Looks pretty good, but the guy demoing it seemed to suck...

Smooth jazz is what makes sonic flow not this.

I always wondered how these types of things fit into the story.  Like who put all those rings there and setup an obstacle course with enemies for sonic to run through?  Or is the planet just filled with natural loop-de-loops and spring boards.  Same with Mario, who the f put all those coins in boxes and flowers with fire power in the world so the guy can mow down your enemies.  Why would you place your castle at the end of an obstacles course with a very good chance that the hero can get through it.

That looks ridiculously boring.

"That looks ridiculously boring."

"We're going to have him doing really interesting things like swinging on posts for example."

...awesome.

"That looks ridiculously boring."

Looks awesome to me.
 
I have already heard a few derisory comments which are all too easy to come out with...

Sonic is a game you really have to be in control to feel the playability. This may not be a truly fantastic Sonic, (the Warehog levels I think may prevent it from reaching that status) but none the less I think it will be a very fun game. One that scores well and sees a return to form.

I sincerely hope after this game Sonic Team quit with these crappy ideas like the Warehog, they negatively impact the perception of what looks like a quality game.

"HandsomeDead said:

"That looks ridiculously boring."

How? It looks ridiculously fast to me."

"Bulldog19892 said:

"HandsomeDead said:

"That looks ridiculously boring."

How? It looks ridiculously fast to me."

Fast doesn't equal fun when all you're doing is holding forward with the occasional strafe in the 3D sections and holding right in the 2.5D sections."

I think it looks pretty cool, great even.  Though that part with the fire robot looks frustrating.

"Looks pretty good, but the guy demoing it seemed to suck..."

"People that think it's boring probably just don't like platform games."

"Snail said:

"People that think it's boring probably just don't like platform games."

I love platform games, but they're made or broken on level design and there's no way you can tell me that those levels are any good. That opening part is a straight forward run with a few turns making it resemble a broken Gran Turismo more than anything. Then on the side scrolling parts, everything is holding right until the odd jump. The worst of it is the QTE sections where they brag about branching levels as if it's something new. Sonic is done and if it appeals just because it's fast, then there is no saving your soul."

The 2d parts look awesome, wish the whole game was like that

But since the entire game isn't like that, and you are transforming into a "Werehog", once more, no decent looking video can redeem this. Yet another upcoming complete shit Sonic game, I don't think anyone should ever in the least be hopeful when a new game releases, until its Sonic 1 and 2 redone in HD on xbl/psn.

wish they made a new 2d sonic game on arcade/psn with Bionic Commando style graphics.

They could definitely improve these parts, but at least they're getting better...

Then I'm reminded of the werehog stages, excitement gone.  C'mon SEGA, you could have had a winner here!

"HandsomeDead said:

"Snail said:

"People that think it's boring probably just don't like platform games."

I love platform games, but they're made or broken on level design and there's no way you can tell me that those levels are any good. That opening part is a straight forward run with a few turns making it resemble a broken Gran Turismo more than anything. Then on the side scrolling parts, everything is holding right until the odd jump. The worst of it is the QTE sections where they brag about branching levels as if it's something new. Sonic is done and if it appeals just because it's fast, then there is no saving your soul."

It doesn't appeal to me just because it is fast I never said that so stop trying to sound macho by making rude comments. I don't want to start a flame wars.

Your arguments don't affect me, what is so wrong about the QTE? They didn't brag about it, it was simply there and there is nothing wrong with it. The initial part is sort of pointless but there is a lot that can happen with this method in other levels (I think this is one of the initial one, so it should be more simple), ramps, obstacles, those rings in the air, whatever, just adding into it. The side-scrolling parts, of course it is just holding the stick right! Sonic has always been like that and that has always had its unique awesomeness, and there is a lot to ad to that also.

"

Very recently I beat "Sonic the Hedgehog" and "Sonic Chaos" (GameGEar emulation on DS). "Sonic Unleashed" looks like it will be a lot less fun. : /

"Snail said:

"HandsomeDead said:

"Snail said:

"People that think it's boring probably just don't like platform games."

I love platform games, but they're made or broken on level design and there's no way you can tell me that those levels are any good. That opening part is a straight forward run with a few turns making it resemble a broken Gran Turismo more than anything. Then on the side scrolling parts, everything is holding right until the odd jump. The worst of it is the QTE sections where they brag about branching levels as if it's something new. Sonic is done and if it appeals just because it's fast, then there is no saving your soul."

It doesn't appeal to me just because it is fast I never said that so stop trying to sound macho by making rude comments. I don't want to start a flame wars.

Your arguments don't affect me, what is so wrong about the QTE? They didn't brag about it, it was simply there and there is nothing wrong with it. The initial part is sort of pointless but there is a lot that can happen with this method in other levels (I think this is one of the initial one, so it should be more simple), ramps, obstacles, those rings in the air, whatever, just adding into it. The side-scrolling parts, of course it is just holding the stick right! Sonic has always been like that and that has always had its unique awesomeness, and there is a lot to ad to that also.

"

If the appeal isn't the speed, then what is it? There is nothing special about the gameplay whatsoever. The QTE made the game look super pathetic. Instead of being able to go one way or another, you tap a few buttons and then get put back on the linear path. The ramps, obstacles, rings in the air and whatever all sound mighty appealing, but I presume they all consist of just holding whatever is the forward equivalent for the perspective and jumping over them. That might sound great were this 1996, but that just seems so linear that it's basically a flash game with a few shiny graphics and a Hideki Naganuma soundtrack. I smirked at the 'sound macho' comment though. Made me read the rest of the post in Arnold Schwarzenegger's voice."

"HandsomeDead said:

"Snail said:

"HandsomeDead said:

"Snail said:

"People that think it's boring probably just don't like platform games."

