The environment art is really remarkable, id be shocked to find out they did it all with a pixelation program

I'm damn impressed. It's funny but this game could really be better than Sonic 4. haha.

It's very good, the animated background, colours look beautiful. Congrats to the team. Btw, will this be a browser game? Because i know Unity is a web application engine.

I don't get it, is this an actual thing, or just a mock up?

Actual, that video is in-game footage.

I'm pretty damn impressed. These guys did an awesome job and really brings back good memories :)

Soooooooo... Is there any info on this game?

Other than that it's a Sonic 2 remake, not really. The guy who uploaded it on YT seems to be relatively known in the fan community though. I hope it sees a public release but they will likely need approval from Sega.

already talked about this with some people but, IMO this really isn't that great.

It's over detailed

De-saturated colors? wth

Sub-par Music ( I could easily make better Emerald hill zone music just by Midi-Ripping off the internet)

Sound Effect of sonic grinding to a halt is too loud

The only thing remotely better than Sonic 4 is the fact they got the running animation right. And that's about it.

Most of those are minor faults (IMO) considering only a small team of devs made this. The color saturation can easily be fixed and may not even be intentional, their monitor calibration could be off. I suppose the floating Eggman mech in the background is a bit over-the-top, but aside from that, I'm content with the visuals.

I agree on the music and sound effects, some of them are pretty horrid.

Literally couldn't disagree more with you... But then again, that's not new, right? :D

I really like the egg man in the background, I think that was my favourite thing about it. Love games where you can see shit going on in the background.

Same here, the Egg Man Mech is an awesome idea, It'd be cool if it were a persistent thing throughout the game, so when you fight it at the end it's more epic.

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That, and those colours are not desaturated, there is just a bit of blue over everything which is probably just the environmental effect turned up too high.

And personally I like the over worked environment, in a situation like this it shows how much the designers cared about what they were doing that they overwrought EVERYTHING.

jesus, get off your high horse and go make it then if you can do it so much better, do u have any idea how difficult and long this must have taken for them to make?, seriously, i hate when non-devs bash games for minor faults, it's amazing that a small group of devs could put something like this together

edit: after re-reading this, it comes off a bit harsh, i didn't mean it to sound so harsh, but i still stand by that you shouldn't be complaining about a fan built game of this caliber, there is far worse that's been made/attempted, and if you can create better music/sound effects, then why don't you contact the dev's and provide them with audio assistance?

It's really great and pretty dam awesome, I'd only want the stopping skreech changed as well as change a few of the instruments in the soundtrack. The bass and the drums are perfect...the first trumpety/synthy bit not so much...second trumpet bit is good....the guitar bit is horrid. There was an issue with too many sounds at the same time but I'm sure that can be easily fixed.

There's nothing wrong with the visuals at all from what I see. I love the addition of Robotnik's giant robot in the background...not liking the title screen or the goal sign though.

Would like to see this reach completion. Makes me want to play through Sonic 2 again. Suppose I've a bunch of achievements to get on the XBLA version anyways :P

EDIT: Interesting...here's some footage of how it looked only 6 months ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgvRphEquYQ

Same youtube user, same game.

That's a hell of a lot of progress when factoring in real life and whatnot.

Over detailed? Its a conceptual interpretation - For you to say it has too much detail holds the same weight as the ones who made it saying it doesnt have enough

Youre looking for perfect color balance in a 32-bit environment?

Music and effects are pretty shoddy, but that would very well be the exports failing but youre looking too far into this. Look at it as a whole and you might see it more impressive than anything else

He's also comparing a fan made game to a professionally done one. This is leaps and bounds over most other fan made games, especially the level of detail and polish.

Stop acting like a elitist prick. It makes you look bad and you rarely say anything productive.

/end rant

This game looks awesome, and considering it's a fan-made, no budget project... It's even more awesome! I'd like to see the special stages made by these guys.

I agree with Chat and I second that Dr. Robotnik Death Egg in the background looks awesome. Everything is so well detailed and well done it actually makes me want to start a petition to SEGA so they would endorse and help release this on PSN/XBLA/WiiWare...

