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Gaming => General Gaming Discussion => Topic started by: Sharky on June 09, 2015, 11:26:49 am
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Dragging Sonic's name through the dirt like a sausage-dogs ballsack once more.
SEGA® UNVEILS LATEST CHAPTER IN SONIC BOOM™ FRANCHISE
SET TO RELEASE THIS HOLIDAY
Sonic Races To Nintendo 3DS™ In Sonic Boom™: Fire & Ice; SEGA also Announces Upcoming New Sonic The Hedgehog App
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – June 9th, 2015 – SEGA® of America Inc. announced today that its iconic ‘blue blur,’ Sonic the Hedgehog, will be racing once again in Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice for Nintendo 3DS. The newest title will build off of the highly successful animated series on Cartoon Network, currently the #1 program on all TV among boys 6-11 and 9-14 in its time period, and serve as the latest chapter in the Sonic Boom™ franchise. The game will introduce more adventure, speed, exploration, and an all-new fire and ice gameplay element that will help propel the action. Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice, featuring the triumphant return of Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy and Sticks, will be available exclusively on Nintendo 3DS later this year.
Developed by Sanzaru Games Inc., Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice is a single player game with collaborative gameplay components that shares key characters, events, and lore of the Sonic Boom universe. Players will see Sonic and his friends in familiar settings as they embark on a brand new adventure to battle Dr. Eggman as well as an all-new super villain, D-Fekt. The team’s adventures will bring them to locations both familiar and new as they explore, race and protect their world.
To create an entirely new experience, Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice will infuse fire and ice elements throughout gameplay, enabling new abilities to play out in special character moves and interactions with environments. The new title also delivers gameplay that enables players to run through the game at top speed, or take their time with deeper exploration and puzzle play.
New to the title is the introduction of Bot Racing, a supplemental game tied to the single player story with multiplayer gameplay. The new Bot Racing feature is an extension of Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice that is purely about racing and speed, where a user will unlock character themed Bots to challenge friends on fast courses or tracks.
“We really want this game to surprise and delight Sonic fans both new and old, and have created a unique, fun game that delivers,” said John Cheng, President and COO, SEGA of America. “By introducing unique elemental gameplay features like ice and fire, along with new speed and exploration gameplay, there is a lot to enjoy with Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice.”
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice for Nintendo 3DS will run alongside the top rated animated series on Cartoon Network, in addition to a national merchandising and promotional campaign. The Sonic Boom television series, coproduced by SEGA of America Inc. and OuiDO! Productions will continue to air new episodes throughout the year – and beyond!
This summer, the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise will be supported with the launch of Sonic Central, a brand new Sonic the Hedgehog information app, arriving on both iOS and Android devices. This one-stop-shop for all things Sonic will give fans exclusive art and wallpapers, character information, clips from the animated series, concept art, and games. Sonic Pix, a unique function within the app, will inspire fans creativity by allowing them to include Sonic and his friends in their photos.
Sonic the Hedgehog first appeared as a videogame character in June 1991, and instantly became an icon for a generation of gamers. Defined by his super-fast speed and cool attitude, in the years since he first raced on to videogame consoles, Sonic has become a true global phenomenon with over 140 million videogames sold or downloaded worldwide across consoles, PC’s, mobile phones and tablets. SEGA’s iconic blue blur has also gone on to enjoy incredible success in many licensed areas, such as toys, apparel, comics and animation.
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice for Nintendo 3DS will be available in stores throughout North America in Holiday 2015.
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This is why I'm a Sega fan. Sorry for stealing your post, manG .
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This is why I'm a Sega fan.
This. And I love you.
ALSO:
Players will see Sonic and his friends in familiar settings as they embark on a brand new adventure to battle Dr. Eggman as well as an all-new super villain, D-Fekt
FECKT!
All I can think of is Father Jack!
(http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110526201345/villains/images/9/99/Father-jack.png)
I hope there's a mission called 'Kicking Doctor Robotnik up the Arse'.
Also more apps, you guys like apps right?
This summer, the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise will be supported with the launch of Sonic Central, a brand new Sonic the Hedgehog information app, arriving on both iOS and Android devices. This one-stop-shop for all things Sonic will give fans exclusive art and wallpapers, character information, clips from the animated series, concept art, and games. Sonic Pix, a unique function within the app, will inspire fans creativity by allowing them to include Sonic and his friends in their photos.
