I want Zavok and his friends to be bosses in next Mania game. Sue me, I like the space jam rejects.
i THINK sega SEES Zavok and co. as their Koopalings equivalents?
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Nowadays? MaybeI'm convinced Sonic Team only ever does good/interesting characterization on accident
Someone at sega decided that the market for sonic was embarrassed adults and not children. And in trying to appeal to hat market created the least offensive characters ever in the D6.sega has a weird tendency to completely ignore things that weren't a 100% success the first time instead of trying to salvage them, see the Babylon rogues, the entirety of shadow the hedgehog, sonic 06, the storybook series, etc. the exception is how they keep bringing the deadly six eben though no one likes them
saw this tweet and was deeply tempted to make a thread titled "Sonic 3 finally getting rerelease"
Yeah, that was exactly it. Sounds like SEGA were way more dickish about it than I remembered. Frustrating for sure.If I remember right Ryan actually auditioned for the role of Sonic again and got it. But then they wanted him to be non union so he had to say no. I need to look for a source for this sometime but when I first heard about that it bummed me out a lot. Still does.
Ryan Drummond said:Retroplayer- Many fans online believe that you are still the best Sonic voice yet, and would love to see you return to the franchise. Is returning to voice Sonic you might ever be interested in doing again?
Ryan- In a heartbeat! I never wanted to leave! But as most of you know, we were all let go by Sega and replaced for reasons too vast to go into right now. There was a glimmer of hope a while back when Generations was being cast. Sega asked me to come to LA and "re-audition" for the role of Sonic because they were doing the same thing to Jason and that cast that they did to us years before. So I went and they were very pleased to have me back and they actually said they were going to have me back and it was going to be this great reunion. Then when the actual offer came to my agent, it was a complete joke. They asked me to leave my union (which is how I make a living), do all kinds of work for no compensation, etc. It was a real slap in the face. I really don't see it ever happening. Sega is a huge corporation with zillions of dollars and they don't see any need to change the way they do things. There's a lot more detail I can't go into because of legal reasons, but let's just say that I wish I'd been voicing Sonic all this time, I would return in a heartbeat, but if Sega ever decides to hire me again the devil's making sno-cones. It's cool though, I would love to be Sonic again, but I have plenty of VO work without Sega.
XD375 said:And this is why I didn't leak the entire story two years ago when I first told you all about the recast.
For those who don't remember, I was the guy who originally leaked info of a recast and later supplied voice clips from Free Riders and Colours DS prior to their releases. I also originally revealed that Team Chaotix and Omega were in Colours DS, too, according to an old status update. Heh, forgot about that one until now.
Everything Ryan says is true, and SEGA's douchery and heartlessness extend way beyond even what he said in the interview.
Ryan rocked the auditions - he won the role over even Roger. Read more of my allusions to that here in this post about how great Ryan could have been.
SEGA told Ryan they were glad to have him back and that he got the job.
Then he was kicked off the role again later on because he wouldn't quit his union.
Ryan's first new games would have been Sonic Colors and Sonic Free Riders, but even All-Stars Racing was still in development when all of this went down.
My buddy at SEGA was laid off earlier this year so I don't think he'd care anymore about me telling you all this.
Oh, and the recast? Yeah, that was partially a response to Save Sonic, and partially because a lot of SEGA of America's employees just love Ryan Drummond. Which is why they snuck some clips into this trailer.
Let me catch up on the rest of the thread. I may post more depending on what is asked.
EDIT: And here's some more stuff I've revealed:
-SEGA is paying Roger practically nothing ("coffee and donuts money") to voice Sonic.
-SEGA had meetings about Ryan's union status. They spent enough money to cover at least sixteen games of Ryan Drummond acting just on airfare, hotels, and food for the executives from Japan to take part in these meetings.
Jeez yeah. What a shitty company. Pay your damn actors. Wish they'd listen to fans the way the movie did for his design!Yeah, that was exactly it. Sounds like SEGA were way more dickish about it than I remembered. Frustrating for sure.
Sonic the Hedgehog speaks! An interview with Ryan Drummond | The Gaming Liberty
Ryan Drummond is a jack of all trades. While most of us will know him as the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog, he's quite prolific on screen, behind the mic, and on stage. But how does such a physical performer translate those talents to voice over? We recently spoke with Ryan about voice over, how...web.archive.org
So Ryan Drummond was supposed to return
http://thegamingliberty.com/index.php/2012/09/02/sonic-the-hedgehog-speaks-an-interview-with-ryan-drummond/ Retroplayer- Many fans online believe that...forums.sonicretro.org
On a less related note: I swear there was an earlier point in time (that could be bogus) where he was really gunning to play Sonic in Sonic X, even to point of potentially moving to NY, but for one reason or another 4Kids went entirely inhouse.
