Sonic Generations: GameWorld (IgroMir) and ComicCon /PAX, GamesCom, TGS, and GAMEfest/ Special Topic [ARCHIVE]

[Space☆Tomoki]

Maybe it's because the timelines and continuity is all fucked up. This also further helps my theory with the Time Eater actually being an Eggman creation.

What's weird though is that the 360/PS3 version has Classic Eggman on the signpost, while the 3DS version has modern. Pretty sure it's just an error/laziness on Dimps' part.

[Komodin]

I prefer my theory. Dimps screwed up and placed the modern version of Eggman on the sign and didn't bother to change it.

This would be most correct. They probably figured that no one would actually give a damn; they clearly thought wrong.

[Marcello]

Wait, people actually care about something so stupid? Its Eggman either way!

[Blue Blood]

Wait, people actually care about something so stupid? Its Eggman either way!

Seeing as it's Classic Sonic, Classic Eggman should be there. But then again, I'm also bothered by Dimps giving C.Sonic grey shoe soles. Shoot me.

[Ferno]

Everytime someone makes a theory about some little thing about the game, a kitten dies.

No, people haven't thought about the kittens because alot of them are dead.

[Balding Spider]

Wait, people actually care about something so stupid? Its Eggman either way!

Not bothered at all, in fact it's actaully really funny. They go and copy & paste the entire stage layout for classic Sonic but don't put classic Eggman on the sign post.

[Marcello]

My post was directed at Komodin's. I guessed you thought it was funny from your first post.

Seeing as it's Classic Sonic, Classic Eggman should be there. But then again, I'm also bothered by Dimps giving C.Sonic grey shoe soles. Shoot me.

[Aquaslash]

Wow, could you all take any bigger of a shit on that guy?

[Blue Blood]

Wow, could you all take any bigger of a shit on that guy?

Edited September 22, 2011 by Blue Blood

[Aquaslash]

Maybe it's because the timelines and continuity is all fucked up. This also further helps my theory with the Time Eater actually being an Eggman creation.

[The Dead Skin]

Wow, people love to rage about the smallest details.

I'm gonna bet that people will rage about the 3DS version at least three more times before the release.

Still thinking about what to bet.

[Komodin]

Wait, people actually care about something so stupid? Its Eggman either way!

[Legendary Emerald]

Eh, classic Sonic fanboys. Whataya gonna do with 'em?

... Not provoke their ire with insensitive remarks?

[SpeedsMyGame]

Eh, classic Sonic fanboys. Whataya gonna do with 'em?

[Komodin]

... Not provoke their ire with insensitive remarks?

[Pawn]

So I was at the Eurogamer Expo yesterday and I had a few goes at Green Hill and City Escape. After seeing photos of the impressive Generations booth at GAMEfest I was a little disappointed to find only your standard line-up of eight screens (four 360, four PS3 on either side of a wall). No Sonic costume this time, just a Mario walking about. =P Ah well, at least there were a couple of massive posters up of the box art. Anyway, to the important part, the gameplay:

You've heard it from Hogfather and Shadzter already, but City Escape is no walk in the park (no pun intended); for Modern at least. I've been avoiding the playthrough footage so for the most part it was pretty new to me. The 2D and 3D sections seem to lead a lot more smoothly into each other than they did in Colours, which is nice. I thought I'd test to see if incessant boosting could work in one playthrough, and unsurprisingly it led me into frequent walls and pitfalls. This was made all the more messy by my instinctively pressing X instead of A (damn it Unleashed!) to homing attack every so often.

When the Sega rep saw this terrible session, she came over to offer her help. I steered the conversation towards her experience with the game, and she was nice enough to tell me that her favourite level (from what's been revealed so far of course) is Chemical Plant. She's especially pleased with how well it translated into 3D, and the fact that she finds it easier to grasp with Modern than his other levels. She also highlighted Sky Sanctuary and got really excited when talking about how amazing the Death Egg boss is. But yeah, no details of course.

Onto the other version, I actually found flying through Classic's level to be a breeze. Still, for those less familiar with the gameplay style it's a whole different story. All in all though, like Modern's, it feels very polished. The one problem I did encounter was the same that Hogfather did: I changed direction when on the skateboard and had to wait for him to crash into something before I could move on.

Other than that, there were no problems. I didn't play Green Hill as much (but it was fun too, just more straightforward) and there was no 3DS version in sight. I won't be able to buy that for a while anyway, but as far as the console version is concerned, bugger waiting until Christmas for it. I want it now. I've more excited for it than ever. =D

Edited September 24, 2011 by Lungo

[BlueTidalGamer]

Played Sonic Generations at Eurogamer today 3 times. Still very impressed since the last time I played it at Summer of Sonic. City Escape was fantastic and I got to hear more of the Modern remix of Escape from the City and it sounds great! Modern Sonic handles really smoothly and the speed feels faster than Unleashed. Classic Sonic still plays pretty good. The physics felt better from the build at SOS and the Spin Dash feels the same as last time. Really damn fast.

