cireza
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Played it 100% on Switch and it was perfectly fine.
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Sonic Mania |OT| Dreams Come True
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patrickthehedgehog
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I heard the fixes on the PC version are coming to Switch / other consoles so I would expect the menu bug to also be fixed at that time.
Triforce141
Member
Anyone seen Sonic Retro's forum thread of them digging through the PC version of this game, some of the stuff found is interesting?
Even the Sonic Discovery logo is there before the game was named Mania
Edit: Sorry, but the Amy thing was fake, updated the pic with the correct version, but hey at least Hyper Sonic was considered
Even the Sonic Discovery logo is there before the game was named Mania
Edit: Sorry, but the Amy thing was fake, updated the pic with the correct version, but hey at least Hyper Sonic was considered
Anyone seen Sonic Retro's forum thread of them digging through the PC version of this game, some of the stuff found is interesting?
Now can be Hyper Amy!!
Ha, guess she was planned at some point. Presumably based off her Sonic CD design
sixteen-bit
Member
I smell DLC
Triforce141
Member
Holy shit at this Hydrocity easter egg
It replaces the rev up sound of the hand booster with the youtuber Dunkey's voice
The Amy thing is fake. The actual file for that has score number graphics where that edit says Amy.
The Hyper text is legit, though. Judging from Iizukas answer about Hyper Sonic at SDCC (basically, the reason we dont have Hyper Sonic in games anymore is because at some point you just feel like you have to keep escalating how super Sonic can get so we decided to just cut it off at Super) Im guessing SoJ had them can it.
The Hyper text is legit, though. Judging from Iizukas answer about Hyper Sonic at SDCC (basically, the reason we dont have Hyper Sonic in games anymore is because at some point you just feel like you have to keep escalating how super Sonic can get so we decided to just cut it off at Super) Im guessing SoJ had them can it.
Elfforkusu
Member
This is probably for CPZ1, hopefully they can patch it in:
It's not busted, just slightly annoying. There's an extra half-second of lag before the home screen comes up, otherwise it's fine.
Waddle Dee
Member
That's disheartening if true. Dunkey is a piece of shit and all this does is taint an amazing game.
Even if they chose a non-sexist/racist/homiphobic youtuber, I still wouldn't like the reference. Sonic Mania shouldn't have anything in it that isn't either new, from an existing Sonic game, or a callback to a Sega classic like Shinobi.
I don't get it. Cool that they implemented the code from S3&K, but....who? why?
...ew.
I.....
I thought this was fake. It is real.
Also in checking this I just realized
in the Act 1 boss fight you can drop charges from the Eggmobile by press Down to get rid of Eggman's bombs. Doesn't do any damage to Eggman, but you can use it to ensure wou won't get hit while sucking up Eggman.
The Albatross
Member
This is probably for CPZ1, hopefully they can patch it in:
It's not busted, just slightly annoying. There's an extra half-second of lag before the home screen comes up, otherwise it's fine.
Sweet, will buy :thumbs up:
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
Ick..
Granted, the Sonic Mania dunkey review probably resulted in a boatload of sales.
Still though...it's just...ew.
Granted, the Sonic Mania dunkey review probably resulted in a boatload of sales.
Still though...it's just...ew.
balladofwindfishes
Member
This is a pretty dumb easter egg.
Should have made it say S-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-SEGA or something as it revs.
Munch Poke
Member
Hahah I just tested the easter egg.
I love Sonic, and I really enjoy Dunkey so this is all good with me.
I wish I could be an easter egg in a Sonic game though. So envious.
I love Sonic, and I really enjoy Dunkey so this is all good with me.
I wish I could be an easter egg in a Sonic game though. So envious.
Waddle Dee
Member
He's said words like f*ggot and n*gger a few times in the past, more or less defended Jon Tron, and has made plenty of sexist comments. Dunkey is just a piece of shit.
Damn I didn't know that...
