Gaming in general
#Sonic Superstars (spoilers)
hoary trench
modern pebble
yeah you love living with the spider+s
hoary trench
Charging this much is not worth it no matter how incredible the game is
tribal badger
yeah you love living with the spider+s
stfu
tribal badger
i might live with the spider+ but you guys live with burger+
modern pebble
if so, im actually shocked you aren't more harsh on these games
tribal badger
<@861500855328440360> is this how much you paid 💀
probably
tribal badger
it’s joever for freeze and i
modern pebble
i purchased a copy of the game for Dakiii for $52 on Fanatical
hoary trench
I got this game for just €54
tribal badger
ooft
modern pebble
viral tinsel
No game is worth more than $70 imo
tribal badger
i’m gonna kill y’all
modern pebble
oooh the deal is still there
tribal badger
gimme your prices oml
modern pebble
looks like this is only a USA deal tho
agile lotus
<@861500855328440360> is this how much you paid 💀
$110 AUD
modern pebble
hold on
balmy cipher
you can't be serious
viral tinsel
No game is worth more than $70 imo
and even this this is pushing
balmy cipher
The sale is still on?
tribal badger
keyword: activates in the United States
agile lotus
@tribal badger we're swarming through sega headquarters and stealing their money
tribal badger
gonna cry
modern pebble
@tribal badger https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/sonic-superstars check this site
tribal badger
<@456226577798135808> we're swarming through sega headquarters and stealing thei...
YES
YES
I WILL COME WITH YOU LETS GO
😭😭😭
modern pebble
i can't change the setting to australia because of my ip
i cant be bothered to turn on vpn
agile lotus
<@456226577798135808> https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/sonic-superstars check t...
player tip i gotta kill myself
tribal badger
i cant be bothered to turn on vpn
modern pebble
what are the prices there
tribal badger
$82.60
balmy cipher
OH
modern pebble
DAMN
tribal badger
FUCK Y’ALL
modern pebble
well hey
tribal badger
GIVE US THOSE PRICES
modern pebble
at least y'all getting some deals at least...
hoary trench
LMAO
modern pebble
"deals"
balmy cipher
so uh David...
about that Supersharts code...
tribal badger
check igital deluxe
modern pebble
Oh
balmy cipher
girl I am so sorry for your loss
modern pebble
Okay that checks out
tribal badger
girl I am so sorry for your loss
actually gonna cry
i am not spending that amount on supershit
modern pebble
So technically, if we ignore the fact that australia is price hiked in general, you save as much money on it as we do in the states
tribal badger
i’d rather parsec it with someone else
knotty shoal
Sup
modern pebble
i’d rather parsec it with someone else
do u wanna play mario
balmy cipher
don't like what this implies
tribal badger
do u wanna play mario
yes
modern pebble
don't like what this implies
💀
tribal badger
when do u wanna play
modern pebble
change to KWD NOW
balmy cipher
VJAFGDBDAGFJGAFJF
modern pebble
is that
balmy cipher
CHEAPER THAN FRONTIERS ON STEAM?!?!?!
modern pebble
16 thousand
knotty shoal
when do u wanna play
He wants to play superstars later tonight
tribal badger
WHAT IN THE FUCK IS THIS
knotty shoal
When I get home
modern pebble
or 16 kw dollars
balmy cipher
16 thousand
16 KW Dinars
tribal badger
LOL
modern pebble
i have no plans to play superstars tonight 💀
balmy cipher
the 137 part is the fils
modern pebble
the 137 part is the fils
is that the same as "cents" or
how does it work
actually i can just look it up
balmy cipher
is that the same as "cents" or
basically that
knotty shoal
don't listen to him
If you care about me and don’t want me to DIE then you will play it tonight :3
tribal badger
YAY CAN WE ??!!
modern pebble
oh wtf
balmy cipher
but it's in 3 digits usually
modern pebble
u guys have a more valuable currency than us
knotty shoal
YAY CAN WE ??!!
Yea
knotty shoal
Now that my parsec is no longer a hood rat I can play with you guys
tribal badger
@modern pebble your ass better be ready
tribal badger
Now that my parsec is no longer a hood rat I can play with you guys
W
modern pebble
<@283602224611852289> your ass better be ready
my switch controller is already plugged in
tribal badger
wait
you’re playing
on your switch ?!?
oh wait no
u are connecting the controllers ?
idk
balmy cipher
Decided to check Frontiers' prices here and--
THEY INCREASED THAT SHIT?!?!?!?
modern pebble
take that however u want
modern pebble
no way lmfao
balmy cipher
HOW DID IT GET MORE PRICER
balmy cipher
maybe it was on sale before
NO IT WASN'T
modern pebble
digital pricing is a scam overall
why am i paying the same amt of money for a digital copy as a physical copy
i am ltierally
paying the same amount
to get less
with the game
its just a fuckign file on a server
balmy cipher
THIS SHIT WAS 17 KWD PRIOR TO THIS
modern pebble
why does that same file have to cost differently overseas like WHAT
"import tax" ITS A DIGITAL GOOD WDYM??????
IT'S NOT LIKE IT HAS TO BE MAILED
tribal badger
FR
modern pebble
OR EVEN PACKAGED
balmy cipher
they changed the price from 17 KWD to 21 KWD for the standard edition LAST WEEK?!?!?!
