>>216501
Are you saying you want a Conan-esque Golden Axe comic? Or Ian doing a Vectorman comic?

God I miss Skies of Arcadia.

>>216510
I'd be all over those in a heartbeat. Hell, I'd pay SEGA to let me do something with Skies of Arcadia.

I would also add Shinobi, Phantasy Star, Ecco, House of the Dead and Altered Beast as comics I'd like.

So they aren't doing another Virtua Fighter.

>>216495
Metal Sonic 3.0 wasn't Eggman's. There's only one Metal Sonic. Hell, why do you think in Sonic 4 they go out of their way to have Eggman revive the robot instead of just building another one? Because they want to build him up as the legitimate rival and enforcer, instead of a mass line of robots. He's in Free Riders, Generations, Sonic 4... they've been pushing him hard lately, so it's only natural they'd be more interested in how he's portrayed in the comics. And they're pretty much right in how that portrayal should be.

Sega's still making other games, they're just focusing on Sonic more than the others because of financial troubles. He's one of the core franchises, and the one who reliably makes the biggest bank. They're not going to stop making Sonic games.

>>216513
Oh, it was made by Nega Eggman, BIG difference!!

Haha, except it was still called Metal Sonic 3.0 and still made by an Eggman. Do you think the average fan even understands the difference?

In any possible way 3.0 proves this mandate dumb, not that the audience even would care if there were other Metal Sonics around (this whole conversation reminds me of Yoshi), Shard is a small time rule breaker in comparison.

>>216495
>Metal Sonic has practically exclusively appeared as an actual CHARACTER in games where NOBODY speaks.
>Rivals
>Olympics
>Various spin offs
>Adventure 2 multiplayer
>Etc

Heroes was his first big breakout moment in a 3D Sonic. He had a voice there. He has never vocalized since. That's not a coincidence.

>This "definitive" personality you guys are talking about is based of the classic series (and Sonic 4), where he flip flops between being cheeky/sonic-like (through body language) or having as much personality as any other generic sub-boss.
And this continues in all games and merchandising sans Heroes.
See a pattern yet?

>In Rivals 2 he can talk in typical robot speech
The dialogue early on actually indicates everything that isn't spoken by Eggman is displayed as text. It doesn't explain how, so we could assume it's a hologram or something, but that's not the point. Notice again that he never vocalizes.

>So much for him being a consistent character.
You mean about him being the cold, ruthless quiet guy who will do anything to defeat Sonic? Because the only actual contradiction there is, once again, Heroes, where he talks a lot. He's willing to betray his master if it means defeating Sonic, but aside from that he's loyal and sterile. It's pretty consistent. More consistent than Shadow, Amy, or Knuckles, anyway.

>Metal Sonic 3.0 cannot be written out of history
Did you skip
>the only time we've seen another iteration of him that wasn't a crazy transformation like a rocketship or a metal dragon monster was when a robot that was built in the future and very blatantly pushed as being another robot based upon him fought him in a spin off game
or were you just unable to understand the reference? 3.0 is explicitly NOT Metal in any way, he's a new model based on him from the far future and was only featured in one game before being dumped.

>It didn't hurt Shadows popularity any when there were questions raised about if he was the real one or just one of thousands of androids Eggman created.
It was a very unpopular development and led to one of the most hated games in the franchise. You're also confusing intentionally introducing a "AM I REAL" plot point where there are a bunch of fake versions of a character with creating multiple versions of the same character that are actually legitimate.

I'd love to see more of SEGA's properties brought back into the fold, even if it's just some sort of SEGA version of ShiftyLook for the time being.

As for Metal Sonic, you guys are leaving out the Mario & Sonic games. Yeah, you can argue whether or not they're canon, but that's not really the point; it's about how he's portrayed there as a part of the "message" he conveys as an IP in the franchise.

This is just my interpretation, but Metal Sonic there seemed singular. He seemed like Eggman's pet project, rather than a drone, at least to me.

>>216514
If they can tell the difference between Nega and Eggman, they can tell the difference between 3.0 and Metal Sonic. 3.0 is just Nega's version of a Metal Sonic, but he's not one of a mass produced line of Eggman-brand Metals.

>>216023
Actually Nintendo did go to Sega orginially for Sonic in brawl. Sega rejected them but later changed their mind at the last minute which result in brawl's delay.

At least according to the history of sonic book by udon.

>>216501
With the costs of making games today it'll be a long time before sega is in a position to make good games that aren't sonic. Plus they've let go a lot of their top talents over the years.

But there is always camoes in spin offs.

