Sonic Mania (Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC...Netflix?)

Couple of Splats trickery here. :v:/>/>

I have yet to test the Time Overs to see how they operate. I think once you collect this many lives and you get a time over, you will resort back to the # of lives you had when you hit your last star post. However, you keep the lives if you die or beat the level (?)

Anywho, this is a little tricky to set up, but all I'm doing here is holding "X":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBF-X892qyA
There is an easier way to trigger Splats, and still get the points needed for the extra lives:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txiYZXbtbR4

 

It's a little late, but I've posted my thoughts on the game:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgHM23rgFi4

I really love this game. It probably is from a technical standpoint the best Sonic game ever made, but being forced to use old levels instead of being fully original holds it back I feel.

 

Any word on a multi-console bugfix patch?

 

In regards to humans in the classic Sonic world...

Sonic 1's Japanese promotional manga appears to establish that Spring Yard, Star Light and Scrap Brain are all constructions of Dr Eggman, easily establishing his ability to build enormous facilities. It would make sense, considering that Eggman appears to enjoy cities and casino-like locations. If I recall correctly, early official media indicates that South Island 'floats mysteriously around the Pacific', and cannot be found on any map. For this reason, I'd guess that the island is naturally exclusively inhabited by anthropomoprhs at the time of the game's events. Add to that Yas's Sonic 2 concept sketches, and South Island looks entirely natural in the unmeddled present.

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For that matter, Westside and Angel Island may also be floating around the Pacific, as a sort of 'archipelago of the Chaos Emeralds'. That might also explain why humans are featured exclusively in ancient ruins - Sonic 3 established the basis for the Echidna civilisation, after all.

Regardless, it's not out of the question to assume that almost everything artifical in Sonic Mania is also the work of Eggman. Given that he can manipulate timespace using the Phantom Ruby (A bit like the Time Stones), it's even more reasonable to suggest that Eggman would establish virtually anything he wants.

 

I'm waiting for the patch too! I hope they fix the Switch version

 

I think you might've misunderstood the manga, cause from my point of view the manga is saying that Eggman came to Starlight and Spring Yard to built traps and enemies. But he didn't built the cities.

And that's ignoring the big fact that during the South Island concert part there's human girls.

 

The depictions of both Star Light and Spring Yard look very technological to me, and seem to be portrayed as part of Eggman's constructions:

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As far as Sonic's Bodyguard Platoon are concerned... I have no idea. They seem to be a strange exception, or perhaps it would've fitted in a bit better if Sonic actually had an established rock band in-universe, but, y'know... he didn't. Maybe a scrapped element we've never heard of to do with Madonna? Like I said, I've absolutely no idea.

 

I'd like to take a moment to show my appreciation for the finale of Sonic Mania:

1. Not being on a Death Egg/space station.

2. Not having a giant Eggman robot as the final boss.

3. Not having Tails catch Sonic on the Tornado.

For all the fan service in this game, the team knew exactly which Sonic cliches were overplayed and needed to be set aside.

 

I started seriously Time Attacking last night. I got something like 12th on the leaderboards for Studiopolis 1 (Switch version), around 46 seconds.

 

Do you remember that Sonic Mania sprite in the Hedgehog party video where he looks like he's on a board.

Was that ever even used in Mania?

 

I'm waiting for a patch before I get a Switch.

...I hope they optimize the special stages and add missing level transitions, but the latter may be too much "new" content. hmm

 

I think it was used for the tornado.

 

In case you some of you guys missed -- FBz song changed a lot between builds!

Demo:


Final:

 

yes, the opening sequence. That's how Sonic was riding the Tornado.

 

Pretty sure that's a different sprite than the one Laura's talking about. Unless I'm forgetting.

 

well here's the video in question

and in looking at the opening of the game I find out I'm wrong.


I could have sworn sonic used the surf animation instead of CD's Booster animation.

 

That sprite seems to be unused.

 

It seems they also didn't use the Sega chant they had us do at the anniversary party. Unless they saved it for Forces.

 

I finally got all the chaos emeralds as Sonic! I haven't played Egg Reverie Zone yet, I decided to take a break. I'm looking forward to finally getting a good ending as Sonic. :v:

 

@TheKazeBlade

Excellently presented review. I agree with almost all of it, just not the bosses or drop dash.