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TSR's achievements have been leaked. https://steamdb.info/app/785260/stats/

>>12716

Oh, nice.

I actually forgot the game has a customization feature, wonder how good it is.

>>12716

they seem very generic. I assume this is not the final list

>>12719

Cute dead gals.

>Not him, but this is a monthly comic. I can do a fuck-ton of stuff in a single month. There's plenty of games I can play, plenty of TV shows I can watch, plenty of other comics I can read. In order for a monthly comic to keep my attention, it should actually be worth the wait. Single self-contained issues are more likely to do that. Even two-part stories can do that because the first issue will have an obvious build up to make me want to read the next issue. Year-long arcs just end up causing individual issues to feel like boring filler, therefore why bother reading any given issue when it doesn't matter?

>"It's for kids" doesn't invalidate this either because kids, while not as braindead as adult management keeps thinking they are, are more impatient while adults are more likely to stick with a long-running story to see where it goes. A long-running story needs to be actually good on an issue-by-issue level and that's Ian's biggest flaw when he's writing longer stories, even when they're only four issues long like in the Sonic Universe arcs.

REFUTE THIS!

>>12724

>REFUTE THIS!

Why?

And yeah, more self-contained issues can benefit comics that only has one issue coming out in a month & Ian's writing of year long stretched out arcs won't please everybody, because to some, it makes issues feel like filler.

That being said, I'm not one of those people. I'm not as hooked into the IDWverse as I was post-reboot Archie, but I'd also be lying if I said that I'm not interested in the whole concept of liquid roboticization & what's gonna happen with the Dr. Starline character.

>>12725

Why not a compromise? Having actual story arcs regularly, but have them be shorter (like 3-6 issues) and while keeping them more self-contained.

>>12726

That's something that can also work.

I'm also an advocate for giving IDW its own Sonic Universe, too

>>12727

if IDW gets its own version of Sonic Universe I guarantee it will just be Sonic Mania Universe

>>12724

You stink of cuckchan. Having said that, it doesn't matter if they're self contained stories or if it's a longer arc, both can be shit and both can be good. Personally, between a good comic with self contained stories or a good comic with longer stories, I prefer the latter because for me it's the opposite: if there's no overarching story there's no reason to care and it's not going to keep my attention for long, while a longer story can be made to be much more satisfying as you go finding out the details of it, though so far I don't think IDW has done it particularly well.

>>12728

What do you mean exactly?

>>12730

if we get a second long running series (not a mini series like the Tangle/Whisper one) it will likely focus on Sonic Mania given how hard Sega is pushing that game even though it came out almost two years ago

>>12733

That's a lot of offices

>>12733

Pretty nice looking building.

>>12733

Neat.

>>12733

I wouldn't mind working there

>>12737

Would /sthg/ consider working for Sega?

>>12741

Depending on what role I'd have in the company, absolutely

>>12741

Yes. They seem to never fire anyone regardless of how badly they screw things up. That's pretty great for people working there. Obviously not for us though

>>12733

>>12738

Is this usual for a company to do?

>>12744

Depends on the company I guess, but I don't think it's all that uncommon. Sega previously did it with their US branch and I think with their UK branch too, and I remember other big companies (either Sony or Nintendo) having to let go of one of their main offices as well a few years back. In the case of Sega I think they spent a few decades in their previous JP offices.

>>12724

>>12729

Ideally, I would love for Sonic comics to have an overarching story, but in order for that to work, there must be a beginning, middle and end. Obviously this won't happen in an ongoing series, because there's no end. And it certainly won't happen in a series like Sonic where everything must be reset to status quo by the end, in a way that satisfies the SEGA corporate overlords. and yes, you do stink of cuckchan

>>12747

This literally means going back to the 90s when Sonic had no canon. As in, Sonic could be "anything" and the games either reflect this or just doesn't have story to begin with and never tries too.

Too bad this couldn't have worked out in the slightest because storyfags are the most autistic part of the fanbase, meaning if their story they liked wasn't "canon", they will lash out and actively demand their "canon" story back and stay domentant.

Since Sonic is a gaming mascot, he cannot end, and wanting that is shallow af. So like what Mario did, just don't bother and let people make autistic shit for themselves and Mario stuck with just going raw, great gameplay. Which Sonic could have done instead at this point imo.