>>216524

I could really go for a Sumo-made SEGA version of Super Smash Bros.

>>216525
>Sumo-made
>all the developers are sumos

>>216510
Vectorman isn't fully owned by sega. It's why the ps2 reboot failed. Also why he wasn't in the first sega and sonic racing

>>216509
Wasn't there a fourth IP? I thought they had cut it down to four, not three.

>licensing their old stuff
>imagining Monolith Soft (Xenoblade Chronicles, Xenosaga, Baiten Katos) making a game set in the Skies of Arcadia universe
>Pirate map on the Wii U Gamepad
>Ship-to-Ship battles have ship diagrams on the Gamepad
>Major Solo fights with optional WiiMote Plus support
>>216511
>with Ian writing an adaptation or even the game itself
I... uh... uh... I... I'll be in my bunk...

Come to think of it, Skies of Arcadia and Xenoblade Chronicles could easily be in the same universe...

>>216516
>the most hated games in the franchise
I actually hate Heroes more than I hate Shadow.

>>216524
>make good games that aren't sonic
Hell, they're still having trouble making good games that are Sonic, but at least they've been seriously improving over the last few entries...

>>216529
>Wasn't there a fourth IP? I thought they had cut it down to four, not three.
There's a new Phantasy Star game being made by tri-Ace, so that might be what you're thinking of. I'm not sure if that means Sega licensed it to them or sold it to them though.

>>216529
Yeah.
Aliens.

WHOOPS.
Thanks Gearbox.

I always thought SEGA's IPs would work really well together. A lot of them can potentially take place in the same city (Streets of Rage, Jet Set Radio, Comix Zone - at least where Sketch lives, Crazy Taxi, OutRun, Afterburner and G.U.N. can mesh the same military entity), Sonic's Islands can be off coast near where Ecco's pod originates, Skies of Arcadia, Panzer Dragoon and Golden Axe can be the whole "Another Time/Another Place" deals. Vectorman is off in the future, no reason that can't fit. Space Harrier, Fantasy Zone, ToJam and Earl can all be different planets within the same galaxy (Special Stages in Sonic can be portals to the Fantasy Zone).

All you gotta do is call it the City of Ages and you're done.

I'm still surprised that SEGA hasn't tried to make a SEGA Smash Brothers. A lot of their properties don't lend themselves to a prominent character like Nintendo's do, but there's still a lot of potential in there.

>>216535

Well, they're throwing them all together for racing and tennis, so...

>>216533
A lot of those of conflicting tones.

>>216529
>wii-u
Ungh

>>216535
It'd work better than the bald scowls guy marathon the Sony smash was

>>216533
Oh god Panzer Dragoon its been forever. The first games I had for the PC was a Dragoon game and Virtua Fighter Remix.

>>216538
>Ungh
I don't care for the Wii U as it is (and I was a big Wii fan), but I still think the Gamepad has untold potential when it comes to RPGs, especially if they can stop being braindead and get the functionality for a second one working (four would be better, but I doubt the Wii U could handle that). Plus, Monolith Soft seems to be mostly focused on Nintendo now, and Skies of Arcadia got a nice port to the Gamecube, so it seems like a good home.

Blah blah blah more sega-apologists crap valiantly defending every stupid move the company makes despite all reason. It's worthless arguing with you guys you'll rationalize anything.

>>216548

Did...did anyone say something like? Who are you talking to?

Where do you think we are?

>>216552
i'm talking about sega could mandate sonic only talk out of his butthole and some of you would call is sane and reasonable

Team Dark Arc YES

Hey Ian, if your not slammed could you write a little something set in whatever sega game you'd like to write for?

Wait, I thought the Dark Comet was destroyed by the ARC cannon in the game universe, does this mean the Xorda still happened in this timeline?

Is this connected to the CDtC Arc?

>>216495
>Metal Sonic 3.0 cannot be written out of history

Have you not read 252? Anything can be written out of history.

Captain Metal, like the Egg o War, is an abberation of the new timeline

Sonic 256 and Universe 59 solictations, not posting covers since this thread will be dead soon and they'd make a good OP image, http://bumbleking.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=7042&view=unread#unread

Sonic 256

Sonic The Hedgehog #256 Regular Cover Comic Book is an Urban Collector pre-order. It's the dramatic conclusion to the epic 'Countdown to Chaos' saga! In Part Four, it's a race against time as the countdown reaches its thrilling end! Metal Sonic is out to kill Sally and the Death Egg II has launched-things are not going well for our true blue hero! Can he and Tails get to the Aquatic Ruins Zone in time to save the day? And what horrifying discovery awaits Dr. Eggman? You definitely won't want to miss this earth-shattering climax of the storyline that shook the Sonic comic books to the core! Featuring the final adjoining cover in the series from artist Ben Bates, and a special 'end of the world' variant cover from Tracy Yardley!

