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okay fun fact ive never liked any 3D sonic game but loved the original one and the GBA ones so im actually excited for sonic mania

If you enjoyed Sonic 1, you should try Sonic 2, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and Sonic CD.

Sonic 2 and Sonic CD (and Sonic 1) are available for mobile devices as remastered versions with extra features. Sonic CD is also on Steam, Xbox 360, and PS3.

I demoed Mania at PAX and it was indeed lots of fun to play. The music is also fantastic. And this is coming from someone who sucks at the 2D Sonics. Also, dancing ragtime Eggman in Studiopolis still makes me giggle. The Mania team put in an insane amount of detail into these levels. Makes me wish the game wasn't going to be mostly zones from past games with original levels sprinkled in.

gimmie ur damn swampert and blaziken pins

I played it back at Summer of Sonic in August and it was fantastic. I think I wrote up about it here but I'm not sure.

I didn't meet the Meme Lord, but I met Takashi Iizuka, Yuji Naka, Jun Senoue, and Matt from Tails' Channel.

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gimmie ur damn swampert and blaziken pins

Okay, here you go. ^.^

Also, isn't it tomorrow when we're getting the Sonic games updates from SXSW? Can't remember...

It's today, don't know the hour at the US.

UPDATE: THE LIVE WILL START IN LESS THAN AN HOUR. PREPARE YOUR POPCORN AND MEME EDITORS AND GO TO TWITCH/YOUTUBE

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UPDATE: THE LIVE WILL START IN LESS THAN AN HOUR. PREPARE YOUR POPCORN AND MEME EDITORS AND GO TO TWITCH/YOUTUBE

More like in an hour and a half (as of this post).

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UPDATE: THE LIVE WILL START IN LESS THAN AN HOUR. PREPARE YOUR POPCORN AND MEME EDITORS AND GO TO TWITCH/YOUTUBE

More like in an hour and a half (as of this post).

Oh right. I got wrong. Sorry.

Also, I don't think it's going to be on YouTube. Right?

Will we get new info on the big new sonic hame coming later this year?


Also thanks, HIR. I need to make an accout on Pokemon Centet.

is there any word of a retail version of mania? im weird about owning physical copies of games, i prefer it to digital, and i would totally get the special edition if it had a physical copy, especially for the switch
is it digital only?

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If you enjoyed Sonic 1, you should try Sonic 2, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and Sonic CD.

Sonic 2 and Sonic CD (and Sonic 1) are available for mobile devices as remastered versions with extra features. Sonic CD is also on Steam, Xbox 360, and PS3.

sonic CD is the one with metal sonic, right?

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UPDATE: THE LIVE WILL START IN LESS THAN AN HOUR. PREPARE YOUR POPCORN AND MEME EDITORS AND GO TO TWITCH/YOUTUBE

More like in an hour and a half (as of this post).

Oh right. I got wrong. Sorry.

Also, I don't think it's going to be on YouTube. Right?

If you want to get it earliest, go here.

https://www.twitch.tv/tssznews

Apparently some some complications arose at SXSW and we have to rely on fan streams now.

If that doesn't suit you, Gene_HF will be doing a post-stream on the official Sonic Twitch going over what was revealed. If you want to get the live reveals though, watch the TSSZ stream.

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is there any word of a retail version of mania? im weird about owning physical copies of games, i prefer it to digital, and i would totally get the special edition if it had a physical copy, especially for the switch
is it digital only?

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If you enjoyed Sonic 1, you should try Sonic 2, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and Sonic CD.

Sonic 2 and Sonic CD (and Sonic 1) are available for mobile devices as remastered versions with extra features. Sonic CD is also on Steam, Xbox 360, and PS3.

sonic CD is the one with metal sonic, right?

As of right now, it's only digital, aside from this Collector's Edition.



And yes, Metal Sonic debuted in Sonic CD.

I heard it's starting soon, so I think it's best to check in a few minutes for guarantee.

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is there any word of a retail version of mania? im weird about owning physical copies of games, i prefer it to digital, and i would totally get the special edition if it had a physical copy, especially for the switch
is it digital only?

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If you enjoyed Sonic 1, you should try Sonic 2, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and Sonic CD.