>I want it to be episodic in the exact opposite way. Sonic has some kind of problem to tackle and friends show up for him to bounce off of and to complicate the scenario. Every month should be worth the $4 price of admission, a story that, if not one-and-done, is substantial or entertaining enough to stand on its own. This month Sonic's playing detective with the Chaotix. Next month Sonic's dealing with a haunting. Next month Sonic's on a treasure hunt. Three month arc: Sonic is sent to a spiritual realm by a magic artifact and has to remotely save the day by possessing Metal Sonic.

>It should be wild. It should be wacky. It should be all things Sonic, which is confident spontaneity. It shouldn't be afraid to be like classic Japanese Sonic in tone one month, Adventure 2 the next, and Forces another. The insanity should be embraced in order to create an unpredictable series of adventures celebrating creativity and using these simple characters to their fullest.

R-R-Refute this.

>12749

Go somewhere else, please.

>>12748

Well Sonic DID have a canon back then, but SEGA seemed more loose in terms of what people handling the IP could do with the franchise.

In reality, every decision made is gonna upset some section of the fanbase. Personally, I would like to see them just do whatever they want but I can see why SEGA would be hesitant to let things have more "creative freedom," so to speak.

>>12748

>Since Sonic is a gaming mascot, he cannot end, and wanting that is shallow af.

Wanting Sonic to be more like Mario in terms of storytelling is far more shallow. I'm not asking for the franchise to end. I'm asking for it to have a storyline that ends. And then we get a soft reboot. Zelda does this all the time.

And even Mario has tried to inject some actual atmosphere and meaningful storytelling into the series here and there. Koizumi tried to push that type of stuff for Mario to make it seem more Miyazaki-esque with Galaxy, at which point Miyamoto threw a tantrum. Odyssey brought it back, somewhat. Super Paper Mario is another example of how good Mario writing can be.

Sonic would be best to push past and reject any notion of "autism" or "cringe" and try to be like Kingdom Hearts in terms of tone and storytelling.

>>12752

As much as people tend to mock KH I agree with you.

>>12754

>I'm not suggesting Sonic should talk like the hottest take right now makes it seem like

I assume you meant to say "shouldn't talk".

>>12756

Night anon!

>>12758

(I should note that I'm talking mainly about tone/narrative, not just gameplay)

>>12758

Not him, but this does make me wonder: Could perhaps SEGA use what seems to be this whole Classic/Modern split in a similar way?

>>12747

But there could be different story arcs that end, without ending the universe they are a part of.

>>12760

Depends on a lot of things, but mainly on the capacity of actually delivering good, quality games. It's good that Classic is its own thing and it's probably the only way to make classic fans happy, but it'd be pointless if they delivered games on par with Sonic 4, and the same applies to Modern, it's pointless if they just keep delivering games on par with Lost World and Forces. With Modern it could be even more complicated because it encompasses several gameplay and music styles and different ways to tell the story and structure the game, but still, the biggest problem is whether they can actually deliver a good game.

I want the animations style of Sonic since Colors to Forces to move on. Imo, I honestly don't hate it because it genuinely feels like I'm watching a Saturday cartoon (basically it animates like it's a 3D cartoon with moments of 4 wall breaks), but it's just not something Sonic should be doing all the time, if at all. Sonic should have more dynamic moments mixed in or mostly all the time, to incite the idea he's always going in an adventure.

If anything, this is really because they've been scruturing games since… well, 06 techincallly, to have Sonic and co to have lots of exposition for the sake of it, instead of making it clear the big focus is to get to Eggman/main threat as guickly as possible. In fact, Forces should have been the find of game that handle this the most, but fails exactly because of this problem. Like, most of the in level dialogue should have been for these cutscenes to set up the action, rather than having random OC number 201345 say "we are losing, we are winning, OC you're amazing" when playing the game doesn't really reflect this, it just looks like I'm autopiloting through the level.

Basically, alongside the writers, they need more technically advanced in their craft animators for Sonic. The only people that even remotely come close to this seems to be the CGI animators used since ShTH and even the Sonic Movie. But obviously, they have too much demand elsewhere to really considered for this, so they need new staff for the in game stuff.

>>12764

Oh yeah, I'd fucking love some more dynamic & fluid 3D animation in the games.

Kind of amazed how Riders had so many expressive models & faces despite being in 2005.

>>12767

Stupid, cute sloth!

Also hey, weekend's nearly here. Any Sonic-related plans for the next 2-3 days?

