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Sonic Social Media Shenanigans (This totally just happened...)

Discussion in 'General Sonic Discussion' started by Ashura96, Jul 8, 2015.

  1. 360

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    Just hope all of Ruby's continued efforts and positive energy he's putting in to this lead to an amazing game next year. He's effectively performing social media/marketing miracles here and all of this positive momentum and far-reaching goodwill is fantastic to see but it really needs to lead to a great game next year on the level of something like Colours or Generations. I literally can't wait to see what Sonic Team has been working on behind the scenes all this time.
     
  2. Lilly

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    I don't know about next year; whatever they're working on needs as much time as it can get. It's part of the reason the series has consistently delivered hit or miss titles for a long time.

    What Ruby and Co. are doing is helping restore the brand in its own unique, ingenious way. I can see it being a great leg forward for what's to come. (No leg day reference intended.)
     
  3. Shade Vortex

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    Well, let's face it though. Next year is the 25th anniversary for the series- they're going to put out an anniversary game, as is their trend to do so. On a hopefully positive note though- if the Unleashed team is handling the anniversary game, Generations finished in 2011. If they can't have made a good anniversary game within 4+ years, I don't know what's wrong with them considering most Sonic games have barely ever got more than 2-3 years of dev time.
     
  4. Dark Sonic

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    How much more anniversary can you get than Generations though? I mean that'd basically mean that the 2nd major Sonic game to come out after Generations (Excluding Boom) would be Generations. Seems like an odd choice. Not that I'd be against it, but Sonic shouldn't just be anniversary games.
     
  5. Herm the Germ

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    Maybe they'll try an original title again like in 2006 (except, you know, this time, they finish it :V ) or 2001 and just put it under some 25th anniversary banner. :B
     
  6. Azookara

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    Yeah I'm not expecting a Generations 2 by any means, or do I want one. 5 years straight of nostalgia chugging was enough for me to last to the next decade.

    A good 3-4 years of development from that side of Sonic Team has me hopeful. Here's to a game with actual good design and ambition.. hopefully?!
     
  7. Blue Blood

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    I'm banking on a regular title being put out under the 25th Anniversary banner, like '06 for the 15th. Only, all things considered, I really won't be at all surprised if it's starring Classic Sonic. The little bits of 25th Anniversary branding that we've seen so far have be Classic themed. I'd be down with that if they get the physics right.

    On the subject of social media though, I can't wait to see how wild Aaron goes with it for next year. Should be fun.
     
  8. TimmiT

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    There's also the possibility that the game meant for the 25th anniversary could get delayed, seeing how delaying games to make sure that they're good enough for release is a thing Sega does now. They might not do that if it's meant to be another celebration of the franchise like Generations was though.

    EDIT: wait when did this thread about crazy social media stuff become about video games we don't know anything about?????
     
  9. TheKazeblade

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    The biggest issue about Generations for me is that it was treading old ground. It fueled the fire that "Look! Sonic used to be good but isn't anymore," and a lot of people believed that was why Generations was good, not the fact it was a soundly designed and well-playing game. The franchise needs to prove it can stand on new ideas. They just need to take the design principles they designed Generations' Seaside Hill modern on (best-designed 3D Sonic level of all time, hands down) and apply that to a whole game.
     
  10. Shadow Hog

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    When somebody tied Sega hiring another social media person to Sonic's 25th anniversary for some reason.
     
  11. STHX

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  13. EmerlForgotten

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  14. Overlord

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    It's not Knuckles though. It's my original fancharacter, Bluckles. Blails too, by the looks of it. =P
     
  15. Crappy Blue

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    No, he's not your original fan character, Bluckles--he's the actual Knuckles, trapped in the Smash world!
     
  16. DC.17

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    this has most likely been said before, but I honestly feel like I'm one of the very few who actually can't stand sonic on social media. I, personally, don't find it that funny, and I also think it's kind of sad that everyone I know now recognizes sonic as a big joke. of course, maybe I'm just being bitter because whenever I go to work and do my job at a quick pace, my coworkers just shout "lol gotta' go fast" every two seconds, which drives me bananas. but anyway, I just think it's a strange turn of events. just my opinion.
     
  17. Dark Sonic

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    Eh, at least as a joke people can get a laugh. Better than everyone being bitter about many a bleh Sonic games.
     
  18. DC.17

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    solid point. it's just me, I guess. in the end, maybe it *is* best to have people laughing instead of every comment being about "sonic adventure 3".
     
  19. Covarr

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    Is that sprite from Sonic 2 XL?
     
  20. Lanzer

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    Oh god Aaron, wow. XD