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Added by Brad on Oct. 24, 2008 49 comments
Sega just dropped a new trailer for Sonic Unleashed featuring a previously unseen level, Adabat. The original Sonic Adventure was the last Sonic game I put any time into, and this trailer reminds me of the first level from that game, so I'm tentatively interested. Remember that level? That was basically the big Dreamcast showpiece sequence, the thing you showed people when you wanted them to understand why the DC was way better than their lousy PlayStation or Nintendo 64. Especially that part where the killer whale jumped out of the water and busted up the boardwalk as you were running on it. Remember that? That was awesome.

The Sonic series' pedigree ain't exactly rosy of late, but at least I can say that I'd like a new Sonic game to be good. Anyhoo, the trailer!

  

UPDATE: There's a werehog in this trailer too. Say it with me. WEREHOG!
Filed under : Sonic Unleashed

51 Comments

OmegaPirate
on Oct. 24, 2008
Looking sweet tbh -im actually kinda looking forward to trying this out

vidiot
on Oct. 24, 2008
Each new trailer for this game seems to begin with: "Holy Crap! Sonic is back!"  and then whenever the second part of the trailer starts up with Sonic in werewolf mode I kinda get paranoid. Granted I have every reason to be paranoid. Is it to hard to ask for a Sonic game that doesn't take my childhood and beat it to death in a back alley? I'm looking at you Sonic the Hedgehog for 360.

Granted, I have hope for this Sonic game....

....again...

NinjaSquirrel
on Oct. 24, 2008
This  game probably will suck. Especially that whole werewolf thing.

Mattalorian
on Oct. 24, 2008
Nice...
At first glance, it doesn't seem like Sonic Unleashed will be a horrible game.

Rufi91
on Oct. 24, 2008
I remember that so much! *.*
LOVED SA1 last sonic game I loved and this totaly reminds me of it
SO EXCITED NOW!

dtran1212
on Oct. 24, 2008
AWWWSSOMMMMEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!

bgenso
on Oct. 24, 2008
Yeah the it is very reminiscent of Sonic Adventure's first stage, that was a fun game, played all the way through. I agree with NinjaSquirrel the whole werewolf-sonic thing looks kinda...meh. Unless they are going for a Kameo kind of thing with a bunch of "costumes" or unleashed "forms" of sonic.

Tanuki
on Oct. 24, 2008
That actually looked pretty fun.  Up until the part were Sonic turns into Uber-Sonic.  That was kinda... not as fun looking.

MforMaverick
on Oct. 24, 2008
OMG! A 3d Sonic to actually look forward to!! Way 2 go Sonic!!!

CoolDrMoney is online
on Oct. 24, 2008
Why do insist on showing the werewolf portions in very trailer? They could actually drop that entire portion of the game and it'd be better. I wish they had put all of their focus on the speed levels, they look excellent. Anyways, glad they included the required sunny, palm tree level. Though Sonic 06 had one that really resembled Emerald Coast from SA, and, well...

MichaelScott
on Oct. 24, 2008
That actually looks like....like... fun! 

I hope it turns out good. And lets hope there's not to many wolf segments. Those seem meh. >:O

TheHBK
on Oct. 24, 2008
Yes, that first Sonic Adventure level was amazing and justified my dreamcast purchase. hopefully this will be like that first Sonic Adventure and get rid of all those gimmicky characters like Shadow or that bat chick.  Sonic and Tails versus Robotnik, just like how it used to be.

carpei
on Oct. 24, 2008
please please please let this be good.

kornholio360
on Oct. 24, 2008
Um...why did they change the sound when you collect rings to the sound when you lose rings? =/

zoozilla
on Oct. 24, 2008
Everyone wants Sonic to go back to his speedy roots, and this trailer seems to show a lot of speed, but the question has to be asked - is Sonic a relic of the past?

I mean, in terms of gameplay, there wasn't much in the original Sonic games.  Just press jump every once in a while.  I don't know if something that simple can hold up in a world where games are now so complex.

jakob187 is online
on Oct. 24, 2008
The whole beginning part where it was in that Klonoa-style 2-and-a-half D mode was sweet, and that would make an amazing Sonic game.  However, the moment I saw the Werehog shit...I lost all interest and remembered why I hate Sonic nowadays.

Milkman
on Oct. 24, 2008
It actually doesn't look horrible. I won't get my hopes up yet though.

Joey2683
on Oct. 24, 2008
WEREHOG....

Alaska_Gamer
on Oct. 24, 2008
I'm calling it. Sonic Unleashed will be average at minimum.

That doesn't mean it'll suck. Just something that might be worth looking at. I'm pretty sure we wont have another Sonic 06 on our hands.

Besides, new ideas like the werehog CAN work so long as a) the core gameplay is intact, in other words, the daytime stages, which look pretty solid, and the 2.5D is briliant, and b) the new ideas are implemented well without feeling tacked on. We dont know much about how the werehog plays into the story, nor if it's gonna be worth it throughout the entire game. Just one thing isn't gonna make this game abysmal. Maybe a little repetive.

I just hope for the best of things.

Sephiroth9997
on Oct. 24, 2008
Music is pretty.  Looking good sonic.  Will there be a weretails? 



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