Dragon1893
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Came to post this. Brilliant.
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Sonic Mania Animated Opening Revealed
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Came to post this. Brilliant.
Azure Dream
Member
So this just struck me, and don't let this color your view of the game by association, but I realized it watching the intro again...
They made their own version of the Deadly Six. Except not complete trash, with much more creative theming, while still fitting in the Sonic universe. (And yes, there's five, not six.)
They made their own version of the Deadly Six. Except not complete trash, with much more creative theming, while still fitting in the Sonic universe. (And yes, there's five, not six.)
Midnight plz.
For me it says 3days and 10hrs till release so that is midnight Monday I think?
I'm talking about the game art, not the animated intro.
Okami Haundo
Member
Holy shit was that an awesome opening. As excited as I am for Sonic Mania, this makes me really want a 2D Sonic game that uses a similar art-style. I'm picturing Sonic made with the Ubi-Art engine basically and it looks amazing in my head.
So is he.
OfTheOverflow
Member
Lmao
He's still right. Dem leak streams were juicy.
Master Yoshi
Member
This is the Sonic I remember.
GhostTrick
Banned
And I'm talking about the game art, not the animated intro. Every sprites have been reanimated.
Because Forces looks like horrible garbage that devalues the brand and actively diminishes all of the hard work the Mania team is putting in to make Sonic well liked again. The series would be better off if 12 Year Old Fanfiction The Game feat. Hoobastank and A Linkin Park Cover Band just didn't exist.
It doesn't even have to be all 2D, just make the 3D games moving forward carry on this tone and aesthetic because it's been almost universally acclaimed since the day it was revealed and is attracting more people than weirdos like me and you who care too much about Sonic. 😜
DiipuSurotu
Banned
Do you guys prefer the more frowny, more "watch out we have a badass over here" looking sprites or the more smiling, cutesier looking animated designs?
Ummmmmmmm that's fantastic. Is Sega actually going to make a good Sonic game again?
Generations is already pretty good.
Do you guys prefer the more frowny, more "watch out we have a badass over here" looking sprites or the more smiling, cutesier looking animated designs?
I just like Sonic being more expressive in general honestly. He looks pretty happy in-game too when you clear a stage and whatnot.
Do you guys prefer the more frowny, more "watch out we have a badass over here" looking sprites or the more smiling, cutesier looking animated designs?
Tyson Hesse's version of Sonic is everything I've ever wanted the character to be.
this actually makes me miss the saturday morning cartoon sonic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whjVucqw-wo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whjVucqw-wo
Mr. Nice_Guy
Member
Chiptune music wasn't the greatest, but damn that animation was fantastic.
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guybrushfreeman
Unconfirmed Member
Well that was just joyful. I love it
HueyFreeman
Banned
That is the best sonic related... anything I've seen in a long time. Mania just seems like it's gonna kill it all around.
superNESjoe
Member
This is just awesome. It's unbelievable to me how much the Mania team just *gets* Sonic.
This is the type of charm and style I've wanted to see from Sonic since the Genesis era ended. I really hope this blows Forces out of the water so we can start getting more games like this that actually capture what made Sonic great.
This is the type of charm and style I've wanted to see from Sonic since the Genesis era ended. I really hope this blows Forces out of the water so we can start getting more games like this that actually capture what made Sonic great.
What's with GAF and these posts, lol. The team making Forces isn't working on Mania, they're different developers, and Forces existing isn't stopping Mania from happening. So why would you want an entire gameplay-style to disappear and why would you think that'd make more Mania happen?
In fact, imagine if 3D Sonic is considered dead and instead of Taxman and co. getting to develop the sequels, Iizuka and the Sonic Team crew took over instead? Sonic 5, babies. Obviously it's not going to happen, but still, lol.
Anyway, Forces will most likely outsell Mania, but what Mania needs to do isn't "blow the other game out of the water", just prove that the audience is there for more 2D Classic Sonic.If it's a hit and makes profit, SEGA will allow new games in the formula to be made. All it's gotta do is make business sense, nothing else...
