Modern Stages Included, but “No Playable Friends”
You already knew Sonic Generations will cover three specific eras of Sonic’s 20 years in gaming. As more previews come out, we are getting a better grip on what those eras represent.
Kotaku’s brief preview on the game, written by Stephen Totilo, outlines the eras as classic, Dreamcast, and modern. Think Sonic Adventure era for Dreamcast, while modern could be a whole array of matters, good and bad…until you read Totilo’s assurance of “no playable friends” and “no special powers” in Sonic Generations. This, despite word of a storyline, and with it news at least some in the Sonic universe will appear.
Totilo’s preview also states in-game music, much like the game itself, will be remixes of what we already know and love. Regarding Classic Sonic, Totilo says it is likely classic Sonic will speed through some modern levels, and for the physics majors, classic Sonic has additional momentum and “he won’t always stop cold.”
We will do a preview roundup from today’s Sonic Generations reveal later on.
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Interested to see how either Sonic plays through the Adventure era since that era kind of combined modern and classic (At least Adventure 1 did). What’s good though is that they’re taking the level environments and gimmicks and redoing the levels entirely though. That way we don’t have a game full of SA2 GHZ again
A 2D remake of a level from The Great Disaster of 2006 would be hilarious!
If Dreamcast Sonic talks (which he better), I’m hoping for Ryan Drummond to voice him. So long as he doesn’t sound as nasal as he did in Heroes.
Sad part about this is it means there’s about a 99.8% chance that Jason Anthony Griffith won’t show up at all, and he was doing GREAT by the time Black Knight came out. Cheesy his first couple years, but I think Black Knight proved he was settling into the role.
Damnit. So much for having more playable characters… I can understand going “only Sonic” for a little while, but I LIKE having a variety of characters to choose from. Damnit, damnit, damnit…
so not only Classic and Unleashed-style, but they’re cramming in Adventure-style?!?!
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There is nothing to complain about. Sonic trolls will die this year.
Ultimately yes I miss playing as other characters too, if only they realized it wasn’t the characters we hated it was the play styles. I’d love to play as Knuckles through GHZ
Oh and @darkgomugomu: I think they’re using Adventure levels, but styles? I doubt it. Seeing as how Adventure’s style is like Modern Sonic minus the boost (Or Classic Sonic plus homing attack), I don’t think there is an inbetween character. Which is good because then we would be seeing Sonic wearing all those accessories again…
And one thing I’m wondering though. Are they going to mix up the tropes we see? Because if they don’t I fear we’re going to see about like 5 different tropical levels, and I don’t need to see Emerald Coast, Angel Island, and GHZ in the exact same game… I’ll take Marble Garden though
That “Great Disaster of 2006″ you speak of was still a better game than Unleashed, Colors, Black Knight, and Secret Rings. At least it attempted to follow the same formula of the awesome Adventure titles of 1999 and 2001. This is just Sonic Team crapping on our childhood some more with its trial and error, uncontrollable gameplay. I think I’ll wait for more of the true classics with Sonic 4: Episode 2.
And before 27 of you flame me, once again, I really couldn’t give a damn what bunch of idiot fanboys think. Not gonna stop me from voicing the truth of the matter.
*Poof*
@Ceejus:
Y’know, mon, it would be so much easier to take your opinions seriously if you didn’t act like such a jerk about expressing it. Just sayin’…
@Ceejus:
Even though I may not agree with your opinion, IT IS an opinion. Let’s just hope others think so. Otherwise, good luck with the flame wars.
As for my reaction to this…
I’m too lost for words. I just can’t wait.
Wait, you mean they’re going to remake levels from games that have come out within the past four years? Sounds a little redundant but I still don’t mind, as long as the layouts aren’t the same.
And I’d be totally open to the idea levels from 2006, actually. The problem with that game wasn’t the level themes.
@Ceejus
0/10. troll harder.
DRUMMOND FOR DREAMCAST SONIC!!!
@kiwi: That would be Hilarious if when modern Sonic enters the dreamcast era, and he starts to talk with Ryan drummond’s voice!! XD
Ceejus…at this point, we’re not even arguing with you anymore. You’re just a joke now XD
Will we see any Shadow the Hedgehog levels remade? No matter how ‘meh’ that game was, some of the level designs were great. And the music too ^^
im quite gutted that adventure sonic might be appearing, i think it would have been best split between classic and modern, but if they pull it off then im game lol
this game actually looks fantastic too lol i actually cannot wait till it comes out, i want to see more now please sega
Maybe I was right there will be all 3 voices in this game we already saw smith in the classic era then Drummond will be in the dreamcast era followed by Jason in the modern erra oh it will be like spiderman shattered dimensions
Well least modern sonic is playable but no other playable characters oh sheesh if only SEGA or Ken would explain why they think theirs no need for them even though I have requested for Ken to bring back playable characters
So yes SEGA I would understand a reason you guys have that their won’t be anymore playable characters with sonic but If you guys say It’s because the fans don’t want that Then I won’t understand that . I want to know why the people at SEGA themselves don’t want playables in sonic games anymore not for reasons that fans don’t want them playable but for SEGA’S own personal reasons. If you say your own personal reasons for it SEGA then i won’t complain about sonic being only playable anymore and I’ll accept that sonic is playable only and decide to buy sonic colors then I’ll become a modern sonic and classic sonic fan both again
But other then that Sonic Generations will have remake of modern sonic stages from SA and SA2 and modern sonic is playable still so that makes me happy.
I would like the same physics for every level please.
Happy I am.
@Ceejus: Oh, shut up. People would take your opinions more seriously if you didn’t act like a butthurt little baby who throws a fit when he doesn’t get what he wants. Granted, the same can be said for a lot of deranged fanboys in this fanbase, but you’re the case in point.
This probably means we will see classic in his 2d normal stages. Modern will be the boost heavy 500km/hr sonic. Dreamcast will probably be the fast 3d platforming seen in SA1 and SA2
i doubt there is going to be a 3rd sonic to play as, i think they only speak of the levels when they say those 3 eras. But i guess ya never know. I liked sonic 2006, and seeing crisis city or kingdom valley would make me happy! But yeah, funny how adventure and adventure 2 get its own era, only 2 games, yet so much good! I honestly have seen enough heroes HD in sega racing and sega tennis, i want to see something new ya know? What i want actually is a creepy level. I liked battle 2, shadow, 2006, even heroes last level because they had a creepy feel to them. I guess that something that i didnt like about colors, no creepy/insane last level. Eggmanland, final rush, black comet, all climactic levels.
It goes to show that story and cutscenes are good for the story, but also the overall feel of the level tells its own story.
So are we just not going to get a Sonic Episode 2 then?……..
I really hope the music sounds original and not some new age techno version of old stuff. I don’t care if they would need to rip off more of MJ’s songs, they need original new beats.
I hope other characters are at least playable through DLC…
I hope that there are special stages and that Super-Sonic is Playable in the stages as well as the final battle. (Like S3&K)