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@just-a-sonic-fan
Sonic Unleashed is still the prettiest Sonic game all these years later. I remember clearing Windmill Isle and thinking this was the peak Sonic aesthetic. And I was just a kid playing the Wii version. I had played maybe 4 other Sonics at that point? But I wasn’t wrong.
Okay, while the harassers are dicks, is it really to much to ask for a game reviewer to at least play, or hell, watch playthroughs online, of the other games in a long running franchise like KH in order to get full enjoyment out of it? Where the narrative of each game interconnects with one another and foreshadows future plot development?
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C’mon, man.
At least look at a wiki man, come on
We can’t trust game reviewers or journalists because they do the one thing they shouldn’t. Judge a book by it’s cover. Yes, Kingdom Hearts is long and has a big story, but at least take a look at the summaries.
Okay but why would a NEW PLAYER start at the TWELFTH installment?
The Kingdom Hearts HD Collections are easily available, surely they would start there?
I mean, his argument really makes no sense because we’re so many games in the demographic is fans invested the story
Also, like you said:
Square has made the entire franchise easily accessible to new players that want to want get into it because of KH3 with an abundance of updated ports
There’s also rumors of a another re-release in the form of a mega collection on the PS4 and Xbone with HD 1.5, 2.5, and 2.8 all in one collection
So he really can’t claim lack of accessibility when the publisher has bent over backwards to provide the previous games to new players.
Yeah… no. I agree with him on this. If a new game is coming out that I’m interested in, I’m not going to play through the other ELEVEN games before I get to the one I want to try.
If a game can’t attract new players without making them commit to all of them, that not only is that feedback I want to know, it is a negative mark on a game for me.
then you lose any right to complain about the story of sequels that are intimately connected to one another, then.
i mean, come on guy, do you think the numbers are just decoration?
“I’m going to skip all the games leading up to what may be the last in a story arc that actually explain what’s going on”
“WOW WHY CAN’T I UNDERSTAND WHAT’S GOING ON”
There are people that legitimately think like this and consider themselves smart. It’s like they don’t know what a SEQUEL IS
I have not seen the Ironman or Thor movies. Do I need to see them to enjoy the Avengers Movies? No.
I have not seen the first Captain America Movie. Do I need to see that to enjoy Winter Soldier or Civil War? No.
I have seen Black Panther. Did that extra knowledge made Avengers: Infinity War more enjoyable to me. Well, yes. But to my other family members who did not see the Black Panther enjoyed the movie greatly.
A good story does not need supplementary material. A good story makes people WANT to look up the supplementary material. And if a third game’s story fails to do this, then that is a valid criticism.
Because like it or not, this will be people’s first Kingdom Hearts game. I know I played the original because of the Disney Worlds they presented and not the story and I bet that will be the same with three considering Toy Story, Monsters Inc and Frozen are a huge part of people’s nostalgia and would like to play a game that supposedly have those mixed together.
Look at Metal Gear Solid 1-5. You could play any of those games first and you will probably enjoy it without knowing of the other games. You can watch Dr. Who at any point and figure out if you would enjoy the series or not. I played the first Kingdom Heart game and I had no need to play the prequels to understand the story of KH1. If 3′s enjoyment requires you to understand everything that came before it, it might as well be bundled with everything or at least have a movie to summarize it.
Except there ARE bundles of the previous games that already exist, the prequels actually add more to the story, set up future plotpoints, and have fun gameplay as well, AND Square is actually making recap videos for people to get caught up on the series. Not to mention, there are people who actually play the games solely for gameplay.
And you’re really out here telling me that people will enjoy MGS4 without playing the previous games before it?
Really man?
So you’re telling me if a newcommer were to fully enjoy the KH3 story, They would need to buy the two bundles for $40 on PS4, see someone’s long play of the games that are hours long, or find someone who summarize it to find enjoyment for a $60 game they purchased just because they were interested in the Frozen World? That is a lot of investment for someone who just wants to enjoy one part.
Of course there is probably people who want to play the game based on game play. In fact, I bet Angry Joe’s review will be about praising or criticizing the game play. But people are threatening him for not playing the first games. Repeat, for not playing.
