/fast/ - Sonic the Hedgehog

fast

slow

>>8320

Give me a example

I've never seen oversized quality, on model merch of characters that wasn't normie tier prices.

So hey, IDW Sonic #11 may come out next week.

Pretty cool.

>>8318

I thought the shitty new comics weren't adapting the games outside of Forces.

>>8319

Forget Tails and forget Buddy, Pikachu is Sonic's new best friend.

>>8327

these are adorable

Sonic and Pikachu are two of my favorite things. I wish I knew how to draw so I could contribute something nice while it's still popular

>>8330

I used to like Pikachu and the Pokemon anime on TV a bunch when I was younger. Weird to see such a small moment cause a bunch of creative stuff, but I’m happy to see it.

>>8331

Same. Kind of a shame there's no likely crossover between the two that could happen, tho.

>/4/sthg's thread got pruned by jannies

>>8334

Deservedly? Or randomly?

>>8335

For having a bubsy op

>>8337

kek

>>8337

Beautiful

>>8336

So deserved.

>>8327

Smaller animals traveling on top of Sonic's head is the cutest thing.

>>8342

I think lots of fans share the feeling.

>>8334

So did they make a new one? This isn't news for that general, if that's all it was just make a new one and continue on. Why was it just bubsy? If it had Sonic in it it would have been fine.

>Sensible Chuckle.png

>>8347

>>8348

>Fleetway Amy

No.

>>8347

>Sonic 3 & Amy

Sure?

>>8349

>not liking fleetway amy

Explain yourself cause shes sure as hell better than the game vers

>>8351

Her design is shit and her crossbow is stupid.

>>8352

at least she looks like a hedgehog and like she has more personality than "im a girl"

>>8353

>>8354

Hit a sore spot?

>>8355

Please stop instigating the Fleetwayfag.

The mods already got on his case, the last thing you should do is go down with him.

>>8355

im allergic to garbage taste so yeah

>>8356

you know all i do is respond to the rude tones other anons give here and get ruder, if the mods want to flag me for that then guess what's going happen?

>>8356

Not him & I don't even hate Fleetway, but yeah.

Let's not go down this route here

>>8356

I didn't know there was a Fleetway fag. I just thought some anon was getting pissing somebody dared to not like something he did.

>>8361

You were being a cheeky cunt in tone and I took an issue with that, is a problem? You're disrespectful.

>>8362

Anon, this is 8chan. If people being less than polite bothers you so much, you probably shouldn't be posting here.

>>8363

it doesnt bother me but its a problem if i get warned for responding to negative shit negatively

>>8367

Never noticed Shadow being in this pic, maybe I didn't see the full version before.

>>8370

Pretty cool covers.

>>8366

Based on this and all the classic games where Eggman outruns Sonic, Eggman really is the fastest thing alive.

>>8373

Well Tails, maybe if you'd stop being a pussy and FIGHT like you used to in the pass or your Mania counterpart, then you'd be respected again.

>>8370

>Left one

Literally a better cover than Forces.

>>8370

they're nice

>>8373

So which was worse, Lost World Tails or Forces Tails?

>>8378

Lost World Tails at least had a spine and did something. Forces Tails cowered at any sign of personal danger and didn't do anything significant.

>>8372

What I find hilarious is that none of the games since the classics have even bothered to contradict that. There's never been a point in a story where he runs away, under his own foot power, and Sonic catches up with him.

>>8370

Solid covers

>>8382

these are precious

>>8372

With how literally some people take some things, I wonder if Iizuka has been asked about this at a con or something and what he replied.

>>8385

He'd probably just say Eggman keeps getting enough of a head start.

>>8384

我想你

>>8389

I don't feel so good…

>>8393

Neat

What’s a genre the franchise hasn’t done that you think would make a cool game?

>>8395

Real time strategy.

>>8395

Sonic rhythm game

>>8397

This could be pretty fun.

>>8397

Imagine having access to all Sonic songs for it. It'd be amazing.

>>8407

Looking good. What you testing, anon?

