All-new 2D Sonic rolling out in 2010

[Alexrd]

It's still the E3 build! That'll all be fixed before release, right guys?

...guys?

Right. The game is still in development. The E3 build is the same from GamesCon.

[K2J]

Interview with Jun Senoue by the ever-fanatic Nintendo Power.

[Opa-Opa]

About the Splash Hill theme.

Sonic Team director Toshiyuki Nagahara really dislikes that song, though. He wanted me to compose a new one, but it was important to me, so I didn't change it (laughs).

Oh that Jun Senoue... That's what directors are for goddammit. That song could be so much better.

[Kogen]

This game sucks but we are going to release it in July anyway (laughs).

[Neo]

This game sucks but we are going to release it in July anyway (laughs).

[James McGeachie]

About the Splash Hill theme.

Sonic Team director Toshiyuki Nagahara really dislikes that song, though. He wanted me to compose a new one, but it was important to me, so I didn't change it (laughs).

Oh that Jun Senoue... That's what directors are for goddammit. That song could be so much better.

I wonder if he also made similar recommendations about re-using an old discarded boss theme.

If he did, then someone needs to fire Jun Senoue quickly and delay the game by another couple of months so that someone who listens to advice can actually produce something remotely listenable.

[Kogen]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxXycBv3Rlk

Compare this to Sonic 4.

[Malchik]

I like the concept of fans making better games, on their spare time, then people employed by Sega.

[MiraiTails]

Dear Sonic Team,

Thank you for creating Sonic 4, but I wish it looked and played more like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxXycBv3Rlk

Best,
[name removed]

[Kogen]

Dear Sonic Team,

Thank you for creating Sonic 4, but I wish it looked and played more like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxXycBv3Rlk

Best,
[name removed]

Are you still buying Sonic 4 for me?

[MiraiTails]

There were conditions, remember. I'll have to go back and look at my post, but I know one of them was an average score of at least 75.
So, in answer to your question, it doesn't look like I will be.
We'll have to wait and see.

[Rob-Bert]

I like the concept of fans making better games, on their spare time, then people employed by Sega.

Funny thing is, that's not a game.

[MiraiTails]

True, but I'd say chances are good that watching that video over and over will be more fun than Sonic 4 could ever hope to be.

[Wombatwarlord777]

I love the idea of using true 2.5D for an entire, and original, Sonic game. Get some creative people working on it, and I'm sure you could exploit that particular characteristic for some great gameplay and level design. They've already done that somewhat in Unleashed.

[Opa-Opa]

True, but I'd say chances are good that watching that video over and over will be more fun than Sonic 4 could ever hope to be.

We need a "Like" button for commentaries like this. =D

Man, I miss tiny little dancing mushrooms. I remember on Sonic Adventure there were some platforms in Windy Valley that had tiny dandelion flowers that would release its windborne seeds. When I played SA DX for PC and Gamecube, they weren't there. Still today I have no idea why that awesome little detail made it into the Dreamcast but didn't make it into the (apparently graphically superior) GC and PC iterations.

[Alexrd]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxXycBv3Rlk

Compare this to Sonic 4.

That's just a movie. Not an actual game.

[CM August]

Thank goodness someone pointed that out. People might have got confused!

[Rob-Bert]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxXycBv3Rlk

Compare this to Sonic 4.

That's just a movie. Not an actual game.

I like the concept of fans making better games, on their spare time, then people employed by Sega.

Funny thing is, that's not a game.

[Kogen]

All video games are actually movies.

[Crowbar]

Stunning observations going down in this thread.

[Neo]

It's still better than the discussion over at Retro, though.

[Crowbar]

I don't go to any other Sonic sites any more, so I wouldn't know.

[Kogen]

I suggest staying away from the bottom of the internet, it smells bad.

[Neo]

I don't go to any other Sonic sites any more, so I wouldn't know.

Don't worry! I only really visit it for the hacks and the research on the games. But Kogen is right, and sometimes the shit starts leaking into other topics and then I have to stop browsing those too and... yeah, I don't blame you for sticking to our lil' slice of heaven, here.

[j-man]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFNIgxtLBho
Lost Labyrinth trailer. Looks good I guess? I'm sure someone is itching to disagree. I really like that running animation.