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SEGA presents: THE MURDER OF SONIC THE HEDGEHOG

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  • Crippl3Crippl3 oh noRegistered User regular
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    This is sorta the main conceit, there's been plenty of variations over the years.

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  • ReynoldsReynolds Gone Fishin'Registered User regular
    The part about how it always starts with just Sonic and they swear there's no other characters and then all the other characters show up is the one that always stands out to me.

    Especially since they've already done it with this one, starting with just Sonic (and other Sonic), then saying the friends were in there but just in cutscenes, and now showing off a new third playable character.

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  • EnlongEnlong Registered User regular
    edited April 2017
    I actually kind of hate that "the fans hate playing as anyone but Sonic" seems to have been accepted at the company level. I actually really like playing as other characters, when it's done well, but for the past decade, it's like they're afraid to do anything but Sonic.

    Enlong on
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  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    In Sonic 2 and Sonic 3 playing as sonic basically meant you were playing the same character except you can't do the cool shit the other two characters could.

    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
  • EnlongEnlong Registered User regular
    But Sonic can use the shield powers!

    Which weren't as strong as flying or climbing!

  • MeldingMelding Registered User regular
    oh, i was hoping it was like, a talking motorcycle form a sonic game i never played and everyone hated.

  • Sweeney TomSweeney Tom Registered User regular
    I've got nothing against generally playing as other characters but at some point at least the option of a Sonic-only game again would be nice

  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    I liked Knuckles in Sonic and Knuckles. He had cool powers. I still look at him in that game and go, man, that's one radical echidna.

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  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    I've got nothing against generally playing as other characters but at some point at least the option of a Sonic-only game again would be nice

    See, the problem is that what you wanna do is go fast. But Sonic's only real thing is going fast. So they take away going fast from the other characters. And that makes those characters play like shit.

    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
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  • ReynoldsReynolds Gone Fishin'Registered User regular
    edited April 2017
    I actually liked all of the other characters in Sonic Adventure 1. 2 not so much. Heroes was right out.

    I don't think I even need to say anything about '06.

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  • EnlongEnlong Registered User regular
    I liked Heroes. Was mostly interested by Chaotix's missions, since they were the only team that wasn't a difficulty selector in disguise. And as such, they had some slightly different mechanics. Mostly just centered around Espio, though. Wouldn't mind another game featuring them.

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  • Indie WinterIndie Winter die Krähe Rudi Hurzlmeier (German, b. 1952)Registered User regular
  • LBD_NytetraynLBD_Nytetrayn TorontoRegistered User regular
    Enlong wrote: »
    In the ancient age of a few years back ('round about the time Sonic Heroes was the new thing), the Sonic Cycle was a mildly popular internet meme regarding Sonic games, which described how events played out every time a Sonic game was in development.
    1. A Sonic game is announced, and looks good in initial screenshots. Fans are hyped, excited to see the series get a good entry again.
    2. More information is revealed, we start to see elements the fans don't want, people get worried.
    3. The game is released, people hate it, and swear to never be fooled again
    4. goto 1

    People enjoyed posting the same picture illustrating the cycle every time a game was announced.

    Fun fact: Sonic Heroes turns 15 next year.

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  • King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular

    I mean in retrospect of course its Blaze. Time travel is her thing , she can play in both styles and nobody liked Silver even her

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    Frem
  • TheySlashThemTheySlashThem Registered User regular
    that was my first thought, but if it's her, why hide that for so long?

    people like blaze

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  • OmnipotentBagelOmnipotentBagel floof Registered User regular
    Wyborn wrote: »
    so we got a little bit of new Sonic Forces footage/info during the nintendo direct and boy are people not happy

    Why people not happy

    One of the fundamental questions of humanity.

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  • EnlongEnlong Registered User regular
    edited April 2017
    Man I want to go back and play Rush again. Playing as Blaze was a lot of fun, and that rival boss fight was great.

    Generations should've had more rival fights, including one with Blaze.

    Enlong on
  • King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
    that was my first thought, but if it's her, why hide that for so long?

    people like blaze

    My best guess is so they could unconfirm boom sonic . Get those highs a little higher.

