Sonic Mania

>>384930352
>tails is player 1
what did they mean by this

Why the fuck did the last one get archived so quick.?

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Remember, Classicbros and Adventurefriends are allies and share the same lore. We must come together to reform the boostcucks and save the series!

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Are you all jumping for joy?

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Since we don't have a full recording of the Mania panel from SDCC here's a twitter that retweeted most bits of recordings of it for those who are interested:
https://twitter.com/SonicNewsNow
In case that twitter account missed some here's a source of a recorder that recorded a decent amount but I'm pretty sure the other twitter got everything:
https://twitter.com/servbot_42

Enjoy this webm of a glitch that happened during development of the game.

>>384930832
>implying adventurefags are not the ones screeching the loudest as they got shafted since 06
forces will probably be the 06 of boost though

>>384930352

Anyone fill me in on the leaks?

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Tomatopotamus was never good

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Alright let me through something past you dudes

>Branching paths

How do you feel about it?

>>384930832
Should of waited for someone to start shit before posting that.

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>>384930995
Why would we they not record it and show us? Is it because we're not important?

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>>384931014
Here friendo

>>384931117
They started shit last thread, gotta keep the positivity flowing

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>Eggman is heavily depressed after Sonic 3

>>384931325
scrapped concept sadly

Current story is basically
>race to the energy source

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>>384931030

>latest episode had a pingas reference

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>>384930352
Honestly, there's no reason to make this pasta anymore, the game is almost perfect in everything. Fuck you if you hate it. That's all.

>>384931762
Tee Lopes makes good remixes, but I don't think some of the songs in Mania's OST have the same kind of impact the ones in the classic games did.

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>>384931762
It's romhack rehash

>>384931897
Take your nostalgia goggles off.

>>384931897
The only thing I haven't been fond of is his Chemical Plant Act 1 mix. The iconic DUH DUH DUH was made really grating.

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Did you know that despite the absurdity, there's statistically a 100% chance at least one person will either be bummed or mad at the fact that Shadow isn't in Sonic Mania.

Strange isn't it?

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>>384931014
Leaker already confirmed it's fake >>384881537[/
spoiler]

>>384932130
I said some of the songs, didn't I? Mirage Saloon and Studiopolis sound great, and I dig the Green Hill Act 2 remix and the boss music, from what I've heard of it. But, Dimension Heist doesn't have the same kind of kick that other special stage songs had. Compare it to this, for example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr6ARSYo8Rw

>>384930730
posts stop bumping threads after 500 replies. we're busy today. the last thread during/after the panel was like that too

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>>384932447
I'll only be disappointed if this guy doesn't show

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>>384931897
I like most of his tracks so far, I just find Flying Battery Act.1 to lack the oomph it had in the original so it's my least favorite so far and you have no idea how disappointing that is to me since Flying Battery usually rocks my dick. Beyond that though it's been pretty solid.

>>384931897
nah i agree, he's really good at riffing crazy on the melodies established by the classic games, but when it comes to making original compositions they kinda seem unfocused and all over the place in favor of crazy solos and 90s dance beats with no melodic structure to make those elements stand out within the song

>>384931038
Practically mandatory if you want a good Classic style level. Linearity should be the exception and not the rule.

>>384932447
good

>>384932447
Well yeah there are people even stupider than that considering we have two collages of deviantart posts displaying their shit tastes.
>>384932649
I like Dimension Heist, but I also vastly prefer the JP CD special stage music as well.

>>384932693
What's the point of Hyper Sonic anymore? Just give Super Sonic the double jump and screenflash and we're golden.

>>384932725
Nah son I mean branching paths in the sense that you could potentially end up in a different zone

>>384932930
Shoulda clarified then friendo.

I think it's a neat concept that could add a lot of replay value but it'll probably annoy some people.

>>384931038
a la castlevania 3? might be an interesting idea, but sonic games tend to be short, so I don't think it would be too good

>>384932693
They already confirmed no Super Emeralds.

>>384932923
It's basically SS3, it's stronger, faster, but ultimately no point in using it since most things are doable at the super level

>>384932693
I wish he'd show up in a 3d game, it'd be satisfying going through all the bosses in forces as the god of seizures

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>>384931038
You mean multiple exits per zone (each leading to different levels)? Would be pretty nifty -- but it'd cut the game's length down horribly.

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>>384930832
If you mix those two you get Sonic Advance-fags.

We need more running bosses. Advance 2 was shit, but the bosses were tight. I'm so happy the studio polis hard boiled seems to be a running boss

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>>384932693
Friendly reminder that Iizuka says this is Tails' and Knuckles' canon Super forms.

>>384930638
>Not being the nice older brother who let's their younger brother have a go at being Sonic
Meanie

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>>384932672
>
thanks homie. Couldn't reply quicker making din din for my family ugh.

>>384933547
Running bosses are cool but an entire game of them got old fast.

>>384931038
Cool idea, but I think I'd prefer it more like Sonic 3 and Knuckles with a higher, middle and lower path

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>>384933562

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>Hyper Sonic is suppose to be the most powerful form of Sonic
>still dies when time is up
Angel Island's curfew is stronger than Sonic could ever be

>>384930832
Classic>>>Boost>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Adventure

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>>384932125
When will this meme end?

>>384933906
Never. It's literally all anyone has as shitposting material against Sonic Mania aside from the weak ass 'Sonic was never good' shit.

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>>384933906
I hope soon. It is true cancer

>>384933562
Iizuka is also creating literally a DeviantArt-tier villain for the newest Sonic game

Piss off

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>>384930832
>share the same lore

This doesn't even make sense. Also Generations is the only actually fun 3D Sonic game. Colors is okay but FUCKING WISPS

>>384933547
I loved Advance and Advance 3 and would love to replay but I think they need like HD remakes with a wider field of view.

>>384933562
Who decides the rule only hedgehogs can go super anyway?

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>>384930832
>Adventure
No thanks, that shit was the beginning of the fall of the series.

>>384933881
This is correct, praise be Anon.

>The 4chan leak is fake.

I WANT TO BELIEVE IT DAMN IT

GIVE ME HYDROCITY

LITERALLY THE ONLY FUN WATER LEVEL IN THE CLASSIC GAMES

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>>384934527
The only reason to assume the Adventure and Classic games have the same backstory is the fact Amy was kidnapped by Metal Sonic.

But she's clearly not remembering the same event as Sonic CD. Pic related.