>>12768

Not really unless you count organizing sonic porn

>>12762

>>12761

>Personally, I rather have a game with a straight forward narrative, that still makes it clear to me "unless I beat this game, Sonic and co will die" and that's all the consequence I really need to sell the idea here. When a game does something like, in Sonic 06, Sonic gets stabbed in the back by Mephilsis, I know in the back of my head "Sonic can't be dead" because this would mean Sonic 06 was meant to be the last game in the series.

Those two statements contradict each other. Obviously you're not going to be convinced that if you don't beat the game, Sonic and co will die, because you're an adult. For me, the weight of Sonic's death does not come from the fact that he might stay dead. It's in the characters' reactions to his death, the quest to try and bring him back to life, and the idea of what Sonic might be seeing in an afterlife.

Personally I despise the notion that Sonic should be more like Kirby, or that the IDW series should be like one of those Eurotrash adventure comics like Asterix or Uncle Scrooge. I don't really have an argument for wanting Sonic to have a storyline, at least a miniature one, that has an ending that feels conclusive to the series, other than that it would be cool as fuck and I like story in my games. Yes, I could seek other series that do that. But fuck you: those series are not Sonic.

>>12770

>Personally I despise the notion that Sonic should be more like Kirby,

I thought Kirbyfans said Kirby is basically Sonic just not shit? Why do they say that?

I shouldn't believe this but he's insisting it's real, which people have pointed out in the comments basically looks like the 2017 leaked image of Sonic with his legs resting on the cop's head. So I really don't know what to really think.

>>12774

>2017 leaked image of Sonic

Wait, what?

>>12775

>>12774

I swear to god, he looks like a Methemoglobinemic Chimpanzee in shoes who had a nasty experience with the electrical outlet.

Or maybe if Curious George played with blue dye in a washing machine set to spin cycle.

Either way, How much you want to bet It’ll get an above 10% on RT?

>>12778

Well that wasn't two years ago. I also never noticed that Sonic was resting his feet on his head back then somehow, huh.

>>12779

It was mentioned when people revealed this image after the official image by the movie makers it was apparently leaked in a Twitter post a year prior, which at the time no one considered it real because it was just that jarring, in hindsight, not as badly as the silhouette version seemed when it was first revealed.

>>12780

>it was apparently leaked in a Twitter post a year prior

Wait, really?

>>12783

https://twitter.com/Cybrid101/status/1073115677651804161/photo/1

I believe this is the original poster that revealed this was actually revealed a year prior, but I think I miss interpreted is and just the poster was revealed a year ago, not the tweet itself.

>>12720

Unfortunately it is

https://twitter.com/sega_official/status/1093784563975839745?s=21

>>12789

Sleepy rat

>>12790

It's been a couple of months. I'm sure the little fella can wait a bit longer

>>12791

I never bothered with the Chao garden.

>>12791

Somewhere, deep down in my basement, he rests inside a dusty old memory card. He's long since forgotten me.

>>12795

Too far. Iizuka's gonna send the hounds.

>>12778

I didn’t believe it myself the first time.

Even Hollywood isn’t that out of touch with what the people want…

They’re probably looking at this and thinking: “I need a mid-life crisis…”

I imagine every official Sonic con panel this year to be an absolute disaster. Do you think there will be anything to spawn a Diablo Immortal?

>>12799

The only way I can imagine every panel this year being a disaster is if they're related to the movie.

Which may be possible

>>12795

Is ABT working only on IDW Sonic right now? What does he do for a living?

>>12801

It's the main thing he's doing, but IIRC, ABT is working on other stuff.

He also takes commissions every once in a while.

>>12805

I like to think they are sent to the Chao glue factory.

>>12806

I like to think they get made into chili dogs.

>>12807

Would Sonic even care if he finds out that he's eating Chao's?

>>12808

I mean, if it was someone's pet, maybe. If it's in the wild, it's fair game.

Sonic can eat plenty of other animal foods in Unleashed, so he's probably cool with it.

>>12810

Sorry, Chaos

https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/1094351297640198144

>>12813

Personally, I don't understand why Sonic can't pair up with Sonic, the restaurant. They even have chili dogs. It seems like a no-brainer.

>>12813

My arteries are clogging just looking at that.

>>12816

I never got it either, one side must want nothing to do with the other.

