Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1

[CrazyT]

Nice little touches indeed. you know what another nice touch would be? Physics less similair to the rush series and more to the genesis titles. One can hope for the most obvious aspect of the classics to come back.

[Barry the Nomad]

More good news, everyone!

from TSS's Dreadknux:

I forgot to mention. There's a choice, actually, of whether you want classic progression or not. Once you pass that Act Clear marker, and the score counts down, a button will appear at the bottom of the screen (I think it was Triangle on the PS3 preview version or something), that says "Jump to Next Act." If you don't do this before the fadeout, you go back to the World Map screen.

Note I said World Map - as in "awesome, detailed static world view," and not "shitty, confusing 3D world hub." =P

So you can in fact play from act to act without returning to the map, you just have to press a button!

[Sharky]

Sounds good.

[CrazyT]

Off screen video of new build at J-pop summit festival.

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[Aki-at]

That girl was extremely excited, well so were several people in the background, but she was in particular.

Level design for act 1 looks to be pretty much intact from the original build. Spindash seems to be faster this time round.

[Barry the Nomad]

Ugh! Why doesn't SEGA cancel this game???!!!

[fluffymoochicken]

Ugh! Why doesn't SEGA cancel this game???!!!

They're clearly just out to get under the skin of older gamers who have too much free time on their hands.

[CrazyT]

Ugh! Why doesn't SEGA cancel this game???!!!

Wait a minute... What have you done to Barry??!!!!

what happened bro?

[Barry the Nomad]

Nah, lolz, just pretending to be an overstressed Sonic fan. I'm cool. In fact, I'm loving the totally revamped menu system. It's a breath of fresh air after months of seeing the bland level select screens.

Speaking of those who wish SEGA would simply cancel the entire game (nobody here, mostly a few folks at TSS and commenting on YouTube), I have to ask if they are actually serious and if they have any idea of how the game industry works. When something like Sonic 4 is so far along (completed according to a few recent interviews), why in the hell would SEGA shoot themselves in the foot and cancel the thing after a year+ of work, tons of marketing and already reworking a good amount of the game. Begging for an additional overhaul and 2011 release I can understand, but hoping the thing is cancelled is just plain stupid.

Almost as stupid as the kids who ask SEGA to rerelease Power Stone 2 to XBLA.

[CrazyT]

I gotta be honest that even though I don't like the game, I can see the efforts and see that they have done their best they  could do in making the game look better ever since the delay.

Complaining, whining now is kind of redundant seeing how sonic 4 = as good as finished(or almost finished).

I'm looking forward to see how well received the game is gonna be by the media. Maybe it'll convince me to buy the game eventually.

[Sharky]

I'm looking forward to it... Looks like the best 2D Sonic game we have had since Sonic and Knuckles.

I'm very sure it wont top Sonic 2 for me but then Sonic 3 and S&K didn't either. Still good fun games in their own right.

I'm pretty damn sure it'll be better then Sonic CD and Knuckles Chaotix though.

[Barry the Nomad]

Complaining, whining now is kind of redundant seeing how sonic 4 = as good as finished(or almost finished).

As much as I dislike the complainers complaining, I disagree. Once the game comes out, I say everybody (even haters) should give it a go and truthfully pick out what they didn't like and be vocal about it. We have two to three more episodes to go, and if the valid complaints are vocal enough they very well could influence and improve future episodes.

[Orta]

When something like Sonic 4 is so far along (completed according to a few recent interviews), why in the hell would SEGA shoot themselves in the foot and cancel the thing after a year+ of work, tons of marketing and already reworking a good amount of the game.

In its current state, I wouldn't be sad to see Sonic 4 go.

[Barry the Nomad]

What does Shenmue have to do with it?

[Sega Uranus]

Shenmue I was ready for the Saturn, Shenmue II was canceled for Dreamcast US release and Shenmue III had a lot of work done on it too.

I think it would be a terrible idea to cancel this game, but I just wish they called it something else when they were still not sure how to make a real Sonic the Hedgehog 4 yet.