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Published: 2017-06-17 02:11:05 +0000 UTC; Views: 1656; Favourites: 14; Downloads: 3
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Description Yeah I'm just going to admit right now that the only reason I'm making this is so I can gush over Mario Odyssey. So we all know Forces has been in development for quite some time, like I think 4 years since the release of Lost World. However, despite that part of me still feels like it should be pushed back to 2018, not because I feel the game needs more work done to it. But because I feel if it's not released in the holiday season, then it may have a better chance of being a huge financial success. I think this because it wouldn't have to compete with other big games coming out this holiday season, and the one I'm specifically talking about today is of course Mario Odyssey. Now it's not secret that Mario is more popular than Sonic, especially now where Mario's still a very respected series, while Sonic on the other hand is well not. So it's pretty easy to see why people are more excited for a Mario game they know is going to be good rather than a Sonic game that could go either. And for this game in particual I can not blame them at all cause while Forces could shape up to be a pretty solid game, compared to Odyssey it just can't compete. Odyssey looks much more bigger, way more fun, and the music will most definitely be leagues better than Forces music. Like the theme song to Forces I've probably listen to it like 15 times since it was released 3 months ago, well the theme song to Odyssey I've listen to it four times that amount in just 3 days. If both game came out the exact same week and I can only afford to buy one of them then obviously I have to go with Odyssey I just have to, nothing Forces can do will make me want to choose that over Odyssey and I feel a lot of people think the same way. That's why I think delaying the game is a good idea cause by then the hype for Odyssey would die down and Forces would be able to stand out on it's own. It doesn't even have to be a long delay like Fire and Ice had, just a couple months would do. Like a good month to release it could be February since there wouldn't be a whole lot of heated competition, cause as of now February's biggest game is Far Cry 5 so it probably wouldn't hurt the game if it was released in that month. Besides even if Forces gets pushed back, Sega would still have Mania so 2017 wouldn't go without one big Sonic game. So those are just my thoughts, Sega could still release the game this year and have it turn out just fine. I just belive that if Sega wants what they hope is Sonic's big comeback to make as much money as they want, then it might be a wise idea to keep it as far away from the game where Mario turns into a fucking T-Rex as they can.
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Zesanacktor [2021-12-22 03:48:21 +0000 UTC]

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SpyderSoup [2018-10-08 01:03:51 +0000 UTC]

I too have that same mindset on Team Sonic Racing. It's better to delay the game so that it doesn't have to face competition with Super Smash Bros Ultimate. Yeah, clearly on the internet, everyone's more interested in Smash Ultimate than Team Sonic Racing. This is why it's a good idea to delay the game.

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Zesanacktor In reply to SpyderSoup [2021-12-22 03:48:36 +0000 UTC]

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jacobsonic84 In reply to SpyderSoup [2018-10-08 01:14:33 +0000 UTC]

Well even without the competition of Smash, I have a pretty good feeling TSR's going to get delayed into 2019. We're 2 months away from the end of the year and we still haven't heard anything about a release date. Heck there's already a rumor going around the game's getting pushed back to 2019
www.sonicstadium.org/2018/10/t…

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SpyderSoup In reply to jacobsonic84 [2018-10-08 01:25:37 +0000 UTC]

I saw that post. It could be information they don't want to reveal just yet, but we will have to see.

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CaptainPopplio [2018-01-31 05:49:34 +0000 UTC]

After playing Forces and playing a bit of my cousins copy of Odyssey, I actually enjoyed Forces more. Probably mostly has to do with me just overall preferring Sonic’s gameplay over Mario’s.

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BronyVideoGamer [2017-11-20 18:37:58 +0000 UTC]

Surprisingly, I actually think Forces is a lot more fun than Odyssey is.

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Hexsmasher [2017-08-23 03:02:41 +0000 UTC]

Oh f**ck you and your deviantart, Super Mario Odyssey and Sonic Forces are both good games.

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Solidus-Skully [2017-08-21 13:43:12 +0000 UTC]

If it was the 90s then maybe Sonic would've stood a chance but considering where he is now I think it might actually be better if the game was delayed until 2018 to give Sonic Team a little more time to polish the game and avoid the usual critical scathing Sonic games get in recent years (Mania being the exception for obvious reasons)

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Rb1996 [2017-07-25 18:41:07 +0000 UTC]

Why sonic was designed to rival Mario and given that forces apparently is also bringing sonics trademark edgeyness back is now entering a fight with Mario as in the days of the console wars maybe a good idea.

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SpyderSoup [2017-07-22 06:51:46 +0000 UTC]

Sorry, but the game is getting closer and closer to it's released date that it's a little too late to delay it.

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jacobsonic84 In reply to SpyderSoup [2017-07-23 04:21:14 +0000 UTC]

Not nessciarly, we don't have a actual release date yet so the game could still get pushed back. Besides a game can still get delayed even if it's only one month from it's release, Rayman Legends is proof of that.

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SpyderSoup In reply to jacobsonic84 [2017-07-23 05:17:00 +0000 UTC]

OK. Have you checked out this article I wrote?

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jacobsonic84 In reply to SpyderSoup [2017-07-23 11:14:57 +0000 UTC]

yeah it's pretty good.

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SpyderSoup In reply to jacobsonic84 [2017-07-24 08:26:21 +0000 UTC]

Also, my article is actually how I found you. Basically, in the 'More from DeviantArt' section of my article, it had most of your DeviantArt pictures in it and they are pretty much what I was trying to aim for in my article, so I think it's more appropriate that way.

