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| Sonic Unleashed; LAST UPDATE: 11/24/2008 | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 23 2008, 07:49 PM (6,546 Views) | |
| SoniCalvin | Mar 23 2008, 07:49 PM Post #1 |
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*siiiigh* Right then. Here we go. So, Sonic Unleashed is the working title for an upcoming Sonic game that's gonna be a part of the main series, taking place after Sonic Next-Gen. It's gonna be released either late this year, or sometime next year, and so far, it's been confirmed for the 360 and the Wii. The story of the game, so far, is barebones, but I'm pretty sure Sonic Team (or whoever's developing this game) will make it more complex as development time goes on. At the beginning of the game, Eggman tries to conquer the world by... ...huh. How is he trying to conquer the world? Well, at any rate, Sonic catches wind of this, breaks into his base, transforms into Super Sonic, and corners the good doctor. Luckily for Eggman, he was expecting the Super Sap to try and stop him, so he activates this machine that screws over the hedgehog, and messes with his genetic DNA. So now, Sonic has to deal with this rather unnatural curse.A werewolf. Sonic transforms into a werewolf every night. Yeah. While I like the visual design of his werewolf counterpart, the idea of a cute, fluffy, cocky, speedy video game company mascot transforming into this large, hulkish beast scares me. Now, about the gameplay... judging from leaked screenshots, and a leaked video on YouTube, it seems to be a mix of side-scrolling, and the on-rails elements from Secret Rings. I don't know how the werewolf gameplay gimmicks will turn out. It'll probably be something like a beat-em-up, or hack-and-slash. Oh yeah. And a new character is gonna be in this game. He'll probably be dispensed of ten minutes or so. Who or what species this character is, we don't know as of yet. So, I have to say... this actually has me interested. But I can't get my hopes too high about this one. I'll be keeping a close eye on this to see how it turns out. |
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| dl316bh | Mar 23 2008, 08:29 PM Post #2 |
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Meh. They don't even use their backlog of characters properly and they still add more. Ugh.
I'd prefer if they kept it barebones, honestly. Sonic Team has a problem with making plots work. They should focus on the game mechanics. The old Sonic games didn't need much of a plot to be a lot of fun. These guys need to remember that. People don't go back to the classic ones because of a complex plot that questions the reality of man and beast or whether beastility is right or whether UFO's actually exist. |
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| SoniCalvin | Mar 23 2008, 08:42 PM Post #3 |
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Yeah, the werewolf story is a bit of a cliche, though knowing Sonic Team these days, it's not surprising. After Shadow the Hedgehog, the stories ranged from just okay to downright bad. Though to be fair, a lot of other franchises have had a similar story plot like this (werewolf transformations I mean), so why should Sonic get left out? Werewolves in fiction are normally associated with the horror genre. If that's the case here, then I guess the writers and directors of this game wanted to go for a more scary Sonic game. |
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| dl316bh | Mar 23 2008, 08:51 PM Post #4 |
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They've been trying to do that for a long time; make the franchise darker and more "mature". It kind of pisses me off. Sonics world has always been colorful and carried it's own vibe. Trying to make the world around him darker is like trying to make Superman brood; it just doesn't work. These guys don't exactly have a multiverse to work with here either, so it's not like they can get away with it. I suppose this sort of thing could fit in a certain corner of the Sonic universe, but doing it using the main character just seems wrong.
True, but werewolves are also rather gary stuified in fiction. Few movies or fiction get them right. Some completely change how the original concept was supposed to be. I suspect this werewolf transformation will give Sonic new abilities; and really, what does that do? It defeats the purpose of the werewolf. It's supposed to be a curse, nbot beneficial. Unless they make serious drawbacks with the werewolf transformation, it will be another cliche misrepresentation; which is bothersome. I'm very worried about this game. |
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| Al | Mar 23 2008, 09:02 PM Post #5 |
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Oh. Good. Now Sonic is a werewolf. I have no clue why, but he is. Whatever, it worked for Zelda, it'll probably work out with Sonic. But then again, before Twilight Princess, the Zelda series had been going strong--stronger than it had in years. From what I've seen, the Sonic franchise has been steadily losing steam since SA: 2. The 3-D games, anyway. I don't know much about the 2-D. But I don't think there's been a good 3-D Sonic since SA: 2. |
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| SoniCalvin | Mar 23 2008, 09:02 PM Post #6 |
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I try to have a more positive outlook when it comes to new additions to the series. The regular gameplay has me intrigued. Sonic's werewolf transformation during gameplay has yet to be seen. I don't think Sonic Team's stupid enough to mess with the idea of the human part of the mind going dormant while the werewolf part takes over. My theory? Since Sonic's build is a bit bulkier during this transformation, maybe his speed is going to be considerably lowered. And you might also be hunting down innocent people. As for Sonic's reaction to what'll happen to him... I'm pretty sure he might be scared a bit, but overall, he'll think positive, and try to cure himself. ... By stepping in front of a gun with a silver bullet. Nah, as I said, this is unnatural, I'm pretty sure what happened to him is reversible.