This sounds like the kind of thing I would have loved as a kid at least.
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Well at least they stuck with the better of the two developers I guess...
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Shattered Crystal was rushed. Sanzaru is a good developer, but I think they got a shit development window. Shattered Crystal ain't bad, and I could see them making a good game if given a proper development window.
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Trailer motherfuckers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1TwJmYz3eQ
EDIT: This actually looks pretty okay. Better than Sonic Runners at any rate.
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Shattered Crystal was rushed. Sanzaru is a good developer, but I think they got a shit development window. Shattered Crystal ain't bad, and I could see them making a good game if given a proper development window.
This game is being made within 12 months of the previous ones release.
I think you should trim your expectations Barry : <
(Sanzaru is a good developer though)
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12 months, yeah, but they have much of the framework in place now.
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based iizuka-sama never lets us down!
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Na it's going to fucking suck, stop kidding yourselves... I guess this means no real Sonic game this year? Fuck.
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Na it's going to fucking suck, stop kidding yourselves... I guess this means no real Sonic game this year? Fuck.
There's actually a lot churning through the rumor mill right now about two potential unannounced Sonic games based on some VA credits someone dug up online.
If there was going to be a new big game this year, we probably would have already heard about it so I wouldn't count on it. But next year should be pretty interesting.
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Na it's going to fucking suck, stop kidding yourselves... I guess this means no real Sonic game this year? Fuck.
It looks better than Sonic Runners at least. Not even trolling.
I don't own a 3DS though, so pffffft.
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Na it's going to fucking suck, stop kidding yourselves... I guess this means no real Sonic game this year? Fuck.
Of course, its for children, SEGA even made it perfectly clear in the press release who this is gunning for! The game is made to promote Boom and not the other way round. SEGA America always wanted their own version of Sonic to mess around with too.
Fairly intrigued Sonic Team are taking so long to announce their new game, either they're taking they're time or they're having real problems with current gen development.
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This is so weird.
I'm not the most negative person in this thread.
I don't know how to process this.
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Fairly intrigued Sonic Team are taking so long to announce their new game, either they're taking they're time or they're having real problems with current gen development.
I heavily suspect they're probably building concepts, tearing them down, and building something completely new. Rinse and repeat. It's possible that they've had a focused vision for these past few years but knowing them, I find that extremely unlikely.
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It looks better than Sonic Runners at least. Not even trolling.
I disagree, Sonic Runners is what it is; a free mobile phone game made for short stints of fun. It has a real Sonic aesthetic, it looks and feels like a Sonic game. It may be incredibly simple but it's not trying to be anything else. It does what it was made to do and it does it well.
These boom games look or and play nothing like Sonic; they're slow, they have bad level design and they aren't fun...
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There's actually a lot churning through the rumor mill right now about two potential unannounced Sonic games based on some VA credits someone dug up online.
If there was going to be a new big game this year, we probably would have already heard about it so I wouldn't count on it. But next year should be pretty interesting.
Ooo interesting, where can I read more?
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haha where do you think
http://www.tssznews.com/2015/06/08/sonic-ii-listing-appears-on-resume-of-rouge-voice-actor-karen-strassman/
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If the TV show is still going, I'd like to see them expand the characters to include some of the game characters and not just the background characters created for Boom.
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This is so weird.
I'm not the most negative person in this thread.
I don't know how to process this.
Fairly sure Ryan will always have you beat in any SEGA America makes controversial decision thread :p
I heavily suspect they're probably building concepts, tearing them down, and building something completely new. Rinse and repeat. It's possible that they've had a focused vision for these past few years but knowing them, I find that extremely unlikely.
Would be worrying if they still don't have something to build on. Should have either stuck with Lost World or Generation formula but they aren't known to be the best planners so...
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I disagree, Sonic Runners is what it is; a free mobile phone game made for short stints of fun. It has a real Sonic aesthetic, it looks and feels like a Sonic game. It may be incredibly simple but it's not trying to be anything else. It does what it was made to do and it does it well.
These boom games look or and play nothing like Sonic; they're slow, they have bad level design and they aren't fun...
The trailer looked like it had pretty classic looking gameplay, mixed with the fire/ice elements though.
In my eyes it looked far more like classic 2D sonic than Runners, but I never played/saw the first 3DS Sonic Boom either.
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I think this game looks alright. You can't really go wrong with a 2D Sonic game.