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  • OmnipotentBagelOmnipotentBagel floof Registered User regular
    that was my first thought, but if it's her, why hide that for so long?

    people like blaze

    My best guess is so they could unconfirm boom sonic . Get those highs a little higher.

    Oh that's easy to do. You just need Boom Knuckles.

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    They should make a knuckles game now that botw proved you can do it

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  • EnlongEnlong Registered User regular
    Climb a mountain. Jump off. Land in another climate.

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  • Indie WinterIndie Winter die Krähe Rudi Hurzlmeier (German, b. 1952)Registered User regular
    edited April 2017
    -Tal wrote: »
    They should make a knuckles game now that botw proved you can do it

    who will get a spinoff game first, knuckles or waluigi

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  • EnlongEnlong Registered User regular
    Knuckles had a spinoff game five years befor Waluigi existed.

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  • BrainleechBrainleech 機知に富んだコメントはここにあります Registered User regular
    I find it funny and curious that that Nintendo is spinning off Ashely from the Wario games into other games and I think into one of her own it was a April fools but still

  • JimothyJimothy Not in front of the fox he's with the owlRegistered User regular
    edited April 2017
    Brainleech wrote: »
    I find it funny and curious that that Nintendo is spinning off Ashely from the Wario games into other games and I think into one of her own it was a April fools but still

    I can't parse what you're saying here, but I've been wanting them to spin Ashley off for years, that's an IP waiting to happen

    Plus she'd be fun in Smash

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  • Lindsay LohanLindsay Lohan Registered User regular
    -Tal wrote: »
    They should make a knuckles game now that botw proved you can do it

    who will get a spinoff game first, knuckles or waluigi

    Here's my new game pitch. Waluigi & Knuckes at the Not-Quite-Olympic Games. It features games that don't deserve to be olympic games. Like "Office chair hall races" or "Long distance waxed floor sliding" or "Scuff on rug static shock battle." It's full of characters no one cares about, like Birdo, Kiddie Kong from DKC 3, Big the Cat, and the Daytona Car from Fighting Vipers.

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  • LockedOnTargetLockedOnTarget Registered User regular
    edited April 2017
    If they want to make me play as other characters why can't I play as motherfuckin Bunnie Rabbot.

    This is the real reason Sonic games are bullshit.

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  • Edith UpwardsEdith Upwards Registered User regular
    Because fuck penders, he sued for the archie comics rights and got them.

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  • King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
    Because fuck penders, he sued for the archie comics rights and got them.

    Just the Echidnas. The Satam characters are a mess Sega doesnt want to deal with.

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  • GvzbgulGvzbgul Registered User regular
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  • WiseManTobesWiseManTobes Registered User regular
    I remember a kid in high school had that shirt or very similar, that is some old memes ( I am old AF)

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  • turtleantturtleant Gunpla Dad is the best.Registered User regular
    edited April 2017
    The like first or second issue of the Sonic comics had a page of "what if" Sonic jokes.

    One of them was "Hydroponic the Hedgehog", and it was very obvious he was high as a kite.

    edit: oop wait I was wrong. He was just a nerd. http://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Sonic-The-Hedgehog/Issue-2?id=20173#15

    That is how I learned what the word hydroponics was.

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  • HobnailHobnail Registered User regular
    Nerds can be fiends for the chronic, no law against that

    Wait

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  • Dark Raven XDark Raven X Laugh hard, run fast, be kindRegistered User regular
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    Shhh don't tell Sonic!

    I mean. Ok. Tell him you rolled up his lawn? What's going on here?

    Oh brilliant
  • AlphaRomeroAlphaRomero Registered User regular
    Princess Sally Pin-up
    Shhh don't tell Sonic!

    I mean. Ok. Tell him you rolled up his lawn? What's going on here?

    I think the implication is that they both stole each others semi or completely naked pin up for their personal use.

  • PlatyPlaty Registered User regular
    "Is this based on Liu Cixin's The Three-Body Problem"

    When and why did this end up in my drafts

  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Princess Sally Pin-up
    Shhh don't tell Sonic!

    I mean. Ok. Tell him you rolled up his lawn? What's going on here?

    I think the implication is that they both stole each others semi or completely naked pin up for their personal use.

    Sonic is always naked and the only thing Sally wears is that jacket/vest thing that isn't meant to cover shit

    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
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