How about we get a Sonic Mania thread going? A new stage

>Leaked

When?

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>>377899556
The stage in question, the image was part of a Licensing Global Team Meeting poster which happened two days ago. My theory is that this zone is a revamped version of Taxman's example level that he included in his original Retro Engine demo.

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>>377899752
>>377899731
The poster in question.

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>>377899812
The show floor with a clearer image.

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>>377899859
Lastly someones photo of the new screen up close with no alterations.

>>377899752
Oh shit that does look like it could be Egg Garden.

Too bad Sony owns Jumping Flash and not Sega so we won't get a remix of that music.

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>>377900691
It is a shame, but I trust Tee Lopes to make an amazing new song.

>>377899752
>That level from that hack they never finished

I thought they said the next new zone would be 100% original?

>>377901219
>hack
Post disregarded.

>>377899752
I'm kind of seeing it.
Looks like it could also be a water stage.

>They said each new stage would be a theme that classic Sonic doesn;t usually do
>Big windows
>Red plants
>Some kind of lightpost thing

I'm drawing a blank. Some kind of church?

>>377902007
Church Zone

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>>377899859
I love it

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>>377902624
Shame Amy's not playable in Mania.

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>>377902784
Bring retro amy back

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>>377902942
>Sonic Mega Drive will never be finished
Why'd you remind me?

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>>377899556
>2D indieshit
Subjectively worse than boostshit.

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>>377903608
>Adventurecucks
Threadly reminder that you will never EVER get Adventure 3.

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>>377899752

That looks great! Every time Forces let me down Mania is there to pick me up again.

So far the only thing about this that has let me down is the fact that we have to go through old (although modified) levels again, probably because SEGA didn't believe the game would sell as a completely new adventure.

>>377899752
Looks cool

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>>377899556

Bumping for more Sonic

https://youtu.be/E6XePJyXilA

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>>377904170
That just reminds me of this.

>>377900397
t-that looks fun af

Reminder that we have to come out in force to buy this game to stop Sega from focusing on shitty 3D sonic games and make them realize we want more 2D games in this style.

>>377904360
So how many Sonic Manias do you plan to gift on Steam, and in general?

>>377904442
Not him but I'm planing on getting it for PC, PS4 and Switch sooner or later. Already have the Collector's Edition preordered as well.

>>377902784
Agreed. We should have all of the original crew Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Amy.

Letting Chaotix and Shadow in would be going too far though.

>>377903608
Here we have an opinion that should never be taken seriously

>>377900938
Gonna be tough to beat. It's catchy as hell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg28M4supeY

>>377904557
>switch

Switch fags are desperate for games

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>>377903608
>S rank
>adventure 1/2
>fucking heroes and sonic '06
anon you are supposed to ease into the bait, not ensue that you are instantly disregarded.

>>377905276
I don't even have a Switch yet, or a PS4 but will get one eventually once I have more dosh.

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For the brainlets.

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>>377899556
viral marketing. go shill your indie MUH MODERN RETRO 2D shitware somewhere else.

>>377903608
sa2 sucks

>>377906071
Yeah, I'd remove it from the top. Keep the rest.

>>377900691
>>377900938
>>377904646
Maybe someone could mod it in, there are very very few mods of Sonic CD (2011) but it was shown to be possible.

>>377903608
I fucking cackled whan I saw 06 in the S rank there.

Nice one, anon.

>tfw preordered it for the statue and genesis
Did I fuck up?

>>377908315
getting the collectors edition is stupid because it looks dumb but the game will be great.

Egg Garden was always one of the best fan levels I've played.

I hope there's still pictures of Eggman dancing in Act 2.

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>>377905916
t. boostbabby

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>hey Classic Sonic being in Forces might be a good thing since Sonic Team might have gotten their shit together, since they've been working with Taxman and Stealth for a few yea-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY3KVTMm264
>Nope, """Classic""" Sonic is fucking pointless and redundant
Pretty much sums up the entire thing in a nutshell.

>>377903608
I wonder if there's a single person on /v/ who still takes 90degreefag seriously anymore. Either that or there are just people who join in with him for the sake of shitposting.

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call me a newf*g, but what is "boostshit"?