This series has gone through Sonic 06 "human kisses Sonic", if that didn't kill it, rest assured that Sonic Forces isn't going to do anything to the "brand". And Sonic has been getting new games and sales just fine over the years, I don't think you ought to be worried about that. The only thing that seems at peril here are "fans" who are really worried whether a game will get a bad score from "press website #9001" or not.
Best case scenario is Mania blows Forces out of the water and the next 3D game actually builds on its appeal instead of taking a 13 year old's Newgrounds Flash animation from 2006 and turning it into a multi-million dollar video game again.
To answer your question I like and want 3D gameplay (however it'd be hard to say I like "3D Sonic" since everything that isn't Adventure 1, Utopia, or Unleashed is mediocre at best) but would prefer Forces not exist because it devalues the brand and makes Sonic look like a joke. Because it looks really, really bad and nobody that isn't a Sonic die-hard enjoys it unironically.
Edit - who said I'm expecting it to kill the series? I'm saying it affects the brand recognition and popular opinion of the franchise. Just because Sonic 06 didn't outright kill the series doesn't mean it wasn't damaging, the fact that people still, 11 years later talk about Sonic kissing a human is proof of that.
I'm talking about how whenever I sit down at a Smash setup at a major some jabroni walks by and feels the need to inform me that Sonic Boom was a bad game and Sonic 06 is a thing that exists. It doesn't matter that they're occasionally putting out solid gold like Mania when it's accompanied by gutter trash just a few months later.
Okami Haundo
Member
That was my thought! I wonder why CD doesn't get a nod there.
fast_taker
Member
this is awesome!
Also I think it's worth noting that this video has literally zero gameplay in it and is still being very favorably received even by people who dropped the franchise years ago. It's not about 2D vs. 3D, it's one game having an outstandingly appealing tone and visual style while the other... doesn't.
Do you guys prefer the more frowny, more "watch out we have a badass over here" looking sprites or the more smiling, cutesier looking animated designs?
To be fair, the sprite's expression is a reaction to the player. Like, Sonic's not waiting on a taxi or an elevator, he's waiting on you, buddy. So I take the expression as pure impatience than anything really negative. Plus, as has been pointed out, there's plenty of other sprites that showcase more lighthearted fun expressions, so I don't think it's an issue overall.
Confused Cheeseburger
Member
Incredible.
Really excited for this game.
Really excited for this game.
Also I think it's worth noting that this video has literally zero gameplay in it and is still being very favorably received even by people who dropped the franchise years ago. It's not about 2D vs. 3D, it's one game having an outstandingly appealing tone and visual style while the other... doesn't.
I agree. Excellent post with a well demonstrated point. Mania just looks like something you want to love
Doesn't even have to be Guilty Gear-esque, just use these character designs and color palette and that's a recipe for success if the games are good.
😍
Unknown?
Member
My man! Lol
I love this, they need a TV show with this style of animation! I'd watch the crap out of that!
Not a Sonic die hard and plan to enjoy forces unnironically.
Also I think it's worth noting that this video has literally zero gameplay in it and is still being very favorably received even by people who dropped the franchise years ago. It's not about 2D vs. 3D, it's one game having an outstandingly appealing tone and visual style while the other... doesn't.
I like both, for different reasons...
Why the hell can't you guys just stop spouting arguments as hard facts?
JonnyDBrit
Member
Also I think it's worth noting that this video has literally zero gameplay in it and is still being very favorably received even by people who dropped the franchise years ago. It's not about 2D vs. 3D, it's one game having an outstandingly appealing tone and visual style while the other... doesn't.
Doesn't even have to be Guilty Gear-esque, just use these character designs and color palette and that's a recipe for success if the games are good.
😍
The big thing for Forces with me - in that it's one of the major reasons I'm wary, though I'm still hopeful - is that, not unlike Lost World, it currently feels like it lacks particular direction or stylistic framing. Unleashed and Colours (discounting Generations as being a nostalgia fest and all) both had particular ideas that clearly manifested through the design - one was a scenic holiday, the other a Vegas-style funland in SPACE. Mania is a layered homage to both the classic Sonic games but also the time in which they came out, so in it's original content - including this opening - it's got plenty of lighthearted style. What's been shown of Forces thus far seems to be more about tossing things in, hoping that something will stick.
