Sonic Boom

Well, first off, I said not to look at it as a classic Sonic game. Every single complaint about the level design you had was because it very much went against the bock-standard classic Sonic game design principles, which is very much the intent of the game. It is not, should not be looked at, and does not want to be a classic Sonic game. Its own unique style is very much obviously a love-or-hate sort of thing, though I feel a lot more people would appreciate it if they didn't keep trying to compare it to Sonic 2.

In addition, I find that the notion behind your implication that everything has the be memorized is very much due to your own skill rather than the design of the game itself. When I first played a build of Sonic Boom with level design very similar to—if not exactly—this, after having never played it before, I did absolutely fine and had no problems at all. Do I occasionally get hit by an electric bed? Yes—that's how I know to duck from that point forward. How did I know that spikes hurt me repeatedly to my death in Sonic 1? I hit the spikes; suddenly, I know not to hit the spikes in the future.

Trial and error is very much a core prospect of any Sonic game; regardless of that, though, Sonic Boom is relatively forgiving in that regard, save for maybe Gorbichev and Act 3. That doesn't make the design bad, though—it just means that it pissed you off. Sonic 2's final boss used to piss me off, too... then I learned to beat it without issue, and suddenly it's just as fun as the rest of the game.

Knee-jerk reactions based off spur of the moment rage do not an objective review make; if that were the case, I would have written a raging wall of text in my initial review of the game instead of my honest one. It was very much my own fault I kept dying at certain points of the game, so I improved my skill until I was able to traverse it without issue. That's the bottom line.

 

Just found a bug, not sure if it's known about, encountered during the fight with Gorbichev. I'd saved my state a few seconds before it happened, so I've been able to see if I could avoid it, but it seems I'm at such a point that whatever my action, it still glitches, just with slightly different garbled sprites on the screen, and number on the blue screen.

Screenshots:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2785286/Boom1.png
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2785286/Boom2.png
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2785286/Boom3.png

 

Man, that post was funny.

Then why did you made this post? Just look at all the crap you have written:

That's one of the stupidest things I've seen in this topic. They aren't even new other than the look. The orbinauts in Star Light Zone are actually harder and I've never made an attempt to kill them. You should hate them then. Or if you're in Ice Cap Zone and you don't have a shield - I guess you should be pissed at the Star Pointers too.

Hmm, that's a tough one....how about jumping on them? That's like saying "how am I supposed to know that I can destroy the Relieves (MGZ, Sonic 3)"

I agree, parts like these aren't good but at least you have a special move for that.

How is Power Plant so confusing? I've had more trouble navigating through Stardust Speedway Zone.

This is where I started laughing. Why do so many people bitch about that? I can understand if you get hit a few times but it's really not that hard to figure how to pass them.

You forgot your head hurts. That's probably the reason.

Obviously, you don't have enough patience.

Yeah, what's up with THAT?

Because the level is only a minute and fifteen seconds long. That's too much time.

And hey, at least you have infinite lives too, right?

Wait, I forgot something.

It's all clear now. You see? It's all about trial and error to become better at things. First time going through a loop with the electric floors without rolling? Bad idea! Posting at 1am while tired as hell and with a headache? Bad idea!

 

I tried your hack, and I gotta say ...

I suck at it XD.

Ok, serious time. It's really a different style of what I've seen around the internet, very original, though it's not MY style. I'm more of a classic sonic gameplay guy.

But seems good, so keep it up!

 

I still can't understand why when someone criticizes the hack, it just leads to more debating, arguing and negativity.


Curious question though, is t0ms0nic aware of his sprites used in this game? Not that he doesn't want people using them, I'm just curious of his response.

 

Knew him once; know he doesn't mind the sheet being used, more or less because I remember when he was first making it (he was actually one of the first people to do style edit sprites with Genesis style). Last time I talked to him, I recall him saying the sheet was one of his worsts compared to his later work. Hence why I was curious. :v:

 

Well, I found it entertaining.

Are there going to be updates in this thread?

 

Said sheet also requested credit to myself and Shine, because we completed it when t0m lost interest.

I'll let that slip though~ :P

 

Haven't been here for a very long time, only every now and then just lurking. I kind of expected a hack like this to appear when I returned.

Very nice hack. Not much to say right now since I didn't get to play it all that much, but the bosses were programmed very well (not to mention insane =P), the layouts and art are ass-kicking kickass and the music is excellent as well.

 

I'd equate them more with the laser barriers around the tubes in parts of act 2 in Launch Base Zone, myself.

 

I do admit, the fact that my route was blocked, plus the Duke Nukem music gave it away for me -- the cameras seem to be a homage to their role in the 2D Duke Nukem games, notably the first.

 

I'm really liking how this is. The high speed and the difficulty of the bosses is perfect.

I can't see why people are complaning about the second boss crushing you though. It's not really that big a deal seeing as you have unlimited lives and just go back a little ways to the checkpoint. I would leave that how it is. A boss having a move that can kill instantly just adds more to the "hardcore" that I think this game is based off.

The spindash bug thing dose need to be fixed though in my opinion >.>. I also noticed the second bosses name when you fight him needs to be changed.

The music is awsome btw. Love all the Megaman music thats in there.

 

It's no different than those little machines you hit in Launch Base to change open doors. I can't be the only one who thought of that when I saw the cameras.

 

After watching the Youtube video and reading about the extreme difficulty in the bosses, I gotta ask something... Is it really possible to finish them without getting hit once?

I mean, that's one of the basics in videogame design. If you master a game, it must be possible to get through it without a single sign of failure.



With that said... Those bosses look splendid, great work!

 

To be honest, I've found the metal knuckles fight in The S factor harder than the main boss in this hack.

 

Yay because it's a more fair battle than the S factor one