Sonic Boom Gameplay is...man this hurts.

[xaszatm]

Watch the pain here:

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...man, as a sonic fan, this hurts. This really hurts. The only good news is that this isn't being made by the Sonic Team but by BigRedButton so this probably won't stick. But seriously, can someone shut up the characters? You don't need to be talking every 5 seconds!

Well, you know my opinion, what are you guy's thoughts on the matter?

 

[Roxas1359]

Honestly I don't mind the Wii U gameplay, 3DS I find to be really disappointing though. However, I will withhold all judgement until I fully play it myself in all honesty, as I've been deceived in the past when gameplay seemed boring but once I play it I enjoyed it.

Also, if you hate the characters talking like every 5 seconds you must have hated Sonic Heroes and Shadow the Hedgehog then, because in those games no one shuts up at all. >.>

 

[xaszatm]

Honestly I don't mind the Wii U gameplay, 3DS I find to be really disappointing though. However, I will withhold all judgement until I fully play it myself in all honesty, as I've been deceived in the past when gameplay seemed boring but once I play it I enjoyed it.

Also, if you hate the characters talking like every 5 seconds you must have hated Sonic Heroes and Shadow the Hedgehog then, because in those games no one shuts up at all. >.>

It's not so much the talking itself as the quips. While I know that those games had quips as well, they were mostly shorter or were grunts (though the Team Chaotix team attack is up with this game on annoyance factor). The only time I liked the dialogue is when Sonic and Eggman are fighting in that boss battle. Any other place was annoying at best. I actually didn't mind the dialogue in Shadow the Hedgehog or Sonic Heroes (though that may be because I only played those games on a TV that had no sound as a child and because it was so bad it became funny).

 

[NuclearKangaroo]

i honestly find these voices less grating


and let me be clear, this is a sonic parody, these voices are SUPPOSED to be grating

anyways, same boring ass sonic combat, the levels look just as boring and bad designed as they have always been, how many times are they going to do the "ohh look at this thing thats following you while we completely obscure the road ahead", i remember back when crash bandicoot did it, like 15 years ago, and back then it was much better made, they gave you a better view of what was ahead and of course the whole thing was slower so you could react fast enough, also you could punch the polar bear once it got stuck in the tunnel, that was nice

man, 3D platformers arent what they used to be are they? hopefully a hat in time is good, atleast it LOOKS good

 

[hazabaza1]

Jesus, please tell me this is early prototype or something because those animations are straight up broken.
I guess Colours and Generations were the extent of the Sonic Comeback. Shame.

 

[NuclearKangaroo]

I haven't played a Sonic game since the Sonic adventure re-release on Xbox 360. I haven't played a new Sonic game since Shadow the hedgehog. I watched that and I cringed.

It looks terrible, Sonics sections look like they were ripp from an IOS mobile infinite runner with minimal button presses. The combat (which as almost always been objected to in Sonic games) looks like it's trying to go all God of War and even in that footage it looked like it would be repetitive and tedious. those stupid tether lines make no sense really.

What I'm seeing doesn't look like a next gen Sonic title it doesn't even really look as good to play as the Dreamcast Era games.

Oh and the boss battles. All three having the same gimmicky fight mechanic really ? Are you serious ?

but sonic has MORE NEW FRIENDS! that should count as innovation or entertaining gameplay right?

 

[AdagioBoognish]

That voice isn't working for me, but the game itself looks pretty fun.

 

[Dominic Crossman]

Reminds me of marvel ultimate alliance games during combat, and reminds me of ratchet and clank during the platforming
Also it seems to have the same character switching gimmick as gta5.
Shame, I actually enjoyed sonic generations, the sonic lost worlds ds demo wasnt to bad either.

 

[default]

The fuck is with that twitchy camera? I'm getting Sonic '06 flashbacks just watching this. I really wish the Sonic games had some decent gameplay designers. You could seriously do so much more than this crappy rails-and-loops shit with the poor guy. The combat looks alright, but it needs some more depth.

I know this is harsh criticism, especially for early footage, but Sonic at this point really needs something special. Shake up the formula fellas, because this one just isn't working unfortunately.

 

[RJ 17]

It's a Sonic game...it's SUPPOSED to be terrible in every conceivable way.

 

[SmallHatLogan]

Well yeah it looks bad, but I can't really tell the difference between this and every other 3D Sonic game I've played (although to be fair I've only played a few).

The 3DS version looks interesting. Mostly 2D but instead of the standard linear Sonic levels they're going for a slightly more open, exploration focused style. Could be worth a look, although I won't be rushing out to buy it day one.

 

[Artaneius]

The newer sonics look almost exactly like Sonic Adventure 1-2, though I haven't played sonic since SA 2, I really don't get the hate other than the crap story from sonic 06. They all look exactly the same and probably play the same as SA 1-2.

 

[anthony87]

I don't think it looks all that bad.

Characters really need to shut the fuck up though.

 

[RedDeadFred]

The first thing I noticed was the camera from hell. Then Sonic commented on something. "Okay whatvever." Then he commented on something else. "That was a fast follow up comment..." Then another one. "He's not going to say something every 5 seconds is he?" And again. "He is... Okay, time to stop watching."

Also, how is it THAT ugly? It's on the WiiU right? Surely they could muster something better than that out of this thing.

 

[TheWorstMuppetEver]

I don't mind the voices or gameplay, I will say that the lack of music right now is a little off-putting. And the world design doesn't exactly look straightforward in some areas. Can't help but feel exploring around a large 3D area feels slightly out of place for Sonic (I never did like the hub world in SA). Aah well, I'll play it and see...

 

[KarmaTheAlligator]

I stopped watching before the 1 minute mark. Those quips are annoying as hell, and they sound like they've been added over the video. I really hope that's the case.

 

[scorptatious]

The more I see of this game, the less I want it.

Shame really. Generations was actually pretty good.

i honestly find these voices less grating


and let me be clear, this is a sonic parody, these voices are SUPPOSED to be grating

God those videos are hilarious.

 

[crazygameguy4ever]

someone needs to take a crowbar to Sonic and his friends in the new game.. stuff socks in their mouths.. just shut them up.. lets be honest.... is anyone really expecting a good sonic game these days? it's been like 20 years since the last good sonic game came out.. between the horrible, annoying voices, the bad characters designs and lack luster gameplay, sonic boom will probably be as bad as sonic 2006 was

 

[Riverwolf]

Almost had me with the roller-coaster bit at the beginning (minus the horrible voices), but then the beat-em-up was shown... and I just about fell asleep.

Seriously, these guys don't know how to make a Sonic game.