Is Knuckles Chaotix really as bad as people say it is?
As one of the few people who owned a 32x, I can tell you no it is not.
One of the best games on the 32X.
Make of that what you will.
>>337969126
Is there any possible way to play this on PC?
I always wanted to try this game out.
It's alright. It's not as tight as the mainline genesis sonic games, but it can be fun. Expect some frustrating design decisions in a few critical points.
>>337969393
Easily Emulates with Fusion
>>337969393
A simple google search will tell you all you need to know.
>>337969582
Well I don't know what's a reliable emulator, hence why I asked.
>>337969524
Thanks.
it's mediocre
+:
music's great as always
graphics are awesome
characters played nicely
special stages are good
bosses are great
-:
level design is poor
the ring gimmick is poorly done, even Sonic Crackers had it right.
also, fuck World Ring King Metal Sonic
>Taxman will never re-build Chaotix to have the combi-system more controllable, smooth playable Special Stages, and the game use the Taxman physics
If SEGAs not gonna let him do Sonic 3K, at least work on Chaotix.
>>337969393
Kega Fusion is an all in one Genesis emulator that seems really good from my experience.
I've already played Knuckles Chaotix on it, and I'm not getting the appeal of this game. I want to like the tethered character gimmick for pulling and slinging momentum shenanigans, but half the time it really does feel like you're dragging a ball and chain around. It kills the pacing for me.
Nah. It's a really stellar game. Fucking love playing as Vector.
>>337969393
Fusion, my friend
>Sonic fans still defend Adventure 1 and 2
>SOME PEOPLE EVEN DEFEND SONIC 06 AND BOOM
>NOBODY DEFENDS CHAOTIX
THIS SHOULD BE A BIG FUCKING HINT
>>337970110
>NOBODY DEFENDS CHAOTIX
It's hard to defend it when most people don't even know it exists, or only saw footage of it once.
>>337969891
>>337969834
Thanks my dudes.
No, the biggest tragedy of the game is how much potential it has.
You'll play it with a friend, and for the first hour or two you'll both laugh as you throw each other around and you have no fucking clue what's happening
Then, towards the end, you'll both understand the physics and you'll be doing cool shit left and right and be in full control of everything.
And then you realise that the game fundamentally has a really interesting concept and could have been really good. However, the stage design is garbage, the characters are INCREDIBLY imbalanced and everything is just generally not great.
It is a huge shame, the players tied together thing has potential for a truly unique and challenging multiplayer game but it will never be realised.
>>337969126
The random stage selection single-handedly breaks the game. Everything else is fine, but randomized stages by itself means the level design and difficulty curve are all over the place. The level designers can't make a logical difficulty progression and the game suffers because of it.
And while I didn't mind the combi ring gimmick and it has a huge skill ceiling, the option to play solo would have been a good addition.
Knuckles Chaotix is a game that proves the most important aspect of a Sonic game is level design.
The levels are awful and repetitive.
But holy shit is the spritework beautiful.
Definitely the most beautiful sprite based Sonic game.
>>337971570
It's the same people who did Sonic CD, shouldn't be a shocker.
>>337971801
I wish the CD/Chaotix visual style stuck with the series.
>>337969793
>the ring gimmick is poorly done, even Sonic Crackers had it right.
Wait you're saying the ring gimmick is somehow WORSE in the actualized game?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12N5WfIgm6I
yeah bro its great.
>>337972175
Some are nice like your top right screen, but others are just an absolute clusterfuck. It's like it was designed by an alien trying to imitate Sonic CD's style.
>>337972501
Still my favorite Awesome cartoon. I miss when egoraptor was funny.
>>337972501
>>337972938
>>337972247
The ring gimmick is great and it isn't really a gimmick
It is hard to use but it is definitely skill based and creates interesting new possibilities for platforming gameplay
>>337969126
No, the game was released on a platform lost to time and had a very polarizing gimmick
However, once you sit down and play it you'll realize this is a very charming game.
>>337971117
Yeah, I don't like random stage select all that much.
>>337970871
You're hit the nail on the head.Sums up exactly how I felt.
Its a shame because I love the game too but its one of the few sonic games I never played on release.
>>337971117
This was also a problem but the stages were fairly simple outside of amazing arena. Fuck that stage.
>>337971570
>But holy shit is the spritework beautiful.
Gonna have to agree with you, anon
>>337971570
Waaaay too much shit going on in that image for any of it to look even coherent, let alone beautiful
>>337973967
>not thanks doc
>>337972175
i personally hate the CD/chaotix stage design. To me it just looks like they hired a bunch of college kids to make 50 or so "unbelievably 90's" designs, and then just randomized where they put them in the actual stage. looks like hot garbage.
The artwork peaked at sonic&knuckles, imo.