WHAT
I
tribal badger
the AUD to USD comparison is getting worse
modern pebble
the AUD to USD comparison is getting worse
is the value of the USD increasing??
or is the value of the AUD decreasing
tribal badger
idk
all i know is that
AUD is getting higher
when having to pay for things in USD
modern pebble
yo what the fuck hold on
knotty shoal
Heyyy
balmy cipher
nah fuck you SEGA
knotty shoal
U rigjt
tribal badger
😭💀
balmy cipher
why increase the price of Frontiers to be higher than what it was at launch
agile lotus
when having to pay for things in USD
cant buy grocerries
modern pebble
on oct 10, 1 AUD was worth 0.64 USD
and then as of today in Australia it's now worth 0.63 USD
balmy cipher
how
modern pebble
how does that happen on a day-to-day basis
balmy cipher
shit was 17/19 KWD and now it became 21/24 KWD
knotty shoal
😭💀
My mom told me I should go to the dispensary and get weed gummies
Maybe I should
balmy cipher
like piss offfffff
honest patio
You know what I just realized
tribal badger
on oct 10, 1 AUD was worth 0.64 USD
and then as of today in Australia it's now w...
global exchange rates n shit
idk
honest patio
I don’t even know what the plot of this game is
tribal badger
My mom told me I should go to the dispensary and get weed gummies
you should
honestly they’d calm people down a lot
😭
knotty shoal
Tbh I don’t even remember how many times I’ve taken an edible
Maybe three
But like
faint garden
After playing the ifnal boss of this and replaying Update 3
modern pebble
My mom told me I should go to the dispensary and get weed gummies
you dont need that.
faint garden
yeah The End is such a better fight it's laughable
modern pebble
just take CBD
knotty shoal
My third time I took too much and then I ended up having to skip school
And my mom laughed at me
modern pebble
weed is not the answer to anxiety, for most people cbd is more than enough
faint garden
I once got absurdly high during work and had to fuckin
knotty shoal
No it’s not for anxiety
faint garden
soldier through it
knotty shoal
People just do that shit for the fucks of it
knotty shoal
soldier through it
In high school people would attend class high
And smelling like it
knotty shoal
What
modern pebble
??
modern pebble
People just do that shit for the fucks of it
Yes I know, but she said you should get weed on the premise of you "calming down", which is why I responded that way
agile lotus
I'm going on a boxing match with Ivy rn
November 13th Super Smash Flash 2 @tribal badger be there or be square
knotty shoal
💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀
modern pebble
November 13th Super Smash Flash 2 <@456226577798135808> be there or be square
what the fuck
agile lotus
what the fuck
be there or be square erm
modern pebble
i think its really funny that you challenged her to that but not me
agile lotus
live in tails channel voice-call
modern pebble
dude
agile lotus
i think its really funny that you challenged her to that but not me
bc you would beat me nerd
modern pebble
set the game up right now
balmy cipher
I just noticed Syn's name
agile lotus
set the game up right now
im at school bruh
balmy cipher
what did he mean by "Trip's Helmet"?
agile lotus
oh i wish i was trip's helmet
knotty shoal
what did he mean by "Trip's Helmet"?
Im her helmet
agile lotus
so i can suffocate trip
leaden hemlock
Progress is… steady. But the asterisks plaguing my page here are certainly on my nerves. Sigh-
balmy cipher
Im her helmet
and?
modern pebble
that's all there is to it
balmy cipher
zealous spindle
right okay so
this is gonna drive me nuts
remember the other day where I said this game has an originality problem, how it feels like they're simply playing the hits again
modern pebble
no but go on
zealous spindle
so, was doing frozen base again and got to the eggmobile part, with the neat detail of every character's eggmobile being from their source game
very neat lil nod to em all, quite like that
but I also realised
hang on
every game he's got a new eggmobile
....he doesn't in this one
he's just using the Sonic 1 one again
modern pebble
very neat lil nod to em all, quite like that
what is that last one from
leaden hemlock
what is that last one from
CD
modern pebble
oh
zealous spindle
went back to check Mania too in case it was a carryover from there, but nope!
he's got a brand new one there too
modern pebble
never noticed that it was that detailed
zealous spindle
like I know, its small on the grand scale of things but like
modern pebble
he's got a brand new one there too
...kinda. it looks like a 1.5 edition of the one from sonic 1
zealous spindle
its at least something, though!!
modern pebble
i suppose
zealous spindle
especially compared to Superstars which is just
nowt changes
lends to that feel of em simply replaying the hits again, it's a "new" game but at the same time it feels too stuck in the shadow of the past to be properly "new"
modern pebble
he's got a brand new one there too
i forgot how pretty this game is
i need to replay ASAP ‼️
hoary trench
zealous spindle
like, not in a base level "oh its classic sonic" way, a "is there a push to move the bar forwards or simply to do the old again" way
modern pebble
like, not in a base level "oh its classic sonic" way, a "is there a push to move...
that reminds me
someone here did say that superstars feels like a new sonic 1
zealous spindle
we've got em to realise doing old zones again is bad, but is doing new zones that are just like the old ones but a bit different that much better lol
modern pebble
I think that Egg Mobile *does* show up!
what, a new one?
zealous spindle
mania had the baggage of "two thirds of this game is old zones okay bye", but the original zones in there at least felt new - they'd never done a printing press/snowy japanese garden, they'd never done a movie studio zone, etc
here we've got, what
another desert
leaden hemlock
what, a new one?
The one from Mania!
modern pebble
here we've got, what
another desert
snow level
leaden hemlock
It is in Superstars.
zealous spindle
the GHZ-a-like I'll give a pass since it's series tradition to rehash it lol, but all the others - the sky temple especially, they wanted to be sky sanctuary bad huh
zealous spindle
put all those original thinking muscles into Trip (and it shows cos she's great)
(except her super form which I guarantee will lock her out of being playable in many future games)
knotty shoal
sonic 1 concept art (and the level sucks)
The pig
knotty shoal
Hey Jane I have a funny video
leaden hemlock
It is in Superstars.
Oh, nevermind, my eyes were deceiving me. I thought it was there amongst the Egg Mobiles parked in Egg Fortress, but it was just the CD Egg Mobile I saw.
viral tinsel
I feel that's less of superstars fault and more so how much you can use a certain theme before it begins to feel stale. In this era specially, originality can be a very hard thing to achieve
Like if we wish for things to be 100% original, that may be a truth challenge to achieve
hoary trench
I feel that's less of superstars fault and more so how much you can use a certai...
I actually felt that with the Advance & Rush games when playing then for the first….
viral tinsel
like let's put an example
we have lagoon city which is an hydrocity again except we also had aquatic ruins and labyrynth as ruins with water levels
hoary trench
Most of their zones reminds me of past themes from classic Sonic or even the Adventure games
tribal badger
Games nowadays have to use repeated themes. You just have to be very creative over it
Superstars overall did a good job on it
Only one I’ll say looks very bad is sand sanctuary
hoary trench
I agree on that one
zealous spindle
I feel that's less of superstars fault and more so how much you can use a certai...