That sounds great. I'll need to check it out.I bought Jun Senoue's The Works III on iTunes, which has a lot of arranged songs from various games he's had hands in, but it's mostly Sonic stuff. It's really awesome. Even has several live performances. The version of Live and Learn with an orchestral backing is my personal highlight. :)
Yep, and there is a lot of references in that image. Check out this article at Sonic Stadium for a breakdown:I just watched the Cinemassacre review of the movie, and they included a screenshot of Sonic's map of worlds. And... that island in the middle, is that the island from the level map in Sonic 1 8-bit? :O
along with the old Sega Saturn logo, tooI just watched the Cinemassacre review of the movie, and they included a screenshot of Sonic's map of worlds. And... that island in the middle, is that the island from the level map in Sonic 1 8-bit? :O
Yep, and there is a lot of references in that image. Check out this article at Sonic Stadium for a breakdown:
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along with the old Sega Saturn logo, too
EDIT: lol, i just noticed the blue sphere planet
I really wanna replay Sonic Rush but every time I think I'm going to I just don't have it in me to delete my save file. I'm not giving up those S ranks dammit! Man why are you only allowed 1 save file. Why?!Playing more Sonic Rush and DAMN does this game love killing you for ever stepping out of line. Altitude Limit was some of the most punishing level design I've encountered in a long time. Literally every gimmick in that stage is designed to infuriate and/or confuse you. Shoutouts to the lengthy paraglider segment that's totally out of place with the fast-paced gameplay, immediately followed by a bit where you have to carefully jump between a series of floating platforms above a pit. Because it's at the very end of the level, I spammed boost the first time I reached it thinking the end ring was right around the corner. Nope! There went my last life. Act 2 was equally evil.
That being said, I can see why people really enjoy this game, because it's definitely a blast to execute everything perfectly once you know the level layout. I tried many times to get an S-Rank just on the first level but I didn't mind doing it since it's fun to figure out all the spots where I can use that R button to shave off a few seconds and see how many tricks I can do on a jump before I have to do a finisher. It's just too bad that it's a real chore to get to that point sometimes, I find it tough to find shortcuts and time savers on the later stages because I'm afraid to deviate from the beaten path lest I get instantly killed.
Also, not really related to anything else I had to say, but I thought it was cool that the SA2 GUN robots show up in Huge Crisis.
saw this tweet and was deeply tempted to make a thread titled "Sonic 3 finally getting rerelease"
They just got favorable focus group evaluation imo. That's the way it is!i THINK sega SEES Zavok and co. as their Koopalings equivalents?
Colours is fantastic and yeah it's my favourite 3D Sonic game. What I'd give for a remaster for modern systems.Finally getting to play Colors (Wii) for the first time.
Why is this game stuck on the Wii?
It's such a delight to play. Great aesthetic / level themes, tight gameplay (this feels like the tightest modern 3D Sonic game to me?), actual level design that doesn't just encourage "hold button to run fast", and a really fun soundtrack. The levels may be short, sure, but there are a lot of them, and they feel much more fun to me than pretty much any level in Generations, as well as (the admittedly little I've played of) Forces.
A remaster of this game would kick ass. It's a shame it's stuck on the Wii.
Lost World isn't bad. But it has a number of problems. Still I was happy they went in a new direction for it and I would have wanted a sequel. It had some interesting ideas. It's a 6/10 game I think.I just played Colors and finished it too, I liked it too and it's weird there's no remaster for it.
I'm playing Lost World too, near the end, I played like the first mission when it came out years ago but didn't continue, but after playing it again, it surprised me of how good it is, I'm liking it a lot, good worlds and controls, I like how it's not just about speed, it's really good.
Colors is great, but because of the level design being so simple and limited, there's really not much reason to replay it.Finally getting to play Colors (Wii) for the first time.
Why is this game stuck on the Wii?
It's such a delight to play. Great aesthetic / level themes, tight gameplay (this feels like the tightest modern 3D Sonic game to me?), actual level design that doesn't just encourage "hold button to run fast", and a really fun soundtrack. The levels may be short, sure, but there are a lot of them, and they feel much more fun to me than pretty much any level in Generations, as well as (the admittedly little I've played of) Forces.
