“Sonic Dimensions” Allegedly Well in Development
We’re technically not yet at Sonic Generations‘s launch day. But TSSZ has learned through a source that development is already well underway on Sonic’s next adventure tailored to Nintendo’s next console–and it’s not a Generations port.
TSSZ has learned Sonic Dimensions, a working title for the next Sonic, will take place directly after Generations and be a spiritual successor to Sonic Colors. We don’t know if this game will necessarily be exclusive to the Wii U, but we’re told it will have visual quality in line with Generations and it will take advantage of many Wii U specific capabilities. That includes the use of the Wii U mini-tablets for up to a 4 person multiplayer, and use of the revised Wii U remote and its touchscreen to destroy enemies and activate powers.
So what’s the gimmick this time? TSSZ has learned Dimensions’s storyline will center around another time-space continuum shift at the hands of Eggman that not only alters Sonic’s world, but himself. Sonic will allegedly split into multiple personalities denoted by color–each of which having their own unique abilities. That’s right, if this holds, recolored Sonics are now a reality.
In addition to the main Sonic, which will remain blue and act as a core uniting “ghost” of sorts in-game, we’re told there will be five other colors: Red, Orange, Purple, Green, and Yellow. We were told very specific things about each Sonic. Red Sonic, for example, can cause explosions to presumably open up new areas, but has a slow speed and a short jump. Purple Sonic, allegedly parodying Shadow and Silver, will be able to move platforms and float, with the dark nonsensical attitude to boot. And perhaps the most interesting tidbit: our sources compared the Orange personality to Big the Cat, a lumbering hedgehog even slower than his red counterpart…until he’s powered up. There is also a yellow Sonic–not a Super Sonic–that will be the fastest of them all, but take damage easily. The source alleges only two of the personalities can be used in-stage, but all may be able to combine and act as an equivalent Super Guide. The White Sonic allegedly pops up as an option after dying in a stage a certain number of times. Using it guarantees the lowest rank at the end.
If that sounds a lot like a Nintendo idea, that’s because it is, and no wonder; we’ve learned Sega is allegedly working directly with some Nintendo developers on this game. That’s in addition to most of, if not the entire staff for Sonic Colors being back on board for Dimensions. The Nintendo developers are allegedly assisting Sega design the levels, which we’re told will be more surreal, on similar thinking as Colors. Music Plant from Sonic Advance 2 was cited as a stage that may see its ideas and concepts revived for Dimensions.
Another concept allegedly coming back: Rival battles. Eggman’s scheme is allegedly so out of control, it splits apart not just Sonic, but everyone in his world, including his friends, and the mad doctor himself. One example we learned about was the possibility of Sonic and personalities fighting an evil version of Amy Rose, finally tired of Sonic refusing her advances. We’re also told Eggman will split, and a kind-hearted version of him will act as Sonic’s guide.
The final item of note from our source is yet another assurance that we will see some 2D gameplay within, and those mechanics will be “directly ripped” from the classic Sonic physics, though we’ve heard that line for a while.
Our source requested anonymity, as the source was not authorized to speak publicly about the above details. The source also clearly advised to not necessarily take all the information at face value, since this is still a work in progress.
We are likely months away from knowing anything more about this project, if these details hold up. There remain a lot of matters here that are a bit rough around the edges, and for that and other reasons we’re filing this under Rumor despite having confidence in at least some of the information presented. Remember: When we learned about Sonic Generations in 2010, six months before its formal unveiling, it was known as just Sonic Anniversary with only a few details clear as well. This is something we will have to watch over time; do not expect instant gratification. Nevertheless, we will pass along anything more that we hear.
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I hope this is real. Though I would rather play as the Advance cast (Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Cream, and Amy), playing as other Sonics sure be a good… testing ground. Its like its testing the water.
If multiple Sonics play good, then replacing them with the other characters shouldn’t hurt, right?
This could also make for a good mutliplayer (easier since everyone is technically Sonic), I just keep going back to Advance, because it does it right. The multiplayer of Sonic Advance 2 and 3 was really good. If the developers think things are cheap, they should just make a few twinks to fix things.
- Make walls Knuckles can’t climb
- Make Cheese stun enemies/only collect items instead of destroying enemies
- Give Sonic the shield/extra abilities to even out the field with Tails, Knuckles, and Cream
I can easily see Tails, Knuckles, and Cream use the boost ability. They all run normal, but when they boost, they use different animations (Tails uses his tails like propeller like in Sonic 2, Knuckles glides, and Cream uses her ears like a plane or wings like in Sonic Heroes or…). Hell, I can see Tails, Knuckles, and Cream moving like… wait, that would be a spoiler
But it would be so cool
well, sound alright, but seriously, as is if recolors were annoying enough, you guys are making it okay -.-.
but we’ll see.
but seriously, Sonic’s like 20-21 already?
let’s see some more intense action!
