Leaked Sonic 4 Gameplay

[Rawburt]

Quoting limited to 5 levels deep<div class='spoiler_toggle'>SPOILER</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">Metal Sonic is in Episode II, as well as Tails and Knuckles, and maybe Amy too since Metal Sonic is there and they are trying to be like the older games</div><div class='spoiler_toggle'>Spoiler: click to toggle</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">Yeah, Episode II will be awesome. I'm guessing Amy won't be in until Episode III, though, because they'll need something new for that. If they used Tails, Knuckles, and Metal Sonic for Episode II, what classic characters do they have left for Episode III?! Well, there's always hope that they could bring back Mighty, Ray, and Nack... And maybe they'll finally give Bark and Bean another chance.</div>

So you want Sonic to just be a generic platformer no one cares about?
I'll be over here enjoying Sonic 2, 3, and 4 then.

I dunno what Sonic 2 and 3 you're playing, but the "story" comprises of the manual and visual cues, they act as segways into the next stage.

In fact, Sonic 3 is really the only one that follows this, Sonic 2 was pretty much the same as Sonic 1 in regards to story.

Sonic 2, 3, and Knuckles all follow the same story, or Saga rather.
Eggman makes the Death Egg in hopes of taking over the world, Sonic knocks it down, Eggman attempts to bring it back up and tricks Knuckles, Sonic foils Eggmans plans once again, sending the Death Egg right back down to Angel Island in Sonic 3, and in Knuckles Eggman makes one final attempt to bring it back in the sky, and steals the Master Emerald, Sonic becomes friends with Knuckles once Knuckles realizes who the true enemy is, then goes to stop Eggman one final time, recover the Master Emerald, and Destroy the Death Egg once and for all.
[flash/flash]

Not only that, the story continues afterwards, when one of Eggman's Eggrobos is still alive, then takes the Master Emerald from Knuckles, Knuckles then goes on a quest to retrieve the Master Emerald and defeat Egg Robo.
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Alot more than "Save forest creatures from Eggman" no?

Sure it's more detailed than the first game, but essentially, it is the same plot, Sonic and friends beat up Robotnik, get Chaos emeralds, blah blah blah.

 

[The Sign Painter]

Quoting limited to 5 levels deep<div class='spoiler_toggle'>SPOILER</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">Metal Sonic is in Episode II, as well as Tails and Knuckles, and maybe Amy too since Metal Sonic is there and they are trying to be like the older games</div><div class='spoiler_toggle'>Spoiler: click to toggle</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">Yeah, Episode II will be awesome. I'm guessing Amy won't be in until Episode III, though, because they'll need something new for that. If they used Tails, Knuckles, and Metal Sonic for Episode II, what classic characters do they have left for Episode III?! Well, there's always hope that they could bring back Mighty, Ray, and Nack... And maybe they'll finally give Bark and Bean another chance.</div>

Save forest creatures from Dr. Robotnik.
All the storyline needed.

That's boring.
From the looks of it the only Sonic game you like is 1.

Platform games really don't need a complex storyline, they need good gameplay.

They don't need it, but it certainly helps. For example... Although New Super Mario Bros. Wii, like most main series Mario games, didn't have much of a plot, the addition of the Koopalings was great, wasn't it? And the option to play as Luigi, Yellow Toad, and Blue Toad was a huge addtion to gameplay, too.

The Koopalings added no story whatsoever.

 

[Bacon Boy]

Quoting limited to 5 levels deep<div class='spoiler_toggle'>SPOILER</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">Metal Sonic is in Episode II, as well as Tails and Knuckles, and maybe Amy too since Metal Sonic is there and they are trying to be like the older games</div><div class='spoiler_toggle'>Spoiler: click to toggle</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">Yeah, Episode II will be awesome. I'm guessing Amy won't be in until Episode III, though, because they'll need something new for that. If they used Tails, Knuckles, and Metal Sonic for Episode II, what classic characters do they have left for Episode III?! Well, there's always hope that they could bring back Mighty, Ray, and Nack... And maybe they'll finally give Bark and Bean another chance.</div>

I dunno what Sonic 2 and 3 you're playing, but the "story" comprises of the manual and visual cues, they act as segways into the next stage.

In fact, Sonic 3 is really the only one that follows this, Sonic 2 was pretty much the same as Sonic 1 in regards to story.

