Needlemouse
So hey! Project Needlemouse was officially unveiled by Sega during the early hours (and I mean early) of the day. And it's...Sonic the Hedgehog 4? Well, OK.
I think that's pretty neat, actually. If there's a franchise that seriously needs a do-over, it's Sonic. For every good game in the franchise that releases in the series, those being the Sonic Rush titles -- despite the second game trying its damnedest to ruin the formula with a horrifyingly terrible plot and one of the most annoying characters in a video game in Marine -- you have plenty of games that are unfortunately good examples of Sega not knowing what to do with the franchise or its characters. The most egregious examples of those being Shadow the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog '06.
For Sonic 4, Sega is apparently going back to the series' roots. But there's a twist: It will be episodic. That can be good or bad depending on how they handle it. There was a leak not too long ago suggesting that each episode would contain a substantial amount of content, perhaps as much as an older Sonic game has. I'm not going to be as nitpicky as some fans I've seen around the 'net (His eyes are green! Why Eggman instead of Robotnik!? His running animation is weird! OMG MY CHILDHOOD IS RUINED!!!), but I think it's OK to have some reserved anticipation for a new Sonic game. We sure have been burned too many times in the past.
The under five seconds in the trailer isn't enough to judge how the final game will turn out, but I'm...curiously optimistic. The game comes out this summer for WiiWare, Xbox Live Arcade, and Playstation Network. I hope it's successful -- and, more importantly, good -- so it can have a retail release after all of the episodes are out.
Uh oh, optimism about a Sonic game? That could be dangerous....
Image courtesy of Siliconera.
I think that's pretty neat, actually. If there's a franchise that seriously needs a do-over, it's Sonic. For every good game in the franchise that releases in the series, those being the Sonic Rush titles -- despite the second game trying its damnedest to ruin the formula with a horrifyingly terrible plot and one of the most annoying characters in a video game in Marine -- you have plenty of games that are unfortunately good examples of Sega not knowing what to do with the franchise or its characters. The most egregious examples of those being Shadow the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog '06. For Sonic 4, Sega is apparently going back to the series' roots. But there's a twist: It will be episodic. That can be good or bad depending on how they handle it. There was a leak not too long ago suggesting that each episode would contain a substantial amount of content, perhaps as much as an older Sonic game has. I'm not going to be as nitpicky as some fans I've seen around the 'net (His eyes are green! Why Eggman instead of Robotnik!? His running animation is weird! OMG MY CHILDHOOD IS RUINED!!!), but I think it's OK to have some reserved anticipation for a new Sonic game. We sure have been burned too many times in the past.
The under five seconds in the trailer isn't enough to judge how the final game will turn out, but I'm...curiously optimistic. The game comes out this summer for WiiWare, Xbox Live Arcade, and Playstation Network. I hope it's successful -- and, more importantly, good -- so it can have a retail release after all of the episodes are out.
Uh oh, optimism about a Sonic game? That could be dangerous....
Image courtesy of Siliconera.
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I am also rather sceptical, particulary about the episode format rather than a straight release, but I suppose I should wait for more detail before making decisions about whether or not I want this game.
Yeah, I would have really preferred a straight release ala Mega Man 9. This just sounds like Sega being Sega, and that's not good. Hopefully, we're wrong!