Mania had three outta its four new zones as never-before-done in the series (titanic monarch's a weird edge-case cos the "climbing to the top of the robot" thing got done in..... 3D Blast lol)
viral tinsel
Mania had three outta its four new zones as never-before-done in the series (tit...
I mean, Mirage saloon was a desert area
zealous spindle
with the right fresh blood they could absolutely get in more original stuff!! it is possible!!
they just
didn't
viral tinsel
it had more cowboy ish elements but it was a desert
hoary trench
Okay, but I don’t think Mania would’ve kept this lust if they went for originality from the start to finish with 12 zones
zealous spindle
I mean, Mirage saloon was a desert area
it's literally the wild west with all its trappings - saloons, steam trains, shootout guns, the works
if you want just desert superstars gotcha covered lol
viral tinsel
I mean, if we go strictly speaking mirage saloon act 1 was just a sky chase act
it was act 2 what could fully commit to that, and the knuckles act
zealous spindle
I mean, if we go strictly speaking mirage saloon act 1 was just a sky chase act
steam train‼️
viral tinsel
for a small bit before you face the boss again at the tornado
most of that act is a sky chase
zealous spindle
still don't see the point you're going for with this lol, not sure how them doing a mini-sky chase segment invalidates the rest of the new stuff going on in it
knotty shoal
Gotta defend mid
zealous spindle
that's the crux of it all, you can do old stuff and revisit old ideas, for sure!! but there's a point where if you're doing more old than new, something's going amiss - and superstars edges too close to that for my liking
viral tinsel
Not defending superstars, just I say that in these times, getting for something 100% original would be a pain in the butt
Like even with mario wonder, a game that looks like it's a reinvention of 2d mario, still has it's grass, desert, lava, etc themes for it's stages
hoary trench
I personally just don’t see it differently than other classic Sonic games. Call me blind for that
viral tinsel
and it isn't like the developers were 'lazy ' for that.
hoary trench
But classic Sonic never really amazed me with crazy themes and ones they do feel like exceptions
I feel like only modern Sonic when it was mostly originality before Generations everything exceeded at that way more than classic Sonic
tribal badger
Again it’s not easy to expect the entire game with unique themes
Especially nowadays
At best your getting like 1 or 2
zealous spindle
again, I'm not asking for them to never revisit a level theme again, that's unrealistic talk - but for a new game with "new zones" I'd at least expect a lot more than what we got to be properly new, yeah? especially since like, £55 worth of game
hoary trench
I get where you are coming
zealous spindle
think it's a degree too of like, mania being mostly new blood to the series and superstars being... very much not, led by the old guard instead
boreal mirage
again, I'm not asking for them to *never* revisit a level theme again, that's un...
Ok but superbros desert or ares island
zealous spindle
always believe series should get new folks in every now and then with new visions to shake things up, like how Odyssey did for 3D Mario and Wonder's doing for 2D
hoary trench
Outside of Ohshima & Iizuka. I’m pretty sure this game is made mostly by Arzest
I doubt that studio has much of the people who worked on older Sonic games
boreal mirage
Got bad news for you....
hoary trench
Ohshima doesn’t even direct this game
hoary trench
Got bad news for you....
Give me a list
and then compare it to others who never worked on a Sonic game without Arzest who are credited
boreal mirage
Takashi Iizuka
zealous spindle
Ok but superbros desert or ares island
neither of them are my faves, I'll be honest lol - but Ares has a lot more going on with the weird frontiers architecture so I'll take that I guess
honest patio
I’m gonna be honest
Sand Sanctuary literally just looks like Desert Ruins from LW to me
I do not care for it aesthetically
hoary trench
I’m sorry, but this just sounds like when Back 4 Blood claimed that it was made by the creators of Left 4 Dead, but when you actually look up. Its only 2 people who worked on Left 4 Dead and the rest are just new blood
hoary trench
I wouldn’t be surprised if its the same situation with Sonic Superstars
boreal mirage
Mb fiz 😭
viral tinsel
Sand Sanctuary could look better, yeah
honest patio
I disagree with you freeze <:TE_HUH:963822165227090040>
viral tinsel
I do like it's level design though, very fun with the snake theme around it
boreal mirage
https://tenor.com/view/doug-walker-fnaf-turning-around-turning-doug-turning-arou...
IM SORRY
last bay
Sonic Lost SUperstars
zealous spindle
sand sanctuary don't even look like any kinda sanctuary smh
this is NOT what Hikaru Utada sang about in KH2‼️
noble drift
Yea she sang about gay boys
zealous spindle
Yea she sang about gay boys
agile pawn
Frontiers and Superstars are good games but they 100% shouldn't be the equivalent of 100 dollars in other territories, that's too much for one or two games
leaden hemlock
Screw these guys btw. The day I learn their name is when I finally get to curse it out nine times over
viral tinsel
Screw these guys btw. The day I learn their name is when I finally get to curse ...
Little goofballs
leaden hemlock
Little goofballs
They made Golden Capital unbearable for me. And I love the Badniks too (and don’t get me wrong here, I love them, but screw them. Love them, but screw them)
viral tinsel
They were annoying there but I didn't find Golden Capital to be bad by any means. It was a fun level
it was Las Vegas if it was in a Latin American culture
¡El dorado!
viral tinsel
https://vxTwitter.com/armormodechang/status/1715180142840975870?s=46&t=VmNWvNBI6...
Very interesting.
leaden hemlock
Oh, and those little bee guys from Golden Capital too
I want to learn their names
but screw them
screw all the Golden Capital Badniks that weren’t the Aquis variant, the Slicers, and that one Manta Ray looking one towards the end of the stage. Thanks for being not the bane of my existence.
the Uni Unis… ehhhh
OH AND TO HELL WITH THE EGGROBOS, HOLY CRAP
They’re more viscious than in Frontiers!
