Can Sonic Be Saved?

Postby **VideoGameCritic** » March 23rd, 2006, 5:40 pm

I was thinking about how Sonic could revive his floundering career in the next generation of consoles. I thinking Sega should drop the 3D gameplay, and go back to the classic style, only with cutting edge, layered polygon graphics. Can you imagine a game like the original Sonic with mind-blowing graphics? It could work.

Other ideas?

Boston · Postby **Boston** » March 23rd, 2006, 5:55 pm

Agreed, go back to 2d but please leave those water levels behind!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Boston

welcometoyourdoom · Postby **welcometoyourdoom** » March 23rd, 2006, 6:02 pm

I think a 3-D Sonic CAN work, but Sega really needs to start from scratch, with a new engine and new programmers. They've been beating a dead horse, the way they keep recycling the Sonic Adventure engine that goes all the way back to the first game on Dreamcast.

sega saturn x · Postby **sega saturn x** » March 23rd, 2006, 8:56 pm

[QUOTE=The Video Game Critic]I was thinking about how Sonic could revive his floundering career in the next generation of consoles. I thinking Sega should drop the 3D gameplay, and go back to the classic style, only with cutting edge, layered polygon graphics. Can you imagine a game like the original Sonic with mind-blowing graphics? It could work.

Other ideas?

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That's the last thing I want, sega has shown they have no idea how to inovate in 2-d anymore, with sonic rush. While it isn't bad at all it's quite good, but it's just like evryother 2-d sonic game. And not very compelling.

JustLikeHeaven1 · Postby **JustLikeHeaven1** » March 23rd, 2006, 10:38 pm

Screw Sonic! I haven't really enjoyed a sonic game since the third genesis game. Why don't they put him on the shelf for a few years and then make a glorious comeback at the highpoint of the next gen of consoles? I would love it if Sega went back and revived some old franchise (Streets of Rage, Kid Chamleon,Nights into Dreams, Vectorman, Comix Zone etc...) instead of trying to keep the flagship franchise afloat.

Atarifever1 · Postby **Atarifever1** » March 23rd, 2006, 10:45 pm

[QUOTE=JustLikeHeaven] Vectorman, Comix Zone etc...
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No need for etc. after naming those two. Do a good comix Zone sequel (done in the style of the first one) and actually do the Vectorman game they've been talking about doing, and I believe working on and canceling.

Alienblue · Postby **Alienblue** » March 24th, 2006, 7:21 am

I AGREE! (where have I heard that before? Hmm..) I think all these sonic clones are pretty dull myself...I got the last GBA and DS sonics and quickly sold them. I LOVED the original Sonic, two and three were ok but with the next game I started to think "are they ever gonna do a DIFFERENT game with this character?" Every Sonic game played the same, just different settings. A Sonic "adventure-rpg" like the mario ones would be nice, but
I agree that Sega should dig up more old gems, I would even include Golden Axe series, Sub terrania, Thunderforce series,
heck even old OLD characters like FLICKY. Wouldn't a GOLDEN
AXE adventure be cool? There was a small one done on the game gear! Also, I dig SPACE HARRIER! Thats one of the few 3D games I ever liked. With today's engines THAT could be phenomanal!

chrisbid1 · Postby **chrisbid1** » March 24th, 2006, 11:16 am

sadly, sonic games keep selling in their current state, so they will continue to do more of the same

bluemonkey1 · Postby **bluemonkey1** » March 24th, 2006, 11:23 am

Sonic 2 played completely different to 1. And 3 and Knuckles were very different to 2 too. I think Sonic games should stick to just being about adrenaline rushing through stages. Sonic games don't need guns, hoverboards or any of that gimmicky stuff. The Sonic Adventure games may have had some issues with camera difficulties and a couple of the extra characters but the bulk of those titles felt like Sonic games. They had the same speed, gameplay and sense of style. It seems that those things have been lost since the Adventure games with regards Sonic's home console titles. Sega should go back and look at bringing us some more of that style of action.

Bryan · Postby **Bryan** » March 24th, 2006, 5:16 pm

Ever since I was 5 I loved Sonic, I own every single one of his games (I bought the collections, and those certainly helped!) But any game he's made, I loved. I haven't even played Shadow, because I only like Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and various other "beggining characters" They DO add on WAY to many characters now a days! But I love ALL Sonic games, no questions asked!