Sonic 2, 3, and Knuckles all follow the same story, or Saga rather.
Eggman makes the Death Egg in hopes of taking over the world, Sonic knocks it down, Eggman attempts to bring it back up and tricks Knuckles, Sonic foils Eggmans plans once again, sending the Death Egg right back down to Angel Island in Sonic 3, and in Knuckles Eggman makes one final attempt to bring it back in the sky, and steals the Master Emerald, Sonic becomes friends with Knuckles once Knuckles realizes who the true enemy is, then goes to stop Eggman one final time, recover the Master Emerald, and Destroy the Death Egg once and for all.
[flash/flash]

Not only that, the story continues afterwards, when one of Eggman's Eggrobos is still alive, then takes the Master Emerald from Knuckles, Knuckles then goes on a quest to retrieve the Master Emerald and defeat Egg Robo.
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Alot more than "Save forest creatures from Eggman" no?

Sure it's more detailed than the first game, but essentially, it is the same plot, Sonic and friends beat up Robotnik, get Chaos emeralds, blah blah blah.

Sonic Adventure
Sonic Adventure 2
Sonic the Hedgehog ('06)
Sonic Rush
Sonic Rush Adventure
Sonic Unleashed
Sonic and the Black Knight

THE LIST IS ENDLESS!

But notice, few, if not, NONE, of those games have the storyline of fuzzy creatures being saved by Sonic. Granted, the storybook series isn't exactly the best example, but still, there's diversity.

 

[The Sign Painter]

The screwed up the homing attack in the sonic storybook games and in unleashed. It had to have a lock on thing which is annoying. You couldn't really control it.

What? Homing attack has always been lock-on, hence the name "Homing Attack".

Homing weapons/attacks are cheating.

I mean, where is the fun in just clicking a button to attack and never really missing?

It's not cheating. >_> When Sonic made the jump to 3D, they had to add a new element to the series. Before the Homing Attack, the only way Sonic could defeat enemies was to jump on them or dash into them, which wasn't a problem in a 2D setting. But in a 3D world, the classic method is impractical. Could you imagine what it would be like if you had to actually jump on every enemy to defeat it in the Adventure games?! It would suck. Not only would it slow the game down greatly, but there would also be a lot of missing your target, because it's a lot more difficult to jump right on top of an enemy in a 3D setting. The addition of the Homing Attack was a good thing. It gave Sonic a much more practical way of attacking enemies, and it's put to good use in the games, such as having strings of enemies over a large void where you have to use the Homing Attack in rapid succession in order to get past. It has a lot of strategy to it, and it's not just an automatic defeat-anything-with-the-push-of-a-button thing. A lot of the time you have to time your attacks just right, because you have to wait for certain enemies to reveal their weak spot or put down their guards.

Timing is not skill, timing is timing.
And I have never had any trouble attacking enemies in a 3D environment, I have no clue why you would need to home in on them, you just need to be familiar with the camera controls.

 

[Rawburt]

Quoting limited to 5 levels deep<div class='spoiler_toggle'>SPOILER</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">Metal Sonic is in Episode II, as well as Tails and Knuckles, and maybe Amy too since Metal Sonic is there and they are trying to be like the older games</div><div class='spoiler_toggle'>Spoiler: click to toggle</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">Yeah, Episode II will be awesome. I'm guessing Amy won't be in until Episode III, though, because they'll need something new for that. If they used Tails, Knuckles, and Metal Sonic for Episode II, what classic characters do they have left for Episode III?! Well, there's always hope that they could bring back Mighty, Ray, and Nack... And maybe they'll finally give Bark and Bean another chance.</div>

Sonic 2, 3, and Knuckles all follow the same story, or Saga rather.
Eggman makes the Death Egg in hopes of taking over the world, Sonic knocks it down, Eggman attempts to bring it back up and tricks Knuckles, Sonic foils Eggmans plans once again, sending the Death Egg right back down to Angel Island in Sonic 3, and in Knuckles Eggman makes one final attempt to bring it back in the sky, and steals the Master Emerald, Sonic becomes friends with Knuckles once Knuckles realizes who the true enemy is, then goes to stop Eggman one final time, recover the Master Emerald, and Destroy the Death Egg once and for all.
[flash/flash]

Not only that, the story continues afterwards, when one of Eggman's Eggrobos is still alive, then takes the Master Emerald from Knuckles, Knuckles then goes on a quest to retrieve the Master Emerald and defeat Egg Robo.
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Alot more than "Save forest creatures from Eggman" no?