The thing is, Al, Link retained his human mind when he went into his wolf form. That's just a bit of a mess-up. |
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| dl316bh | Mar 23 2008, 09:09 PM Post #7 |
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Different mechanic. He became an actual wolf. There were also drawbacks to it until you got the ability to change at will. This sounds kind of like a ripoff of that while hiding it under a different coating, which also bothers me. Why can't they just make a straight laced Sonic game and perfect the engine before going for anything else? I mean, jeez.
Same thing I posted above. Different mechanic. Link wasn't technically a werewolf. Didn't meet the criteria. It followed it's own rules.
They wouldn't be the first too. I can't count the number of times I've seen a "werewolf" movie and the whole thing was presented as being more beneficial than anything resembling a real curse. This is Hollywood we're talking about, of course, but Sonic Team doesn't seem to have even that much intelligence, so I dunno.
Sonic Adventure 2 was the last one truly worth a playthrough; and even then it had crippling flaws. Heroes was... mediocre. And that's just me being nice. It had so much potential too. The idea was great. The execution; terrible. |
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| Lizard-Man | Mar 23 2008, 09:22 PM Post #8 |
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Sonic the Werehog? Yeash. Weird man. The technical term for what happened to Link is he became a 'changeling' or 'shapeshifter' or 'animanus' if you wish to use Harry Potter's analogy. This seems to be pure werewolf, direct change caused by a specific full moon curse, bulky, demonic, dangerous if you will. Hopefully we'll get a drawback like 'you're slower, you're less agile, you have less control of your actions," blah blah blah. Werewolf curses don't work without the drawbacks, as Dl said. I'm not sure about this. Hopefully the plot will just be sonic trying to find a cure and nothing too big. I mean, theres not much explanation needed right? Well hopefully we'll get some side scrolling out of this, thats how I prefer sonic really. Good luck to Team Sonic, they're gonna need it. |
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| SoniCalvin | Mar 23 2008, 09:24 PM Post #9 |
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I'm crossing my fingers that the remake of the classic and BRILLIANT Wolf Man movie is true to the original. The gameplay makes the game hold some promise. The regular Sonic gameplay at least. A mix of 2.5D with Secret Rings' 3D, on-rails gameplay. I don't know how that's gonna work. I really hope that Sonic Team actually gets the werewolf idea right. During the day, you're everybody's favourite blue hero, whizzing through levels, destroying robots, and trying to stop Eggman from taking over the world (however he's doing it), while also trying to find a cure to your unfortunate disease. During the night, you become this wild, uncontrollable beast that's out for nothing but pure destruction. Your human mind sleeps, while the werewolf mind takes over. You can't find any way to control this beast. You're just out there in the middle of town, a wild animal that people should NOT get close to, lest the werewolf curse spreads through its teeth. Heroes was actually a great game to play. The GameCube version was great to play, at least, it stood high above its Xbox and PS2 counterparts. It's not an excellent Sonic game, but it is playable most of the time. Oh yeah. Little gameplay detail. In this game, Sonic has a Ring Energy meter at the bottom of the screen. Similar to the Tension Gauge seen in the Sonic Rush games. As you collect rings, the meter will fill. You press a specific button to gain a speed boost. I suspect as werewolf Sonic, the Ring Energy meter here is used to have the werewolf Sonic go absolutely bat-sh#t crazy. |
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| FlamebladeX | Mar 23 2008, 10:23 PM Post #10 |
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I'm scared. |
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| SoniCalvin | Mar 23 2008, 10:29 PM Post #11 |
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Some of us are, Flameblade. Some of us are. |
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| SoniCalvin | Mar 24 2008, 09:50 PM Post #12 |
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Some new info regarding Sonic Unleashed. -Along with the 360 and Wii, it will also be released for the PS3. -Much of the game will be returning to the series' 2D roots in terms of gameplay. -The game will have 12 stages. -Sonic's werewolf transformation is named Wolf Sonic. My, what an imaginative name. -Sonic's new transformation is apparently an ability. ... I'm sorry, what?! An ability?! You mean like Altered Beast?! C'mon, Sega, get serious, a werewolf transformation is supposed to be a CURSE, and have its drawbacks! I hope you seriously reconsider this and revert it back to being a curse, because ever since the story presented itself, I've always envisioned the idea of Sonic transforming into a werewolf every night, AGAINST HIS WILL!! -Tails and Knuckles will also be part of the roster of playable characters, though I don't know if Unleashed will go the way of some of the more recent games, in that it'll give Tails and Knuckles their own scenarios. |
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| dl316bh | Mar 24 2008, 11:05 PM Post #13 |
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Expected, but cool nonetheless. Maybe they can add some extra stuff to the PS3 version to spice it up a bit and make it more enticing. They have to really. Having a port on all three systems isn't exactly good these days. If it's on the Wii, there's a good chance the audio and visuals won't be great on the others if it's a direct port. The Wii is great, but is hardly the graphical powerhouse of either the X-Box 360 or the PS3.
