Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity - Black Mage Maverick
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- NOTE: This video is a follow-up to my review of the original Sonic Riders from last month; I would recommend watching that first before watching this.
• Sonic Riders - Black M...
Well, this happened sooner than I initially thought it would.
But hey, I'm a man of my word, so today we're gonna talk about the second Sonic Riders game.
Also, I apologize for the occasional freezing within the gameplay at some points, the emulator I used to get my footage was acting up during the recording process.
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#SonicRiders #ZeroGravity #Review 
Игры
Eggman, the one true master of tactical eggspionage
lol
*finger guns* Aaayyy.
Metal Gear Solid: Egg Walker.
@@TheHeroOfTomorrow and now egg man needs to change his outfit to match! Lol
metal gear egg
That cutscene where Eggman, somehow, ninja's his way into that room and steals the arc of the cosmos and just dips...is one of my favourites in the series.
Stealth levels that put even Solid Snake to shame.
Honestly kinda surprised he didn't go all the way and yoink the ark Jet had on his wrist, lol.
@@Bladehound83 Eggman would have been caught if he attempted to pull the arc off of Jet's arm.
@@BenjaMage OHHHHHHHH!
Eggman definitely had to have taken some levels in Rogue in order to pull that off.
Back when Sega wasn't scared of using other characters besides Sonic as playable
imagine if we could fuse the boosting, trick and drifting of Riders along with the easier assess/ gear change and gravity manipulation of Zero Gravity into one game.
I'd buy that game in a heartbeat.
@@BenjaMage I KNOW RIGHT!?
And put it on Nintendo's latest and greatest money-printing machine, while we're at it! XD
Yes. A sonic riders 3 done better.
@@edwardrobinson919 ya... Wouldn't That be nice?
Though rather basic, i often found myself replaying the Mobuis Strip final boss as a kid. The Roar at the beginning, The stage design and beating the Core as the music hits a crescendo always put a smile on my face. Pretty sure the music overall is what kept me playing as long as i did as i still find myself occasionally humming some of the tunes to this day.
Mobius Strip was one of my favourite parts of the game as a kid, and replaying it for this review, yeah it still holds up really well.
@@BenjaMage to beat the final battle do you have to win the race?
@@rosemarygonzalez6010 You can only complete the track by hitting Master Core ABIS 6 times. And the hits count only when you're in the lead.
I haven't played this game since I wanna say 2009 (and I never owned it) so I can't give thoughts on gameplay but I will say this is honestly one of my favorite stories in the franchise.
It has some fun humor while feeling natural to the characters something that is hard for this series to get right. Characterization is on point (I like how Knuckles is the first to call Eggman out on his BS). All of the character motives seem fitting, and it adheres to continuity (It was smart for Sonic to bring up "The Eggmanland Project" to make sure we remember it when Unleashed released later that year.)
But the main things I love are its mystery and world-building. The only game-long mysteries done in this series is Chaos' motive and origin in SA1 (which most will have pieced together by Knuckles story), Emerl’s origins in Sonic Battle, and Shadow's past in his game (which was handled... poorly). While here the purpose of "The Ark of the Cosmos" and "The lightless black" are constantly questioned throughout the story with subtle hints (especially in the song "Un-Gravitify") before the big reveal before the climax.
I know some people are bothered by changing the Babaoniyans from Genie descendants to Alien descendants but I'm fine with it for three reasons
1. I saw the ending of the Babalon Story in Zero Gravity before the original
2. The Babalon Guardian fight in the first game showed the genie guardian as a result of technology, not magic. Plus you could easily marry the origins. If there's a Planet of Black Starfish I could buy there is a planet of Genies.
3. Plus it gives the explanation as to why people in Sonic's universe would wish on Stars which is great additional lore and world-building
And we have another reviewer that would have made a great guest star for the review.
Thoughs are cool things to think about, glad someone has a positive opinion on it honestly, while it didn't make sense to be ether like everyone else, hearing someone like the story change was pretty cool.... And ya it does make sense now about the genie and what not on THAT standpoint.
Skippy Gamer1 uh no I’m not a reviewer and I’m not interested in being a RUclipsr. I feel I couldn’t handle the stress of burnout and I don’t want a hobby to become my career.
@@kylecampbell565 I wasn't saying you were, I was just saying how you worded every thing was like a reviewer that it was really cool.
