Superstars just screams "Sonic for toddlers" or "Roblox fangame Sonic" to me. And, apparently, that's all Classic Sonic is supposed to be so yeah, I agree with you. I was so intrigued when this game hadn't been fully revealed yet and there was a possibility of it being a Modern 2D game to contrast from Mania, but no, it's just... Classic Sonic. Again. Nothing interesting besides the 2.5D graphics, which nobody was begging for when Mania looks so good. Yaaay.
What really gets on my nerves is the fact that with the 4 player co-op mode they didn’t even have split screen because think about it with a fast paced gameplay of sonic at least have split screen so the players can have time to catch up and if there way too far behind then teleport them back (this is literally what I’ve seen for other games so why couldn’t Sega do it for this game they always gotta do something stupid)
I bought it on day one because I like speedrunning. And a new set of levels means new speedrun opportunities. So I was purely in for the solo gameplay. With that being said, I was pleasantly surprised about the second campaign being a hard mode tailored to Trip. There are more changes than I expected, and more challenge too. Easily better than Mania's Encore Mode. People complained about things like Press Factory Act 1's gimmick or the Super Sonic boss, but the way those work add pressure on the player. And I like extra pressure. I don't regret buying Superstars. I won't be listening to much of the music, but I *love* tinkering with the nuances of the physics. Did you know that *any* slope counts to affect your speed and jumps? The most minor incline, like the one that forms under your weight on the bridges in the first level, increase your jump height if you jump off the upward bend. Something that small. It's so cool and it definitely adds to speedrun potential. Unfortunately, the later levels don't lean into that.
The game has dropped below $19 a few times. Sega method is to drop prices for holiday. The game is hard as heck. Because fans during frontiers time were complaining the game was to easy.
I bought it and enjoyed it, its a fun game to boot up every now and then, difficulty spikes aside I even managed to convince a friend to try it with me in co-op, and it's meh. When a player isn't constantly falling offscreen, it's cool to see friends running together Is it worth the $60? No I bought it at a 30% sale alongside frontiers with a 50% sale, so I have a little price bias, and even then I enjoyed frontiers more.
I don't hate that it exists, but there was nothing that hooked me either. It was appealing to a demographic that I wasn't apart of. I'm not a 5 year old boy who has friends to play this with. Frontiers was aim for an older demographic and delivering a single player complex experience which is something I'd play.
I bought the game because i really like 2d sonic platformers, as in classic sonic games like 1,2,3&k and mania.. i just saw the trailer and didn't think it twice. Also, i really believed the multiplayer was the selling point and it was really going to work, i was excited for a sonic game i could finally play alongside my bf. It may sound now like i was delusional or conformist, but i want you to understand, I'm a simple man, i just needed more sonic with original zones and co-op, and the trailer looked nice and for once i thought to myself "there's no way Sega could fuck this one up".... I paid 60 bucks for a wii shovelware poor excuse of a sonic game :/ For the next Sonic game (sonadow generations lol) I'm definitely waiting for the reviews and or a price drop. I'm so done
I have to disagree on a specific comment. That you think that it doesn't seem to "advance" the classic Sonic formula. As oppossed to Mania?. Mania's appeal came entirely from what it wasn't, 8 out of 13 zones are old zones, and not just the biomes but like it straight up recycles entire acts. Play S3K Hydrocity act 2 and then the Mania Hydrocity act 2 and tell me they aren't the same levels. Superstars is NEW content, even if it's derivative.
I bought Sonic Superstars when it was 40% off sale. It was okay, nothing amazing. At least my little brother enjoyed the game, so it wasn't a waste of money. CO-OP mode is fun if you have a brother/sister to play with. It is a fun game if there's multiple people playing. It could have been better tbh. Not as good as Sonic Mania. I don't recommend it. (Also wait for Steam Summer Sale if you want to buy it)
if i had to choose between Sonic Frontiers and Sonic Superstars... Frontiers wins by a mile, sure, it has it's flaws... but man does it seem more interesting than what Superstars had going for. from the plenty of reviews I've heard from it, it seems pretty meh, from what could've been an easy jackpot hit, they somehow mess up on one of the things i love most about the Sonic games, the music, and ending. Jun needs to iron out some of his percussion work and maybe step aside from making his songs sound like the original genesis games, sometimes it felt like a swing and a miss, none of the songs felt like they had a cohesive style to them (i don't want to go on and on about this i think you get it). that ending with the dragon doesn't seem all that too exciting, they could've done SO much more... feels like they didn't get the proper time to iron out the simple story. TL;DR: Sonic Superstars does not catch much of my attention after hearing what people had to say about it, it seems like a fine game, a basic platformer with a lot of hiccups to go along the way
I honestly also don't feel anything but negativity in Sonic Superstars... ...except my dumb[backside] ended up buying the game and living with the regret, WHY DID I DO THAT
I never bothered with Superstars myself: too overpriced (£55), too soft/cutesy, has Denuvo. Three strikes, you're out. But with me saying about it being too soft and cutesy, how did we go from fighting things like (Perfect) Chaos and Dark Gaia to what is basically Barney the goddamn Dinosaur? The art direction has as much edge as a sponge. Also I didn't care much for the Emerald Powers myself, and I don't get why we couldn't have taken the two man team with tag moves from Advance 3, and mixed it together with the only the fly character swapping from Mania's Encore Mode. Now THAT would have been an evolution of the classic 2D gameplay style, instead of having what is basically not Wisps. But my thoughts as a whole on Superstars is, meh.
