[TimmiT]

Not sure if it's been mentioned yet, but you can now pre-load the game on Steam if you pre-ordered it.

[Chimpo]

Aww shit dawg. Pre-loading that shit right now.

My PS3 copy also arrived today. I don't know what to do.

[1stKirbyever]

So I have 100% on the main story... Yet I'm still missing two Secret Achievements. Anyone have an idea what they are?

[Tylinos]

Another Red Ring skill list update, for anyone interested. Almost done, but I really need to take a break now. My thumb's getting sore. New ones are in bold:

Spoiler

Classic Green Hill: Treasure Scanner (Shows hidden items and springs)
Classic Chemical Plant: Breath Holder (Hold breath longer)
Classic Sky Sanctuary: Twin Spin Attack (Insta-shield)
Classic Speed Highway: Power Sneakers (Gives you two portable Power Sneakers, like with the Shield powerups.)
Classic City Escape: Boardmaster (Skateboard)
Classic Seaside Hill: Invincible Start (Start the stage with temporary invincibility.)
Classic Crisis City: Hercules Muscles (Push movable objects faster)
Classic Rooftop Run: I think it was Long Spin Dash. (Spin Dash carries you farther.)
Classic Planet Wisp: Homing Attack (Take a guess.) (I don't have this one yet, but people have mentioned it, so it's kind of pointless not to list it.)

Modern Green Hill: Acceleration (Increases, uh, acceleration.)
Modern Chemical Plant: Smasher Bonus (Breaking enemies fills Boost Gauge more.)
Modern Sky Sanctuary: Gauge Rebooter (Begin with a full boost gauge on restart.)
Modern Speed Highway: Auto-Gauge (Boost gauge refills automatically.)
Modern City Escape: Quick Slide (Lets you Quick Step on the Snowboard. Kind of useless, honestly, since you only use it once in the entire game.)
Modern Crisis City: Serial Homing (Perform homing attack chains faster.)
Modern Rooftop Run: Trick Mastery (Perform tricks faster)

Also, to 1stKirbyever: Most of the secret achievements are for special things done in stages. Check what stages you don't have ones like that for on your achievement list.

This post has been edited by Tylinos: 02 November 2011 - 03:25 PM

[1stKirbyever]

Tylinos, on 02 November 2011 - 03:24 PM, said:

Another Red Ring skill list update, for anyone interested. Almost done, but I really need to take a break now. My thumb's getting sore. New ones are in bold:

Spoiler

Classic Green Hill: Treasure Scanner (Shows hidden items and springs)
Classic Chemical Plant: Breath Holder (Hold breath longer)
Classic Sky Sanctuary: Twin Spin Attack (Insta-shield)
Classic Speed Highway: Power Sneakers (Gives you two portable Power Sneakers, like with the Shield powerups.)
Classic City Escape: Boardmaster (Skateboard)
Classic Seaside Hill: Invincible Start (Start the stage with temporary invincibility.)
Classic Crisis City: Hercules Muscles (Push movable objects faster)
Classic Rooftop Run: I think it was Long Spin Dash. (Spin Dash carries you farther.)
Classic Planet Wisp: Homing Attack (Take a guess.) (I don't have this one yet, but people have mentioned it, so it's kind of pointless not to list it.)

Modern Green Hill: Acceleration (Increases, uh, acceleration.)
Modern Chemical Plant: Smasher Bonus (Breaking enemies fills Boost Gauge more.)
Modern Sky Sanctuary: Gauge Rebooter (Begin with a full boost gauge on restart.)
Modern Speed Highway: Auto-Gauge (Boost gauge refills automatically.)
Modern City Escape: Quick Slide (Lets you Quick Step on the Snowboard. Kind of useless, honestly, since you only use it once in the entire game.)
Modern Crisis City: Serial Homing (Perform homing attack chains faster.)
Modern Rooftop Run: Trick Mastery (Perform tricks faster)

Also, to 1stKirbyever: Most of the secret achievements are for special things done in stages. Check what stages you don't have ones like that for on your achievement list.

