Rev Up Those Sonic Cycles

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Sonic's smile does tend to get weird and his quills look extremely stupid when when he's falling (what, do they have joints now?) and such other things you mentioned, but classic...I don't know. I didn't think of Sonic as cute mickey mouse guy when I was a kid, he was always Mr. Cool and Cocky. He looks like the former to me here. Plus his proportions seem really strange to me in 3D... I don't like EITHER model, really! (neversatisfiedsonicfans) If we're talking purely about designs regardless of their 3D models I'd probably say I like classic Sonic better, but for the sake of 3D, I've seen better from modern.

I feel the need to clarify only because people missed the point but I'll keep it short: I wasn't saying "you must explain your reasonings for liking things every time," I was saying "don't get upset or feel attacked when people try to explain their differing opinions and then will them to stop because of it" as in post #135

I guess if we want to talk about it any further than that we have to take it to PM or something

I dunno, I like the discussion here. If we were to talk only about the teaser here, it'd would be just boring baseless speculation like there is on Retro because everything else on that thread is banned.

See, what I like about the classic design is that he's sort of... Pikachu. In Pokemon, the original mascot for it was going to be Clefairy, because it's a really cute pokemon that appeals the japanese audience very well. But they also had to appeal to the american audience, so they picked Pikachu instead, because not only it had the cute appeal for the japanese, but it also has that angered/wild attitude about it that would appeal the american kids. See, that's how I feel about Classic Sonic: It's cute but it also has that attitude to it, that lack of patience and a bit of edgyness. (hence why the concept of Shadow was absolutely retarded from start, you don't need an edgy counterpart of Sonic, Sonic in its concept WAS supposed to be an edgy mascot!) Modern Sonic is too "correct" and smiling to me. I think I might associate Modern Sonic too much with that parent-trying-too-hard-to-be-hip attitude of Sonic Heroes and Shadow the Hedgehog - and the smile really doesn't help me take that image away :V

Silly Rokkan the current Comics Speedway ro Archie aren't THAT confusing not any more so than Dark Horse, DC, or Marvel comic.

If Sonic Chronicles had been Archie Comic based story Produced by Bioware on the 3DS or PSP it might have actually been a decent attempt. I say that loosely since Sonic Chronicles would need a good amount of production time to actually be worth anything of play.

On a more Sonic to Sonic fan note do you feel SEGA is being too...I don't even know if I have a correct word for this let's go with uptight about the music from the first 2 games? SHOULD they pay the royalties every time someone decides nostalgic music would make upcoming release game better?

who says that Marvel and DC always have good stories :V

On this case, of course they will and should pay the royalities (Green Hill just ain't no Green Hill without its tune, as well as any other memorable Sonic zone), but I'd prefer good original songs over re-arrangements. Sure, a re-interpretation/re-arrangement of a good song is always great, but SEGA has some really great composers that shouldn't go to waste. Fumie Kumatani, Mariko Nanba, Takenobu Mitsuyoshi... Just to list a few!