Sonic 2: Advanced Edit

I just tried it out and I LOVE IT! All the levels are put to gether very nicely and look very nice.

 

Looks very cool, especially the Sonic CD tiles and 8-bit renderings. I love this hack.

 

When I looked at that I immediately thought "Over a year!? Woah!" But then I downloaded it and saw everything that you did. Very good, indeed. I wish I could do something like that. :'(


Ah well, I'm trying.

 

all I can say is........
This is one of the best hacks I've ever seen/played
SA3+SCD Sprites=ownage

 

I really like the work on this project, Rika, this is an example of how all hacking projects should be. The only level I really miss from the first edition of Advanced Edit is Turqoise Hill, other than that I really have no complaints.

 

What can I say. It's awesome! I mean there's a few rough spots here and there, but to take a game and basically strip it of everything and make it your own, is quite an accomplishment.

 

Woah! It's good! Graphics are awesome!

But, it does have way too much Omega-like difficulty. Hint: bottomless pits and millions of spikes to jump over. AND the boss in GGZ is too hard to hit without falling in a bottomless pit. However, I liked Rooftop Zone.

 

The only level in this hack which I like the look of is Bridge Zone, and that's because I liked the original. However, the 16-bit Sonic sprite clashes with the 8-bit level.

The other levels I hate. They have far too many clean uninterrupted gradients. Look at grass on the ground - it's not one long flat sheet of green, the leaves reflect light in different ways. Try to reflect that in your levels.

Generally too much block colour (and where it isn't it feels like it) and too cartoonish, and the sprites clash with the levels and look out of place. I'm sorry to say that I don't like it.

 

Rika, just to point something out - it's Aqua Planet in Sonic Chaos.

 

I'm sorry to say that too but...I agree.

Try to take more time drawing your levels. Every single 8x8 tile is important. You really have to draw them pixel by pixel, the best you can. A lot of tiles are good and were drawn very well, but some others like the grass...

I explain me:
You can make 6 levels with their layouts and all in one year, I made Long Version in more than 2 years, Genocide City in about 3 months and a half, without his final layout, rings and sprite placements, working about 2 hours a day. You should not speed up your hack, releasing 3 levels at a time. Take your time making your hack and things will be better.

I can't say that I hate it. It's a very good hack (the best I've seen so far) and you've put a lot of time in it. Keep up the good work Rika!

EDIT: Yeah! It's Aqua Planet, my favourite under Sonic Chaos BTW.

 

This exemplifies what I mean:



This could perfectly easily be a green tube for all I can tell. It just doesn't look like real grass. Compare with Emerald Hill Zone.

Then you make the point about Genocide City Zone.



Look at the detail in the railings. They aren't just lines of one or two colours, they have highlights and breaks and look nice.

Complaints? The bricks could look nicer, they're a little too same-y and tiled. Try adding some cracks to some tiles to add some variety.

 

That's entirely uncalled for. I've been very reasonable in stating my view without going "OMG THIS SUX" and then you go and insult me in such a fashion.

I won't grace the rest of your post with a response as my point still stands, and since it's mostly a verbatim quote of my post with a little tiny extra comment tagged onto the end (something much hated over Usenet). I was using that as an example, not deliberately picking it out for criticism.

Also, I don't need to prove that I can do better before criticising. Most music critics can't compose yet still throw their judgements on every piece made.

 

Damn good hack you got there Rika. I found the tiles to be pretty cool. Keep up the good work.

 

First off, Quick Man and Sonic Hachelle-Bee, you are rightfully allowed to have and show your opinions and feelings on Advanced Edit, and you make valid points, but I will say that I enjoy the cartoony style of the hack and that I find the work to be very well-done on it. Yes, not every single piece of detail in lighting, shading, tinting ect is perfect, but the cartoony stle, in my eyes, makes the game feel like its own and not just a generic hack. Rika Chou, I have to agree with Quick Man about editing the sprites, though I do not think it is such a huge deal. I see so many hacks, especially here, getting more attention than they deserve (though I will not say which), and I fully believe that this is a hack that deserves full attention. Most of the new generation of hacks are poor-quality, have 856 versions, only pallete edits, and aren't worth your time playing. This one, whether you like the style of art, IS worth playing.

EDIT: Did those tiles from Genocide City Zone come from Garfield: Caught in the Act?

 

I'll just post some bugs, and other wonders. The hack is pretty good, keep up the good work.



You'll need to fix the lettering.



For the second act, I noticed that you didn't put the lava object there.



I believe this is the first act, but when I died, it went from the beginning and scrolled to my position. You need to fix that.



You need to put those spikes down lower, otherwise you won't be able to walk over that spot.

In Death Egg, I got to the Egg Robo and jumped at him while he was walking foward, and went right through him!!! How in the hell, it was like I jumped too high. No pic cause I quit after dieing.

In Ocean Planet, why are there random objects in the steps? It kind of bugs me.

The attached pic shows an enemy going through a wall. I don't know if this matters to you much, but could you try to fix this.