Sonic Forces will allow you to create your own custom member of the Blue Blur’s world-saving crew. Wait, what? Seriously, the third pillar of Sonic Team’s latest will allow you to fashion your own anthropomorphic hero to fight alongside Tails, Knuckles, et al. You’ll then take your avatar out into levels which fuse Classic Sonic and Modern Sonic gameplay together.
You’ll be able to pick from a number of archetypes to get your character started, including a bear who has an uber-powerful homing attack or a wolf who can attract rings. Here’s the full roster of animals available in the final game, via IGN:
- Bear
- Blows away enemies with a homing attack
- Bird
- Flies high with double jump abilities
- Cat
- Keeps one ring after being hit
- Dog
- Restarts with five rings after the player dies
- Hedgehog
- Collects rings when getting damaged
- Rabbit
- Has longer invincible time after receiving damage
- Wolf
- Automatically draws in rings when near them
Obviously you’ll be able to customise your character using a deluge of unlockable cosmetic items, but each custom character will come equipped with a hookshot, so there’s that. You’ll also be able to augment your hero with Wispons, which are essentially gadgets that can be used in both combat and for platforming.
Did anyone ask for this? What the heck is going on? Why?
[source youtube.com, via uk.ign.com]
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The more I hear about this, the worse it sounds. Oh well. Just have to keep reminding myself that Sonic Mania exists.
I've said it on Twitter and I knew you'd mock this @get2sammyb but here is why this exists and why I love it.
From a series standpoint, from the concept of game design and the never ending baffling insecurity about what the character should and should not do - This is the solution and I welcome it
You decide what the character does. You dictate it to your tastes. You have whatever play style damn well suits you.
And it wont divide them based on something like a firearm or a double jump or a homing attack. Because if they dont want it, they wont choose it
So yes, the internet will crap all over everyone because part of the fanbase draws characters based on other characters. Lahdee dah. Doesnt stop the world turning or affect them but they do it anyway because its easy material to bash over. But from the standpoint of someone who wants to let people play a game like it was SA2, like Shadow the Hedgehog, with all kinds of weird abilities that got scrapped one game in because fans hated it but some didnt, it quells that argument, that they cant agree on what they want because they split over the simplest of things.
Merry Christmas: I think this is overdue, but hey, mock it because that's what the internet does, I think its a good idea. If you don't like a move, get rid of it. No being stuck with it the whole game and moaning about it.
To be honest I don't think the concept in itself is that bad, it just feels like its the consequence of a complete lack of ideas. And the gameplay continues to look trash IMO.
As if the world didn't have enough original Sonic characters.
@get2sammyb That's your opinion.
Now don't do what you normally do and shove it down our throats as if its fact.
You can do you, and hold that opinion. Doesn't mean everyone else has to have it.
Actually, let me word that nicer.
Don't do what the internet does, and let people enjoy what they want to enjoy for once. It doesn't affect you. If you don't like it cool. But let those who do, be happy.
Looks like a really fun game, kinda trashy idea here though. Guess it's letting all the OC weebs out, so they'll have a lot of fun with it. Honestly I'm surprised they haven't let players do this yet, it's clearly what a large portion of the fans want. I mean, if I was about 9 when this game came out I'd be all over this feature.
@BLP_Software Sigh, why are you having a meltdown? I'm sure there are plenty of other websites that present the information without opinion, so read those if you don't want to hear an alternative viewpoint.
Here's a thought, how about they just try to make a good 3D game where you play as just Sonic
No echidnas?
BOOOO!!!
"Sonic's pals SUCK!" "Who asked for this?!" Man, somehow I've stumbled onto Kotak- oops, nope, just another negative article from get2sammyb. I keep forgetting why I don't come here often.
@BLP_Software boom, thanks for this. If I wanted an opinion piece I'd go to the forums. News outlets are supposed to be unbiased. Seems pretty unprofessional when it isn't a review or a personal blog.
@bahooney "News outlets are supposed to be unbiased".