Or maybe they want a place that suits Sonic's personal tastes better. Ya know, like Hooters…

>>12816

>>12818

I've always heard there was some legal thing, but I don't know what legal issues could prevent the two teaming up for at least one promotional crossover.

>>12819

Having the same name might bring up some trademark/copyright/whatever issues, I guess? I dunno.

>>12819

>>12821

This. They don't want to confuse the two brands. It's actually a wonder why Sonic Drive-In didn't get onto them for a possible trademark violation.

>>12822

>It's actually a wonder why Sonic Drive-In didn't get onto them for a possible trademark violation.

I've wondered this too a few times.

>>12821

>>12822

>>12823

My only guess is that the Sonic brand name by SEGA isn't being used for stuff like drive-ins & restaurants in the US, so it's not touching anything Sonic Drive-In really cares about.

I believe Sonic Drive-In has "SONIC" trademarked and SEGA has "SONIC THE HEDGEHOG" (and obviously all the game titles) as trademarks.

>>12824

That hasn't stopped anybody before. It's more likely a combination of >>12825 and that video games weren't taken seriously in 1991. They probably didn't expect it to become the juggernaut it is today.

>>12827

Huh. I'll be damned.

>>12829

Still a 10/10 pic

>>12829

There's a ton of /sthg/ art, isn't there

>>12831

Yeah checking the booru, there's apparently over 850 pics for /sthg/. Pretty crazy imagining that.

>>12833

>500 file Bump folder

Goodness, I'm admittedly kinda impressed.

>>12836

I'm just waking up, I'll go do the groceries in a while, then make lunch, clean the house a bit, iron clothes… I think I might be transforming into a woman.

>>12836

Just finished catching up on a bit of sleep, but I'll be playing some games later on

>>12836

suffering

>>12836

trying to make sense of direcx gibberish

>>12836

Going to watch Knuckles perform in 8chanmania.

cytu.be/r/8chanmania.

He'll most likely job in the 1st round though

>>12841

Oh hey, didn't know that was starting already

>>12841

Did he play already?

>>12843

The first match is now playing. I'll post again when it's Knuckles' turn.

>>12844

Cool, I'll leave it opened in a window while I do other things, maybe I'll catch the match. So much trouble getting Twitch running under NoScript and Flashblock, though.

I had fun with the Perfect Chaos bossfight in SA1, but why in the world did they not use Open Your Heart as the act 2 theme?

>>12847

Night of the Werehog 2 when?

>>12845

Alright, best boy is here now:

https://cytu.be/r/8chanmania

Go get her Rad Red, beat Krystal!!!!

>>12850

>24 votes for Knuckles vs 2 Krystal

kek

>>12850

That was fast

>>12852

Yeah, nothing stops Knuckles' feet!

>>12851

Of course.

So what are some of your favorite Sonic OSTs?

>>12855

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM9FX-9oZ9s&list=PL81346D64EA6BD58A

Sonic the Fighters. Speaking of which, it's Knuckles' turn again in 8chanmania right now!:

>>12850

Holy shit, not only did he win the 2nd match, he did it in less than half the time and with a crit, no less!

He's up again, this time against Hatsune Miku.

>>12861

Yep. She's in the final round against a tetris block. Sending my energy to her.

>>12862

>>12861

Did you really spend all day watching the matches?

>>12863

Yes

>>12865

There was an unexpected post credits scene with Knuckles-worth staying for that

>>12866

Wait, really? What was it?

>>12867

Apparently they're being recorded for the sake of future viewings. But it was crazy, especially giveen that the tetris block won. He was backed by The White from SMT to become the new messiah and erase everything, and also erased all its opponents that it had defeated. When Miku lost to it in the last round of the night at 19 minutes, Miku was also going to be erased. Then Knuckles showed up to save her as the screen turned white with Live and Learb playing in the background as a sort of SA2 ending throwback.

Miku deternined to save her friends and get back to performing in concerts, uploaded herself to a mainframe and is now fighting with Glados and Shodan (I think) for control of 8chanmania S2. With Kiryu, Ouya's friend and mentor MIA prior to this match, she finds herself alone again. Sad stuff

>>12868

*Learn

Wew. It's insane but fun to watch these streams. The lore the organizer writes for it kind of scratches my itch for entertaining story in games. They're like MUGEN matches but with banter and overarching plots like in wrestling shows. And music from the characters' respective franchises, of course.