I like these robots, no one can possibly tell 
viral tinsel
They're more vicious than in any game beforehand
they went for the kill in this one!
long orbit
so I've reached Press Factory 2 and probably gonna get back to that another time
I'll say, damn Sand Sanctuary s'nice sounding - level was aright, aesthetically it was just sand with snake.
modest arch
yeah
long orbit
also tried getting the Green Emerald and it is a pure piece of shit
modest arch
minus the music the level is really underwhelming lol
viral tinsel
press factory act 2 is very fun imo
viral tinsel
Mhm. It's probably the best implementation out of that sort of mechanic
long orbit
I thought the robot monkey boss for PF1 looked pretty cool, played like a worse version of the final boss of Sonic 1 tho'
modest arch
especially if you make it a race against the clock for yourself
and on repeat playthroughs where you're familiar with where the buttons were
on a first playthrough it's just internal screaming of "where's the button where's the button"
while the level explodes
viral tinsel
I thought the robot monkey boss for PF1 looked pretty cool, played like a worse...
it's fun with friends that boss, my sister was crushed frame 1
lmao
viral tinsel
Yeah. The level goes stupid when the counter is close to 0
It adds a certain tension to the race
it truly feels like time is running out
long orbit
Press Factory Act 1's gimmick with the giant hydraulic press (ah) was interesting, noticed it played with it even with having you purposely shoved to higher paths if you don't time your jumps in time which I thought was an interesting idea - though playing it reminded me of Metropolis Zone kinda, but was still less painful than that.
viral tinsel
Yeah. It is an interesting gimmick
Part of the level is taking advantage of that
on knowing when to use it
and when to avoid it
giving it a certain depth
long orbit
of course the lower paths hid a fruit in the end 
wonder if I missed a special ring now I think about it
viral tinsel
I found some across my path
like 1 or 2
there are some to find
and very close to eachother actually
long orbit
also realized I accidentally didn't play the Sonic Act of SJ so I returned to that - was not very fun ngl 😭
viral tinsel
frozen base act 1 was also very fun
the changing paths allowed for very good ways to take advantage of the terrain
and I particularily like sky temple a lot
it's very big, perfect for exploring
I always feel like I find something new
also the build up to the boss fight is honestly very nice. I like it takes some cues from crisis city of generations
long orbit
oh yeah the tornado part
yeah it was neat, though on one hand I felt that part was done better in Gens, but it's neat how it foreshadows the boss
viral tinsel
It is more a set piece here than an active threat of the level, it works for both levels I'd say
in crisis city, it is used to showcase the chaos done by Iblis
while here it is used to foreshadow the danger within, in it's very eye
long orbit
in crisis city, it is used to showcase the chaos done by Iblis
I think it also lends well as a neat way to make the player struggle before the end, like as if they're not quite out of the chaos just yet.
~~especially with the fucking signpost 
~~
viral tinsel
I think it also lends well as a neat way to make the player struggle before the ...
That was a very good reversal not gonna lie
They caught me there the first time
I didn't know shit when I played generations and when I got there, the building was sent away and I was flabbergasted
long orbit
Gens honestly did some really cool things with the returning levels, the Act 1s of the game don't get enough credit
viral tinsel
yeah. It did for the most part
long orbit
the GUN truck in CE, some of Seaside Hill being half a water level with the giant stone wheels coming in later, Crisis City..
viral tinsel
Planet wisp is the weaker one but again, Planet wisp just sucks in gens
long orbit
some of Rooftop Run giving a nod to the Night time version with the area with the barrels etc
it's real neat
viral tinsel
Real neat stuff, I agree
long orbit
if there's a next time after Superstars, I do hope they take advantage of the 2.5D element more like Gens did
those really added something which I think feels like it's missing
viral tinsel
Fair
My Ranking of classic sonic special stages:
- Sonic 3 & Knuckles
- Superstars
- Mania
- 2
- 1
Mania and Superstars are even for me
Merely based on how much fun I got out of them
long orbit
the special stages in Superstars are pretty wacky, but I'll take them easily over yet another halfpipe variation - the swinging is pretty fun.
but Mania's are def cooler, the Saturn low-poly look and racing is almost like a Special Stage version of R.
actually thinking about it, my first ever impresssion of a lot of Special Stages while playing the Classics were definitely almost of confusion since they were so different, so honestly it fits pretty nicely with that
viral tinsel
Mhm.
I specially think the superstars one shines a lot in co-op
coordinating with your friends makes them super fun
leaden hemlock
Well, can’t say I asked around and tried. There’s always another day.
Lol, my impatience really shows all for a bunch of video game robots fr /hj
viral tinsel
it's cool, we will figure it out eventually
Just now
we got stopped by an Egg robo
:p
leaden hemlock
You guys didn’t talk about the files here in this chat, have you?
viral tinsel
it was brought up here, yeah
there is a holiday costume planned for sonic
and some beta names of stages
leaden hemlock
Yeah, from that one tweet thread
But I mean if they were ever brought up here in the chat by any members
like, raw screenshots and such
modest arch
the cyber station boss made me so stressed
i'm using tails next time
i want mario wonder.....
shy turtle
No game is worth more than $70 imo
gta 6 coming in at 80$+
rapid shuttle
https://fxtwitter.com/P4P3RD011/status/1715209633814454328
THAT WOULD AHVE BEEN SICK
zealous spindle
https://fxtwitter.com/P4P3RD011/status/1715209633814454328
unique wedge
Time Attack is very fun
honest patio
Nice
modest arch
Time Attack is very fun
how'd you restart your run like that?
is there a quick reset button combo like mania?
unique wedge
Holding Y/Triangle for controllers
It re-starts after around 1 second of holding it
I only know this because of one friend when we were trying Time Attack for the first time, lul
unique wedge
I was able to get a run with more efficient inputs and a slightly better route, that gets me at technically top 10 if you don't count the top 5 runs not being legitimate
tribal badger
And that's last story done
Overall tho?
Main story: 8/10
Trip's story: 6/10
Last story: 7.5/10
late flint
So apparently the achievement notifications for Xbox still show the code name for the game jdjdhfhfhdjd
zenith kettle
At least it doesn't show "Monke"
honest patio
Overall tho?
Main story: 8/10
Trip's story: 6/10
Last story: 7.5/10
pretty much same
zenith kettle
damn, 7.5 for last story?
viral tinsel
Hm
Mine is
Main campaign: 8/10
Trip's story: 7.5/10
Last story: 8.5/10
tribal badger
The length alone
honest patio
damn, 7.5 for last story?
