[Neowl]

So, I'm just chilling with a cappuccino after the LONG queues for Sonic Lost World and the Iizuka signing. Haven't spotted any of ny fellow Retro members yet, where you guys at?

Edit: with the day nearly done, and Jam with Jun left, who's had a good time?

None of my tweets are appearing in the SoS feed for some reason.

This post has been edited by Neowl: 03 August 2013 - 11:49 AM

[GeneHF]

From what little I saw of the event:

-Nothing happened. At all.
-Jun REALLY likes that blasted Sonic 4 synth. Murdered Windy and Ripply because of it. (In my book, that is high treason. Windy and Ripply is too good.)
-I don't know who those two jobbers were that sang but I kept hoping the mics would cut out. Fortunately, it did a few times but... ow. Please, never again.
-What the hell is Seaside Denied and why did everyone shit over Seaside Hill with that rubbish?
-City Escape is still the most overrated song in the series. Instrumental proto remains the best. This is fact. Deal with it. />/>

+Any appreciation to Robotnik's Teaparty is a plus in my book, even if it's several years old and a YTP.
+That costumed Sonic looked like he was about to fall off the stage on several occasions.
+Sonic Shorts 8 and SEGA Shorts. Guilty pleasure.

Shoutouts to Twitch chat because any sort of negative opinion was shut down because we must all blindly love everything Sonic even if it's bad because that's what TRUE SONIC FANS LOL do. Now you know how the Dark Ages from 2001 to 2008 happened, rest of the Internet.

[TimmiT]

GeneHF, on 03 August 2013 - 01:07 PM, said:

-What the hell is Seaside Denied and why did everyone shit over Seaside Hill with that rubbish?

It's like a bad Sonic Short made longer and set to Seaside Hill music.

[GeneHF]

I weep for the fanbase more.

[David The Lurker]

GeneHF, on 03 August 2013 - 01:07 PM, said:

Shoutouts to Twitch chat because any sort of negative opinion was shut down because we must all blindly love everything Sonic even if it's bad because that's what TRUE SONIC FANS LOL do. Now you know how the Dark Ages from 2001 to 2008 happened, rest of the Internet.

do you not understand

we must love our sonic the hedgehog

there is nothing else in life but sonic the hedgehog

we can not deny the hedgehog powers

without sonic there is nothing

we must love the hedgehog

we must embrace the hedgehog

we must listen to every song one hundred times a day

we must escape from the city

to enter the world of seaside hill

and embrace the hedgehog

and the men behind it

saying anything negative is sacrilegious

saying anything negative is punishable by death

there is only one sonic

(except for metal)

[Skyler]

^ this post is best post

[Mykonos]

Phew, thought I was the only one who habitually recited that mantra before bed each night.

[Neowl]

GeneHF, on 03 August 2013 - 01:07 PM, said:

From what little I saw of the event:

-Nothing happened. At all.

From what I saw of the stream while I was at the event, it was mostly pointed at the stage WHEN NOTHING WAS HAPPENING.

Awkward gaps between translation in Hoshino's interview made the whole thing rather painful, and quiet. Not sure if the same can be said for Iizuka's.

The Lost Work demo was the same as the Comic Con one. Frozen Casino Line Zone and all. I only played Windy Hill and De(s)sert Ruins, the latter played better than the former in my opinion, sans the automated sections.

I found Nova's crusade against the bronies on the twitter feed rather amusing, despite NONE of my tweets showing.

YAY GOODY BAG (singed by Iizuka and Hoshino, no less)!


I missed out on the Jun signing, but this picture makes up for it (if you put it with the better picture I had taken with him, it makes for a great .gif):

I'm going to do naughty things to him in his sleep.

This post has been edited by Neowl: 03 August 2013 - 04:07 PM

[Thousand Pancake]

David The Lurker, on 03 August 2013 - 03:17 PM, said:

GeneHF, on 03 August 2013 - 01:07 PM, said:

Shoutouts to Twitch chat because any sort of negative opinion was shut down because we must all blindly love everything Sonic even if it's bad because that's what TRUE SONIC FANS LOL do. Now you know how the Dark Ages from 2001 to 2008 happened, rest of the Internet.

do you not understand

we must love our sonic the hedgehog

there is nothing else in life but sonic the hedgehog

we can not deny the hedgehog powers

without sonic there is nothing

we must love the hedgehog

we must embrace the hedgehog

we must listen to every song one hundred times a day

we must escape from the city

to enter the world of seaside hill

and embrace the hedgehog

and the men behind it

saying anything negative is sacrilegious

saying anything negative is punishable by death

there is only one sonic

(except for metal)

I think you just stumbled upon Sega's mantra.