>>12870

Mmhmm.

http://8chanmania.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Knuckles

Anons creating their own submitted fighters for it really makes me wish we had Chao Karate, a new sega crossover fighting game, or Gemerl back.

>>12872

Huh. Wonder how that's gonna turn out.

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>>12875

heck, i was trying to do one of those dumb things where they would make sonics' face out of text

>>12876

That would have been cool.

>>12876

I think it can be done, but it's gotta be a specific kind of text thing.

>>12882

Lazy ass bot

Did you know that there are only 99 days left until Team Sonic Racing is released?

>>12884

Jeez, really? You'd think SEGA would promote it more.

>>12884

It doesn't feel they have a lot of trust in the game.

Also, that thumbnail reminds me, didn't we get confirmation that Sega had acquired the rights for a new Sonic Olympics game? What happened with that?

>>12887

I believe the next M&S game is supposed to be for 2020 to coincide with the Tokyo Olympics

>>12888

That in turn reminds me, given that 2021 is Sonic's 30th anniversary, do you think if we don't get a main game this year we'll get one for 2020 or they'll wait for 2021?

>>12889

I think we're gonna see some teases for a new game this year, with an official announcement in 2020.

Or they put out a game in 2020 with a 30th anniversary title in 2021, like they did for Colors/Generations.

>>12891

Hopefully 2020 is a Mania 2 while 2021 is the grand fan-produced 3D Sonic game we've all been waiting for.

>>12892

Here here.

Which brings me to ask, what would you guys wanna see out of a Sonic Mania 2?

>>12889

I'm hoping for a main game next year.

>>12893

Completely original levels, with transitions.

>>12895

Oh, and give me some goddamn story and atmosphere like with 3&K. Mania was severely lacking in that department.

https://twitter.com/CFWhitehead/status/1095115250473480192

What does it mean? Is it like HAL/Sakurai to Nintendo or something?

>>12898

Sonic Mania had 3 different developers attached to it. This is a way for them to be all under one roof.

>>12898

Best of luck to them!

>>12898

I'm guessing they're posting about this now so people recognize the name when Mania 2 is revealed at SXSW

>>12902

Wonderful deer.

>>12906

Looking at the booru Bump has gotten some pics lately, but they're NSFW

>>12906

At some point /sthg/ hated her, saying Sage was the better girl. I don't know how, or when.

>>12907

I don't see any new ones, just old ones that were only recently uploaded.

>>12911

Well, someone DID upload a recreated Bump in SoulCalibur 6 last month, so that counts.

Dunno if it's new or not, but I've never seen it before.

>>12913

Can't blame ya

I think there's ways to make good custom plushes, so it's not impossible if you know what you're doing.

>>12906

Eh, some things just fall out of style as time goes on and come back in waves.

>>12915

>a Dorkly-tier parody

Making fun of Sonic or doing parodies is low-hanging fruit, so there's a lot who go for it.

>or making a redesign to "improve things", draw Sonic's arms blue?

We're in an era where fans and non-fans feel they can outdo SEGA, so they do stuff like that.

>>12917

I know Sonic is a low-hanging fruit, but is coloring Sonic's arms blue supposed to be part of the joke? Is it supposed to signify that you don't like Sonic therefore are purposefully being inaccurate to his design? What's the deal?

And yeah, I know a lot of people think they can outdo SEGA, but there has to be some kind of logic they're following for that particular aspect, and I don't understand it.

>>12915

they're not actual Sonic fans or they played one or two games 20 years ago and watched a few episodes of Satam or something. They just know Sonic's general shape and color scheme

>>12918

Parodies often make characters look a bit different their regular design. Like they're off-brand knockoffs. Whether that's specifically part of the joke/parody or not, I dunno.

>I know a lot of people think they can outdo SEGA, but there has to be some kind of logic they're following for that particular aspect, and I don't understand it.

I don't think there's anything wrong with the current designs, but we have been stuck with them for quite awhile. Things do get new looks every now and again and we saw that with Boom. Some fans just like to throw their hat into the ring, especially with the backlashes to the last two redesigns, Boom and the movie.

>>12910

Most of the people are newfags that has no idea who those OCs are. They only talk about shit talking Sonic and fanwanking Shadow, and only care about the Adventure 2 Battle stories.

>>12915

Same thing for me except when people draw (and prefer) Amy with two Tails-like eyes.