Sure it's more detailed than the first game, but essentially, it is the same plot, Sonic and friends beat up Robotnik, get Chaos emeralds, blah blah blah.

Sonic Adventure
Sonic Adventure 2
Sonic the Hedgehog ('06)
Sonic Rush
Sonic Rush Adventure
Sonic Unleashed
Sonic and the Black Knight

THE LIST IS ENDLESS!

But notice, few, if not, NONE, of those games have the storyline of fuzzy creatures being saved by Sonic. Granted, the storybook series isn't exactly the best example, but still, there's diversity.

That is correct, but I was talking strictly about the Genesis titles, which are the ones Mega brought up.

 

[Robin]

It looks interesting. I'll see if I'll be purchasing it.

 

[Tyeforce]

Quoting limited to 5 levels deep<div class='spoiler_toggle'>SPOILER</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">Metal Sonic is in Episode II, as well as Tails and Knuckles, and maybe Amy too since Metal Sonic is there and they are trying to be like the older games</div><div class='spoiler_toggle'>Spoiler: click to toggle</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">Yeah, Episode II will be awesome. I'm guessing Amy won't be in until Episode III, though, because they'll need something new for that. If they used Tails, Knuckles, and Metal Sonic for Episode II, what classic characters do they have left for Episode III?! Well, there's always hope that they could bring back Mighty, Ray, and Nack... And maybe they'll finally give Bark and Bean another chance.</div>

Sonic 2, 3, and Knuckles all follow the same story, or Saga rather.
Eggman makes the Death Egg in hopes of taking over the world, Sonic knocks it down, Eggman attempts to bring it back up and tricks Knuckles, Sonic foils Eggmans plans once again, sending the Death Egg right back down to Angel Island in Sonic 3, and in Knuckles Eggman makes one final attempt to bring it back in the sky, and steals the Master Emerald, Sonic becomes friends with Knuckles once Knuckles realizes who the true enemy is, then goes to stop Eggman one final time, recover the Master Emerald, and Destroy the Death Egg once and for all.
[flash/flash]

Not only that, the story continues afterwards, when one of Eggman's Eggrobos is still alive, then takes the Master Emerald from Knuckles, Knuckles then goes on a quest to retrieve the Master Emerald and defeat Egg Robo.
[flaslash]
Alot more than "Save forest creatures from Eggman" no?

Yes, but without cutscenes and voice acting (or any speech at all for that matter, be it voiced or just text), the "plot" of the game doesn't make nearly as big of an impact on you. Now, that's not necessarily a bad thing. I just prefer plots that aren't as...hidden.

I just prefer plots that aren't just this:

I could understand liking simple plots for Mario, but Sonic has had alot more story than Mario for years.

Yeah, that's true. But Mario is unique in that the gameplay itself is so wonderful, it doesn't really need a plot at all. Take Mario Galaxy, for example. Sure, it had a plot, but not much. And its sequel will have even less of a plot. But that doesn't matter, because it's the amazing experience that you're immersed in that makes all the difference. Some games are just like that, like Mario and Kirby. They just don't need much of a plot, because the gameplay more than makes up for it. And some games, like Zelda, take advantage of both a great plot and astounding gameplay. But for some games, like Sonic, gameplay alone just doesn't cut it. At least that's how I feel. I love Sonic games, but I couldn't imagine playing a Sonic game without a plot. Then again, some of the more recent games' plots haven't been the greatest... But at least there's some sort of story to connect to the gameplay.

 

[The Sign Painter]

Quoting limited to 5 levels deep<div class='spoiler_toggle'>SPOILER</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">Metal Sonic is in Episode II, as well as Tails and Knuckles, and maybe Amy too since Metal Sonic is there and they are trying to be like the older games</div><div class='spoiler_toggle'>Spoiler: click to toggle</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">Yeah, Episode II will be awesome. I'm guessing Amy won't be in until Episode III, though, because they'll need something new for that. If they used Tails, Knuckles, and Metal Sonic for Episode II, what classic characters do they have left for Episode III?! Well, there's always hope that they could bring back Mighty, Ray, and Nack... And maybe they'll finally give Bark and Bean another chance.</div>[flash/flash]

Not only that, the story continues afterwards, when one of Eggman's Eggrobos is still alive, then takes the Master Emerald from Knuckles, Knuckles then goes on a quest to retrieve the Master Emerald and defeat Egg Robo.
[flaslash]
Alot more than "Save forest creatures from Eggman" no?

