SEGA joins the retro reboot bandwagon

[Vyk]

YouTube - Sonic The Hedgehog 4 - Episode 1: Announcement Trailer

I only saw like 3 seconds of new footage. But its promising that they might be able to accomplish this without messing it up. Since its not any other Sonic franchise. Bare bones original Sonic. And it'll be available for download. That's usually a good sign (I think)

Anyway. I hadn't seen a topic about this and it made me just a tad stoked. So I thought I'd fire one up :}

Thoughts? Hopes? Fears?

Also, here's some history:
Sonic City Blognik | SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 4 Episode l

[Pheesh]

I'll be getting it either way, and I really, truly hope it is good. I do believe it's going to be 1080p aswell, so at least it'll be something pretty to look at.

[VeloZer0]

1080p? Whoa. It is rare for any of the big blockbuster games to be 1080p, let alone downloadable games. Have any of you looked at the trailer on a console? I viewed it the first time on a PC and it was cool that they were making a graphically enhanced version. Only when I saw it on PSN and downloaded it for the heck of it did I realize how nice looking it was.

Aside: What would you call a download only game? They are usually referred to as WiiWare, PSN games or XBOX Live Arcade games. Is there an all encompassing term?

[Mirage]

It's not that rare for graphically simplistic games to run at 1080p ;o.

[Iceglow]

It's not rare at all for 360 games to run in 1080p if you go in to a game store and just browse the back of the boxes you'll see a lot more games on 360 are already set for 1080p than there are for the PS3, a complete shame because it seems to me having worked with computer games for some time now in a retail position where I can even compare the same game across formats that it's only exclusive titles on the ps3 what have 1080p support.

Anyhow back to the topic at hand so this doesn't become a 360 vs ps3 debate because frankly neither side will ever give in and it bores the crap out of most of us it's just our pride what makes us say we'll keep on debating it.

I'm hoping Sonic 4 will be good, I loved the originals, they were way better than the Mario games imho (I was always a sega kid at heart) If the game even comes close to being like it's previous 3 entries then well I look forwards to zipping around the only annoying thing is this "episode" developers do now why the hell can't they just release the entire game and slap a £19.99 or $19.99 price tag on it and be done? Seriously it bugs me that they think purely to make money out of it by doing it in segments depending on the cost of the episodes on XBL I will decide if I will actually purchase the game or not which is a real shame. Episodes that add in to a complete game however are totally cool because I've already brought the game and therefore if I want to add extra episodes then it is my option I just don't like that a 5 episode sonic title could end up costing triple a games individual retail price.

[Pheesh]

Well I know skate and it's sequel was in 1080p, and that was multi-platform.

[Rocket Edge]

Neat!

[Vyk]

I'm not really bothered by the episode issue at all. For one it means if the game is good and does well, there will be more. Potentially a good thing, hinging on the possibility of it being a good game :] But as episodes go, its really not a first. Sonic and Knuckles was essentially Sonic 3: Episode 2. Since I'd heard it was originally all one game, but was considered too big so they broke it up. Or maybe it was too big for the cartridge memory size they were planning on using. Either way, one game, too big = two games

[JKTrix]

As far as what to call 'downloadable games', I think that term suits it just fine.

The most useful use of the episodic treatment here is to give skeptical fans a taste of what the game's like. If they only spend $10 on a 4-level episode (made up numbers) and they hate it, that's more palatable than spending $30+ on a full game you hate and only play 4 levels of.

Sonic has not had the best reputation lately, though having the guys who made the GBA and DS Sonic games is a step in a decent direction. Though, I never cared for Sonic.

[Lightening]

If there's any game out there that really should stick to retro graphics it's sonic, so gj Sega.

[VeloZer0]

I was under the impression S3&K was split into two games because it wasn't going to make the Christmas rush.

[Rostum]

Looks beautiful, imo.

Though I hope they have animation blending which is non-existent in that trailer... I'm sure they will though.

[Croyles]

I think I just remembered that I have never actually liked Sonic THAT much, I think most of it is nostalgia. As for actual platforming fun, I think Mario always was and always will be better! imo.

It's not rare at all for 360 games to run in 1080p if you go in to a game store and just browse the back of the boxes you'll see a lot more games on 360 are already set for 1080p than there are for the PS3, a complete shame because it seems to me having worked with computer games for some time now in a retail position where I can even compare the same game across formats that it's only exclusive titles on the ps3 what have 1080p support.

What it says on the back of the box has to do with what resolutions it supports, not what the native resolution is. 360 and PS3 are exactly the same in this aspect where a couple of downloadable titles run at 1080 and maybe a few retail games.

[Zeromus_X]

Looks awesome. Sonic fans always seem to complain about the 3D games, so maybe a 2D remake/revival series is a step in the right direction.

Never really been a fan of Sonic (played the first 3 and Knuckles on Genesis, but they were too hard so I never beat any of them), but this looks like it could be fun nonetheless.

[Madame Adequate]

I'm fairly pumped about this. I do wish they had hand-drawn the characters but that is probably some sort of epic long and expensive thing so it's coo'.