Comments on: Needlemouse in the House http://ready-up.net/2010/02/06/needlemouse-in-the-house/ We Play Games Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:03:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: GraeXZ http://ready-up.net/2010/02/06/needlemouse-in-the-house/comment-page-1/#comment-13572 GraeXZ Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:07:35 +0000 http://ready-up.net/?p=19760#comment-13572 Simon I'm pretty sure I read on Kotaku that it'll be an XBLA title, as well as being made available on PSN and WiiWare, here's the link http://kotaku.com/5463913/project-needlemouse-is-sonic-4-episode-i Maybe when they've released a few episodes they could do a retail release, I'm rather looking forward to it actually, but I do miss quality 3D titles like Sonic Adventure 1 and 2, which were in my eyes 2 of the finest games released for the Dreamcast. But it's true, the past few years all the Sonic games have been immensely full of crappy characters, bad gimmicks, and a loose plot, also bad level design. Simon I’m pretty sure I read on Kotaku that it’ll be an XBLA title, as well as being made available on PSN and WiiWare, here’s the link

http://kotaku.com/5463913/project-needlemouse-is-sonic-4-episode-i

Maybe when they’ve released a few episodes they could do a retail release, I’m rather looking forward to it actually, but I do miss quality 3D titles like Sonic Adventure 1 and 2, which were in my eyes 2 of the finest games released for the Dreamcast.

But it’s true, the past few years all the Sonic games have been immensely full of crappy characters, bad gimmicks, and a loose plot, also bad level design.

]]> By: Simon http://ready-up.net/2010/02/06/needlemouse-in-the-house/comment-page-1/#comment-13532 Simon Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:24:20 +0000 http://ready-up.net/?p=19760#comment-13532 I should think they can produce a competent 2D Sonic game, in the same way that Nintendo produced a competent 2D Mario game for the Wii just recently. I have to say that Sonic games haven't had much relevance to me since the mid-nineties. I got Sonic Adventure for the Dreamcast and rather enjoyed the fast, pseudo 3D levels contained therein. It's baffling to me that Sega haven't been able to produce a title containing that core, undiluted gameplay in the last 10 years. Maybe it does present a deceptively large technical challenge, or maybe they have and I just didn't notice. One thing is for sure for me. If this new Sonic game is going to be a full retail title at £40, it's going to have to be a seriously impressive 2D platformer. Two player, stuff exploding, full and un-dipping 60 fps, etc. And even then, I'm going to take some convincing to buy it over current-gen titles like Dead Rising 2, Fallout: New Vegas and so on. I should think they can produce a competent 2D Sonic game, in the same way that Nintendo produced a competent 2D Mario game for the Wii just recently.

I have to say that Sonic games haven’t had much relevance to me since the mid-nineties. I got Sonic Adventure for the Dreamcast and rather enjoyed the fast, pseudo 3D levels contained therein. It’s baffling to me that Sega haven’t been able to produce a title containing that core, undiluted gameplay in the last 10 years. Maybe it does present a deceptively large technical challenge, or maybe they have and I just didn’t notice.

One thing is for sure for me. If this new Sonic game is going to be a full retail title at £40, it’s going to have to be a seriously impressive 2D platformer. Two player, stuff exploding, full and un-dipping 60 fps, etc.

And even then, I’m going to take some convincing to buy it over current-gen titles like Dead Rising 2, Fallout: New Vegas and so on.

]]> By: Susan http://ready-up.net/2010/02/06/needlemouse-in-the-house/comment-page-1/#comment-13530 Susan Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:18:26 +0000 http://ready-up.net/?p=19760#comment-13530 We'll see what it's like when Sonic 4 comes out, but nobody should really get their hopes up. I got really excited playing the demo of the daytime levels in Sonic Unleashed... then got the actual game and got bogged down in the crap storyline, rubbish 'rpg' element and the terrible nighttime werehog battles. It's one of those things, like if they can pull it off, it'd be great. But really, don't hold your breath. We’ll see what it’s like when Sonic 4 comes out, but nobody should really get their hopes up. I got really excited playing the demo of the daytime levels in Sonic Unleashed… then got the actual game and got bogged down in the crap storyline, rubbish ‘rpg’ element and the terrible nighttime werehog battles. It’s one of those things, like if they can pull it off, it’d be great. But really, don’t hold your breath.

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