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Quick Look: Sonic Free Riders

Jeff and Alex get EXTREME in this hedgehog-themed racing game.

Sit back and enjoy as the Giant Bomb team takes an unedited look at the latest video games.

Nov. 4 2010

Cast: Ryan

Posted by: Drew

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Sonic Free Riders

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Edited By LiK

looks fun if i can play with a controller. and dayam Ryan looked real tired from it. lookin forward to more Kinect game QLs.  XD

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Fuck Kinect, fuck move, fuck 3d tv.  
I like quality games, not gimmicks !

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Thanks for doing this Ryan, sheesh .. looks ... exhausting but I'm not sure why.

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Looked like it was having some responsiveness issues.

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Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 + Kinect = epic win? Get on it!

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Finally!!!  
I love the Jeff / Alex high five.

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meh!

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Edited By jeanluc  Staff

DAMNT so close!

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AKA Return of Rise/ Rise's Revenge

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Just for shits they should do a week long workout with Kinect and see how much weight they can lose O_o
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The official Sonic Free Riders tutorial music video.   

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oh sonic...so bad

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Haha! Fuckin...thank god.

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GAH.

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can I get a general impression of what they think of the device so far during their marathon their doing? Is it shit?
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ALEX!

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Edited By uberexplodey

Rider meet horse, horse meet rider.

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I'm really happy that they are posting these.

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Nobody makes their first jump.

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Sonic does it again

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Game is looking terrible.

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How are Sonic games still more or less embodying the same extreme '90s video game mascot motif?

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Cool, Rise is announcing. :P

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Rise is in everything.

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Y'all should be happy we didn't get Japanese Rise as an announcer.

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@mutha3 said:
" AKA Return of Rise/ Rise's Revenge "
I know, right?  I can't fucking handle this.
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"SKIP! STOP! START! G O D! DAMN IT! I love it!
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I really cannot believe there's a catch mode.

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The first 40 seconds to this video are hilarious. The intro music for this game is great but its doesn't make me feel the sunshine:
  

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I missed you Rise

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Jeff don't you remember Rise? :(

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This looks great... for a kinect  game!

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Absolute garbage and so is Kinect. I will not buy into this motion control fad.

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Sonic R and Antigrav are far superior. 

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lol Geoff is soo drunk in this QL!!

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I am not ashamed to say that I liked the first Sonic Riders game. It had its flaws, but I've always felt people were being a little too harsh on it just because it was attached to a troubled franchise. I hate bad Sonic games just as much as the next guy, but I often wonder if Sega had removed Sonic from the game if it would have fared better in reviews.
    

  This Kinect game, though. Hoooo. This is downright embarrassing. It looks so sloppy!

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@BlazeHedgehog said:

" I am not ashamed to say that I liked the first Sonic Riders game. It had its flaws, but I've always felt people were being a little too harsh on it just because it was attached to a troubled franchise. I hate bad Sonic games just as much as the next guy, but I often wonder if Sega had removed Sonic from the game if it would have fared better in reviews.
  

This Kinect game, though. Hoooo. This is downright embarrassing. It looks so sloppy!

"
Ugh, this video starts loading even if you dont press play. Thanks...
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@SuperSambo said:

" @BlazeHedgehog said:

" I am not ashamed to say that I liked the first Sonic Riders game. It had its flaws, but I've always felt people were being a little too harsh on it just because it was attached to a troubled franchise. I hate bad Sonic games just as much as the next guy, but I often wonder if Sega had removed Sonic from the game if it would have fared better in reviews.
  

This Kinect game, though. Hoooo. This is downright embarrassing. It looks so sloppy!

"
Ugh, this video starts loading even if you dont press play. Thanks... "
Yeah, I'm trying to edit it out. Thanks for quoting it so it loads twice.
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@BlazeHedgehog said:
" @SuperSambo said:

" @BlazeHedgehog said:

" I am not ashamed to say that I liked the first Sonic Riders game. It had its flaws, but I've always felt people were being a little too harsh on it just because it was attached to a troubled franchise. I hate bad Sonic games just as much as the next guy, but I often wonder if Sega had removed Sonic from the game if it would have fared better in reviews.
  

This Kinect game, though. Hoooo. This is downright embarrassing. It looks so sloppy!

"
Ugh, this video starts loading even if you dont press play. Thanks... "
Yeah, I'm trying to edit it out. Thanks for quoting it so it loads twice. "
I pressed remove video but I guess I missed it by a bit. Fixed now.
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@pwnmachine said:
" lol Geoff is soo drunk in this QL!! "
...
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Controlling the menu's is torture, even watching makes me feel sick.

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@SuperSambo said:
" @BlazeHedgehog said:
" @SuperSambo said:

" @BlazeHedgehog said:

" I am not ashamed to say that I liked the first Sonic Riders game. It had its flaws, but I've always felt people were being a little too harsh on it just because it was attached to a troubled franchise. I hate bad Sonic games just as much as the next guy, but I often wonder if Sega had removed Sonic from the game if it would have fared better in reviews.
  

This Kinect game, though. Hoooo. This is downright embarrassing. It looks so sloppy!

"
Ugh, this video starts loading even if you dont press play. Thanks... "
Yeah, I'm trying to edit it out. Thanks for quoting it so it loads twice. "
I pressed remove video but I guess I missed it by a bit. Fixed now. "
 
It's cool.
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T minus 364 days until MS disavows Kinect.

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Sonic cant' swim!!!! Blasphemy!

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Anyone reminded of Eyetoy Antigrav for the PS2? I liked that game and it had motion controls!
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@BlazeHedgehog said:

" I am not ashamed to say that I liked the first Sonic Riders game. It had its flaws, but I've always felt people were being a little too harsh on it just because it was attached to a troubled franchise. I hate bad Sonic games just as much as the next guy, but I often wonder if Sega had removed Sonic from the game if it would have fared better in reviews.    

I was okay with Sonic Riders, too. It was bad, but something about it was neat enough that I actually bothered to play all the way through it. I'm not sure what it was, maybe something about the design, or the hoverboard racing concept, or.. Wave the Swallow.... anyway... I didn't mind it! But then they kept making them without fixing the things that were already broken in the first one, so, MEH to that.
 
And what is it with Sonic games and absolutely abysmal voice work? I mean... at least they're consistent with it, but jeez...
 
[edit] King Doc of Toreggmania. DOHOHOHO. That's even worse than my stuff..!  

I think the fundamental problem with this game and control scheme is that it was designed by people who have never even seen a skateboard, snowboard or surfing board. I've done a little bit of skating in my time, just a little, and when you turn left (riding regular), you don't lean backwards. You lean forwards in order to counteract the way you have to push your hips back, putting the weight on the heels of your feet to push the board down. All the steering happens from hips down! 
 
So either people are playing this game wrong, or this game is just wrong. But in either case, leaning around like that doesn't feel comfortable at all if the surface you're standing on doesn't conform, like a skateboard would. Maybe someone oughta try putting the Ride controller on the ground and playing it that way... [/edit]
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LEAN BACK FURTHER YOSUKE SENPAI-PAI
 
Why is there a mini-map, what is going on.

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7 min, jeff turning away in disgust. :D i love it

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From what I've seen every course is made up of massive long straights and a few corners.  
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Air Energy?! OH SHIT!