Sonic 2 and Sonic CD (and Sonic 1) are available for mobile devices as remastered versions with extra features. Sonic CD is also on Steam, Xbox 360, and PS3.

sonic CD is the one with metal sonic, right?

As of right now, it's only digital, aside from this Collector's Edition.

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And yes, Metal Sonic debuted in Sonic CD.

aw dang, id kill for a physical copy, but i guess thats not too likely
ill probably get it anyways lol

alright!! im considering purchasing it on steam so

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I heard it's starting soon, so I think it's best to check in a few minutes for guarantee.

6PM Eastern is when the panel stream starts, on TSSZ's Twitch.

Post-stream will happen at 7PM Eastern, on official Sonic Twitch. Will contain re-runs of major news and trailers my Gene_HF, but not the full panel.

PR assets go out tomorrow.

This comes from the Twitter account of Gene_HF, who's part of the Sonic Social Media team.

Yeah, I got it now. It should be noted that only TSSZ will have the actual livestream. The official channel cancelled their stream or something.

SEGA has no luck whatsoever with Twitch do they

Thankfully TSSZ is explaining it right now, and it's beginning in 40 minutes, not an hour - camera recording now, after it Gene will post clean trailers. So ride the hype or get the full scoop.

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Yeah, I got it now. It should be noted that only TSSZ will have the actual livestream. The official channel cancelled their stream or something.

Not exactly. Not your fault you're confused though, it's a messy situation.

Every Thursday night, the Sonic YouTube/Twitch tends to either upload a YouTube video, or do a livestream of them playing games or showing off merch.

Gene_HF intended to do his normal scheduled stream on the official Sonic Twitch BEFORE the panel stream. He was simply gonna be playing Sonic Heroes for fun, as normal. THAT has been entirely cancelled.

He would have then moved over to stream the panel, officially. However, some issues arose with with the people at SXSW, and there is no official stream of the panel anymore. Instead, TSSZ have been in contact with Aaron Webber (head of the Sonic Social Media team), who is at SXSW. They're streaming the panel on his behalf. However, since they are a fansite, it's just gonna be a guy with a camera. There will be trailers, but there will be no direct feed footage as a result.

However, once the panel ends, Gene_HF will do a stream on the official Sonic Twitch. This stream will contain discussion and re-runs of what was shown at the panel. Maybe direct feed versions of the trailers.

Hope this makes everything crystal clear.

What do we expect to see during the stream?

Mania, Project 2017, maaaaybeeee Sonic the Movie but *knocks on wood*.

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What do we expect to see during the stream?

It's confirmed that both Sonic Mania and Project Sonic 2017 will have new information revealed about them at the stream.

That's all that's confirmed. There's also gonna be couple of other talks and stuff, and various figureheads connected to the series will be there (producer, Sonic and Eggman's voice actors, etc).

15 minutes, hoip!

The hype is consuming me. I hope we get 2017's official name. I downloaded the Twitch app just to see this mess.

Thanks for explaining me, sonicbrawler. Sega definitely has issues with this stuff.

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The hype is consuming me. I hope we get 2017's official name. I downloaded the Twitch app just to see this mess.

Thanks for explaining me, sonicbrawler. Sega definitely has issues with this stuff.

It's honestly not SEGA's fault this time. Sounds like something happened with the SXSW staff and SEGA got screwed by that.

Hope everyone can enjoy it regardless.

IT'S (almost) HAPPENING

In case anyone needs the link.

https://www.twitch.tv/tssznews

Alt stream from the front row.

Alright, powered through the first part, a new zone in Mania, 2017 is called Sonic Forces and will go back to having multiple characters other than Sonic and Eggman.

Saw Boost Gameplay

*yawn*

I like it, though I'm really curious on the third unrevealed gameplay.

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I like it, though I'm really curious on the third unrevealed gameplay.

Yeah, I'm waiting for the other gameplay reveals, I'm on both the stream and the discord. And the stream bit is hilarious, people were screaming like they're on a rollercoaster

AAAAAAHHHHH Sonic Forces looks so good I'm so excited!!!

I'm really glad about the direction Sonic has been taking lately. Between Fire and Ice's delay, Mania's delay, and the gameplay footage for Forces, it really looks like they're giving it their all for the next two games and making a pair of games that all the fans are going to love.

