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[Robthe1st]

Check out this sneak preview video game:

http://popwatch.ew.c...the-hedgehog-4/

[BlazeyBakeneko]

I am quite excited indeed.

[Professor Vengeance]

Ahh, just what I need to banish the dissertation blues! And it's on the Wii! Hoowaaaay!

I know I'm psyched for this one. I loved the Advance and Rush series, so this is right up my alley - brand new graphics with good ol' gameplay. The old sound effects and the goal-signpost at the end were nice touches too. Can't wait to hear more about what's in store for Sonic 4.

[randomizer]

Whoa, whoa, whoa... it's an episodic game?! I foresee another HL2...

Episodic games: When we don't have enough ideas to release it all in one go, but we know you'll pay full price each time anyway.

[BlazeyBakeneko]

Whoa, whoa, whoa... it's an episodic game?! I foresee another HL2...

Episodic games: When we don't have enough ideas to release it all in one go, but we know you'll pay full price each time anyway.

Now that you've mentioned Half Life 2, I'm picturing this game being about Sam Hedgehog Who Was Sonic Hedgehog's Brother.

[Nique]

Oh good we're not all whining and bitching because Sonic isn't using retro style and has a homing attack... phew.. thank you FUS for redeeming SOME of my faith in the fandom.

[John Roberts]

Yeah. It's kind of funny watching one idiot in particular sob and moan into his armpits over this. "Sega has betrayed us again!!! Ohhhh woe is me."

I hope the game plays well. No stupid gimmicks. I liked Sonic Rush 2 I played last year, even that stupid Aussie chick in it (the accent was terribly cute), so something like that -only better- would be great. And Sonic 2 special stages. And no voice overs.

[zoa9]

When I was checking some game sites, I was very happy to find out that Project Needlemouse is Sonic the Hedgehog 4.

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 episode 1 takes place after Sonic & Knuckles.

Here is another link 'Project Needlemouse' is Sonic the Hedgehog 4; episodic on PS3, Wii and 360 this summer

http://upload.wikime...8/83/Sonic4.jpg

http://upload.wikime..._Screenshot.jpg

[Professor Vengeance]

Tell me about it, John and Nique. Reading the cries of "RUINED FOREVER" over the tiniest of details just made me feel ashamed of how petty and spiteful this fandom can be.

I don't care how 'modern' Sonic looks. I just want a fun game. Is that so wrong?

[chalcara]

Because people love righteous rages, especially when nothing is on the line?

I'm just upset that it's supposed to be downloads only, which means I cannot get my hands on it. THIS makes sad Rina sad.

Otherwise I love the graphics and the details - it's exactly what Sonic's supposed to be. Now lets just hope this one doesn't fall prey to the Sonic cycle of hell and actually TURNS OUT WELL.

[John Roberts]

I'm just upset that it's supposed to be downloads only, which means I cannot get my hands on it. THIS makes sad Rina sad.

Never fear! I'm sure some dodgy bugger out there will rip into a ROM for the PC. That's what I'll be waiting for seeing as I can't console download this thing either.

[Professor Vengeance]

Plus, SEGA will probably put the full game on regular release once all the chapters have been up for a while anyway. Anything for more money.

[John Roberts]

Yay for money hungry companies! I'll buy it if they release it on disk.

[Tristan Palmgren]

The only way I can play it is if it gets a PC release, which, unlike the other Genesis games, it probably never will. Alas.

[Gojira007]

My thoughts break down something like this:

*On the plus side, YAY IT'S SONIC 4 THAT'S SO AWESOME THANK GOODNESS SEGA'S FOLLOWING CAPCOM'S EXAMPLE AT LONG LAST!!! The style, the feel, the music...it's wonderful and captures the old-school Sonic spirit just right. As well, my inner storyteller is most intrigued not only by SEGA's promise that the plot of the game continues on from S3&K, but also by that "Episode 1" tag...
*On the negative side, that "Episode 1" tag has my inner gamer nervous. The episodic format works well enough for point-and-click games, which work best in bite-sized chunks anyway, but for it to work with a Platformer, SEGA's going to have to balance the amount of content per episode VERY carefully, IMO.

On the whole, then? Quite excited, but nervous that SEGA will still find a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. lD;

[Lord Exor]

Oh good we're not all whining and bitching because Sonic isn't using retro style and has a homing attack... phew.. thank you FUS for redeeming SOME of my faith in the fandom.

Well to be fair, the implementation of the homing attack is poorer game design.

[Speedy_25]

I almost couldn't sleep when I saw this. I'm quite excited indeed, it's about time SEGA finally listened to the fans!!

[Chaosmaster8753]

Well to be fair, the implementation of the homing attack is poorer game design.

It's worse in 2D, right?

[wildfire]

From the look of things, there's a pretty good chance thing'll turn out well. Now if the fandom can stop bitching about it and be glad they at least got SOME of what they wanted, we'll be all good. I for one don't mind the new age Sonic look, as it makes it recognizable to kids who may not have played the Genesis games (believe it or not, it happens). And so long as the homing attack is implemented well enough it should be an enjoyable game. Also, I don't even have one of the newer consoles required to play this game, but i'll be starting a new job come Monday, so I can finally get a 360 like i've been wanting!

[Chaosmaster8753]

From the look of things, there's a pretty good chance thing'll turn out well. Now if the fandom can stop bitching about it and be glad they at least got SOME of what they wanted, we'll be all good. I for one don't mind the new age Sonic look, as it makes it recognizable to kids who may not have played the Genesis games (believe it or not, it happens). And so long as the homing attack is implemented well enough it should be an enjoyable game. Also, I don't even have one of the newer consoles required to play this game, but i'll be starting a new job come Monday, so I can finally get a 360 like i've been wanting!

How do you think the Homing Attack should be implanted?