>>377910125
Shitposting

>>377910125
Sonic Forces

>>377910125
Boost shit is basically any sonic game with a button to immediately push sonic up to max speed. It's labeled so because often times, destroying enemies gives you more boost, turning some stages into "hold boost button" to win. Honestly, it's a pretty shit shitposting method since a lot of games considered boostshit are fairly alright.

>>377909412
oh my god what the fuck is that music?

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>tfw enjoy Classic, Adventure, and Boost games
Now what?

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>>377910453
Have fun.

>>377910453
Fuck off.

I enjoy all of those too.

>>377910326
Ah ok, I remember that mechanic. Never thought much of it since it drains pretty quickly.

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>>377909775
I think it's the latter.

>>377910453
You're not allowed to enjoy anything but the classic games reee

>>377909412

Sonic Team and Stealh/Tax have never worked together. They're left to their own devices and only pop in to tell them no or fuck off. Sonic Team refuses to work with anyone not a nip since Sonic 2. Why would you ever believe the two are buddy buddy?

>>377902007
Cathedral

>>377910960
The guy forcing the boostshit meme is an Adventurefag though.

>>377902784
Fuck off she should be a normal little girl who is a damsel-in-distress

>>377908315

>Pre-Ordered for a shitty statue and trinkets that are barely related to the game you will probably keep in storage
>By the time the thing arrives from shipment, everyone else would have beaten the game

If it was a development art book, a soundtrack CD or some shit actually related to Mania I would understand, buy you just Pre-Ordered a bunch of useless junk.

>>377911134
Autism

Did anyone see those lost Sonic 2 concept artwork that Hirokazu Yasuhara posted lately on twitter?

It was confirmed that Sonic 2 was gonna be a Time Travel game and that Yasuhara coincidentally had the same idea as Oshima who was working on Sonic CD

It was so fucking cool shame Sonic 2 had to be stripped down to meet Holiday demands

There's a threat over at Sonicretro posting all of that shit it's amazing.

They should really call back Yas to work with Mania Team in eventual future game he's a fucking genius

>>377910453
What category do the Advance games fall into?

>>377911235
ships before that though, so you get it when it releases

>>377911368
>Sonic CD 2
It just might work

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>>377911453
Good shit.

>>377911453
Advance 1 kinda falls into classic category.

2 and 3 are Dimps category.

>>377909101
What if I like both?

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>>377911529
No, no, no
I'm talking about the original Sonic 2
Sonic 2 was gonna be a time travel game...but the time travel mechanics were linear compared to CD's which is interesting(pic related)

Check this thread it's awesome
http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=36719

I hope the follow-up to Mania has new playable characters like Amy, Metal Sonic with actual unique mechanics instead of being heavier Sonic like in Sonic 4, the Chaotix and so on. And also no Green Hill or any nostalgia rehash pls, make a game full of new content and more length than Colors, Generations and all these recent games that could be beaten in about 4 or 5 hours.

>>377911783
>4-5 hour long 2D sonic game
No thank you
Keep it in the 2-3 hours range at most

2D games have different pacing
Sonic 3&K is around 2 hours long and that still feels long enough to this day

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>>377911747
I saw that thread, apparently the head devs for Sonic 2 had no idea that Sonic CD was doing the same thing.

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>>377912139
That last image contained the zones that were supposed to take place in the present, the zones in pic related were supposed to take place in the future.

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>>377912254
These zones were supposed to take place in the past.

>>377912254
>Chemical Plant Zone was actually Green Hill Zone, Bad Future
That settles that.

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>>377911783
I've recently had this idea for a playable Metal Sonic.
>Normally as fast as Sonic, jumps the same height but maybe descends faster, can't spindash but instead uses that V-MAX thing and the electric shield he has in CD and SA2
>Using the V-MAX allows him to go faster than Sonic normally but increases some sort of limit gauge while it's in use
>Getting hit also increases this gauge
>Once the gauge is maxed out you have to wait for it to auto cool down before V-MAXing/electro shielding it up, it also leaves Metal vulnerable to dying
>Collecting rings instead causes the gauge to decrease instead of acting as health, as the gauge now does that
Might be a bit complex for classic gameplay though

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>>377912339
And finally, these zones took place in the present, after Eggman fucked shit up in the past.

