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wombat123 on 25 October 2017

This demo tries so hard to convince people not to buy Sonic Forces.



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monocle_layton on 25 October 2017
Xxain said:
monocle_layton said:

I'm worried this will hurt sales. A good demo (at the worst) won't change anything. A bad demo can stop potential sales

I'm actually not worried. History has show us that every time SEGA does a full mutiplat release for a Sonic game it always sells at least 4mill regardless of quality (Sonic 06 hit 4mill ... how?) . I dont expect that trend to end. What I'm worried about is another hit to the Sonic brand and extension SEGA. They cant fuck this up after the whole regaining consumer trust mantra. Its important that they are consistent wtg quality of Sonic. 

The issue is this is releasing during the time Odyssey is also coming out. Also, we live in a generation where reviews actually impact sales too. Personally, I think it'll be the lowest selling multiplat Sonic, and will have people doubting whether Sega should continue modern sonic or not.



Shaunodon on 25 October 2017

I don't know. The demo is obviously a faceplant, but the actual gameplay looks kinda.. hopeful?

Trying to be optimisitic here.



Xxain on 25 October 2017
monocle_layton said:
Xxain said:

I'm actually not worried. History has show us that every time SEGA does a full mutiplat release for a Sonic game it always sells at least 4mill regardless of quality (Sonic 06 hit 4mill ... how?) . I dont expect that trend to end. What I'm worried about is another hit to the Sonic brand and extension SEGA. They cant fuck this up after the whole regaining consumer trust mantra. Its important that they are consistent wtg quality of Sonic. 

The issue is this is releasing during the time Odyssey is also coming out. Also, we live in a generation where reviews actually impact sales too. Personally, I think it'll be the lowest selling multiplat Sonic, and will have people doubting whether Sega should continue modern sonic or not.

I completely forgot about Odysssey. When aren't people doubting whether SEGA should continue modern Sonic? When has SEGA given a damn? I think Forces will easily hit 2mill  on Switch alone. 



monocle_layton on 25 October 2017
Xxain said:
monocle_layton said:

The issue is this is releasing during the time Odyssey is also coming out. Also, we live in a generation where reviews actually impact sales too. Personally, I think it'll be the lowest selling multiplat Sonic, and will have people doubting whether Sega should continue modern sonic or not.

I completely forgot about Odysssey. When aren't people doubting whether SEGA should continue modern Sonic? When has SEGA given a damn? I think Forces will easily hit 2mill  on Switch alone. 

After Sonic Doom and Mania, I think we may see it catch on eventually. Hopefully I'm wrong however, as I enjoyed Generations and Colours



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Xxain on 25 October 2017
shikamaru317 said:

Looks pretty good, like Generations 2 basically. But man oh man was that time limit decision dumb, 1 minute is ridiculous. And why did they only put out a demo on Switch?

For single platform releases, Nintendo platforms is where Sonic sells best. They're putting most their eggs in the Switch basket. 



Xxain on 25 October 2017
monocle_layton said:
Xxain said:

I completely forgot about Odysssey. When aren't people doubting whether SEGA should continue modern Sonic? When has SEGA given a damn? I think Forces will easily hit 2mill  on Switch alone. 

After Sonic Doom and Mania, I think we may see it catch on eventually. Hopefully I'm wrong however, as I enjoyed Generations and Colours

Sonic Boom was inconsequential to the Sonic brand because it was a spin off exclusive to Wii U. Mania? DRM thing or something else? 



monocle_layton on 25 October 2017
Xxain said:
monocle_layton said:

After Sonic Doom and Mania, I think we may see it catch on eventually. Hopefully I'm wrong however, as I enjoyed Generations and Colours

Sonic Boom was inconsequential to the Sonic brand because it was a spin off exclusive to Wii U. Mania? DRM thing or something else? 

It was licensed to someone else, but I think positive reception for Mania and negative for Forces will have some people question Sega's direction



KLAMarine on 25 October 2017

Picking this up anyways. Hope it's good.



Ganoncrotch on 26 October 2017
monocle_layton said:
What concerns me is we only get one minute in one of the best parts of the game. Even with that said, it felt a bit, well, underwhelming.

I don't enjoy being negative or pessimistic towards games, but I don't expect this game to be good at all.

after a minute I was already sick of it.

Utter dogshit after how good Mania was, this thing controls like ass and I honestly could not find a button to spin while in the 3d stages. Sonic without a spin ? what the actual, also yeah... 1min demo, waste of space, already deleted, wont be buying.



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