I played both the PS3 and 360 versions to compare them. PS3 looks the best in terms of graphics as they looked smoother and the 360 version felt better in the controls. I played City Escape Modern with both versions and found that I could pull off the tricks at the beginning better on the 360 version. The PS3 version I played first and missed most of the tricks when I pressed the X button. Until I learnt that you have to hold down the jump button to pull off the tricks so maybe this won't matter control wise on PS3.

I was doing really well on Classic City Escape speeding through most of the level and spin dashing on the truck chasing parts. It was all going so well apart from me deciding to spin dash and jump over the final spring not noticing that below it was a bottomless pit ^^

I was hoping the 3DS version would show up but none in sight. Would of liked to try that.

Generations keeps continuing to impress and today's experience just got me more excited for it. Hurry up November 4th!

Edited September 24, 2011 by BlueEagle21

[KrazyBean]

Wow...after reading all these fan reviews claiming that Modern Sonic controls awesomely, I can proudly say that any critic who says that Modern Sonic controls like thrash...is another typical hater who probably plays CoD for a living.

I trust my fellow fans WAY more that any critic.

ABOUT ONE MONTH LEFT NOW!!!

Edited September 24, 2011 by KrazyBean14

[Detective Shadzter]

Wow...after reading all these fan reviews claiming that Modern Sonic controls awesomely, I can proudly say that any critic who says that Modern Sonic controls like thrash...is another typical hater who probably plays CoD for a living.

I trust my fellow fans WAY more that any critic.

ABOUT ONE MONTH LEFT NOW!!!

It really is a big change in controls. If you're used to playing Sonic Unleashed and Sonic Colours, you'll instantly notice the difference. It's so much easier to control Modern Sonic now.

[Old dead account]

It really is a big change in controls. If you're used to playing Sonic Unleashed and Sonic Colours, you'll instantly notice the difference. It's so much easier to control Modern Sonic now.

Does it feel more like Sonic Adventure's controls? And what about the spindash drift? How does it feel in comparison to Unleashed or Colors' drift?

[Robuttnik]

Posted this on the Sega Forums yesterday. Just thought I'd post it here too.

Played It at the Eurogamer Expo. It's AWESOME! And I converted a hater!

I already thought the gameplay looked amazing, but it's a whole different thing when you actually get the chance to play it yourself. City Escape felt brilliant. Both modern and classic were really fun to play. Great controls, great gameplay. I S ranked all levels except City Escape modern, but let me explain that one. One of the ramps you're supposed to jump off at the start on the right hand side I mistimed. I missed the timing of the jump button and ended up jumping in the air unable to stop myself or turn while in midair. From that point on I was doomed to fall in to the perfectly placed bottomless pit! It was a pretty big epic fail on my part, but other than that I played all the levels really well.

The skateboard parts in the classic level felt really cool. I skipped big chunks of the level with the skateboard. I made every high path with it. Really fun. That gun truck was scary! I never got hit by it in either level, but I definitely noticed it was there! Tricks are really easy to do. Just hold the analog sticks in opposite directions and press the left and right bumpers together to finish the trick after the combo. Kinda reminds me of rush adventures trick system of cashing in your tricks before you hit the ground. I loved Green Hill modern. Lots of paths to take. Yeah the level is a boost fest, but if you want to perfect your run there's a LOT more to it than boosting. Really fun. City Escape was definitely better though. It was really easy to get S ranks, but they obviously haven't sorted out the ranks yet. The demos for Sonic Colours had really easy to get S ranks, but look how that turned out for the full game.

I've been telling the friend I went with all about Generations for weeks, but he pretty much assumed it would suck no matter what I said. Then when he finally actually saw the game at the expo he thought it looked really good. Then when he played it he loved it. He told me how impressed he was and even said he might get the game after all. "No gimmicks. Just Sonic. Really cool, man" were his exact words. For comparison, he played Mario 3D Land later at the expo and he wasn't impressed and said it wasn't his cup of tea. Yes, a former Sonic hater loved Sonic but didn't particularly like Mario. And I should point out he didn't just like the classic levels. He loved all four levels that were playable, especially City Escape. His reactions got quite crazy when he played City Escape! "OMG it has saws now!" Soon to be followed up with "Freaking jets on the truck man!"

I didn't get to try the 3DS version, but who cares? That's just the cash in version and I really don't care about it. So yeah, I was really impressed with what I played. And based on other people I saw playing it, I wasn't the only one.

[Detective Shadzter]

Does it feel more like Sonic Adventure's controls? And what about the spindash drift? How does it feel in comparison to Unleashed or Colors' drift?

[BlueTidalGamer]

Does it feel more like Sonic Adventure's controls? And what about the spindash drift? How does it feel in comparison to Unleashed or Colors' drift?

[KrazyBean]

It really is a big change in controls. If you're used to playing Sonic Unleashed and Sonic Colours, you'll instantly notice the difference. It's so much easier to control Modern Sonic now.

[Eternal EX]

Since we are asking each other questions, did anyone try to snake drift the SDD? I heard you are not able too but I just want to make sure.