Trigun was only stating his opinion so calm down. He doesn't think the game is up to scratch and that's fine, he wasn't rude about it.

How was he being an "elitist prick"? It makes no sense. Also, for someone who moans all the time about getting picked on Kezra you're not exactly nice to other members. Wise up or just leave.

I dont know... Trigun's demeanor of that was pretty elitist. There IS a formula for giving reviews of things in order to not sound biased or like a prick and he pretty much blew it...

I'm sorry Mr. Congeniality. I'm tired of his behavior and just decided to put him in his place. And don't put me on the same league as him because I'm nice to those who are nice to me. He rarely says anything constructive and just bashes other people/their opinions and seems to believe he is the only one with reason. At least I try to get along with people even if they don't like me (I'm looking at you, him, Ilyace and some others), even though those people will bash me to the ground.

Also Mr. Chat, he was rude to the developers of this FREE game by bashing them for doing what they love. I thought that was uncalled for aswell. One thing is stating your opinion, another is bashing people for not liking what they create.

If you don't like something you can clearly state you disking in a more constructive manner, and unfortunately, unlike some people who can't say to someone's faces what they feel about them and what they deserve to hear, I will do it no problem. I'm no saint, nor a crusader for righteousness, and I've done some mean **** here on eXophase (mainly MfM) but there are limits to everything.

Also I might "moan" a lot, but unlike some people I try to do my best to contribute to this community (that being the keyword) and I have no problems getting off my high horse when I'm proven to be wrong. Some people just can't see to get down though. Oh well... xD

Glad to know someone agrees with me.

It's funny cause when people do the same for you you moan, bitch, and decide to leave a forum...

"Mr. Congeniality", really? You're going to rag on me for being calm? There's a reason I don't like you Kezra and that paragraph is one of them.

They put it out there to be judged. Okay he was glib and dismissive but your response was stepping it up too much. You can disagree with people without calling them names.

No idea what you're on about here.

Let's play a game, see how many posts KezraPlanes can make without bringing up how much he's done for the community.

I don't think you guys know what elitism is.

Guess what, I don't care. Not anymore anyways. Stay out of my way I'll stay out of yours, that simple.

I know I stepped it too much you don't need to tell me, but sometimes that's the only way people will understand. If they don't they're a lost case.

Too bad.

I can count at least two thousand. Can you count how many posts you make in which you aren't a douche? I can't D:

Among other things, elitism is:

A state of delusion in which one (The elitist) believes oneself - and a small group with whom one associates - to be less incompetent or more useful than the rest of society.

Although he has never said it upfront, that's the way he's always behaved ever since I got here and enough is enough.

Let's stop this here. This thread is no place to discuss such matters, this thread is about an awesome fan remake and deserves some respect, both from me and you. If you have a beef with me, come take it out "personally" my contact info is on the side, and I have nothing to hide from any of you.

This is a public forum we're both free to go where we want. Just stop being so abrasive.

I do need to tell you because I'm a moderator, it's my job. It's not your job to put people in their place. You've gone too far, stop.

Name calling again? How can you not see that you're doing exactly what you think was done to you?

I don't think he implied that he had high abilities in this thread, you used the wrong word. Don't call people something if you don't know what the word means.

Right, enough derailing this thread. If you have anything else to say then PM me.

I've looked this game up on google and the creator says he's going to include levels from Sonic 1-3 but also add his own because that's why it's called a "remix". Demo is coming and will consist of Emerald Hill stages.

That's pretty awesome, I hope they strung together Sonic 3 style and his original levels could tie random ones together.

Just to clarify, my point what hwas Trigun's pedestal demeanor - making it seem like the video wasnt that good because he was the god of knowing how it should have looked...

and Chath you should know better than to refute my opinions.... you know where this is going to end. Either:

A. You will rage, and I will win.

B. You wont rage but I break the fence to make you rage, then I win.

We all know the score, my friend. You cant fight the system when the system knows what makes you mad.