Ngl man it was not that crazy
tribal badger
My biggest problem with Superstars as a whole is the boss length
Majority of them takes way too long
viral tinsel
Yeah I can see that being an issue.
Hopefully next game they can reduce the time that happens between attacks
I personally think these bosses have the right idea of what a classic boss should be
but the time they do between stuff definetely makes them feel like they drag
something akin like marble garden act 2's boss would be nice
not too short to cheese it drastically
and not too long to feel like it drags
balmy cipher
At least it doesn't show "Monke"
?
viral tinsel
W my bro
zenith kettle
The process for Rise of King game is apparently called "Monke.exe"
balmy cipher
The process for Rise of King game is apparently called "Monke.exe"
bjkgvjjnjkljkjl
viral tinsel
The process for Rise of King game is apparently called "Monke.exe"
That new King Kong game?
zenith kettle
ye
balmy cipher
the devs really did not care at all
viral tinsel
lmaoasgdsd
viral tinsel
W
viral tinsel
I BEAT THE GAAAAAAME
I hope you had fun
leaden hemlock
I’ll share my thoughts in a bit :3
rapid shuttle
mario wonder chat is above
sorry both have Super in their names
viral tinsel
sorry both have Super in their names
It's cool. I had a feeling you just got the chats confused
rapid shuttle
its dangerous tho, I already regreted it once
zealous spindle
making my way through trip's story atm
imagine doing this without super trip to cheese, couldn't be me
modern pebble
imagine doing this without super trip to cheese, couldn't be me
idk how you’re holding onto rings enough to do that when everything in the stage is out to get you
rapid shuttle
imagine doing this without super trip to cheese, couldn't be me
Was me tho lol
noble drift
The stages shower you in rings
I was able to get to every single boss with super trip
It is really not that hard to do, i beat that terrible autoscrolling fang boss cuz i started with 200 rings
viral tinsel
I managed to beat trip's story without turning into super except for bosses lol
and even then it was only in three of them
(only because I wanted to test stuff. 2 out of 3 times it went good)
noble drift
Sounds pretty possible tbh
viral tinsel
It's possible. Egg robos can be annoying but nothing that a bit of precision doesn't solve
(for some reason those bozos in here are the hardest they're ever been lol)
noble drift
Yea superstars is just
do you know these idiots? points at egg robo and fang
They are out to get you
viral tinsel
the only time going super went wrong for me was the press factory act 2 boss
I wanted to be an asshole and cheese it
but it cheesed me instead by getting me out of the screen and killing me
I got karma there, I cannot complain lmao
noble drift
Ok but that wasnt your fault cuz super trip has a glitch there
The boss throws you to the corner of the screen and you die like you have been crushed
viral tinsel
Yeah I know. But I got very cocky at the beginning so I felt that bug was just my karma
It was a funny thing like I got all smug and such and suddenly the boss made me be more humble about it
lel
noble drift
Lol Meanwhile i got to fangs golden capital boss and just beat him entirely as super trip
zealous spindle
idk how you’re holding onto rings enough to do that when everything in the stage...
spoke too soon, got to sand sanctuary and got my ass handed to me 💀
but
BUT
that boss was
actually enjoyable??
viral tinsel
Lol Meanwhile i got to fangs golden capital boss and just beat him entirely as s...
That is funny.
zealous spindle
they sped up the attacks to a degree where there's much less waiting and oh my god is that a world of difference
I feel like I'm actually going for the thing instead of sitting there having a wait!!
vivid saddle
finally done
knotty shoal
finally done
Homo
last bay
How many bots are ya allowed to make? Is the max 5? Cause that would be cringe
modest arch
How many bots are ya allowed to make? Is the max 5? Cause that would be cringe
i believe so
balmy cipher
https://vxtwitter.com/KayllaCat/status/1715522857696907453?s=20
insane how it was untagged too
anyways
so far my Trip Story run is...
something I suppose
jade aspen
https://vxtwitter.com/KayllaCat/status/1715522857696907453?s=20
FSUHSIUGHDUGDIGHDGHDSUGDIGDIGDGIH
THIS IS SO CUTE
I LOVE THEM
modest arch
video games 
long orbit
i love them
SAME
unique wedge
Yes
viral tinsel
I can see both having their pros and cons
the unused one has a more melodious sound
but the 8-bit sounds make it sound a bit more menacing
wished there was a way to use both of them
like idk filling a certain requirement you get to listen one or the other
I think this one is by Torienna
the more frenetic sounds are in line with her stuff in TSR
viral tinsel
but the 8-bit sounds make it sound a bit more menacing
(also doesn't sound as 'fake' to my ears)
I have a weird fixation for Sky temple
like I am aware that songs like Pinball Carnival or speed jungle are better but this one gives me a certain satisfaction to listen
noble drift
Sky Temple is really good
People just wont give it a chance cuz of the sonic 2 drum set
viral tinsel
yeah it's really good
even with genesis stuff, it has a certain vibe to it
that sells me on the level
just taking my time to explore, to find everything
viral tinsel
I know act 2 is the peak song but I cannot feel anything but joy when playing act Amy
it is probably Amy's equivalent of Second wind
like the song just screams Amy to me
noble drift
Yep same
viral tinsel
(also it's complimented by being one of the best showcases of Amy as a character)
her carrying trip to the very end and giving her an apple is just so good
zealous spindle
Act Amy is official yuri send tweet
Amy and Trip fruity moments is like, the most unsubtle metaphor possible sjdhgbjazgvsxz
tribal badger
Amy getting shipping just as much as Sonic
viral tinsel
Trip's shyness compliments very well Amy's bubbly nature
no wonder they have this sudden raise in art of them together
balmy cipher
https://fxtwitter.com/KayllaCat/status/1715779950660444388
they defo gay for eachother
leaden hemlock
i love them
Its name is KangaClanga!!