And yes, I honestly do believe people will enjoy MGS4 without playing any of the previous 3 games. Not only is there plenty of cut scenes and dialogue explaining things, but even if you skip the majority of it you’ll understand the major beats of the story and of course the game play looks enjoyable. You really don’t need MGS2 to appreciate Raiden in MGS4.
Even to reviewers who played all the games still calls needing to play all the other games a criticism. Because it is a valid criticism. You really shouldn’t need anything else to enjoy one story. If the story is truly good, then it can stand on its own and make you want to get into the other series. It shouldn’t be the other way around.
It’s almost as if Kingdom Hearts 3 isn’t actually targeted at newcomers, and is therefore a bad starting point for people who’ve never played a Kingdom Hearts game before.
And I will be frank with you. If you are only interested in Kingdom Hearts 3 because of the Frozen world, then the game will disappoint you because chances are that you’ll have to play through several other worlds before you actually get there.
And I’m sorry, but I find it very unlikely that anybody will enjoy Metal Gear Solid 4 if they haven’t played any of the other games beforehand. Metal Gear Solid 4 is essentially the conclusion of Snake’s story, the culmination of every story thread that has been running throughout the series. If you haven’t played any of the other Metal Gear games, then you’ll be completely lost in terms of story. There are many words to describe Metal Gear Solid 4. Beginner friendly isn’t one of them.
And I’m sorry, but Kingdom Hearts 3 isn’t supposed to be a stand-alone story. It’s the grand finale that the entire Kingdom Hearts series so far has been building up to.
And no, catching up on past lore isn’t a difficult task. If you don’t want to play the games, or watch the cutscenes, then you can either look up the stories on the Kingdom Hearts wiki, or watch Square Enix’s official recap videos for the games that are most important for the plot.
If you pick up Return of the King, start reading it, then complain because you dont understand, the onus is on you to read the two books that came before. If you start watching Star Wars Episode 6 and don’t understand whats going on, again, the onus is on you to watch the previous episodes.
Its the same thing here. Going into the middle of a series then complaining because you don’t understand what’s going on, because its not accessible to newcomers, is not valid.
Ultimately, complaining that a video game series has to be totally accessible even if you start in the middle is rooted in elitism - treating video games as a more childish or simplistic media that needs to be dumbed down to the point where anyone can understand what’s going on at any point, while allowing books and films to develop complex plotlines that require knowledge of the previous stories in the series. If you’re complaining about a lack of accessibility, ask yourself: would you pick up the third book in a series and complain because you don’t understand what’s going on because the book relies on the reader having read the first two books to understand?
@akumathreblogs if you’re not interested in the whole game, why buy the whole game? Just watch a lets play of it and skip ahead to the part you like. Would you buy Lord of the Rings just because you really like Gimli?
God bless you sir
What we're all forgetting is that this story is a mess even if you do play every game. Starts out with the Keyblade being special, and then jump to BbS and there's a field COVERED in the things. Kairi got one. Axel got one. Roxas got two. I fully expect Jack Sparrow to have one in KH3 cuz of Sora letting him hold it for a sec in KH2, which is what became the method used by Terra to pass a Keyblade onto Riku.
And even without stuff like that, there's too many leaps in logic. Like when Sora's memories get messed with, suddenly nobody involved in those events can even remember his name? Huh? What? No, that's silly. You aren't messing with the events themselves, just Sora's memories of them. Or how Xehanort is gonna come back now because they defeated the two halves of his split self that don't look anything like him. How is he old man Xehanort if he possessed Terra and took his body? He should be running around as Terra but 10 years older now, not an old man. And why are those two halves still there to give it all this in KH3 if they were defeated? Does that even mean anything anymore? The trio of BbS don't communicate what's going on, Maleficent sacrifices herself for no good reason and then is back at it again anyway, Sora's carrying around more hearts than Link at the end of a game, and I didn't mind it personally, probably cuz it was my first game, but the time travel thing about DDD was NOT recieved well by anyone I've heard from.
It makes stuff up as it goes, it goes back and adds scenes to try and fix itself, point is KH's story is NOT perfect whether you play em all or not. It's definitely worthy of criticism.
Super Smash Blog - 6/19/2018
Today’s Music You can now listen to “Bomb Rush Blush” on the official Super Smash Bros. Ultimate website.
Tomoya Ohtani did this. They got my Sonic in my Splatoon in my Smash. I'm so happy!