And I know the feeling, I made some videos on my own for about 2 or 3 years, including reviews, ment as a fun hobby, but then I got burnt out and wanted to quit, and I did, and honestly, if I had a editor I probably would, but I'm not sure if I could pay him that's the problem so I never whent around asking.
Mabey one day I'll go back to making videos, but honesty, I'm not sure if and when that will ever be.
So I totally get you bro, I totally do.
YES! THIS GAME WAS BETTER THAN THE FIRST!!!
I honestly wasn't expecting an overall positive review of this, out of all the series, the first one is my favorite simply because boosting and tornado trapping made the game feel more aggressive and competitive. If we were to get a sonic riders game that kept the core mechanics of the first game, zero gravity's gear change (and gravity shift for the sole purpose of finding shortcuts and other neat things OTHER than drifting), and the roster from all three games combined, man, that would be something I would gladly throw money at immediately!
I’m glad I wasn’t the only confused about the MeteoTech/MeteorTech thing!
Also, anyone else notice Amy was in the final race but not in the final boss?
Yeah that was weird. Also weird is that she is in her regular dress in story mode but has a unique outfit for the other modes
Kyle Campbell Oh yeah, that too
Never noticed.
Welp can't do anything about it now tho
@@playerback7722 so true bro, so true.
Eggman is so damn overpowered, he can outrun Super Sonic, can fly with his machines, is as strong if not stronger than Knuckles and is ninja level of stealth. I am convinced that he doesn't outright kill the Sonic Team just because he wants to have some fun.
Speaking of the game itself, it was my second favorite racing game ever (CTR still rules) and I would play it again if I could find my cd
"We learn that children are able to drive in this universe"
But nothing wrong with him flying a plane?
That opening joke made me laugh a little. I didn't mind tilting the Wii remote to control Sonic and the others, and I liked using the gravity mechanic during my time playing it as a teenager. Considering I only played Zero Gravity and only owned Nintendo consoles, my experience is vastly different. Have a Happy Easter with your family!
This game is literally the BEST Sonic Riders game, period.
Dat Soundtrack, Dat Gameplay, Dat Gravity Control. Oh My GAWD!!
There's also a discord for Zero Gravity modding, they added boost back and you can take specific type shortcuts right at the start of the game just like in the original riders (plus other QoL changes), it should be linked in the tournament mode discord
this video more or less addresses exactly how i feel about the game. it does quite a few things that i like, but gets rid of too many good things from the original. thats why it makes me particularly sad that we didnt get to have a sequel that brought together the best parts of each game. i would even have been glad for a version of free riders without motion controls even though it would be completely sub-par
Sonic riders is actually my favorite sonic racing game.
RUclips recommended me this channel and I am not mad.
I'm actually super happy.
Jet is also one of my favorite sonic characters and the future ascetic makes it better.
Only 4 seconds in and I already love this
Anyone else digging thr futuristic setting of the riders game ?
Nathaniel Foga hell yeah bro
Yes. Zero gravity one of my favorites.
yes
Zero Gravity, believe it or not, was the first Sonic game I ever played. I remember as a kid I played the game every day trying to beat a race and get to the next cutscene (I was terrible at this game as a kid, probably 'cause I skipped the tutorial). The triumph I felt when I beat the final boss was a moment in my life I'll never forget.
"Into what looks like a Bootleg Midgar" Sounds like FFVII R's Midgar, then
So it seems that literally no reviewer out there knows this, but if you hold the Wiimote facing up, you can just use the D-Pad to control your character in this game, and it feels 10000 times better than tilt.
Awesome video. Fun fact. Your timing on ramps is probably A ok. However the game's trick system is a little more complex than most think. The game holds your last 3 directions you input for a trick. 3 out of 4. Up, down, left, and right. If you use one already in the 3 you will not get an X rank. Using a direction you haven't used let's you get an X. So working clockwise works pretty well.
Huh. The more you know, I suppose.
FINALLY SOMEONE BESIDES ME KNOWS
I was at a store that sold used games and possibly new, found Sonic Riders Zero Gravity for PS2, played it, and loved it. It took me several years to find out there was one before this and after this. Never played those other 2 yet, I had quite a lot of fun with Zero Gravity.
One thing that really bothered me was how hard it was for me to grind up rings to get all the gear from the shop. And now I really miss being able to play these games.