>>377912498
This makes me want a 2D Sanic metroidvania game

>>377912139
>apparently the head devs for Sonic 2 had no idea that Sonic CD was doing the same thing.
Yeah, Yasuhara didn't know Oshima was doing the same thing with Sonic CD

People kept speculating for years that Sonic CD started out as a Sega CD version of Sonic 2 at one point despite Oshima saying that Sonic CD always was it's own project and was never meant to be a CD version of Sonic 2

Do note there were Sega CD ports of Sonic 1 and 2 planned(which were just the original games with CD quality music) but those were completely unrelated to the topic at hand

It's a shame what Sonic 2 could have been
It's crazy how ambitious this game looks from looking at these concepts. What we got was a really good game but it could have been much greater

>>377912586
There's Chrono Adventure.

>>377903608
hardest I've kekked in a while, gj anon

>>377912415
It doesn't seem like a bad idea, even if it's too complex it would probable make Metal Sonic the most unique character to play compared to everybody else. Kinda like Vile from Maverick Hunter X compared to Zero or Axl as an alternate playable character.

Any word on multiplayer? Kind of want to buy it for those times my little nephew is over and we play games together.
>Never touched a Sonic game since 3 & Knuckles
>Pretty much ignored all the Sonic games (not even make fun of what has happened just not really care)
>Mania actually looks fun and interesting
Should I play any of the other games or just ignore it and just wait for Mania?

>>377913304
If you're interested in forces play generations to see what it will be like. Don't bother with any others

>>377913304
Play Advance 1 it's pretty fun
That's about it

Don't listen to this guy >>377913465 Generations sucks(only play it for the fanservice but don't expect a good game)

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>>377913304
As far as we know multiplayer will be identical to Sonic 2/3&K with the second player being able to control Tails in single player when you're Sonic (they're calling is 1.5 player by the way). I guess there's a chance they could have a Vs. Mode like in Sonic 2 or 3 but I haven't heard any word on that yet.

>>377913465
Naw have no real interest in Forces.
>Nephew talked a bit about enjoying Boom
>Watched a episode or two with him
>All those Sonic memes he most never notice
I honestly wonder how they got Sega to agree with that.
>>377913567
Thanks I'll check that out.
>>377913776
You mean like how Tails is invincible the whole time while Sonic is the only one that can actually die? Sounds great.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ET2EkK89xbo
What would you guys think of Mania had a VS mode like this?

>>377913776

>Different starting points implies Knuckles has his own campaign.
>TFW no Sonic & Knuckles team up

>>377914738
Good. I want Knuckles to be his own man. Sonic Heroes onward had him as one of Sonic's buddies instead of him being a lone wolf.

>>377914720

Annoying

The best 2D Sonic multiplayer were in the Sonic Advance games. I never got to fully enjoy it because I only ever knew one person with a Sonic game on it. Everyone I knew only played Pokemon or Mario. I could never get a full 4 player party.

>>377915319

I don't see how you can't have both

It's a fucking common trope where the hero and the rival reluctantly unite to face a common goal. They don't have to be buddies about it.

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>>377915319
>TFW when he went from being the rival character to being the big dumb friend who breaks rocks with his skull
>Then edgelord the hedgehog replaced him as the rival character and became the most popular character in the fandom.
>They also made him a nigger for reasons no one will ever know

>>377915645
Don't care. Classic Sonic had him do his own thing. Let that be retained in Mania.

>>377915751
Knuckles was already 'black' based on his conception.

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>>377915751
>Knuckles is suppose to be Jamaican (color scheme and dreadlocks)
>they play rap instead of reggae

What if the green hill zone we saw in Forces is actually Dust Hill Zone? The city level could also be Genocide city zone? Maybe Forces is a call back to the beta elements to Sonic 2?

>>377916368
Green Hill in Forces has already been called Green Hill on the official channel, but it's probably inspired by Dust Hill. The city level's name was also confirmed to be Park Avenue.

>>377903051

Man I loved the art direction on these comics.

What a waste.

>>377916175
reggae is out of style

>>377909775
where the fuck did this meme even come from

>>377915836
>>377916175
No. Knuckles was classic Native American. Plus he's always had fair skin and voiced by white dudes.

