Sonic 2 Recreation

That was pretty awesome. I swear the Emerald randomly respawned in a different location on me once, but whatever.

Is the game supposed to freeze when playing as Knuckles in level 3?

 

The level design just really doesn't flow well. In a game where speed seems to be the focus (and it seems that way because everything seems to be moving much faster), flow is incredibly important.

And also, why the fuck would you add a jump dash if it makes you vulnerable? I can't believe how many times I died because I accidentally hit jump again.

 

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Very nicely done IMO, the concept is quite unique (well I haven't played any Sonic games post Sonic-R, so I have no idea if it's from another Sonic game or something). A few bugs I noticed:

• Tails still can't use debug mode D: Also is it just me or are his sprites still S2 style? (Actually come to think of it, even Sonic's sprites look like they're using Sonic 2 colours)
• If Tails flies into a spring, he doesn't stop flying and as a result gets carried up as far as possible
• When you exit debug mode as Knuckles, the mappings are garbled
• The game crashing when you place an object in debug right after dying bug is still there
• Another bug in Sonic 2 which hasn't been fixed yet is the monitor placement bug in debug mode - once you break a monitor placed in debug mode, you can't place another one, it'll just appear as a broken monitor (or in this hack's case not appear at all)
• If you kill the EHZ boss while he's halfway through digging, during his running away sequence, he flies too low

Pretty easy fixes though, and don't really detract from the game that much I guess. The first level, however, just feels a bit cramped and very confusing - too much going on in too little an area, which can make finding the emerald frustratingly difficult. I suppose spreading the level out over a larger area would go a long way in remedying that.

BTW, I'm almost completely free these days since mocks are over and O levels don't start until the 14th of May, and although real life's been a bit crazy recently, things seem to have settled down quite well, so I'd be more than happy to help in case you need any.

 

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It's good although in Zone 2 the music restarts at some point near the start of the level.
Also if you are still wanting to use that monitor you should fix Knuckles' pallete for the monitor as well as the shield, I'm sure a grey monitor would look good.
Good work overall. :D

 

Wow, this has some really good gameplay. Nice work! Shame Mighty isn't playable though. ):

 

Yeah, after level two you go to the level select area as knuckles and tails and can jump into the third level, which seems to be the same as level one, but with knuckles and tails. I couldn't get into the fourth level though. If you got to the options after the second level and pick sonic and tails, you can't go into the third level.

 

Well it is the easiest way to get the emerald :D. Though I actually looked around for it and managed to find it this time, heh.

So was I, which made experiencing the bug feel pretty weird.

 

Nice mod, but I personally found the level layout a bit confusing... I'd consider adding an emerald detector like in Knuckles' emerald hunts, or even a map. =|

 

Yeah, I also, no matter where I looked, could not find the damned Emerald on the first level.
Also, I'm confused as to how another member managed to get debug mode active as you can't input the song code to enable it

Okay found it, but MAN I have no idea how Sonic gets there!

 

Q1 A. It's diffrent, and I like it.

Q2 A. Because you cannot find what has been found. Right?

 

Q1) I don't like it. It's annoying and takes too long—it's much better off instantly returning you to the relevant position, which would require blacking out the level, because the engine can't draw tiles fast enough to instantly warp you there without delay. Plus, it's a staple of pretty much every Sonic game, which I'm not exactly fond with changing.

Q2) If you find the Emerald once, you can find it again. I don't see why the player should be forced, therefore, to re-obtain the Emerald, since they already got it once. The rather compacted together level layout makes it annoying to get the Emerald again every time you die, because getting the Emerald is probably what killed you in the first place.

 

Q1 - B. The "New way" is annoying, not to mention it's a straight copy of what happens when you die in 2P anyway. Plus, it's been done already in Sonic 2 Delta.
Q2 - A, but with a twist. I propose that the emerald should work as a "checkpoint" of sorts; If you collect the emerald and then die, you'd restart where the emerald was.

 

1: A. The old way takes too long IMO, and in the end the result is pretty much the same
2: A. If you've found it once, I don't see why you should have to look for it again, especially considering how complicated the layout is

 

If you could move the camera faster and maybe lock the controls I could get behind 1A.
Otherwise I have to go with the tried and true methods, since I don't want to get hit when I restart the level.