For today, enjoy this really super cute Deeb sprite made by @just-a-sonic-fan!
It was nothing but like, half an hour in MS Paint and Google. I'm glad I did it tho, I had fun. ^^
i like water types
This has nothing to do with Sonic but I genuinely love this. The colors are top notch, and the outfit is perfect for a Water type trainer. You can definitely see them swimming in it, but it's not impossible as a casual outfit either. Top quality. 👌
Max the Wolf, made by cooperation with a friend. He was a Hitman, until he met Hop and didn't want her to get hurt, so he became a pearl diver, which is an easier job in the Sonic universe than you would think. Bit cold on the outside but he opens right up to her. Eating ice cream, raising Pokemon, they have a good time.
I wanted to see if I could make an OC that was red and black without it being edgy, and I achieved my goal. she's a nerd, her name is Hop, she still plays Pokemon Platinum on her DSi cuz she can't afford the fancy new 3DS and games to go with it. All her Pokemon are level 100 even tho she doesn't know smack about competitive play. She loves them.
Draft, Bubbles, Violet, Pawn, Roast, Squish, Keylime, Reann, Disc.
They are a squad.
Forces is fun. If anyone wants to draw them or anything, feel free to go for it, and I can provide better angles if reference is needed.
I posted this maybe a week or so ago, and I already have an extremely long Word document listing everything I can about them. This is out of hand. Also, I love them.
Draft, Bubbles, Violet, Pawn, Roast, Squish, Keylime, Reann, Disc. They are a squad. Forces is fun. If anyone wants to draw them or anything, feel free to go for it, and I can provide better angles if reference is needed.
if/when yall ever play sonic forces let me draw ur avatar character pls and thnak u…
gotcha bruh
Do as ya please!
@just-a-sonic-fan
here you go!
hope you like it and thank you!
Of all the art that exists of Disc as he is now, this is the best. It is also the only art of Disc as he is now. Regardless, good job!
ANYONE WITH SONIC FORCES
I don’t have the game but I kinda wanna see what my fursona would look like in the game?? If anyone could maybe make a version of her in the game I will repay with art!! PLEASE
(Only the first person thoughhhh)
Here she is!
I know there are things that can’t be redone in the game but I just wanna have a look!!!
Thanks!!
Best I could do, there isn’t a ton of options when it comes to fur and human clothing.
thank you!!!!
do you have any ocs or any requests that i could draw in thanks?
There's this guy, if ya don't mind. His name is Disc
ANYONE WITH SONIC FORCES
I don’t have the game but I kinda wanna see what my fursona would look like in the game?? If anyone could maybe make a version of her in the game I will repay with art!! PLEASE
(Only the first person thoughhhh)
Here she is!
I know there are things that can’t be redone in the game but I just wanna have a look!!!
Thanks!!
Best I could do, there isn't a ton of options when it comes to fur and human clothing.
I CAN’T DO THIS ALONE, EVEN THOUGH I’M STRONG!
NEED SOMETHING MORE THAN ME
SOMEONE TO PUSH ME TO VICTORY~
LET SEE WHAT WE CAN DO! TOGETHER, ME AND YOU!
CAN’T BE AFRAID TO TRY, KISS YOUR FEARS GOODBYE!
NO LOOKIN’ BACK!
YOU AND I, WE’RE ON THE ATTACK
FULL SPEED AHEAD, RUNNING TO THE SUNSET!
SUCH A DIFFERENT FEELING, BOTH OF US BELIEVING
WE CAN MAKE IT BETTER!
*cranks that shit up*
TOGETHER…
WE CAN SHOW THE WORLD WHAT WE CAN DO!
YOU ARE NEXT TO ME, AND I’M NEXT TO YOU!
PUSH ME ON THROUGH UNTIL THE BATTLE’S WON!!
NO ONE’S GONNA GIVE A THING TO US!
INTO EACH OTHER WE PUT OUR TRUST!
STANDING UNITED…
AFTER THE FIGHT…!
AAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL ALONE WE WILL NEVER BE, THE TWO OF US ARE HOLDING THE KEY!
WE SEE TODAY, A WORLD WE COULDN’T SEE!
Before I say goodbye to you…
ONE MORE LAST FIST BUMP
I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN AFRAID BEFORE… BUT YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE ANYMORE!
