Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Yep. That should've the goal next. 2D hand drawn Sonic would all but erase the horrible memories of almost the entire 3D era of Sonic
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Sonic Mania Animated Opening Revealed
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Yep. That should've the goal next. 2D hand drawn Sonic would all but erase the horrible memories of almost the entire 3D era of Sonic
This takes me back to Wario Land Dimensions...
Fuck yeah I'm up for 2D Sonic is this style
Tizoc
Member
Fantastic.
JonnyDBrit
Member
As someone who grew up on 'modern' Sonic... fuck this was amazing. It gets that the primary basis of the franchise should be its characters having fun and an adventure, and it oozes such a sense of charm in delivering that.
FallenGrace
Member
So good. Perfect animation. Can't wait for it's release.
That's not what that means
Nor would it stop them from making 3d sonic
Also it wouldn't be as simple as selling more
You can get 2d sonic's while other people get 3d sonic's. Why not just be happy with that
Yautja_Warrior
Member
Great intro, gives me vibes of the old Sonic cartoon. Can't wait to play the full game.
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
Member
It's getting me unrealistically hopeful for a sonic game again.
Yeah, really not a fan of the music either. Incredibly generic track.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
Oh no.
I wont be happy with it until they release Sonic Adventure 3.
Why not both? 2D Classic games and 3D Modern games?
If Forces didn't have the 2 Sonics again it would have hit better with fans. Generations did well, but we had nothing else to cater to the Classic gameplay style until then (Sonic 4 was an insult) so it made more sense back then.
3D Boost gameplay can work too, by expanding on the more expansive levels of Generations I believe it would satisfy a lot of those fans, granted we've only seen 1 boost level - which didn't look much different to 3D Green Hill.
There's no way Classic is coming back in the next Modern game. Sega focus on making Modern Sonic a AAA experience too. Taxman and co. have this formula sorted.
If Forces didn't have the 2 Sonics again it would have hit better with fans. Generations did well, but we had nothing else to cater to the Classic gameplay style until then (Sonic 4 was an insult) so it made more sense back then.
3D Boost gameplay can work too, by expanding on the more expansive levels of Generations I believe it would satisfy a lot of those fans, granted we've only seen 1 boost level - which didn't look much different to 3D Green Hill.
There's no way Classic is coming back in the next Modern game. Sega focus on making Modern Sonic a AAA experience too. Taxman and co. have this formula sorted.
Inb4 Sonic 06 was sonic adventure 3
But forreal, that's emergency button 2. This is emergency button 1, emergency button 2 is however much more expensive and they can't fuck it up. You gonna have to wait a little bit on that one, but I do believe that's emergency button 2. Because like with emergency button one, instead of making the game first they try to create games that envoke the feeling of said button and then fuck it up royally.
So give it a minute,
The real question is, like mania would they get someone else to make it. Because there are fan games puttin work for 3d sonic.
SinCityAssassin
Member
It's great that they basically made this follow up from the trailer video.
Now I hope they put the two together in like an Extras thing.
Now I hope they put the two together in like an Extras thing.
And if the new characters gameplay wasn't reported to be slow and jank, and if the 3d sonic gameplay wasn't reported to be some how ruined and worse than generations. And had other playable character besides a sonic better represented in another gme with other playable characters. And didn't try to milk people who should be bad guys and then was met with the response sega didn't hope for. And if Sega didn't just release an interview where they either lie, look really dumb or both.
Also those things, also all of those things.
But that's not stopping future 3d sonic games from being totally fine. Though sonic forces will throw a wrench in all sonic discussion though
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Great animation, terribly generic music track.
Still never gonna beat the GOAT Sonic CD intro and outro however. That was lightning in a bottle.
Still never gonna beat the GOAT Sonic CD intro and outro however. That was lightning in a bottle.
stargateheaven
Member
The tune was OK, but didn't suit the intro at all. Too generic.
I needed one of those cheesy guitar songs that started happening after sonic adventure.
I needed one of those cheesy guitar songs that started happening after sonic adventure.
MaverickHunterAsh
Member
Everyone's talking about Tyson Hesse and his team's art and animation -- and they deserve all those props and many more for their astounding work -- but just as many shoutouts should go to Hyper Potions for their absolutely fucking stellar music in this and the other Sonic Mania trailers.
Between them on the trailers and Tee Lopes doing the game's soundtrack (and GAF's own Falk mastering it!), Sonic Mania has had some real next-level music talent attached to it and it shows. Hyper Potions has just utterly nailed Classic Sonic's upbeat, earnest, relentlessly happy vibe in these trailers.
Props to SEGA for putting these guys on the map!
Between them on the trailers and Tee Lopes doing the game's soundtrack (and GAF's own Falk mastering it!), Sonic Mania has had some real next-level music talent attached to it and it shows. Hyper Potions has just utterly nailed Classic Sonic's upbeat, earnest, relentlessly happy vibe in these trailers.
Props to SEGA for putting these guys on the map!
What is "after Sonic Adventure"?
This might not be their best work, but I think Hyper Potions have done a fantastic job with the trailer music until this point
Here it is with the AOSTH opening music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNnzBirONWs&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNnzBirONWs&feature=youtu.be
FallenGrace
Member
That's amazing lol!
What the fuck that fits perfectly!
stargateheaven
Member
i meant "since" i guess.
Oh, i agree hyper potions are great. It just doesn't give off the vibe of the opening IMO.
DiipuSurotu
Banned
Eh, lots of people have been talking about the music actually.
forknknife
Banned
This was very aesthetically pleasing to me
Tizoc
Member
Dang that's great, but with some little extra timing and syncing it'd be perfect.
I made one slight comparison in my head and now all I see is the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog intro
https://youtu.be/uPtPsoHBtT4
Really tight intro regardless.
Edit: glad I'm not the only one lmao.
https://youtu.be/uPtPsoHBtT4
Really tight intro regardless.
Edit: glad I'm not the only one lmao.
Bucket-o-roadkill
Member
Music not a patch on the pre order trailer work they did. I actually prefer the pre order trailer as a whole and feel it makes a better intro in all honesty!
Agent Gibbs
Member
Oh man that the sonic I know and love right there!
OfTheOverflow
Member
Such a delight. The music is great too, perhaps a bit less unique than the pre-order trailer. I'd swap the around, but both very uplifting and fun!
mightynine
Member
Since Sonic CD's open is what comes to mind after seeing this, here's the English and Japanese themes mashed up with Mania's open.
It...kinda works? At least for the English one.
It...kinda works? At least for the English one.
DiipuSurotu
Banned
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Banned
It's definitely not unaesthically pleasing!
I really like how the second half of "You Can Do Anything" syncs up.
Why couldn't we get a Sonic game with high-resolution sprites drawn like that?
Diablohead
Member
In today's tech we could easily get cell shading like that also
Net_Wrecker
Member
Hand drawn high resolution sprites takes a long time and costs dolla dolla bills y'all.
Sonic on the Ubi-Art engine would be fantastic though. They could even bring over the synchronized music stages.
sixteen-bit
Member
So hyped for this game.