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| Actually, there are now only 10 days remaining for this demo. |
Sonic Generations is the newest iteration of the long-running series (20 year anniversary) from Sega and the the Sonic Team. The story goes something like this: today's Sonic somehow gets blasted back in time and meets his younger self. Now both Sonics must fight whatever evil started this mess in the first place and set things right.
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| Past meets present in Sonic Generations! |
Whatever. The point main is, the classic feel of Sonic is back! The demo lets you play the first zone in the game (Green Hill Zone), which is very similar to the first zone in the original Sonic game. Sonic can spin-dash his way through this familiar environment with loops and corkscrews, all while collecting rings. However, the graphics are much improved and there are some neat camera effects added in as a bonus. It is also worth mentioning that this game is compatible with stereoscopic television sets. Furthermore, this is definitely not a cut-and-paste job despite the similarities to the original Sonic. There is enough new to make it feel like a new game.
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| Old school Sonic goodness! |
It's just too bad that the demo is over so quickly. You're having fun, speeding and bouncing around, when it's suddenly over. But that small amount of gameplay is a blast, and leaves you wanting more like a good demo should. And most importantly, unlike Sonic 4, the physics feel like Sonic should. I can see myself buying this game just based on that. The big question is, how good will the 3D modern Sonic levels play? Hopefully we get a chance to try out modern Sonic at some point before the game's release.
Prognosis: Great graphics and classic gameplay means you should keep an eye on this one. Definitely download this demo and try it out for yourself. But hurry up! This demo is a timed demo and will only be available to play for 10 more days! That means the demo will be disabled on July 12th! Sonic Generations will be available late in 2011 for the XBox 360, PS3, and 3DS.
I didn't enjoy this demo at all.
ReplyDeleteFrom what I've heard this game will be bringing back a stage from all of the past main games in the series including as recent as Sonic Colors. If true, this sounds like a very lazy idea. I feel that the Sonic series only seems to have newer ideas which are badly designed or just rehashed older ideas which have worked in the past. Sonic Generations looks to be of the latter.
(hart704 on GS)
Well I'd rather they go with an older idea that works than another failed attempt at something new. I still hope they accomplish that something new. But it's nice to go back to classic gameplay every now and then.
ReplyDeleteI wish changes of a different kind where done. Like getting a completely new development team otherwise I think the series should sit the next few years on the sideline.
ReplyDeleteA new development team would be interesting. I always wondered what Miyamoto could do with a Sonic game. I would pay to see that happen.
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