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    Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I

    Game » consists of 8 releases. Released Oct 07, 2010

    A Sonic Team and Dimps co-production, Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I is the first part of the next numeric chapter (though really the twenty-sixth entry) in the adventures of Sega's longtime mascot.

    What are you expecting from the new console 2D Sonic game?

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    #1  Edited By Willy105

    I expect a less polished version of Sonic Rush. You?

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    #2  Edited By MattyFTM  Moderator

    I'm expecting Sonic Unleashed without the warehog sections.

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    #3  Edited By halberdierv2

    i expect sonic the hedgehog 4, about 15 years late.

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    #4  Edited By Disengage

    What do I expect? Probably disappointment, sadly.

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    #5  Edited By JokerClown88

    I HOPE it doesnt suck. 
     
    I expect it will
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    #6  Edited By pause422

    I dont think anyone should expect anything from a sonic game ever again at this point. Expect shouldnt be a word in the dictionary to use anywhere with sonic near it.

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    #7  Edited By Cerza

    I expect to be disappointed. Hopefully I won't be though. A new 2D Sonic like this is what I have been asking for for nearly 10 years.

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    #8  Edited By CaptainObvious
    @pause422 said:
    " I dont think anyone should expect anything from a sonic game ever again at this point. Expect shouldnt be a word in the dictionary to use anywhere with sonic near it. "
    Agreed.
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    #9  Edited By MrKlorox

    Agreed. I expect absolutely nothing. 
     
    If the game is good, then awesome. But I don't expect it to be.

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    #10  Edited By RichardLOlson

    I do hope it doesn't suck balls.

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    #11  Edited By Scooper

    I expect nothing but dissapointment.

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    #12  Edited By flaminghobo

    My expectations are low, but deep inside I hope that the Sonic Team are on to something for once.

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    #13  Edited By JonathanMoore

    Hopefully Sonic Rush considering that's my favorite Sonic game of all time,
     
    Sonic 1 & 2 and close though...

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    #14  Edited By Linkyshinks

    My expectations are dependant on who's making it. If it's Dimps, somethink akin to Rush is likely, but if it's Sonic Team, well, we all know where that ends up these days.

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    #15  Edited By Clbull
    @Halberdierv2 said:
    " i expect sonic the hedgehog 4, about 15 years late. "
    I hope it turns out to be Sonic 4 (more as in a successor to the old Mega Drive Sonic games than a full blown sequel to Sonic 3 & Knuckles.)
     
    Then again, Sonic Unleashed was meant to be going back to the roots of Sonic, but it failed to deliever. (It wasn't as bad as Sonic 06, but it certainly wasn't groundbreaking.)
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    #16  Edited By bubahula

    im not expecting anything
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    #17  Edited By jakob187

    A shitty game. 
     
    What?!  That's all he's proven to us in the last decade!

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    #18  Edited By ApertureSilence

    I'm expecting Sonic Unleashed without the Werehog parts, but with some other horrible gameplay section/mechanic in its stead.

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    #19  Edited By TheDarkPrince
    @Halberdierv2 said:
    "i expect sonic the hedgehog 4, about 15 years late. "
    im pritty sure that was "Sonic & Knukles" Im expecting sonic as he was in his prime in the late early - mid 90's (or sumthing like sonic advence 3 in HD)
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    #20  Edited By Kou_Leifoh

    Have anyone of you guys have played the Sonic Rush games? Obviously, you guys have not, just like the 3D Sonic games.
     
     
    Sonic Unleashed was a fun game. Critics just dismiss it as "terrible" because they think it's not as good as the 2D games. Seriously, there were aspect to Sonic Unleashed that was great and critics found every everything about it as crap, I don't believe they played the game with a open mind.

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    #21  Edited By Reuben
    @Halberdierv2 said:
    " i expect sonic the hedgehog 4, about 15 years late. "
    lol nice
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    #22  Edited By tebbit
    @TheDarkPrince said:
    " @Halberdierv2 said:
    "i expect sonic the hedgehog 4, about 15 years late. "
    im pritty sure that was "Sonic & Knukles" Im expecting sonic as he was in his prime in the late early - mid 90's (or sumthing like sonic advence 3 in HD) "
    Sonic & Knuckles was as much a sequel to Sonic 3 as Left 4 Dead 2 is to Left 4 Dead. ZING! 
     