>>384934349
He isn't making Forces, Nakamura and Kishimoto are.

ONLY HEDGEHOGS CAN GO CHAOS CONTROL
>only hedgehogs can go chaos control
ONLY HEDGEHOGS CAN GO CHAOS CONTROL
>only hedgehogs can go chaos control

>>384934676
Leaker debunked it himself >>384881537

>>384934676
Are you saying that Aquatic Ruin and Sylvania Castle (actually is that even a water level?) aren't fun?

>>384930352
>to report
LOL

>>384931732
>no super emeralds

Well fuck, I hope they give Tails some way to bullshit Super Tails then. It'd be nice to have a reward for getting all the emeralds again with him.

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>>384934676
I know how you fucking feel, Anon, I need some form of confirmation for Hydrocity, it being a popular water level in the series doesn't help me enough.

>>384933547
Advance 2 overdid it with the running bosses. They started to feel similar to each other

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>>384934893
Just stop being retarded and make him go super with just the regular emeralds.

Fuck this "Sonic is a sayian and Tails is a human" bullshit.

>>384934009
2D sonic games live or die based on mania's sales. If I were you I wouldn't be banking on Generations 1.5 2D Remix to do the job. How badly do you think the returning levels will be panned by the normies and critics? [spoilers] Forces will outsell Mania by a truckload because of memes and physical editions. The only negative things holding mania back is the CD inspirations and the returning levels [/spoiler]

>>384934871
Yeah, I saw that earlier. I just want my Hydrocity, man. ;_;

>>384934878
Oh yeah, I forgot about Sonic 4. That one's okay.

Aquatic Ruin is pretty hit and miss. But I'm not one to talk because my favorite Sonic 2 level is Metropolis Zone

>>384934932
I didn't know how much I liked Hydrocity until I actually sat down and played through S3&K because of the Mania announcement last year. I usually hate water levels, but Hydrocity is a fucking blast.

That leak might be fake but my faith remains in Hydrocity ;_;

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>>384934676
Chill. At least one sonic 3 zone has to be in the game, and Hydrocity is the most likely by a big margin

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>>384930352
MUH
FUCKING
DICK

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>>384935016
>not posting the superior design

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>>384935169

>>384930832
I like all sanic games.
Stop that.

>>384935016
The official reasoning was that Tails is too young to actually use the Chaos Emeralds. I guess it makes sense, but it's still annoying.

Give me a reason to collect them with Tails, damn it.

>>384935016
eggman hates furries was the shit

>>384931662
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4fQfSeEFX8

>>384935231
i love how they are mixing all the special stages together!

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>>384935213

please

>>384935061
I don't know how bad returning levels will be panned, because all i've seen from people that got hands on with Mania is praise, including critics.

The CD inspirations are fine as long as it doesn't leak into level design, and i'm cool with the returning stages, they're so changed up they may as well be new in Act 2 anyway.

>>384935213
Why is Earthworm Jim spelled "Rthworm"?

>>384935231
I really do hope we get to see the Special Stage in action soon. It looks cool so far but I'm kind of mad all we get is a static image.

At least the theme is kick ass.

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>>384935278
Make tails have infinite light while super.

>>384935231
>No shitty half-pipe for the hundredth time
Based.

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>>384935128
Launch Base is going to pull the upset just you watch

>>384935087
People love to want to forget Sonic 4, but I legitimately think that the second episode was a very solid and fun Sonic game, just short. Hopeing for a Sonic 4 Complete or something someday that allows you to play as Sonic, Sonic and Tails, or Tails while being able to play through all the zones with episode II's physics. Too bad some of episode II's gimmicks rely on the Sonic/Tails tag team, but also too bad that Sega and fans both want to stay away from Sonic 4 as much as possible, rendering Sonic 4 complete a highly improbable project.

>>384934527
>Generations
>3D
It's a 2D game with occasional 3D segments.

>>384932447
you piece of shit nigger. you stole my pic from the last sonic mania thread.

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>>384935389
FLIGHT!! GODDAMNIT, FUUUCK

>>>/vg/

>>384935231
Why is this one so blurry?

>>384931897
I hope he can make music like Sonic CD JP and Sonic R

>>384935312
does he have free samples of the Super Freeze Breath™?

>>384935434
Sonic 4 Ep 2 was pretty fun, I agree with you there. Ep 1's badness really gave it a negative stigma but it's not an awful game. It's short, sure, but it's still an enjoyable time. It's just putting it up compared to the other classic games really harms it, but I think on it's own episode 2 wasn't awful.

The Metal Sonic music in that game was really good though. And Episode Metal was an okay bonus but I wish it was a bit more.

>>384932447
I wish shadow was in mania.
But i have 0 reasons to be mad or angry.

>>384930957
okay, I give up. What the fuck is this?

>>384935651
Lock-on should've at least allowed Chaos Emeralds to transfer from the first game and for you to play Episode I's levels with Sonic/Tails in the new physics. I truly did enjoy the somewhat new concepts found throughout Sonic 4, cool little gimmicks like carrying a torch in Lost Labyrinth or running on rollercoaster tracks in White Park are awesome. Mania will have some of that, but moreso will have gimmicks that expanded on previous ones (which isn't bad). Hoping for a Sonic 5 or a Mania 2 with all new levels someday.

>>384935943
Someone edited Taxman's ring jump green screen into Chemical Plant.

>>384935602
Photo was blurry

But it was the least fucked by the glare on the projector screen

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>>384930352
Hey wait a minute...

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It's that time again lads. Post 'em:
>Favorite playable character
>Favorite classic games in order
>Top 5 zones
>Bottom 3 zones
>Top 3 music tracks
>CD soundtrack; JP or NA?
>Top 3 non classic titles
>Favorite Sonic show
>Favorite new zone from Mania
>Favorite music track from Mania
>Hype and concerns regarding Mania

>>384936003
White Park was probably my favorite zone overall out of Sonic 4. It was probably one of the most unique zones out of the 2 games.

Sky Fortress was fun too even though it was basically just Wing Fortress 2. It did a really good job at taking the idea of Wing Fortress and making it unique.

>>384936227
holy shit? Is that marble garden? hydrofags on suicide watch

>>384936457
We've seen gimmicks in stages that they didn't originate from.

>>384936227
I want to see the illustration pages in detail for >>384935128 reasons

Is the gimmick in the bottom left here brand new?

>>384935231
So glad the CD-style is back. I love those special stages but get bored because there's only seven of them

>>384936457
>>384936575
Plus that pillar from Marble Garden is already in Stardust Speedway.