Tell that to the vast majority of the world's media.
@ShogunRok Sorry, I should have specified gaming news outlets. Look no further than the far superior sister site of Push Square, NintendoLife.
@bahooney
Enjoy your echo chamber!
@get2sammyb
Good one, mate. Quite the surly moderator, this one.
@get2sammyb Well, I think you handle it "Mostly" well.
I say mostly because sometimes...the opinion injection works, it really does. But there are times where it comes off as antagonistic in a few ways. Not overly just gives that vibe. But hey, if it pulls in clicks.
And I'm having a meltdown because I'm in a network of game developers who cant agree on anything and fight over it! I might be losing my grip really in this job!
I always aim to be neutral, but work is stress. Life is stress. And sometimes I cant be. Sorry for snapping.
@bahooney I wouldn't go that far. The guys here at least know when not to push an agenda, if there is one at all.
@BLP_Software I'd usually agree with you, but having a headline that says "Sonic's Pals Suck" is just juvenile, really.
Apparently there's also an option to make your character an orange, wumpa-fruit eating bandicoot which makes the game far more enjoyable.
Although a Donkey Kong Country Switch would knock both out of the umm jungle?
@get2sammyb I didn't think I'd ever see that kid again
@get2sammyb I loved that kid and Sonic X, great show.
I do prefer NL´s coverage of this.
Anyway, as with everything in this world, people will love it, hate it or be indifferent about it. Then they will voice their opinion on the internet, where it will be loved, hated or ignored.
You keep doing my Miku games and announce Shenmue HD and we will be fine Sega. I am not really a fan of Sonic.
What? No cow?
@BLP_Software
Speaking only for myself, the reason that I give games of questionable quality, as I perceive this to be, a difficult time is that I'm personally tired of a jack-of-all-trades LCD mentality displayed by so many floundering studios. I find it tedious and annoying that a dev can't be bothered to create a concrete vision and make it. It's like having a galley and each of the oars is rowing at a different interval and direction; that ship is never going to get anywhere, which is precisely where SEGA has found itself with the Sonic franchise since SA2. Even Generations, the last 'successful' one had laughable 3.7% attach, and that if we assume that retail sales during the period were 50% (and they were probably much higher in 2011 when it was released). If they want to have any shot at franchise longevity they've got to have one cook in the kitchen and stop overegging the bloody pudding.
@bahooney You think NL is far superior?? Thanks for that statement, I needed a good laugh.
@Tasuki Look, another staff member talking down to a layman community member. Case in point, never experienced anything like this on NL. You guys sure know how to represent your company!
@bahooney Really? That's not talking down to you, I was just being honest. So it's ok for you talk down to the staff but when they push back it isn't ok. Good to know
Sometimes I feel like the only person looking forward to this, even the Sonic fanbase can't help themselves with their frenzy over Green Hill of all things.
Can i make Sanic?
Shh... you hear that? It sounds like thousands of pencils being sharpened and Wacoms turning on by all of the atrocious DeviantArt Sonic fans. What have you done SEGA and Sonic Team?!?
Honestly, I don't really know how to feel about this. It's neat, but at the same time I question the reasons behind it.
I have a feeling they're doing this because the DB Xenoverse games did it.
I...think it's kinda neat? At least on paper.
@bahooney Not picking a side or anything but I have seen NL mods act aggressively to other users. This kind of stuff happens on both sites.
NL articles are usually pretty good though, but some can be poorly written or even misinformed (maybe just nitpicking, but as an example I remember reading an article where RH Wii was described as "making use of motion controls" when it did the opposite). Comment sections can devolve into circlejerk territory though.
@bahooney
NL isnt much better, overall. I stay on these sites for the forum and slick ui, but i prefer pushsquare staff over Nintendo "heres how to emulate Breath of the Wild" Life.
It's a bit of a weird inclusion, tbh the more I see about this game the less I like it.
I'm not interested in this feature at all, but I bet a lot of others are. I just hope the gameplay is good.. oh and that Crush 40 does the music again!
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