Anyone else think the Sonic Riders series deserves another shot?

Hell yeah, I'd love to see a new Riders game! If they do make one I really want them to try and push the in-game artstyle to match the 2D artwork that the first game had

I think a cel-shaded artstyle could look really cool for a Sonic game.

 

And just like the Bashing threads from a while back, we're gonna see a whole slew of these, aren't we? Tempted to make one for Shadow as a joke, but I'm not bored enough.

Eh, Riders was OK. I wouldn't be against the idea, but I'd probably skip it.

 

I've never played the Riders series, though I've seen a bunch of videos of gameplay (Clement's pops in my head right now).

To me, it looks like the story is a ton of fun, the art direction is amazing, but the gameplay is... meh. Speaking of Riders and Riders ZG, because the third one is unplayable.

I really think the hoverboard suits Sonic better than a car, but I was not impressed by the gameplay and I don't know what could be done to improve it. I mean, I would cut the air-meter out because I think it's stupid, cut the gravity thing because is more boring than useful, and maybe put some weapons like the Racing series. But I don't know if this would be enough.

 

Personally, I loved the Sonic Riders series. I still play the original on Windows (which thankfully has a widescreen patch available). I'm curious how the public reaction would be, though. How many people would actually be interested? That may be what's holding SEGA back. Still, something that would be interesting to see.

 

A faithful remake with stages from ZG and FR could be fun, think Crash Team Racing Remake.

I liked Riders. It tried something new, different - and it was a blast to play.

 

I enjoyed the original Riders, but Zero Gravity took out the skill that made the first one fun, and Free Riders was a complete joke.

I liked the ability to ride another player's wake. It made you have to strategize when to use the boost because someone else could use your turbulence to pass you up. It's an idea I'd never seen before in a common kart racer. While Riders wasn't great, it gets points in my book for being original.

 

The thing that I remember most about Riders is being able to unlock a gear that lets you use Super Sonic. That was especially notable, for me at least, during a time where Super Sonic was only getting relegated to final boss battles.

...but holy crap was that some difficult shit to obtain. I couldn't do it. In fact the whole game was kinda shocking in how cutthroat and unforgiving it was.

 

No, but Sonic R does.

I'm not kidding. I'm still a little salty over the Team Sonic Racing teaser getting my hopes up like this.

 

Kidding or not, they'd have to add and rebalance (EDIT: FUCK YOU AUTOCORRECT) so much to make Sonic R worthwhile that they probably don't see it as worthwhile. There's a reason CD was the most prominently shown-off game in Gems Collection.

 

Sonic R is great. Honestly it's an engine that I think would make a great sonic game. Yes there are issues with it, but seriously why do we have half a dozen racing games that involve automobiles when Sonic is a series that obviously lends itself to foot-racing?

And considering Team Sonic Racing was just part 3 in the kart-racing series, why go through the PR of teasing the R from Sonic R? It was disingenuous to the point of being rude.

 

I wish I could feel the sunshine again. Sonic R-emake would be amazing. Imagine how this game would look today, with modern graphics.

 

Sonic R is perfect as it is. Do not touch it.

 

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Zero Gravity was okay, but it felt... I don't know how to put it... Darker? More serious in tone?

First Riders had this industrial-funky-techno feel, and Zero Gravity lost it.