>>377917503
Knuckles' slash was inspired by a Nike promotion that fell through and he was going to have a Jamaican accent. Between his color scheme, dreadlocks, physical strength and SA2 where his stages had hip-hop lyrics and the fact that his muzzle was darker than everyone else, it's clear that Knuckles was supposed to be the 'black' character.

Granted, they whitewashed him afterward.

>>377917390
Where most of /v/'s forced shitpost memes come from: Someone being incredibly bored and hungry for attention.

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>>377899752
>Zone looks nothing like Egg Garden except the color scheme
Did everyone take stupid pills today?

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What's /v/'s take on Sonic rival ( and it's sequel .
It must be the only Sonic I never see in any list.

>>377912339
Well, I guess that explains why Hill Top Zone ended up basically being a palette swap of Emerald Hill Zone.

>>377918580
I tried playing the first one earlier this year but it was just boring to me, it kind of feels like a game you'd find as a app on a phone or something nowa days.

This song from 2 though is dope:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz0oi_KrdNA

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>>377918367
I was thinking the exact same thing..

>>377918580
Never played the first but 2 was really fun.

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>>377916810
Well, at least we still have the animated cutscenes for Mania.

>>377918367
>>377919279
That's why I said revamped, since it looks pretty garden-y and like you said, shares its colour scheme.

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>>377911624

>>377911368
>It was confirmed that Sonic 2 was gonna be a Time Travel game
That was know for many years now, but this is the first time we get to see it this much detail. But I agree, it is really fucking cool, hope he shows off more scrapped concepts.

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I remember back in days I couldn't figure what that Island was in the Background of Emerald Hill.

>>377903608
Go back to Facebook, retard

>>377920601
No, for years people thought that Sonic 2 and CD were related but they weren't. It's crazy that both Yas and Oshima thought of the same concept at the same time and didn't know it

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>>377913304
Probably best to just wait for Mania, since that's gonna be the first worthy successor to 3 & Knuckles. In terms of multiplayer we haven't heard anything yet, but to be fair we don't know THAT much about the game as it is, this is pretty much all that's confirmed so far: >>377900938 >>377905750

>>377920849
It's interesting to see that and then see >>377912139 to see how much the map didn't change.

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>>377920849
Pretty sure that's South Island

>>377921114
>No, for years people thought that Sonic 2 and CD were related but they weren't.
That wasn't what I was getting at. I meant that the fact that Sonic 2 had time travel early in development, which got scrapped was relatively common knowledge for a long time now.

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>>377914738

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>>377920849
I always thought it was Hill Top Zone but then I realize that all the stages from Sonic 2 takes place on this one island - West Island so I >>377921323
is right.

>>377921969
Really don't like that unfinished wall in Knuckles stage. It looks odd

>>377918580
Puts me to sleep every time.

>>377904562
Chaotix were in the genesis era

>>377921969
You know, that wall on Knuckles side could be a hint as to what other level we have coming to us, like Mystic Cave or some shit.

>>377922275
I just don't like how it's clearly set-up in blocks, they'll probably clean it up a bit though in the final release.

>>377922613
Those screens are from the beginning of Mirage Saloon Act 2, which hints that Act 1 mostly takes place indoors more than anything.

>>377922862
Ah, right, I totally forgot they've only shown Act.2 for that zone so far. It's still nice to have an idea as to what Act.1 is like though.

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>>377903608
But another indieshit is already this year's GOTY for me.

I have hopes for Mania. And Freedom Planet 2.

>>377924062

>Rainworld

You have good taste.

>>377903051
has it been confirmed.

>>377900397
look, he posted it again

So when is this game coming out?

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>>377924515
Shame the rest of the industry can't into difficulty.

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>>377924062
>And Freedom Planet 2.
muh nig

>>377903608
IT'S NO USE

>>377899859
What are those plushes on the top left?

>>377924728
Pretty much:

//forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=24219&view=findpost&p=890502

>>377924998
Summer, concrete release date should be confined at E3, since the game is already rated by the ESRB.

>>377903608
>black knight
>olympic games
>secret rings
>3d blast
>r
>2D/indie
what did he mean by this

>>377926249
Shitposting, isn't it obvious.

