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I want to see screen shots before making any judgements.
I want to see nekkid boobies before making any judgments. What about the president's secretary, what ever happened to her?

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The game doesn't sound thatbad to me, but I was expecting a new adventure/action game, not racing.

And the new characters's names sounds like fan-characters. Jet, Web, Storm...I know at least 3 Storm the *insert animal name* in some communities...
Well, let's hope they have great designs!

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Well, let's think about this. Uekawa originally did the character designs for Ristar... Meaning, he probably designed the bird people from Planet Sonata, the music planet, as well. And we have a hawk, an albatross and a swallow. I figure these new characters will look somewhat like the bird people from Sonata, but more Sonic orientated, and have multi-colored irises.

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I would've called this a hoax for 2 reasons had it not been on IGN; firstly because Sonic Team actually used the word eXtreme, but especially because it not only introduces 3 new characters but only includes 4 old ones. That would make this the first game since SA1 that doesn't use Amy and at least one other of the new characters (unless they're unlockable). Not even Shadow made it. This sudden change of casting practice is confusing. I don't know what to make of it.
Professor Machenstein wrote:I cannot wait until Frieza2000 sees this. He's going to have a field day with this one. Series over, right?
As flattering as recognition of my angry ranting is, I must disappoint. I agree with G.Silver that Sonic has always tried to be extreme. The idea of what's acceptably extreme for games has changed over time (which lead us to angst and guns), but I've been trying to stay open to it. I also agree that the game mechanics sound creative and maybe fun, so I'll give the game a chance. The fact that there's no storyline is certainly a huge plus and the new characters don't bother me because there're 3 of them, which seems to indicate that they're all space fillers and will never be used again. As for Series Over, I'm waiting for the next gen title on Friday. That'll be what decides it for me.

Could Storm the Albatross be an allusion to Rime of the Ancient Mariner?

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Frieza2000 wrote:I would've called this a hoax for 2 reasons had it not been on IGN; firstly because Sonic Team actually used the word eXtreme, but especially because it not only introduces 3 new characters but only includes 4 old ones. That would make this the first game since SA1 that doesn't use Amy and at least one other of the new characters (unless they're unlockable). Not even Shadow made it. This sudden change of casting practice is confusing. I don't know what to make of it.
I was under the impression that the list of characters is far from the full roster.

As for my opinion, it sounds mildly interesting. I want to see some screenshots.

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We need Fang and his Marvelous Queen airbike!

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Radrappy wrote:I want to see screen shots before making any judgements.
Ditto, but at least in not Sonic driving a car.

Wow, 3 new characters that will fall into limbo like Nack!. I hope at least one of those characters is a bad guy...

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I am not hopeful. Nossir.

NOTE: Nova, I know what you're trying to say, but perhaps you should try looking over your posts for general coherence.

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Crazy Penguin wrote:We need Fang and his Marvelous Queen airbike!
I approve.

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Am I the only one wondering why all 3 new characters are birds?

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Well, they fly, so they don't really need air boards. That might have something to do with it.

But, you know, it's just a hunch.

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Certainly not, it's been bugging me since I heard of the new game.

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I'll save my full judgment until I seen screens and footage, but so far I agree with Crazy Penguin and G.Silver.
Jet, Web, Storm...I know at least 3 Storm the *insert animal name* in some communities...
Who knows, maybe we'll see Speedy da Radhog come time for the sequel!

I don't have much hate towards the names. Jet and Storm, while not the most creative titles, are okay as long as designs are well done. Since this this game is being labeled as "eXtreme", I'm hoping Uekawa(provided we aren't just stuck with CG renders) makes the promo art stretchy with Sonic's wild grin more prominantly shown; A smirk just seems too tame anymore IMO.

However, Web the Sparrow confuses the hell out of me.
I hope at least one of those characters is a bad guy...
Frankly, I want all three of them to be bad guys. The Sonic series really needs some balance on the villain side of things. I'm not getting my hopes up though.
We need Fang and his Marvelous Queen airbike!
Damn straight.

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The existance of an additional three flying characters kind of takes the wind out of Tails' sails, so to speak.

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Hmm..Sounds as fake as the Smash bros Melee code..but after seeing Shadow with a gun...anything is posible.

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Web the Swallow. That's all I needed to hear.

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Exactly. Web the Swallow. Web the Swallow. Web the Swallow.

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Sonic Rider scans in Famitsu here

It doesn't look as bad as I thought it would be, but I'm not sure if it is worth a purchase. This game could still end up playing like ass.

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That looks a lot less worse than I thought it would. Consider me cautiously interested.

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Post by SegaSonic »

Hmm...the character models look WORSE than those on Heroes.

I hope they trow Something original!

Ok so who is who?

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from left to right,

Jet, Web and Storm? is it in that order?

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SegaSonic wrote:Ok so who is who?

Image

from left to right,

Jet, Web and Storm? is it in that order?
Close. Web, Jet, Storm.

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Web, Jet, Storm, actually.
If this plays anything like Kirby's Air Ride or Snowboard Kids, I'll buy it. It sounds like an interesting game with the Sonic label slapped on to make it sell better.

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That game was really really really hard.

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