>>8406

I swear there was gonna be Crush 40 DLC for Rock Band at some point, but it fell through.

>>8408

Trying to do something animation wise. What I want to do even I'm unsure of doing in the first place, but I was fucking around with shaders so I posted that. I hope this goes somewhere in the end unlike other uncompleted works.

>>8410

Ahh. Well hey, keep it up anon.

>>8410

Good luck with it, anon

IN UNREAL

Pretty impressive

>>8413

Shit, that looks awesome.

I heard GHPAnon is actually helping out the dude working on this, which is pretty cool

>>8414

Oh no wonder I get Bumper Engine vibes from this. I hope I get to understand unreal better than unity, I'd like to use one of these damn engines at some point.

>>8415

Same. Despite the ozcrash/oban drama, I am loving the amount of 3D fan projects popping up lately. Hopefully at least a few of them finish.

>>8417

You think Sonic prefers running through hot climates or cold ones? He never seems to worry about heat stroke or hypothermia, so I assume he has no problem with the actual weather conditions.

>>8418

Sonic generates heat by running. The rush of air around him, while he runs, removes heat from his body. Therefore, Sonic always remains at the ideal temperature.

>>8419

As long as there's no pants.

>>8410

Make sure to post updates. It's always cool to see what people are up to.

>>8425

The friction of him running would cause them to light on fire, immolating his legs and possibly crippling him from every going fast again.

>>8426

As an additional note, this is why most of the fast characters don't wear pants. Blaze gets away with it, because she can control fire, and thus is able to keep her pants from burning.

>>8425

He probably would tear them.

So, funnily enough, Sonic now takes damage when in water in Smash Ultimate.

>17:00

>>8432

Making custom sprites?

>>8433

This dev seems to really love the game, likely his first.

Welp, thanks Shadow. You triggered Samerai and now he's memed Sonic Mania

>>8441

Cute sleeping rat

>>8430

That's kinda cool.

>>8437

We need a new Sonic OVA.

>>8431

>poor Sonic

Rat needs to learn to swim. He's 15, it's his own fault for not learning at this point!

>>8446

With how many times he's had to either be in or run on water, it's amazing how stubborn he is to learn.

>>8447

Why does he need to when he can just jump infinitely in water in Colors?

>>8448

I guess he can do that.

>>8448

Peer pressure.

What's Sonic gonna do when he finishes exploring the world?

>>8453

Go to space?

Alternative dimension?

Time travel?

>>8453

>>8454

More storybook adventures.

>>8453

Travel to the human world and explore it too.

This hurts this isn't a plot point in the games, and any attempt at them was hampered thanks to making shitty quality games.

>>8458

Best bromance

>>8453

>>8456

And once he's done traveling to the human world, he'll explore the Sol Dimension. Sonic knows how to keep himself busy.

>>8429

This actually looks pretty good.

>>8457

No it doesn't. That's a really dumb idea for a plot point. Metal is cool precisely because he isn't Sonic. He might be made in the image of Sonic, but his speed and strength are all his own. To make him a corrupted Sonic is to undermine his strength and accomplishments as an individual.

>>8462

Heroe's portrayal of him was shit, though.

>>8458

Why is the rat acting like a dog and the hedgehog acting like a rat?

>>8464

I mean, Metal wanting, more than anything, to outdo Sonic is a great character trait. But turning him into a delusional retard isn't.

>>8465

The "hedgehog" is a rat.

>>8470

'06

>>8470

I’m not sure I have any that fall under ones that I like, but fans don’t.

>>8470

sonic adventure 1/2. They get a lot of hate nowadays

>>8472

Well, what games do you enjoy?

>>8475

The Classics, Adventures, Heroes, Unleashed, Generations, Mania.

I don't think any of those really fall into disliked by fans outside of maybe Unleashed which has really gained a lot of fan support as time goes on.

>>8476

I've definitely seen Heroes get its fair share of hate, so I'd say that counts.

>>8470

What about games that you don't like that other fans love?

>>8480

I dislike Generations and hate Colors but most people seem to love them. I'll never understand the appeal

>>8481

Too cute.