HappehLemons
Member
Source? When did Dunkey say straight up n*gger? That's fucked up if true.
gutter_trash
Banned
I just finished the story mode, I got mixed reactions.
I liked the return to Genesis Sonic physics style, I adored the "NEW" Zones.
I am mixed on the re-visited Zone though.
I liked their take on Green Hill, Chemical Plant but I hated their take on Hydro City and Flying Battery. I felt that some of the re-visits on old Zones were a total miss to the point that it did not add onto the original Zone but detracted from it.
I have an enjoyable experience when playing the original Flying Battery but I hated the re-visited version in Mania.
Boss fights were interestingly more challenging. Some were creatively fun, some were just a pain in the ass.
Not a fan of the Special Stage for the emeralds, too much fuckery when it comes to judging 3D space
Still, it is the closest genuine Sonic experience since 1994 and no GBA or 3D game ever touched
I liked the return to Genesis Sonic physics style, I adored the "NEW" Zones.
I am mixed on the re-visited Zone though.
I liked their take on Green Hill, Chemical Plant but I hated their take on Hydro City and Flying Battery. I felt that some of the re-visits on old Zones were a total miss to the point that it did not add onto the original Zone but detracted from it.
I have an enjoyable experience when playing the original Flying Battery but I hated the re-visited version in Mania.
Boss fights were interestingly more challenging. Some were creatively fun, some were just a pain in the ass.
Not a fan of the Special Stage for the emeralds, too much fuckery when it comes to judging 3D space
Still, it is the closest genuine Sonic experience since 1994 and no GBA or 3D game ever touched
Immediately, I was ready to say Mania was flat out better than the older games. After a few playthroughs, I kind of prefer S&K's approach to level design. It seems like Mania sets the baseline path as the middle, and it's too easy to avoid the lower path. Then you only get 2 or 3 upper paths that quickly converge to the middle path again, opposed to the constant INCLINE in S&K, where the paths, in spite of pitfalls, tend to remain largely different and baseline with the bottom.
This formula is played with in both games and some levels in Mania are great and expand on this.
Stardust Speedway offers many paths, but like CD, they lack memorable enough setpieces to set them apart. Studiopolis does this to a lesser degree in the upper paths.
Also, Mania throws too many "Rush/Generations" moments where you have to react in a split second or have foresight to take a different path. Not a total fan.
I still prefer Mania overall because I don't really like Sonic 3 much, the disparity in perceived level design quality isn't gargantuan, and there's simply more content in Mania than S&K.
I'm sure my opinions and tastes will evolve the more I play Mania, but stuff like
,
, and
seem to play worse and there's a distinct lack of deviation in the paths in comparison. Maybe there's more merit to taking the low path than I thought or something. I'm a big fan of S&K -- it's pretty high on my goat list; so, I realize that any deviance from Yasuhara's influence in 1, 2, 3, &K will initially strike me as "off."
This formula is played with in both games and some levels in Mania are great and expand on this.
Stardust Speedway offers many paths, but like CD, they lack memorable enough setpieces to set them apart. Studiopolis does this to a lesser degree in the upper paths.
Also, Mania throws too many "Rush/Generations" moments where you have to react in a split second or have foresight to take a different path. Not a total fan.
I still prefer Mania overall because I don't really like Sonic 3 much, the disparity in perceived level design quality isn't gargantuan, and there's simply more content in Mania than S&K.
I'm sure my opinions and tastes will evolve the more I play Mania, but stuff like
Lava Reef
Chemical Plant
Hydrocity
SonicXtreme
Member
sonic CD special stages were terrible and I have no idea why they decided to homage them for the emeralds here. knuckles chaotix is what they should've based them on, but I'm assuming taxman went for CD's since he has the experience from making the last few sonic ports. real missed opportunity there IMO. I never felt like I was having fun or had decent control in these f-zero sloppy chases.