This I like. I may not be sold on the concept, but if they're working it to be structured like the 2D games of the past, then count me in. Long as they get the gameplay right, then the story is secondary. What would be interesting is a choice of 2D or 3D. Kind of like the mechanic of the Wii Paper Mario where you can change perspectives. Or a straight 2D game with 3D caliber graphics would be great. Either way.
It's Sonic team. I've long since ceased to expect anything truly imaginative from them.
Aaaaand the goodwill from hearing "2D structure" is gone. If this is an ability, then I don't see the point at all. I suspected a ripoff of Twilight Princesses Wolf transformation, but ****, they did it right. The wolf form had it's drawbacks for sure. There was a reason to want to be human again and reason to be wolf here and there.
Hopefully they will. That's one thing the 3D jump DID do that I liked. The secondary characters getting their own scenarios definitely worked for the game and was one of the better things to come out of the 3D era. It was just when you were forced to change characters in SA 2 that I got pissed. When it's optional, it's a nice touch. |
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| SoniCalvin | Mar 24 2008, 11:19 PM Post #14 |
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I absolutely adore the 2D Sonic games myself. If this game really does go the way of 2D most of the time (like I said, MUCH of it will be 2D, not all of it), then I'm game. I hope Sega keeps Sonic's werewolf form from going the way of their own Altered Beast franchise. Our favourite hedgehog is NOT supposed to go feral by choice. Not at all. As Wolf Sonic, he should lose his speed, to be sure. Replacing his speed, he'd have a lot more vicious attack power. |
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| SoniCalvin | Mar 25 2008, 08:35 PM Post #15 |
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Some more new info. Okay. Just to get the bad news out first. The information that I posted above? They come from a UK weblog called Sega Magazine. ...or something. Anyway, a friend of mine who lives in the UK looked at one of the recent blog entries, and pointed this out to me: the 2D gameplay structure? Well, just like the cake, it's a lie. This was a false confirmation and a mistake on the weblog's owners' part. They apologized for the false confirmation, but after, they revealed something that... might be true, but it might also be false. I say might be false, because I actually believed the 2D structure bit, and this makes me suspicious. Anyway, this leads me to the good news, if they are indeed true. Not only is Sonic Team developing this game, but other Sega game developers from the United States, and even Europe are pulling together to make this game. They're all gonna rebuild the Sonic brand, and prove that Sonic can work in the 3D world. While I have my suspicions that this might be fake, a part of me wants to believe it. And it certainly sounds promising. Sonic Team as the only game developer of the more recent Sonic outings have let us down. This time, it may seem that they have some help, which might make this new Sonic game... not suck so bad. Oh yeah. And according to some concept art, the world looks like it's going to Hell in a dainty change bag. UPDATE: As I search the net for any new Sonic Unleashed information, I came across a news article that was posted yesterday. Well, updated yesterday, I don't know. Anyway, it would seem that for the entirety of a day, the official Sega of Europe website posted some stuff about the new Sonic entry.
Sega Europe later took it off the site for unknown reasons. Weird. So, does this kind of discard the story that everybody has been piecing together through the leaked screenshots of the CG cutscenes? All I know for sure is that Eggman's machine must've done something to him. Either burdening him with this curse (er, sorry, "ability"), or reverting Super Sonic back to regular Sonic. Is it spelled Mubuz, or Muboz, Sega? Please, confirm this soon. The evil Dragon Lord, Immarius. Okay, the title Dragon Lord... doesn't sound like anything new. In fact, I think it might've been used in a lot of other fantasy franchises before. Immarius is... actually one of the most original names I've heard from Sonic Team. Let's applaud them! As for what Immarius looks like... not sure. Maybe that strange, large, dark creature that people have seen in one of the screenshots. So, if Eggman's machine doesn't do the whole werewolf thing to Sonic, then perhaps once Sonic gets to Muboz, Sonic encounters Immarius, and Immarius places this curse (ability, ABILITY, sorry!) on the hedgehog. Not to mention that everyone else in the world suffers from this evil power. Suffers? *siiigh* Once again, Sonic Team, you've proven yourselves to ultimately fail at storytelling. Or maybe, since everyone's so early into looking into this game, the story's vague so far. We might get more at the next video game convention, whichever and whenever that may be. They also seem to reconfirm 2D gameplay. Well? Which is it, Sega? You gonna go with 2D or not? Make up your minds. The Ring Energy meter, as seen in the leaked video, seems to be similar to the Tension Gauge in the Sonic Rush games. Wolf Sonic, by the sounds of it, can use rapid combo attacks. He must have a lot more vicious attack power then. I still don't like that he can change into this form at will, and if he keeps his speed in this form, then I will be even more pissed. Finally, I heard somewhere that the game is slated for a November release for this year. If that's true, then I pray to God that this title has been in the works for a while. Even better, I hope they delay this a couple times just so they can make it good. |
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Well, at any rate, Sonic catches wind of this, breaks into his base, transforms into Super Sonic, and corners the good doctor. Luckily for Eggman, he was expecting the Super Sap to try and stop him, so he activates this machine that screws over the hedgehog, and messes with his genetic DNA. So now, Sonic has to deal with this rather unnatural curse.









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