I literally just started playing the first game on Dolphin and then this came up in my sub box.
Weird.
So did you update it to tournament edition?
while I'm not an expert on black holes, the arcs using black holes to manipulate gravity makes kinda sense. Black holes are super-massive objects that have so much gravity even light can't escape them. So, by creating a minuscule black hole (which would still probably be catastrophic) the gravity around the arc would theoretically change due to the new source of gravity other than the planet.
“As should be expected from a Sonic game, an awesome soundtrack.”
Sonic Genesis, Sonic Chronicles & the gamecom version of Sonic Jam: Are we a joke to you?
The Eggman thief scene is worthy of many memes from jet's face alone.
*Let the Memes rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrroll forth!*
*_WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT INTRO, MAN?!_* I loved it-- NO: absolutely ADORED IT. XD
As a fan of Zero Gravity, I never would have noticed the removal of Boosting until you brought it up
Now, of course, there are 2 new types of gears in this game, the Yacht and the Wheel (SCP-HD and SD are the Wheel, and HD has the Flight attribute) The Yacht lets you slipstream other players, while also granting the flight attribute, and the Wheels (granting the Power attribute) let people drift, by holding the jump button while also holding a direction, and you'll begin to drift without having the need to use Gravity Control.
I’m surprised Eggman didn’t try to steal the Ark off of Jet’s wrist if he could snatch those other 2.
Just got the CD soundtrack for this game in the mail today at 1:14p.m. and it's the Sonic Riders Shooting Star Story Original Soundtrack ”Zero Gravity Tracks” CD and I'm listening to it while watching this! 6:44p.m. 3/12/2024
Okay, why is this the second time where it's revealed that one or more characters are actually half-alien in this series?
A Sonic video on Easter Monday? Praise the lord!
I'm very happy you reviewed this, and I agree that the soundtrack is PHENOMENAL!
I'm surprised you didn't mention the new gear types they added into the game like Yatchs and Wheels since the Yatchs are incredibly slow but has a slipstream mechanic which gives out tremendous speed that does feel satisfying and the Wheels they're just Bikes but they can't use Gravity Drift since they drop like a rock and you have to jump and turn to perform a drift that's basically the original Riders style of drifting.
College is extremely valuable, you should all value your education. Back in 1907, when I first graduated from Princeton university, I remember learning.
16:11 OH SONIC RIDERS WHY DID YOU HAVE TO GO!!!!!!!!😭😭😭😭😭
Apart from the 2 characters that are the sole reason I return to Zero Gravity being Blaze and Silver, this entry is well inferior to the first but I still enjoy it just as much as the original mainly due to the accessibility it offered compared to the uphill start the original Riders had. Granted both games have their ups and downs but are still great. That being said man I Wish Free Riders wasn't tied to the Kinect. There could've been so much potential there but it was wasted on a needless add on...
I'm safe to say that Free Riders is not happening, which sucks cause I really like that game, and especially how in that game you can use 2 gear parts on 1 board and music is awesome like always!!👍😎💖
My precious Ark of the Cosmos...GONE FOREVER
(unholy bird screech)
I grew up with zero gravity not the OG riders but I still like both of them because I hold them dear to my heart
I just had a little realization, Sonic Riders Zero Gravity is a sequel game that's not as good as the first one (tho many people still like it) that has a more in depth story and it's main mechanic centers around anti-gravity...
This is Crash Team Racing and Crash Nitro Kart all over again!
...huh. Hadn't thought about that.
Nice to see you put that gag on Twitter PJ requested into the video
Easily my favorite of the Riders trilogy. Never expected a racing game to be my first exposure to gravity manipulation mechanics in video games. I feel like I'm the only one who actually managed to adjust to the controls.
Basically what I’m understanding from this is that this is the Crash Nitro Kart of the Sonic Riders games
After complete all mission mode with extreme ranking you get chaos emerald board you can play as super sonic and sega guest characters are speed type amigo - power type billy Hatcher and returning from sonic riders nights the same flying type and how I know about unlocking I played ps2 version of zero gravity and your welcome black mage
6:54: why yes egg man that's definitely gana protect you from a giant black hole.
Me: THE POWER OF SCIENCE!..... And stupidity. Lol
What's next, Mav? Tearing into Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly?