Universe 59
Sonic Universe #59 Regular Cover Comic Book is an Urban Collector pre-order. Brand New Story Arc! Jump aboard the action as we begin the 'Shadow Fall' saga! Team Dark is sent into the deep, dark depths of space to stop the approach of the Black Comet! It hasn't even been fifty years! The Black Comet is home to an evil, violent race of aliens known as The Black Arms, but the Black Arms were defeated months ago - so who are these new alien invaders inhabiting the comet sent to consume the earth? And what sinister new villain awaits Shadow in its depths? You cannot miss this gritty, alien-blasting new storyline with art from Jamal Peppers, and cover art from Tracy Yardley! Plus a killer Shadow variant cover from T. Rex!

>>216548
>I have no argument so everyone who disagrees with me is an apologist.

This is why we can't have nice things.

>>216560
I forgot how dumb the Black Arms looked. Looking GREAT OTHERWISE.

>>216560
>GUN soldiers wielding real weapons

When did this happen?

>>216569
That's pretty much always been their thing. Their mechs are shitty, and they have more realistic guns and vehicles. They still fire yellow pellet things, but they're the "normal" army trying to keep up with the crazy world.

Am I the only one bothered that the four-issue arcs start on an odd number now?

And I haven't my SU or MM for this month yet. Q_Q Of course, I live in Boulder, and our city has been underwater for a few days, so that likely plays in...

>>216575
...now? First arc started on #1, second on #5, third on #9...

>>216579

Perhaps he meant doesn't start on a number that is 1 higher than a number divisible by 4. Which is a really petty thing to complain about.

Mega Man 33 Solicitation is out as well now,

The critically acclaimed Mega Man series continues with the dramatic, action-packed epilogue to the 'Blackout: The Curse of Ra Moon' storyline in, 'Unplugged'! The battle against the sinister alien being known as Ra Moon has ended, and Mega Man's final fate remains in doubt! With major repairs looming, and Rock's future as a super fighting robot in question, Dr. Light must work to restore our hero to his former glory. This may be a job that even Dr. Light can't handle, but at least he's got some help from his trusty pal Dr. Wily. Wait! Why on earth is the evil scientist helping to save the Blue Bomber? And how far will Dr. Wily go to remain free? Featuring cover art from Brent McCarthy and a special variant cover from Mega Man artist supreme Patrick 'SPAZ' Spaziante!

>>216558
>does this mean the Xorda still happened in this timeline?

No, since these new alien invaders are the reason for their absence. Plus their clock was pushed back so its another retcon.

What I want to know is why the workaround of the Black Arms?

>>216584

Because Shadow the Hedgehog already happened Ian said as much here http://bumbleking.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=357271#p357271

"Concerning the solicits: these fell under the rare occurrence where things weren't 100% nailed down before the solicits were sent in. Diamond Distributors wants the solicits way in advance. So somewhere along the way, I guess some signals got crossed.

So just a few clarifying points:
- no Aquatic Ruin Zone (the rest is on target)
- "Shadow the Hedgehog" has happened. A lot has already happened.
- The Last Story is the single most solidly canon aspect of the game, and that's what I'm working off of. I would very much like to go back and tell the comic's version of the game. There's a lot I want to get back to.
- No Black Doom
- Yes, Black Arms
- Yes, it's a Black Comet

As for the rest, I leave it to your wild speculation."

>>216585
>Yes, Black Arms
>Yes, it's a Black Comet

So revenge is the name of the game? I suppose nothing says they couldn't make another Black Comet.

>>216586
Well, it has to be A black comet, since the original one is dust.

>>216582
Yes, that's what I meant. And yes, it is quite petty.

Hey guys did you know Sonic Unleashed's Japanese name was Sonic World Adventure?

Why am I bringing that up? Well here's Sonic 256's variant cover.

>>216632
>Sonic Colors Happened
>the game that came out before it hasn't

Well there goes the easy way of assessing what happened and what hadn't happened.

>>216641
Or maybe this is just another game-sequel, like Shadow Fall.

>>216642
So this is going to be a thing?
Sonic and Tails fought the Tails doll before
now they're going to remember Sonic Unleashed as well?

>>216652

Probably will keep being a thing until the new world is more straightened out.

>>216652
We. Don't. Know. There are lots of possibilities. Calm your tits.

New thread >>216658