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>>377924062
>>377925262
>more carol and milla art

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>>377910453

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>>377926249
It's best to ignore these type of posts because this loser is just a desperate for (you)'s and it worked,

>>377904360

I wouldn't get too fired up if I were you- Sega are rivaled only by Nintendo in their ability to ignore any and all information that doesn't fit the company narrative.

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>>377926678

>>377910453
I mean, you like the classic games, so props to you.

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>>377925614
>yfw it's out June 23rd

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>>377926678
>>377927392
i can't believe that slut is cheating on Luigi!

>>377925406
>What are those plushes on the top left?
Sonic Boom Plushies
I only seen Sonic and Tails in my local K-Mart, so I guess Knux will be released sometime later
I hope Amy gets one.

>>377910453
>>377926678
>>377927392
Bet their kids will be super cute.

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>>377927778
>same day as Ever Oasis

It'd be a fun day.

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>>377924882

>>377918013
please don't make this into political bullshit

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>>377930551

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>>377930742

>>377929395
No worries, we're all distracted by Manchester progresiveness, Trump's jew-tour and Far Cry Alt-Right Edition to care about nigger-knux.

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>>377926678
>>377927392
Holy shit these are cute.

>>377903608
>he_just_threw_the_pole_in_the_water.jpg

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>>377899752
So which Hard Boiled Heavy do you think this stage will get?

>>377929489
why can they never get this right anymore? Here it looks great but in sonic 4 and even in the new forces gameplay the damn run cycle looks like ass

>>377928689
I've always wondered just how can you translate something like this to 3D or at least get close to it.

>>377931613
My guess is the one with the ball and chain.

>>377919847
my dick is harder than chaos emeralds

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>>377931979
I've got just the thing for you.

>>377903608
>putting 3 & Knuckles 2 tiers below 06

Not even as a joke, anon.

>>377925406
emoji sonic boom plushes

>>377932082
Where are all the crazy loops, that's specifically what I want to see. I already know someone can get the speed physics into 3D, I want to see how we can translate 2D stage design to 3D.

>>377932176
Oh there's plenty of loops and corkscrews and the like, it's a big level after all:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5paaz16Nw20

Have they ever announced what the base price of the game will be? As much as I want a new 2D Sonic, I'm having second thoughts about dropping $55+ and getting the statue and all that.

Also considering buying it for Steam and the Switch

>>377932082
I hope this game gets completed one day, the demo was so fucking fun.

>>377932590
It seems like progress but its not quite there yet in terms of fully translated design.

Plus in my opinion it feels far too open for a Sonic game.

>>377903608
Sonic Adventure 2 was the game that made me realize I was sick of the franchise

>>377932591
They haven't but I have trouble seeing it be more than $20.

>>377932624
They're still working on it, the next update might come out during this year's SAGE, whenever that is.

>>377932590
for you

>>377932726
>it feels far too open for a Sonic game.
The actual game will be compact, the only reason why it's so open is because that demo was basically a physics test that they rushed out to make it to last year's SAGE.

>>377903608
Why are you falseflagging?

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>>377926525
>more carol

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why do they always gotta shoehorn sidescrolling in muh 3d sonic

>>377933109
Because of how the current design model works, 3D platforming doesn't really work that well so platforming is left to 2D sections.

>>377933208
But the modern sonic sidescrolling is always shit.

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>>377933208
Sonic Lost World would've been the perfect 3D mechanics for both platforming and speed (with some tweaking) but the level design was complete ass.

>>377933480
What hurts even more is that they'll probably never get around to refining the formula due to Lost World being received pretty poorly.

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>>377933480
So was the gameplay.

>>377899859
What show is this?

>>377926525
>milla art
made by the same annoying nigger

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>>377934165
:^)

>>377925471
That was proven fake

>>377934728
Was it? I didn't know.

>>377934292
I really didn't like their new designs at first but they've grown on me. They seem sort of Mega Man-esque now instead of weird Sonic OCs.

>>377933109
3D sonic sucks you adventuretoddler

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>>377934961
I love the improved pixel art overall.

>>377934987
no

>>377935172
Neat, I might actually check the sequel out.

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>>377935795
There's a demo out now:

http://www.freedomplanet2.com/demo_win.php

>>377911747
I remember reading all stuff people speculated about after that one huge leak of beta SMD games, among which there were lots of S2 prototypes. Nice to see those theories were true.