>>8462

>He's trying to prove his is the real one

Because Metal clearly had screws loose in that one. After gaining all of his powers plus that of his team mates' along with Chaos and Shadow's, his ego swelled up to unbelievable heights. He usurped Eggman and proclaimed himself an Overlord-the real question to me how is how exactly Eggman upgraded/lost control of his A.I. in the first place.

His motive for it was that he was tired of getting his ass kicked during the fight with Team Super.. Between Adventure and Shadow, we never got to see Eggman's reaction to the fates of Gamma and Beta, the former of which was then used to make knock off copies in his base. Then Shadow falls to Earth and only briefly and vaguely says that a robot was used to save him. No mention or scene shown whether this was on the way back to Earth or if he found Shadow planted in the ground somewhere similar to how Sonic survived in Unleashed. Finally he makes a super powerful robot (Omega) only to keep him stuck doing guard duty as he moves on to mass producing Shadow Androids. Though, whether or not he made that call, or if it was Metal disguised is unknown.

>>8470

Eh, I like Fighters, if that counts.

>>8470

Sonic Unleashed and Mania.

>>8480

That would be Shadow the Hedgehog

Huh. Neat.

>>8488

kek

>tfw no longer at Pumpking Hill

>>8491

It'll always live on, in our hearts

>>8491

We’re always at Pumpkin Hill.

>>8495

Old meme is old

Forgot if this was asked before, but what are your hopes for the upcoming Sonic film?

>>8495

Buncha damn bullies.

>>8499

Oof, I feel for ya.

I've never been able to really get into Sonic World because of just how janky it could be. I hope World DX plays better

>No Fap November

>Rouge is the Sonic Channel character this month

It can't be a coincidence, can it?

>>8501

I dunno what you're talking about, anon.

Surely it's just a coincidence by Sonic Channel.

Surely.

I still hate Kirk Shadow…

>>8503

He's improved compared to his earlier performances, but yeah, he is still a pretty mediocre Shadow. I don't know if it's the voice direction they have for him or what, but it's not working for me.

>>8504

Part him, part direction.

There were some times where he sounded alright, but others where the voice really doesn't work.

>>8498

Pepsi is better than Coke. Just like Sonic is better than Shadow.

Morning, /sthg/!

What's your favorite & least favorite Sonic theme?

>>8506

But that's wrong

>>8508

Favorite: It Doesn't Matter SA1 version

Least Favorite: Reach for the Stars if that counts

>>8508

>favorite

Sonic Boom

>least favorite

It Doesn't Matter

Since the movie has finished filming and premieres in about 1 year, when can we expect a trailer? I'm just really starved for news.

>>8514

And the Sonic twitter will make no mention of it.

That says it all.

>>8514

Can't believe it's been that long. I still haven't plated it.

>>8514

Reminder that we still have no sales numbers.

https://twitter.com/SumoDigitalLtd/status/1060177553078525952?s=19

H-huh

>>8519

Interesting, they must’ve really been set back more than we thought.

>>8519

>>8521

Why do they need more? The work for Sanic Racing should already be done and the designers freed up for new projects.

>>8525

But the game is set to be released in March of next year…

If anything, this makes that change in release date more apparent…

>>8519

concern.jpg

These sounds like rather core positions for games like TSR. Do you think TSR designers walked away?

>>8527

probably assigned to work on other projects. People keep saying Sumo is working on other games at the same time as TSR and they're understaffed

>>8529

Sumo wouldn't trash their reputation like that. They're smaller than Sega and couldn't survive something like that

>>8532

To my knowledge, nah. But we did get Bump/Bowsette art around September or early October.

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The only good thing half-decent about Colors.

>>8539

I feel like I'm the only one who doesn't like this song

Incoming pic to this post

Oh and btw, the video also has Iizuka state TSR takes place exclusively in the "Sonic Universe", so I guess the other games took place in the "Human World" if I'm not mistaken.