Hmm… Sounds kinda strange to me on paper. I’ve got to see this in motion.
Red Sonic, for example, can cause explosions to presumably open up new areas, but has a slow speed and a short jump
Pffttt.. why not just make Knuckles playable
So they’re making another game.. With recolors, no less! Geeze, what is SEGA thinking?!
I’m hoping that this game will come out for other systems beside Wii U. I’m also hoping that Shadow will be in here and have another personality too, (Happy and silly!) being as Shadow is my absolute favorite character and it’d be nice to see him happy for once.
I just hope that this game won’t mess with the fandom grounds.. I mean 99% of the fans who have FC’s are already insane, I’m worried this game might make it worse. Even the fans who don’t have FC’s are crazy. I know of a never-ending war between Amy and Sally fans! If they’re gonna swear at eachother and fight over something as stupid as that, imagine what they’re gonna do over things that could be in this game!
I’m a STH fan to the end, but I admit, the fans scare me, and they get worse with every ground breaking game released.
It seems like an interesting concept in development. Looks like their getting back on track also like how they are possibly bringing back Classic Sonic mechanics and would totally love to see that put in use. Not looking forward to “Big the Cat” Sonic though. XD
I wonder if i should put that in my stories… hhhhmmmmm…..
If I do, I could make Cerulean to have 18 forms of elements, and Werehog, Team Chaotix, and the Babylon Rogues can be the only seven who are not altered from Eggman’s machines.
Zelda Four Swords and Kirby and the Amazing Mirror on the mind?
man if this isnt the most fake thing i ever heard of. Where in gods name did you guys even get this from, sega said nothing about this nor did they any info on in. and im guessing the two year old vid on youtube that says “sonic dimension” on it is confirmed. Unless I can see actual proof with sega on this. As far as i know its fake.
That’d be killer if one extra recolor that the others didn’t know about was incredibly evil and he was the final boss.
The only way to take him down is if all Sonics fuse up to create Hyper Sonic or some shit and finally take him down.
The ending? All Sonic recolors say goodbye to each other and they all go back into the original Sonic.
The true ending? Eggman and his good counterpart argue in white space.
so i randomly decided to type “Sonic Dimensions” into Google and apparently people on YouTube were making “trailers” for it back in June. Whether or not they knew about this project or just made it up off the top of their head, idk but its interesting.
I don’t care about this rumor, but reading the comments here has given me a thought.
Why is everyone complaining about wanting to play as different characters again? SEGA is making games with only Sonic because everyone complained about having to play as different characters. Everyone said that they just wanted to speed to levels as Sonic like they did in the Genesis games, instead of having their experience hindered by having to play as other characters. So now that SEGA is making games with only Sonic, everyone thinks it’s boring and wants to play as different characters again? Am I the only one who is baffled by the sheer stupidity of this?
Cant wait to see it in action
I never wanted Sega to stop using other characters, I’m just sick of everyone else stuck on the sidelines all the time. Sonic is cool and all, but he will always be there. I want some variety like they used to
Well Id Love to see green sonic have a classic sonic style gameplay
Hopefully this isn’t a wii u exclusive, I still don’t agree with colours being wii only. Considering that that game engine became popular with a multi format game, sega really have no business making other games like that exclusive titles.
Sega and retarded decisions is something we all expect now though isn’t it? They never learn.
In that story I mentioned, the elements I said are18 of them, and the 18 elemental forms are light, darkness, time, space, sun, moon, fire, water, earth, ice, wind, sound, metal, nature, creature, electric, heart, and void. Like the average Cerulean, these girls can use some of the forms she used (Werehog, Excalibur, Darkspine, Super, Gregar, and Falzar). Those are the pieces I could use if Sonic Dimensions is true as a reality.
So… Why is everyone complaining about there being “recolors”? Seriously, it’s not somebody’s stupid, crappy-ass fancharacter.
I, for one, welcome this idea. From a kid’s perspective, it sounds like a lot of fun!
Seriously, guys. Think of it from a kid’s prespective. It catches your eye, it’s colorful, imaginitive…
I dunno, to me it sounds like a ton of fun.
@portalninja
Some of us are tired of playing as Sonic only you know.
Unleashed: Sonic and Sonic the Werehog
Colors: Sonic
Generations: Two Sonics
The alleged “Dimensions”: Even more Sonics!
This sounds like fun!
Scourge the HEdgehog will be pissed! XD
Knowing that there’s another Smash Bros. coming to the Wii U!
Those Sonic Personalities Recolours will be perfect to add for Sonic’s alternate colours! XD
Damn, this means I’m gonna have to buy another Nintendo-made “stuck in the previous generation” game console… (Because let’s face it, whatever Sony and Microsoft have lined up are likely to be what their current consoles are when compared to the somewhat inferior Wii)
The least they can do is differ the designs of the split personalities slightly more than by color. Maybe like a minor change in the quills based on said attitude.