Yes, but without cutscenes and voice acting (or any speech at all for that matter, be it voiced or just text), the "plot" of the game doesn't make nearly as big of an impact on you. Now, that's not necessarily a bad thing. I just prefer plots that aren't as...hidden.

I just prefer plots that aren't just this:

I could understand liking simple plots for Mario, but Sonic has had alot more story than Mario for years.

Yeah, that's true. But Mario is unique in that the gameplay itself is so wonderful, it doesn't really need a plot at all. Take Mario Galaxy, for example. Sure, it had a plot, but not much. And its sequel will have even less of a plot. But that doesn't matter, because it's the amazing experience that you're immersed in that makes all the difference. Some games are just like that, like Mario and Kirby. They just don't need much of a plot, because the gameplay more than makes up for it. And some games, like Zelda, take advantage of both a great plot and astounding gameplay. But for some games, like Sonic, gameplay alone just doesn't cut it. At least that's how I feel. I love Sonic games, but I couldn't imagine playing a Sonic game without a plot. Then again, some of the more recent games' plots haven't been the greatest... But at least there's some sort of story to connect to the gameplay.

I would never say that Zelda games had a great plot, except for some of the 2D ones.

 

[Tyeforce]

Quoting limited to 5 levels deep<div class='spoiler_toggle'>SPOILER</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">Metal Sonic is in Episode II, as well as Tails and Knuckles, and maybe Amy too since Metal Sonic is there and they are trying to be like the older games</div><div class='spoiler_toggle'>Spoiler: click to toggle</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">Yeah, Episode II will be awesome. I'm guessing Amy won't be in until Episode III, though, because they'll need something new for that. If they used Tails, Knuckles, and Metal Sonic for Episode II, what classic characters do they have left for Episode III?! Well, there's always hope that they could bring back Mighty, Ray, and Nack... And maybe they'll finally give Bark and Bean another chance.</div>[flaslash]
Alot more than "Save forest creatures from Eggman" no?

Yes, but without cutscenes and voice acting (or any speech at all for that matter, be it voiced or just text), the "plot" of the game doesn't make nearly as big of an impact on you. Now, that's not necessarily a bad thing. I just prefer plots that aren't as...hidden.

I just prefer plots that aren't just this:

I could understand liking simple plots for Mario, but Sonic has had alot more story than Mario for years.

Yeah, that's true. But Mario is unique in that the gameplay itself is so wonderful, it doesn't really need a plot at all. Take Mario Galaxy, for example. Sure, it had a plot, but not much. And its sequel will have even less of a plot. But that doesn't matter, because it's the amazing experience that you're immersed in that makes all the difference. Some games are just like that, like Mario and Kirby. They just don't need much of a plot, because the gameplay more than makes up for it. And some games, like Zelda, take advantage of both a great plot and astounding gameplay. But for some games, like Sonic, gameplay alone just doesn't cut it. At least that's how I feel. I love Sonic games, but I couldn't imagine playing a Sonic game without a plot. Then again, some of the more recent games' plots haven't been the greatest... But at least there's some sort of story to connect to the gameplay.

I would never say that Zelda games had a great plot, except for some of the 2D ones.

Why not? They may be a little predictable, but that doesn't mean that they aren't epic and heart touching.

 

[The Sign Painter]

Quoting limited to 5 levels deep<div class='spoiler_toggle'>SPOILER</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">Metal Sonic is in Episode II, as well as Tails and Knuckles, and maybe Amy too since Metal Sonic is there and they are trying to be like the older games</div><div class='spoiler_toggle'>Spoiler: click to toggle</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">Yeah, Episode II will be awesome. I'm guessing Amy won't be in until Episode III, though, because they'll need something new for that. If they used Tails, Knuckles, and Metal Sonic for Episode II, what classic characters do they have left for Episode III?! Well, there's always hope that they could bring back Mighty, Ray, and Nack... And maybe they'll finally give Bark and Bean another chance.</div>bad thing. I just prefer plots that aren't as...hidden.

I just prefer plots that aren't just this:

I could understand liking simple plots for Mario, but Sonic has had alot more story than Mario for years.