I love platform games, but they're made or broken on level design and there's no way you can tell me that those levels are any good. That opening part is a straight forward run with a few turns making it resemble a broken Gran Turismo more than anything. Then on the side scrolling parts, everything is holding right until the odd jump. The worst of it is the QTE sections where they brag about branching levels as if it's something new. Sonic is done and if it appeals just because it's fast, then there is no saving your soul."

It doesn't appeal to me just because it is fast I never said that so stop trying to sound macho by making rude comments. I don't want to start a flame wars.

Your arguments don't affect me, what is so wrong about the QTE? They didn't brag about it, it was simply there and there is nothing wrong with it. The initial part is sort of pointless but there is a lot that can happen with this method in other levels (I think this is one of the initial one, so it should be more simple), ramps, obstacles, those rings in the air, whatever, just adding into it. The side-scrolling parts, of course it is just holding the stick right! Sonic has always been like that and that has always had its unique awesomeness, and there is a lot to ad to that also.

"

If the appeal isn't the speed, then what is it? There is nothing special about the gameplay whatsoever. The QTE made the game look super pathetic. Instead of being able to go one way or another, you tap a few buttons and then get put back on the linear path. The ramps, obstacles, rings in the air and whatever all sound mighty appealing, but I presume they all consist of just holding whatever is the forward equivalent for the perspective and jumping over them. That might sound great were this 1996, but that just seems so linear that it's basically a flash game with a few shiny graphics and a Hideki Naganuma soundtrack. I smirked at the 'sound macho' comment though. Made me read the rest of the post in Arnold Schwarzenegger's voice."

It is not ONLY the speed... Why did the QTE make it sound pathetic? There is nothing wrong with it, if you think the game is pathetic don't use the QTE as an excuse, get a real argument. The QTE is like that in tons of games and there is no bad side to that unless you don't like any kind of QTE. And I think we sort of agree in this next point... Sonic should have a game like Super Mario Galaxy that doesn't feel like another 2D game like any other of his, and does not sound like a 3D version of those.

Lol. xD let's just not flame at each other because we have different opinions. I love flaming but it would be just stupid in this situation.

"

"Snail said:

"HandsomeDead said:

"Snail said:

"HandsomeDead said:

"Snail said:

"People that think it's boring probably just don't like platform games."

I love platform games, but they're made or broken on level design and there's no way you can tell me that those levels are any good. That opening part is a straight forward run with a few turns making it resemble a broken Gran Turismo more than anything. Then on the side scrolling parts, everything is holding right until the odd jump. The worst of it is the QTE sections where they brag about branching levels as if it's something new. Sonic is done and if it appeals just because it's fast, then there is no saving your soul."

It doesn't appeal to me just because it is fast I never said that so stop trying to sound macho by making rude comments. I don't want to start a flame wars.

Your arguments don't affect me, what is so wrong about the QTE? They didn't brag about it, it was simply there and there is nothing wrong with it. The initial part is sort of pointless but there is a lot that can happen with this method in other levels (I think this is one of the initial one, so it should be more simple), ramps, obstacles, those rings in the air, whatever, just adding into it. The side-scrolling parts, of course it is just holding the stick right! Sonic has always been like that and that has always had its unique awesomeness, and there is a lot to ad to that also.

"

If the appeal isn't the speed, then what is it? There is nothing special about the gameplay whatsoever. The QTE made the game look super pathetic. Instead of being able to go one way or another, you tap a few buttons and then get put back on the linear path. The ramps, obstacles, rings in the air and whatever all sound mighty appealing, but I presume they all consist of just holding whatever is the forward equivalent for the perspective and jumping over them. That might sound great were this 1996, but that just seems so linear that it's basically a flash game with a few shiny graphics and a Hideki Naganuma soundtrack. I smirked at the 'sound macho' comment though. Made me read the rest of the post in Arnold Schwarzenegger's voice."

It is not ONLY the speed... Why did the QTE make it sound pathetic? There is nothing wrong with it, if you think the game is pathetic don't use the QTE as an excuse, get a real argument. The QTE is like that in tons of games and there is no bad side to that unless you don't like any kind of QTE. And I think we sort of agree in this next point... Sonic should have a game like Super Mario Galaxy that doesn't feel like another 2D game like any other of his, and does not sound like a 3D version of those.

Lol. xD let's just not flame at each other because we have different opinions. I love flaming but it would be just stupid in this situation.

"

If it's not only the speed, then what else is there? To me, the use of QTE made it sound like someone realised the game was incredibly linear and had to come up with a way of making it more varied. Not that I have a problem with QTE, but when it's for something like splitting up a level, it sounds shoehorned in. I think it was MattBodega who did a blog about what he thought the next Sonic game should be and something like Crackdown but applied to Sonic sounds like the only way that everyone's favourite blue hedgehog can be saved these days.
I agree, though now I can't stop reading your posts in Arnie's voice."

Here you go some proof:

And whenever I try to post the image of that fucking cat the image of this bug appears.. IT IS A CURSE!

"Bulldog19892 said:

"HandsomeDead said:

"That looks ridiculously boring."

How? It looks ridiculously fast to me."

Fast doesn't equal fun when all you're doing is holding forward with the occasional strafe in the 3D sections and holding right in the 2.5D sections."

I think the best part of this is it's polish. This game looks very polished, even it's 3D parts!

"HandsomeDead said:

"Bulldog19892 said:

"HandsomeDead said:

"That looks ridiculously boring."

How? It looks ridiculously fast to me."

Fast doesn't equal fun when all you're doing is holding forward with the occasional strafe in the 3D sections and holding right in the 2.5D sections."

It's a good thing the game isn't like that."