Malcolm
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Post by Malcolm on Nov 14, 2022 0:46:51 GMT -5
I watched the gameplay, enjoyed the story, seemed like a fun game.Of course there has to be endless bitching and fighting otherwise it isnt a Sonic game. But having the Writer of the comics write Eggman was especially wonderful, he has by far the best interpretation of Eggman.Ian Flynn is the best part of Sonic right now. Also, Tangle is Canon now! I do think presentation wise the next version they do (which they likely will do) could use more of a Sonic aesthetic ,with more colors. AND BRING BACK CHAO GARDEN COWARDS Honestly the aesthetic is my one big downside of the game, there's so much opportunity for visual flair and instead we're stuck with some really generic looking landscapes, especially how grey Chaos Island is. Seeing the Cyberspace levels with like, Sky Sanctuary in the sunset really makes it stand out. Funny enough, I actually found the more generic but beautiful lookijng landscapes to be a sort of breath of fresh air after 10 years of the same Green Hill Zone esque visuals(Lost World being the worst looking of the bunch by a HUGE margin), plus I don't think the story would've been as effective with talks of self-reflection with bright checkerboard walls in the background.
That and I'm more of a fan of the more organic looking landscapes from Sonic 3(and 2 to and extent) onward. I've learned that I actually hate Sonic 1/CD's art-style and palette choices.
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FinalGwen
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Post by FinalGwen on Nov 14, 2022 3:27:50 GMT -5
Honestly the aesthetic is my one big downside of the game, there's so much opportunity for visual flair and instead we're stuck with some really generic looking landscapes, especially how grey Chaos Island is. Seeing the Cyberspace levels with like, Sky Sanctuary in the sunset really makes it stand out. Funny enough, I actually found the more generic but beautiful lookijng landscapes to be a sort of breath of fresh air after 10 years of the same Green Hill Zone esque visuals(Lost World being the worst looking of the bunch by a HUGE margin), plus I don't think the story would've been as effective with talks of self-reflection with bright checkerboard walls in the background. That and I'm more of a fan of the more organic looking landscapes from Sonic 3(and 2 to and extent) onward. I've learned that I actually hate Sonic 1/CD's art-style and palette choices.
Those talks of self reflection are being given by a 5 foot tall royal blue cartoon hedgehog, I don't think it'd detract at all to have him in more surreal landscapes. |
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Malcolm
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Post by Malcolm on Nov 14, 2022 4:10:43 GMT -5
Just no more f***ing Green Hill.
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FinalGwen
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Post by FinalGwen on Nov 16, 2022 6:11:13 GMT -5
Well, finished the game! Overall I'd say it's a huge step up from Forces, and a good first step towards where the franchise should be going. No matter what happens with the gameplay, I really hope they keep Ian Flynn on writing duties, he played a blinder with this one. {Spoiler}I was a bit let down that the big final boss they've spent the whole game building up to happens in three very basic QTEs (or, as I've discovered, another take on the hacking minigame if you're playing on hard mode, which feels a bit shit). It's like, you've got all this End Of Evangelion level imagery and it's just... That? I honestly feel like they should have stuck something else on the second island and made the Wyvern the final boss, since it at least had that Doomsday Zone feel to it mechanically, and was a way bigger challenge than either the Knight or Supreme. |
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Post by Hypnosis on Nov 16, 2022 12:05:15 GMT -5
Well, finished the game! Overall I'd say it's a huge step up from Forces, and a good first step towards where the franchise should be going. No matter what happens with the gameplay, I really hope they keep Ian Flynn on writing duties, he played a blinder with this one. {Spoiler}{Spoiler}I was a bit let down that the big final boss they've spent the whole game building up to happens in three very basic QTEs (or, as I've discovered, another take on the hacking minigame if you're playing on hard mode, which feels a bit shit). It's like, you've got all this End Of Evangelion level imagery and it's just... That? I honestly feel like they should have stuck something else on the second island and made the Wyvern the final boss, since it at least had that Doomsday Zone feel to it mechanically, and was a way bigger challenge than either the Knight or Supreme. {Spoiler}I see that Sega took the Shadow of Mordor approach, then. |
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Nov 16, 2022 20:11:53 GMT -5
The free DLC with Monster Hunter outfits is out now. Capcom is planning to support the game with some more free costumes in the future.
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Post by xCompackx on Nov 16, 2022 20:46:15 GMT -5
Well, finished the game! Overall I'd say it's a huge step up from Forces, and a good first step towards where the franchise should be going. No matter what happens with the gameplay, I really hope they keep Ian Flynn on writing duties, he played a blinder with this one. {Spoiler}{Spoiler}I was a bit let down that the big final boss they've spent the whole game building up to happens in three very basic QTEs (or, as I've discovered, another take on the hacking minigame if you're playing on hard mode, which feels a bit shit). It's like, you've got all this End Of Evangelion level imagery and it's just... That? I honestly feel like they should have stuck something else on the second island and made the Wyvern the final boss, since it at least had that Doomsday Zone feel to it mechanically, and was a way bigger challenge than either the Knight or Supreme. {Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW}Dang, guess I'll be playing on hard mode next time.
But yeah, after completing the game, I loved it. Might honestly be the first time I enjoyed collecting things in a game, the story was fun, Super Sonic bosses had such Metal Gear Rising vibes, and even a f***ing Ikaruga call out with a few of the minigames.
Final boss was kinda meh, I agree, and a couple of the minigames didn't vibe well for me, but overall, totally worth the price. |
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Post by BorneAgain on Nov 20, 2022 13:29:57 GMT -5
SomeCallMeJohnny with a fairly solid review, giving props to the story and the gameplay loop, while noting possible issues with both.
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CMWaters
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Post by CMWaters on Nov 30, 2022 12:12:24 GMT -5
DLC announced. At least they waited until after the game was released for a bit to announce it.
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Post by xCompackx on Nov 30, 2022 12:25:19 GMT -5
DLC announced. At least they waited until after the game was released for a bit to announce it. I'm 100% down for more content with Sonic Frontiers. I feel like there's a lot you could do yet. That said, I do not give a singular shit about more Koco. Sorry. |
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Post by CMWaters on Nov 30, 2022 12:29:21 GMT -5
DLC announced. At least they waited until after the game was released for a bit to announce it. I'm 100% down for more content with Sonic Frontiers. I feel like there's a lot you could do yet. That said, I do not give a singular shit about more Koco. Sorry. Fair enough. But at least you won't feel that you'd be ripped off, as via the Japanese tweet of this, all this content is free. |
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Post by Scoops on Nov 30, 2022 17:09:16 GMT -5
I started playing last night and am almost done with 100% of the first island. It's pretty good as a mindless collect-a-thon but the two biggest flaws are the mini levels that aren't fun and control terribly, and collecting cocos and exchanging them for speed upgrades.
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Post by Scoops on Dec 6, 2022 4:46:53 GMT -5
I want to find whoever came up with the pinball part and viciously beat them.
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