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PostRe: Sonic Mania - PS4/Xbox One/Switch - OUT NOW! | PC - 29th August.
by Alvin Flummux » Wed Sep 06, 2017 9:06 pm

Eh, it's nothing compared to S2 and S3&K's final boss tracks.

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PostRe: Sonic Mania - PS4/Xbox One/Switch - OUT NOW! | PC - 29th August.
by Jenuall » Thu Sep 07, 2017 10:05 am

The music is an aspect of this game that has somewhat disappointed me.

There are some good tracks no doubt but the more I listen to them the more it feels that the composer fundamentally doesn't get the core elements that made the original games music (S1 and S2 in particular) so good. Those sharp electronic sounds, the crisp synth drum snaps - it all added up to something really special. The tunes on this are a bit too loose, and the composer has clearly got a real thing for jazz which I think has been allowed to bleed through in to these tracks to their detriment mostly.

Not wanting to seem too negative, like I say there are some great tunes, it just doesn't quite live up to my initial hopes!

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PostRe: Sonic Mania - PS4/Xbox One/Switch - OUT NOW! | PC - 29th August.
by Johnny Ryall » Thu Sep 07, 2017 10:19 am

Sonic Cd was like that though

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PostRe: Sonic Mania - PS4/Xbox One/Switch - OUT NOW! | PC - 29th August.
by Buffalo » Thu Sep 07, 2017 10:22 am

Sonic 3 had the best soundtrack.

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by Jazzem » Thu Sep 07, 2017 1:14 pm

Buffalo wrote:Sonic 3 had the best soundtrack.


Ice Cap :wub:

Originally taken from this, a member from this band apparently working on some of S3's music


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PostRe: Sonic Mania - PS4/Xbox One/Switch - OUT NOW! | PC - 29th August.
by Buffalo » Thu Sep 07, 2017 1:58 pm

Well I never!

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PostRe: Sonic Mania - PS4/Xbox One/Switch - OUT NOW! | PC - 29th August.
by Alvin Flummux » Thu Sep 07, 2017 2:48 pm

I thought Ice Cap came from MJ's Stranger In Moscow?

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PostRe: Sonic Mania - PS4/Xbox One/Switch - OUT NOW! | PC - 29th August.
by Lagamorph » Thu Sep 07, 2017 4:26 pm

Doomsday Zone had the best theme.

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PostRe: Sonic Mania - PS4/Xbox One/Switch - OUT NOW! | PC - 29th August.
by Victor Mildew » Thu Sep 07, 2017 5:09 pm

Marble Garden :wub:

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PostRe: Sonic Mania - PS4/Xbox One/Switch - OUT NOW! | PC - 29th August.
by Pedz » Thu Sep 07, 2017 5:24 pm

When it comes to the boss music I prefer the normal final boss theme to Doomsday Zones.

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PostRe: Sonic Mania - PS4/Xbox One/Switch - OUT NOW! | PC - 29th August.
by Alvin Flummux » Thu Sep 07, 2017 5:41 pm

Boss themes: S3&K > S2 > S1 > S3D (MD) > S3 > SM > SCD.

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PostRe: Sonic Mania - PS4/Xbox One/Switch - OUT NOW! | PC - 29th August.
by Jenuall » Thu Sep 07, 2017 6:09 pm

Jazzem wrote:
Buffalo wrote:Sonic 3 had the best soundtrack.


Ice Cap :wub:


S3 music the best? But... I just... words failing... I need to get some air...

Other than Ice Cap and maybe Angel Island I could happily dump the lot. Sonic & Knuckles redeemed things somewhat but it all still sits below the stuff from
Masato Nakamura in the first two games.

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PostRe: Sonic Mania - PS4/Xbox One/Switch - OUT NOW! | PC - 29th August.
by Jazzem » Thu Sep 07, 2017 6:11 pm

Jenuall wrote:
Jazzem wrote:
Buffalo wrote:Sonic 3 had the best soundtrack.


Ice Cap :wub:


S3 music the best? But... I just... words failing... I need to get some air...

Other than Ice Cap and maybe Angel Island I could happily dump the lot. Sonic & Knuckles redeemed things somewhat but it all still sits below the stuff from
Masato Nakamura in the first two games.


S3's not my favourite overall but Hydro City, Ice Cap, Blue Spheres and the final boss theme are all among the best for my money

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PostRe: Sonic Mania - PS4/Xbox One/Switch - OUT NOW! | PC - 29th August.
by Buffalo » Thu Sep 07, 2017 10:47 pm

Jenuall wrote:
Jazzem wrote:
Buffalo wrote:Sonic 3 had the best soundtrack.


Ice Cap :wub:


S3 music the best? But... I just... words failing... I need to get some air...

Other than Ice Cap and maybe Angel Island I could happily dump the lot. Sonic & Knuckles redeemed things somewhat but it all still sits below the stuff from
Masato Nakamura in the first two games.


Not this guy again :roll: ;)

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PostRe: Sonic Mania - PS4/Xbox One/Switch - OUT NOW! | PC - 29th August.
by Jenuall » Thu Sep 07, 2017 11:20 pm

Another musical disappointment with Mania is the lack of a credits song medley - that was always a highlight of finishing the classic Sonic games!

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PostRe: Sonic Mania - PS4/Xbox One/Switch - OUT NOW! | PC - 29th August.
by Alvin Flummux » Thu Sep 07, 2017 11:27 pm

Yeah, I was sure they'd do a Sonic 1-style medley, complete with video compilation. Disappointed that they missed out on it.

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PostRe: Sonic Mania - PS4/Xbox One/Switch - OUT NOW! | PC - 29th August.
by Victor Mildew » Mon Oct 23, 2017 8:22 pm

Just started this today and it's wonderful :wub:

Up to the start of press garden.

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PostRe: Sonic Mania - PS4/Xbox One/Switch - OUT NOW! | PC - 29th August.
by BOR » Mon Oct 23, 2017 9:27 pm

Still waiting for discount price so I can buy it. :shifty:

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PostRe: Sonic Mania - PS4/Xbox One/Switch - OUT NOW! | PC - 29th August.
by Preezy » Fri Jan 05, 2018 4:58 pm

So is this any good on the Switch? :shifty:

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PostRe: Sonic Mania - PS4/Xbox One/Switch - OUT NOW! | PC - 29th August.
by Victor Mildew » Fri Jan 05, 2018 5:08 pm

Brilliant.

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