Should I have done a 3&Knuckles joke? Hey there Yas Forums, I'm back and I have some interesting things to share today. I'll go over the stream meeting here in a second but let me link the other three threads for whoever wants them first:
AMA 1: AMA 2: AMA 3: And here's a TL;DR of some highlights:
>Ken Penders is going to get sued very soon, Sega is putting together a case for him.
>Pitches for a lot of old games get made but SoJ shoots them down.
>New pitch for NiGHTS goes in June, should it go through expect an announcement at SXSW 2021 should it happen lol.
>New Sonic game with Ben, deals with Eggman traversing the multiverse and finding a counterpart that has won and beings him back to prime world to help. Forces Shadow is playable.
>Blue Zavok
>SXSW announcements in April in the form of some stream.
>Mania 2 is planned, but Tax and Sega need to make up.
>"Aw yeah this is happening" HD/Remake
>Aaron is a normie.
Alright, let's get into this.
Sega Employee AMA 4
Prove you're a Sega employee.
What’s the beef between Tax and Sega, unless that was already stated in the last thread
>New Sonic game with Ben, deals with Eggman traversing the multiverse and finding a counterpart that has won and beings him back to prime world to help. Forces Shadow is playable.
Sounds terrible enough to be true. Does it have levels that take less than a minute to beat again? Is it coming before the Remake?
Just in case this is true
Are we getting character creation ever again?
>but Tax and Sega need to make up.
????????
just a reminder I keep posting a link for your "threads" on twitter, so "he" is lurking here everytime
So here's what happened in the meeting for the stream in April. It was very informal meeting (there was pizza) but we were asked to turn our phones in beforehand (but I snuck one of those little Polaroid cube cameras in) as it also doubled as the presentation for the new stuff to the SoA branch. So here's some info before I send you the picture I captured of everyone's favorite newcomer.
>Stream is called "Super Special Sonic Stream and Surprise Squad" voted on by the office staff.
>April 20th. Aaron joked that "a lot of the viewers will be stoners".
>Will be basically one of the usual streams that Sonic YT does but shows off the new stuff.
>No Q&A.
Alright Anons, ready for this next part?
I'd ask that you please don't. If the info (especially today's) goes viral I may lose my job and won't be able to do anymore AMAs. This is why we can't have nice things.
LEAVE PENDERS ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>just a reminder I keep posting a link for your "threads" on twitter, so "he" is lurking here everytime
Did you guys discuss his giant one giant eyeball ?
PINGAS?
Alright, so I know everyone was freaking out about Blue Zavok, so I captured this pic from the presentation to ease your minds. Also has the name of the new game.
What's SEGA's current relationship with Dimps like? any word on Sonic Mania 2? Has SEGA had any contact with the Sonic 3D Blast developer that has that Game Hut Channel on youtube?
It's a secret that dies with Sega.
Hey there Ken.
It was stated but mostly creative decisions.
>Classic sonic
God fucking damn it
Are there ever going to be plans on making another sonic cartoon like Sonic X or are you going to stick just with Boom for now?
Also, Sonic Unleash and Colors have no PC ports. Why is that and will there ever be a chance of them happening or do you not care anymore because they are too old?
Also make Rouge's tits bigger
>Forces Shadow is playable
That's stupid. Why Forces version of Shadow in particular?
>Blue Zavok
I don't know the details, but I can totally believe this with all the shilling the Deadly Six are getting.
And fuck off, I already know none of this isn't real.
>498819518
>Blue Zavok
>have to beat him twice
>you also play as Classic Sonic
holy fucking shit. so depressing i actually believe it
Is SEGA just the sonic company now? Will we ever see something like a new Ristar or SEGA Rally Championship, or is that such a low priority that it'll never happen?
Boom has been dead for awhile now. No PC ports planned. Go download mods for Generations and it's basically the same thing as a PC port.
If you actually work at Sega, tell them to kill Classic Sonic on screen in graphic detail.