NO MORE EMPTINESS TO FEEL INSIDE WHEN WE RUN TOGETHER NO ONE CAN BREAK UP OUR STRIDE
NO LOOKING BAAAACK
YOU AND I ARE ONE THE ATTACK!
FULL SPEED AHEAAAAD
RUNNING TO THE SUNSET!!
SUCH A DIFFERENT FEELING, BOTH OF US BELIEVING! WE CAN MAKE IT BETTER!
TOGETHER…
WE CAN SHOW OFF THE WORLD WHAT WE CAN DO, YOU ARE NEXT TO ME AND I’M NEXT TO YOU!
PUSHING ON THROUGH UNTIL THE BATTLE’S WOOOOOOOOON!
NO ONE’S GONNA GIVE A THING TO US! INTO EACH OTHER WE PUT OUR TRUST!
STANDING UNITED!!
AFTER THE FIGTH IS DOOOOOONE!!
*KICKASS SOLO*
WE CAN SHOW THE WORLD WHAT WE CAN DO!
YOU ARE NEXT TO ME AND I’M NEXT TO YOU!
PUSH ME ON THROUGH UNTIL THE BATTLE’S WON!
NO ONE IS GONNA GIVE A THING TO US, INTO EACH OTHER WE PUT OUR TRUST! STANDING UNITED, AFTER THE FIGHT…!
IT’S A BRAND NEW DAY WE HAVE TURNED THE PAGE
I NEVER KNEW HOW MUCH I NEEDED SOMEBODY TO HELP ME THIS WAY
AAAAALLLLL ALONE WE WILL NEVER BE
THE TWO OF US ARE HOLDING THE KEY
WE SEEEEEE, TODAY. A WORLD WE COULDN’T SEE.
BEFORE I SAY GOOD BYE TO YOU……
ONE
MORE
LAST
FISTBUUUUUUUUUUUUUMP!!!!!
I've 100%ed Forces
I have mixed but generally positive things to say. In order of Classic, Modern, CH, Tag Team, and then story and package as a whole. Expect spoilers, not on purpose but if I refer to something you haven't seen, yeah.
Classic Sonic is the weakest thing here. Even comparing his controls to Gens, he feels worse. His music all kinda blends together as Genesis twang to me, and he has the least amount of levels. The fact that he is is here cuz of Mania's ending is pointless. He doesn't do anything that only he could have done, like say, share knowledge of his experience with the Phantom Ruby, or even MEET Infinite, other than being in a crowd scene near the end. What he accomplishes in the story could have been done by any of them. That being said, Tails bounces off of him in a cute way, and his levels aren't impossible to get over with.
Modern is like he was in Gens, with some changes. Double jump is obviously back from Colors, but he can't wall jump, drift, and he can slide but the levels very rarely ask you to. He can however maintain boost midair, be it from a jump, running off the platform, or midair, he stays in boost until you let go or hit a wall or run out. Biggest problem with him is his jump controls very heavily and the double jump isn't as helpful as in Colors, you'll make stupid mistakes over many precise jumps. That being said, his levels, while short and heavy on the log stretches of boost, they work fine and are fun to play. They have more alternate routes than people will admit.
Custom Hero is fun. You basically have 3 different looks for each species' hairstyle, 7 different eyes, no tail options, but plenty of colors to pick from for body, skin, eyes, and base bodysuit if you're a girl. You do however have a LOT of options for clothing, but at the same time it's oddly limited. For every different bit of clothing, there are 2 others like it but with different colors and you'll make a few good looks, but there's not a lot in the way of casual clothing. Body items can sometimes be shirts, and Bodysuits can be worn underneath, but there's no dark blue to be used as jeans and anything short looks like super tight booty shorts. As for the shirts you get, there isn't a ton of variety for that, so if ur OC is dressed kinda like how a human would, prepare to get creative. While it is limiting, it's probably for the better, cuz my OC's design got way cleaner after I made him in Forces. As for gameplay, there are 7 different Wispons. Burst Flamethrower, Lightning Whip, Cube Hammer, Asteroid Gun (that functions like the mechs in SA2), Hover Fan, Drill Drill (dunno what to call that), and Void Black Hole Gun. They all have their use to them, but how they handle your movement when using them ranges from a dead halt, to a lurch forward, and less control over your speed. Plan accordingly. As for using the Wisps, you can only use what you have as your weapon, but the capsules sometimes change to accommodate you, like if you use Hover, Burst sometimes gets replaced with Hover or is there alongside it as they both let you travel through the air. Wisps can be used anywhere and don't replace the stage music, this is a nice evolution on the formula. The CH has some generally good stages by combining this with Modern but without boosting.
