Golden Axe - Official Thread

[Berto]

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[Berto]

Yeah but with games like Iron-Man, Golden Axe: Beast Riders and Sonic '06 being the first Sega games after the merger, it shows a dip in quality of games afterwards for that era.

Iron Man was a success though. The follow ups (Incredible Hulk, Thor, and Captain America) sadly weren't.
There were also Phantasy Star Universe, Yakuza 1-2, After Burner Climax, Dinosaur King, and Outrun 2 which were also successes.

[Mystic Monkey]

Iron Man was a success though. The follow ups (Incredible Hulk, Thor, and Captain America) sadly weren't.
There were also Phantasy Star Universe, Yakuza 1-2, After Burner Climax, Dinosaur King, and Outrun 2 which were also successes.

If those games came out after the merger, why did Golden Axe and Sonic get the short end? Especially Sonic, Sega's mascot franchise. Sonic '06 started a long negative reputation for Sonic.

[Berto]

If those games came out after the merger, why did Golden Axe and Sonic get the short end? Especially Sonic, Sega's mascot franchise. Sonic '06 started a long negative reputation for Sonic.

We know they rushed the release to coincide with Sonic's 15th anniversary during the holiday season, causing developers to ignore quality assurance bug reports and ship an unfinished product, but that's not the first time thing like that's happened. Sonic X-Treme was also forced to be released as a Sonic's 5th anniversary title but the developer gave up  around a year before release. Thankfully Traveler's Tales was working Sonic 3D Blast for Mega Drive Genesis so SEGA commissioned  Traveler's Tales to create a Saturn version too on short notice to replace X-Treme.
And beside they learned the lesson. Sonic game now doesn't have to be released in the exact year of the anniversary now.

[Mystic Monkey]

We know they rushed the release to coincide with Sonic's 15th anniversary during the holiday season, causing developers to ignore quality assurance bug reports and ship an unfinished product, but that's not the first time thing like that's happened. Sonic X-Treme was also forced to be released as a Sonic's 5th anniversary title but the developer gave up  around a year before release. Thankfully Traveler's Tales was working Sonic 3D Blast for Mega Drive Genesis so SEGA commissioned  Traveler's Tales to create a Saturn version too on short notice to replace X-Treme.
And beside they learned the lesson. Sonic game now doesn't have to be released in the exact year of the anniversary now.

I suppose Sonic '06 was too hyped at the time for them to just give up like they did with X-Treme.

[Berto]

I suppose Sonic '06 was too hyped at the time for them to just give up like they did with X-Treme.

Who can't blame fans, the trailers and the screenshots in the magazines just were too awesome ... just like Sonic Forces.
I was a fool to get hyped up when all of those villains showed up.



My own fault though. "Fool me once, shame on you, but fool me twice, shame on me."
Thankfully Sonic Mania was so good it cured me from my disappointment of Forces.

[Berto]

Golden Axe (2026) - Carnage Count

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avBUsh4VISM

Carnage Counts: "Welcome to Carnage Counts, where we count and compare death in television shows and movies! 
Today we are covering Golden Axe!
WARNING - MAY CONTAIN GRAPHIC CONTENT AND SPOILERS"

Link : https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/golden-axe/

[Mystic Monkey]

Who can't blame fans, the trailers and the screenshots in the magazines just were too awesome ... just like Sonic Forces.
I was a fool to get hyped up when all of those villains showed up.



My own fault though. "Fool me once, shame on you, but fool me twice, shame on me."
Thankfully Sonic Mania was so good it cured me from my disappointment of Forces.

Sonic Forces wasn't that bad. Though, still a "meh" game. Wasn't that good, wasn't that bad. Just meh.

[Berto]

Sonic Forces wasn't that bad. Though, still a "meh" game. Wasn't that good, wasn't that bad. Just meh.

Compared to Sonic 06, it was better. Compared to other Sonic mainline games, it's still worse.

[Berto]

SEGA vs. Capcom: Fighting Mega Stars - Season 1 (Fan Game) is Out Now!
Kain and Milan from Golden Axe: the Duel Included as Fighters!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWiduUeDDVE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvkbm2mhOpQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBDUvqXcfW0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b9XqFZ5Z_Q

Nexus: "This is the Season 1 of this game.
Which means there will be more characters coming and 3 Sega bosses coming in the next season/version.
This is a free fan game built using the Ikemen engine that's made for fun!"

Link : https://www.mediafire.com

[Mystic Monkey]

Compared to Sonic 06, it was better. Compared to other Sonic mainline games, it's still worse.

I agree. I would regard Sonic Forces a Sonic game with training wheels.

[Berto]

I agree. I would regard Sonic Forces a Sonic game with training wheels.

Yeah. "Press boost to win!" meme only applied to Forces afterall, not to the others.

[Berto]

The Legend Returns! ⚔️🔥

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Which one will you choose?

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[Mystic Monkey]

Yeah. "Press boost to win!" meme only applied to Forces afterall, not to the others.

Yeah, it didn't help the games case how small or easy the game was. It was the first Sonic game i S-ranked by myself with ease. I think Sonic Frontiers was the second game I S-ranked.

But I don't regard it entirely a bad game. I liked the concept of Eggman Empire vs The Resistance. it reminded me of SatAM and early Sonic comics.

[Berto]

Yeah, it didn't help the games case how small or easy the game was. It was the first Sonic game i S-ranked by myself with ease. I think Sonic Frontiers was the second game I S-ranked.

But I don't regard it entirely a bad game. I liked the concept of Eggman Empire vs The Resistance. it reminded me of SatAM and early Sonic comics.

It also leads us to the aftermath story in IDW comics as the Metal Virus Saga (the Zombot Arc) which I kinda dig.
Too bad it's already ended. Aside from Belle's meeting with Sage story, I don't really enjoy the new arcs after Metal Virus saga in IDW.