Sonic Generations Megathread

Stolez from a Youtube comment about Mike Pollock on the Bosses trailer:

How old IS the dude? I never pictured him as elderly.

 

Looking through the past few pages it looks like everyone's still talking about the boss trailer, so I'm going to assume this hasn't been posted yet:

http://cnettv.cnet.com/pregame-61-batman-arkham-city-sonic-generations/9742-1_53-50113211.html

Aaron Webber shows off full playthroughs of both classic and modern Sky Sanctuary and Seaside Hill. You're gonna have to skip ahead a little since the beginning is about Arkham City.

Both of the modern stages are amazing.

EDIT: Death Egg Robo's at the end as well.

 

WHY THE FUCK ISN'T THAT THE BOX ART.

 

Eggman? In the games no official age was revealed, however he's suspected to have over 50, if he really knows his Grandfather.
In the Archie comics he have around 40 something.

 

Can someone youtube this? It's not working for me.

 

It's a secret copy of a Genesis Sonic in which he was wearing a shirt, battling the evils of nakedness for a change. Very rare game.

 

Just noticed that in modern Seaside Hill, the track eventually switches into Ocean Palace. Awesome.

Also, here's a direct download link to the video (right click, save as.) in case anyone wants it.

http://cdn15.castfire.com/video/305/2099/7167/755847/cnet_2011-10-14-175447-4085-3-2-0.2500.mp4

 

I always imagined Eggman in his early 40s. He can't be that old because he has a very red moustache. So unless he dyes the thing (wouldn't put it past AOSTH Robotnik), he can't be older than that. The 40s seem like a good age to peak intellectually as well.

 

So five bonus missions for classic sonic and five for modern sonic per stage times 9 stages equals 90 bonus missions.

And here I thought I wasn't going to get my money's worth.

 

Whoa! Really?! That is Knuckles shaa awesome.

Maybe Speed Highway might switch to Sonic's Schoolhouse too. I am so pumped at the prospect of these endless possibilities.

 

He's 48 according to the comics. I think the oldest he could possibly be is early sixties in the games.

I think Mike Pollock is EASILY the best Robotnik Voice Actor. He can show more emotion than Ire. He provides for a more realistic personality for the Doctor. Also he's hilarious as shit.

Seen here:

 

I concur, I'm amazed at how much I liked the look of the modern stages. Modern GH, CP and CE didn't do it for me at all, and yet they somehow seem to have nailed these new levels.

 

Anybody notice the gates (Sand Hill, Ice Cap Snowboarding, etc.) from Sonic Adventure in Seaside Hill when Sonic is in the Kart?

 

13:40 The five mission icons are Sonic, a Motobug, Knuckles, a glove, and a monitor.

13:53 Check out classic Tails's idle! Also, it seems the game is helping you not sift through the entire hub world to find missions you haven't done. Handy.

14:35 Something I'd like to note; with Seaside Hill unlocked, Webber only has two emeralds? It's highly unlikely they're gotten automatically through the story.

14:42 Is Knuckles talking about the hub world or the actual level?

14:50 Look at that classic skid! Was that always there?

17:16 ...What the fuck? Where'd his rings fly off to?

20:30 That quote is going in my sig. Now.

21:43 Of course the sky level has to start out on a grind rail.

22:30 The conversation going on here helps us figure out when this was recorded, as Planet Wisp had apparently not been revealed yet.

24:22 Is it just glare from the sun, or are the Death Egg's eyes charging?

MODERN SKY SANCTUARY OPINION: Nailed it. Hooooly crap, this is looking to be the perfect blend of 3D and 2D, with good platforming segments in the 3D areas. Boost to win, my ass.

26:30 oh god someone help I can't breathe laughing so hard

27:46 So you have to hit a button to shoot out of the cannon? Apparently Classic Sonic is a Power-type character.

29:25 Well, if you were a fan of the rolling rock from Ocean Palace...

CLASSIC SEASIDE HILL OPINION: Looks like we found our true water level. Looks like Jungle Seaside Palacity Zone in appearance. Not a bad thing though.

31:30 THE RUINS IN THIS AREA MOVE... WHEN YOU WALK UP TO THEM!

32:39 Rainbow. Nice touch.

32:49 The springs remind me of a certain part of the original Seaside Hill.

33:10 That... That is an interesting gimmick.

33:37 Listen to what Webber says here. And THAT is why SASASR exists.

33:57 Three grind rails? But there's no team to take up all that space!

34:25 So now we finally know what the Red Rings are for.

MODERN SEASIDE HILL OPINION: Hohoho. Sure is Jungle Joyride meets Ocean Palace in here. Another hit for me.

38:20 Whoa, is that the Egg Carrier's monorail?


Well, there's my first real blow-by-blow. Anyone notice any superb details I missed?

 

I'm not sure if this was mentioned, but you have to collect three 'boss keys' hidden throughout certain levels in order to fight era bosses(hence the keyholes on the Death Egg Robot door).
I bet it has to do with Mission 3 of green hill(Knuckles collecting three keys....where have I seen that?). I've had this theory that the big red coin that appears after collecting all 5 red coins is somehow connected to the Chaos Emeralds or Boss Keys.

Either way, I'm curious to see just how much time this game will take to win. with 5 missions, 5 red coins, and S ranks for each level, you are looking at a good 100 emblems(if there are any at all) and collectables.

 

Welp, seems like we got some confirmation that both Sonics WON'T get a shot at each boss.

He went into the Death Egg boss battle with Modern Sonic, and fought the guy as Classic Sonic.

Oh well. :/

 

Don't forget about the inevitable DLC though. Who knows, we may even get a full Stardust Speedway, Casino Night, Final Chase, et al.

 

My favorite part of Modern Sky Sanctuary is probably that you get to go into the buildings. It looks pretty rad inside.

Bouncing off clouds in 3D looks like it might be a bitch though.

 

The inside shimmering/indigo blue color scheme definitely had shades of S3&Ks Hidden Palace...nice little nod methinks! REALLY impressed with SS Modern but even more so with Classic Seaside Hill...just brill.