A remaster of this game would kick ass. It's a shame it's stuck on the Wii.
I agree with you on liking how levels in Generations have a few different routes you can take. My main complaint is that it just relies a bit too much on boosting in the second acts, at least for my taste. Granted, I know that's kind of the main draw of the Unleashed-style games, but I still just wish it slowed down a bit more for some slower platforming, like Colors does. And because of the over-reliance on speed, Sonic feels a little too loose to control in the moments where he does slow down. Don't get me wrong though: I still like Generations. And I guess I can't really complain too much, considering the first acts are by and large exactly what I'm asking for.Colors is great, but because of the level design being so simple and limited, there's really not much reason to replay it.
I guess if you're just against the design of Generations it's more appealing, but one of the core tenants of the series to me is being able to run through stages over and over and finding new routes and shortcuts. Generations managed to recreate the upper/middle/lower structure from the classic games and I adore it for that, but Colors is pretty much the same route through every time.
he's sharp enough to cut you
Other than the two reasons given, one being literal, he's not very edgy, in all honesty.
Other than the two reasons given, one being literal, he's not very edgy, in all honesty.
I think there is a simple answer yall are missing that explains his edginess .
Shadow's story is kinda good???I think there is a simple answer yall are missing that explains his edginess .
Hes satan. No seriously hes just satan. Hes named after an actual mythological demon and in the narrative he acts as satan. Hes a guy that comes through who wants chaos and destruction that tries to trick, entice or kill our heroes to that end. The only way it would get more obvious is if he was litterally a snake that liked apples.
Hes litterally one of the edgiest guys can be in a narrative. Hes satan.
Yes, that does paint story beats in a very specific light. Yes, 06's story is worse than you think.
Him being satan kinda works for shadow's story. But that's because of shadow, the story itself is kinda dogshit. But shadow when written will chews up scenery like sonic in a chili dog eating competition. And shadow took what little nuggets of ok mephilies was offering with his pultry character and turned into..well I wouldn't say gold but something valuable.
Yeah this always happened. I always got in the habit of just before certain bosses after doing a special stage backtrack a little to get some rings just to be safe.I've been playing the Sonic 2 release on Switch and umm... since when did you lose all your rings after a bonus zone?
Like Sonic 2 was one of my first video games and I've played it probably like 100+ hours as a kid and I literally do not remember ever losing all my rings after a bonus zone
It's freaking me out that this might have always been the case and I just never noticed over the course of the 25 years I've had this game
Always the case unless you're playing 2&K, for whatever reason.I've been playing the Sonic 2 release on Switch and umm... since when did you lose all your rings after a bonus zone?
Like Sonic 2 was one of my first video games and I've played it probably like 100+ hours as a kid and I literally do not remember ever losing all my rings after a bonus zone
It's freaking me out that this might have always been the case and I just never noticed over the course of the 25 years I've had this game
Yea, the Knuckles part is probably where my memories got confusedAlways the case unless you're playing 2&K, for whatever reason.
Yeah, I like the new ideas in it and I want a sequel.Lost World isn't bad. But it has a number of problems. Still I was happy they went in a new direction for it and I would have wanted a sequel. It had some interesting ideas. It's a 6/10 game I think.
Oh, apparently mine works too, thanks!I'm a little surprised at the moment. My Wii U copy of Lost World came in today. It's the Deadly Six Bonus Edition, and I assumed the code for the Nightmare Zone DLC wouldn't work since the paper slip says it expired on October 22, 2014, but nope. It redeemed just fine.
I swear to god I have seen so few people say anything about this but it's right there in front of you
I bought mine used from someone on eBay, they don't have any copies left though. I was surprised nobody had redeemed the code before the game got in my hands.RE: Deadly Six Edition codes: That's reassuring, since I wanted to get a copy of the WiiU version myself. I had a feeling that was the case since reports as recent as a few months ago suggested the codes just never actually got set to expire (and really, why bother, especially if they're not selling the DLC separately?). Where did you guys get your copies? Specific retailers? eBay?
From local retailer, at launch though.RE: Deadly Six Edition codes: That's reassuring, since I wanted to get a copy of the WiiU version myself. I had a feeling that was the case since reports as recent as a few months ago suggested the codes just never actually got set to expire (and really, why bother, especially if they're not selling the DLC separately?). Where did you guys get your copies? Specific retailers? eBay?