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

[Balding Spider]

 

Pretty slick trailer, though more classic stage remixes rubs me the wrong way. Not that I think it's terrible, but we had Sonic Generations that already did this idea. Just generally uninterested at this point.

32 minutes ago, Jango said:

Put it where it belongs:

We can do so much better:

[Ryannumber1gamer]

Just now, Balding Spider said:

 

Pretty slick trailer, though more classic stage remixes rubs me the wrong way. Not that I think it's terrible, but we had Sonic Generations that already did this idea. Just generally uninterested at this point.

We can do so much better:

Naw, I can outshine all of that.

[Candescence]

Welp, gg Sega. Fuck yes.

I don't care if Sonic Team doesn't have jack shit at this point, there's a good chance they'll fuck it up anyway, because Sonic Team gonna Sonic Team. I'd love to be wrong, though, but that studio has some bad habits that they keep repeating.

[KHCast]

I'm curious if we could see modern levels in 8-bit. Could be neat to see like one of the Unleashed stages in this.

[Indigo Rush]

The weird thing about it is that Sonic Mania being developed by Taxman and Headcannon we kinda know how the game is going to feel already. There's no room for concern. It's great.

[SIXTH-RATE SOMA]

This is just unsettling. How am I supposed to discuss a Sonic game if I have nothing to complain about?

[Diogenes]

Just now, Indigo Rush said:

The weird thing about it is that Sonic Mania being developed by Taxman and Headcannon we kinda know how the game is going to feel already. There's no room for concern. It's great.

Finally, a Sonic game that I don't have to worry about being all hype and spectacle and disappointing me in the end.

[Dr. Detective]

I'm not worried about this game. Not even a little bit. And it's not just because it's not my kind of Sonic game either. It just looks like it'll be fine.

[Blue Blood]

1 minute ago, Dr. Chaotix said:

I'm not worried about this game. Not even a little bit. And it's not just because it's not my kind of Sonic game either. It just looks like it'll be fine.

I'm worried it will be a one off and not a whole new series of 2D Sonic games.

[Dr. Detective]

1 hour ago, Blue Blood said:

I'm worried it will be a one off and not a whole new series of 2D Sonic games.

If they do that then that hopefully means the 3D Sonic games can be fully 3D again.

Having a set of games that are full 2D and another set that are full 3D can keep the 2.5D that I've seriously grown to dislike from coming back.

[StaticMania]

SEGA should definitely follow this path, a series of 2D games for times in the future to come. It shouldn't be just some one-off quickie.

[KHCast]

Aaron basically told modern fans to chill. Still more to come!

[Diogenes]

3 minutes ago, Blue Blood said:

I'm worried it will be a one off and not a whole new series of 2D Sonic games.

Worry about that later. Now is the time to appreciate Mania. (and/or worry about the main series game they've yet to announce)

[Candescence]

3 minutes ago, Dr. Chaotix said:

If they do that then that hopefully means the 3D Sonic games can be fully 3D again.

Having a set of games that are full 2D and another set that are full 3D can keep the 2.5D that I've seriously grown to dislike from coming back.

Christ, I hope so. It's another bad habit Sonic Team developed with Unleashed, though I think that's also a side-effect of their ridiculous paranoia that the players will somehow lose interest in the core gameplay so they make gimmicky nonsense about half the game, they've done it with literally every game they've made since Adventure, which is why the pre-Unleashed games had "Sonic's shitty friends" and then when Sonic Team got rid of multiple characters they missed the point by forcing all the gimmicks onto Sonic himself (Werehog, wisps, etc).

[Marcello]

I wonder what the Special Stages will be like. I hope it's no Half-Pipe. Or Full-Pipe. Or any kind of pipe :V

[Blue Blood]

1 minute ago, Diogenes said:

Worry about that later. Now is the time to appreciate Mania. (and/or worry about the main series game they've yet to announce)

Of course! Ever since Generations was announced (and before, if I'm honest), I've wanted to see classic 2D Sonic games running alongside modern 3D ones. This is hopefully the official start of that.

[Dr. Detective]

Even if I was someone who liked the 2D games, I wouldn't worry about them abandoning it. They've actually paid more attention to 2D then 3D for the last couple of years at this point. 3D looking graphics can't hide what games like Colors and Generations actually were. Even Modern Sonic in Generations shifted to 2D despite Classic Sonic already having full 2D levels in the game. 

3D is the thing I'm worried about.

[Tenko]

Ugh I need a video link that isn't YouTube so I can steal the trailer for storage on my phone >.<;

[Soniman]

I have a new question 

WHY IS NO ONE TALKINNG ABOUTT THE DROP DASH???????

ITS SOMETHING NEW THAT ADDS TO THE CLASSIC GAMEPLAY AND ITS SICK

[azoo]

The Drop Dash is literally that move from Sonic Lost World where you do the Spindash immediately after hitting the ground, isn't it.

This game is a dream come true. An absolute dream.

[Indigo Rush]

5 minutes ago, Soniman said:

I have a new question 

WHY IS NO ONE TALKINNG ABOUTT THE DROP DASH???????

ITS SOMETHING NEW THAT ADDS TO THE CLASSIC GAMEPLAY AND ITS SICK

I am trying to figure it out by the trailer

 

I think you hold down and jump while you're airborn, and when you touch the ground you instantly dash forward? that's all I can think of.

[Mania Pipe]

Has anyone else yet mentioned that in the title screen the island is Sonic's face?

[Ryannumber1gamer]

Just now, Indigo Rush said:

I am trying to figure it out by the trailer

 

I think you hold down and jump while you're airborn, and when you touch the ground you instantly dash forward? that's all I can think of.

From what I understand, you build your momentum from the dash mid air, and then you speed off as soon as you hit the ground.

[Rey Skywalker-Ren]

so this happened

[Candescence]

I won't lie, the Drop Spin sounds like a genius mechanic. It works as a spin-dash that can be done while moving, but needs a clear vertical space to do it and probably can't be spammed like the boost.