Even if the game is bad, its worth it when it had the black Friday sale. New game new experience for 30 USD so why not. The game isn't mania but it's something new!
No offense, but I didn't like Sonic Superstars at all. The soundtrack for game is just bad. Nothing caught my attention. When I beat the game, I immediately deleted it from my Nintendo Switch, and never touched it again.
idk man i kinda loved he game a lot, probably the most fun i had with a sonic game since sonic generations, i loved this game way more than mania and hope they make more 2d sonic games
When comes to video games for me the price does not matter what matter to me if the game fun after playing though the game it in my top 3 favorite 2D sonic game
Phenomenal game must try 😊 I come from the days of Sonic on Sega Master System & Sonic 2 on the Mega drive. This new game is amazing! New school and old school gamers, both happy will love it. Great content, enjoyability, gameplay, fun etc.. everything 10 out of 10. Enjoy bud 😊
Anyone not buy the game for similar reasons? Or for those who have, am I really missing out? Lemme know!
I was only hyped to the game Only for Fang thats it, I didn't buy the game For the similar Stuff you said.
Superstars just screams "Sonic for toddlers" or "Roblox fangame Sonic" to me. And, apparently, that's all Classic Sonic is supposed to be so yeah, I agree with you.
I was so intrigued when this game hadn't been fully revealed yet and there was a possibility of it being a Modern 2D game to contrast from Mania, but no, it's just... Classic Sonic. Again. Nothing interesting besides the 2.5D graphics, which nobody was begging for when Mania looks so good. Yaaay.
The irony the game is hard is heck. And kids in my family hate it compared to Sonic Forces. Because of the difficulty.
noooooooooooooo it's the black eye Sonic when I wanted the green eye Sonic waaaaah
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What really gets on my nerves is the fact that with the 4 player co-op mode they didn’t even have split screen because think about it with a fast paced gameplay of sonic at least have split screen so the players can have time to catch up and if there way too far behind then teleport them back (this is literally what I’ve seen for other games so why couldn’t Sega do it for this game they always gotta do something stupid)
I bought it on day one because I like speedrunning. And a new set of levels means new speedrun opportunities. So I was purely in for the solo gameplay.
With that being said, I was pleasantly surprised about the second campaign being a hard mode tailored to Trip. There are more changes than I expected, and more challenge too. Easily better than Mania's Encore Mode.
People complained about things like Press Factory Act 1's gimmick or the Super Sonic boss, but the way those work add pressure on the player. And I like extra pressure.
I don't regret buying Superstars. I won't be listening to much of the music, but I *love* tinkering with the nuances of the physics. Did you know that *any* slope counts to affect your speed and jumps? The most minor incline, like the one that forms under your weight on the bridges in the first level, increase your jump height if you jump off the upward bend. Something that small. It's so cool and it definitely adds to speedrun potential. Unfortunately, the later levels don't lean into that.
The game has dropped below $19 a few times. Sega method is to drop prices for holiday. The game is hard as heck. Because fans during frontiers time were complaining the game was to easy.
I bought it and enjoyed it, its a fun game to boot up every now and then, difficulty spikes aside
I even managed to convince a friend to try it with me in co-op, and it's meh. When a player isn't constantly falling offscreen, it's cool to see friends running together
Is it worth the $60? No I bought it at a 30% sale alongside frontiers with a 50% sale, so I have a little price bias, and even then I enjoyed frontiers more.
I don't hate that it exists, but there was nothing that hooked me either. It was appealing to a demographic that I wasn't apart of. I'm not a 5 year old boy who has friends to play this with. Frontiers was aim for an older demographic and delivering a single player complex experience which is something I'd play.