I'm using tilt controls
A sonic game with ridiculous story. Never
I didn't know this one was on the Wii XD As a kid I loved playing Sonic and I'm kinda surprised I didn't pick up any of the Sonic Riders games, maybe it's because I only saw it advertised on the Kinect and assumed that it only existed for that... if I see Sonic Riders anywhere for a good price, I'll have to pick it up XD It seems like a lot of fun XD
Take a shot every time Maverick says Convenient? No? Ok...
They didn't let NiGHTS talk in this game, what was NiGHTS' having a sore throat during game set?
i played it on the ps2 and oh boy did i love it (just wish sega would hury the frag up and remake the sonic riders series)
well considering tails is aloud to fly a airplane that can turn itself into a mech, a submarine filled with missles and there have been other times tails has been in a car, him driving a car in those cutscenes dosent seem that far off
Eggman is what happens when you put all your skill points into stealth
I just got the CD soundtrack for this game in the mail around 2pm today! 3:07p.m. 6/22/2022
The Gravity shift is one of the main reasons i could not play that game. My younger brother beat the story twice but i could not win a single race in that game
Sonic faces
There's only one legendary sonic face, Sonic unleashed
I love the intro for this episode
Each curse is symbolic of one of my tentacles.
Have you seen the mod "Sonic Riders Zero Gravity: Regravitified" similar to Sonic Riders TE?
Say Black Mage Maverick:
Have you played Kirby Air Ride? If so, then how do the Sonic Riders games compare to it?
I've only played a little bit of Air Ride (not enough to make a fair comparison, at least).
Well, this review definitely explains what you were talking about in your previous community posts. I mean, with how you felt about the game. Also, now I know in detail how that Eggman robot became that monstrosity of a boss battle, that is regarded as better than the Babylon Guardian. Gonna go out on a limb and say that that robot is the game's only fight, like the Babylon Guardian in Riders. But, then again, racing video games aren't known for having boss fights, if any at all. Figured that you weren't gonna review Free Riders. I've heard too much about how bad the game is.
I like the story of zero gravity more than riders not to mention all the backstory makes sense even when you know the story of riders although the turning thing is legit annoying but other than that I found the controls just fine
For me I always liked to compare Riders and ZG to Melee and Brawl.
While one of them is more in depth and has a way higher skill ceiling, the other definitely has a more casual feel to it and is easier to get into. And just like Melee and Brawl I enjoy them both pretty equally.
I actually thought about that exact comparison while editing; if I had thought about it earlier, I probably would've written it in (though I do like Brawl compared to Melee more than Zero Gravity compared to Riders).
Black Mage Maverick
And I can see why
...also holy crap you responded
Today’s a good day.
Well, glad I could make your day. ^^
I perfer zero gravity over the last riders and the first riders. I felt the first rider borings whime this one kept me on my toes and ready to take all the makeshift shortcuts with gravity dives or the wall runs. And the music is just insane
From all the people I've talked to and opinions I've seen online, the Riders game someone plays first tends to be their preferred one. I like Zero Gravity much more than the first game even though there is less going on gameplay-wise and it's overall clunkiness. Also unless I'm just misremembering, as I didn't play the Wii version much, I found the PS2 version better overall.
*BEST GAMES I'VE PLAYED ON THE PS2*
I remember playing the Wii version growing up.
Hey Mav, can you review Dark Cloud, please?
I bet some people got stuck in the menu listening to the music while forgetting to play the game
And then there’s free riders. But only villains talk about that.
Angry Joe's a villain? Huh, weird, always thought Captain Corporate was the villain. X3
I think you can use a D-Pad for the Wii Remote.
Next time on Sonic Riders we will review the game that ended the series
What's the music in the background at 8:01?
ruclips.net/video/UP7OBDDjTPo/видео.html
@@invisiblewater790 I found it a few seconds ago before you replied but thanks anyway.
Zero gravity is my guilty pleasure because i prefere this game then the original Sonic riders. Also i played this game in Ps2.
Maverick, I recommend you try Ori and the blind forest and if you enjoy that, try Ori and the will of the wisps, Both are fantastic games.
Oh I've played Ori and the Blind Forest, great game. Still haven't played Will of the Wisps yet though.
Black Mage Maverick Have you consider reviewing the game(s)?
