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I'm not sure how much interest there is for this but I'm psyched! (Comes out the 15th)
Looks like we're getting what for all intents and purposes is a sequel to Sonic 3 & Knuckles; A true Sonic 4, if you will. Certainly, there have been good Sonic games since 3&K (Several above-decent handheld games, Colors, Generations), but it's really nice to see Sonic go back to what won people over in the first place.
It's also impressive that Sega actually hired fans who worked on independent Sonic projects to develop Mania. Specifically, they got Chris Whitehead, who has already worked with Sega on the mobile ports of Sonic 1 and Sonic 2. I had heard these ports were the best versions of these classics (which was, frankly, a little hard to believe), so I got Sonic 1 (free with ads), played it on my tablet with a bluetooth controller and found that they weren't exaggerating. It was re-coded from the ground up to include widescreen support (already a great improvement), multiple save data files, Tails and Knuckles as playable characters, etc. This guy understands what makes these games great and he clearly cares a lot about them. This, combined with Mania's visually appealing new levels and apparently awesome soundtrack has left me pretty optimistic. Game looks great!
I pre-ordered from the Humble store, where you can get 10% off the price and an additional 10% off if you're a Humble Monthly subscriber. 16 bucks US is an entirely reasonable price for a full-featured, all new classic Sonic game. Any other old-school Sonic fans in the house?
Looks like we're getting what for all intents and purposes is a sequel to Sonic 3 & Knuckles; A true Sonic 4, if you will. Certainly, there have been good Sonic games since 3&K (Several above-decent handheld games, Colors, Generations), but it's really nice to see Sonic go back to what won people over in the first place.
It's also impressive that Sega actually hired fans who worked on independent Sonic projects to develop Mania. Specifically, they got Chris Whitehead, who has already worked with Sega on the mobile ports of Sonic 1 and Sonic 2. I had heard these ports were the best versions of these classics (which was, frankly, a little hard to believe), so I got Sonic 1 (free with ads), played it on my tablet with a bluetooth controller and found that they weren't exaggerating. It was re-coded from the ground up to include widescreen support (already a great improvement), multiple save data files, Tails and Knuckles as playable characters, etc. This guy understands what makes these games great and he clearly cares a lot about them. This, combined with Mania's visually appealing new levels and apparently awesome soundtrack has left me pretty optimistic. Game looks great!
I pre-ordered from the Humble store, where you can get 10% off the price and an additional 10% off if you're a Humble Monthly subscriber. 16 bucks US is an entirely reasonable price for a full-featured, all new classic Sonic game. Any other old-school Sonic fans in the house?