Spoiler

Modern Seaside Hill is Direct Jump: "Increase the speed of your Wall Jumps." While Modern Planet Wisp is Ring Energy Bonus: "Collecting Rings fills the gauge faster."

Also, thanks.

This post has been edited by 1stKirbyever: 02 November 2011 - 03:29 PM

[Azu]

A most awesome day. I'm pre-loading Generations, GTA:V's trailer was awesome sauce, and I've fixed my issue with my MC server. Novemeber seems like it's going to be a good month.

By the way, the files will be "locked" until sometime tommorrow (12:00 GMT NOV 4), right?

This post has been edited by Azu: 02 November 2011 - 03:35 PM

[Prince Lex]

Jimmy Hedgehog, on 02 November 2011 - 01:16 PM, said:

TimmiT, on 02 November 2011 - 09:15 AM, said:

As I'd hoped, the CE arrived today at my doorstep.

Lucky, haha. Where did you order it from? Mine's from amazon and still waiting for it to be dispatched XD

I'd really like to know this too. My Uncharted 3 Explorer Edition came yesterday and I've just completed it, I was really hoping my Generations CE would be coming tomorrow (3rd) so I could continue the trend of playing awesome new games!

Amazon says "dispatch estimate 1-2nd November", "delivery estimate 3-4th November". Considering its the 3rd here in 4 hours I'm officially worried, because it still says "not yet dispatched" and my account hasn't been debited. So there's obviously no chance getting it tomorrow, which is really unusual for amazon. This'll be the first time EVER I've pre-ordered a game from there and it hasn't come at least 1 day early. Poop.

[Overlord]

Mine currently has the dispatch estimate as the 2nd to the 3rd with an expected delivery of the 6th to the 9th (fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-), so at this point I wouldn't worry TOO much about it for another day or so. I've pre-ordered from Amazon and while it's sometimes been a day early, that's not always been the case.

[Prince Lex]

I could kill them. I'm being a child, but I want it NOW!

Also, the 6th? That's a Sunday! What are they playing at? I may actually buy another copy on Friday so I can play it over the weekend... sad but possibly necessary. (May also keep receipt, then return it). Normally I wouldn't be in such a mad rush to get it, but the next few weeks in uni are going to kick my ass and I'd rather enjoy playing it than think "I should be studying".

I just sent Amazon a "where's my stuff" e-mail, will edit this post when I get a response (probably tomorrow).

[KittenBurglar]

So Classic Planet Wisp's red rings give you the homing attack. I'm really curious what modern gives you.

This post has been edited by KittenBurglar: 02 November 2011 - 04:18 PM

[Blivsey]

Quick question because a friend asked: what are the legitimate gripes people are having with Generations? I'm under the impression there aren't many.

[Chimpo]

Most of the reviews I've read are complaining about the lack of classic levels and too many modern levels.

[Sparks]

No updates on that Steam demo? I'm itching to play this game, but the demos going to determine if my PC can handle it or not.

[Scripten]

Chimpo, on 02 November 2011 - 04:05 PM, said:

Most of the reviews I've read are complaining about the lack of classic levels and too many modern levels.

Good. Hopefully this will steer SEGA to, if anything, start a spinoff series to cater to the classic design philosophy. Though, from what I've seen, even the modern levels in the game have pretty good design to them.

[DustArma]

Scripten, on 02 November 2011 - 04:10 PM, said:

Chimpo, on 02 November 2011 - 04:05 PM, said:

Most of the reviews I've read are complaining about the lack of classic levels and too many modern levels.

Good. Hopefully this will steer SEGA to, if anything, start a spinoff series to cater to the classic design philosophy. Though, from what I've seen, even the modern levels in the game have pretty good design to them.

That has nothing to do with it, the reviewers literally complained that there were too many levels from post S3&K, despite that all of those levels have classic interpretations available to them that are, arguably, completely new levels instead of reimaginations of classic levels as far as Classic Sonic is concerned, those reviewers wanted Sonic 1, 2 and 3&K HDified.

This post has been edited by DustArma: 02 November 2011 - 04:20 PM