Sonic Unleashed (Officially) Announced

[Texas Speed]

I realize we already have a news post (http://http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47032) for the new Sonic game, but since this is official, I thought I'd add it. From Sega Europe:

Sonic the Hedgehog returns for a full-blown, action-packed adventure through the desolate and unpredictable World of Mubuz, a world dictated by an evil Dragon Lord, Immarius. Upon entering Muboz, Sonic fights an evil power which turns all the inhabitants into dangerous beasts.

-Become Wolf Sonic and fight enemies like never before using rapid combo maneuvers and Ring Energy

-Play as Sonic, Knuckles or Tails through 12 packed stages

-Extensive 2D gameplay brings the old Sonic back home

More details to come, eventually.

X3F (http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/03/23/rumors-sonic-unleashed-details-update/)

Update: The press info from the Sega site has since been removed, relegating this back to unofficial status. Link has been updated.

[Deadend]

...this is how it should be.

[CapnBob]

12 stages? So will these be gigantic stages that you'll need to save in the middle or will the game take like an hour to beat?

[divinechaos]

Wow, I'm surprised. You can play as the three original characters and there are no bullshit extra characters? Interesting.

[Orz]

And all that info has been retracted as a rumour. I'm sure it'll be in 3D, with 50 characters.

[Morangie]

Awesome, a classic Sonic game! Just Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, the evil Dragon Lord Immarius and a fucking werewolf. Bravo Sonic Team.

[jeffbax]

I just hope they realize that Sonic isn't about pressing right to win. Its about branching paths and exploration. Using speed when needed and physics to manipulate you reaching paths. If you play any of the old Genesis games, yeah they were faster than Mario but they weren't like in the recent games where you literally do nothing but go right along a rail and occasionally hit a badguy by accident spilling all your rings.

[Texas Speed]

And all that info has been retracted as a rumour. I'm sure it'll be in 3D, with 50 characters.

Wow, really? That's from an official press release. The post isn't that hard to read, is it?

[Camel]

Awesome, a classic Sonic game! Just Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, the evil Dragon Lord Immarius and a fucking werewolf. Bravo Sonic Team.
Heh, sums it up perfectly for me.

[Doctor Setebos]

Wow, really? That's from an official press release. The post isn't that hard to read, is it?The post isn't that hard to read, but the link to Xbox360fanboy appears to now be empty. :rolleyes:

[Darkbase]

"become Wofl Sonic"?
Fucking Twilight Princess shit?

[Heretic Machine]

Awesome, I'm all for it. This wolf thing sounds a little iffy, but we're talking about 2D Sonic, with the three characters I actually give a shit about: Sonic, Tails and Knuckles. This is how Sonic games should be made.

I'll be eagerly awaiting this, along with the Sonic RPG. Maybe things can finally be turned around for this franchise.

[Draknodred]

Please be good please be good please be good please be good please be good please be good

[jeffbax]

I'd also wish they'd go back to Robotnik.... so much better than "eggman" :mad:

[VictorVonViolence]

"become Wofl Sonic"?
Fucking Twilight Princess shit?

that's exactly what I thought too, I mean what powers would he have?

[Zabyx]

Well, they might be getting the gameplay right, but maybe next time they can up the budget and hire some writers.

[Heretic Machine]

that's exactly what I thought too, I mean what powers would he have?

It sounded to me like their "dark beast" form shifts the gameplay to more of a brawler.

[Doctor Setebos]

According to an updated post on Xbox360fanboy (http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/03/23/rumors-sonic-unleashed-details-update/), this is back to being a RUMOR.

[Disgustipated]

http://lh5.google.com/Nintentoads/RwyNKeDvR0I/AAAAAAAAAg0/65E6boyo9Zc/s400/SSBB%20Sonic.jpg

The last good game Sonic will EVER be in.

[Texas Speed]

According to an updated post on Xbox360fanboy (http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/03/23/rumors-sonic-unleashed-details-update/), this is back to being a RUMOR.

I was just comming here to post that. My appologies to Orz. However, the press release was simply removed from the original site, so take that for what it's worth.

[Grimmjow]

http://lh5.google.com/Nintentoads/RwyNKeDvR0I/AAAAAAAAAg0/65E6boyo9Zc/s400/SSBB%20Sonic.jpg

The last good game Sonic will EVER be in.

Too bad that game is over rated and poop, but OT

2.5D is where it should be, I loved Sonic Adventures for DC but everything after was poop. Really looking forward to this, i want to love SOnic.

[Psykoboy2]

"become Wofl Sonic"?
Fucking Twilight Princess shit?

Altered Beast did it first.

[Apushmataha]

Altered Beast did it first.

I had to post just to say this: "RISE FROM YOUR GRAVE!"

[Hellstorm]

Too bad that game is over rated and poop, but OT

Wait, Sonic was in Halo 3?!!

[king3567]

I'll say what I said when it was a rumor. It has promise, but there is no reason to believe that they will not fuck it up. I will pessimistic on this one and hope that I am wrong...but Wolf Sonic is making me worried. I hate how they use the chaos emeralds as a plot device now and not a sidequest. Becoming Super Sonic any time you wanted made you feel like such a badass. I have to see a wolf form work in a game and the only other franchise I have seen try was Zelda. Maan was that abysmal in Twilight Princess.