I wish old Sonic 2 devs could band together and build it once again, in all of it's cut glory.

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>>377935827

>>377933094
that's a lotta carol.

>>377934292
what a shame, such a good artist wasting his time on the comfort zone drawing the same thing over and over, well aside his OC i am quite dissapointed on this artist

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>>377933480
>>377933801

>>377936704
He did get better over time, not sure how his skills are like now though.

>>377902784
>>377902942
I'm still holding out hope she is a hidden/DLC character

>>377937014
i follow him on twitter and basically is a circle jerk with his OC and some chink OC which they are pretty gay for each other (the artist themselves) so i think his skills are stuck there...

My one major concern with Mania is the special stages, because how can you possibly top the perfection that is Blue Sphere?

>>377937362
I heard that Mania's special stage WAS Blue Sphere.

>>377937719
Incorrect unless Taxman was lying, read >>377900938

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Mania is the first sonic game I'm going to buy and play since I actually owned a Mega Drive and a Mega CD.
Is it going to break my heart lads?
I pretend everything after Sonic and Knuckles doesn't exist.

>>377937362
They'll find a way I'm sure, but if not Blue Spheres are still in Mania in some form anyway.

>>377937810
I'm guessing it's gonna be like Mega Man 9, technically the best one in the series but too similar to it's inspirations to make a huge emotional impact.

>>377937810
uhh nah this is probably the only time a sonic game will be exactly what you wanted

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>>377937810
So far, there have been no red flags, the closest things to be worried about are how original the remixed stages are & level design which so far both seem to be fine.

>>377937810
>Is it going to break my heart lads?
It's in good hands.

>>377936912
See, if this game had just did >>377933959 or >>377932082 with its physics then I bet you the game would have been one of the best 3D Sonic games to date, gameplay wise. The game is still a shitty Mario clone and should look Unleashed Day Time quality in visuals at most instead of pure nostalgia pandering.

>>377936912
This webm is so good. Lost World has so much wasted potential. If the levels were more like this, with parkour being utilized more often, it would have been an amazing game.

>>377932082
can't wait to seemore levels of this game.
this and Mania will make me a Sonic player again.

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Classicfags are the most masochistic autists, prove me wrong

>>377939501
Explain.

>>377939283
Here's some concept art for the next stage:

//forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=36095&view=findpost&p=880549

>>377939501
>having trouble with Classic Sonic games
kek, nu/v/ everyone.

this thread is no longer about sonic mania??

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>>377939582
>>377939619
Terrible level design

>>377939790
I disagree.

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>>377939790
>that image
Every fucking time.

>>377939674
Seems like it steered into a general Sonic thread, if you have anything specific to talk about Mania then go right ahead.

>>377939790
>his source is Miiverse
Go bitch about Metroid not being able to crawl, kiddo.

>>377939501
git gud

>>377939674
It is, why would you say it isn't? I mean we only got very little info about the game because the dev team wants surprises to be kept for the game and all, and the thread was about leaked info we have no gameplay footage for so things are still going to be slow about Mania for a while, maybe E3 more info will drop.

>>377939790
Listen to Andy, son

>>377939790
>sonic game has a trap you have to avoid
>"waa game is bad i couldn't see it coming"
>sonic game has a patch of area you can run through
>"waa game is hold right to win"
e-celebs passing down their meme opinions on 00's borns won

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>>377939790
>Nintenbros doesn't know how to play a Sonic game because they only think Mario is the only way to play a platformer
Typical.

>>377899859
that amy is cute

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>>377939883
>>377939998
>>377940029
>>377940102
>>377940246
>>377940261
Oh Fuck Off,
In a game about speed its absolutely fucking asinine to put a trap there.

>>377936912
reminds me of SRB2

>>377940357
Can you show me a clip that's just like this?

>>377940540
stop responding

>>377940642
I legit want to see a clip from the games that's like that picture though.

>>377929395
Um, that's exactly what it is, at least the Nike and Jamaican parts. Look it up yourself.

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>>377937954

This. It'll be good.

>>377940714
There isn't one, he's just shitposting.

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>>377940357
>A game should never have hazards because I have the reaction time of a Slowpoke
Silly Nintentards.