Yeah, that's true. But Mario is unique in that the gameplay itself is so wonderful, it doesn't really need a plot at all. Take Mario Galaxy, for example. Sure, it had a plot, but not much. And its sequel will have even less of a plot. But that doesn't matter, because it's the amazing experience that you're immersed in that makes all the difference. Some games are just like that, like Mario and Kirby. They just don't need much of a plot, because the gameplay more than makes up for it. And some games, like Zelda, take advantage of both a great plot and astounding gameplay. But for some games, like Sonic, gameplay alone just doesn't cut it. At least that's how I feel. I love Sonic games, but I couldn't imagine playing a Sonic game without a plot. Then again, some of the more recent games' plots haven't been the greatest... But at least there's some sort of story to connect to the gameplay.

I would never say that Zelda games had a great plot, except for some of the 2D ones.

Why not? They may be a little predictable, but that doesn't mean that they aren't epic and heart touching.

Heart touching?
Seriously?
As soon as a video game makes me cry from plot, I will inform you.

 

[Bacon Boy]

Quoting limited to 5 levels deep<div class='spoiler_toggle'>SPOILER</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">Metal Sonic is in Episode II, as well as Tails and Knuckles, and maybe Amy too since Metal Sonic is there and they are trying to be like the older games</div><div class='spoiler_toggle'>Spoiler: click to toggle</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">Yeah, Episode II will be awesome. I'm guessing Amy won't be in until Episode III, though, because they'll need something new for that. If they used Tails, Knuckles, and Metal Sonic for Episode II, what classic characters do they have left for Episode III?! Well, there's always hope that they could bring back Mighty, Ray, and Nack... And maybe they'll finally give Bark and Bean another chance.</div>bad

I could understand liking simple plots for Mario, but Sonic has had alot more story than Mario for years.

Yeah, that's true. But Mario is unique in that the gameplay itself is so wonderful, it doesn't really need a plot at all. Take Mario Galaxy, for example. Sure, it had a plot, but not much. And its sequel will have even less of a plot. But that doesn't matter, because it's the amazing experience that you're immersed in that makes all the difference. Some games are just like that, like Mario and Kirby. They just don't need much of a plot, because the gameplay more than makes up for it. And some games, like Zelda, take advantage of both a great plot and astounding gameplay. But for some games, like Sonic, gameplay alone just doesn't cut it. At least that's how I feel. I love Sonic games, but I couldn't imagine playing a Sonic game without a plot. Then again, some of the more recent games' plots haven't been the greatest... But at least there's some sort of story to connect to the gameplay.

I would never say that Zelda games had a great plot, except for some of the 2D ones.

Why not? They may be a little predictable, but that doesn't mean that they aren't epic and heart touching.

Heart touching?
Seriously?
As soon as a video game makes me cry from plot, I will inform you.

The end of SA2 made me cry.

 

[Vivi]

Quoting limited to 5 levels deep<div class='spoiler_toggle'>SPOILER</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">Metal Sonic is in Episode II, as well as Tails and Knuckles, and maybe Amy too since Metal Sonic is there and they are trying to be like the older games</div><div class='spoiler_toggle'>Spoiler: click to toggle</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">Yeah, Episode II will be awesome. I'm guessing Amy won't be in until Episode III, though, because they'll need something new for that. If they used Tails, Knuckles, and Metal Sonic for Episode II, what classic characters do they have left for Episode III?! Well, there's always hope that they could bring back Mighty, Ray, and Nack... And maybe they'll finally give Bark and Bean another chance.</div>bad

I could understand liking simple plots for Mario, but Sonic has had alot more story than Mario for years.

Yeah, that's true. But Mario is unique in that the gameplay itself is so wonderful, it doesn't really need a plot at all. Take Mario Galaxy, for example. Sure, it had a plot, but not much. And its sequel will have even less of a plot. But that doesn't matter, because it's the amazing experience that you're immersed in that makes all the difference. Some games are just like that, like Mario and Kirby. They just don't need much of a plot, because the gameplay more than makes up for it. And some games, like Zelda, take advantage of both a great plot and astounding gameplay. But for some games, like Sonic, gameplay alone just doesn't cut it. At least that's how I feel. I love Sonic games, but I couldn't imagine playing a Sonic game without a plot. Then again, some of the more recent games' plots haven't been the greatest... But at least there's some sort of story to connect to the gameplay.