honest patio
viral tinsel
I personally don't see how mario looks rawer than super sonic
even with the context of just superstars, Super Sonic does not look as goofy
still looks cool though
tribal badger
.........hmm
Honestly Super Sonic just looks a lot cooler
Like I'm sorry but super transformations just goes very hard in many levels for a good reason
zealous spindle
tribal badger
💀
toxic canopy
omg it’s my favorite Twitter user
tribal badger
........oh
toxic canopy
I’m never going to look at the OP the same way ever again 😭
zealous spindle
omg it’s my favorite Twitter user
hate how the funniest part of this for me is "except sonic prime" 😭😭😭
fickle burrow
Same 😭
toxic canopy
guys i hope sonic lrime never finishes 😢
fickle burrow
Specifically bc of that tweet, yeah it should go on until the end of time
tribal badger
Outside of that, there really isn't much else for me to watch in terms of new animated shows
toxic canopy
Specifically bc of that tweet, yeah it should go on until the end of time
my secrer to imotality
noble drift
Sorry to backseat mod but can we not bring that stupidity here
toxic canopy
I still don't understand how an elephant looking backwards is even cool like what 😭
what is it that i am missing other than the obvious dick riding?
honest patio
he has the mustache obv
toxic canopy
oh shit you have a point
honest patio
mustache > super form
toxic canopy
he is so bad ass
toxic canopy
he's so family friendly...ugh 🙄
unique wedge
And fat
zealous spindle
noble drift
Trip could be really easy to make on hacks and srb2 and all that
balmy cipher
unlike this freak
Bro that ain’t Sonic, that’s just Phoenix Wright
Haircut, suit and all
zealous spindle
got to the fang boss
oh this is
not fun huh
yeah actually I'm bailing on it this is absolutely not fun LMAO
like it's not "difficult", the attack patterns to learn are pretty easy overall but it just
takes forever to get through them
noble drift
Its not difficult it just
zealous spindle
its just not fun
noble drift
Is very tiring and unfun
zealous spindle
I will not have enjoyment from this
noble drift
And guess what
The final boss is the same thing
Is a terrible final boss
Honestly after the fang boss i really grew to enjoy egg samurai
zealous spindle
maybe if the tweet oshima liked about mid-boss checkpoints comes to fruition I'll give it another try LOL
zealous spindle
I'll put some more time into that second phase but only if I never have to do the first again, I've proven I can jump over the missiles like a good girl
noble drift
Fang boss is just boring
leaden hemlock
The Egg wha?
noble drift
Samurai
zealous spindle
That stage is the joy
Historians will claim they were “only roommates”
noble drift
Nah and the way she went from looking like sonic to looking like trip??
noble drift
Yes
noble drift
Yes
leaden hemlock
Is that the file name???
leaden hemlock
THE BOSSES HAVE NAMES??
noble drift
Has a samurai thing in his head
leaden hemlock
Sigh. Getting my hopes up once again.
leaden hemlock
You’re not making this one up
what’s the Bridge Island boss then? After the Mosasaurus?
noble drift
I dont know
I just know the name of the final boss is egg samurai
Ask someone else
leaden hemlock
I’ve tried asking, even asked about the names of the Badniks from the game files. I didn’t get a response
And I wouldn’t know who to specifically ask
noble drift
Honest, i heard from people playing it that the name of the boss is egg samurai
David specifically
And i dont think hes lying cuz egg samurai is not really what i think when i see that robot lol
leaden hemlock
I suppose so. I’ll keep “Egg Samurai” in mind, but I’m still on the look out for genuine Superstars names, game file and/or confirmed by Sonic Team
unique wedge
What boss would even be egg samurai
leaden hemlock
I’m on a mission
leaden hemlock
What boss would even be egg samurai
Egg Fortress, Henry is referring to
viral tinsel
And i dont think hes lying cuz egg samurai is not really what i think when i see...
The robot does take cues from a samurai armor tbf
leaden hemlock
Eggman’s boss
leaden hemlock
Well there’s only two bosses at Egg Fortress, and that’s with Eggman vs Sonic & Co. and then Fang vs Trip
unique wedge
Oh yeah Egg Fortress is the stage
hot cosmos
@rugged copper
I now see what you mean
Some of those stages in Trip's story
What happened
I wanted to pull my fucking hair out
Never let Arzest cook again
modest arch
they were doing good with the levels in the main game
dunno why they decided it was a good time to introduce element spam there
and bottomless pits lol
main game levels barely have any
viral tinsel
I personally didn't find them more difficult than base game, well not true entirely. It is true that I found them harder but it was not as drastic as I thought it would be.
except for 1 element
These bozos snipe the hell out of me on sight
leaden hemlock
The bunch of Eggrobos sniping me from the background in Frozen Base and making Trip lose her 50 rings before she can Super transform will get my vengeance
viral tinsel
Mhm. For me it was in speed jungle and in egg fortress act 2
in act 1 of speed jungle there is a pit where there are 2 egg robos and you better be quick or you may be dead
and in act 2 is in one of those grey hologram-like platforming segments
unique wedge
He still my goat smh
modest arch
at least the upcoming fang idw miniseries exists
toxic canopy
Do we know the composers and arrangers for every song in the game?
fickle burrow
Speed is prob the most accurate yeah
leaden hemlock
Ayyyye, guys! Ian talked about a thing!
Trip is apparently the guardian of the Northstar Islands!
noble drift
...
leaden hemlock
Her armor is ceremonial, as those who wore it in the past (depicted on the Golden Capital mural) were also guardians
fickle burrow
Yeah that seemed like that was the case lol
noble drift
Trip is apparently the guardian of the Northstar Islands!
Did that need explanation at all lol
tribal badger
Yeah I always thought that's a sheer dead giveaway
modern pebble
would’ve been decent if there was a videogame that had the chance to explain such an important detail for a new character in the sonic universe
tribal badger
ngl I can see Knuckles getting along very well with Trip
noble drift
They do
tribal badger
Since they are both basically the last guardians
noble drift
Is literally there
tribal badger
Helps even more that he founds out the mural also
fickle burrow
With the way trip is introduced in the comic, trio of trouble, and how she generally interacts with animals in the game
leaden hemlock
I just thought she lived there and her armor was passed down among species, not that of being passed down among guardians. Though, Trip’s Story campaign makes a lot more sense now to me.
noble drift
But it was on the mural anyways
leaden hemlock
my brain went in a completely different direction
modern pebble
maybe it’s my fault but I didn’t really get any of that from playing the game and watching the animation
tribal badger
I always assume she is after playing Knuckles's level
tribal badger
Helps even more that she even gain access to get super too
modern pebble
I played every level except for the solo knuckles act
tribal badger
bruh wtf?
unique wedge
https://vxtwitter.com/BryanBlur/status/1716211418825908569?s=20
Well, she's clearly not a strong type and can't fly in any way
So
modern pebble
bruh wtf?
