I don't know about Sonic 06, but you should give Riders a go. I think it's a fun racer that would have been better received if it didn't contain Sonic characters. If you choose to unlock everything there is plenty of content there. There is an initial steep learning curve, you must complete story mode once and the voice acting is terrible but those are the only things I can say against it. EDIT: missed a word out.
I've been wondering about something: If they inevitably (if ever) do DLC, I would assume they'd go big a year after the release of the game with a new "era" for us to derp about in. Basically, three new stages, a rival and a boss. and new missions to beat/fail at. If my memory serves me right (and by god I would lol if it ever went against me), there's about 3-4 tunes and 6 or so-ish art pieces per lolmissions section for each stage, and about 1-2 extra tunes and 8 or so-ish art pieces per main stage shenanigans. Basically, about 9-12 tunes I'd wager would make it in, likely 3/4 from each game represented, and the rest from other games. Anyways, methinks the only questions to ask are this: If they do this kind of DLC, what games would be represented, and what zone from each rep'd game would make the cut? I would assume there'd be one new game from each era (classic, dreamcast and modern), so there's that. There's also the matter of both the rival and the boss for the thing. So many questions, but methinks there's an answer to it. So then, what do you guys think they'd choose, if they did so?
If they do another era, a neglected era if you will, I imagine they'll take levels from Sonic 3 (Classic), Shadow the Hedgehog (Dreamcast), and Sonic and the Secret Rings (Modern). If they picked a new boss I expect they would take something from the classic era since classic Sonic doesn't have as many bosses or rivals as modern Sonic, which would lead me to suspect they would take classic Knuckles as a rival and some other boss (Death Egg Robot S3K?). As for levels here's what I'd want Sonic 3 - Ice Cap or Carnival Night Shadow - Mad Gear or Ark Sonic and the Secret Ring - Sand Oasis or Night Palace. Basically, take tropes that haven't been used (With the exception of the Ark level. While it was used for the Rival battle, it's still not a level). Alternately they could go the lazy route and reuse art assets they already have which would probably lead to Sonic CD - Stardust Speedway Sonic Adventure 2 - Final Rush Sonic Unleashed - Eggmanland Which I wouldn't totally object to either.
DLC would ideally add one new stage per era. Assuming that, here's what I'd like to see: GENESIS - Gah, so many options! Can they just remake all the levels? :P Ice Cap is the most obvious and I think it'd be really well-received. Generations was missing a snow level. If not that, I'd also like to see Carnival Night (if the 3DS is any indication, it would look absolutely beautiful with all those colors against a black backdrop). Dark horse pick here? Hill Top Zone. They already have the swings, and I think outrunning the lava in Act 2 could be really showy and fun. Lava Reef would be really cool, maybe featuring some elements of Mystic Cave, as Generations is wont to do. DREAMCAST - Ice Cap again? Haha, but seriously... I'd honestly have to go with Red Mountain as my #1 pick for this. Again, we could do that outrun-the-lava thing, and the musical remixes alone would be worth it. Otherwise, I'd go with something like Final Rush, Crazy Gadget, or Final Egg - another trope Generations missed was an Eggman factory/base level. You could do that, and mix in elements of Scrap Brain and Death Egg. MODERN - Kingdom Valley, full stop. Running through that water vortex in a WONDERFUL game as opposed to a terrible one would be awesome. Dragon Road was my favorite level in Unleashed, and it would be really cool, too. From Colors, Starlight Carnival would be visually stunning. So! GENESIS - Ice Cap DREAMCAST - Red Mountain MODERN - Kingdom Valley Or! GENESIS - Carnival Night DREAMCAST - Final Egg MODERN - Dragon Road
As far as DLC is concerned, I'm open for pretty much any idea they got. However, I do NOT want to see another city or hill level. 4 levels involve cities and 3 levels involve grass hill type levels. Go find another trope. I feel like Mystic Cave zone would also make an awesome level. Actually ideally, they'd only chose levels from the classic era to remake. The modern era is too close in recent memory and the adventure era is highly forgettable, plus the only game to fit that era that they haven't used would be Shadow the Hedgehog. Ideally I would like to see Mystic Cave Zone, Carnival Night zone, and Quartz Quadrant. I don't like any of the environments from Sonic 1 beyond GHZ, so I say go for Sonic 2, 3, and CD. Actually, the only modern game that I feel would be good enough to see get another level is Sonic Colors due to it's classic like environments. I'd like to see Aquarium Park
I think you mean Mad Matrix. :v: Even though, I'd prefer Digital Circuit. Otherwise, I pretty much agree with you. Though, I wouldn't mind if Sonic 3D got some love. Rusty Ruin or Panic Puppet, pleeeaaase.