>>8543

But what about Rooftop Run? It's from Unleashed which has humans and it's also in TSR. This whole two worlds thing is so stupid

>>8544

It really is the dumbest thing.

>>8546

Yeah, he's miles better than Kishimoto but it's not much of a big help when you're an obsessive Shadowfag.

>>8544

Not to mention Big Boom Boo's house, which was the pyramid in SA2. I hope he meant Sonic universe as in not the crossover world of the All Star games.

Now before people get miffy about this not being Sonic related, I just like to point out why I think Sonic fans like Sonic more than Mario at times, and this video to me shows why.

Seeing characters like Peach have more than one emotion is just uncanny valley as fuck to me, and it made me realize, that's likely why Sonic and friends are so loved, their expressions and interactions allows people to just ignore the quality of Sonic's games, as long as the interactions are enjoyable. This is likely why people don't like Colors-Forces as much as past games in the series.

So I hope they can change that for the better in future Sonic games.

you guys got some chao gardens?

>>8552

I'd say it was both a mistake and unnecessary. It was fine as a one-time deal for Generations, but continuing it on with Forces was just retarded. Mania, as well, didn't need to be divided from the rest of the series as a "classic" game. It should have just been considered another Sonic game.

>>8552

It’s only a mistake to continue having them crossover like in Forces.

>>8552

It was a mistake. It worked in Generations where it seemed like Classic was just a younger version of Modern. Now it's two different characters and we have these separate branches and I'm always worried normies, especially clueless parents, are going to get confused and turned off from the series. Look at the Wii and Wii U. It's probably not that bad as that but still. The Classic/Modern split in the fanbase is also the worst it's ever been and there's no way both sides will be happy simultaneously. When one side gets more attention than the other, they panic and wonder if that side is being axed. It's awful.

>>8552

I think it's a great idea. Trying to appeal to fans of both styles at the same time was not going to make anyone happy pretty much ever. I think they're better separated, but that doesn't mean the execution is going to be great, as usual.

>>8551

Would a feature like in some other games where time still moves forward even if you're not actually playing in the Chao Garden at the moment work?

>>8555

>When one side gets more attention than the other, they panic and wonder if that side is being axed. It's awful.

The only reason that's an argument is A: You're talking about the only place that shitposting started from; 4/sthg/, and B: BOTH eras need quality controlled games, and only one side really shines over the other, which ISN'T because it's before the Adventure era. If Modern Sonic was Unleashed quality with better ideas and Classic stayed Mania styled, no one has any right to bitch.

>>8559

>but 3D had it longer, hence all the bias against it.

3D has never had a game that could be considered fantastic, either. I'm not as hard on the 3D titles as a lot of people, but, until Colors, each and every one had at least a few heavy flaws, and Colors always stayed a middling "good", never really getting "great". Generations almost had it, but ended up botching things with a lot of stage environment picks, the absolute mess of a final boss, and being as long as Sonic 2, not counting the extra challenges. The classic gameplay, ironically, also ended up bogging it down, somewhat. Meanwhile, S2, 3, and &K are all light on obvious flaws, while being pretty good in every general facet.

You're also forgetting that all the lowest points of the series, game-wise, have been 3D or heavily attributed to modern Sonic. Classic had some stinkers, but none as awful as the likes of '06.

>>8561

Colors is not good. The level design and physics are on par with Sonic 4. People only like it because it wasn't Sonic 06 or the Werehog.

>>8567

Fucking awesome. I'm really, really hoping this project sees completion one day.

>>8552

Unnecessary.

Classic Sonic and the original Sonic concepts were fine the way they were and struck a good chord in a lot of people.

Sega has forgotten a lot of what they build Sonic's image upon and it makes it the confused, directionless mess it is today.

But besides that, what I'm getting to saying is, Classic and Modern should not be a split and they shouldn't be different universes to begin with. There are a lot of things amazing with the Classic iteration of Sonic, and a lot of things that are good with the Modern iteration of Sonic. If you ask me, the Adventure reboot was nonsense, getting rid of half the original cast, and re-working the frame structure of the cast and setting to nearly unrecognizable levels when people LOVED it the way it was was bullshit.