>>384936362
Damn, as the local 4fag you're the only Anon I've had a serious and positive discussion about Sonic 4 with.

White Park was definitely the most unique, even if it really did just smash two ideas (snow/carnival) together, it felt balanced. Oil Desert tried the same thing, but it just came off as an Oil Ocean clone with some Sandopolis gimmicks here and there. The flying sections were cool though.

The final Metal Sonic race with the Stardust Speedway Bad Future remix was fucking badass, will always remember that moment in a Sonic game.

>>384936594
it's the pulling shit from marble garden

>>384936276
>Sonic, but Tails is a close 2nd
>3K, CD, 2, 1
>Hydrocity, Metropolis, Star Light, Flying Battery, Hill Top
>Labyrinth, Marble, Quartz Quadrant
>Jap CD Special Stage, Flying Battery Act 2, Jap Past Wacky Workbench
>JP
>Colours, Adventure 1, Generations
>AOSTH/Boom
>Mirage Saloon
>Hard Boiled Heavies boss fight
>It's not out yet ;_;

Hydrocity when

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>>384936276
>Favorite playable character
Knuckles
>Favorite classic games in order
3&K = CD > 2 > 1
>Top 5 zones
Flying Battery, Hydrocity, Stardust Speedway, Oquartz Quadrant, Mushroom Hill
>Bottom 3 zones
Metropolis, Labyrinth, Oil Ocean
>Top 3 music tracks
Flying Battery Act 2, Hydrocity Act 2, Metallic Madness Past
>CD soundtrack; JP or NA?
JP/PAL
>Top 3 non classic titles
Generations, Advance, Adventure 2
>Favorite Sonic show
AoStH
>Favorite new zone from Mania
Mirage Saloon
>Favorite music track from Mania
Hard-Boiled Heavies (for now)
>Hype and concerns regarding Mania
Hyped as fuck, my only concern is that it might not sell very well

>>384936276
>Sonic
>Best to worst: 3&K, CD, 2, 1
>Hydrocity, Green Hill, Ice Cap, Quartz Quadrant, Flying Battery
>Labyrinth, Metropolis, Metallic Madness
>Stardust Speedway Bad Future US, Sonic Boom (credits), Ice Cap Act 1
>US BROS WHERE WE AT
>Haven't played enough of them
>Sonic Boom
>Studiopolis looks great
>Boss theme, clean rip when
>Everything looks great, probably is going to be better than 3&K, but music may be a bit samey

>>384936773
Makes sense. Sonic 4 just gets a lot of shit because of how much it drifted from the classics while claiming it was going to be a return to the classics. I don't mind the different physics or homing attack, but the game did feel like it was trying too hard to be "classic" in Episode 1. Ep 2 was going on a positive track but it unfortunately fell off.

Oil Desert was pretty fun but felt like it overstayed it's welcome. I hated the boss, bosses like that where all you have to do is wait and not attack them directly and that's the entire fight are kind of boring IMO.

Any of the Metal Sonic tracks or boss fights were really really good, IMO. He basically stole the show for me, it's a shame he wasn't used as much. Having each boss be some different kind of Eggman/Metal Sonic team up, something like the Advance 3 boss battles would have been neat.

Oh well.

Now I wonder if they would have brought back Super Emeralds for an episode 3 as well? They were for sure going to bring back Knux. But what about those?

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>>384936227
>>384936594

>>384936276
>>Favorite playable character
Sonic
>>Favorite classic games in order
3&K>1>2>CD
>>Top 5 zones
Hydrocity, Lava Reef, Mystic Cave, Star Light, Tidal Tempest
>>Bottom 3 zones
Labyrinth, Metropolis, Oil Ocean
>>Top 3 music tracks
Tidal Tempest Present US, Lava Reef Act 1, Hydrocity Act 2
>>CD soundtrack; JP or NA?
JP overall, but NA overtakes it in a few specific instances. I also like Sonic Boom most of the opening and ending songs
>>Top 3 non classic titles
Unleashed, Adventure 2 Battle, Advance 1
>>Favorite Sonic show
Boom
>>Favorite new zone from Mania
Mirage Saloon
>>Favorite music track from Mania
Mirage Saloon
>>Hype and concerns regarding Mania
Most hyped game this year. Or of the past 10 years. Concerned the level design may shit the bed towards the end like Sonic 2, but I doubt it will.

someone post the pic of the posters at E3 where mania has all the awards

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>>384937665

>>384936227
Marble Garden gimmick possibly used in Mystic Cave? I don't see this fitted in Labyrinth.

>>384937234
You can still mess around with Sonic 4 a bit to get a semblance of the old physics (moreso in episode II).

The bosses in 4 were either almost identical to some boss from the old games (most of ep I) or really cool but kinda boring to fight (half of ep II), bosses were kind of a weak point of 4 in that regard.

Metal Sonic was definitely a high point, loved the tie-in to CD with both him and the Little Planet reapperance, just mad that the Death Egg mk II never blew up at the end of ep II to signify a good solid ending. Probably had something to do with episode III but we heard that was canned, unfortunate.

At least we have Mania, and hopefully other 2D titles following its probable success, to look forward to!

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What about this one?

>tfw no playable amy in mania

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>>384936276
>Favorite playable character
Sonic
>Favorite classic games in order
S3&K, S2, S1, S3, SCD
>Top 5 zones
Chemical Plant, Aquatic Ruin, Casino Night, Hydrocity, Mushroom Hill, Flying Battery
>Bottom 3 zones
Marble Zone, Metallic Madness, Wacky Workbench
>Top 3 music tracks
Scrap Brain, Sandopolis, Flying Battery
>CD soundtrack; JP or NA?
NA
>Top 3 non classic titles
SA, Generations, Heroes
>Favorite Sonic show
SatAM
>Favorite new zone from Mania
Studiopolis
>Favorite music track from Mania
Mirage Saloon
>Hype and concerns regarding Mania
Hype is fucking unreal. Chemical Plant and Flying Battery's remixes look amazing. I'm not a huge fan of the music I've heard so far but it's not terrible either. I do have some mild concern over how busy the new zone visuals feel. Reminds me of CD too much.

Waiting for a track to get me as jazzed up as Flying Battery or Death Egg S3 get me.

https://youtu.be/SLaSIz2ye-8

>>384937901
Oh nevermind, that's the collapsing sand loops

>>384937901
The sand loop in Mirage Saloon that disintegrates when you use it, hence the joke with Tails.