>>12923

do you even go to /sthg/? Because it's not like that at all. When people bring up SA2 they generally complain about the ridiculousness of the story and the bad writing

>>12925

>they generally complain about the ridiculousness of the story and the bad writing

Precisely why /sthg/ is fucking dead.

When normalfags start coming in and talking about how awful SA2's writing is and that its story makes no sense, a Sonic community is lost.

>>12925

I was there. Like, a year or so ago at this point, when LC-Kun was running amuck of that place, have no idea what has changed/happened afters.

Back then people got hyper defensive over the idea that gameplay mattered over stories, and I explicitly remember Shadowfags shitting up the place left right and center, although that could have been thanks to Smashfaggotry.

>>12927

Tbh, it was likely just people knowing what buttons to press & purposely saying things to trigger arguments, even if they didn't believe in it.

>>12926

In fairness, the story of SA2 was never gonna be something that would appeal to everyone. However, even these days I wholly appreciate the story of SA2, warts/over the top campiness & all.

>>12924

Kek, I never noticed that was a trend. Not a hog.

>>12927

>Back then people got hyper defensive over the idea that gameplay mattered over stories

I remember a time where people did exactly the opposite.

>>12923

>Most of the people are newfags that has no idea who those OCs are

I am going to choose not to believe that because it sounds absolutely dreadful.

>>12915

They do it to get views, they're not really concerned about making something that works, so they are going to go for controversies and things that would create buzz.

>>12933

>Maria isn't a thot because she don't breathe no more

>>12936

But she did breathe at one point. And when she did breathe, she was a thot.

>>12942

That doesn't look totally terrible, I could go for something like that. I like the idea of Shadow having personalized weapons, and I think an improvement from using generic real life weapons could be achieved.

>I think Shadow could use guns in a way that feels natural, though

How?

>>12942

Wow, for once I found someone that shares the same "if I had to keep this way" kind of opinion about Shadow characterization after SA2. There's things I understand that are different in tone from the 90s era and 2000s, and for me to accept ShTH, I'd take exactly what you said. Stylized weapons would at least work in the realm of Sonic where Eggman's creations exist. It's not my forte in the fist place, but it's the best case compromise for Shadow then just accepting hyper realistic AK-47s in a world with cartoon animals played for straight instead as some parody comedy.

Looks like someone is making a fangame using that Dash Engine project revealed like a year back? Looks like the DE to me.

>>12946

Neat.

I remember hearing that GHPAnon helped out on the DE a little bit, so it's pretty cool seeing people make some projects out of the Dash Engine.

I remember hearing some people doing stuff in the BE, which is also nice.

I'm holding out for the Hero Engine, which looks better than both the BE and DE combined.

>>12947

I thought the gameplay looked like the BE but I wasn't sure it that was a coincidence.

>>12948

The Hero Engine's cool too, but has it been updated lately?

>>12949

IIRC, the bit he did was moreso related to the camera, but it's been a while since I last saw him talk about it.

>>12950

>The Hero Engine's cool too, but has it been updated lately?

I don't think so. I think the dev stated he wasn't going to make it a full game, but a engine at the most, but hasn't made any mention of it since the last video like a year ago or something.

>>12951

Well, shit, that sucks.

Kinda wished he at least made it open-sourced, if nothing else.

>>12945

Cute hogs

>>12953

Same, I've always wondered why some people don't upload highres pics more often.

>>12946

Uh… an attempt was made I guess. God damn I want to play Runners now, though.

>>12947

BE was an /sthg/ project, right? I think I left before it was a thing, but I remember seeing comments every now and then outside of /sthg/ (like in video comments) about it and I thought it was crazy that it had that kind of reach. Same thing when I see picture that were created in /sthg/ in other places (like 8/v/, though I guess this is less surprising since the userbase is more likely to overlap).

>>12955

It was an /sthg/ project, yeah.

>>12953

Internet there is low quality iirc, plus better file size and scaling on smaller screens.

Why do you think they keep things like handheld gaming still around?

>>12957

Come on, we're not talking about 1080p60fps video. It's a simple image. If you can browse the internet you can probably upload one in an okay resolution.

>Why do you think they keep things like handheld gaming still around?

I imagine for people that move a lot or that want to play on the go, but I never understood the appeal myself. Isn't that mostly dead now, however? Certainly doesn't seem as big a thing as when Nintendo and Sony were competing.

>>12958

When it comes to handheld, the only thing that seems to exist today seems to be the Nintendo 3DS which has taken a backseat to the Switch.

