Why on earth isn't this your GOTY?

>>387929060
not out yet.

>>387929060
But it is.

Because i don't find this game appealing

>>387929060
Waiting for some discount

>>387929060
I already played 3/4ths of the game back in the 90s.

it is

I think it might be
dunno whether it's just a lack of me playing enough games this year or it's just that good

really, I haven't been this addicted to a game in years
I think about it at work and going home and starting a new game on it, even after I've unlocked everything and exhausted every type of playthrough

it just works

>>387929217
More like 1/3rd to be honest but this is one of the points that stops it from being a perfect platformer in my eyes

>No OC maker
WHAT THE FUCK

>>387929060
Taxman essentially took every obstacle from the original Sonic stages and moved them out the way. It keeps you going fast but to be honest a lot of this game plays itself once you figure out that the way to solve every platforming puzzle is rolling up a wall and onto the ceiling. It looks super stylish and is extremely addictive however and using the drop dash on time-attack to get the fastest time is incredibly fun.

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>>387929060
Because the Goddamn OST isn't released for fucking purchase, and the FLAC rips that someone did sound like they came off the Switch's headphone DAC, and worst of all they're encoded to fucking 48 kHz instead of 44.1 kHz and that triggers my autism so fucking much.

Maybe when the vinyl final releases next month they'll put up a 24 bit / 44.1 kHz FLAC download on HDTracks, but I don't think SEGA can manage the distribution, beyond what Data Discs is doing alongside the Vinyl.

Fucking Hell.

Last level

>>387929060
no physical release

>>387929060
it is though

>>387929060
I'm a Zeldafag

>>387929675
this, titanic monarch is shit

>>387929217
>3/4ths
fake news

gotyay

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>>387929060
Because this is

I don't care if people already figured this out, but it's hilarious how quickly you can get the second and third chaos emeralds.

is it only a download or can you buy a physical copy?

>>387929060
Blue spheres

>>387930112

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>>387929060
not an autist

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It is, though.

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Because Sonic was, is, and always will be shit.

>>387929060
Because there are better games released this year.

Still pretty damn good though.

>>387929998
I haven't. Just beat the game and about to do a second playthrough for the emeralds, what's the trick?

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>finally get around to beating sonic mania
>on my last life and the boss music isn't playing for some reason
>beat eggman at the end of the last zone
>game fucking crashes
Why am I not allowed to just fucking have fun?
Why does this game have to have so many bugs? I PAID MONEY FOR THIS

>>387931270
>on my last life
this was your mistake, you should have just played well

IT
IS

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>>387929060
Because it has yet to come out.

>>387929060
BoTW exists.

Bought Mania for my Switch, very solid game that is ideal for portable mode if you're worried about the battery.

>>387931034
Not him, but the early emeralds can be gotten hilariously quickly if you just ignore everything except for the UFO while jumping over corners.

That's actually the secret to all the special stages: Focus on the UFO. Stay on its path and only pick up the blue spheres and rings that are along it.

>>387929607
>Taxman essentially took every obstacle from the original Sonic stages and moved them out the way

Good.

>>387931034
Ignore blue spheres and rings, just take the shortest path possible and you catch the UFO at mach 1 in a few seconds.
I came to realise that the best strategy for most special stages is to take the tightest path and only get the essential blue spheres closest to that. The only exception is special stage 5 where you get to mach 2 ASAP and then get the mach up orb in the sky to hit mach 3 super fast. That's the only special stage where you really need to go mach 3.

>>387929060
Because its competition includes BotW, Persona 5, NieR Automata and Mario Odyssey, at least some of which is objectively better.

I will say that Mania is among the best games released this year though.

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>>387929060
I mean the primary reason is that I haven't had time to play it yet. Well, that and its not out on pc yet.
More generally I don't really like how classic 2D Sonic controls or the general level design philosophy so I'm not very keen on playing it. The music seems dope though.

But yeah, my current GOTY is probably GR2, P5, or BOTW.

>>387932006
>Persona 5
>Wasted potential the JRPG and not even the best of its genre to be LOCALIZED this year, considering it came out in japan in 2016
>Mario Odyssey
>Released

>>387932006
>Breath of the Ubisoft Cancer
>good

>P5
>really good

The only games that compete with Sonic mania are NieR and Odyssey.

>>387931789
For extra speed gain, jump only when necessary. Any time your feet aren't on the ground you drop speed. Bouncing off an item slows you down too, but if it cuts a big corner or has a big payoff like in stage 5, you go for it.

Because Prey exists you niglet

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It reminded me of a project I started a few years ago

I called it "Sonic Trials", and basically it was a collection of stages, completely free of badniks but abundant in different types of stage hazards.

The point of the game is seeing how fast you can complete the levels, a Sonic game where speedrunning and physics-based platforming are the sole focus. Each level also has an optional set of side-objectives that can be completed to earn emblems. (think Tony Hawks Pro Skater or even SADX mission mode)

The emblems would allow you access to certain features, such as different playable characters, or reskinning entire stages with a collection of art assets from other Sonic games (or even other games entirely) to resemble something new--for example, you could be playing the stage layout of Emerald Hill Zone but with Ice Cap Zone art assets.

Would this be cool to play or is it a fucking dumb idea?

>>387929060
Reminder that "its just 2 weeks" was only 1 week ago

Another week to go

Enjoy your obscure long forgotten game

>>387933282
Reminds me of Sonic VR, though that had emphasis on very challenging obstacle courses rather than fast completion.

http://info.sonicretro.org/Sonic_VR