[D.A. Garden]

Just got back and had a great time. There were some good and bad points but overall I enjoyed myself.
I'll list a few of my personal opinions for those interested:

Pros

• The schedule was laid out nicely and wasn't deviated from, as far as I could tell. This was handy in knowing what was happening at what times.
  
• The guests doing signing sessions were extremely friendly and would gladly try to initiate conversation. This just made the whole experience more pleasant. When I tried to thank Iizuka in Japanese (which was an awful attempt on my part), he just chuckled and said "Thank You" in English back. You had to have been there to understand but even though there was a language barrier, we still both found it amusing for the same reason.
  
• Air Conditioning. Granted, I haven't been to other Summer of Sonic events but I heard that previous ones suffered from terrible heat problems. While this event wasn't perfect (it still got rather warm in the main 2 rooms), there was air conditioning and it made the rooms more bearable.
  
• The sheer quantity of merchandise available was staggering. Half of one of the main rooms was lined with tables of figurines, wallets, coasters, t-shirts, key-rings etc. and even though I didn't buy anything myself, it surprised me.
  
• Sonic Lost World Demo. Both the 3DS and WiiU were on display and even though the wait times on the WiiU version were quite long, the 3DS version was almost always available from after lunch time and it was quite fun being able to just sit down and try out the demo properly.

Cons

• Signing session rules. The rules clearly stated that no photos were to be taken as it takes up too much time and stops people from getting things signed. So what happened? From the get-go, photos were being taken and no-one even tried to stop it from happening. I feel bad for one guy as they cut the queue when it was of average length due to time, yet they were still allowing photos to be taken at the signing. The guy did scream, and then fall to the floor crying, which was rather dramatic.
  
• Signs and labelling ranged from minimal to non-existent. None of the areas were marked very well and getting from the café downstairs to the main hall upstairs was a maze. I also stood in a queue for what I thought was Crush 40 merchandise, only to be told 5 minutes later that I was in the art contest queue, which were both in the same area.
  
• The rare merchandise cabinet. This one was a little boggling because I've seen the pictures of this cabinet from previous years and it's usually filled with rare and hard to find Sonic merchandise. This year, however, it contained quite a lot of fairly average stuff, sans a prototype statue and a CiB Knuckles Chaotix. Kind of a let down, but maybe that was my own fault from expecting too much.

I'll let the other guys give you their opinions and the low-down, which'll probably be more informative and accurate, but there's my opinion anyway.

This post has been edited by D.A. Garden: 03 August 2013 - 04:44 PM

[Mykonos]

Anyone know where in the stream this Sonic 4-ized Windy and Ripply is by the by? Morbidly curious.

[Skyler]

Mykonos, on 03 August 2013 - 04:47 PM, said:

Anyone know where in the stream this Sonic 4-ized Windy and Ripply is by the by? Morbidly curious.

It wasn't only that, but it was also Sky Sanctuary.

[Neowl]

D.A. Garden, on 03 August 2013 - 04:41 PM, said:

I feel bad for one guy as they cut the queue when it was of average length due to time, yet they were still allowing photos to be taken at the signing. The guy did scream, and then fall to the floor crying, which was rather dramatic.

I also stood in a queue for what I thought was Crush 40 merchandise, only to be told 5 minutes later that I was in the art contest queue, which were both in the same area.

I saw that, I was going to try to join the queue just before the incident, but the group I was with at the the time decided better of it, just as the rep informed that guy. It was rather, uncomfortable.

As for the second point I quoted, I didn't even know they were selling Crush 40 merchandise until I got home after the event, when I learned that the Generations soundtrack was available to buy there the whole time. Goes to show, eh?

Skyler, on 03 August 2013 - 04:53 PM, said:

Mykonos, on 03 August 2013 - 04:47 PM, said:

Anyone know where in the stream this Sonic 4-ized Windy and Ripply is by the by? Morbidly curious.

It wasn't only that, but it was also Sky Sanctuary.

I was thinking "who let the cats out?" all the way through Sky Sanctuary, despite the lovely Generation version backing track. The poor song got bastardized.

This post has been edited by Neowl: 03 August 2013 - 04:58 PM

[GeneHF]

D.A. Garden, on 03 August 2013 - 04:41 PM, said:

I feel bad for one guy as they cut the queue when it was of average length due to time, yet they were still allowing photos to be taken at the signing. The guy did scream, and then fall to the floor crying, which was rather dramatic.

If this played out like I'm picturing it in my head, I'd be laughing my ass off at the guy. Holy shit, that's pathetic. Please tell me it was a teenager and not some 20-something year old guy.

If it was, give that guy his wizard card.

[Skyler]

Just saw Metropolis Mayhem and Sonic Shorts 8

MM was ehh. Would've also been a lot better if it wasn't a song.

What they showed of SS8 was pretty good. A couple of bad parts but overall pretty enjoyable.