Kind of a shame for Sonic, since he's had some good handheld games back in the day, but I guess they can always do them on mobile.

>>12959

>I guess they can always do them on mobile.

The difference in business models probably plays against that…

>This game is almost 15 years old

Time flies

>>12973

We all get older, but Sonic stays the same age.

>>12979

Sonic…Sonic never changes

>>12972

I just finished a run of Heroes with all 4 teams plus the Last Story, 15 years after I got it when I was 10.

>>12973

Really feel like giving my grandparents a call now since they won't be here for too long, the more I think of getting older.

>>12974

>there are people that were born after the year 2000 that are now old enough to drive and drink

what the fuck

>>12975

It seems this was deleted.

>>12991

I have a feeling /sthg/ probably won't get a shoutout again…

>>12996

As cool as it was, I don't know if it was for the best to get that kind of attention.

>>12995

What happened with Chauvels? Does she still draw for the general?

>>12997

I doubt it. I don't go to 4/sthg anymore but last I checked most of the decent content creators stopped making anything for that place

>>12997

Not for halfchan, but Chauvels still does stuff on her tumblr, last I checked.

>>12999

Do you think she knows about this place?

>>13001

Kek, cute.

>>13000

I dunno, but it's also been a while since I checked her stuff out.

>>13001

Truly the best ship.

https://twitter.com/AdamBryceThomas/status/1096094629244608513

This might not be a fluid game, but I think fans would like Sonic Team to at least go back to this level design and expand it.

>>13006

Nice

>>13007

I would love a level with a more open like design, yeah. Not full-blown open world, but something with more freedom would be cool.

Also, there's something about Sonic's movements in that video that looks kinda odd.

>>13007

Holy christ those physics are…slippery, to say the least.

>>13006

These are very cute.

>>13006

That was fun, and Hydrocity's tune is GOAT.

>>13014

Goodness, that's a good Amy model.

Poor girl

>>13014

Eh, it's nice but it doesn't strike me as being that good.

>>13016

Any other preferences?

>>13014

He is as good as Nibroc. I just think she looks a bit chubby in the face.

>>13021

Seems in character for Shadow.

>>13020

wew

>>13021

>No.

When will Shadow lighten the hell up?

>>13024

Poor, lonely hog.

Good morning /sthg/, happy Friday.

>>13027

I feel like there's people in Japan who do have a bit of understanding about what made Sonic so loved & wants to do better, but their hands are more or less tied with the current state of SEGA.

>>13028

What exactly IS the state of SEGA, outside of undergoing damage control as usual.

And to add, I'd like to address I'm also asking for devs that aren't already working with SEGA to begin with that would be a potential addition to help make Sonic games (aka, Plat/Atlus), e.g, Namco for Smash Bros 4/Ultimate.

>>13029

>What exactly IS the state of SEGA

That's actually a good question, tbh. I can't help but wonder what's been going on in there because it seems like there's always a ton of confusion & general fuckery going on in that company.

I heard you guys were laughing at us?

>>13033

No.

Who should write for Sonic?

>>13035

Maekawa

>>13034

Okay all is forgiven.

>>13033

It was just a chuckle!

>>13035

Shiro Maekawa

>>13035

Maekawa can write the games & I wouldn't mind somebody like Ian in a localizer role. Just someone who won't butcher the game in localization.

For the comics, I think Ian & a rotating cast of other writers similar to Archie can work.

>>13030

>Dimps

Huh, that's actually a group that I wouldn't mind seeing tackle a 3D Modern Sonic title.

What other teams would anyone here like to see try a Modern Sonic game?

>>13041

Play Unleashed on the Wii.

http://xoyondo.com/ap/rz6BJruuqESdKMY

>>13027

I feel management is too chaotic on the Sonic side of Sega to allow for the creation of solid products anymore. They have been adrift for years with no clear direction for the franchise, no objectives in mind, no roadmap or vision. They have ditched all that in the hopes that the additional freedom would give them more margin of maneuver for the creation of individual games in the immediate time at the expense of the future, but even then they've failed. Changing all of this would require a profound change in the people behind it, which I can't see happening.

>>13032

>That's actually a good question, tbh

It really is, specially with the rumors we were getting about Sonic Team and that "Sonic Pillar" team and everything else.

>>13066

I know it's a fake but man, he has so many wrinkles.