I would never say that Zelda games had a great plot, except for some of the 2D ones.

Why not? They may be a little predictable, but that doesn't mean that they aren't epic and heart touching.

Heart touching?
Seriously?
As soon as a video game makes me cry from plot, I will inform you.

Play FFVII

 

[Tyeforce]

Quoting limited to 5 levels deep<div class='spoiler_toggle'>SPOILER</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">Metal Sonic is in Episode II, as well as Tails and Knuckles, and maybe Amy too since Metal Sonic is there and they are trying to be like the older games</div><div class='spoiler_toggle'>Spoiler: click to toggle</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">Yeah, Episode II will be awesome. I'm guessing Amy won't be in until Episode III, though, because they'll need something new for that. If they used Tails, Knuckles, and Metal Sonic for Episode II, what classic characters do they have left for Episode III?! Well, there's always hope that they could bring back Mighty, Ray, and Nack... And maybe they'll finally give Bark and Bean another chance.</div>bad

I could understand liking simple plots for Mario, but Sonic has had alot more story than Mario for years.

Yeah, that's true. But Mario is unique in that the gameplay itself is so wonderful, it doesn't really need a plot at all. Take Mario Galaxy, for example. Sure, it had a plot, but not much. And its sequel will have even less of a plot. But that doesn't matter, because it's the amazing experience that you're immersed in that makes all the difference. Some games are just like that, like Mario and Kirby. They just don't need much of a plot, because the gameplay more than makes up for it. And some games, like Zelda, take advantage of both a great plot and astounding gameplay. But for some games, like Sonic, gameplay alone just doesn't cut it. At least that's how I feel. I love Sonic games, but I couldn't imagine playing a Sonic game without a plot. Then again, some of the more recent games' plots haven't been the greatest... But at least there's some sort of story to connect to the gameplay.

I would never say that Zelda games had a great plot, except for some of the 2D ones.

Why not? They may be a little predictable, but that doesn't mean that they aren't epic and heart touching.

Heart touching?
Seriously?
As soon as a video game makes me cry from plot, I will inform you.

Well, maybe you just aren't as sensitive as some people. I cry when playing games all the time. Not only because of really sad parts, but also very happy parts. And I'll also cry if a game is really, really great, like I recently did with HeartGold. Andrew is the exact same way, lol. We're just sensitive people.

 

[The Sign Painter]

Quoting limited to 5 levels deep<div class='spoiler_toggle'>SPOILER</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">Metal Sonic is in Episode II, as well as Tails and Knuckles, and maybe Amy too since Metal Sonic is there and they are trying to be like the older games</div><div class='spoiler_toggle'>Spoiler: click to toggle</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">Yeah, Episode II will be awesome. I'm guessing Amy won't be in until Episode III, though, because they'll need something new for that. If they used Tails, Knuckles, and Metal Sonic for Episode II, what classic characters do they have left for Episode III?! Well, there's always hope that they could bring back Mighty, Ray, and Nack... And maybe they'll finally give Bark and Bean another chance.</div>bad

and astounding gameplay. But for some games, like Sonic, gameplay alone just doesn't cut it. At least that's how I feel. I love Sonic games, but I couldn't imagine playing a Sonic game without a plot. Then again, some of the more recent games' plots haven't been the greatest... But at least there's some sort of story to connect to the gameplay.

I would never say that Zelda games had a great plot, except for some of the 2D ones.

Why not? They may be a little predictable, but that doesn't mean that they aren't epic and heart touching.

Heart touching?
Seriously?
As soon as a video game makes me cry from plot, I will inform you.

Play FFVII

Ew, Final Fantasy!

 

[Megamannt125]

So I see you haven't played Spirit Tracks, Nevermore.

 

[The Sign Painter]

So I see you haven't played Spirit Tracks, Nevermore.

I have little money at the moment. D:

Does it have a really good plot/story?

 

[Rawburt]

Quoting limited to 5 levels deep<div class='spoiler_toggle'>SPOILER</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">Metal Sonic is in Episode II, as well as Tails and Knuckles, and maybe Amy too since Metal Sonic is there and they are trying to be like the older games</div><div class='spoiler_toggle'>Spoiler: click to toggle</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">Yeah, Episode II will be awesome. I'm guessing Amy won't be in until Episode III, though, because they'll need something new for that. If they used Tails, Knuckles, and Metal Sonic for Episode II, what classic characters do they have left for Episode III?! Well, there's always hope that they could bring back Mighty, Ray, and Nack... And maybe they'll finally give Bark and Bean another chance.</div>bad

I could understand liking simple plots for Mario, but Sonic has had alot more story than Mario for years.

