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TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#68851: Nov 11th 2022 at 10:27:43 AM

Ladies and gentlemen, to promote Sonic Frontiers, prepare for the Twitter Takeover to end all Twitter Takeovers!

Sonic, Eggman, Tails, Shadow, and newcomers Knuckles and Amy are all taking over Twitter on November 14th, aka this coming Monday! grin

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#68852: Nov 11th 2022 at 10:46:24 AM

Okay, cool. I was wondering why this game of all games didn't have one.

Six characters in this one, too! Oof. I wonder if this one will be longer (they do say it's the biggest one yet) to compensate.

Edited by KnownUnknown on Nov 11th 2022 at 10:47:30 AM

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#68853: Nov 11th 2022 at 10:48:41 AM

This is essentially every core character in the franchise.

Kind of funny how Shadow gets to be in these despite not actually being on Team Sonic or Eggman Empire's side.

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Rabbitearsblog Movie and TV Goddess from United States Since: Jan, 2014 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
Movie and TV Goddess
#68854: Nov 11th 2022 at 10:50:59 AM

I always loved these Twitter Takeovers, they are so fun!

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Tomodachi Now a lurker. See you at the forums. Since: Aug, 2012 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
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#68855: Nov 11th 2022 at 11:00:47 AM

Shadow just wanting to do his Ask Shadow takeover, only to learn of the events of Frontiers is hilarious.

Likwise, man, the staff of Frontiers nailed Sage if folks are asking for her to be in the Takeover.

To win, you need to adapt, and to adapt, you need to be able to laugh away all the restraints. Everything holding you back.
BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#68856: Nov 11th 2022 at 11:06:51 AM

Shadow: "I'm not even in this game, why did y'all invite me?"

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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#68857: Nov 11th 2022 at 11:07:06 AM

Oh man, now I want it to be a running gag in the Takeover that the gang went through some serious shit in Frontiers but no one will tell Shadow exactly what happened, so he spends the whole event getting increasingly frustrated and concerned.

Shadow: Amy. You're the perky one. You'll tell me. They're just being dramatic, right?
Amy: I saw a pair of lovers die before my eyes.
Shadow: What the fuck did I miss?

Edited by KnownUnknown on Nov 11th 2022 at 11:08:35 AM

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#68858: Nov 11th 2022 at 11:13:04 AM

Oh man, the questions were gonna get towards Sonic & Amy are going to be great.

Sonic: Can you guys please stop pestering me and Amy, there's nothing going on between us ok?
Amy: Sonic is right guys. He's the strong, masculine type who hides how he really feels about someone, so I'm fine waiting until he's ready.
Sonic: YOU'RE NOT HELPING!!!

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lalalei2001 Since: Oct, 2009
#68859: Nov 11th 2022 at 11:14:14 AM

I dunno how long the spoiler statute of limitations is but I hope they answer if The End is gone for good or not.

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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#68860: Nov 11th 2022 at 11:15:48 AM

The game literally just came out.

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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#68861: Nov 11th 2022 at 11:16:56 AM

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that while they might answer questions about more general stuff in the game, they're not going to spoil plot points.

I remember for the Forces one there were a lot of questions about Infinite in general (a la "how edgy is Infinite?"), and none about anything Infinite actually did, for instance.

So like, they might answer something like "hey Sonic? What is it like fighting a Titan?" but not much deeper than that.

Edited by KnownUnknown on Nov 11th 2022 at 11:18:26 AM

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#68862: Nov 11th 2022 at 11:22:01 AM

Can't wait to see Knuckles & Shadow double team to troll Sonic.

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diddyknux Straw Hat Robin (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Straw Hat Robin
#68863: Nov 11th 2022 at 12:39:57 PM

What's this "Tails, Knuckles, and Amy are Put on a Bus" people keep talking about? And what makes it feel different then any other time characters have been sidelined? Sonic's already been the only playable character in the 3-D mainline games (aside from Forces) for years.

Edited by diddyknux on Nov 11th 2022 at 2:46:50 PM

Envyus Since: Jun, 2011
randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#68865: Nov 11th 2022 at 1:02:50 PM

I think this is the first time Amy has "looked" mad in a game since Sonic Nex Gen.

Her eyes may be more flexible than Sonic's, if only for the fact that the middle part of her eyes is already naturally higher than Sonic's.