>>384930352
I literally keep forgetting about this game

2017 kicks fucking ass.

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>>384936594
>>384937350
Here's a better screenshot of this without the hud covering it.

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>>384938103
How?
HOW!?
There's been 2 daily threads.

Give it to me straight. Any chance of Taxman's Sonic ports coming to non-mobile consoles? Besides CD, obviously.

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Ok last one

I know this is in scrap brain but I remember seeing it in another sonic sequel, what are all the zones this is in?

We actually learn something here because it's clearly in studiopolis

>>384938358
Probably an Act 2 gimmick.

>>384938332
Mania started off as Taxman ports of 1 and 2 bundled with a couple new zones. I think the possibility of both 1 and 2 coming after Mania is there.

Sonic 4 Taxman port when

>>384938332
https://youtu.be/nfMN4d-S5t0

>>384938358
The circle was in Scrap Brain, metallic madness, and carnival night, can't remember if there was anywhere else

>>384938331
I come to /v/ like, every other week. That's when I get reminded!

>>384937874
Yeah, there was a "TO BE CONTINUED" in the data for Ep 2 as well, so they probably meant to do something there but didn't end up doing so. Even after you get all the emeralds and Red Rings, you don't get much for it other than achievements. It's a shame it got axed, I think it was going down a good path once Ep 2 came out, but it didn't have a future afterwards. It's a damn shame, but Ep 1 really hurt the possibility of the series. People not liking the episodic format either was probably playing into that.

I'm glad Mania exists. All the hype surrounding it and it's quality will lead me to believe that this is a game that is very unlikely to bomb. There are probably buyers waiting till reviews come out to buy the game, which is a fair assessment considering how inconsistent Sonic games can be at times.

The game looks incredibly polished and is getting nothing but good praise from reviewers from the public builds alone. I'm worried points may be docked because the heavy emphasis on old zones, but I think they'll end up being unique enough in Act 2 at least so that people won't get too worried about it.

I just hope the soundtrack comes out day 1 for Mania. I've yet to pre-order the vinyl but god damn I plan to. Tee Lopes is doing a great job with the soundtrack, every track I've listened to is really fucking good. ESPECIALLY the HBH theme.

Fuck, man. I can't believe Mania is gonna drop in less than a month. It feels so unreal.

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>>384936667
>there's only seven of them

>>384930832
This gif makes me want to fuck Tails. What have you done?

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>>384938427
>Sonic 4 Taxman port when
Thankfully never.

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Daily reminder that energy source we've got from the storyline will somehow be the energy of infinity, and lead to some kind of teleport at the end of the game, transporting classic sonic into forces, and is the exact reason why forces classic can drop dash. Mania is being linked to Forces and there is nothing any of us can do to stop it.

RONT GRO TROO FAR MANIA TEAMMMM, DRONT MRAKE MRI GRAME ROOK BAD!!!!/spoiler]

>>384938452
Thats it thanks

>>384936790
>>384937350
>>384937786
>>384938158

thanks

>>384938509
It's almost here Anon, hang in there!

On another note, anybody know how to stop the Sega Forever version of the Sonic 1 Taxman port to stop repeatedly crashing? I got the game a few days ago and played on and off here and there, made it to Labyrinth Zone and can no longer load the game past the Whitehead screen. Running a Galaxy S6.

I'm 100% sure this will be a good game.

i'm 150% sure that it will inspire a billion think pieces on Kotaku and 3.5 threads on /v/ a day from people who, for some reason, expected more than just a dozen new Sonic levels.

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>>384936276
>Favourite playable character
If we're counting Mania; Sonic. Drop Dash is godly.
>Favourite classics in order
3&K, CD, 2, 1
>Top 5 games
Mushroom Hill, Wing Fortress, Death Egg (S3&K), Sandopolis (yes, really), Hydrocity
>Bottom 3 zones
Metropolis (fuck this shithole), Marble, Tidal Tempest
>Top 3 music tracks
Wing Fortress, Hydrocity, Mushroom Hill
>CD Soundtrack
Toot toot!
>Top 3 non-classic titles
Sonic Adventure, Sonic Generations, Sonic Heroes
>Favourite Sonic show
I can't not say Sonic Boom at this point.
>Favourite new zone from Mania
Studiopolis
>Favourite new track from Mania
Eggman's boss theme, holy fuck it's good
>Hype and concerns regarding Mania
Really hyped about the special stages now that we've got a little glimpse at them. My only actual concern at the moment is the selection of classic levels they're going to go with, but that's more of a 'muh favourite zone' thing. I'm sure they'll all be good if Green Hill and Chemical Plant are any indication.

>>384935231
Safe to assume the backgrounds will vary like they did with CD, right? Or do they just switch colors?

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>>384931732
I adore how the story confirms this.

>>384938758
Imagine Sonic 4 but Mania graphics and engine with no homing attack, no episodes either while using exclusively the halfpipe or another Special Stage idea altogether. Keep basic structure but remove excessive boosters and bounce pads. It could actually be a good game.

Those Metal Sonic fights would be perfection.

>>384938797
IT SEEMS THAT NOT EVENU YUOR HERO TAXMANNU COULD SAVE YOU FROM ME, SONIKKU *RAUGHS*

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>>384936276
>Favorite playable character
Knux
>Favorite classic games in order
3&K, CD, 1, 2
>Top 5 zones
Hydrocity, Stardust Speedway, Flying Battery, Sky Chase, Angel Island
>Bottom 3 zones
Aquatic Ruin, Emerald Hill, Labyrinth
>Top 3 music tracks
Stardust Speedway Bad Future (JP), Flying Battery, Lava Reef
>CD soundtrack; JP or NA?
JP
>Top 3 non classic titles
Sonic Rush, Sonic Colors, Sonic 3D Blast
>Favorite Sonic show
Haven't really watched any enough to say for sure
>Favorite new zone from Mania
Studiopolis
>Favorite music track from Mania
Studiopolis
>Hype and concerns regarding Mania
It looks fucking awesome, this is the first time I've been this hyped for a Sonic game ever.

Music. As a big fan of Flying Battery, I feel like Tee Lope's music for it doesn't do it enough justice. The synth carrying the lead repeated melody is too low volume compared to the original, and it will be hard to hear over the in-game sound effects.

>>384931205
No, it's because SDCC's staff are cucks and don't want leaks getting out.