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>>377940919
>implying im a nintenturd because of one meme I posted
Nigga I hate nintendo, but I'm a 3D sonic fan for life, and this is why. 2D sonic just isn't fun at all, and its slow as shit.

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>>377927947
It's true

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>>377941126
Oh so you're either Adventurefag shitting up the thread again or Unleashedfag and going on about boostshit games, again. This is a Mania thread, go elsewhere and make your own thread.

>>377940357
The instruction manual literally says "Beware of Dr.Robotnik's diabolical traps"

Kill yourself

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>>377941426
Adventurefag, guilty as charged

>>377941126
It's not the game's fault that you suck dick

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>>377940357
>Game about speed
>Sonic 1
Besides they're more about physics and momentum than pure speed. Way to fall for the blast processing.

>>377932739
Is mania bringing you back anon?

>>377941854
>>377941942
Eh, I'd rather just play adventure 1 and 2 again

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Looks decent enough to pirate. I do have to wonder about who's genuinely excited about a romhack.

Like have you played all the other romhacks already? Would you have paid for those? I could've paid for Retro Remix 2 but that's it.

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Thanks for bumping the thread, Adventurecuck.

>>377942248
>a romhack
Post disregarded.

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>>377941942
This. Also, your pic reminded me that Puyo is made by Sonic Team. I know this is primarily a Mania thread but I wonder if Forces will have outfits for characters from other Sonic Team games like Puyo, PSO, Burning Rangers, etc. Sonic had a PSO outfit in SA2 and Amy had Amitie's outfit in runners after all.

>>377942248
>Looks decent enough to pirate
cancer

So what stages from Sonic 2 and 3 will they pick to bring back for this?

Dimpsfags should really fuck off

>>377942248
bad bait

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>leaked cutscene from sonic mania
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhYYQiFozl8

>>377943542
For 2 it's probably Aquatic Ruin, though I'd prefer Mystic Cave, for 3 I have no idea but I hope it's Hydrocity.

>>377943542
We have Green Hill for Sonic 1
We have Flying battery for Sonic and Knuckles
We still have Sonic 2, CD, and 3 to have a stage. I'm praying we get Hydrocity for Sonic 3, best level in the game.

>>377943542
The better question is what Sonic CD stage they'll bring back for this. You know they're going to do at least one.

>>377942217
>Eh, I'd rather just play shitty games again
good to know

>>377944037
QUARTZ QUADRANT BOI

>>377942248
>Looks decent enough to pirate.
Seriously kill yourself

>>377944037
Imagine if they go with Wacky Workbench

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>>377942248
Sonic Forces looks like a Sonic Generations mod. Mania's getting more excitement because it's the better looking mod of a better set of games.

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>>377943542
>mfw they use cut areas for Sonic 2 that were shown the other day as new zones for Sonic Mania

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>>377931989
>yfw he comes crashing through the stained glass windows with the flail

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>>377944037
You know which one it'll be. That or Stardust Speedway since Generations only used it as a boss fight.

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>>377945413

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>>377899752
It doesn't look like it but maybe the stage is related to what they dick teased back in March.

>>377945404
Taxman already confirmed that Mirage Saloon (Desert Dazzle (Dust Hill)) is the only stage in Mania that's based on scraped levels.

>>377944037
Stardust Speedway present hopefully. We need a new Star Light Zone -esque level.

>>377945874
Maybe a different act of the same zone?

Which version of Lost World is the really bad one?
I remember reading that one was a lot worse but I can't remember which is which.

>>377946608
They are both tragic in different ways. Wii U version is generally very mediocre, 3ds version starts out fantastic and then ends up being worse than hitler.

>>377946608
3DS, though ironically it has harder bosses.

>>377946608
Both are complete shit, just don't bother.

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>>377946608
>those 3DS Special Stages
What the fuck were they thinking?

>>377946737
>tfw 3ds sky road

Holy Fuck dude

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>>377947793
>Sky Road Act 2
>Tropical Coast Act 3

>>377944037
It should be Collision Chaos

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>>377947793
>>377947959
>3DS Frozen Factory Act 3

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>>377944037
Metallic Madness Good Future

>>377946737
The levels take so damn long, fucking why

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Do you think that Super Knuckles will be playable?