Ok, here's one. What retard originally green lit the fucked up Sonic Movie character? It must have been focus tested, right?
Forces Shadow is the nickname I used for how he played in Forces (which is basically 1:1 modern Sonic with a longer homing attack chain)
Well after the Sonic movie success its more and more like the Sonic company. At least on the SoA side of things.
Sorry user. Zavok is edgy.
>classic sonic
>zavok
>probably green hill and chemical plant again
>provably 95% 2d again
>probably directed by morio kishimoto again
>probably lost worlds engine again
It feels so awful it must be true. When it comes to sonic, you can typically assume the worst and that will be what you end up getting. Why cant they let the guy fucking rest and port heroes to new consoles and go quiet for a while
Lost World engine again or are they actually trying this time?
I think he already went over this a few days ago/last week. The movie studio wanted a more realistic looking Sonic, SEGA and the director did not. So the director only finished enough shots for the trailer and just put it out there, and people reacted pretty much as expected, and now we have a much better Sonic and Tails because of it.
Green Hill yes. No Chemical Plant though. It's 90% original levels. Not going to dispute the 2D thing though.
Boost Engine.
>not going to dispute 2d
oh no no no
I know this might ultimately be fake but jesus christ, but saying shit like Classic Sonic is back and Zavok being shilled yet again is just... ugh. That's so in character for Sonic Team
IS CRUSH 40 IN, BRO?
Game deals with the multiverse, and Classic Sonic being from another dimension now... for Sonic Team it just made sense.
>SEGA and the director did not.
Why in the fuck was it even considered then? The IP's creator, money, and project controller were against it from the start. That's beyond goddamn retarded. That trailer could have sunk the movie.
So is this "new game" just Sonic, Shadow, and Tails just fucking around in the multiverse? I can get behind that. The issue is if the level design is if the level design is going to be on par with Generations or not
Why is SEGA so out of touch? Why do they keep shilling Zavok even if nobody likes him?
Sonic, Shadow, and Classic Sonic* kind of. Read the TL;DR for the story. Level design is all over the place. It's literally, one level is Lost World with the weird tubes (But boost), next is kind of Forces style, some missions here and there like Colors. It's an odd one.
Are they hiring or even considering people like the Utopia devs to make a Sonic game?
The sonic movie design is so much better
>forces
>colors
>lost world
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THESE GAMES ARE FUCKING SHOVELWARE DONT USE THEM AS A BASE
>classic
>green hill
>zavok
Sounds kino to me
They like the Hero engine and Sonic Studio. Would they consider hiring them? Ehhhhhhh...
I'm with you there.
Sorry user. They think its what the fellow kids want.
Link user or you're lying.
I would like to know what was the development process of Forces was like considering how it turned out. I assume that the devs were trying to strike gold twice like what happened with generations but It seemed like they learned nothing.
Since it's Yas Forums I know there's a really good possibility that this is all bullshit but man... this is not sounding promising. Between bringing back Green Hill for the umpteenth time, Zavok shilling, and Classic Sonic coming back for even more uninspired 2D gameplay that barely emulates the Genesis games, you've done a damn good job of convincing me it's real. Fuck you, user
How's the Sonic/Shadow dichotomy gonna work? Different campaigns ala Adventure? Alternating acts like Generations? Choosing who you want to play before the level like Rush Adventure?
aren’t you afraid that they will fire you someday if they find out this?
>They think its what the fellow kids want.
even if it's fake it still hurts
>Super Special Sonic Stream and Surprise Squad
Too good of a name considering the lazy motherfuckers just named the SXSW panel "Gotta Go Fast."
When are we getting the remake? I dont care about the new game anymore
>Classic Sonic
I refuse. There is no way they could possibly be that stubborn about this.
>Sky Chaos
>Egg City
you may as well just call it SKY LEVEL and MACHINE LEVEL
Why are fans better at making sonic games than Sega and sonic team? Why even Nintendo can make a better Sonic experience than Sega and Sonic Team (the rocket flowers in Mario odyssey) why do they only make games where the only thing you do is run forward?