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I think this game looks alright. You can't really go wrong with a 2D Sonic game.
Sonic 4 proves that statement incredibly wrong.
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The trailer looked like it had pretty classic looking gameplay, mixed with the fire/ice elements though.
In my eyes it looked far more like classic 2D sonic than Runners, but I never played/saw the first 3DS Sonic Boom either.
No.
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Sonic 4 proves that statement incredibly wrong.
No. Sonic 4 was a good game. I don't know where everyone got the idea that it wasn't.
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No. Sonic 4 was a good game. I don't know where everyone got the idea that it wasn't.
I disagree, Sonic 4 was a decent game but not nearly decent enough for the title it was given...
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No.
Umm
No. Sonic 4 was a good game. I don't know where everyone got the idea that it wasn't.
I think you'll find you're in the minority with that opinion.
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I think you'll find you're in the minority with that opinion.
I already know that many people do not like Sonic 4 but that doesn't mean I can't. I don't care if I'm in the minority of an opinion because it's MY opinion. Many people also say Sonic Unleashed is a bad game but that is one of my favorite games. ::)
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I already know that many people do not like Sonic 4 but that doesn't mean I can't. I don't care if I'm in the minority of an opinion because it's MY opinion. Many people also say Sonic Unleashed is a bad game but that is one of my favorite games. ::)
That's fine, but you said 'Can't go wrong with 2D Sonic', when most people thought Sonic 4 was rubbish.
Sonic Unleashed I also thought was quite bad, but it had potential. I can see why you would enjoy it.
Don't worry, I'm familiar with having an unpopular opinion around here (see: any of my posts about Binary Domain).
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Fairly sure Ryan will always have you beat in any SEGA America makes controversial decision thread :p
Would be worrying if they still don't have something to build on. Should have either stuck with Lost World or Generation formula but they aren't known to be the best planners so...
I'd like to think that since next year is the 25th anniversary of the franchise, they're actually giving this a bit more thought or even development. Might be that odds are against that, but even SEGA/Sonic Team has to realize they need to make a hit.
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That's fine, but you said 'Can't go wrong with 2D Sonic', when most people thought Sonic 4 was rubbish.
Sonic Unleashed I also thought was quite bad, but it had potential. I can see why you would enjoy it.
Don't worry, I'm familiar with having an unpopular opinion around here (see: any of my posts about Binary Domain).
Yes, it's my own opinion that you can't go wrong with a 2D Sonic game. It's fine that you think otherwise.
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I'd like to think that since next year is the 25th anniversary of the franchise, they're actually giving this a bit more thought or even development. Might be that odds are against that, but even SEGA/Sonic Team has to realize they need to make a hit.
Yeah, I hope for a 25th anniversary Sonic game too. Or a 10th anniversary NiGHTS game. ;)
Or BOTH! that would be awesome! But it's too good to be true...
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Yeah, I hope for a 25th anniversary Sonic game too. Or a 10th anniversary NiGHTS game. ;)
Or BOTH! that would be awesome! But it's too good to be true...
Wait... Its been a decade since Nights JoD? Fucking hell... I'm going to be dead of old age before I know it. Time is going far to fast.
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This game will be mediocre and receive -3/10s.
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Wait... Its been a decade since Nights JoD? Fucking hell... I'm going to be dead of old age before I know it. Time is going far to fast.
Actually I made a mistake, I meant to say 20th, but jeez I guess 10th works for Nights JoD too! LOL!
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Journey of Dreams, jeeeeez, don't remind me...
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Journey of Dreams, jeeeeez, don't remind me...
Oh come on! You hated that game too?! I loved that game!
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I never finished JoD, perhaps I should at some point...best highlight though? I met the voice actress for NiGHTS at a convention last year, she was nice.
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Oh come on! You hated that game too?! I loved that game!
Everyone hated that game except you. It's true.
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I never finished JoD, perhaps I should at some point...best highlight though? I met the voice actress for NiGHTS at a convention last year, she was nice.
Wow, Really?! That's awesome!
And yeah you should finish JoD.
Everyone hated that game except you. It's true.
I guess I'm the only one who can handle it's awesomeness! ;)
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JoD is passable.
It's not entirely awful, but for what it was trying to live up to it came pretty short. I still have a few likes for it, especially the wonderful soundtrack.