Purple: Bent more downward for his dark appearance.
Orange: Messy spines and oddly designed iris’ to show off his unorthodox design.
Yellow: Straightened out spines to show his love for speed.
Red: More of a flared appearance, flame styled spines to match the power of explosive strength.
Green: ….Scourge? lol…I’m calling that one right now.
White: Well respectively they mentioned a white Sonic being available after so many deaths so why not make him a more “valued” style Sonic. Give him a design that shows he is placed above all others. Maybe something resembling that of Super Sonic himself or something similar.
Also from the sound of it, they are trying to make it to where there are 7 sonics… The original and 6 counter parts…anything to do with they chaos emeralds? -hint hint-
evil version of amy? a nice version of eggman? god this sounds like the comic book (amy the rascal XD) but aren’t those two from scourge’s world?
@WebDST
yet another comic fan who believes the comics are canon.
“Amy the Rascal” was Amy’s classic design (look at Sonic CD, Sonic the Fighters, Sonic R). The name was also Amy’s classic name… “Amy Rosy the Rascal” (Look at Sonic The Fighters).
No there is no way “Scourge’s world” existed to begin with. ONLY IN THE COMICS.
@Zack Frost
good point, i LOVED playing as multible characters.
this is what made sonic so speacil. heroes had the use of three characters to play as to get through the stages and solve puzzles with each’s uniqe abilaties. i also feel they should have this on multible systems, ranging from the wii, to the upcoming wii u, hell, i’ll even take a ds version.
It didn’t say anything about playing as the normal true and blue Sonic, whats up with that. I don’t care about alternate colors or powers. Sonic is supposed to be about speed , it seems like there trying to take that away.
i hope it can be played on psp..
well, tbh… If you guys are complaining, b**** to Nintendo, its practically their idea with some guys from Sega.
If it was a proper game (like Generations) it wouldnt be a Nintendo console exclusive
okay, seriously SEGA? were playing as recolors? Are we ever going to get to play as other characters, other than sonic? nobody wants a sonic recolor game. Why not do the world some good and come out with a sonic adventure 3, or a sonic heroes 2? I miss playing as Tails, knuckles, silver, shadow, etc.
Okay, in my upcoming story I mentioned, each of the forms Princess Cerulean have comes in different colors for each element:
Fire-Red
Electric-Yellow
Creature-Orange
Ice-Cyan
Water-Blue
Wind-Teal
Nature-Green
Darkness-Black
Light-White
Sun-Gold
Moon-Silver
Sound-Rose
Heart-Pink
Void-Violet
Earth-Brown
Metal-Grey
And in the end of the story, Cerulean’s elemental forms came together and became the super form that first came in the retold story of Sonic Generations, Elemental Cerulean. In the very end, everything in Sonic’s world, Sonic, Cerulean, her grandmother and great-aunt, and Sonic’s friends are back to normal and Cerulean obtained the forms she had when she was in Animate Town in the Headquarters, and it’s a funny one, too.
I hope this game is playable on at least four platforms: PS3, Xbox360, Wii, and Nintendo DS. I hope Shadow is in there. It would be funny to see a nice version of him. I also hope that Silver is in there.
isn’t “DIMENSIONS” the name of an already existing fan game engine?
@Sonic Shell: Please shut up. No one cares about your fanfiction, or your overpowered fancharacter that has way too many forms/elemental abilities.
Solstice of Gravity: I like where you’re going with this. Unfortunately, I doubt they’ll change the outward appearance of the Sonics other than their individual fur colours. I’d be very surprised if they did though. And as for the Chaos Emeralds conciding with the different coloured Sonics…the only problem with that is that there’s an Orange Sonic, and the other Chaos Emerald is Cyan, the other ones all match up (Red, Dark Blue, Purple, Green, White/Gray, Yellow). I don’t think that’ll be a plot point, but then again, you can really never tell until the game is offically revealed. 8D
~Jennie
sounds like a great game, and it could work really well with the wii u, but is there any final date for sonic 4 episode 2, hopefully that will have the same type of gameplay as classic sonic did in sonic generations, it seems like sonic is back, but hopefully in sonic dimensions the nice eggman thing will work, or it could be really weird, i wonder if it will feature characters like shadow and silver, and be a longer game, because as great as generations was it was far too short. And the voice acting could improve;
jennie: although it is possible that the orange colour may be changed, it is likely that there will be many alterations to the game at the moment very unlike the current description we have
I want the Werehog to come back
And no, I don’t care what people have to say!! The only reason people hate him is because they were too lazy to go through the levels! I enjoyed them so suck it up!!
