Sonic 2013 Hopes/Speculation Thread

What do you hope appears in the new main Sonic for 2013. I want Blaze and Rouge playable, because they're so cute!

I disagree, getting rid of the extra playable characters and stripping down to a good playable game in Sonic Generations was the best thing SEGA have done in a while. The stages where you played as other characters were always the most tedious in the other Sonic games (fishing with Big, crystal finding with Rouge/Knuckles, etc.) I want to see a continuation of straightforward fun Sonic games with good level design. I guess I can live with other playable characters if the gameplay doesn't suffer, like in S3&K.

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Originally Posted by Qjimbo

I disagree, getting rid of the extra playable characters and stripping down to a good playable game in Sonic Generations was the best thing SEGA have done in a while. The stages where you played as other characters were always the most tedious in the other Sonic games (fishing with Big, crystal finding with Rouge/Knuckles, etc.) I want to see a continuation of straightforward fun Sonic games with good level design. I guess I can live with other playable characters if the gameplay doesn't suffer, like in S3&K.

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Exactly.

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Originally Posted by miru

I want Blaze and Rouge playable, because they're so cute!

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Sonic's 8,000 or so friends is part of what ruined the series. Less friends, less novelty ideas (e.g. a Werehog), just good old fashioned Sonicing where the focus is on running and jumping like crazy.

Good level design, real physics, and controls that aren't too floaty and tons tighter.

Oh, and get rid of all "Sonics Shitty Friends"

I'm hoping for an HD remake of Shadow the Hedgehog.

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Originally Posted by Qjimbo

I disagree, getting rid of the extra playable characters and stripping down to a good playable game in Sonic Unleashed was the best thing SEGA have done in a while. The stages where you played as other characters were always the most tedious in the other Sonic games (fishing with Big, crystal finding with Rouge/Knuckles, etc.) I want to see a continuation of straightforward fun Sonic games with good level design. I guess I can live with other playable characters if the gameplay doesn't suffer, like in S3&K.

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Fixed that for you.

Oh my god. I swear, Sonic Unleashed is to Trekkies as Orbi is to MrSega.

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Originally Posted by Mr Smith

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Sonic's 8,000 or so friends is part of what ruined the series. Less friends, less novelty ideas (e.g. a Werehog), just good old fashioned Sonicing where the focus is on running and jumping like crazy.

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You do know that Sega are thinning tge herd now... Big is retired. Also, Blaze and Rouge will be amongst the few friends to live.

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Originally Posted by j_factor

Oh my god. I swear, Sonic Unleashed is to Trekkies as Orbi is to MrSega.

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I was simply pointing out that stripping down to just Sonic was done first in Unleashed, not Generations. Would you be happier if I said Sonic Colors instead?

Honestly aside from some of the Werehog stages I don't see what's so bad about Unleashed. And honestly if you could deal with Knuckles stages in the Adventure games, there's no reason to complain about the Werehog stages in Unleashed.

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Originally Posted by Mr Smith

Sonic's 8,000 or so friends is part of what ruined the series.

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No, shitty games are what ruined the series.

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Originally Posted by j_factor

I'm hoping for an HD remake of Shadow the Hedgehog.

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I actually wouldn't mind this, if it were a budget release. SthH has some good levels in it.

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Originally Posted by TrekkiesUnite118

I was simply pointing out that stripping down to just Sonic was done first in Unleashed, not Generations. Would you be happier if I said Sonic Colors instead?

Honestly aside from some of the Werehog stages I don't see what's so bad about Unleashed. And honestly if you could deal with Knuckles stages in the Adventure games, there's no reason to complain about the Werehog stages in Unleashed.

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I'm struggling to like the 360 version of Unleashed, yet I enjoyed the PS2 a ton (as Sonic). Werehog blows on both systems tho.

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Originally Posted by TrekkiesUnite118

I was simply pointing out that stripping down to just Sonic was done first in Unleashed, not Generations. Would you be happier if I said Sonic Colors instead?

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Disagree, still had an annoying unneeded character (chip), annoying cutscenes, and a stupid story. It was a step in the right direction, but Generations nailed it. Generations still had cutscenes but they were kept to a minimum, and were actually entertaining since they were bordering on self-parody.

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I'm struggling to like the 360 version of Unleashed, yet I enjoyed the PS2 a ton (as Sonic). Werehog blows on both systems tho.

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Is it just the Werehog bits being longer that you are struggling with? As I find the Daytime Stages significantly better on the 360 version.

I didn't really like Generations that much. It's like the game equivalent of a mix tape, when I already have all the albums. Also the duality of "Classic Sonic" and "Modern Sonic" felt very forced.