They just refuse to put Sonic back on a Hoverboard

[itzDerrio]

Like damn, wheres the love for SONIC RIDERS?? The market is oversaturated to the brim with kart racers, why is Sonic Team so lazy? Imagine another riders game in the style of F-zero and rail grinding coming back - but nah, here’s more mario kart for the kiddies.

[mdesaleah]

Did you even watch the trailer? The irony of claiming ""laziness""

The boards are for everyone lol.

(unless this is just clown award bait)

[Mez Koo]

They literally show him on a board, did you actually watch the trailer?

[itzDerrio]

Originally posted by Mez Koo:

They literally show him on a board, did you actually watch the trailer?

It’s a kart racer. Please just stop. You know exactly what I mean or anyone else when they say they want a Sonic Riders game. Some relegated minimal gimmick stunt is not the same as a full fledge game having it as its core and only gameplay.

That was a slap in the face

[MechaDeka]

Originally posted by itzDerrio:

Originally posted by Mez Koo:

They literally show him on a board, did you actually watch the trailer?

It’s a kart racer. Please just stop. You know exactly what I mean or anyone else when they say they want a Sonic Riders game. Some relegated minimal gimmick stunt is not the same as a full fledge game having it as its core and only gameplay.

That was a slap in the face

And yet you say you want Riders to play like F-Zero, a game that plays nothing like any of the three Riders games which all play wildly differentfrom each other.

[itzDerrio]

Originally posted by MechaDeka:

Originally posted by itzDerrio:

It’s a kart racer. Please just stop. You know exactly what I mean or anyone else when they say they want a Sonic Riders game. Some relegated minimal gimmick stunt is not the same as a full fledge game having it as its core and only gameplay.

That was a slap in the face

And yet you say you want Riders to play like F-Zero, a game that plays nothing like any of the three Riders games which all play wildly differentfrom each other.

as in take ideas and inspiration instead of just being another mario kart. why are yall purposely acting like yall don't get what im saying?

[Zio]

Because you've made a very silly mistake and then put on your extra extra extra EXTRA LARGE clwon shows to fight and pretend it never happened. It could be just as simple "Oh, oops, my bad", not the end of the world. But you keep going. In the years to come you will be VERY ashamed of your behaviour on days like these. A lot of us have been in this position, but many of us put away the clown shoes. It's your decision to crank clownery to crazy levels or tone it down at least a little. And face it, most people hated Sonic Riders. I loved it, but I know most didn't. It was just too clunky. They've learned and improved, making a uniquly board style racing game is a little too reductive in these times. Like, keep your hopes up if you will, but don't hold your breath. Or do, whatever is keeping you less obnoxious for the longest of time periods. The only slap in the face you felt is the rubber chicken you can't stop flinging around like nunchakus. Dude, you know how all of those nunchaku videos on the Internet end, quit acting surprised.

[NBOX21]

Originally posted by Zio:

And face it, most people hated Sonic Riders. I loved it, but I know most didn't. It was just too clunky.

I'm pretty sure a lot of people that have played it actually enjoy it. Those that don't haven't taken the time to learn the game, which I don't blame them as the game doesn't explain anything you need to know to win races. Even when the sequel, Zero Gravity, did make it easier to learn, they also drastically simplified the mechanics making it a lot less enjoyable compared to the first.

The original wasn't clunky at all, it was just difficult to learn and get into. But it provided a very enjoyable experience for those that put the time into it, which unfortunately, made for a pretty high barrier to entry and was likely the reason it got mixed reviews back then. Whereas other mascot racers have that high skill ceiling but is simple enough for anyone to pick up and play.

They've learned and improved, making a uniquly board style racing game is a little too reductive in these times.

No, the reason they ditched the whole hoverboard racing style of game was because Free Riders happened. Exclusive to the Kinect, it was everything bad about Kinect games rolled into one, and is the reason why Sonic Team never tried another racing game in this style. They think the idea is the problem and not the execution of the idea, which in the case of Free Riders, was really the latter.

The only thing they took from Free Riders into future racing games is the really bad text box story presentation which was already awful back in 2010 when previous racing games told their stories via actual cutscenes.

[Zio]

Oh boy, cope just entered the chat. Very sophisticated "skill issue" cope, but cope nonetheless. Definitely time for me to take my leave.

[itzDerrio]

Originally posted by Zio:

Oh boy, cope just entered the chat. Very sophisticated "skill issue" cope, but cope nonetheless. Definitely time for me to take my leave.

thanks, & c'ya. Riders is still peak sonic era before he became a mario wanna-be in a car.

[Queen HawlSera]

Bro hasn't seen the trailer

[HazeX2]

I don't think simply seeing Sonic on an Extreme Gear is enough. Probably won't control like Riders, but it's still cool though

[itzDerrio]

Originally posted by Queen HawlSera:

Bro hasn't seen the trailer

see comment #3 & i aint your bro.

[cjaawesome]

"I want less stuff in my video game"

[braced]

Originally posted by itzDerrio:

Like damn, wheres the love for SONIC RIDERS?? The market is oversaturated to the brim with kart racers, why is Sonic Team so lazy? Imagine another riders game in the style of F-zero and rail grinding coming back - but nah, here’s more mario kart for the kiddies.

this is sooo real other than this. the game looks so gas