Sonic The Hedgehog

[Spark Of Spirit]

Yep, after this, Sonic 4 won't cut it as is. The only thing that needs tweaking is the roll to gain speed is not that useful, but otherwise, if anyone complains about this, then they are beyond help. This is way better than Sonic 4 episode 1.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Unfortunately my XBL gold membership expired just over a week before the demo came out, and this is one of those demos that has that gay rule of only being available to XBL gold members. So yeah, I fucking hate Microsoft right now.

[Spark Of Spirit]

I've been practicing a bit on the levels since the demo came out and I'm really loving it. My best times have been:

Classic - 1:01
Modern - 2:03

That's without breaking the game or anything (no spindash abuse or snaking), just playing the best I can. I also got around 120-ish rings in Classic and like 267 in Modern during a ring attack attempt. The game greatly encourages both speed runs and exploration, so it adds a great touch of replay value.

I also just want to say that the Spindash Drift is probably the best move introduced to 3D Sonic since rail grinding. It's super fun and easy to use, it looks really cool, and it really helps shave time off your run if you do it in the right places.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Generations has an Ending Medley and it sounds phenomenal.

I've always loved the ending medleys and I've missed them since S3&K. Only Rush managed to get one since and it was also awesome.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

IGN gave Sonic Generations and 8.5 as their score. If even the dumb-ass editors at IGN can see that this game is awesome, than it really must be pretty damn good. Heh, I'm REALLY tempted to get this game when it comes out next week with the money I that got for my Birthday, but iin my current situation I have to save every penny that I can and spend wisely, so unfortunately I may have to wait a few months for this game to drop a little bit in price before I can afford it.

[Spark Of Spirit]

HUGE soundtrack spoilers here. Here's the full list of tracks in Sonic Generations which officially has the greatest game soundtrack ever put together. Keep in mind, this isn't all redone music, some are just the originals or slightly cleaned up.

*SPOILER*




Title Screen Theme (Sonic 1 Remix)
Green Hill (Classic, Modern, and Original)
Marble
Star Light
Classic Invincibility
Emerald Hill
Chemical Plant (Classic, Modern and Original)
Casino Night
Bonus Stage
Final Boss
Angel Island
Hydrocity
Marble Garden
Balloon Park
Mushroom Hill
Flying Battery
Sky Sanctuary (Classic and Modern)
Death Egg (S3&K)
Palmtree Panic (JP)
Stardust Speedway (JP)
Stardust Speedway (US)
Sonic Boom
You Can Do Anything
Toxic Caves
Diamond Dust (Genesis)
Sonic 3D Blast Theme/You're My Hero (Saturn)
Super Sonic Racing (Original)
Super Sonic Racing (Remix)
Open Your Heart
It Doesn't Matter (SA1)
Emerald Coast
Speed Highway (Classic and Modern)
Goin' Down?!
Live & Learn
City Escape (Classic and Modern)
GUN Truck Escape music
Green Forest
Metal Harbour
Shadow Boss Theme - Live & Learn/For True Story Remix
Special Stage - Bonus Challenge (Knuckles Chaotix)
Door To Summer (Knuckles Chaotix)
Sonic Heroes
What I'm Made Of...
Sonic Heroes Quick Race/Balloon Park Remix
Special Stage 1
Seaside Hill (Classic)
Seaside Hill (Mix includes Ocean Palace) (Modern)
His World (Vocals)
Wave Ocean
Crisis City (Classic and Modern)
Kingdom Valley
Silver's Boss Theme
Endless Possibility
Windmill Isle
Rooftop Run (Classic and Modern)
Savannah Citadel
Reach For The Stars
Tropical Resort
Sweet Mountain
Planet Wisp (Classic and Modern)
Time Eater Theme
Time Eater Final Boss (Phase 1 and 2)
Neo Green Hill
Leaf Forest
Route 99
Emerald Beach
Right Here, Ride On (Leaf Storm)
Sonic Rush Adventure Main Theme (A New Venture)
High Flying Groove
Sonic Riders Zero Gravity Theme
Sonic Free Riders Theme
I am... All Of Me
Let The Speed Mend It
Knight Of The Wind
All Hail Shadow
For True Story
Forest Falls
Race To Win
Splash Hill

IMO, it's only missing Spring Yard, Bridge, Metropolis, Sky Chase, Chrome Gadget, Ice Cap, Lava Reef, Launch Base, The Air, Tidal Tempest (US), Quartz Quadrant (JP), Final Rush, Back 2 Back, Aquarium Park, and Terminal Velocity. Otherwise the soundtrack is pretty freaking awesome.