Yeah, that's true. But Mario is unique in that the gameplay itself is so wonderful, it doesn't really need a plot at all. Take Mario Galaxy, for example. Sure, it had a plot, but not much. And its sequel will have even less of a plot. But that doesn't matter, because it's the amazing experience that you're immersed in that makes all the difference. Some games are just like that, like Mario and Kirby. They just don't need much of a plot, because the gameplay more than makes up for it. And some games, like Zelda, take advantage of both a great plot and astounding gameplay. But for some games, like Sonic, gameplay alone just doesn't cut it. At least that's how I feel. I love Sonic games, but I couldn't imagine playing a Sonic game without a plot. Then again, some of the more recent games' plots haven't been the greatest... But at least there's some sort of story to connect to the gameplay.

I would never say that Zelda games had a great plot, except for some of the 2D ones.

Why not? They may be a little predictable, but that doesn't mean that they aren't epic and heart touching.

Heart touching?
Seriously?
As soon as a video game makes me cry from plot, I will inform you.

I don't see why you couldn't cry at a game if you're capable of crying at a movie/show, there are lots of games that take their stories seriously and actually have touching moments.

 

[The Sign Painter]

Quoting limited to 5 levels deep<div class='spoiler_toggle'>SPOILER</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">Metal Sonic is in Episode II, as well as Tails and Knuckles, and maybe Amy too since Metal Sonic is there and they are trying to be like the older games</div><div class='spoiler_toggle'>Spoiler: click to toggle</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">Yeah, Episode II will be awesome. I'm guessing Amy won't be in until Episode III, though, because they'll need something new for that. If they used Tails, Knuckles, and Metal Sonic for Episode II, what classic characters do they have left for Episode III?! Well, there's always hope that they could bring back Mighty, Ray, and Nack... And maybe they'll finally give Bark and Bean another chance.</div>bad

and astounding gameplay. But for some games, like Sonic, gameplay alone just doesn't cut it. At least that's how I feel. I love Sonic games, but I couldn't imagine playing a Sonic game without a plot. Then again, some of the more recent games' plots haven't been the greatest... But at least there's some sort of story to connect to the gameplay.

I would never say that Zelda games had a great plot, except for some of the 2D ones.

Why not? They may be a little predictable, but that doesn't mean that they aren't epic and heart touching.

Heart touching?
Seriously?
As soon as a video game makes me cry from plot, I will inform you.

I don't see why you couldn't cry at a game if you're capable of crying at a movie/show, there are lots of games that take their stories seriously and actually have touching moments.

I think I did come close to crying at the end of MGS3, though I forget why.

But the Patriot is awesome.

 

[Megamannt125]

So I see you haven't played Spirit Tracks, Nevermore.

I have little money at the moment. D:

Does it have a really good plot/story?

Story is mostly rehashed story from other games.
But there are still very touching moments.

 

[Rawburt]

Quoting limited to 5 levels deep<div class='spoiler_toggle'>SPOILER</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">Metal Sonic is in Episode II, as well as Tails and Knuckles, and maybe Amy too since Metal Sonic is there and they are trying to be like the older games</div><div class='spoiler_toggle'>Spoiler: click to toggle</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">Yeah, Episode II will be awesome. I'm guessing Amy won't be in until Episode III, though, because they'll need something new for that. If they used Tails, Knuckles, and Metal Sonic for Episode II, what classic characters do they have left for Episode III?! Well, there's always hope that they could bring back Mighty, Ray, and Nack... And maybe they'll finally give Bark and Bean another chance.</div>bad

and

Why not? They may be a little predictable, but that doesn't mean that they aren't epic and heart touching.

Heart touching?
Seriously?
As soon as a video game makes me cry from plot, I will inform you.

I don't see why you couldn't cry at a game if you're capable of crying at a movie/show, there are lots of games that take their stories seriously and actually have touching moments.

I think I did come close to crying at the end of MGS3, though I forget why.

But the Patriot is awesome.

I know what you're talking about and that is indeed a very sad moment.