Hyper Enesephus

I don't watch superhero movies (well, except for Big Hero 6 and The Incredibles, but I think those are different), but I'm gonna have to make an exception for this one, because this looks freaking hilarious. Like the guy above me, I can safely say I'm sold. In fact, now that I can actually afford to go to theaters, I might even make this one of the few I will plan on seeing on the big screen (along with Trolls and Moana).

I know the dark tone of this trailer has got people excited/interested, but I guess I'm just gonna have to wait until a gameplay trailer (and maybe some story details) comes out, because the dark tone does nothing for me. I suppose fans of the darker stuff deserve to be thrown a bone, like the Classic fans, but I just feel "meh" on this trailer overall. It looks cool, but with no gameplay, I've just got nothing to get excited about here. I'm not gonna lie, I'm disappointed. Huh, so this is what it feels like. Eh, well, until more details come out, I guess I'll just have to rediscover the Classic fan in me and get hyped for Sonic Mania.

Yeah, and it sucked (like, the tone of that game sucked, it didn't feel remotely Sonic-like at all). Like I said, Unleashed did a good job of making things fun and lighthearted throughout while still having an epic and serious finale that didn't feel like mood whiplash. If this game can strike a balance similar to that, then it could be fine. I'm not really saying the only time a Sonic game can be dark is at the end, but, at the same time, things shouldn't be "dark and serious" the whole way through, like 2006 tried too do. To me, that's just not what Sonic is, and "a break from all the sunshine" doesn't mean anything anyway if there isn't some of that sunshine in the game itself.

I had a post detailing my thoughts on this trailer all typed up, but something went wrong and I lost all of it, as always seems to happen when I've got a lot to say. I refuse to rewrite it, so I'm just going to sum up my thoughts like this: The trailer looks cool, but it's got me a bit concerned about what kind of tone this game is going to take on. If the tone is like Unleashed (mostly lighthearted, but knowing when to get more serious), I'm fine with that, but I hope this game doesn't go full on Sonic '06 or anything like that. I definitely prefer the lighter and brighter stuff, with lots of humor, so I hope there's still plenty of that in the new game. If nothing else, the darker stuff will have much more of an impact that way.

Uh... not really? They pretty much all want something different. I know, for example, anyone who wants multiple playable characters in a main series game haven't gotten that since frickin' Sonic'06.

I'm just gonna say this: Sonic Mania looks great, and I'll definitely be picking this up, but, if this were the one Sonic game coming out in 2017, without a new 3D adventure, I would be incredibly disappointed. Yes, I saw the schedule, so I'm still holding out hope for a new 3D adventure, but I can't pretend I wasn't a little underwhelmed. Now, if/when the new 3D game is unveiled, then I'll get hyped for Sonic Mania.