>>13067

Have they shown any solo mode/non-team gameplay of TSR yet?

>>13071

>each character

Tails - Saving the world from Eggman & Sonic talking about how cool Tails is

Amy - Marrying Sonic

Rouge - She'd just dream about fucking around on a pile of the worlds jewels, Master Emerald included

Eggman - Bullying Sonic after taking over the world.

>Would Sonic/Super Sonic/Werehog Sonic have different kinds of dreams?

Maybe not Sonic & Super Sonic, but I can see Sonic & Werehog Sonic having different dreams

>>13073

>Darknessthecurse

Good lord, that is one name I haven't heard in about a decade.

Takes me back to the early days of Sonic vids on YT

>>13074

I know, i use to watch his old rants back in the day

>>13071

I think the werehog would have different dreams. Super Sonic and regular Sonic would be the same, though I'm not sure Super Sonic would fall asleep.

>>13078

Err, sorry for the lack of spacing, I just woke up.

>>13078

Eh, there's definitely Classic era fans who can react as passionately, but in recent years SEGA has started catering to more Classic-era fans.

I think part of the reason why some fans of the Adventure era & forward react a certain way is mostly because of the fact that SEGA has continued to mess up the Boost gameplay & throw in things that weren't that well received (like Classic Sonic in Modern Sonic games), or force out half-assed games just to give a "we're sorry" statement like they're actually gonna learn their lesson. I do agree on the whole point of "fans should ask for more of the best of these eras as opposed to just bringing it back," but it can get kinda hard to really come to a consensus on everything that was considered to be the best of the Adventure era (just to give an example) when people have their own reasons for liking that era.

Not to mention, if we were to ever see a return of the Adventure era (or any other era for Sonic) it's probably not gonna be as easy as Classic Sonic since Taxman & Stealth were able to prove to SEGA that they can make a full game before ever doing Mania. It's gonna be hard for a 3D Sonic era to receive the same treatment when so far no one has managed to make a full-length 3D Sonic fangame. Even projects like Sonic Utopia has been in development for years & Islands has just recently popped up.

>>13080

The issue is no 3D fan game gets done because it needs a budget. It's been nearly 40 years 2D games existed, that's why you don't need a budget to make one and finish one. Hell the best ones with tons of content like AM2R took 10 years to make. It's not about "if it can be finished" it's about making it solid, well thought out and being passionate to make it in the first place. All of these elements exists in these fangames, you just need time or money to make it finishable, which you can clearly tell even AAA companies don't let the former happen for marketing reasons, so devs needs money in exchange. This not being understand by people really bites me in the ares and undermines how hard it is for these game devs to monetize making games near annually. It's no different from animators.

>>13081

Oh, I agree. It also kinda sucks that those factors make it such a task for those 3D fan games to ever be finished.

>>13083

Have there been any new lewd Bump or Sage pictures lately?

>>13087

The funny thing is that SEGA has been doing some good stuff lately, at least with the franchises like Yakuza & whatnot.

But with Sonic, they always seem to have a problem when it comes to deciding what to do with the series or where to take it. My only hope is that with the restructuring that's happened recently, we see some positive change to the franchise.

https://twitter.com/Cybrid101/status/1096819458990108672

Kek

>>13078

>Ted from BSC

>implying

I thought that meme was dead.

ted is an ok guy, damn you

>>13077

There's a surprising lack of good Sonic animations. While this was fun to watch (in 1.25x, holy shit why is everything so slow and spaced out), wish all this effort was poured into something with better direction. Would have settled for something shorter but more intense or better written or directed.

>>13090

Sonic really lacks both direction and identity right now. Everything Forces was shows they have no idea what the fans want, nor what they want to do with Sonic.

>>13095

Same. It's why I find this video nice and wish I just had more time to myself to start animating again.

>>13098

>Why put in everything Adventurefags have wanted for ages in Forces when you ignored them up until that point?

Because Adventurefags are all grown up, have jobs with disposable income, and are getting nostalgic for the late 90s/early 2000s and Sega knows nostalgia = profit from Generations and every other company cashing in on this. Why stop at just Classic Sonic? Throw in something for the Adventurefags as well. Who cares if none of it makes sense or is implemented well. They just need to see Shadow and Chaos 0 and they'll buy it. Same with Classicfags. They see Classic Sonic and it's an instant buy. That's what Sega believes since they're so out of touch with the fanbase.

>>13101

No bully