Sonic Superstars: A New 2D Sonic Game (Fall 2023)

Extended gameplay by Sonic Stadium:

 

Holy SHIT
Look at the bezels on the TV!

 

It felt like a unspecified type of living being with a robot-like head as a sort of helmet ^^"

 

This looks... like Classic Sonic! Physics look accurate. Level design looks varied. The ONLY time the boosters appear is for those specific fg-to-bg loops. Even those booster pipes aren't just automation and can be used freely to get to new places.

 

That looks so fucking beautiful.
Physics look ok.
I'm so grateful for what we're getting.
Thanks Sega and everyone involved. ♥️

 

Sonic rolls and spindashes confirmed.

 

The way this power is handled makes me a lot less wary of them in general. You just pop it on and it gives you new ways to interact with the world, then it runs out or you pop it off and you're back in the action. No Kirby-style "you have reached the power-up portion of the stage, the fun ends now" type-stuff. Plus Sonic even gets a weird little goopy running animation. I'm pleasantly surprised with the extended gameplay!

 

https://xcancel.com/sonicstadium/status/1667257991064702982

• Speed Jungle Zone
• Special Stages are 3D
• The clone attack move is "Avatar"

 

More importantly; the rolls look like they preserve momentum the way they should

one of my biggest sticking points for previous attempts at this kinda thing was how much that muscle memory from the genesis games didn’t help me and often just slowed me down

 

Oh no

 

This is actually pretty good! You can see the player is wondering how the hell do they get to the blue big ring + that Sonic medal, and are trying to figure it out with some motion-based exploration! Also, the Buzz Bomber has been updated and now shoots a laser, so it's more dangerous! I love this.

 

Neat, they handled the Amy options as more of a double jump character compared to everyone else.

 

Here's Knuckles and a boss.

 

At this point in definitely convinced grinding is locked to that jungle stage, its not so much grinding as it is Sonic sliding on the vines when he starts moving faster than a walk.

That first zone is gorgeous, great to see a completely new starting green zone after 13 years.

 

Game looks good, they got it right. The physics are good, not exactly on point but they look good, and the level design is also looking good. It's no Mania 2 but this is clearly one to look forward to!

 

>can attack boss yourself or trick it into attacking itself, or both
>first boss isn't wrecking ball
>also isn't Death Egg Robot
>Knuckles Only Mode

 

SEGA making magic in...how many years...? xD

 

We can see that the drop-dash is back at around 1:28. Interesting. I wonder if the move-set will evolve further or if that'll be something they relegate to the emerald powers.

 

In my opinion it took them about 20 years to figure out how to manage the Sonic IP after the Genesis/Saturn/Dreamcast. I like this current state -- 2D titles with Classic Sonic, and 3D titles with Modern. Seems to satisfy most people.

 

*announcement trailer releases*
"Hmmmmm idk about this guys it looks gimmicky and the movement looks stiff."
*potato cam footage surfaces*
"Fuck it, we ballin'"