There's a thread on Twitter somewhere but basically, Forces was your average run-of-the-mill modern game till Mania came in, and they mandated the two tie themselves together, because IMO, Sonic Team thought they could bank on the success of Mania.
I mean the amount of people that was in the meeting was enough to cover me from being the obvious suspect, but possibly, yeah. Again, if this info doesn't leave Yas Forums, I'm good. But if someone like GameXplain picks it up, I'd better delete my history.
Classic sells according to Sonic Team.
I don't name the levels. It's not as bad as "Windy Hill" though.
What are SEGA's views on multiplatform games between Switch and next-gen? Do they feel the Switch can handle it or our we going to have another 06 situation where Nintendo misses out?
So what's the pre-order DLC?
Do they not realize Classic sells because of the gameplay associated with it? Why the fuck would they bring back Classic Sonic (who's completely out of place in the atmosphere of modern games anyways) without emulating the Genesis/Mania physics and level design?
Why do they keep on fucking bringing back Green Hill?
Any possibility of S3&K on switch? And any plans to bring back the chao garden?
Sega already received the dev kits for the next Nintendo console, the switch deluxe, it will have the same power as the base PS4 docked and in handheld
i REALLY like the green girl from the deadly six, how come only Zavok is relevant now though?
can you pull for Rouge getting bigger more jiggly cans like she had in SA2? That was my favorite game.
How much of a foot do you have in decision making? Is there a way you can convince the higher-ups to give fans what they want?
Not op but the studio probably convinced them it'd be a mega hit and promised them they'd eat the costs if it wasn't.
Like Forces, the new game will probably be a watered down version. Nintendo won't miss out. Plus Black Knight (right?) was originally built as an 06 port for the Wii.
The moment any S3&K port comes out the world will end. Sega does not want to touch that legal case with a 10 foot pole.
What.
Zavok is edgy. Get with the times.
>Why do they keep on fucking bringing back Green Hill?
Because it's practically the only iconic thing Sonic has besides his design and speed.
Hey Aaron. Decided to pop in and try and find out who I am huh?
Not much. I can make "valuable suggestions".
I know you mentioned Mania 2 is having some issues but do you have any info on what would be in the game? New characters or zones, returning zones?
You are dead wrong about Black Knight. Confirmed phony.
Yes, didn't you receive the memo? Switch Deluxe coming out in 2021 due to Corona, it won't receive any 3rd party support tho simply because the Xbox series x and PS5 are optimized to run 4k at 120 fps
Why not try for fresh takes on it then like they've always done in the past? What's their aversion to trying new first levels? Emerald Coast and City Escape weren't Green Hill clones and they were beloved.
Oh man. I don't know if I can say anything on that considering how internal all that stuff is (except the Sega v Taxman). Definitely no new characters though.
oh fuck that sounds kino, i would unironically pay for the switch
What the fuck is this and what did i missed? Why 2 Zavoks? Why no one kills the faggot that forces Zavok?
Just point to the quote explaining these, my head already hurts just looking at that image
Alright my bad, Secret Rings. I'm not too familiar with those games. Never played either of them. And no I'm not. I can link you to a video explaining it.
user that is so stupid. What console would refuse third part support in this day and age. That's a console death sentence.
If the SA1 remake/remaster/whatever is happening, is there any chance of SA2 getting the same treatment?
>>"Aw yeah this is happening" HD/Remake
So whats the news on this?
Two renders, one Zavok.
Oh definitely. It's more a matter of when.
I'm not Aaron, but that's disappointing. The info's at least helpful, though.
Is not about third party support, games are being optimized to run at 120 fps, and 4k games are borderline photo realistic, the switch will barely run those games, although at Sega our games aren't that demanding and they will certainly come out unless that version of the switch becomes easy to hack as well
>Zavok is edgy. Get with the times
So I assume that's why Shadow is going to be in the new game. If that is so, why wasn't there a sequel to Shadow the Hedgehog?