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https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/trending-new-scientific-study-shows-hereditary-is-the-scariest-movie-ever-20211023

rofl

he's WHAT

Down the hill even 

Don't let Sega hear you say stuff like that. Classic Sonic will pop up again.

Is it at the speed of sound? Where he goes to places?

Heh, pretty much. Lovely sight.

I've never played an Ace Attorney game. What's it like?

The story finally being headed by Ian Flynn? Sales performance looking auspicious in Japan? Some smart game design choices?

Yeah, hoping that doesn't happen, too. People seem to genuinely be looking forward to this game. I'd hate for them to have their hopes crushed.

You should also be worried about the day the game breaks street date as well in that case, because the footage will be everywhere and if the game looks bad...

Well, you'll definitely hear about it.

Well, in that case, give it 5-10 years for another shift so that it becomes a footnote after they do damage control.

It’ll be the second coming of Sonic 06. Or third if we’re counting the start of Boom sub-franchise.

It'll take time to heal, but if history tells us anything its that this series hype will rebound.

All you need is one or two games with solid potential and boom, were right back on the hype train for game 3. 

I mean, Forces was a kick in the balls, and yet here we are.

I feel like at this point the chance of it being bad are very minimal, unless it's downright broken or something, which hasn't really been a problem with Sonic games since 06.

I can't recall any time the fandom's been this optimistic about a Sonic game. Hell, it seems that people outside of the fandom are optimistic about it. This is so different.

There seem to be a lot of positive impressions of the game on Twitter right now, and a lot of people willing to trust those impressions.

I personally just don't wanna be neither optimistic nor pessimistic. Like, I want this game to be good and I'm glad it's getting such attention and positive reactions, what I've seen so far is really interesting and makes me wanna try it out myself, but I also don't wanna be punched hard in the face when the first reviews come in and it turns out to be either bad or mediocre.

In a similar boat. I have my own big reservations about the game, but I don't outright hate anything about it, and am willing to get over a few of the things I'm anal about if it means I can have some fun with something.

And yeah, the game looks kinda fun. Nothing world-changing, but maybe the most interested I've been in playing something from 3D Sonic since Generations. If the game's got BS or sucks later into the game then I guess we'll burn that bridge when we get there lol.

Honestly while I am liking most of what I’ve seen I can’t say I’m fully optimistic until the game is in my hands and the actual reviews are good when it’s out 

I'm on the fence too. I see a lot that I want to like, but then I always seem to see some janky element or automated sequence that comes along and spoils my otherwise positive impression.

I'm just happy they actually seem to be doing shit with the model this time around. It's such a nice change from Forces.

I feel like they haven't done anything quite like it in a while, so I welcome it. I like that they spiced it up with a Koco, too!

But I do wish they had not done close ups till maybe the end, because it was somewhat hard for me to follow.

same

Not surprised it’s two biggest detractors here don’t want to play it tbh I’d be surprised if you said otherwise lmao

I may or may not play Sonic Frontiers.

I'm gonna save this status for future events.

I'm willing to give it a try, but I'm not 100% sold. I think it'll be okay at best

Whatever, I'm not even against that honestly, as long as it's not pure Ctrl+C Ctrl+V. Something like the very first section of the Sky Sanctuary Windmill Isle level or that City Escape level, I'm fine with that type of stuff.

A little change in proportions and different gameplay can change the way you approach the geometry of the level, making it feel like new even if technically it's not.

Still not a fan of boost gameplay in general, but I can live with that.

The problem is that there's a lot of Ctrl+C Ctrl+V too in the game, it seems (especially from Generations).

I'm over 30, married and have a stable job and am still a Sonic fan. It doesn't end.

It really do be like that.

Once you're in this franchise, you can never leave...

Well, it is possible to leave. But it seems like it would take a lot of willpower.

I am not trying to say you should leave, of course. Still, maybe you are here forever as others said.

I'm in the "I hate Sonic pretty much these days, but I still stick around the fanbase because I have no idea" camp. I been like that since, like, Lost World. Maybe sooner around Generations or Colors.

That said, Frontiers holds some interest. For now.

Oh man, it must doing something good if its impressing you.

Just relax...and enjoy the ride on the hype train.

Trying to keep level-headed but... I dunno. Something seems different 

The ambition, playstyle, and power are all there. 

This is easily the most unanimously pleasant things have been since the days of Colors and Generations.

And, so much seems to feel so well woth each other. Perhaps that's what feels different?

Beyond Mania making it look easy, for the first time since after Lost World I can look at a Sonic title and not instantly fill with dread and apathy

What changed because I have not been keeping up for the past 2 months.

I'm just having a nice little buzz of excitement. Not enough to be sitting hunting for every single snippet of footage we get, but just enough to be interested and wanna play day 1. 

It's just nice not arguing about this game being good or awful based off what little we've seen, having a nice little piece of info every so often to digest and talk about, and then just kinda leaving it and focusing on other games. I usually follow Sonic game stuff very heavily, but this go around, I just don't wanna sit and try to follow whatever shaky-cam footage of demos we can get and just wanna either experience it myself, or see it in the best possible way whenever we get actual trailer footage or gameplay. 

Not expecting it to be some masterpiece, but I think it'll be good and I'm excited to play for myself and make my own opinion of it.

I still think it's going to average out at 68 because I'm an old and tired Sonic fan but the idea that I could see it going into the 80s at this point is... very nice. The public view of it is so positive atm it's crazy.

Oh? Has something new cropped up?

Thats not a bad thing.

Kuzu has a point. Company footage might've been debated with them supposedly hiding things. Ironically,  as a result, we know what we're getting to be much more genuine and not bull shots. 

@Jovahexeon Jax JoranvexeonI mean, seeing actually extensive gameplay of Cyberspace stages, seeing the Chaos Emerald cutscene, seeing more footage of the Squid boss, and seeing the Time Trial challenge, as well as seeing Drop Dash in action, and the Blue Boost in action. This is all way more interesting than anything SEGA officially showed us.

Oh trust me. We're in absolute agreement that SEGA could've done way better with the marketing, especially that godforsaken first impression.