It looks great! Style reminds me more of Unleashed, which could open up for some really nice levels.

And I mean after Boom even the old Generations style would've been good enough.

The hype is off the wall.

I'm going mad with hype.

The Forces gameplay is everything I wanted (at least for Modern Sonic). It uses the Boost, it's like the Unleashed/Colors/Generations, and I'm loving it.

The theme song is also LIT, sorry for the slang there. It's amazing, feels like the older soundtracks with a lot more action and Crush 40-y.

A friend also saw white Wisp containers, so they're back again.



Bad rip if you can't wait until tomorrow for HQ gameplay.

Also I hope this is a physical version:

It's also confirmed that the main theme we heard is the instrumental version and that there will be a vocal version.

Song sounds good.

Also yaaaaay Wisps are back.

Also, much cleaner gameplay. Red Rings can be found.

Sonic Forces looks damn omg

I'm extremely excited to play Sonic Forces and Sonic Mania once they're released. My hype levels for these two games are through the roof!

Huh... so was that Rooftop Run getting blasted by, uh, I'm just gonna call them "Egg Meteors" and move on?

Anyway, it's good to see that, after the parkour system's lackluster response, that Sonic Team is going back to the boost gameplay that many enjoyed, rather than trying to come up with an entirely new gameplay style... which past Sonic Team would most definitely have done.

Also I think Mania's delayed until June? More time for me to preorder the collector's edition, then! I'll do it tomorrow. ^.^b

EDIT: And for people talking about the rock theme, apparently there's been a bit of a miscommunication between SEGA and the press on what (if any) involvement Jun Senoue has with Sonic Forces. It was originally stated that he's not involved, but they seem to be backpedalling on that, saying something along the lines of "don't give up hope."

What does seem confirmed is that Tomoya Ohtani, who was the lead on 06, Unleashed, and Lost World, and co-lead on Colors, is the sound director for Forces. Which doesn't bother me in the slightest, as I maintain my (extremely unpopular) opinion that Jun Senoue is my least favorite Sonic composer not named Richard Jacques. <.<;

Direct feed footage.



I'm loving the aesthetic, even has me theorising plot points.

the forces logo looks kinda like communist propaganda

Game Informer article with a few more tidbits and some screenshots.

http://www.gameinformer.com/ga...eveal-demo.aspx

-Sonic's friends talk to him via radio during a later point of the level we saw ("THAT LOOKS LIKE A HOMING SHOT"). The characters won't be playable though.
-2D sidescrolling sections will be in the Modern Sonic stages (I'm a bit eeeeh on this, as long as they are kept to no more than 20% of the stages then it's fine).
-Basic plot is that Eggman won and Sonic is trying to gather together a resistance group to oppose him. The effects of Eggman's victory can be seen throughout all of the stages.

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As the level progresses, side-characters like Knuckles, Amy, and some members of the Chaotix communicate with Sonic via radio as if to report in on what they're seeing during the assault.

I can get down with this. I really do like the Studiopolis voice cast, so if the game's writers (whether it's Pontac & Graff again, SEGA Japan, a Boom or Archie writer, or someone else entirely) actually give them witty commentary as opposed to pointing out the obvious like in Heroes, Shadow, 06, and of course "THAT LOOKS LIKE A HOMING SHOT!" this'll be fun. They need to be more Ratchet & Clank or Sly Cooper-like with the in-game dialogue. <.<

It worked for Colors to have background voices, and if that's the compromise for playing it safe with gameplay, no problem. Hopefully they're still plot important, would feel empty to be there just for mission control.

Some small news about Forces:

• Letter ranks are back.
  
• Tails is a NPC.
  
• The entirety of the game won't be as dark and edgy as it seems.
  

I mean, I didn't get edgy vibes so much as apocalypse now vibes. But those comments make me think the game's story will actually lead more toward Colors/Generations. Not that I had a problem with that, but I don't think Sonic games would handle Mood Whiplash well.

AlsoIknowasizeablepartofthefandomdoesn'tlikePontacandGraffandI'dprefernottoseeanyargumentsaboutthatkthnxbai.

As long as the characterisation is appropriate, I don't mind what the overall tone/story is.

It's definitely not going to be grimdark anyway, since Classic Sonic is there.