>>377908315
>>377908796
Would this game be better on the Switch or PS4?

>>377951579
On one hand the Switch's default D-Pad kinda sucks, but on the other hand it's portable, which is perfect for this kind of game.

>>377951936
I guess I'll just buy my Switch games now before I actually am able to get the Switch

>>377953571
Same.

>>377953571
DON'T

>>377899752
Wow, an ornate marble/glass castle? Looks fantastic.

>>377953571
I wanted you in over the OC creator in Forces solely for Boom Eggman.

>>377949005
That's the act where you roll balls of snow around for 30 mins isn't it? Lost World 3DS had some fucking terrible level design.

>>377954752
Yep, on top of that you also had a sentient snowball chasing you that freezes you on contact and completely destroys your snowball that you need to roll around.

>>377955040
Why did Dimps think that was okay?
Also it was a fucking copout how they made Sky Road for some reason just a casino level, and other times just Windy Hill but with more wind instead of the more asian flavor the WiiU version went with.

>>377955184
You didn't even mention the worst copout, the fact that Lava Mountain is just a boss rush instead of a proper level.

>>377955369
Oh yeah, that too. At least you didn't have to go through the Tropical Beach tube level on Hard mode? If you think about it, Lost World as a whole just felt uninspired. Like it was just a mess of ideas instead of anything cohesive. Which actually is probably true for that set of levels you get in the WiiU version which just felt like level ideas that couldn't be put anywhere.

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I hope Mania has a built-in level editor
It would be a good answer to Force's faggy OC creator

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So with Forces having an OC creator, will it outsell Mania now?

>>377957537
Is that even a question? Autism will never be the same.

>>377957537
Who knows. The OC maker will obviously bring about a bunch of new sales that weren't gonna happen in the first place, but Mania is still an actual brand new 2D Mega Drive style Sonic game made by the guy that knows more about the old physics engine at this point then the people that created it.

>>377919847
>>377932010
It could've just been a pitch, I wouldn't get your hopes up.

>>377957976
If this was just some failed pitch then I doubt that the animator would go into full damage control over websites reporting on it.

>>377957537
They'll both sell well probably. I hope Mania sells more though.

This is probably going to be the best slew of anniversary games for Sonic.

>>377957537
To be honest, Forces was already kinda guaranteed to outsell Mania.

>>377958295
Not really.

>>377958284
I want Mania to sell enough so a Mania 2 can be made with entirely original levels.

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>>377957537
It was already going to sell more to begin with. Majority of the Sonic fanbase is children and the OC maker is honestly a great idea albeit autistic as hell. Mania is reserved for the old school fans. Forces will be more financially successful while Mania is more critically successful

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>>377958358
I think everyone feels that way.

>>377958449
I dunno, I think Mania will sell really well too. I've seen people that haven't liked Sonic in years get excited for it. Guess we'll see soon enough.

>>377918580
Didn't really like them; however, 2 is better than 1. It's pretty much the split screen racing from Sonic 2 and 3&K turned it into a dedicated game.

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>>377903608
>06
>s rank
bueno shitposting

>>377918990
>>377918580
That was one of the few games I bought on the PSP

it was eh, I recall it feeling monotonous.

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>>377930742
>>377930823

>>377958351
Yea really

>>377958562
It'll sell well, but Forces will outsell it guaranteed.

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>>377945107
Don't even joke like that. They'd have enough sense to pass on the only genuinely bad CD level I would hope.

>>377960003
Nah. Everyone was infinantly more excited for Mania.

>>377936704
go back to fpg :^)

>>377961379
Could just be a loud minority

Lord knows this board proves that theory on several things

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>>377955693
doubt it.

Mania 2 however...

>>377960481
If anything they'd use Stardust Speedway for the glam factor.

>>377961379

"Everyone" meaning people on the internet who have kneejerk reactions over anything Sonic

Forces is guaranteed to outsell Mania by virtue of being on a store shelf. Kids, normies, and normie parents are a huge factor in Sonic's sales.

>>377945895
Desert Dazzle was not a scrapped level. It was an original Taxman level inspired by Dust Hill...or should I say "Sand Shower" which was recently revealed to be the proper name for that scrapped Sonic 2 Desert Level(Dust Hill was another level entirely apparently)