[Your Good Twin]

Does this smell like a download game to anyone else? The way it doesn't look quite up to 360/PS3 graphical snuff, the fast-paced, short-sounding nature of the game, and the haphazard, no frills, bungled non-announcement announcement comes off to me like $15 on XBLA.

Which, I want to point out, sounds PERFECTLY fine to me. Boil it back down to basics and we might have a good Sonic game again.

[Variable Gear]

I have to see a wolf form work in a game and the only other franchise I have seen try was Zelda. Maan was that abysmal in Twilight Princess.

I just wanted to mention that that's not arguable. It's fact! ;)

[Karmakin]

A video found on YouTube

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I said in the other Sonic thread that the execution of the Sonic games I've always felt was deeply flawed.

I approve of what I see in this video a lot.

[Deadend]

A video found on YouTube

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I said in the other Sonic thread that the execution of the Sonic games I've always felt was deeply flawed.

I approve of what I see in this video a lot.

It looks like you hold right to win. Which is BADish.

[Headcase]

The last good game Sonic will EVER be in.

Nah, the Sonic DS RPG might be good, and if the Sonic Rush team are still working with Sega, there's hope there as well.

See, thing is, there's lots of developers where people on the team grew up on Sonic, love Sonic, and will do anything in their power to get the Sonic license and make an awesome Sonic game.

Then there's Sega\Sammy, which are looking for profits and don't seem to be horribly concerned with hurting their brand image. Luckily, license fees = money, so good devs can still make good Sonic games. Unluckily, Sega\Sammy pockets much of their hard-earned game sales, and, since Sonic's brand image gets lifted by the other devs, they can continue to make shit and less informed players (and the kiddies) will still buy it.

At least that's how I see it...

It looks like you hold right to win. Which is BADish.

Sure does! If this was for a new Sonic Rush game, I'd be all like "oh no worries that's the first level, it'll get funner after that" but knowing Sonic Team the levels will get harder but no more inspired.

One thing they need is the trick system from Rush, at least then you have to press buttons with somewhat good timing and reaction to max out your points, even when not much else is going on.

I gotta say though despite my negativity, this looks like a step in the right direction. But I do expect this game to be super short thanks the 3D graphics. If this game ends up being good, and long, and non-repetitive, I'll be pleasantly surprised. No, "surprised" isn't sufficient, more like shocked.

[H.Bogard]

"become Wofl Sonic"?
Fucking Twilight Princess shit?

People have been turning into fucking woFL's since long before Twilight Princess (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51F3GS6H72L._AA280_.jpg), y'know.

[boratika]

People have been turning into fucking woFL's since long before Twilight Princess (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51F3GS6H72L._AA280_.jpg), y'know.

Mmmmm, delicious woFL's;)

Also:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cf/Castlevania_SOTN_PAL.jpg/256px-Castlevania_SOTN_PAL.jpg

[menage]

Mmmmm, delicious woFL's;)

Also:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cf/Castlevania_SOTN_PAL.jpg/256px-Castlevania_SOTN_PAL.jpg

Forget Sonic. make a sequel to that godammit!

[Doctor Setebos]

Forget Sonic. make a sequel to that godammit!Yes, Sega. Please make a sequel to a game whose license you do not own.

In fact, I approve of this entire concept. I think more companies should be whoring out each other's licenses. They don't do enough of it on their own.

[Zander]

Everytime Sega announces a game that isn't PSO for the PSP, I die inside a little. I'm pretty much a zombie now.

[saulob]

what system ? please.. PC!

[TheFlyingOrc]

Well, they might be getting the gameplay right, but maybe next time they can up the budget and hire some writers.

Or maybe they can realize that any plot starring a blue hedgehog is going to come out retarded anyway.

[asimonk]

I know I have missed the last few Sonic games, but...

a fucking dragon?!

Also, Altered Beast was awesome.

[Rex Dart]

I'll always be a Sonic fan, but it is sad to see the blue guy's image so diminished since Sega went third party.

Personally, while some of his recent 3D games (Heroes and the 360/PS3 one) have been mediocre, I don't think either were especially bad. And for fans of 2D Sonic, there have always been new 2D Sonic games on hand held systems.

Sonic's image amongst gamers is Sega's biggest problem in appealing to a wider audience nowadays. If they release a game that's just okay, it will look bad; and if it's good, it will be okay. They need to really hit a game out of the park before people actually admit that it's a good game.

To be perfectly honest, however, Sonic games still seem to sell well for Sega, regardless of negative critical and gamer opinions. Sonic fans and kids still seem to enjoy them.

[And OT, while we're asking Sega for things, another Jet Set Radio and Shenmue please!]

[Variable Gear]

Forget Sonic. make a sequel to that godammit!

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51MW925RHXL._AA280_.jpg

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http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/514CP7F8B7L._AA280_.jpg

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http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51385VK8KVL._AA280_.jpg

Konami already made five sequels to SOTN.

[GOmar]

This game looks so sweet already, I can't wait.

It seems like the evolution of an already capable game (Secret Rings) grounded more to a Genesis-Sonic foundation. Personally I think Secret Rings was one of the best 3D Sonic games, it just had odd-ball control, so giving it a traditional control method and already chic aesthetics should make for an excellent experience.

Chalk another game up for SEGA that I can't wait to play.

[Stryfe01]

Welcome back Sonic...Welcome back.

[Evil Avnovice]

Looks okay....