Classic & Modern should be a thing at the same time, with the Classic aesthetics, tone, setting, ect taking the dominant force.

If you were in charge of a Sonic comics or cartoons series how would you write the following characters:

Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Honey, Tiara, Blaze, Sticks, Rouge, Shadow, Omega, Mighty, Ray, Fang, Bean, Bark, Big, Cream, the Freedom Fighters, Manic, Sonia

>>8575

nerd hog

Also, Sonic Forces OST now on Spotify

https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/1060958628931264512?s=19

>>8578

whaaaaa the Sonic Twitter actually said something about Forces? wow

>>8577

yes

>>8578

I should give my Forces vinyl another listen.

>>8581

Did you buy it because you liked Forces' soundtrack that much or just because of collecting?

>>8579

Only because he had too. Gotta shill to keep papa SEGA happy.

>>8582

Probably more on the side of collecting. I think it's cool to have Sonic soundtracks on vinyl, hence why I got the Mania and SA1&2 vinyls as well.

I replayed SA2B and Sonic Mania last month and I enjoyed SA2B more. Can we still be friends

>>8588

I enjoyed Mania more but I like both games, so yeah.

But what did you think of the two titles?

>>8588

That depends on why you enjoyed it more.

>>8589

they're both good

>>8590

it was more fun

I guess I just have bad taste in games

>>8591

Well, that's respectable. Taste in vidya's subjective anyways, so I'm not gonna attack anyone or liking something

>>8591

But why did you find it more fun?

>>8596

Is it a fun pinball machine?

>>8597

I'm not necessarily a fan of pinball unless its spinball, but my friend enjoys it

>>8600

Artistic expresion

>3:00

>>8604

What is Knuckles gonna do with Bump?

>>8605

Teach her to box.

>>8605

hump and pump that rump

Who's the most underrated Sonic character?

>>8610

What is Metal complaining about?

>>8595

Huh, how lazy of them to reuse the picture. As for which one I prefer… I don't know, both are great. I want to say second because the colors aren't so saturated, but in general I like more the first style.

>>8614

Wait, the left came first? I thought that was fan art.

But then again, it weirdly looks reminiscent for some reason.

>>8616

Secret Rings' gameplay is pretty bad. You get abilities and upgrades and can change the way Sonic handles but it takes so long to get to a point where he actually feels fun to control. And even then, the game's still not very fun to play. Black Knight starts off with Sonic controlling easily like this but again, it's just not that fun. Honestly, the gameplay isn't horrible but it's just not that fun to play. It's like Forces to me. It's not bad. Just mediocre and not fun.

Everything else about Black Knight is great though. The setting, story, the music, etc. even the voice acting too. I like to pretend it's a movie instead of a game. It's much more enjoyable that way.

>>8616

Secret Rings has absolutely shit controls, but the setting and music are pretty damn good. The story had potential, but it was executed pretty poorly. Black Knight, on the other hand, can be pretty fun, as well as having great music, a fun setting, and a pretty good story by Sonic standards. It also did multiple playable characters very well, something 3D Sonics tended to struggle with.

I officially prefer the Jun Senoue version of Roof Top Run

>>8595

I don't like the pose or expression she's conveying, looks like an anime character

>>8620

You mean the japanese cartoon character looks like a japanese cartoon character? You have wonderful powers of observation.

>>8621

You do know Sonic and co are heavily based on western designs and western cartoons, right? It looks hideously stupid when they behave too much like 2010s anime.

>>8622

Never in my life have I seen such an avid anti weeaboo. Just ignore it plz if it triggers you, it's just a drawing.

>>8615

Oh wait, given the filename that might be possible! I thought it was Adventure artwork because of the coloring.

>>8623

I'm not an anti weeaboo, I just don't like it for Sonic – grow up.

>>8630

>2010s anime

>2010s anime

>2010s anime

What you posted is a trope from 80s-90s anime, it's perfectly fine. 2010's anime is less mainstream than those for a reason.

