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by Crisis
Mon May 06, 2013 5:32 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Sonic ..Excursion?
Replies: 112
Views: 69118

Re: Sonic ..Excursion?

I'm not willing to let Sonic Team off the hook like that, just to say "things are getting better," or "they don't have the talent." This is one of Sega's most important divisions working on one of their most important franchises, they should have the talent. It might not be shining through because ...
by Crisis
Fri May 03, 2013 4:41 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Sonic ..Excursion?
Replies: 112
Views: 69118

Re: Sonic ..Excursion?

I've always thought that there were multiple directions they could take the series. I think there's room for both twitchy, reaction-based platforming and slower-paced, open-ended environments. Whether they would be better off merged together or segregated into their own games, I don't know. I think ...
by Crisis
Fri May 03, 2013 12:22 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Sonic ..Excursion?
Replies: 112
Views: 69118

Re: Sonic ..Excursion?

What's that supposed to mean? I like Adventure 1 a lot - the level design does a great job of translating what was fun about the early games into three dimensions. It also laid down the fundamentals for every 3D Sonic game since then. Sonic Adventure 2 cherry-picked the best ideas from SA1 and deve...
by Crisis
Thu May 02, 2013 2:55 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Sonic ..Excursion?
Replies: 112
Views: 69118

Re: Sonic ..Excursion?

The name "Sonic Excursion" is awful, but then again so is "Sonic Colours" so it strikes me as plausible. Having characters talk to each other during gameplay doesn't really bother me, and Sonic Team have been pretty good at providing ways to disable it as well, so I'm not too worried about that. I t...
by Crisis
Thu Apr 11, 2013 3:08 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Selling comics
Replies: 7
Views: 5912

Re: Selling comics

I guess I may be a minority in how I approach buying stuff.
Bear in mind that we're going through a recession, etc. Don't give up on the "paying for things" business model entirely.
by Crisis
Sat Mar 30, 2013 5:03 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Sonic 1 and 2 getting Sonic CD style remakes
Replies: 100
Views: 118553

Re: Sonic 1 and 2 getting Sonic CD style remakes

Obviously I'd prefer to see nothing but high quality original games come out of Sonic Team, but since that's unlikely, these iOS ports are relatively inoffensive.
by Crisis
Fri Mar 08, 2013 6:45 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Heretical Inquiry
Replies: 22
Views: 13022

Re: Heretical Inquiry

I think it might have more to do with how nobody would notice or care, aside from pedantic forum-goers.
by Crisis
Fri Mar 08, 2013 6:30 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Sega release trailer for.. Sonic CD? What?
Replies: 116
Views: 101286

Re: Sega release trailer for.. Sonic CD? What?

My general opinion of the iOS Sonic CD was that it was mostly fine. Nothing in it was a deal breaker, although there were plenty of annoyances - the biggest one for me, aside from dodgy touch controls, was the inability to play music from another app over the game's audio. Super Hexagon does this to...
by Crisis
Thu Mar 07, 2013 4:53 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Sega release trailer for.. Sonic CD? What?
Replies: 116
Views: 101286

Re: Sega release trailer for.. Sonic CD? What?

Is there any word on what Christian Whitehead is doing post-Sonic CD?
by Crisis
Sun Feb 17, 2013 3:53 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Wii U Launch
Replies: 39
Views: 25441

Re: Wii U Launch

Yeah it's not quite the disaster that people have been making out. It's also not terribly relevant to gamers - Nintendo has been the underdog in the past, but it hasn't put them out of business or stopped them making games. What's a little more concerning for me is that last-gen consoles outsold the...
by Crisis
Sun Feb 17, 2013 3:35 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Dinsey's Wreck-It Ralph: A love-letter to videogames
Replies: 133
Views: 82394

Re: Dinsey's Wreck-It Ralph: A love-letter to videogames

I saw it on the UK's opening weekend (lots of kids in the audience). I liked it a lot. I had a similar reaction to Crowbar vis-a-vis the heart-tearing moment, although I would also add the shots of Vanellope being trapped . There were a few problems, mainly the overreliance on the movie's internal l...
by Crisis
Fri Feb 15, 2013 3:55 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Wii U Launch
Replies: 39
Views: 25441

Re: Wii U Launch

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(Yeah it's not doing great)
by Crisis
Sun Feb 10, 2013 12:07 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Journey
Replies: 29
Views: 19405

Re: Journey

Jenova Chen explains how and why he created Journey. (Contains spoilers) I was pleased to discover that the inspiration for the game mostly came from MMOs. Throughout this thread, people have speculated that the game's primary theme was "discovery". I really didn't like that idea, for two reasons: ...
by Crisis
Wed Jan 30, 2013 4:43 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Wii U Launch
Replies: 39
Views: 25441

Re: Wii U Launch

I think the trend with the Mario games has been more of a progression from chaotic free-form level design towards smaller, tightly controlled stages. But yes, I would like to see this trend reversed. Ideally I'd want to see the series move back to a more free-form style, but I think another Galaxy-l...
by Crisis
Wed Jan 30, 2013 4:44 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Freedom Planet = Sonic + Sparkster + Gunstar Heroes?
Replies: 26
Views: 15834

Re: Freedom Planet = Sonic + Sparkster + Gunstar Heroes?

