11-09-2010, 10:48 PM
I think that's a huge bullshit. I re-watched the whole review and it seemed to control perfectly fine, aside from the part at 4:44, which not only did not happen to me, but seems really really weird to happen. Everything else seemed to control exactly as mine does, or either the leaked PAL version is the same as his and it doesn't have tweaked controls, or it's bullshit really.
But stop and think about it: A build that has EVERYTHING exactly the same except for the controls that are tweaked? If that's the case, then the tweaks should be really small, and in that case, little would change in how the GT reviewer would review the game, and little would change in how good the controls are.
All of the reviewer's points are really valid and are things that I've experienced myself. There are tons of bullshit deaths (mostly in Asteroid Coaster) that you just could not avoid without knowing earlier (that is, dying first) because the game doesn't clearly warn you or because there are tons of blind spots, and the game in general feels unpolished. It's not the same as taking a Mario game, that everything works perfectly and you're not afraid of exploring and trying to do things that seems improbable. In Sonic games, due to the lack of polish, you're constantly afraid of doing what the designer didn't intend you to, because you'll often get punished by that.
It seems that they have been worrying more about adding more and more and more content than just polishing and making things work really well in the first place. Heck, Sonic 4 feels much more polished in a lot of situations. Jumping controls awkwardly, floaty but with few control over, and it feels like it kind of boosts you forward for no reason, being a pain in the ass to jump in small platforms. Most wisp powers also suffer from awkward control, and, as the reviewer said, they're sort of under explored in gameplay. They're just used in specific situations, kind of the same issue I had with Sonic Heroes and its formation abilities: They're mostly used to get through artificial obstacles. Unlike Sonic Heroes though, not all of them are artificial obstacles, and they mostly require some skill to use it instead of just using it, and you'll also sometimes find really good use of some of the powers out of those specific situations, but really, the most probable thing to happen is that if you use it in a section that the designer didn't intend you to use it, you'll be punished by falling into a deathpit.
Still, it's definately an improvement from most Sonic games, having a level design that rewards you for exploring it and motivates you to explore more and more as you unlock new powers, that and some other really good concepts merged together... But for every amazing level like Sweet Mountain or Tropical Resort, there's a really unpolished and unthought one like Asteroid Coaster and Starlight Carnival. It's still quite not the comeback. It's better than all previous attempts, but um... How can I put this... It's still made by the same team that produced all of the horrible games, and insists in some of the same errors as before.
But stop and think about it: A build that has EVERYTHING exactly the same except for the controls that are tweaked? If that's the case, then the tweaks should be really small, and in that case, little would change in how the GT reviewer would review the game, and little would change in how good the controls are.
All of the reviewer's points are really valid and are things that I've experienced myself. There are tons of bullshit deaths (mostly in Asteroid Coaster) that you just could not avoid without knowing earlier (that is, dying first) because the game doesn't clearly warn you or because there are tons of blind spots, and the game in general feels unpolished. It's not the same as taking a Mario game, that everything works perfectly and you're not afraid of exploring and trying to do things that seems improbable. In Sonic games, due to the lack of polish, you're constantly afraid of doing what the designer didn't intend you to, because you'll often get punished by that.
It seems that they have been worrying more about adding more and more and more content than just polishing and making things work really well in the first place. Heck, Sonic 4 feels much more polished in a lot of situations. Jumping controls awkwardly, floaty but with few control over, and it feels like it kind of boosts you forward for no reason, being a pain in the ass to jump in small platforms. Most wisp powers also suffer from awkward control, and, as the reviewer said, they're sort of under explored in gameplay. They're just used in specific situations, kind of the same issue I had with Sonic Heroes and its formation abilities: They're mostly used to get through artificial obstacles. Unlike Sonic Heroes though, not all of them are artificial obstacles, and they mostly require some skill to use it instead of just using it, and you'll also sometimes find really good use of some of the powers out of those specific situations, but really, the most probable thing to happen is that if you use it in a section that the designer didn't intend you to use it, you'll be punished by falling into a deathpit.
Still, it's definately an improvement from most Sonic games, having a level design that rewards you for exploring it and motivates you to explore more and more as you unlock new powers, that and some other really good concepts merged together... But for every amazing level like Sweet Mountain or Tropical Resort, there's a really unpolished and unthought one like Asteroid Coaster and Starlight Carnival. It's still quite not the comeback. It's better than all previous attempts, but um... How can I put this... It's still made by the same team that produced all of the horrible games, and insists in some of the same errors as before.
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