*SPOILERS*

Best game soundtrack ever? Yeah, EVER.

Want a tease? Listen to this remix... Outrageous!

[Kiddington]

I was partial to this one myself, but I just naturally love the music from Sonic 3 anyway.

...and yeah, this is pretty awesome looking soundtrack. They've really got a lot of bases covered here.

[Spark Of Spirit]

What's interesting to me is that Classic Planet Wisp seems to tie the whole "The Sonic CD of the 3D games" vibe that Colors had together further. The track literally sounds like a Bad Future Remix sort of like how the remixes in Colors felt like Past and Good Future versions.

That remix is great, but I think the biggest surprise is this which would not have sounded out of place in the Genesis games.

Seriously, this soundtrack is up there with Brawl on the sweetness scale.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Generations is the real deal, guys!

Not a bad stage in the bunch, and the game is just tons of fun to just play. Best level? I'd have to say Speed Highway for both. I need to replay that one, because it was pretty sweet in both styles and I missed a lot.

Surprise of the game? The Silver boss fight is pretty freaking cool. It goes crazy over the top, and is just the right length.

[Daxdiv]

Haven't beaten the game yet, but Sonic Generations is pretty sweet game. Really love 2D Sonic more than 3D right now, but the 3D levels control great. Still the best combo of Unleashed and Colors. Only beat the Sancutary level and it was fun. I kind of found it neat that there was an achievement for beating the level as classic Sonic and not dying.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

While you guys got to play most of the game, I myself only just got around to the demo today. The classic sonic stage for Green Hill is great, as expected, but modern Sonic took some getting used to for me (control-wise, anyways). Its pretty good once you get the hang of it and I like that it still has alternate paths in it rather than just being one tightly scripted completely linear level, though I do feel that there is no skillful way to avoid some of the obstacles other than memorizing that they are there so that you know to time your jumps or maneuvers to avoid them the next time that they come up. Still, stuff like that didn't happen too often in the demo so its minor in comparison to the good stuff.

I'm still really tempted to get this game....well, at least I have a shit-ton still left to do in Arkham City and I still need to beat RE4 (I haven't even checked if I can get past that bug that kept me stuck at one point in the game, yet), so at the very least I can wait on deciding if I want to cave in and blow all of my loose money on this game until after I beat the games I already have progress in.

[Kiddington]

Man, I wish I had the money to buy this now; unfortunately, 'tis looks like a future Christmas gift for me, at the very earliest (being unemployed sucks, what can I tell ya).

Can't wait, though.

[Commode]

I almost bought this today for PS3, but I had to come to terms that I couldn't really afford it on this paycheck, you know since this is the one I pay my bills on.

Well, I prolly could've, but it would've cut into my food budget, and I aint about to go a day or more with out eating.

[Spark Of Spirit]

When you guys get the chance, you should give this a go if you've ever enjoyed a Sonic game before whether just the old ones or even the more modern ones. They really nailed it here.

Its pretty good once you get the hang of it and I like that it still has alternate paths in it rather than just being one tightly scripted completely linear level, though I do feel that there is no skillful way to avoid some of the obstacles other than memorizing that they are there so that you know to time your jumps or maneuvers to avoid them the next time that they come up. Still, stuff like that didn't happen too often in the demo so its minor in comparison to the good stuff.

Modern Sonic is only really like this in Green Hill and Chemical Plant. Once you hit Sky Sanctuary, his levels open up and there are paths everywhere. I assume they just used these two levels for speedrunning more than just playing normally, as Chemical Plant's alternate paths are kind of weird. Both Sonics pretty much focus on wide levels with lots of platforming and the game is just... great!

Bosses are a bit easy, though they do have hard mode versions I have yet to try. The best ones were easily the Silver fight and the Metal Sonic fight. Both were fast paced and had some really cool moments to them. Some of those challenges are a bit hard to, I still have to go back and beat them.

[Spark Of Spirit]

So I beat all of Classic Sonic's missions, got all the red rings, and S ranked every stage. Glorious stuff here. If Sega never uses Classic Sonic (or his gameplay) again, I'll be pretty sad. Next to move on and 100% Modern Sonic's stuff. Oh, and those worried about length, I wouldn't be. The replay value on these levels is off the charts.

The best part of this game is how Sega finally gets Sonic again, both in 2D and in 3D in how they're almost perfect. It feels like its been a while, but after last year and now this, it feels like the drought of quality is finally over.