Waddle Dee
Member
There was a video of an archived stream Dunkey did where he called someone that word and then his girlfriend(?) called him out on it and he made a halfhearted apology. It was linked in a thread about Dunkey back in March I believe. He was already defending Jon Tron by then so it didn't change my perception of him much. Haven't been a fan of Dunkey every since I learned about stuff like that and I think it's a real shame he is present in any form in Mania. The game would be better if the Easter Egg was removed in it's entirety.
I honestly feel like Sonic CD's special stages are some of the easiest in the franchise and I quite enjoyed them. I really don't understand what the big deal is with them or these new UFO stages, which I love.
Dangerblade
Member
Just started this on PS4. Such a huge nostalgia rush. I especially smiled like a goon at the Studiopolis boss
LOVED Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine!
SonicXtreme
Member
chaotix' special stages just always resonated with me as being the coolest special stages in sonic, it was sort of a natural progression from sonic 2 that ended there IMO. I'd say sonic 3d blast on the Saturn and chaotix are where I would have taken the special stages for this game. but I guess the fact that only a really small amount of people have played those games led them to go with the sonic cd ones. it just doesn't make sense to me since those games had progressively better and impressive special stages but I'm sure a lot more people recognize the ufo thing from sonic cd so I get that they went with it.
if only more of u people had been 32x/Saturn people like my poor soul lol
if only more of u people had been 32x/Saturn people like my poor soul lol
these are the best special stages yet lol
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
Mania's special stages don't play anything like CD's.
I suspect they wanted to avoid doing another half-pipe or tube sort of special stage since those have been done the most (S2, Chaotix, 3D Blast on Saturn and PC, Pocket Adventure, Heroes, S4E2).
Despite the similarities, I also think Manias stages work way better than CDs.
Waddle Dee
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SonicXtreme
Member
they don't feel very skill based to me. I think it was the 5th one in particular, I was annoyed so I looked up a video and in the guys video the ufo just randomly glitched and went backwards. I had lots of better runs than my successful ones where the ufo was just no where in sight. idk too much RNG for my tastes is my take on it.
Its not RNG, the UFO just speeds up over time to make it harder to catch. Special stage 5 in particular has it speed up earlier relative to other stages, which is why its a pain in the ass. You have to get your Mach speed up as soon as possible and ignore the longer side routes to pull it off.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
RNG lmao
Yeah, Mania's special stages are actually good
Waddle Dee
Member
Your take on it is hilariously ignorant.
These special stages aren't even hard... I think I failed a combined total of 5 times before nabbing all 7 emeralds.
Schwarzbier
Member
I think so too, they just "feel" better, not sure why. I still wish they went with the half pipe at least somewhere in the game because I miss it.
I haven't finished the last two stages yet, so if it comes up later disregard that.
Loving the game thus far. Have enjoyed all the remixed stages, especially Green Hill and Chemical Plant. The boss battles, while they could have been a little more difficult, are incredibly creative and enjoyable. This all feels like the logical progression from Sonic 3 and Knuckles, and that's wonderful IMO.
Except for Oil Ocean, I never liked that stage in Sonic 2, and it's barely more bearable here. Act 2 is neat with the smoke effect though
Waddle Dee
Member
I love CD's specials stages. I actually time attacked them on The Sonic Center back when that site meant something (like a decade ago lol).
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
Sonic CD had better special stages than Mania. Sonic 3K had the GOAT special stages.
Celcius
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S3Ks special stages are so good they made a game where you can just play a million of them for the rest of your life
FeenixRising
Banned
Sonic Mania has the best... as in the easiest special stages.
You don't even need to cheese them like that one Youtuber does. Just learn how to cut corners and use shortcuts
You don't even need to cheese them like that one Youtuber does. Just learn how to cut corners and use shortcuts
Narpas Sword0
Member
I am placing giant rings in Debug mode but they are not taking me to the bonus stage (PS4). My friend has it on Switch and he says it works for him. What's the deal?
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
Nah. Easiest is CD. No memorisation or knowledge of the stage required whatsoever, and if you fuck up it doesn't even matter. Infinitely spawning blue UFO to get your time back.