Wii/U Sonic Lost World

[JR#8]

How good does this look. A lot of people are saying it's the first time in ages they're looking forward to a Sonic game more than a Mario(cat) Game.

Damn straight.

 

[Premiers04]

Lets just hope theyve finally found the right formula for great Sonic games from here on in. I'd be happy with a few more games in the "Mario Galaxy" style

 

[The Speaker]

Wasn't all that impressed by the 3DS version, but didn't expect to be.

 

[JR#8]

 

[JR#8]

 

[JR#8]

BUMP!

This game is out tomorrow. Don't forget to buy it!

 

[The Speaker]

Reviews are coming out now.

Many major outlets giving low scores for very similar reasons - it doesn't feel like Sonic, it's too slow, controls are too difficult, it's too hard.

 

[The Big Sauce]

 

[The Speaker]

I have already posted the Sonic Cycle Cycle once, I'd rather not have to do so again. It's both old and untrue.

 

[The Big Sauce]

There is a bit of truth to it in general.

There's no doubt that Sega is a bit better at managing the blue one than they did in the mid 00's.

Generations was great, Sonic 4 was decent and from what I hear Colours was good as well.

But if you look at the original posts at the start of this thread, then if this turns out to be a stinker the cycle will be applicable here.

 

[Premiers04]

Did someone say Sonic cycle?

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

IGN gave it a 5.8

 

[HBK619]

I have already posted the Sonic Cycle Cycle once, I'd rather not have to do so again. It's both old and untrue.

Except in this scenario.

 

[The Speaker]

Except in this scenario.

No. A cycle needs to have a few in a row to get going. This is, given recent history, a one-off incidence.

 

[Jcpdragonx]

Looks like another fail sonic special. Stick to the Sonic Adventure format or you won't get a cent out of my pocket.

 

[The Speaker]

Jim Stirling's review is up on Destructoid. Seems to explain in a paragraph the reason for the wild variations.

Sonic Lost World can wildly swing from brilliant to horrific at the drop of a hat, but when one steps back and takes a look at the whole production, one sees far more to love than hate. Certainly, the nastier elements prevent it from being the truly great installment it could have been, but the experience is good enough to where I would desperately entreat Sonic Team to keep doing what's been started here. Please, no more desperate shifts in tone and level design, no more dramatic new overhauls. On a fundamental level, Lost World absolutely nails it, and does what Sonic should have been doing a long, long time ago.
All it needs is time to refine, and Lost World could become the start of something beautiful.

 

[Glenno23]

damn just came here to post them

Looks a day 1 buy for me, both versions

Hope this demo version pops up on the e-shop, either during or straight after E3

Still buying today?

 

[Premiers04]

Still going to get it today, the part on the IGN review where he said the game is hard and proceeded to show him playing really really bad like he wanted to die (casually walking with the ground falling behind him and then jumps waaaaaaay too early) means i cant take that review score seriously.

On a side note, that 60fps

 

[PAdman]

IGN are ****wits. Gonna buy the 3DS version regardless.

 

[JR#8]

Picked this up today. Will give it a good play through tonight.

 

[Premiers04]

Didnt realise till i got home that its the Deadly Six Edition, has bosses from Nights into dreams

 

[Premiers04]

3 worlds in and I'm enjoying it. The 2d sections are brilliant and i'd love to see another 2d Sonic based on those. The 3 bosses I've beaten so far are pretty easy. Not sold on the parkor system, most of the time enemies are in the path of something to climb so you lose all momentum and need to build up a decent enough speed. Never liked the wisps and its even worse now that you're forced to use the gamepad to control them. Think my gamepads motion controls need to be calibrated, aiming the rocket wisp was an absolute joke. Enemies can no longer just be jumped on, some require the new kick attack to kill or disable, kind of annoying as this breaks your momentum a fair bit, probably the biggest negative for me so far.

Level design seems decent enough so far, hunting for red coins and multiple paths give the levels a bit of replayability as does the option for time attack and co op. Tropical Island acts have been my favourite so far. Desert Ruin ones are fairly average and play pretty slow.

7.5/10 for me. Not as bad as some reviews have made it out to be but i'd have Generations ahead of it. IGN reviewer must've been awful at this game to find it hard though.

 

[Premiers04]

Havent been on the eshop to download the deadly six dlc yet, will give that a go later tonight.

 

[PAdman]

Didnt realise till i got home that its the Deadly Six Edition, has bosses from Nights into dreams

I played Nights yesterday for the first time on the Saturn. Does it have the fat blonde boss?

 

[Premiers04]

I played Nights yesterday for the first time on the Saturn. Does it have the fat blonde boss?

Yep

Has some "not currently being distributed" error on the eshop when i went to get it earlier