Tag Team levels are few and far between, but you basically have access to both Modern's Boost and double jump, and the CH's Wispon. They share the homing attack, stomp, sidestep, rail grind, so doing the Boost or Wispon is what switches who you control. None of them are terrible and the one near the end in the Metropolis area is amazing, even if it is simple.
As for the story, it's fun to watch, everyone is at their best, Charmy is actually the best he's ever been, the kid learned to chill. Sonic has some great characterization, and Infinite is a good villain, until you play Episode Shadow and see him lose his shit over getting beat you by Shadow that one time. Becomes a hypocrite if you read that Forces comic where he abandoned his squad cuz he got a taste of power and then later says you can't trust anybody but urself when HE'S the traitor. Problem is cutscenes are short and it doesn't answer some questions you might have. How did the Phantom Ruby come to be? How did it get there? Who fixed Omega? Who made the Wispons? Where are Cream and Blaze? What was Shadow doing for 6 months? Did Rouge know? If she did, why did she not speak up on the fake Shadows? Why did Shadow not speak up about Infinite's power? Is Infinite dead now? I have no clue! I hear more free DLC is coming to build it out, so here's hoping that it's good. The music has some gems here and there, but some of it blends together in my memory when I'm not playing. Missions are basically achievements to reward you with more clothing and Wispons, but some of them unlock more achievements as well, often becoming "Do this thing, now do this thing a few more times even though you already did it that amount of times but this achievement wasn't unlocked yet so it doesn't count". After you get all 5 Red Rings in a stage, going back unlocks 5 number rings from Lost World, get them in the right order. After THAT, 5 Moon Medals (nothing like the ones in Unleashed) that you have to get all of in a short amount of time. Red Rings unlock more side levels where you do a short little challenge of platforming around some gimmicks from Colors like the green disco shapes that shoot green energy, or the yellow blocks or the bomb blocks, but so far, the number rings and moon medals don't do anything, not even achievements, tho you do get trophies for them on PS4 and Xbone and PC, but I played the Switch version.
Overall, this is not the best Modern Sonic can do. The level design team here is 1 Lost World Dev and 2 newcomers. If this had the Gens team on it, it would be amazing, but it isn't, and as a result, we have short, beautiful, railroaded levels full of enemies to mow down and long stretches of road. If you liked Rush and don't mind some simple mindless going fast, this will be plenty of fun for you. My first run was pretty sour but now with my 100% save file, I enjoy making characters and running the stages with different music playing in my headphones. Soaring Together from NiGHTS Journey of Dreams while running Nullspace, Up-Set Attack from Jet Set Radio Future in Capital City, Rivers In the Desert from Persona 5 in Arsenal Pyramid, good stuff. Also, I love love love the look of the Metropolis area (completely unrelated to Metropolis of Sonic 2 and Grand Metropolis of Heroes). The colors, the clean futuristic city, the music, it's my cup of tea and more. I'm gonna stop ranting now. My hands hurt.
lets start a custom character positivity thread
put ur sonic forces oc here, ill start, this is Mimi
This is Topaz! She’s a rework of an old old oooold OC I once had.
I do not have the game yet, but I am reblogging this to help spread the post around. ~Mod Nerd
I know I already posted mine, but I’d like to join in!
This is Rory:
(I based her off of my fursona best I could)
His name is Disc and I'm still working on him but this is him so far
Petition for sonic fans to start calling all other games cringey if they have a custom character creator
“Ugh they’re really letting you make your own soul calibur ocs? What is this, deviant art?”
“ Ugh custom Pokémon Trainers? CRINGE!!! Trainer OCs everywhere, bring back classic versions! “
Skyrim?? Pfft get your cringy oc dragonborn chosen ones outta here
Animal crossing ocs?? Bet you’re into animals too fukn furry lol
dragonball ocs??? is their power level 0?
"Let me guess, your Mii is Mario's best friend and drives the fastest kart ever?"
