Sonic Mania (August 15th 2017, Christian Whitehead, PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch) - The New Classic

[PC the Hedgehog]

Considering the mini-boss from Green Hill took the same six hits as the mini-bosses from S3&K, I'd wager we'll see the traditional 8 hits for Eggman.

[Zippo]

>Hype for Mania slowly fading

>Remember this timeless masterpiece of a zone has a very good chance of being featured

>Imagine a Tee Lopes remix of Casino Night

>Hype returns in full force

[GOAT]

My roommate and I are currently replaying Sonic 1 - Sonic 06 in preparation for this game and *cough* Generations 2 *cough*. I can't wait for both games.

[TheOcelot]

Looks like it's only available on Amazon.com

 

On 11/26/2016 at 6:25 AM, Zippo said:

>Remember this timeless masterpiece of a zone has a very good chance of being featured

>Imagine a Tee Lopes remix of Casino Night

Yeah, I guess there's a good chance. It's pretty iconic 

One could argue Studiopolis (with the pinball bumpers) and Mirage Saloon (with the pinball flippers) already covers-off the need for a pinball stage, so maybe Casino Night is less likely. However, Mania is a BIG game, so you never know, perhaps Casino Night will make an appearance. I'm a fan of Carnival Night. I think a Casino Night/Carnival Night hybrid could work well?

Speaking of Tee Lopes & Casino Night...

Pretty cool!

[Spooky Mulder]

So here's a theory...

 

I've heard it speculated that the Sonic-head-shaped island in the title screen is actually a creation of Eggman and that all of the revisited zones have either been built there by Eggman or somehow "stolen" by him and placed there.

So if Sonic Island is really some sort of Eggman-created theme park, what if EggRobo isn't just back for Mirage Saloon as we have guessed based on his appearance in the posters for that stage. What if EggRobo is the boss we will fight at the end of every zone and we won't actually fight the real Doctor Eggman until the final boss—or perhaps not at all—with the whole thing actually revealed to be a scheme by Metal Sonic. 

[Muscles Maximum]

Nah, if Sonic Island was Eggman's doing it'd definitely be shaped like his head. Not Sonic's =P 

Though for some reason I really like the idea of Eggman stealing the other zones for his theme park.

[Menace2Society]

I just checked the Sonic Mania: Collector's Edition Amazon page and I just noticed the price went down from $69.99 to $59.49. If you haven't gotten it yet, now seems like a good time to purchase it.

https://www.amazon.com/Sonic-Mania-Collectors-PlayStation-4/dp/B01LVZ7YXP

https://www.amazon.com/Sonic-Mania-Collectors-Xbox-One/dp/B01LW93WIT

https://www.amazon.com/Sonic-Mania-Collectors-PC/dp/B01LVVBLPD

Seems like it might be a limited time deal, though. Might have something to do with Black Friday.

[Sonikko]

Let's hope for a similar deal on Amazon Europe :/. I really wonder why the price is so high over here, I don't think the collector's is worth that much (~100€)

[Monkey Destruction Switch]

15 hours ago, Spooky Mulder said:

So here's a theory...

 

I've heard it speculated that the Sonic-head-shaped island in the title screen is actually a creation of Eggman and that all of the revisited zones have either been built there by Eggman or somehow "stolen" by him and placed there.

So if Sonic Island is really some sort of Eggman-created theme park, what if EggRobo isn't just back for Mirage Saloon as we have guessed based on his appearance in the posters for that stage. What if EggRobo is the boss we will fight at the end of every zone and we won't actually fight the real Doctor Eggman until the final boss—or perhaps not at all—with the whole thing actually revealed to be a scheme by Metal Sonic. 

Interesting thoughts, though I would hope they don't rehash the "twist" of Sonic Heroes for no reason. Personally, I've had enough "Eggman isn't the real villain!" stories in general to satisfy me for about twenty years.

[Cyrus]

It's unlikely but I'd love to see an official release party for this game. It's a pretty big deal so why not give it get the Pokemon treatment?

[Linkabel]

Seems like Japanese fans are going to be able to score a Sonic Mania blanket in that event in December.

[Linkabel]

It's from the Sonic 20th twitter

[FReaK]

oh my god, i need that blanket. D=

[sonicspeed2017]

1 hour ago, FReaK said:

oh my god, i need that blanket. D=

if you don't live in Japan, it will be around 500 dollars on Ebay

[RLS Legacy]

As per usual, Japan gets the ritzy Sonic treatment, with SEGA being blissfully unaware that the vast majority of the active fanbase is actually based in the Western world.

[Badnik Mechanic]

2 hours ago, Mcbasilrocks said:

As per usual, Japan gets the ritzy Sonic treatment, with SEGA being blissfully unaware that the vast majority of the active fanbase is actually based in the Western world.

(Check out the date for that tweet).

Considerably.

[Zippo]

6 hours ago, Mcbasilrocks said:

As per usual, Japan gets the ritzy Sonic treatment, with SEGA being blissfully unaware that the vast majority of the active fanbase is actually based in the Western world.

Except we had a killer birthday party for Sonic in San Diego just this past july.

[TaimypichAndBI]

Really? Where date release? Zippo,i think,we have Mutual friends in Sega of Japan and Sega of US.

[Psychicmoose103]

It may be a bit to early to speculate release dates, but we know its in spring. What month do you guys expect this game to come? Im thinking somewhere in Late April or may.

[TB100]

On 12/1/2016 at 0:29 PM, Psychicmoose103 said:

It may be a bit to early to speculate release dates, but we know its in spring. What month do you guys expect this game to come? Im thinking somewhere in Late April or may.

Since a lot of places are saying April, (Including Sega's own website) i say mid to late April at the most. (Especially since Sonic stuff tends to come around that time.)

[Zippo]

I'll be at PSX tomorrow, Sonic Mania is playable there, not sure what build will be playable but, I'll do my best to post some impressions.

[Slingerland]

'Sup, marks. Been workin' in Japan for the last 10 days. Leaving in the morning. 

Rode the Sonic 25 subway train in Tokyo to start the trip and soaking in all the Sonic Mania advertising. It's a physical hype train:

 

Yesterday, we went to the opening of the Sonic 25th anniversary pop-up cafe. Never before have I been emotionally moved by an overpriced food court.

Japan is p tight. Why it has all this advertising and sweet merch when Sonic is infinitely more popular in the West is beyond me.

[Milo]

Clothing merchandise.

A Collector's Edition available for pre-order (which quickly sold out in most --if not all-- territories it was made available in).

And now in Japan, poster ads in malls (trains and cafes too, though those were Sonic-branded, so that's a given).

For a game that's only been confirmed for digital distribution so far, that's quite a lot of promotional support. Both Sonic 4 episodes didn't get this much of a push, and even Lost World's pre-orders was mostly DLC.

Surely Sega is giving some consideration towards giving Mania a retail release in some form? I hope so....

[Zippo]

I'm here at PSX now and the amount of people coming in here to play Sonic Mania is INSANE. I can't remember the last time people were this ecstatic for a Sonic game. I'm heading up to play in just a bit. Impressions soon.

[Sonicfan7]

13 hours ago, Gabe said:

For a game that's only been confirmed for digital distribution so far, that's quite a lot of promotional support. Both Sonic 4 episodes didn't get this much of a push, and even Lost World's pre-orders was mostly DLC.

Oh, man. SEGA's advertising for Sonic 4 was virtually non-existent. I think seeing an ad for it in the Sonic Colors instruction manual was the extent of that games advertising.