But for real, I believe Aaron said that the panel would be recorded, but it won't be uploaded to the Sonic YouTube page until the end of this week. He mentioned this on the last livestream.

>>384936667
Tell me more, are there more in the debug? Never tried it on CD

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>yfw metropolis zone comes back as a S2 double dip
>yfw it's actually fun this time

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>>384936276
>Favorite playable character
Chuckles

>Favorite classic games in order
S3K>CD>2>1

>Top 5 zones
5.Aquatic Ruin
4.Carnival Night
3.Tidal Tempest
2.Hidden Palace (2 proto)
1.Hydrocity

>Bottom 3 zones
3.Sandopolis. (act 1 is boring and act 2 is a piece of shit, the level itself seems to surpass Marble Garden in the shit factor)
2.Marble
1.Wacky Workbench

>CD soundtrack; JP or NA?
JP all the way.

>Top 3 non classic titles
3.Sonic Adventure
2.Sonic Generations
1.Sonic Unleashed (fuck you I like the werehog)

>Favorite Sonic show
SatAM

>Favorite new zone from Mania
Aside from the Sakura/Cathedral level, there are only 2 new zones and I like both (I prefer Studiopolis for that matter). As for the reimagined ones, Chemical Plant.

>Favorite music track from Mania
Can't decide, they are all fantastic and a pleasure to listen. Fucking Tee Lopes knows how to do the shit.

>Hype and concerns regarding Mania
The game is great. Seriously, it is everything I wanted for a new classic styled title and even more. The music, the sprite work, the animations, the visuals, everything shines on its own way. Drop dash is also one of the best abilities ever, maybe even better than the instant shield. You can keep up your speed after doing a jump that kills your momentum. Genius. I'm going to have fun speedrunning the whole thing. As for the concerns, I'm worried that it pulls off a Sonic 2 and makes the second half not as enjoyable as the first half, but that's all. Also I'm fucking dying this wait is infinite, maybe as long as Sandopolis act 2.

>>384939085
>Taxman's hand appears through a portal at the end of Forces
>Takes Classic Sonic back

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>>384939078
We already have Sonic 1 & 2.

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>>384935293
And now I really can hear him saying "penis".

>>384938797
What's wrong with that? We've pretty much known that would be the case for awhile now, beyond Infinite being in the mix, since Sega likes to try to set up their big Sonic titles. It's no different from how the Sonic CD remake was meant to promote Little Planet and Metal Sonic in Sonic 4.

I'm more interested in how Classic Sonic is now treated as a Sonic from a different dimension in Forces as opposed to being from the past like in Generations.

>>384939258
More like
>elevator from Mania intro movie appears
>Sonic does the goodbye waves and heads back to rad 2D adventures

>>384939257
Forgot to add:
>Top 3 music tracks
3.Tidal Tempest JP
2.Mushroom Hill in general
1.Hydrocity Act 1 (I just fucking love this level, right?)

>>384939246
Meant for >>384938538

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>>384938358
>>384938838
Screenshots.

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>>384939564
Enter 777 or 77 (depending on the version you're playing) in the sound test. Thank me later.

I hope Sonic Mania is better than Splatoon 2

>>384933547

>Advance 2 was shit
>Bosses were right.

Sky Canyon was the worst stage and boss in Sonic anything to date excluding Spinball and 2006.

Boostcuckery be damned, if Advance 2 didn't have STOPS EVERY FUCKING 5 SECONDS, it'd just be that more fun.

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Will he save the series from Sonic Team?

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>>384939793
You mean in gameplay or sales, anon?

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>>384939258
M-MASAKA
>>384936276
I actually never answered this shit
>Favorite playable character
sonic, but knux is a close second
>Favorite classic games in order
S3&K>SCD=S2>S1
>Top 5 zones
launch base
hydrocity
acquatic ruins fight me
chemical plant
stardust speedway
>Bottom 3 zones
marble
wacky workbench
carnival night
>Top 3 music tracks
Flying battery act 2
metallic madness bad future JP
chemical plant
>CD soundtrack; JP or NA?
JP, but US has a couple of standout
>Top 3 non classic titles
Generations unleashed and adventure
>Favorite Sonic show
sonic ova
>Favorite new zone from Mania
Studiopolis
>Favorite music track from Mania
studiopolis
>Hype and concerns regarding Mania
HYPE
concerns are that it might not perform well

>>384939295
fucking mallowposter

>>384931897

This post is correct. Sadly, the 99.9% buying this with nostalgia glasses will defend otherwise.

HOPE THE PC VERSION HAS SOME MUSIC MODS MINUS THAT MINI BOSS THEME

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>>384939747

>>384935431

>Any of the forbidden 3 getting into Mania

Absolute retard.

>>384940287
>Sadly, the 99.9% buying this with nostalgia glasses will defend otherwise.
wouldn't be the opposite? You have nostalgia glasses for thinking that teelopes music is worse than the classics

>>384934757
I have to disagree. The events of the classic games did happen after a timeskip, and the characters all remember eachother from those events. Everything looks different for the same reason the Mushroom Kingdom looks completely different in every game we see it, game logic over set geography.

>>384930352
Which version(s) are y'all gettin?

>>384940287
Wouldn't that be the reverse? If you had nostalgia glasses then you would be doing what you're saying now & if you didn't then you'd be praising the new music.

>>384940416
>one of the forbidden 3 gets added into Mania
How would you feel?

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>>384940416
>inb4 Ice Cap confirmed
One can dream, huh?

>new 2D mainline in 5 years, but the last one wasn't even that good
>new 3D mainline in 4 years, but the last one wasn't even that good

I sense a pattern, I hope both Mania and Forces are fantastic.

>>384939994
obviously in gameplay your fucking retard faggot. why would that anon care about the sale?are you an autists?

>>384939994
As a product that provides me entertainment, dumb-dumb.

>>384936276

>Favorite Playable
Blaze
>Favorite Classics in order
S3+K, SCD, S2, Sonic R I prefer Rocket Knight Adventures over Sonic in all manners but shhhh
>Top 5 Zones
I don't think I like 5 Zones Ice Cap, Stardust Speedway, Palmtree Panic, Oil Ocean, Lava Reef
>Bottom 3
Labyrinth, Marble, Marble Garden all tie
>CD: JP or NA?
JP
>Top 3 non classic titles
All Stars Racing: Transformed, Sonic Chaos, Sonic Battle
>Favorite Sonic Show
BLUE STREAK, SPEEDS BY...
>Favorite new zone
Nothing shown. If I have to pick, It's Studiopolis
>Music Track from Mania
Mini-boss theme which hasn't been leaked yet.
>Hype and concerns regarding mania
PC faggots cheating the leaderboards, hope for modding in new zones entirely down the line. Someone to reverse engineer it and give us some Sonic Creator or something in the Mania engine.