Nice review, liked how you mentioned what people told you in the comments of the previous video, your funny comments of the story were awesome, and so much more, and I agree on the soundtrack being good, compared to all the other songs of the soundtrack I only, mainly, go for jets theme... It's THAT good, my favorite!
Well great video bro, and hope to see more soon if and when you can, and I hope you have a great Easter bro. God Bless, and JESUS IS ALIVE!
P. S. What were the bonus characters you didn't unlock from mission mode?
@@Skippygamer1 NiGHTS, Billy Hatcher, and Amigo from 'Samba de Amigo'.
Thx bro🙂
Also, thx for clarifying your statement previously about the Rouges being like sonic, tails, and knuckles, wasn't as negative as it sounded, thx.
4 MONTHS LATE SQUAD WHERE YOU AT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Hm..... Should you review ff7 remake... Honestly the story differences in that game is.... More shocking than you may realise, which made more sense when I heard IGNs explanation on it... Curious of your opinion of it.
I currently don't plan on reviewing FF7R, just gonna play through it on my own accord (I'm still in the midst of it right now).
@@BenjaMage awesome! You far into it?... I honestly can't wait for your thoughts on the story changes... But eh I can wait..... So what do you plan on doing? Can you give us all a hint sometime by the RUclips message thing you've been using for updating your status?
if the motion controls are your big complaint, then your best bet is to play it on ps2 since it has no motion controls. there's literally no other difference between the versions besides controls.
I liked both Sonic Riders, and Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity.
2:21 WOW as a fan of both games I just about died lol good joke man
Doctor Eggman: AKA Doctor Ivo Bond
I don't know I I actually prefer zero gravity
I prefer the harder gameplay style and loved using the gravity dive
I also had an easier time with it then the first riders when I first played it so that also helped
Funny how the game just got a new mod release which fixes some issues and implemented online
*bird shriek intensifies*
As far as your stance on Free Riders...
Never change it
Don’t force yourself to suffer through the game’s forced motion controls...
If they made another sonic riders I’d buy it so fast 😭
i'm gonna have to strongly disagree when you say this game has a better end boss. the idea is cool, but it so frequently comes down to luck because any other racer hitting the boss doesn't count and you need to beat it within a time limit. in the first game, it was pretty rare that anyone else got close enough to hit the lamp, so it felt like it came down to you as the only chance. in zero gravity, literally any other racer can just rubber-band their asses ahead of you at any time, but the hit won't count unless it's sonic for no discernable reason. what makes it worse is that the boss in zero gravity removes the gravity dive from the player, which means that if another racer gets ahead of you, you have no way of getting ahead until the boss activates another gravity dive. even then, that other racer is already ahead of you, so you're only passing them if you're lucky. the only way i've ever managed to catch up in this scenario is to intentionally get far behind enough that the dive activates while i'm grinding. there's a glitch in the game that doubles if not triples your speed if you come out of a grind during the gravity dive segment. this is literally the only way to stand a chance at hitting the boss if someone else is ahead of you, but your window of opportunity is thin because you can't be so far behind that the other racer hits the boss before your increased boost gets you to it. i'd much rather replay the first game's boss over this one for all these reasons.
Its the meteortech effect
8:01
megalo station
*sans noises
You mentioned Tournament Edition yet forgot to mention Regravitified.
Regravitified hadn't actually been announced at the time (in fact, if I recall correctly, it was revealed a month after this video came out).
@@BenjaMage Huh. My bad. I guess I forgot. If only a month and a few days have passed.
@@BenjaMage On a side note, did you know that you could use the D-Pad with the sideways control scheme? Granted, it's not conveyed too well in the tutorial, but it does exist and is a fine substitute to the GameCube controls.
The sad part about Sonic Free Riders, other than the gimmicky Kinect controls, is that the story is basically a watered down rehash of Sonic Heroes.
The Scr robots are the best thing about this game
I know why you don't want to review sonic free riders because it use 's the Xbox 360 kinect
I be honest i prefer this Game over the first one i...also never found the Controuls all that clunkey. Than again i have the PS2 Version so it could be because of that.
I knew for some reason the game was slow.
Even just looking at the game it looks so slow...
How's FF7R?
From what I've played of it so far, really good.
I still want Sonic Riders x Mario Strikers.
...what?
So... racing while playing soccer?
@@SuperGoker64 Yes