New Sonic game coming next year, this time with a little more 2D

[SakuraLover_AM2JA]

Originally Posted by Afrobean

I tried to play Sonic 2 on my HDTV and my brain exploded at how ugly the graphics looked on my large LCD.

Maybe I should keep a small CRT screen around just for playing old games???

when i play the Mega collection from my 360 to my plasma TV it looks fine to me

[SakuraLover_AM2JA]

Originally Posted by smartdude1212

I must be one of the few people that enjoyed the recent 3D Sonic games like Sonic Unleashed then... o_o

Looking forward to this one, too.

Sonic Unleashed was great but to me, a good Sonic 3D game is SA1 (DX) and SA2 Battle. It had more of the, idk, consistency or something. Like Chao babies XD lol I wish they had these games for 360. i'd get all the achievements like the other Sonic 360 games.

[SethSquall]

Originally Posted by Afrobean

I tried to play Sonic 2 on my HDTV and my brain exploded at how ugly the graphics looked on my large LCD.

Maybe I should keep a small CRT screen around just for playing old games???

Can't you adjust the aspect ratio or reduce the size? My tv can use the center and stuff. I don't use it though because it doesn't bother me much.

[Afrobean]

Originally Posted by SakuraLover_AM2JA

when i play the Mega collection from my 360 to my plasma TV it looks fine to me

You probably also turn on the softening smear filter.

Originally Posted by SethSquall

Can't you adjust the aspect ratio or reduce the size? My tv can use the center and stuff. I don't use it though because it doesn't bother me much.

Yeah, I can set it to force 4:3, 16:9, and there are also two "zoom" cropping settings.

No option for changing size though. Even if there was though, LCD just can never look right displaying graphics designed for SD CRT.

[Brilliant Dynamite Neon]

Judging from the current info, I'm 99% sure it's going to be a "retro revival" like Megaman 9. An all new original game made like the classic games.

Personally I'm looking forward to it. I think it'll be a good experience for Sonic Team to revisit the style of their earlier work and see what made those games so fun and engaging. Afterward, they might try applying those principles successfully to the 3D realm. It can be done -- Sonic Unleashed showed the potential was there, but didn't use it all. They're still a bit estranged from the old Sonic spirit. Needlemouse might put things into perspective for them so they can utilize that potential to the fullest.

[Afrobean]

Originally Posted by Brilliant Dynamite Neon

Judging from the current info, I'm 99% sure it's going to be a "retro revival" like Megaman 9. An all new original game made like the classic games.

There's no info currently available. All there is is a teaser promsing a return to 2D graphics.

But they also mention HD. So it's NOT a "retro revival" like Megaman 9. I'd liken it more to Wario Land: Shake It! New graphics on a 2D game structure.

[smartdude1212]

Originally Posted by SakuraLover_AM2JA

Sonic Unleashed was great but to me, a good Sonic 3D game is SA1 (DX) and SA2 Battle. It had more of the, idk, consistency or something. Like Chao babies XD lol I wish they had these games for 360. i'd get all the achievements like the other Sonic 360 games.

I just really liked Sonic Unleashed... I liked it enough to get all the trophies on the PS3.