This one difference actually makes it very clear when her eyes are furrowed.

Compared to Sonic, where the middle part of his eye has to lower to his muzzle.

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WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#68866: Nov 11th 2022 at 1:10:47 PM

Sonic's single mono eye thingie has always bothered me. Like back in the SATAM days, he didn't have eyelids, his pupil mutates into something that looks like a winking eye. Also, when searching for that image I came across this one explaining it away.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#68867: Nov 11th 2022 at 1:17:02 PM

It's pretty clear they didn't really know about Sonic's eyelids...in the USA.

American Boxart Sonic only ever made one expression.

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Joshbones Since: May, 2015
#68868: Nov 11th 2022 at 1:27:35 PM

It's funny how Shadow keeps making it into these when he's not in any of the games these are advertising.

MrSeyker Since: Apr, 2011
#68869: Nov 11th 2022 at 1:36:44 PM

The last I'll say on the subject because it's clear you aren't getting my point.

Yes, you can absolutely recreate the classic controls and physics in a 3d engine. It requires work, that Sonic Team clearly didn't put either because they couldn't be bothered, it wasn't a priority and fell by the wayside, they ran out of time, you pick your preferred poion here.

My whole objection is being baffled at all that one team, working on one engine that sets to recreate classic from the get go, that closely matches the requirements under which the classic controls/physics were able to get it right, and that this one success means the other team, working on a 3d engine that was aimed at an entirely different type of control/physics from the onset, weren't able to recreate the it exactly, is an entirely unreasonable expectation.

It can absolutely be done, but I'm not surprised at all that one couldn't match the other given the circumstances of each game.

Coding controls and physics is not as easy as you guys make it out to be, specially not getting one thing that does x to match what y does.

ReynTime250 Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#68870: Nov 11th 2022 at 1:49:06 PM

I'm excited for the Twitter Takeover. That'll be great. I remember when the last one said Kill la Kill was Shadow's favourite anime.[lol]

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#68871: Nov 11th 2022 at 1:49:25 PM

My whole objection is being baffled at all that one team, working on one engine that sets to recreate classic from the get go, that closely matches the requirements under which the classic controls/physics were able to get it right, and that this one success means the other team, working on a 3d engine that was aimed at an entirely different type of control/physics from the onset, weren't able to recreate the it exactly, is an entirely unreasonable expectation.

Wanting a Sonic game to play like a Sonic game is an unreasonable expectation now huh.

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MorningStar1337 The Encounter that ended the Dogma from 🤔 Since: Nov, 2012
The Encounter that ended the Dogma
#68872: Nov 11th 2022 at 2:10:49 PM

If the shift to open world continues past frontiers, it might be

diddyknux Straw Hat Robin (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Straw Hat Robin
#68873: Nov 11th 2022 at 2:16:21 PM

Caved in and decided to buy the game, downloading it now. I figured, even though there is a mix of impressions, enough of them are positive that there probably is stuff here to enjoy, and I'm usually pretty optimistic on Sonic games. And janky controls don't get me too down. Most Sonic games can control janky (and I do acknowledge that they SHOULDN'T be and begrudge no one for taking heavy issue with it, its just not a deal breaker for me) but I can still enjoy them.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#68874: Nov 11th 2022 at 2:28:24 PM

[up][up]People have already modded the game to use momentum when running down slopes...

And more accurately when rolling.

Not by adding anything to the game, but simply adjusting an existing value already in the game.

Edited by randomness4 on Nov 11th 2022 at 5:29:03 AM

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MrSeyker Since: Apr, 2011
#68875: Nov 11th 2022 at 2:44:48 PM

[up] I know. That's why I said it's not impossible to do. Dedicated modders improve games all the time. I know it can be done because I'm active in a couple of modding scenes (not for sonic, I mostly play shooters).

Sonic Team could've absolutely done it. Why they didn't could be a miriad or reasons as laid out.

The equivocation that is being done in this thread that because X did it Y should is my whole objection, because you do not start from the same base since you're dealing with different engines, and have more than just coding to deal with during development.

I'm inclined to believe it sucks because they just tweaked it until it was decent enough by their standards (which don't match the fanbase at all) and said "we're not touching this anymore, deal with this other buggy mess".

Edited by MrSeyker on Nov 11th 2022 at 2:46:42 AM


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