The Werehog has fans damn it!!!
@SonicGeek
I’d really like the Werehog to come back too but I guess for now it won’t happen but I wish The Werehog was in Generations just for the Egg Dragoon fight it would have been perfect
As for this Sonic Dimensions rumor it actually doesn’t sound bad but then yet again only Sonic playable? I’m not surpised tbh but Some of us really want other characters to be playable they haven’t been playable in a main Sonic game not since Sonic 06. This is only a rumor right? we should for more info to be revealed in the new year, it hasn’t been confirmed yet so for now let’s wait
@NattheCat
Not in the games but in reality
Still the gimmick of Dimensions actually sounds pretty cool and I wouldn’t mind if this was true
what if they didn’t just re-color true blue but made changes to the other sonic’s you know kind of like how shadow looks different to sonic and silver looks different to sonic and metal looks different and manic looks different and in the sonic X comic everyone’s referring this game to each hedgehog looks different but personally im looking forward to sonic 4 episode 2 i cant believe there will be no co-op but whatever
This definitely sounds interesting to me. I am a bit warry about the recolors but hopefully itll work out. Im shivering at the thought of a good eggman…thats just not possible… or at least it feels that way. Im hoping that this game doesnt become another rip off though…sonic generations for DS was…well..a rip off. I beat it too quickly and i plan to at least play the wii version of it. I hope they use the same graphics type too. Sonic Gen. and Sonic Colors have some of the best graphics since the clasic side-scrollers. Sonic Unleashed wasn’t a bad game, but i just couldn’t bare with the slow werehog sonic….his reactions were slow and kind of…well..chunky? idk but it bugged me. I hope this game turns out to be legit because we need an in depth game to save this series. Dont deny that its falling apart. Maybe Nintendo can help for once… I also hope that this game will give you the option of using other characters, like Black Knight did only better…and more option. I love shadow, knuckles and blaze…but can we make it more diverse please…even tails would be nice though i never really liked him. I want Silver too! Hes been so left out…if sega took the time to develope him, he might become a much more popular character, like Shadow is. He wasnt liked at first but after he gained a background his popularity skyrocketed. Summing this all up, I really hope they put the effort into this game; the series needs it.
@Sonic Geek For me the Werehog was retarded because it had health and wasnt fast enough
@Sonic Shell No one cares about your story So please shut the hell up.
I think sonic generations will be great and playing as sonic only is a good thing
I can easily see this as a real game. Just think about it: if SEGA came up with were-wolf transformation, alien power-ups, floating islands, and mysterious abandoned science projects, why the hell not? IMO this idea sounds almost too legit, so I’ll put my bets on: 1-This is a real game. 1.5-This could come out around ’12 Fall to ’13 Spring. 2-This isn’t near the end of development, but rather around the 25-40% completion.
@SonicGeek You’re not the only one who enjoyed Were-Sonic. I loved the gameplay! But you need to look at the arguement realistically: SEGA has done crazy ideas before, but they usually get the memo when their idea is either a complete flop or a Hit-or-Miss. And the Werehog was a Hit-or-Miss. However, they would just maybe use a well-received idea, such as multiple ways to play (Adventure 1-2, 2006) or power-ups (Elemental Sheilds or Wisps).
this might actually prove to be a good move by sega, as nintendo has been crapping out great games like old morning burritos at midday. Even though sonic will be “nintendized” this time, it might make sonic even better than before, who knows. I know this much though, music plant was an awesome stage in sonic advance 2, with it’s return onto the wii-u it’ll be a great stage for the game, all that’s left is the crafty level designers of nintendo and that of sega.
what all sonic fans want to see is a REAL SONIC ADVENTURE 3 everyone knows the sonic adventure games were and still are the best sonic games of all time i mean here we are in early 2012 and im still playing the ORIGINAL sonic adventure 2 on my DREAMCAST screw this dimensions bullshit it sounds stupid real or fake so sega just needs to listen to the fans for once and MAKE SONIC ADVENTURE 3
I think it must just be me, but I hate the 2D bits on Sonic Generations, I dont remember them on Sonic Unleashed, I thought the 3D bits were brilliant on Sonic Generations, and Sonic finally handled pretty well, it reminded me of SA2, which was my favourite to date but I found that Modern Sonic suddenly drifting into 2D pieces of level was just a litte… well crap, it seemed to render Classic Sonic redundant in that game, I personally feel console Sonic should be strictly 3D whilst leaving 2D to handheld Sonic.
I hope this is good. Also Bailey, Sonic Unleashed was meant to be Sonic Adventure 3 as an alternate title. So shut up.
Okay, but to be fair Marwan, It deffinately wasnt Sonic Adventure 3 because it was nothing like SA1 or SA2… So really, it wasnt anything like SA3 under a different title.