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Fairly intrigued Sonic Team are taking so long to announce their new game, either they're taking they're time or they're having real problems with current gen development.
I doubt they would have trouble, all development framework is PC basicilly.
Also Sega of America is having their usual babble "durr it's for kids, Sonic Team make the games that grew up on MD and DC/GC, we focus on the toddlers". Yeah what about just having a unified vision instead?
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Nuff said..
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Nights JoD is magical.
This new Sonic Boom game looks fun. Hope it doesn't get panned just for being Sonic, like usual.
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Nights JoD is magical.
This new Sonic Boom game looks fun. Hope it doesn't get panned just for being Sonic, like usual.
Yes and yes. Thank you.
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Wow, Really?! That's awesome!
And yeah you should finish JoD.
Yea, it was the most random of meetings, she wasn't a guest or anything like, she was there to see a few friends who were guests. Wish I had known because I would have brought either JoD or Skies of Arcadia for her to sign.
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Bentley Jones remix still hasn't been announced yet. Maybe it will be the main theme of this game. Then the circle will be complete.
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"Introducing new playable character! Boom Amy!"
This means SEGA thinks BRB's "Rise of Lyric" doesn't exists.
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Bentley Jones remix still hasn't been announced yet. Maybe it will be the main theme of this game. Then the circle will be complete.
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"Introducing new playable character! Boom Amy!"
This means SEGA thinks BRB's "Rise of Lyric" doesn't exists.
Its new to the 3DS games, so technically not false. This is a direct sequel to Shattered Crystals.
Aaron Webber really is killing it on Sonic the Hedgehog's social media:
https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/608397692025335808
https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/608359346863542273
https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/608354712149237760
https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/608343347623796736
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Aaron is the best!
A great kudos for those tweets! He knows xD
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Well there it is. So sonic "boom" has become a thing then? Im guessing the show has been doing pretty well.
Man.. This is kind ow a downer for me
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Its new to the 3DS games, so technically not false. This is a direct sequel to Shattered Crystals.
Aaron Webber really is killing it on Sonic the Hedgehog's social media:
https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/608397692025335808 (https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/608397692025335808)
https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/608359346863542273 (https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/608359346863542273)
https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/608354712149237760 (https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/608354712149237760)
https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/608343347623796736 (https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/608343347623796736)
Really glad to have him back.
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If it makes you feel better CrazyT, Archie canceled Sonic Boom the comic book.
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If it makes you feel better CrazyT, Archie canceled Sonic Boom the comic book.
im giving it a chance. The show seems pretty good(from sharky's thread)
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Its got its moments. The best Sonic cartoon so far. I wasn't a big fan of the classic 90s or Sonic X.
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Its new to the 3DS games, so technically not false. This is a direct sequel to Shattered Crystals.
Technically it's not.. But overall it is since both are from the same franchise, even released together..
Seems like Sansaru tried to distance away from BRB...
https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/608354712149237760 (https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/608354712149237760)
Oh my.... Even the official Sonic twitter acknowledged Sanic now!!!
Aaron does have a sense of humour.
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Its new to the 3DS games, so technically not false. This is a direct sequel to Shattered Crystals.
Aaron Webber really is killing it on Sonic the Hedgehog's social media:
https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/608397692025335808
https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/608359346863542273
https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/608354712149237760
https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/608343347623796736
Okay, this is exactly what Sonic needs. I can get behind this.
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Aaron is the best PR man that Sega could have ever had
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Lmao! Where can I get that plushe?
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Lmao! Where can I get that plushe?
I love that he bought it, ripped its arms off and then uploaded the evidence to social media... It's such a 2015 show of anger.
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Aaron is the best PR man that Sega could have ever had
Over the last couple of days, Sonic's twitter has gone viral. I've seen several posts on gaming groups saying that they are becoming actually hyped for this Fire Ice game.
Just goes to show what a little PR can do. Sega higherups need to take their heads out of their asses. In 2015 it's this sort of thing that makes a brand likeable.
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I just hope Aaron doesn't go too far and then a higher up asks him to reign it in.
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I just hope Aaron doesn't go too far and then a higher up asks him to reign it in.
This is bound to happen I think.
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This is bound to happen I think.
Sonic x Pepe will happen.
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This is bound to happen I think.
I think he has been away for so long that he is just riding the SEGA high and will probably lessen his social media replies once things start to get busy again.
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Sonic x Pepe will happen.
What do you mean by this?
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