There's NOTHING WRONG with Sonic expanding demographics, tones, or genres. In fact, it's a good thing. It just wasn't made for me.
I bought the game because i really like 2d sonic platformers, as in classic sonic games like 1,2,3&k and mania.. i just saw the trailer and didn't think it twice. Also, i really believed the multiplayer was the selling point and it was really going to work, i was excited for a sonic game i could finally play alongside my bf.
It may sound now like i was delusional or conformist, but i want you to understand, I'm a simple man, i just needed more sonic with original zones and co-op, and the trailer looked nice and for once i thought to myself "there's no way Sega could fuck this one up"....
I paid 60 bucks for a wii shovelware poor excuse of a sonic game :/
For the next Sonic game (sonadow generations lol) I'm definitely waiting for the reviews and or a price drop. I'm so done
That's pretty unfortunate, but I feel the exact same in regards to preorders and early purchases when it comes to this series..
I have to disagree on a specific comment. That you think that it doesn't seem to "advance" the classic Sonic formula. As oppossed to Mania?. Mania's appeal came entirely from what it wasn't, 8 out of 13 zones are old zones, and not just the biomes but like it straight up recycles entire acts. Play S3K Hydrocity act 2 and then the Mania Hydrocity act 2 and tell me they aren't the same levels. Superstars is NEW content, even if it's derivative.
I bought Sonic Superstars when it was 40% off sale. It was okay, nothing amazing. At least my little brother enjoyed the game, so it wasn't a waste of money. CO-OP mode is fun if you have a brother/sister to play with. It is a fun game if there's multiple people playing. It could have been better tbh. Not as good as Sonic Mania. I don't recommend it. (Also wait for Steam Summer Sale if you want to buy it)
if i had to choose between Sonic Frontiers and Sonic Superstars... Frontiers wins by a mile, sure, it has it's flaws... but man does it seem more interesting than what Superstars had going for.
from the plenty of reviews I've heard from it, it seems pretty meh, from what could've been an easy jackpot hit, they somehow mess up on one of the things i love most about the Sonic games, the music, and ending. Jun needs to iron out some of his percussion work and maybe step aside from making his songs sound like the original genesis games, sometimes it felt like a swing and a miss, none of the songs felt like they had a cohesive style to them (i don't want to go on and on about this i think you get it).
that ending with the dragon doesn't seem all that too exciting, they could've done SO much more... feels like they didn't get the proper time to iron out the simple story.
TL;DR: Sonic Superstars does not catch much of my attention after hearing what people had to say about it, it seems like a fine game, a basic platformer with a lot of hiccups to go along the way
I honestly also don't feel anything but negativity in Sonic Superstars...
...except my dumb[backside] ended up buying the game and living with the regret, WHY DID I DO THAT
I never bothered with Superstars myself: too overpriced (£55), too soft/cutesy, has Denuvo. Three strikes, you're out.
But with me saying about it being too soft and cutesy, how did we go from fighting things like (Perfect) Chaos and Dark Gaia to what is basically Barney the goddamn Dinosaur? The art direction has as much edge as a sponge.
Also I didn't care much for the Emerald Powers myself, and I don't get why we couldn't have taken the two man team with tag moves from Advance 3, and mixed it together with the only the fly character swapping from Mania's Encore Mode. Now THAT would have been an evolution of the classic 2D gameplay style, instead of having what is basically not Wisps.
But my thoughts as a whole on Superstars is, meh.
Even if the game is bad, its worth it when it had the black Friday sale. New game new experience for 30 USD so why not. The game isn't mania but it's something new!
This game caused me to never pre order any Sonic game anymore. And i know i won't buy Sonic x Shadow Generations at launch either
Honestly same..
No offense, but I didn't like Sonic Superstars at all. The soundtrack for game is just bad. Nothing caught my attention. When I beat the game, I immediately deleted it from my Nintendo Switch, and never touched it again.
idk man i kinda loved he game a lot, probably the most fun i had with a sonic game since sonic generations, i loved this game way more than mania and hope they make more 2d sonic games
When comes to video games for me the price does not matter what matter to me if the game fun after playing though the game it in my top 3 favorite 2D sonic game
Its a fun little game just get it on sale on day its not that deep
Phenomenal game must try 😊 I come from the days of Sonic on Sega Master System & Sonic 2 on the Mega drive. This new game is amazing! New school and old school gamers, both happy will love it. Great content, enjoyability, gameplay, fun etc.. everything 10 out of 10. Enjoy bud 😊
I played the game and the best way to describe it is mediocre
I didn't buy the game either