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 Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 3:12 am
Have you ever noticed how the individual zones of Sonic 3&Knuckles would seem to have their own objectives attached to them, instead of just going from one level to the next in the style of the two previous games?
Heck, I'd say Sonic 3&Knuckles is more mission-based than Sonic Heroes, which even has mission text at the start of each stage.
It could go something like this:
Angel Island Zone
Act 1: Chase the Emerald thief
Act 2: Escape the jungle inferno
Hydrocity Zone
Act 1&2: Find a way out of the sunken ruins
Marble Garden Zone
Act 1: Navigate the ancient city
Act 2: Stop Eggman from destroying the ruins
Carnival Night Zone
Act 1: Find Eggman's secret factory
Act 2: Track Knuckles in the amusement park
Ice Cap Zone
Act 1&2: Traverse the icy mountains
Launch Base Zone
Act 1: Get to the Death Egg
Act 2: Stop the launching of the Death Egg
Mushroom Hill Zone
Act 1: Chase Knuckles into the mushroom forest
Act 2: Find what's causing the forest to rot
Flying Battery Zone
Act 1&2: Destroy Eggman's airship
Sandopolis Zone
Act 1: Find the Ancient Pyramid
Act 2: Get through the haunted tomb
Lava Reef Zone
Act 1&2: Find the crashed Death Egg
Act 2+: Survive the volcanic eruption
Hidden Palace Zone
Act 1: Defeat Knuckles
Sky Sanctuary Zone
Act 1: Catch up to the Death Egg
Death Egg Zone
Act 1: Destroy the generator
Act 2: Find Eggman
Act 2+: Free the Master Emerald
Doomsday Zone
Act 1: Take back the Master Emerald
Disagrements? Suggestions? Posts?
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Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 9:31 am
I'm not sure I'd say that the game had a mission-based style, but it certainly seemed to be putting together more of a consistent narrative as far as I was concerned, rather than just have you playing through random landscapes.
The little animations at the end of each act showing how you wound up landing in the next one were just a very, very nice touch when compared to the previous titles.
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Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 10:28 pm
Sort of. If you look at it that way, it does seem like it, but a linear game needs something like that. That's probably why STH3&K was one of the best evr STH Games.
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Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 2:50 am
It's a shame that Knuckles' story doesn't flow in the same way that Sonic & Tails' does. I find it a really awesome touch that they edited the backgrounds to emphasise that Knuckles game is after Sonic & Tails have left (ie. the island is flying again, check Angel Island's background with Knux for what I mean, also Launch Base and Lava Reef no longer have The Death Egg in them).
It seems the only story in Knuckles' mission is Metal Sonic at The Sky Sancturary. Even The Flying Battery returning makes little to no sense.
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 8:03 am
It actually fits in well biggrin
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 8:24 am
Akreid It actually fits in well biggrin It's a shame that the 3D titles don't seem to be able to convey the same idea of continuity, even though they supposedly have more empasis on plot and character.
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