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RalphJeremy65 [2017-07-21 10:58:36 +0000 UTC]

Recently theres a rumor that Forces will release on Dec 31st. And Mario Odyssey's release is far from that, so yeah.

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jacobsonic84 In reply to RalphJeremy65 [2017-07-21 14:18:39 +0000 UTC]

On New Years Eve? ha ha ha no. That's most likely just a place horder date until the actual date gets announced.

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RalphJeremy65 In reply to jacobsonic84 [2017-07-23 06:17:50 +0000 UTC]

I just hope its a placeholder

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SonicAndre In reply to RalphJeremy65 [2017-09-28 01:44:50 +0000 UTC]

Super Mario Odyessy's release date is October 27, 3 days before Halloween, as pointed in the game's E3 trailer, while Sonic Forces releases November 7 around the world, while it releases 2 days later on Nov. 9, in Japan.

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MahouShoujoMaisoon [2017-07-17 20:10:24 +0000 UTC]

"pushed back to 2018"
*forth

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SolidSonicTH [2017-06-25 07:57:19 +0000 UTC]

Sonic is a stronger franchise than you give it credit for. Sega's marketing and licensing blitz has shown they believe Sonic has the chops to carry the company.

It's going to be a slugfest of mascots.

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AceTimeRad [2017-06-22 08:45:57 +0000 UTC]

Have you heard of the Sonic fan "Monkey D. "Straw Hat" Luffy"? He said recently that Sonic Team is "one of the most incompetent (censored word) in the world". He kept posting negative comments about Sonic Forces and Sonic Team in nearly every single Sonic Forces-related video on YouTube.

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SonicAndre In reply to AceTimeRad [2017-09-28 01:45:11 +0000 UTC]

Never heard of him.

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AceTimeRad In reply to SonicAndre [2017-09-28 02:46:04 +0000 UTC]

He is a Sonic "fan" who acts quite smug whenever it comes to his points. Whenever it comes to positivity, he always tries to combat that by adding negativity.

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gameman5804 In reply to AceTimeRad [2017-06-23 00:40:58 +0000 UTC]

I haven't seen him that much recently tbh.

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jacobsonic84 In reply to AceTimeRad [2017-06-22 18:12:00 +0000 UTC]

Yeah I've seen a couple of his comments and he seems like your typical fanboy, although from what I've seen he seems to be somewhat more tame, like I haven't seen him call people who like the stuff he hates autistic or tells them to die like a few other fanboys, at least from the comments I've found.

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Kira-SR [2017-06-18 14:59:30 +0000 UTC]

why not buy both and call it a day? XD

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SonicAndre In reply to Kira-SR [2018-04-16 00:16:46 +0000 UTC]

I know I did, and they were both fun to play.

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sonicwind61 [2017-06-17 20:37:17 +0000 UTC]

At first I thought you were complaining(my bad) But I agree it should be delayed to 2018 if it wants to be better than Mario OdysseyΒ 

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gameman5804 In reply to sonicwind61 [2017-06-17 21:04:15 +0000 UTC]

Considering this has been under 4 years of development though, Early 2018 is not a bad idea. Β But it probably won't. Β I feel it has something to do with it being an anniversary title at first.

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sonicwind61 In reply to gameman5804 [2017-06-19 23:37:20 +0000 UTC]

eh

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Wormit [2017-06-17 14:17:26 +0000 UTC]

Sonic Forces is a multi platform game, but Mario game just a Nintendo Switch excuslive (lol) Where's the problem? xdd

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tayed123 In reply to Wormit [2017-06-19 00:28:51 +0000 UTC]

You have a point. Mario odyssey is only gonna be a Swtich exclusive. Wereas Sonic forces will be on Xbox one,Ps4,Swtch and PC probably getting it more sales. (On the critical side though Mario odyssey may get better review scores)

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YoshaJumping22 In reply to tayed123 [2017-06-27 17:03:14 +0000 UTC]

Even as a Switch exclusive I could still imagine Odyssey outselling Forces. Just look at how many views both Odyssey trailers got.

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SonicAndre In reply to YoshaJumping22 [2017-09-28 01:48:08 +0000 UTC]

But after some Sonic YouTubers had played Forces on the Switch version, they said it has some trouble, but not on the PS4 or Xbox One versions.

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Nintendians [2017-06-17 13:52:20 +0000 UTC]

yeah i guess, sonic lost me during the genesis year, i even played some on gamecube also a final fantasy-like one in 2006 for the xbox 360. but mario still felt like the same for me even it evolved through the years.

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feuri [2017-06-17 08:31:35 +0000 UTC]

You didn't wrong.
Personally IΒ remain more hyped by Mania, Odyssey and even Kirby than by Sonic Forces.
(I don't know why this game has not yet attracted my interest ... maybe because I do not see any great ambition or innovation on the part of SEGA for a game that has had as much development time)

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KirbyniferousRegret [2017-06-17 03:46:44 +0000 UTC]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOORRH…

You might want to check out minute 10:53 of this, just some helpful advice.

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jacobsonic84 In reply to KirbyniferousRegret [2017-06-17 04:03:28 +0000 UTC]

This is different, Matt is saying I shouldn't make memes to complain about Forces which I'm not. I'm just saying how I think the game could be sucessful in a calm and non selfish manner. Now I would reccomend sharing this with people like Psyco-The-Frog or nintrendodude because they're the kind of people Matt is talking about.

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MKSfan14 [2017-06-17 03:21:55 +0000 UTC]

I never realize this before.

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gameman5804 [2017-06-17 02:26:01 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, Sega has some mean competition this year.

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