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magnum12 Since: Aug, 2009
#76926: Jan 23rd 2024 at 3:19:54 PM

I realized what it is I hate about Sonic Superstar’s bosses. It’s the same garbage people hate about Chaos 4 and Iblis 2 (few opprutunities to actually attack) serving as the template for the whole game.

That and Fang’s entire stick being spamming instant death.

With the True Final Boss being centered around exploiting this as its strategy.

I’d rather fight Devil Doom.

Edited by magnum12 on Jan 23rd 2024 at 3:20:18 AM

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#76927: Jan 23rd 2024 at 3:23:26 PM

I wonder what the reception to Fang was with folks. I know I guy who wasn't impressed by him in Superstars as he felt he was too similar to Eggman, as a boss battle on a flying car.

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#76928: Jan 23rd 2024 at 3:26:39 PM

[up]Fang’s first fight isn’t really seen as anything to comment on good or bad compared to his final fight.

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magnum12 Since: Aug, 2009
#76929: Jan 23rd 2024 at 3:32:37 PM

[up][up] Fang’s final fight I’d argue is one of the woest bosses in the franchise in terms of actual boss quality.

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#76930: Jan 23rd 2024 at 4:52:56 PM

I thought that Nack's final boss battle was the best of the three final bosses.

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Numbuh1234 Since: Apr, 2014
#76931: Jan 23rd 2024 at 6:24:47 PM

This game has absolutely atrocious bosses.

Boss fights that you can only harm when the boss decides it's time to harm them, huge love of pits and instant death, and super long i-frames post-hit just to ensure you can't combo any hits together and that your Emerald Powers (the only real saving grace) get drained out before they can solo the bosses.

And the few bosses that don't fit into that mold are so incredibly easy to defeat they might as well not even be there (shout out to the Eggman Boss in the carnival stage, where Tails and Amy can just hit him from below repeatedly and literally prevent him from ever attacking).

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#76932: Jan 23rd 2024 at 7:11:12 PM

But apparently Superstar is better than Mania.

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#76933: Jan 23rd 2024 at 7:27:35 PM

I will give Superstars this - after years of multiple games constantly bringing back Green Hill, Chemical Plant, etc, it's very refreshing to have every zone in Superstars be completely new, instead of rehashed yet again. They have similar vibes to previous stages in the series, sure, but they're still all new and have a unique charm to them.

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Zeromaeus Since: May, 2010
#76934: Jan 23rd 2024 at 7:31:19 PM

Nah. Mania is still a top three sidescroller for me. It trades places with 3&K and 2 depending on the day.

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#76935: Jan 23rd 2024 at 7:55:52 PM

Boss fights aren't balanced to the alternate characters...

Sonic form frequency

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#76936: Jan 24th 2024 at 4:48:48 PM

Japanese Sonic Twitter continuing to do the celebratory commemoration drawings this year. This time it's celebrating Sonic Unleashed anniversary with new Eggman art playing the Sega Dreamcast. Cause he has one in the Eggmobile, as established in Unleashed.

And is a gamer too. What ya'll think he's playing today, the Twitter asks.

Edited by taotruths on Jan 24th 2024 at 4:49:34 AM

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#76937: Jan 24th 2024 at 4:50:50 PM

Space Channel 5

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#76939: Jan 24th 2024 at 5:18:43 PM

In less stressful moments, he plays Eggman, complete with narration from Leonard Nimoy.

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#76940: Jan 24th 2024 at 8:42:57 PM

So…I got Sonic Shuffle today.

AAAAUUUUGGGHHHH!!!!
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#76941: Jan 24th 2024 at 8:51:01 PM

[up] x2 and [up] x3

I didn't realize I should've made egg jokes.

...Egg Channel 5.

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#76942: Jan 24th 2024 at 9:54:50 PM

Obviously he's playing Splatoon 2 let's plays Nights.

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#76943: Jan 25th 2024 at 5:08:56 AM

I can't wait for that fangame Sonic and the Moon Facility, since it's made by Fallen Star's devs.

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lalalei2001 Since: Oct, 2009
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#76945: Jan 25th 2024 at 8:19:45 AM

Sonic Unleashed status.

The game is still absurdly hard.

To win, you need to adapt, and to adapt, you need to be able to laugh away all the restraints. Everything holding you back.
erazor0707 (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
#76946: Jan 25th 2024 at 9:41:03 AM

I still can't believe Unleashed was a 2008 game. It keeps aging so well.

TheDarkMantis Shadow Bug from Ocean of Storms Since: Nov, 2017 Relationship Status: One Is The Loneliest Number
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#76947: Jan 25th 2024 at 10:09:45 AM

You can thank its graphics style for ensuring it still looks good even over a decade and a half later. Compare to other games of that era with more realistic graphics that end up looking plain at best and outright ugly at worst because time has never been good to realism.

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BonsaiForest Since: Jan, 2001
#76948: Jan 25th 2024 at 10:20:42 AM

I totally agree that realistic style graphics age horribly, while cartoon style graphics age a lot better. Stylization might still be limited by technical capabilities, but it can shine through even technical limits.

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#76949: Jan 25th 2024 at 10:38:45 AM

One of the Werehog levels pisses me off. It seriously pisses me of.

Chunan act 2, where you have to carry keys on easy to fall platforms.

I sincerely hope whoever programmed that LEVEL WAS [improved for the following games[ BECAUSE MY LORD WHAT A FRUSTRATING LEVEL!

And this is from someone who overall enjoys the Werehog levels (I know it was a shock for me too)

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#76950: Jan 25th 2024 at 11:10:23 AM

For levels like that, they really should give you a form of Edge Gravity, where you don't immediately fall off, but if you don't back up after a second or two, off you go. That way while it's still hazardous, you're not punished if your foot is off by a micron.

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