What? I was playing the back half of the game in multiplayer and didn’t want to be rude
fickle burrow
maybe it’s my fault but I didn’t really get any of that from playing the game an...
It's def the most obvious in the comic so if you didn't read that I can understand not getting the message
tribal badger
no no I mean why did you just skip Knuckles level and yet doing the other exclusive levels
modern pebble
I just explained it SGM.
tribal badger
That's what I am more confused about
unique wedge
He only played multiplayer in the back half
fickle burrow
tribal badger
Oh me dumb af 
unique wedge
So he was on single-player at first is what I understand
I mean he was
Because the knux act is late into the game
tribal badger
hmm..... yeah fair enough lmao
unique wedge
They don't like including these
I have wondered the same for other media such as the Frontiers: Prologue
high schooner
They did things right with Origins
fickle burrow
Saving space is my only guess?
For trio of trouble
Comic shouldn't be very heavy lol
high schooner
Having a media player with the cutscenes and Mania Adventures, that should've been the way to go moving forward
unique wedge
Saving space is my only guess?
My problem is surely 1 video and one series of comics can't be that bad
high schooner
The games are already small in filesize for the most part there's literally no reason not to include essential shit for the story
fickle burrow
Having a media player with the cutscenes and Mania Adventures, that should've be...
I mean they did that with origins
fickle burrow
And those videos are straight up the majority of the filesize
high schooner
I had to show my brother all the comics and animations as he isn't allowed to use social media and such
I'm sick of games being like "oh yea, want the proper full story, well hope ya like using everything except the actual game"
lookin' at you Destiny
unique wedge
Yeaa
fickle burrow
I feel this especially in frontiers where the prequel animation is straight up one of the best parts about the game for me
zealous spindle
So who can explain why Trio of Trouble was not included in the game
it's comin' from the marketing budget rather than the "game" budget, so it's counted as a different thing at a guess?
fickle burrow
Kinda funny how it looks a lot better than the animation done for the game itself
zealous spindle
immensely funny watching people beg for sonic from an anime studio again for years, only for us to get that and it turning out
not that good ngl 😭
fickle burrow
Tbf i think every time people ask for that they specifically mean with animation better than sonic x
And
The animation here is literally by the same people 😭
tribal badger
Another reason why we should stop listening to the fans all the time
fickle burrow
Not really
Lmao
Sonic animated by Japanese studios could still look really good it's just pretty clear that the circumstances in this instance didn't allow for that
high schooner
They should only listen to one fan
Me
All I will give to them is a list
Not to Sonic Team
But to Sega
And the list will have 2 items on it
-
Better resources, time, and team positions
-
Let Powerhouse make an animated Sonic series that doesn't have toddlers as the primary demographic please holy shit god damn it why
zealous spindle
Kinda funny how it looks a lot better than the animation done for the game itsel...
rewatching the short and damn
can't believe they predicted that one bug 💀
fickle burrow
is there a bug in the game that causes pupils to go missing?
modest arch
is there a bug in the game that causes pupils to go missing?
yeah
wise kiln
Since they are both basically the last guardians
Is it confirmed that she's the last of her kind?
tribal badger
I mean I assume she is?
modest arch
is there a bug in the game that causes pupils to go missing?
i dont think it's that common
tribal badger
Otherwise we would have seen her kind too
modest arch
i hate how there's barely any elaboration with these cutscenes
they could at least be a little more elaborate with the cutscenes and what/how they show things since it's 3d and modern now
unique wedge
Yea
wise kiln
On one hand I think what they're doing is super different from having the story explained in manuals and such
On the other hand, perhaps audience tastes have changed
high schooner
You're blind, you fool
unique wedge
Both look stupid
wise kiln
Honestly Marza really does have the best model
modest arch
yeah og is kinda right lol
wise kiln
It has the right mix of runner-esque sleekness and not being super noodly
And the best quill silhouette
honest patio
Both look stupid
modest arch
On the other hand, perhaps audience tastes have changed
i dunno...
i like the steps superstars has taken to modernise classic sonic, but it still feels like it's stuck in the past in all the wrong areas
unique wedge
I would like to apologize and retract my previous statement
wise kiln
My problem with fan models is that a lot of them feel too weighted in some regard
Too big a head, too long limbs, too round body, too blocky face
wise kiln
i like the steps superstars has taken to modernise classic sonic, but it still f...
This is my big problem with it
I don't think it's a bad game
And it's a good recreation of Classic in many ways
But look at Wonder, that is taking that older type of gameplay but is making it more
The emerald powers imo were a good idea, but a lot of the game nonetheless feels like it hasn't accounted for how audience tastes have changed since S3K
modest arch
how do you think the audience taste has changed?
