Sonic Lost World (Wii U, 3DS, PC) Megathread

Covarr · May 28, 2013

This looks awesome. I'm surprised they aren't just continuing the Unleashed daytime style of gameplay, though. Not disappointed, just surprised.

ashthedragon · May 28, 2013

Icewarrior said:

ashthedragon said:

Guys, I've drawn how I think the Lost Worlds guardians might look like, based on what I can see on the shadows of the teaser image. They're probably nothing like it in the final but...well, it was fun! :specialed:

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OK, now you owe some explanations, how come your designs are THAT close to what we can see in the trailer? :v:
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Wel..I based it on what I saw at the shadows, isn't it? Was lucky I guess xD

I'm liking very much what was shown today...wasn't expecting Sonic Xtreme At All. This looks very promising!

Jason · May 28, 2013

I don't know why everyone is saying it's like Sonic X-Treme. If anything, it looks like Sonic Dash Temple Run, with its long, seemingly automated forward paths. I was expecting fish-eye camera when I read the title on the main page.

Crasher · May 28, 2013

This actually looks quite cool! It seems weird that Sonic is flipping over to get back up, yet can run up walls just fine :v:

Shadow Hog · May 28, 2013

Jason said:

I don't know why everyone is saying it's like Sonic X-Treme. If anything, it looks like Sonic Dash Temple Run, with its long, seemingly automated forward paths. I was expecting fish-eye camera when I read the title on the main page.
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Artistically, it looks a lot like Jade Gully.

Billy · May 28, 2013

I'm seconding the Super Mario Galaxy vibes on this one. In fact, this game matches stylistically with the more recent Nintendo titles pretty well. This is not a bad thing!

Overlord · May 28, 2013

Looks really nice, loving the art style. The gameplay... not so sure on the Xtreme-esque vibe, but the last 2 games have given Sonic Team enough credit in my book to reserve any further comment until I actually play a demo of it, and I did like Mario Galaxy...

Certainly very promising.

Jason · May 28, 2013

Shadow Hog said:

Jason said:

I don't know why everyone is saying it's like Sonic X-Treme. If anything, it looks like Sonic Dash Temple Run, with its long, seemingly automated forward paths. I was expecting fish-eye camera when I read the title on the main page.
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Artistically, it looks a lot like Jade Gully.
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I just see Green Hill Zone wrapped in a tube, but I guess that's just me.

NickonAquaMagna · May 28, 2013

TimmiT said:

NickonAquaMagna said:

Bobinator said:

I still don't get how people can think Sonic Adventure through '06 had better writing than Colors or Generations. I'm not trying to be sarcastic, I think I honestly really need it explained to me how people think like that.

For me, all Sonic writing before... let's be fair and say Unleashed, basically boils down to everything in this video.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvWchCk2kIs[/youtube]

And if we ever have to end up going back to that, I'm quitting the franchise.
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When you have the time, check out Roger Van Wilde's "Sonic Dissected" series.
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Don't actually do this.
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Why not? It's amazing.

muteKi · May 28, 2013

Looks pretty interesting so far. I can definitely see some of the ideas they were experimenting with that were new in Generations (that video sure has a lot in common with Generation's Planet Wisp, but with more checkerboards and puzzler elements).

EDIT: Which means I'm actually pretty excited so far. At the very least it's definitely going to look really nice.

Jen · May 28, 2013

Wow. I didn't know what to expect when this game was announced, but I certainly didn't expect THIS.

It looks really, really nice. That art direction is just beautiful, exactly how Sonic games should look IMO ;_; It's nice to see that the game is borrowing from the classics; with the classic animals and badniks, the peel-out, the sound effects and just the bright, surreal look of the game. Not forgetting, of course, the Sonic X-treme vibes.

I enjoyed Generations and Unleashed, but it's nice to see a different gameplay formula here - especially if this means that the bloody boost is now gone...

Looking forward to seeing more about this! Now I just need to buy a Wii U (I was considering it anyway, but this has helped me to reach a decision) =P

Ayu Tsukimiya · May 28, 2013

I'm loving what I'm seeing, but at the same time, I'm gonna miss the Generations-style gameplay. It was flawed in some areas, but if it was fixed up a bit it could have been near perfect.

Still hyped as shit for Sonic Xtreme Galaxy, though.

Dashtube · May 28, 2013

No boost? Spindash is back?
Ordering a Wii U right now.

TimmiT · May 28, 2013

So uh, nobody noticed that it less graphically impressive than Generations and Unleashed? That makes me wonder if they're going for 60 fps with this game.

synchronizer · May 28, 2013

Bobinator said:

I still don't get how people can think Sonic Adventure through '06 had better writing than Colors or Generations. I'm not trying to be sarcastic, I think I honestly really need it explained to me how people think like that.

For me, all Sonic writing before... let's be fair and say Unleashed, basically boils down to everything in this video.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvWchCk2kIs[/youtube]

And if we ever have to end up going back to that, I'm quitting the franchise.
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The Adventure games were not in that video.

NioZero · May 28, 2013

Recently watched the trailer, and I must say... It's look pretty awesome...

Now I have reasons to buy a WiiU, possibly I will buy the 3DS version too...

synchronizer · May 28, 2013

TimmiT said:

So uh, nobody noticed that it less graphically impressive than Generations and Unleashed? That makes me wonder if they're going for 60 fps with this game.
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I agree...Sonic Lost World doesn't look that impressive or fun to me. Homing attack spamming on enemies...fewer things happening in the environment...Green Hill Zone # 476. I'm not interested.

Covarr · May 28, 2013

TimmiT said:

So uh, nobody noticed that it less graphically impressive than Generations and Unleashed? That makes me wonder if they're going for 60 fps with this game.
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I wasn't sure if I noticed or not. the lighting definitely seemed like a step back, but the video is way too compressed (both on IGN and on YouTube) to see if they're making other cutbacks such as polygons, textures, and other fine-detail stuff. It's also unclear at this point what resolution it'll run at; Generations and Unleashed didn't reach 1080p on consoles, but this may or may not.

Lapper · May 28, 2013

Thank fuck, Now it's just time to remove boosters and automatic springs and yay, 3D classic style!
Seriously though, I see a bit of Nintendo in this game, a big bit, and I'm so glad that they have the classic flickies and enemies. Glad I have a Wii U too!

Wonder what other levels will look like.

TimmiT · May 28, 2013

Oh hi 3DS version.

Covarr said:

TimmiT said:

So uh, nobody noticed that it less graphically impressive than Generations and Unleashed? That makes me wonder if they're going for 60 fps with this game.
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I wasn't sure if I noticed or not. the lighting definitely seemed like a step back, but the video is way too compressed (both on IGN and on YouTube) to see if they're making other cutbacks such as polygons, textures, and other fine-detail stuff. It's also unclear at this point what resolution it'll run at; Generations and Unleashed didn't reach 1080p on consoles, but this may or may not.
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It's not just the lighting, but there are far less objects on the screen as well.

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