The problem I had with the game's art is that it feels like it's pandering. Maybe the artist just really enjoys drawing terrible anime catgirls or whatever, but it happens to align with the very specific tastes of the manchild demographic. The description "Megaman, Sonic, and Gunstar Heroes" makes i...
by Crisis
Fri Jan 25, 2013 5:20 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Freedom Planet = Sonic + Sparkster + Gunstar Heroes?
Replies: 26
Views: 15834

Re: Freedom Planet = Sonic + Sparkster + Gunstar Heroes?

Ugh - tenets. Why do I write this stuff when I'm tired?
by Crisis
Fri Jan 25, 2013 4:56 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Freedom Planet = Sonic + Sparkster + Gunstar Heroes?
Replies: 26
Views: 15834

Re: Freedom Planet = Sonic + Sparkster + Gunstar Heroes?

It's more like gateway intolerance. I mean come on, who hasn't "experimented" with hating a furry or two? I see it as more like a venn diagram. There are furries, and there are terrible people - there just happens to be a lot of overlap. By tolerating the "bad eggs" in the furry community (the paed...
by Crisis
Fri Jan 25, 2013 12:12 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Freedom Planet = Sonic + Sparkster + Gunstar Heroes?
Replies: 26
Views: 15834

Re: Freedom Planet = Sonic + Sparkster + Gunstar Heroes?

Hi there. I'm a sheltered white male.

Allow me to tell you about modern racism, and how it relates to anime dog tits.
by Crisis
Fri Jan 25, 2013 9:12 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Freedom Planet = Sonic + Sparkster + Gunstar Heroes?
Replies: 26
Views: 15834

Re: Freedom Planet = Sonic + Sparkster + Gunstar Heroes?

Poking fun at my desire to look at anime dog tits is a violation of my civil liberties and essentially a form of racial prejudice.
by Crisis
Fri Jan 25, 2013 1:34 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Freedom Planet = Sonic + Sparkster + Gunstar Heroes?
Replies: 26
Views: 15834

Re: Freedom Planet = Sonic + Sparkster + Gunstar Heroes?

Rob-Bert wrote:Furry aspect? They're not that anthropomorphic. Are you also turned off by Yogi Bear or Bugs Bunny?
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by Crisis
Thu Jan 24, 2013 4:53 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Wii U Launch
Replies: 39
Views: 25441

Re: Wii U Launch

I would be more excited for a Majora's Mask or even an Ocarina of Time HD remake. Wind Waker has the most timeless visuals of all the 3D Zeldas already.

I will be interested to see what other changes they'll make, though.
by Crisis
Thu Jan 24, 2013 4:13 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Freedom Planet = Sonic + Sparkster + Gunstar Heroes?
Replies: 26
Views: 15834

Re: Freedom Planet = Sonic + Sparkster + Gunstar Heroes?

I don't think these guys quite get stretch goals. "We pledge to spend more money on programmers" and "Character you've never heard of" are not exactly world-beating incentives. It looks like a semi-competent platformer with a whole lot of added furry. Why am I not surprised it has amassed over $12,0...
by Crisis
Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:54 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: The next Pokemon game...
Replies: 30
Views: 20254

Re: The next Pokemon game...

Pokemon has this weird cargo cult thing going on. Two versions, because it worked in 1998! More Pokemon, because the roster isn't bloated enough yet! Three elemental starters, because how else could they possibly start the game?
by Crisis
Tue Jan 01, 2013 3:37 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Merry Christmas, you heartless bastards
Replies: 26
Views: 18904

Re: Merry Christmas, you heartless bastards

Well I guess since this is the official navel-gazing thread... I came into this forum pretty late, so a lot of the in-jokes and references go over my head. I did get to see a few (Passepartout was one of my favourites). I get the impression I'm one of the youngest people here, which at 22 is sort of...
by Crisis
Sat Dec 29, 2012 9:05 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: What are you playing today?
Replies: 655
Views: 251286

Re: What are you playing today?

Today I finished Spec Ops: The Line . I had been trying to catch this on a Steam sale for a while, and once I got a bit of a break from holiday shenanigans, I devoured it in about 2 days. One of the problems I have with video game culture is its lack of self-awareness. The modern warfare shooter gen...