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>>384940656

It'd be Launch Base and I'd be ANGRY

>>384941431
but launch base is ZOAT you pleb

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>Playing Sonic 3 Complete
>Figure out co-op Tails has a different control scheme from Taxman's Sonic 1 remake
>Never tried it out before
>You can actually use Tails' flight whenever you want
>This will be in Mania
This is such a simple yet genius thing to add to the game, I feel dumb for being oblivious to it's existence until now. I really gotta emulate those remakes some time.

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21 DAYS REMAIN.

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>>384941586
>Launch Base is Zone Of All Time

>>384941706
3 weeks? Mania releases on a Sunday/Monday?

>>384941697
I wish they'd update Sonic Classic Heroes with some of those ideas (particularly the Tails controls and the Super transform/cancel change).

Guys, Ice Cap isnt 100% ruled out yet.

Remember that in the beginning of launch base zone there is snow that got in there from Ice Cap. The sakura cathedral level does have sonic frozen in ice in that concept art, but what if that concept art is the beginning of the zone and he just flew into the zone right out of Ice Cap?

>>384935278
>The official reasoning was that Tails is too young to actually use the Chaos Emeralds.

Where was this stated?

>>384941783
It comes out on a Tuesday, August 15th.

>>384941923
Yeah I was thinking the 15th was a Tuesday but I didn't bother to check. Thanks Anon.

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>>384936276
Sonic,
3&K, 2, 1, CD
City Escape, Hydrocity, Ice Cap, Emerald Coast, Emerald Hill
Marble, Labyrinth, Wacky Workbench
City Escape, Live and Learn, Sonic Boom
JP
Sonic X
Studiopolis
Hard-boiled Heavies
Hype: A Sonic game with actual physics again. Concerns: Mania's success means more classic-pandering for the 3D games

>>384941783
Tuesday, pre download starts a day or two before.

>>384942198
The hell is this gfy from? This looks sick.

I hope the sprites are stored in a format that's dumpable.

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>>384942636
This is from the HedgePhysics engine built in Unity. /sthg/ is getting together to try to make a fangame with it.

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>>384943021

Fuck, I'd be good with a playable intro to Sonic CD leading to the little planet.

Who here never beat sonic 1? I could never get past labyrinth zone as a kid. (Please no labyrinth in Mania). Tried going back to it recently but can't get into it without the spin dash.

>>384940416
can't they just get around it by making a remix instead?

>>384940473
PC, since I don't own any current gen consoles. :(

>>384936276
>Knuckles
>3&K, KiS2, 2, 1, also Chaos, CD, 1(8bit), 3D, Chaotix, 2(8bit), Blue Sphere, Blast, TT, Spinball
>Ice Cap, Casino Night, Launch Base, Spring Yard, Hidden Palace (S&K)
>Carnival Night, Labyrinth, Marble
>Ice Cap, Title (S&K), Hidden Palace (S2)
>JP
>SA2B, Generations, Rush
>Adventures
>Mirage Saloon
>Special Stage
>I thought Studiopolis felt tedious with its dumb loop when I played it at a con. I hope level design is supervised properly or we could end up with dogshit megamix quality on later stages. People complain about not enough new stages but if the devs are mirroring an old zone then it should at least keep the layout under control.

>>384944089
That was actually suggested as a test-run for the game as the team gets their feet wet and gets a workflow going before we start work on the big game with multiple levels. Still unsure if we're going to go for that though.

>>384944119
Kill urself hashtag i hope your wife miscarries your first kids.

>>384941205
>I prefer Rocket Knight Adventures over Sonic in all manners but shhhh
My fucking nigger.

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>>384944729

I'd love to peek into the alternate universe where Sonic died and Sparkster took off.

Is Rosy the rascal going to be unlockable?

>>384945117
Sparkster 06

>>384944441
I kept drowning on the labyrinth zone's boss. Sonic 1 is too hard.

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>>384945117
Hey you got that 360 game at least.

>>384945117
>Sparkster pachinko machine

>>384936276
>Favorite playable character
Sonic, Knuckles is a close second, but that lower jump just sucks in a lot of scenarios
>Favorite classic games in order
3&K > 2 = CD > 1, though I'd be willing to bump Sonic 1 up if I had any experience in Taxman's port.
>Top 5 zones
Lava Reef, Ice Cap, Chemical Plant, Aquatic Ruin, and Mystic Cave
>Bottom 3 zones
Marble, Labyrinth, and Metropolis
>Top 3 music tracks
Flying Battery Act 1, Hydrocity Act 1, Mystic Cave
>CD soundtrack; JP or NA?
JP
>Top 3 non classic titles
SA2B, Generations, Advance 2
>Favorite Sonic show
AoStH > SatAM > Boom >>>>> shit >>>>>> Underground >>>>>>> Sonic X
>Favorite new zone from Mania
Studiopolis
>Favorite music track from Mania
Heavy boss fight
>Hype and concerns regarding Mania
Super hyped, honestly concerned about being overhyped

>>384945451
the entirety of sonic 1 is easier than sonic 2's death egg zone

get good

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>>384945117

>"Man, that Rocket Robo-Knight Fighting game had no right being that good a spinoff! EVO even had a side-spot for it!"

>>384945451
just do that glitch to give you 255 lies in labyrinth

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>>384930352
Sonic Mania is already 10/10 just for the music alone. I hope they dont have to rush it to much with such a short deadline.

>>384945451
Sonic 1is just no fun after therbfurst zone it feels too much like mario. I hope that fat pig boogie dies from surgery .

>>384946071
You know it's been delayed once don't you?

>>384936276
>Favorite playable character
sonic, knuckles is good too
>Favorite classic games in order
3k > 2 = CD > 1
>Top 5 zones
Hydrocity, Flying Battery, Chemical Plant, Emerald Hill, Mystic Cave
>Bottom 3 zones
Labyrinth, Marble, Oil Ocean
>Top 3 music tracks
Hydrocity Act 2, Lava Reef Act 1, US Bad Future Quartz Quadrant
>CD soundtrack; JP or NA?
I like both but NA.
>Top 3 non classic titles
Spinball, Unleashed, Adventure 2
>Favorite Sonic show
AoSTH
>Favorite new zone from Mania
the new ice/sakura flower one
>Favorite music track from Mania
Hard Boiled Heavies
>Hype and concerns regarding Mania
Worried they will bring back a dud zone. Afraid if it does well, SEGA will think it did so because of the wrong reasons and an internal team will make future installments.

