Sonic Generations Megathread II

You're only realising this NOW?

Anyway, even assuming that my paranoid fantasy that they're stealing our thoughts is actually true, it's not like this is anything contentious. A sensible name for an obscure enemy which may not ever have had an English official name, and a vanilla term for the planet that will stop spastic namefags from spastic-ing at the script. I agree entirely with Clutch: the potential implication that the developers import the occasional sensible term like this is a GOOD sign. The reason we came up with it on the wiki was because, contrary to DTL's assertions, Sonic lievs on Mobius teh Sanik Tripple Trubble Manuel sez it so gtfo Earthfag, but arguing about it endlessly was getting exhausting.

And I was going to add another paragraph about how the wiki - an accessible, easy-to-use, constantly-updated resource stewarded by people who actually care about the franchise and can recite the levels of every single Sonic game in order on demand - is probably a better repository for Sonic information than whatever system SEGA has, compiled by disinterested wage slaves and temps who don't know or care about the difference between a Giant Ring and a World Ring. You all saw that train wreck of a description on the S4E1 website, very obviously written by a time-harried temp who had no idea what transpired in S3&K at all. He'd have known if he'd read our wiki, that's for fucking sure.

...yeah, I was going to write that, but then I remembered that we're Sonic fans, and we do this.
So no-one should trust us with anything.
EVER.

lolololo​

 

Okay, so what the fuck happened to the DLC that we were supposed to get?

 

...When did they mention any DLC outside Casino Night?

 

Got the game, beat it (not all the challenges though) loved it except for a few personal things that I didn't like.


1. Apart from Fang/Nack poster cameo (which was only done because the game designers actually surprisingly listened to that one guy) there was no 8-bit/game gear reference at all yet. Now I haven't gotten all the music or have seen the official music list, but so far they hit everywhere BUT the 8-bit/gg games. They got all advance games including battle, Sonic Rush and Sonic Rush Adventure, even Black Knight and of course Spinball. This is kinda worrying for me.

2. From what I have seen, no Mecha Sonic/Silver Sonic appearance. Though we have Sky Sanctuary and Sonic 2 Death Egg as main playable stages. So what, we toss the classic foe aside for Metal Sonic? It doesn't help that most people think Mecha/Silver IS Metal Sonic.

 

That's what I'm waiting for. It's been four days since it was supposed to hit Steam.

 

I meant "classic foe" because I wanted to point out Mecha/Silver was from the classic era as well.

Are you saying that I DON'T know Metal Sonic is from the classic era? He is in Triple Trouble, the first freaking Sonic Game I had ever played/owned.

 

Cross-posting this from SPUF since lately a lot of people have been reporting the quickstep bug on IRC.

This should fix the issue.

 

I'll be the one to say it. Your post came across as if you didn't know Metal Sonic was a classic villain. Obviously this fact is so obvious, considering CD was relaunched this month too, but you genuinely sounded like you didn't know. But we now know you did, it was just the wording of your sentence.

Mecha Sonic can be used again, it was last seen in a stasis tube in The Final Egg next to Metal Sonic, so we know by Sonic 4 that he's still around, and they could always give him another pop. However, he's nothing compared to Metal Sonic, and considering that the series NEEDS to build up the reasons WHY Mecha Sonic wasn't used again, it would be wise to have it go Sonic CD (Metal damaged) --> Sonic 2 (Silver destroyed) --> Sonic 3 and Knuckles (Mecha damaged) and Sonic 4 (Metal reworked). After this I can't see a reason to use him seeing as Metal Sonic can clearly best him.

Also, Metal Sonic is much more fluid in movement. It's like the difference between the T800 and the T1000 in The Terminator. Actually, they literally went down this route in Sonic Heroes :v:

 

If you'll permit me to be a pedantic faggot, Mecha was destroyed in S3&K. Sonic and/or Tails only damaged him, yes, but after THIS:



He very clearly explodes into itty-bitty pieces.

"But Frozen Nitrogen, he's in the tube in Final Egg!" you say.



Yes he is. But the conclusion we should probably draw is that the Mecha Sonics are different robots every game, while there's only one Metal Sonic.
So Mecha Sonic isn't a "classic villain", because he's not one villain.

 

I don't remember the last time I posted in this thread, but I'm just now realizing how absolutely epic the vs. Death Egg Robot music is. The bass line throughout is just amazing, and the intro has got to be one of the best things I've ever heard.

Any one else agree? I can't stop listening to this track.

 

I always play Toxic Caves when I fight him.

 

I am in agreement that Death Egg remix is just awesome, so is the Metal Sonic song (default one).

 

Actually, having gone back to the Knuckles fight a moment ago, you are one hundred and ten percent right! My mistake. All I can imagine is perhaps that this was a prototype that never made it, or a replica, or they just didn't bother paying attention to thier own source material whilst making this little easter egg. Either way, well spotted, Mecha Sonic does completely fall apart at the end of Knuckles' game, whereas in Sonic's, he just falls to the floor in a short circuited state.

Metal Sonic itself even has different versions. Wasn't there a Metal Sonic 0.4 in Sonic Rivals, or something?

 

More like Metal Sonic 3.0; an Eggman Nega constructed version and stuff.

One does have to wonder if there was ever any further thought behind that Sonic robot in Final Egg, seems like such a waste of a design to just keep posing randomly.

 

I've always thought that Mecha Sonic in Final Egg was the one from S2's Death Egg. Look at the feet, they are also both grey.

 

Same here.

 

This is what I always figured too, since it also has the same type of quills, eye color, and similar color scheme.

 

Ok so looking to upgrade to a new laptop that can run this game.

Would these specs be enough?

Processor Quad-Core AMD A8-3500M (2MB L2 cache)
Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
RAM 6GB
Graphics card AMD Radeon HD 6620G Discreet-Class

 

So, just to remind everyone: The soundtrack for Generations comes out this Wednesday, and I'll be ripping it as usual. I'll probably make a new thread like I normally do so this one doesn't get gunked up with impatient people.