This, fucking this. Oh my god, I would have loved to see either of these levels get remade in Generations, especially Panic Puppet so I could hear a remix of that stage's music. That would be so damn epic. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzBxs09FKxg[/youtube]
What I wouldn't mind seeing for is either a 2nd Classic Era or A Handheld Era. (Or anything really, but perfect world circumstances) 2nd Classic Era Sonic 3 - Hydrocity or Ice Cap Sonic CD - Quartz Quadrant or Stardust Speedway Sonic and Knuckles - Sandopolis or Lava Reef Rival Boss - S3&K - Classic Knuckles Boss - S3&K - Lava Reef Finale Handheld Era Sonic Advance 3 - Chaos Angel Sonic Rush - Night Carnival or Altitude Limit Sonic Rush Adventure - Haunted Ship or Blizzard Peaks Rival Boss - Sonic Rush - Blaze Boss - Sonic Triple Trouble - Sunset Park Boss
The only level I would absolutely love to see is Hydrocity. Not saying others aren't appreciated though.
Let's see here...Classic....Flying Battery Zone. For the level AND for the music! <3 Modern...anything but another city level PLEASE! Hang Castle From Heroes maybe..
Handheld makes the most sense for an era, as it's one that's not covered Classic: Sunset Park (Sonic Triple Trouble) Advance: Music Park(?) (Sonic Advance 3) Modern: Night Carnival (Sonic Rush)
Given that the DLC wouldn't be on a nintendo console, something from Sonic Rivals would probably make more sense then Sonic Rush. But there really was no Dreamcast era handheld game that would make sense except for the Advance series and possibly Sonic Pocket Adventure.
Advance series makes sense for Dreamcast era. Planet Wisp wasn't on the PS360 console originally, either. So there :p
I personally would like Kingdom Valley to be a DLC level, I mean... the Machspeed section at the end, that was originally going to look so much better then it did in the final release, I'm trying to imagine how beautiful that would look today in HD. Brilliant I bet you. Plus a remix of that song... My god I want that so bad. for a Classic level, I'd go with what everyone else is saying. Ice Cap Zone, we haven't had an ice trope in the game, so why not? Although I guess Lava Reef would be really nice. Apart from Crisis City, there's nothing for a fire trope, and in a way Crisis City is more of a city trope then a fire trope. for the Adventure era, I'd honestly go with Metal Harbor or Final Rush. Metal Harbor's music would make an amazing remix, plus you've got stuff like the missile launch and all that. And then Final Rush is so much fun to play because you can just launch yourself off and make massive skydives down the level in several places, which I loved doing, that'd be so much fun to do. Bet it'd be full of shortcuts like the one at the start of Chemical Plant Act 2 though, boost ring to boost ring to light dash path over a bottomless pit, I'm sure you know what one I'm on about. I wouldn't mind Holoska - Cool Edge either now that I think about it. Same reasons as Ice Cap really in this case though. so... Classic Era - Ice Cap Zone or Lava Reef Zone Adventure Era - Metal Harbor or Final Rush Modern Era - Holoska Cool Edge or Kingdom Valley
I always get so disappointed when people discuss DLC because it makes me think it's being spurred by Sega announcing, "We're workin' it!" One day, maybe...
^ Seeing as how Sega has said nothing on DLC so far, I'd rather hear a "we're working on it" then nothing. Least working on it gives promise to something in the future. Honestly I want them to avoid Sonic and Knuckles levels since both Mushroom Hill and Sky Sanctuary have already been represented, and IMO S&K's levels are the weaker of S3K. We need more pure Sonic 3 representation, since they have seemingly ignored it entirely with the exception of the Big Arm fight.
I just want to see aquarium park. :| The music was awesome, it'd be a full on water level, and underwater japan aquarium theme park in space is a damn unique level theme.