    I REALLY want to expect that Sega have learnt from their mistakes, and it's gonna be a return to form. But I can't... Sonic 3 was a LONG time ago.
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    #23  Edited By JonathanMoore
    @MattyFTM said:
    " I'm expecting Sonic Unleashed without the warehog sections. "
    This would be heaven for me.
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    #24  Edited By WinterSnowblind

    Something along the lines of Sonic Rush or Unleashed without the werehog sections.
    AKA something people will praise for being how Sonic should be done, despite the glaring level design faults and the pits of death every few seconds that require you to memorize the level before being able to avoid them.

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    #25  Edited By Shadow

    Disappointment, mainly.  My constant expectation of disappointment is the only area in which the Sonic games of this generation never disappoint.

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    #26  Edited By 71Ranchero

    Whatever it turns out to be I just hope its good. Its been way too long since we had a good Sonic game on a console.

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    #27  Edited By MysteriousBob
    @Halberdierv2 said:

    " i expect sonic the hedgehog 4, about 15 years late. "

    This is what I want. However it is not what I expect. 
     
    I want them to use the original design. None of this long limbed green eyed Sonic Adventure shit.
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    #28  Edited By toowalrus

    I'm not getting my hopes up, but if they pull it off, it could be great. (Man, I've got a very specific idea for what I think the new sonic should look like, man, they should hire me.)

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    #29  Edited By ThomasP

    I expect to be pleasantly surprised. On the other side; I didn't think it'd be possible for them to reach a new low, but If they fail at tapping into their glory days then that will be the case.

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    #30  Edited By Willy105

    I'm expecting a game with great ideas, but it comes out unfinished and makes the ideas look bad.
     
    Like every Sonic Team game this generation.

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    #31  Edited By EpicSteve

    Dear Sega,
     
    Just make a damn 2D Sonic game, 3D graphics up to you. Don't include any characters introduced post-Sonic 3, don't have voice acting, and call the guy Dr. Robotnic.

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    #32  Edited By GunstarRed

    I want Sonic to go so fast in it he actually flies out of the right hand side of my tv!.. 
     
    and infinite lives.. just a better penalty for dying, like a 10 second penalty or something making the  time you do the level the real goal. 
     
    no underwater/air bubble levels  
     
    invincibility music from first/second game 
      
    multiple routes through levels like the CD game.
     
     
    ...and every level has to be chemical plant zone. (maybe) 
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    #33  Edited By Al3xand3r

    You know how Nintendo had SEGA make F Zero on the GameCube? SEGA know their racing games...

    ...But they've lost their touch with platformers. They should just pass Sonic to Nintendo. New Sonic & Knuckles Wii/DS? Yes please... If only.

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    #34  Edited By trophyhunter

    nothing I stopped caring about sonic when I was 10

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    #35  Edited By CornontheCobbe

    I have not heard much of this Project NeedleMouse or whatnot, but if it gets good reviews, then i might look into it. 
     
    Sonic died for me after Sonic 3 came out, so it will take me a long time to get him back in my good books.

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    #36  Edited By 71Ranchero
    @Al3xand3r said:
    " You know how Nintendo had SEGA make F Zero on the GameCube? SEGA know their racing games......But they've lost their touch with platformers. They should just pass Sonic to Nintendo. New Sonic & Knuckles Wii/DS? Yes please... If only. "
    Provided they didnt make it have mandatory waggle control I am 100% behind you on that. I think Sonic built on the New Super Mario Bros. Wii engine would be amazing.
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    #37  Edited By ajamafalous
    @Halberdierv2 said:
    " i expect sonic the hedgehog 4, about 15 years late. "
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    #38  Edited By gunswordfist

    Well based on the little bit I've heard and seen, all I can expect is a 2D Sonic with beautiful graphics. What I hope for is a Sonic game with Tails & Knuckles in it where they all have seperate 10+ unique levels and of course semi-co-op with Knuckles & Tails.

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    #39  Edited By takua108

    I expect Sonic having black eyes, instead of green.

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    #40  Edited By Snail

    I expect disappointment.

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    #41  Edited By ninjakiller

    disappointment

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    #42  Edited By vigorousjammer
    @CaptainObvious said:
    " @pause422 said:
    " I dont think anyone should expect anything from a sonic game ever again at this point. Expect shouldnt be a word in the dictionary to use anywhere with sonic near it. "
    Agreed. "
    What if you said "I expect the Sonic Blast will destroy the building" or something like that... huh? HUH?!
     
    anyways, the game is looking good...
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    #43  Edited By Kokoro

    Sonic is the only playable character, but I was hoping for a few more playable characters, but optional through a character select screen. Knuckles is my favorite Sonic character and I would like to use him. And of course with Knuckles playable, you need to make Tails playable too.

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