i'm thinking people like to see a completely fresh take on classic sonic but keeping what made it good and liked by fans and casuals
like mario wonder
they could do something like how wonder got its new mechanics
forcing designers to refrain from using existing enemies, designs, themes etc
tribal badger
Not sure if I can agreed over reusing enemies since the majority of mario enemies are still there
modest arch
i'd say that's there to keep things familiar of sorts
but i'm mostly talking about the new enemies
tribal badger
ah fair
balmy cipher
insane how I have seen so much fan art of her and somehow, I now want her to appear in the Modern era
she can't stay in the Classic era forever
cuz that shit would be dumb as fuck
leaden hemlock
Then you’d want to talk to SEGA about that one :v
same can be said for Mighty, Ray, Fang’s Gang, Honey, the Hard-Boiled Heavies, the-
zenith kettle
Hard-boiled Heavies can stay in Classic for all I care lmao
The rest tho - yeah, seeing them in Modern era at least in comics would be nice
Actually I guess seeing Hard-boiled Heavies in Modern era would also be neat, they could actually be written characters
vast latch
I thought the HBH were destroyed by the end of Mania
noble drift
Eh nothing stats destroyed in sonic
last bay
Eggman rebuilt em in the 30th Anniversary comic so they just chilling now
leaden hemlock
^
late flint
noble drift
You won
unique wedge
I didn~t
balmy cipher
(I died and the level restarted)
How
unique wedge
I clutched the last hit with flying tails
Except at the same time it resulted in him bouncing back to the pit
balmy cipher
And the game counted that as a achievement unlock because the devs don’t know how to make Steamworks… work with Unity
even more so than EOS
if that shit slipped through, then they really should’ve gotten more Unity devs into this
and that’s before all the Unity runtime shite that came and went
viral tinsel
I think it is because it is programmed to count it in the last hit
not after the sequence is complete, where normally you wouldn't die
So basically it is well programmed but it shows a little loop in it's instances
balmy cipher
Could’ve done it when the game went to the last main story FMV
not when you get the last hit
that shit would trigger false positives with how you technically unlocked the achievement but also managed to fail it at the same time
viral tinsel
I mean, the trigger on itself is not necessarily badly programmed in this case
it's more so it's placing within the code what is the iffy part
unique wedge
I can see why people don't like this boss
I do know how it works for the most part as I technically beat it, but it's tiring
balmy cipher
it's more so it's placing within the code what is the iffy part
Yea that’s what I mean
modest arch
I do know how it works for the most part as I technically beat it, but it's tiri...
the biggest issue with superstars bosses
to increase how long they last they chose to introduce longer i-frames (hence letting boss enter more attack cycles) instead of increasing hits
unique wedge
The final boss (in the main campaign) is surprisingly one of the better ones
But that is not really a good thing, because it still is a very annoying boss fight
rapid shuttle
Huh, I thought unintentionally removing object bouncing didnt make sense but apearantly that can happen.
modest arch
ohshima please see 🙏
rapid shuttle
I dont think Oshima can do much about it.
shy turtle
Huh, I thought unintentionally removing object bouncing didnt make sense but ape...
you do bounce higher
it's obvious
just not as much
like
bruh
but yeah it forces you into a jump
which isn't the same thing
rapid shuttle
I just feel like there is no point of not having it, and it takes away opportunities for player expresion.
placid kayak
Imagine people dumping sonic superstars and setting up on fire
knotty shoal
what 😭
boreal mirage
Let them cook
faint garden
Honestly I just uninstalled Superstars
last bay
got to the final fang fight and wow, this is shit. why tf did arzest gave fang so many insta kill moves? are they fuckign stupid?
not only that but it takes sooooo fucking long to get to the second half of the fight
im too tired for this shit, im resting pissed
last bay
OG Death Egg Robot fight isnt too bad with Sonic and Tails with proper timing. Knuckles is where it sucks but even that isnt like this Fang fight, if Arzest gonna make more Classic games. Make bosses cheesable, sure make em tough but if Im skilled enough then I should be able to beat bosses quickly.
I hope Fang suffers
viral tinsel
It only has two insta kill moves, ain't it?
and all of them are avoidable
(I do agree it takes quite a while)
last bay
theres the death lasers in the first half which are easy to avoid but then theres the clones and the real one smashes through the floor if u arent quick enough to hit em and i rarely get that hit
the webs caught me off guard so having him sucker punch was kinda bs
then having him summon more webs caught me even more off guard
and to think i have to start all that from scratch puts me on suicide watch on god
surreal lion
then he smashes the floor with no clear indicators, I believe that's when you got the final hit?
one mistake and boom, it's all over
shy turtle
yeah ngl, the fact that it keeps summoning webs even after it caught you is a bit bs
last bay
i need to rest cause sleep deprivation and gamer rage isnt a good mix
surreal lion
he is trying to shoot more webs when you run around
so if you want to skip to the bullet section, you need to stand still
viral tinsel
Mhm, I prefer to continue running and avoid them
it's more fun
at least to me
timing my jumps and trajectory is cool and intense
I do agree it should be faster
or have a checkpoint
(maybe both)
the only time I felt it was a bitch move it was the slam at the end
but once I noticed the nose it's easier to anticipate
and learned the trick to mash quick out of the web if I get caught
modest arch
one mistake and boom, it's all over
the root cause of the pain with these bosses
noble drift
Wow she looks amazing
zealous spindle
tidal isle
An older Trip wearing her old helmet as a hat cause she grew up and it no longer fits is not a bad idea 
viral tinsel
That would be cool
unique wedge
https://vxtwitter.com/Modistcollector/status/1717762819045597342?s=19
I really want to see her in the Modern times officially tbh
I am tired of seeing these Classic characters being stuck in the past.
tidal isle
I need modern Fang with a big ass Sniper Rifle( that migh or migh not still shoot cork pellets)
unique wedge
Exactly
modest arch
tidal isle
Gonna assume the reason animals are so big in the islands is the influence of the Gem, which probably also made this dude from a normal-sized sungazer into a dragon
tribal badger
Considering Trip's super form, it's very believable
rapid shuttle
God damn it, I still didnt draw Trip like I promissed
viral tinsel
It's so cool the Sonic 3 throwback.
wise kiln
Cute
zinc phoenix
I dunno if the price tag is helpin
I'm not gonna make a judgement whether they should have charged 60, but ill say this. It launched besides spiderman, mario wonder, and now Alan Wake 2 and the last one is 50 bucks, and is 100% garunteed to be heat. I dunno if the price helping
crude kelp
Superstars is selling poorly in japan
2d sonic always sales poorly in japan why are people now surprised
especially since we know that game sold well in UK
faint garden
what happened nutty
Just decided after finishing it that I had little desire to revisit it for a while and I needed hard drive space
faint garden
2d sonic always sales poorly in japan why are people now surprised
They also released the same week as MARIO GODDAMN WONDER
A game with far more money, far more hype
And that basically takes its entire market share
Should've pushed it to December
crude kelp
i agree but i don`t think sales would change much if the game gonna be released in december
the main reason for these sales was a lack of marketing
I really haven't seen any superstars commercials in japan other than TGS and the Korone stream
compared to Frontiers, which had a big ad campaign https://vxtwitter.com/hirokodesigns/status/1590704238665269248?s=20
and it's kind of weird for me because I thought that after the success of Frontiers, Sega would invest even more in advertising games
modest arch
maybe next time bros...