Thoughts About Sonic The Hedgehog 4
There isn’t too much info out there at the moment other than a few key details which i’m going to raise on, so maybe this post is too hasty. But at the same time, they better not f**k this up. Seriously Sega. If you produce a shit sonic game with a sub-title like ‘unleashed’ that’s dismissible, but you CAN NOT create a direct sequel to Sonic 3/and knuckles and it be anything but perfect. I really hope with all Sega’s recent publishing on the Wii and working with Nintendo that they’ve learnt a few things from the big N, because they know a thing or two about producing the same game over and over…
So to help I’ve produced this checklist:
- Gameplay - Fast, insane, fun. Must ‘feel’ like the original 4 Genesis (Mega Drive II) sonic games. The gravity of how you jump, run and stop must be perfect.
- Music - Catchy, rememberable, fitting, sets the theme and feel of the zone.
- Sound effects - The old ones.
- Enemies - Creative and cheesy designs, as well as some of the classics.
- Nemesis - ROBOTNIK. None of this ‘Dr Eggman’ BS. Needless to say, he needs to turn up at the end of every stage in a crazy over the top killing machine.
- Zones - Some throwbacks to the old levels, but mostly original (we don’t want a re-make). They all need to have a unique theme. Also about 6-7 would be surfice
There has been a teaser and a trailer released, which show a little bit about what the game promises. They seem to have sound effects ticked off the list, and you can also spot a couple old badniks (see: enemies), but no actual game-play (only what could be gameplay).
So lets all just hope (or pray if your religiously inclined) that Sega don’t epicly screw up like they have for the last few years…
