The Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Megathread

I think it would be better if the Y button was used for super transformation. X, A and B would serve as the buttons for jumping, spindashing and the homing attack. Just imagine those three button as the Mega Drive's A, B and C buttons.

 

Yes, our precious one-button gameplay becomes two-button gameplay if you collect all of the Chaos Emeralds. Alas for the price of actually being able to ignore the transformation until you actually want to use it. *sigh*

Relax, I'm kidding.

I figured that'd be it. I really wish they could have done something like that back in the days of the Insta-Shield, though.

 

Fuck yes! That means I'll be able to play the levels Sans-Super Sonic even after I collect the emeralds. I always disliked super sonic - he felt game breaking IMO. I enjoy the challenge.

 

I love Super Sonic, but I hate always having to use him once I have him, because sometimes I just... don't... feel like it...

 

Strange. I thought everyone enjoyed that reward.

 

The reward is great fun, and it also means you're entitled to the good ending. But I don't think I've played through DEZ without turning super in years. It's nice to make it a choice.

 

Well, I've played Death Egg Zone without transforming, but it's a pain in the ass not to be able to Insta-Shield the enemies there. Especially those four-point fuckers.

 

Yeah, I've always preferred to just play as normal Sonic. Playing as Super Sonic is cool beans and all but I don't like being forced to becoming him after just jumping. :X

As awesome as the alternative button to become super is, I still prefer Tiddle's Sonic 3 Complete method: You double tap the button to become super and double tap it again to turn it off. That's the best use of a transformation button input I've seen yet.

 

Aaaaaah, I think being able to turn Super Mode off at will would be too abusive...

 

Agreed. That way, you could practically guarantee your ring supply never depletes cause you'd just turn it on whenever there's an enemy.

 

Me too. At any rate, I don't know if anyone noticed my extended absence, but I need some time to cool off.

So anyone know why the official Sonic 4 site is gone?

 

Definitely. This is one legitimate, step forward that Sonic 4 has that no one can deny.

 

Well that's kind of hard, isn't it? In S3&K, you can't enter the Special Stage after Lava Reef anyway, and in Sonic 2, the last special stage is a bitch and you probably want to give yourself a zone or two's worth of room for error...

But yeah, if you're confident enough, you can usually put off getting the Emerald until the last possible moment. I'm good enough at Sonic 2's Special Stages that I can willingly wait until the very last checkpoint in the game to get it if I want, but even if I wait until the last Giant Ring I know of in Lava Reef Act 2, that still leaves all of Sky Sanctuary and Death Egg Zone... less of a pain as Knuckles since Lava Reef's his last Zone, but...

But I suppose that's beside the point. Yeah, they put Super Sonic on a separate button this time, which is a definitive plus and pretty much the only way to give everyone what they want in this case.

 

yeah, why the fuck is this domain parked http://www.sonicthehedgehog4.com/

sonic4.com is for sale >_>

http://sonic4.com/

 

As has been explained several times, there was a power outage at SoA recently. It's the cause of that problem. The other regions' websites are still up, and you can access the US one here.

 

I think the release date was in one of the ??? images. The same ones that revealed the last platform.

Edit: Nevermind, it just says July 2010.