of the game is 2d (might as well be on a handheld or wiiware), the platforming and jumping mechanics were some of the worst ive seen in any platformer, the 10% that was 3d was mainly flashy on rails crap and the game featured some of the worst boss fights in video game history”
“A Bit bored now tbh after every sonic game announcement over the last few years promising its go to be the best yet. Lets just be realistic here and say sonic should have been put to bed after the original trilogy.”
people really don’t pay attention when a good sonic game was released(colors), they just look at the negatives. it makes me feel bad for sega and their hard work.:(
I’m excited but I was hoping for SA3. Oh well, but sega needs to understand something. WE DON’T MIND PLAYING AS OTHER CHARACTERS AS LONG AS THEY PLAY WELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I had my doubts about the Modern Sonic aspect, of the game. The 2D looked absolutely great, and don’t get me wrong, the 3D looked fun, but I was worried that it might do a bit of that “playing itself” thing again. It did, but because of that last bit of footage, my faith is restored. Not that it went away mind you, but I’m just so happy! XD
looks cool, but I’d still prefer Sonic Adventure 3.
@sonic52789
dude i think we all get it now.LOL! nothing is gonna come between you and adventure 3 is it?:) but this could be a awesome game maybe even better than the first two adventures. it could have the gameplay and everything those had but be better just not titled adventure 3.
@sonicdudefan1996
Haha, U MAD, U MAD!
@Sonicdudefan1996 – Don’t worry, I’m going to at least give this game a chance. But I do have one request for this game: NO SLAP STICK HUMOR!!!
OMG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IT’S SO BEAUTIFUL !!!
If this doesn’t excite you….THEN YOU HAVE GOT TO BE A TROLL!!! This is single handedly the greatest idea the modern Sonic Team has come up with!!! Now I love Sonic 4, but THIS RIGHT HERE blew all attention I had towards that game to Mars!!! Classic physics are there!!! I can see them!!! Plus Hedgehog Engine is back!!! Plus other playable characters!!! Plus hidden extras (aka red rings)!!! Plus ROBOTNIK!!! (he’s in the sign post!) Plus Classic Sonic in modern levels so it feels like new classic levels!!! Plus Modern Sonic in classic levels so they feel reborn and are a breath of fresh air!!! There are only three things I could ask for from this game…and they are as follows…
1. If Tails, Knuckles, and Shadow are playable, let them play as close to Sonic as possible…of course with their own separate play styles and abilities.
2. Have many unlockables!!! pack as much of Sonic’s history into this thing ITS HIS ANNIVERSARY!!! (unlockable characters, unlockable classic characters, concept art, old concept art from his history, box art, fan art, Super Sonic, maybe even some game gear games? probably not)
3. For the love of allthat is holy…HYPER SONIC PLEASE!!!
Amy Rose and Cream The Rabbit? sonic awesome game.
An epic recreation of Green Hill Zone!! I am so psyched about what levels Sega will choose cross the three eras of Sonic’s history. I want Emerald Coast and City Escape from Adventure 1 and 2 to be in this. HD remakes of these levels…..please Sega. You haven’t betrayed my trust so far.
I’m looking forward for this,even if I can’t play it(but I will get the soundtrack on day 1:D).
lol I like how you guys are just now getting this translation and discovering the picture of Classic Robotnik on the sign at the end of Classic Sonic’s level.
Well I don’t LIKE it it’s just funny. But I guess I do like they you eventualyl figured it out. =D Good for you. And that’s not sarcastic.
As for Sonic 4 ep 2 idk y ppl seem to think it’s never gonna be heard of. So we’re announcing stuff about Generations. Does that mean Sonic 4 ep 2 won’t have it’s announcements too? NO! Think of it this way.
2010 = Sonic Free Riders (meh), Sonic 4 ep 1 (cool) Sonic Colors (EPIC)
2011 = Mario & Sonic (meh), Sonic 4 ep 2 (cool), Sonic Generations (EPIC)
Now, of course, the 3 games of 2011 will be better than all 3 games of 2010. I can feel it. (Trust me. Every last single prediction of mine regardign this game has been right so far to the point it’s getting freaky and my friends are calling me psychic. XD)
As for “this is how Sonic 4 should’ve been”, well think of it this way. New Super Mario Bros Wii didn’t use classic Mario. =P Just saying. Sonic 4 is how it is. Deal with it. Think about THIS! Sonic Generations: Modern Sonic plays like Unleashed more than Colors does but it takes elements from Colors (despite Colors just coming out) including controls. The classic Sonic gameplay is similar to Sonic 4 in that it’s classic. It’s kinda like a better version of Sonic 4 and Colors combined in one. But the point is with them using recent tactics to make this game, isn’t it possible that Sonic 4 ep 2 may be a vast improvement, the Classic Sonic of this game being somewhat a sign of that? (I mean I expect modern design in Sonic 4 still and I don’t care about that. But the gameplay, particularly level design, will probably have been upped a bit)
LASTLY, I have a friend who said “Now was that so hard, SEGA?” and then saw someone comment that somewhere on the internet and can feel a lot of this coming from the fans. This does not make sense. Who said it was HARD? It’s not that it’s hard, it’s just unoriginal. Is it so hard to except the same gameplay but advanced? Hell, people are saying “Was that so hard?” as if they ASSUME SEGA didn’t have a hard time making sure this game would be crips. And we haven’t even played it to really even know.
All I know is the “Sonic Cycle” that we keep advertising does NOT exist but another Cycle does exist and it’s quite silly on the fanbase’s part. What I find silliest is that fans do what I’m doing right now: Point out the flaws of the fanbase thus being aware of these flaws… only to go on and make the flaws anyways unknowingly. lol We are quite silly. =P
Anyhoo sorry for the speech. I’m just through random stuff out there. All in all, I’m glad to hear Tails, Knuckles and Shadow will at least be a major part and why not? They helped shape Sonic’s history. Those 3 gotta be the biggest stars besides Sonic and I applaude them. XD And I’m glad for this game and hope everyone who is able to get this game finds something to enjoy about it and can use it to help them not feel so hateful towards the franchise on it’s 20th birthday. =)
The next person who says “I want Sonic Adventure 3″ is a complete idiot. Think ABOUT IT! Sonic Heroes played like SA2, so that could have been called SA3 (complete with >3< people at one time) , Shadow the Hedgehog's story was a continuation of SA2, so that could have been called SA3, Sonic 06 played a lot like SA, complete with glitches and all, so that could have been called SA3, Sonic Unleashed started out as SA3 to the point where it was still called Sonic World ADVENTURE, so that could have been called SA3. Only Sonic Colours couldn't have been called SA3, and that's too awesome anyway. So stop asking for Sonic Adventure 3, because you've already BLOODY HAD IT!