Few little tidbits from the livestream
>story mode has full voice acting and follows a similar system as Transformed with the stars
>game was being played on a higher difficulty and looked MUCH faster. Not sure if they were on normal or hard, but it definitely wasn't expert cos Aaron said he isn't good enough for the "next difficulty up"
>teams aren't fixed so you can mix characters around
>teammate items can't hurt you
>you can be on separate teams when doing offline multiplayer or do solo race
>you can do split screen online like in Transformed
>certain racer types get special paths (they showed that technique types can drive on top of water letting them skip certain turns)
>every customization part will slightly change stats
>paint jobs/custom parts are obtained through lootboxes (lootboxes and credits can NOT be bought with real money)
>lootboxes cost 10 credits each and after doing one race, Aaron went from 19 credits to 43 credits
>you can unlock small buffs like better drift boosts, better start boosts, better power-up obtain rates. We don't know if they're limited to offline only
>rings really do increase your base/max speed and have no cap confirmed, meaning technically there's no limit to how fast you can go as long as you aren't hit
>no dlc planned cos they just wanted to make a full game and not force people to pay for extras
>characters talking mid-race can be disabled
Seems pretty good. Would have still preferred they went mental with the roster though, like CTR is currently doing but it still seems like a decent racer. Sumo has a good track record.
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And another small thing is that every time you rev up a boost at the starting countdown, the screen shakes a bit.
So is there story modes with each team or what?
Not sure. They only clicked on story mode to show that the stars return. Saw a new character called Dodonpa but that's it.
>teams aren't fixed so you can mix characters around
Good, I thought this was going for a Sonic Heroes type deal
>no dlc planned
Yeah, I'm skipping it then. The amount of tracks and characters is pitiful.
>certain racer types get special paths (they showed that technique types can drive on top of water letting them skip certain turns)
Nice. That was the best part of sonic riders. Actually gives a fucking reason to have different classes.
It has the same amount of tracks as Transformed.
>21 tracks is pitiful
Considering 15 of them are brand new, 21 is good.
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12 of them are new. 9 of them are reused from All Stars Racing and All Stars Racing Transformed
What did google mean by this
>3 seaside hill tracks
>3 bingo tracks
What's the other 3?
3 final fortress tracks from All Stars Racing
Your reserve system can't outrun me on 999 rings, bandicoot
What the fuck why. I agree with you now
Dude there's no good characters in Team Sonic Racin...
I stand corrected
I'm not usually a sonic fan, but I'm looking forward to trying this out. Transformed was fantastic. Is there a release window?
3 weeks
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thanks user, looking forward to trying it. Not sure how much playtime it'll get after CTR launches but always nice to have a resurgence of kart racers.
>Transformed is my all time favourite kart racer with gimmicks that were actually enjoyable instead of an annoyance
>TSR looks like they took a step back in some areas
>track list/roster lacking
>CTR remake still suffers from shitty track design
>not sure how enjoyable the remake will be considering it's literally all just stuff I've already played and nothing new
I'd give up TSR and CTR for a Transformed 2. I don't know why they didn't carry on with the transforming gimmick or why nobody copied it considering how flawlessly it was integrated and how it led to the most dynamic and ridiculous racetracks in the genre. These static tracks in TSR/CTR feel so shallow and dead when you think about stuff like Burning depths and Skies of arcadia from Transformed
Where's the livestream? If it was on Twitch, which channel?
>Each track has its own victory music
Nice
I agree, transformed was amazing. I liked the sega crossover aspect too, it wasn't just a sonic game. It had the potential to be the smash bros of kart racers with TF2 racers and other unconventional picks. I would've much preferred another game in that direction instead of scaling back to basics.
Gameplay seems fun, but I can't get around at how shitty the roster feels compared with other kart racing games
15 characters with no DLC planned vs 42 characters from Mario Kart 8 including DLC vs 17 characters confirmed at the moment with more to come from Crash Team Racing seems a bit scarse for me specially when one of those characters is Zavok.
>no dlc planned cos they just wanted to make a full game and not force people to pay for extras
I suppose that's nice, but that means no Cream, Espio, Honey, etc. so I'm kind of bummed slightly.
user haven't they suffered enough? Let them have this thread
No DLC is PLANNED. There still could be DLC.
Youtube. The sonic channel. It's about 40mins long
Seriously, where's cream?
Currently being babysat by Sonic. He seemed really excited to do it.
>It had the potential to be the smash bros of kart racers
I thought of this too and going full sonic instead of that still makes me mad.
I feel like SEGA is trying to remove her, she didn't appear in Sonic Forces at all and now you have the Chaos as a separate character instead of her with her trademark Chao and there is no reference at all about Cream in the game so far.
But im more hurt Vector got placed with Silver and Blaze than Espio and Charmy.
Cos it had Sonic on the cover. If you had the exact same game but it had Mario characters, it'd be an ongoing series and would have had 2 sequels by now.
It's why something as mediocre and stale as MK stays alive. Just cos it has mario in it.
Imagine not only being this wrong but also still holding on to the Mario vs Sonic rivalry that has been dead for over a decade now.
It's true though. Nintendo bonus does exist. MK tracks are godawful but people like them just cos it's MK and you're supposed to like MK
I for one am looking forward to both this and CTR. CTR for being a remake of a great game, and TSR because it's at least trying it's hardest to make up for the lack of transforming and sega reps, the delay seemed to have helped. Besides, two games are better at eating up one's summer time than one, right?
It's strange. Team Rose should've had Cream&Cheese alongside Amy and Big. Chaotix got messed up too like you said.
They probably mixed it up because they didn't want it to be just Sonic Heroes on wheels but didn't have the budget to make new teams for Silver/Blaze, Babylon Rogues, Zavok and 2 other Zeti, etc.
I do agree that MK is mechanically stale. Not trying to start shit but I think CTR was best due to it introducing complex systems to a kart racer (jump boosts which MK eventually borrowed, superior boost system, reserves, saffi fire etc). Transformed is the most satisfying to control and had really imaginative tracks but I don't like how all of these modern kart racers (pretty much everything since transformed) are overly simplistic and have a really low skill ceiling. Transformed had some really cool shortcuts taking advantage of air control.
If you Google it, theres a sonic sprite that makes the jumping sound if you click it. Clicking it 25 times turns it to Super Sonic.
>Only 15 characters
>9 reused tracks out of 21
>Game runs at 60fps, but looks slower than Transformed on PS3/360
>Tracks are looking plain and wider just to fit this stupid Team gimmick
>No Cream, Espio and Charmy
>No dlc planned
>Zavok is in
Is this a joke? All the Sega characters and transformations mechanics were sacrificed for this? Go fuck yourself Sega, i'll buy CTR instead of this cheap shit product.
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Was sonic colors any good? I never tried it but I see people praising it occasionally.
okay... i cant say i expected freaking Jirard the completionist and Arin the Grump doing a song for Big the Cat with FUCKING JUN SENOUE!
....good for them....?
>Sonic going fast
>In a car
This will never not be a dumb fucking idea
Honestly? You'd think they would have done a Sonic R 2 at this point with how much they are obsessed with memes now.
maybe but it had precedent, Sonic always has been a believer in Fair play, obviously if it were on foot, Sonic would trash everyone else.