Nick Posted September 9, 2005 Some nice screeans over at UK:R of the latest Sonic game for the XBox 360 and PLAYSTATION3. If I needed a reason to buy a next gen console, this would be it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaff Posted September 9, 2005 screens are from the Video SEGA showed behind closed doors at E3 looked fucking amazing when we saw it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Simon Posted September 9, 2005 Wow, it certainly looks spiffy. Sonic rocks, all he needs is another great game at long last. Hopefully this will be it! Thanks for the heads-up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kolzig Posted September 9, 2005 That is fucking amazing looking. Immediately when I saw this pic, I fell in love with this game, I sure as hell hope this Sonic ends up coming to ALL of the next gen consoles or I may never get to see this game. So what is the rebirth of Sonic? Did they finally kill of those stupid and utterly useless sidekick characters, like Amy and those two whatstheirnames? I just had to put that Sonic pic to my dad's laptop as soon as possible, damn it looks sweet on this 15,4" WXGA screen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n0wak Posted September 9, 2005 Look at these awesome non-gameplay shots. Colour me excited Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Posted September 9, 2005 Its all in engine at least. The demo shown at E3 faded between moments like those in the screenshots and moments that looked very similar to those screenshots in which someone was actually playing without erm well without me noticing which was which. So maybe thats a bad thing but ... it was very nice looking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Posted September 9, 2005 It looks nice, but it doesn't mean it's going to be any easier to make Sonic work in 3D. Its all in engine at least. The demo shown at E3 faded between moments like those in the screenshots and moments that looked very similar to those screenshots in which someone was actually playing without erm well without me noticing which was which. So maybe thats a bad thing but ... it was very nice looking. What?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Posted September 9, 2005 It looks nice, but it doesn't mean it's going to be any easier to make Sonic work in 3D.What?? Yeah. I agree with what you have just said. In the video the transitions between in-game cutscene and in-game game were very seamless and all looked pretty engaging. No clue if it will actually be fun when its a real game though. Blah. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaff Posted September 9, 2005 yeah they were actually in engine, there wasa seamless transition between the scripted events and real time. maybe we have the video somewhere ¬¬ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Posted September 9, 2005 It looks nice, but it doesn't mean it's going to be any easier to make Sonic work in 3D. Completely agree, you can't make a 3D game flow as well as the old 2D sonic games. The side scrollers where set up, as in you'd be speeding along and see an enemy appear on the screen, you'd jump, bounce off the enemy, soar over some spikes and land on the other side still speeding along. With a 3D game it's too difficult to predict the players movement. *cough* enough of that. I LIKE THE SCREENS! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Simon Posted September 9, 2005 Yeah, it's 'wait and see', these are just 4 screenshots. In my earlier post, I did use an exclamation mark, the words 'spiffy' and 'rocks', and a thumbs-up smiley. But I also tempered that with 'hopefully' and 'at long last'. The implication being that it might be terrible, and Sonic games have been terrible for a while. It's kind of code for my inner fanboy and my inner cynic. I'm sure 3D is partly to blame (cynic), but maybe they can crack it this time (fanboy). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyB Posted September 9, 2005 The Sonic Airboarding game sounds cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaff Posted September 9, 2005 The Sonic Airboarding game sounds cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyB Posted September 9, 2005 Yeah, the GTA look isn't great, but if you think about it the (presumably) racing aspect of it fits in well with sonic's need for speed. And will probably be more faithful to Sonic in this respect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Posted September 9, 2005 The GTA look? When was GTA set in some crazy outdoor (green) hill (zone) environment? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thrik Posted September 9, 2005 If you mean the radial motion blur, that's not exactly a GTA exclusive way of conveying high speed, and it generally works very well (even if it looks odd in screenshots). ¬¬ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tanukitsune Posted September 9, 2005 Considering Sonic Adventure and Sonic Heroes were released for PC after the console release, I'd rather wait a little to see if they'll do the same this time as well... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyB Posted September 9, 2005 http://www.ukresistance.co.uk/pics3/sonicriders.jpg Anyway, I'm keeping an open mind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miffy495 Posted September 10, 2005 Well, compared to the Sonic Adventure series, Sonic Heroes was much better at conveying a sense of speed. The game was kind of crappy, but the essential sensation of the series was starting to make a comeback. If this new game furthers this trend, I'm all for it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twmac Posted September 10, 2005 I played Sonic Heroes for the first time two days ago, it was sweet. I'll probably get flamed for this but really enjoyed the gameplay and the switching idea... horror of horrors was fun and non intrusive. Was gutted to see Tails got a thumbs down Btw... He is my favourite character. This partially because I was forced to play as him on Sonic 2. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