>>384946412
Right thats good. Im just used to games getting delayed multiple times. But Mania looks amazing so far. I wonder how many levels they havent shown yet.

>>384946071
The game have already done a few days ago. Now just waiting for the release date:
https://twitter.com/HCStealth/status/887416376096194560

>>384946849
Wow its amazing how fast they finished it since they had such a small team

>>384947186
consider that is a 2d game and that they had the engine ready from the beginning. Also the gameplay was already established, and 30%~ of the assets came from old games and needed little work

>>384947357
>what is level design

>Marshit Garden instead of Hydrocity or Ice Cap
Dropped

>>384947357
>and 30%~ of the assets came from old games and needed little work
Actually they said that none of the assets were pulled from the old games, even the ones that look the same were still remade from scratch for Mania.

>>384947846
>implying level design is an asset

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>>384930352
OH MY FUCKING LORD

https://twitter.com/KenPenders/status/889166536887238656

>>384948020
is Ken our guy?

>>384947987
I remember reading that they retouched them, not totally remade from scrath. in that case even cooler
>>384947846
a part of game design that takes a finite amount of time? It's not like they completed it in one day

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>>384948020
WHAT THE FUCK AM I LOOKING AT

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>>384948020
this guy has legit autism right?

>>384948020
>>384948310
jesus christ

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>>384948020

>>384948020
is he just doing this to stay relevant? He must know everybody hates him? What is his drive? Can he just stop accept defeat?

>>384936276
>Favorite playable character
Sonic
>Favorite classic games in order
3K>2>CD>1
>Top 5 zones
1. Chemical Plant
2. Lava Reef
3. Mystic Cave
4. Stardust Speedway
5. Ice Cap
>Bottom 3 zones
3. Metallic Madness
2. Sky Chase (does this even count?)
1. Marble
>Top 3 music tracks
Volcano Valley Act 1 [GEN]
Stardust Speedway: Bad Future(JP)
Lava Reef Act 2
>CD soundtrack; JP or NA?
JP, but both are incredible
>Top 3 non classic titles
Advance 3
Colors
Generations
>Favorite Sonic show
Sonic X
>Favorite new zone from Mania
Mirage Saloon
>Favorite music track from Mania
Studiopolis
>Hype and concerns regarding Mania
I want Lava Reef so bad. It's all I've wanted since the beginning, Taxman plz

>>384948020
What in the fuck did he even draw. I do not understand for a second how he thinks these designs fly. It's fucking insane because his human drawings aren't bad at all, but this is a horror show.

>>384947987
>Actually they said that none of the assets were pulled from the old games, even the ones that look the same were still remade from scratch for Mania.

Ok that's just not true. The classic levels use touched up tilesets and backgrounds.

>>384948310
to not be able to draw cute animals is to suffer

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>>384936276
>Favorite playable character
Sonic
>Favorite classic games in order
3&K>CD>1>2
>Top 5 zones
1. Hydrocity Zone
2. Stardust Speedway Zone (Past>Present>Bad Future>Good Future)
3. Flying Battery Zone
4. Lava Reef Zone
5. Launch Base Zone
>Bottom 3 zones
1. Sandopolis Zone
2. Labyrinth Zone
3. Wacky Workbench
>Top 3 music tracks
1. Stardust Speedway (Past)>Present (JP)>Bad Future (JP), Present (US)>Bad Future (US)>Good Future (JP)>Good Future (US))
2. Hydrocity Zone Act.2
3. Rusty Ruin Zone Act.1
>CD soundtrack; JP or NA?
JP/EU all the way
>Top 3 non classic titles
1. Generations
2. Sonic Advance 3
3. Sonic Adventure 2
>Favorite Sonic show
SatAM
>Favorite new zone from Mania
Studiopolis
>Favorite music track from Mania
Mirage Saloon Act.2
>Hype and concerns regarding Mania
My only concern is Hydrocity, I need that damn zone so fucking badly I'd suck anyone's dick for it. Hype wise I'm so curious to hear Stardust Speedway (Past), you have no idea how much I love that song.

>>384948425
He's pushing his fan spinoff series that somehow has some sort of following I guess.

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>>384948464
I'm pretty sure that's supposed to be Sonic. Here have some bleach.

>>384938797
I think this would actually be fucking awesome, plus it could get more Forcesfags to buy Mania

>>384948749
and it gets lorefags to buy both

win-win?

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>>384948020
Oh My god... What the fuck is that!?
I really should not ne listening Sonic Adventure 2 event musc at times like this, fucking terrifying.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KqB1cixCQuQ

>>384948635
This is almost too beautiful for words. The intro animation can not come soon enough, I'm not sure my dick will be able to handle it.

Imagine if we lived in a world where drawn art like this was profitable for major companies and we just got a sonic series in this art style, instead of 3d animation, FUCK.

>>384948020
How do you regress this bad? He was never great at art, but this is horrendous.

>>384945451
Besides the final boss of Sonic 2, that fucker is the hardest boss in 25+ years of Sonic

what's rarer cd as their favorite or 1 as their favorite?
1 is my favorite

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>>384949023
>Sonic CD style opening
>S3K style cutscenes
It's going to be beautiful.

>>384949023
>>384949172
Who /notwatchingtheopeninguntilplayingthegame/ here?

>>384948310
why is everything this guy draws such a grotesque abomination? his shading is good, his linework is good, he has some awareness of individual anatomical components and how they relate to themselves, but it's like he's rapidly alternating between real and cartoon anatomy specifically to make people uncomfortable

>>384949378
I would rather get hyped af right before I play, the 14th will be much easier that way

>>384931897
I think his adaptions of classic tunes are superior but his original music is a bit samey.

Considering that Iizuka said Mania's longer than other classics and it's comparable to 3&K, do you guys think they're treating it as one game? Because I'm wondering if they actually would double dip from both 3 & Knackles.

This is how I think it'll go in terms of how many stages are reused:
Sonic 1 will have 2 stages
Sonic 2 will have 2 stages
Sonic 3 will gave 1 stage
& Knackles will have 1 or 2 stages
Sonic CD will without a doubt only have 1 stage.