>Japanese character design and cartoons,

It's 80% western though.

>>8631

It's like 40% western, at most. Japan came up with the original design, then argued with SoA until they came up with a compromise to help appeal to a western audience. Even then, SoA modified the design for in all the franchise's western media, changing the spines into a mohawk configuration, among other slight details. And the western compromise only really applies to Sonic. The mecha design is incredibly Japanese, for instance.

>>8633

If Sonic is 80% because the design is inspired by old western animation, then Astro Boy is also 80% western, by that logic.

>>8634

>inspired

No, it's a straight up lift.

>then Astro boy is also 80% western

Yes? It's almost like.. that's how designs and stylistic choices work.. wow.

Totally Spies and the puffy Amu show is a strongly Japanese style despite being Western creations too, fyi.

>>8635

Okay, you seem very ignorant of one key fact. Japanese cartoons stem from western ones. Both modern day western cartoons and modern day Japanese cartoons share the same origin. After Japan lost WW2 and the U.S. occupied it, they saw our cartoons and decided they were pretty neat, so they started making their own. So, while Sonic's design was based on art styles from cartoons like Felix and Mickey, that still puts him closer to old Japanese animation than to western animation of the late 80s and early 90s. You can even see this in the DiC cartoons, where the game Sonic characters have distinctly different design principles from the characters original to the cartoons, when the game characters aren't radically changed, like Eggman. To say Sonic is 80% western is to say a Big Mac is 80% German.

>>8637

I wonder what grade he got for it

>>8636

>Japanese cartoons stem from western ones.

Yes, I know that.

>Both modern day western cartoons and modern day Japanese cartoons share the same origin.

Yes.

>After Japan lost WW2 and the U.S. occupied it, they saw our cartoons and decided they were pretty neat, so they started making their own.

Yes.

>So, while Sonic's design was based on art styles from cartoons like Felix and Mickey, that still puts him closer to old Japanese animation than to western animation of the late 80s and early 90s

Because old Japanese animation was very derivative of Western animation at the time, and MOST 80s and 90s Western animation was a victim of "Disneyizing" which made the style more uniform and imo, ugly.

Basically you're just proving my point. My man, if someone steals your idea and uses it, it's not suddenly their idea. It's still the other person you stole it from idea. I don't get your logic.

>You can even see this in the DiC cartoons, where the game Sonic characters have distinctly different design principles from the characters original to the cartoons, when the game characters aren't radically changed, like Eggman

..Because it's Disney. Yo, Disney is not the only style for Western animation and there have been several styles, Japanese animation was derivative of the early styles before Disney became the dominant one. Why do you people think Early Western animation and style somehow doesn't count?

>>8641

>everyone is here

>except the ones that we're holding off to make into dlc

So, did anyone here attend the Sonic FanJam convention? I know one anon from 4/sthg/ did & got some really cool shit, but I wonder if you guys went.

>>8643

It's on the other side of the continent for me.

>>8643

Didn't even know there was a convention going on. I think someone here said they were going, but I dunno if they went or are still here.

Looking at the booru, I'm digging the amount of new Bumps & Sages being made. Mostly NSFW, but there's some neat new SFW ones too.

>>8645

Yeah, it was done in GA & had a lot of the Archie/IDW people attending. Pretty cool if someone from here went.

How does one make Forces worse than it is?

Re add in the stages it was modded from in the first place.

>>8647

Why would anyone do this?

>>8640

Goddamn it. If this is a pun…

>>8649

It's Sonic, working at Sonic!

>>8649

>>8650

It only makes sense that Sonic works at place that serves fast food.

>>8641

Those CGIs need more work.

>>8659

That's a really good looking Sonic, anon.

>>8659

I like it, even though I'm generally more of a fan of more on model Sonics. Thanks for sharing anon. What's that thing you're working on? I'm curious now.

A: As much as I hate ShTH, I think this makes far more sense than Sand Hill zone. But of course, it's because it was half ass DLC to pander to Shadowfags instead of effort is why we got such trash in the first place.

