Sonic & All-Stars Racing: Transformed

Why Metal Sonic? Doesn't the rule of this being a sequel mean that he should already be part of the game's lineup? Do they not know that they took a spot from Vectorman?

Oh, and if you read the front page today, you know that Steve is teasing another transformation besides the current three. Knowing that we'll obviously get Space oriented levels, I'm calling spaceships. I'd rather hope for Robots though so that it could further give Sega no choice but to include the one character that should've been revealed from the get-go.

Oh wait, Sega still owns those Treasure games that were released on the Megadrive, too. Don't disappoint, Sumo. You've still got plenty more of the roster to show off.

 

They haven't taken a spot from a character that has already been de-confirmed :P

Also the way they worded it is interesting. "Metal Sonic mod pack" as opposed to just "Metal Sonic character". Makes me think maybe Metal is a reskin of sorts of Sonic and his car, and maybe means that's why we have both NiGHTS and Reala too. Multiple characters per vehicle?

 

Sounds like it, but S0L has confirmed that Metal is his own character. Also the blogs only mention that this Bonus Edition is for North America, but S0L has said it'll be available in Europe too as far as he knows. And the blogs also say a limited edition for Europe will be announced soon.

 

*sigh*

I really don't have the funds to be pre-ordering this...But given SEGA's track record if I don't pre-order I'll never have it...

 

What's your example? Generations and Casino Night? It's supposed to be coming to PSN and XBL and is just a matter of when. It's been on Steam for ages and is even out in Japan. And then Ryo-F from the original ASR was originally a pre-order bonus that's available everywhere now. Chances are you'll be fine, especially since this is a game designed with DLC and online play in mind. Alternatively, the game isn't out for three months so you can place an order with Amazon who won't charge you until it ships, giving you ample time to cancel if you still can't afford it.

 

I'd preorder it but I'll be in London when it comes out so I'll have no way of picking it up.

 

Had to look this up for confirmation.

http://www.segashiro.com/2012/07/31/vectorman-will-not-be-in-sonic-all-stars-racing-transformed/

Why must my dreams be shattered like this?

 

Not sure why S0L isn't giving any reasons as to why he's not included. Though I would assume that kind of indication would mean that negotiations have occurred at some point in regards to the character or something similar.

For that matter, Toe Jam and Earl, Ecco, Segata Sanshiro and possibly even the slew of Wonder Boy characters that nobody asked for won't make it due to these third party licenses.

The Outrun stuff is surprising though, guess they decided to abandon the realism Sega All Stars racer.

 

S0L has confirmed that all of the Sonic characters we've seen so far is all we're going to get for the Sonic characters side of the game.
I'm guessing those rumors of Iizuka killing off Big are true after all? :specialed:

 

So no Blaze the cat, awww, oh well hopefully that will imprive Blaze Fielding's odds XD

 

http://www.ign.com/videos/2012/08/13/sonic-and-all-stars-racing-transformed-gameplay-trailer

New levels revealed. From the Sonic side, we get Metal Harbor and Starlight Carnival. Very good and unique choices for Sonic stages IMO. And then there's a Samba de amigo course and some other stuff I don't recognize, with it being games I've never played and all.

 

I'm pretty sure the Metal Harbor look-alike is an Afterburner level.

On the other hand, Seaside Hill is in the game.

 

The second race course in the trailer is from Skies of Arcadia.

EDIT: Here's the trailer on Youtube because IGN's video player is terrible:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7XKfkhVGHE

 

Racing in Starlight Carnival?

OH HELL YES.

 

Wasn't someone saying earlier in this thread there should be a level with hovercars in space? I'm definitely down for Starlight Carnival, just wish they had picked something like Chemical Plant or another Generations level instead of Seaside Hill.

 

Christ! that starlight carnival track looks freaking great!

 

Starlight Carnival in this game looks more interesting than in it's own game. I nominate this track for final stage because Rainbow Road.

 

Holy hawk, Skies of Arcadia track, can't wait for someone to rip the HD Delphinus model that is bound to be in there haha

 

Oh so that's not Metal Harbor? Honestly I can't tell the difference, so I'll chalk that up as close enough. Why? Because now I know that we're being treated to Seaside fucking hill zone for the third time in 3 years! Sonic Heroes was a shit game that deserves to be forgotten, and with all the levels they could have picked out of all of Sonic's history, they say "Hey how about that Seaside Hill, we NEVER DO THAT LEVEL." How about racing around Sky Sanctuary? Or Marble Garden, or even Green Hill Zone. Hell go out to left field, pick fucking Quartz Quadrant or Palmtree Panic, I mean least that one is a different greenery level that we never see remade (or Emerald Hill for that matter). Sure, each of the times they've shown off Seaside Hill in recent years, it's dramatically better then its source, but it doesn't stop it from being a crappy Green Hill Zone knock off at heart with, quite frankly, some god awful music to go with it.

Good job on Starlight Carnival, that's a level worthy of being put in this game. But Seaside hill again? For shame Sumo.