How do you guys think it'll be split up?

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>>384948146
a man autistic enough to burn an entire company into the ground because he wanted to continue his echidna fanfictions?

probably

>>384949471
We've only heard like 4 original songs and they're different enough for me. Studiopolis and Mirage Saloon are very different and the one boss fight theme we've heard sounds straight out of Jet Set Radio which is pretty fitting for Sonic as well.

>>384949559
Still kinda hoping for one Chaotix stage.

>>384949426
>>384948310
>>384948020
His grasp on 3D is also insanely fucked. Look at how what /should/ be the far ear is considerably larger than the near one. Just look at how totally fucked the two ears are in general, really.

>>384949559
死ね! you fucking peice of shit. I hate your stupid fat ass so much

>>384945117
"Sparkster was never good"

>>384948020
I feel like Penders is doing this shit on purpose so he can stir up controversy for his new comic, which will end up being not-gross to look at when it actually comes out.

Then I remember how his work looks during his time at Archie and know that all is good in the world.

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>>384949426
>>384948310
>>384948020
classic ken penders. I wonder if he will be making OC art for Sonic Forces.
>>384949426
sonic is like a drug. It can bring out the darkness in people

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>>384949045
LSD kaleidoscope sonic when

>>384949559
>mania is longest classic game yet
>COMPARABLE to 3&K
these 2 things make me think it will be 1 zone bigger than 3&K. 3&K had 13 zones, so i think mania will be 14 zones.

>game will be "ABOUT" 60% reimagined, 40% new zones.

the closest ratio to that would be 8 reimagined zones and 6 new zones.

6 new zones would also make sense because there seems to be 5 Heavies, and then we will need 1 more new zone as a final showdown with eggman.

8 reimagined zones, which means all 5 games will get 1 zone, 3 of them will get a 2nd one.

So i think, it will be this:
Sonic 1 will have 2 stages
Sonic 2 will have 2 stages
Sonic 3 will have 1 stage
Sonic & Knuckles will have 2 stages
Sonic CD will definitely only have 1 stage

>>384949762
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtmlI0ajLU8

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>>384949918
love you too

>>384949794
The most disconcerting part of the image for me is the alien-esque brow ridge because it has no relation to Sonic's iconic design and no anatomical reference but seems to be rendered with bizarre detail

>>384944119
theres rom hacks to add spindash. the taxman and saturn versions of sonic 1 have spindash.

>>384950148
>OC art for Forces
It's got no echidna options. But I bet he'll draw his in-game character as if it were an echidna.

>>384950196
I've seen this stupid video. The songs run at the same tempo and that's it

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I'm replaying Sonic 3 & Knuckles (well, Complete technically) as Knuckles and I'm curious, how many of you have managed to fight Sonic's boss in Marble Garden as Knuckles without debug?

>>384950178
>Sonic 1 will have 2 stages

I really, really hope one of them isn't Marble or Labyrinth. I'm sure it won't be, but it makes me nervous just thinking about it.

>>384948310
"TOTALLY RADICAL"

I really really hope this game has Sonic 3 esque bonus stages. Highly doubtful though :(

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>>384948020
After all these years Sonic is finally going to be Great Again.

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>being excited about paying for a romhack

>>384950524
As long as the gumball machine is back. That one is always a good time.

>>384948635
reminder someone got fired for leaking this like a retard

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how

DOES

HE

DEW IT.

>>384950196
This has got to be one of the dumbest videos I've seen. The two songs sound absolutely nothing like each other and when you mash them together it sounds like shit.

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>>384950653
>being a poorfag
>not preordering that sexy vinyl so you can be the ultimate autism hipster at the party.

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>>384948020
W H A T

>>384950813
sonic is best drawn in his chubby ball form

>>384950813
I want to hug this Sonic.

>>384950813
talent

>>384950921
>colored vinyl

Disgusting

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>>384948020

>>384950921
Is it wrong that I want to pre-order the vinyl because it'll have a download code for the soundtrack as well

>>384950693
Who got fired

>>384950579
How did anybody, even back then, look at this and okay it? It's not like we've progressed in art as a species, and back in the day were making SHIT art

I don't understand how this got an offical release?? look how bad that is, or is this a meme pic and I'm being memed on?

>>384951181
Some contract artist retard from Tumblr who couldn't keep his stupid mouth shut about the animation and had to get credit and dicksucking immediately, which ruined the announcement that there was going to be a Sonic CD style opening.

>>384951158
is it wrong that I want to preorder the vinly just to have the amazing sonic spreadsheet art?

>>384946781
To be fair the first release date they gave was vague as hell anyway, since we have a proper date that gives me some confidence we're going to get it soon.

>>384951317
I mean it looks fucking great, so kudos to him regardless. Hopefully he can learn from this and find more work.

>>384951293
Archie really didn't give much of a shit back in the day before they got rid of the old editor. I think he and Ken were buddies which is why Ken got away with so much retarded shit. It was a wild time before Sega started noticing the shenanigans they were getting up to and tried to put a stop to it.

release
WW: August 15, 2017
JP: August 16, 2017

What the fuck? Are Japs not part of the world anymore? Why do they get it a day late?

RONT GO TROO FARRRR MANIA TEAMMM

>>384951541
yeah it's really great but just hold your mouth until the game comes out. Fucking retard

>>384951618
Maybe localization/translation will take a bit? Either way, that's kinda weird

>>384951618
Japan doesn't give a shit about Sonic and likely never will

>>384948310
>https://twitter.com/KenPenders/status/889166536887238656
Needs this.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM8qx-HdY5c

>>384951618
Take THAT Iizuka!

>>384948626
It's literally just furries. Check his replies on twitter, I bet you you'll find some bara bear or some shit in someone's avatar. I've seen it.

22 days to rev up them torrents

>>384951694
I'm not calling you a retard but the guy who leaked it

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>>384948020

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>>384951293
but thats how sonic normally looks

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I like the alternate songs for Ice Cap and Launch Base from the PC version of Sonic 3 and Knuckles, fight me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX_3zsq0etY

>>384950227
>dying with out ever having fucked a skinny girl lol. You are true garbage.fucking smelly fat pigs like your self. Please go whack your dick to some anime girl some more. My wife is japanese u are shit. Cue faggot response green text incorrectly insinuating what i mean or what i intend to imply. Also please respond "r u autistic" in any form.