B: I actually starting to like this Rouge's voice, but only here. When she sounds like a pornstar thot like in Generations and at the ending of Forces, it's cancer. When she sounds like a normal woman, it's nice hearing her.

It's not SA2 good though, but it's something.

I never knew there were vocals for this song.

This really gives me Devil May Cry vibes from this now.

So with is as a comparison, how badly will Sonic look? I don't know if this is bad for Sonic or good.

>>8665

Jesus Christ, how horrifying

>>8665

honestly I thought the trailer was pretty good. The CGI is kind of hit or miss though. The Pokemon that don't have fur look great. The furry ones not so much. They just look off especially since in the games they're never rendered with fur. They're just solid objects. I really want to like Pikachu but it just looks weird.

Whether or not Sonic will look better or worse probably all comes down to what they're doing with his proportions and fur. Will he be fluffy/fuzzy like Pikachu? Or will they go for thin/fine fur kind of like a thin fleece blanket? Or will they just avoid fur altogether like in the Wreck It Ralph movie? Thin/no fur would probably be best. As for proportions, they mentioned wanting him to look more realistic. They might make him more childish looking or hedgehog-like and that could really ruin things.

>>8668

I think Pikachu looks great when his mouth is open and he's moving around. The only thing that really bothers me is the mouth when it's closed. It just looks really weird. Like it's TOO realistic and it's trying to be an animal mouth and a human mouth at the same time.

>>8670

what a strange cartoon

do we need a new thread

>>8672

We hit the bump limit, but we're still at the top of the board.

I guess you can make a new thread, if you want.

>>8672

>>8674

I honestly don't get why we don't wait until the image limit is hit. This board doesn't move fast enough for the general to die before that.

>>8668

>Like Unleashed?

I don't remember Unleashed Sonic having any kind of fur. Do you mean that texture they started using that's kind of like wood grain?

>>8678

The Unleashed design is still a high-tier look for Modern Sonic.

>>8678

Definitely not as awkward as >>8679 but it doesn't look much like anything to me.

>>8680

Absolutely!

>>8685

*disrepected

>>8685

>>8684

>>8683

I can understand why SEGA might've felt like the HE needed to be updated, but it's very odd that the HE2 took 3 years to develop & Forces still looks behind Unleashed & even Generations.

Even the most recent M&S game (which used a proto-HE 2) has some moe detail to it than parts of Forces, so I dunno if it's the people working on it or what.

>>8687

I'm pretty sure it's the people working on it, especially whoever's in charge of art direction. Forces probably could be a really beautiful game but they decided to make everything overly cartoony looking and use lots of neon and bold colors. None of these things would be a problem if they were used well. And somehow despite working on the lighting engine for 3 years, some of the cutscenes don't render shadows for any of the characters like the cutscene with Sonic and Shadow. It's baffling

>>8688

>they decided to make everything overly cartoony looking and use lots of neon and bold colors.

That actually reminded of a interview done for Forces where someone (I forgot who, I wanna say Iizuka or Nakamura) mentioned that Forces was supposed to have a look that "combines the more detailed look of Generations with the cartoony look of Lost World," which probably explains a lot.

LW's art direction wasn't the worst thing ever, but that game's visuals was not something that was really fitting of the tone Forces was seemingly going for.

>>8692

Would you share Pocky with Sonic?

>>8688

Forces honestly looked horrible. It was so clearly rushed, and the art direction certainly didn't help.

The next Sonic game will most likely be in either 2019 or 2021 (they commented that they've already started working on it) and hopefully Sonic Team will have had the time to make proper use of the HE2. Maybe we'll finally get a game that looks as good as Unleashed.

>>8695

I've always loved how big and accurate that statue is. Most other Sonic statues aren't anywhere near this accurate, not even the ones that Sega uses in conventions.

>>8695

I want it

>>8697

I want to hug it

>>8695

Stupid lucky China

Iizuka did say they wanted the China audience with Forces, so I guess they didn't mind Forces all too much. Hopefully we all get a better game to wow them even more over Sonic than whatever Forces may have did.