[Open Assets] E-102 Gamma 1.4.2

Figured I should rate this now that I made an account on here.

Anyway, this is easily my favorite character mod of all time. Gamma's always been my GOAT of Sonic characters and this mod absolutely does him justice, porting over his mechanics in Adventure nearly perfectly.

The shooting is accurate, his movement feels very nice and I appreciate that he was only slightly adjusted( like making his hover pack stronger) to make different types of levels more beatable. Not to mention just how impressive the sprites are, managing to feel like a 3D model without even using one.

The only gripes I have with it are the way custom level times are calculated( a lot of levels give you only a minute despite not being boss arenas) and the amount of time defeating enemies rewards you really isn't enough for a lot of levels where enemies are kinda sparse.

I would have also appreciated maybe having the option of switching between drive mode being automatic like in Adventure or being toggled with a custom button( which would feel a lot better in a lot of levels even if it's inaccurate), but that was pretty easy to just implement myself in SLADE( along with fixing the timer and combos) so IDRC that much.

Even despite having issues with the mod, the sheer quality of everything and the fact it's a beloved character of mine means it has to be 5/5.

This mod, overall, is great, Gamma's gameplay is really fun and i like the idea of having both the time limit from SA1 and the extra points combo from SA2. But i have two issues with this mod, first one, when using the first person mode, i think it would have been better if Gamma's aim would always follow the crosshair instead of working the same way as the third person mode, and that Gamma should have away to go through small gaps, not a huge problem on base SRB2, but there are a lot of good map mods where the only way foward is through those small gaps, and in those mods they usually put dash pannels for characters that can't spin dash, but Gamma is unaffected by them. (this last one i don't know if it's really an issue, but i think the time that is required to beat the final boss is way too short, i died most to time limit than the boss himself.)

Gamma is my second favorite character in Sonic Adventure, and one of if not my favorite story in the Sonic franchise. I always however thought that he played...fine. But I knew that there was more to Gamma. This mod proves that. He's faster, he can jump higher, his hover is much more useful, and shooting is still fun. The sprites for him are amazing, something like I've never seen before. It literally looks 3D, with actually depth. This is an extremely well made mod...also Cola.

I would LOVE if the mod gave a code that puts the timer lua of Record Attack in single player and multiplayer.
The timer sometimes in custom levels is 1 min, its makes the level almost unbeatable!

The mod's great, although there can certainly be some improvements made on it.

I'd say perhaps either buff the time gained from kills or otherwise remove the time limit altogether. I had one case in which I ran out of time in the castle zone's second level because there's just not that many things to shoot and run past.

I'd DEFINITELY say stop having Gamma aim at random decorative objects, in maps that have more of them it kind of just wastes your time while you're waiting for him to finally target an enemy.

Certainly change how drive mod is activated. I've had both the scenario of drive mode getting enabled because I moved too quickly on some platforms over pits, as well as a case of drive mode not activating soon enough while having to speed through an area. Think that crusher area in the egg rock zone I think it was, where you have to go fast around curves or be smashed.
I'd say change drive mode so it's activated/deactivated by pressing custom1.

Also I think if you're hovering over lava and touch the lava from a slope while holding jump, you're immune to the lava as long as you hold jump.

Great mod! Lovely Spritework :)

really good mod, i only have like one or two nitpicks
1:gamma tends to aim at quite literally everything BUT the enemies in later levels, this is ESPECIALLY present in RVZ, but is a slight consistent annoyance in other levels too
2:the time limits can be quite strict by the end of the game, specifically in levels where enemies are spread out (i think), such as ACZ
besides that it's really good (i also wish there was a no-time-limit mode for people who wanna mess around)

Ok, now that iv'e completed Gamma story on SA1, i can say: Gamma if he was well executed.Like in adventure, the stages were so short exepect the last one, and it was kindz disapointing, and the time mechanic and killing badniks to gain some was well idk didn't felt that satifsysing. But here with srb2 levels, and the mechanic of time and killing badniks here feel satysfiying. You've adapted him to srb2 in such a way, like seriously i love this mod, and the effort and love put in it is recognizable.

Perfect translation of Gamma's SA gameplay to SRB2. Loved the Easter eggs, both the silly one and the bird-related ones. Only complaint is that shooting Brak's bombs makes all the flames appear in the same spot at once and immediately kill your framerate.

alright after playing the vanilla campaign I can safely say this is almost completely accurate to Adventure
his gameplay style was so fun in the original and the fact he has a little amount of levels there is sad. but THIS game has way more levels. so I got to speed through and destroy everything :0
honestly this is a really fun character! just one complaint, he can destroy lots of things that are just scenery, so although it's fun it wastes time. THZ1 is the best example, most stuff you destroy is techno flowers or smth.
thats my only complaint though amazing job Salt!

#Adventure4Life

a very cool mod , but I would like to see the gamma version without a time limit

This mod is amazing even if I ignore my bias for E-102. It's outstanding in the sense that it ported E-102's playthrough from SA1 while adding tweaks that don't change the gameplay too much from its predecessor.

PROS:
- E-102 "Gamma" plays incredibly well.
- The sprites, while not exactly in the SRB2 style, fit very well in the game's style.
- This mod has some of the cutest details, such as including Gamma's cowboy hat from Sonic Shuffle whenever he's in a desert zone.
- His reward for 7 emeralds is quite nice, as it compensates for Super.
- Multiplayer mechanics are very well thought out.

CONS:
- This mod may lag on low-end devices, however I don't know how this could be fixed (unless you remove some visual features)

CONCLUSION:
5/5

the character looks great on other people's gameplay. unfortunately, I had to play in first person to have a non-laggy experience. I suggest having a 'Lite' version for lower end devices. (Basically, a single sprite version)

Gamma is one of the best characters I've seen since Adventure Sonic came out. I don't know if it's intentional, but this mod is the most faithful to the original source out of any other character mods and I dig that. Admittedly even more than DeltaChars.

My only gripe with this mod is that the lock-on system is a bit janky, as Gamma locks onto things he shouldn't be able to, such as the flowers in Techno Hill.

E-102 Gamma is one of my favorite characters. This mod transfers his Adventure playstyle to this game very well, even having the point system from SA2 mechs!

POSITIVES
+ Tons of references sneaked in, like the pink Flicky inside of him!
+ The Game Over theme has been changed to the somber variant of his theme at the end of his story. Works really well!
+ His gunplay is very fun to mess around with. Your friends can even help you gain time in Co-op!

NOTICES
/ Can look out of place in some areas. Such as continue screen.
/ Probably cannot use the Chaos Emeralds. Its hard for me to test out because...
/ Time limit changes depending on level. But either way, some might not like the time limit. Keep this in mind!

NEGATIVES
- Probably the most unstable character I have. He crashes the game a lot with "Segment Violation", sometimes even when I'm not playing as him!
- There's a lot of extra stuff he can shoot. While it may be fun to destroy the environment at first, it tends to get in the way of shooting enemies and wastes time. Primary example is Techno Hill Act 1, thought it DOES become less apparent in later levels.

It's the best adaptation I've seen of gamma's gameplay ever. 'nuff said
Impressive work on the sprites too! almost vector-man like in the way they work

I really like Gamma he's my favorite character and this is a great mod, do you think we could get a Persona compatible Gamma?

Thanks SO much for bringing back Gamma! I haven't really played much Sonic Adventure 1 anyways, but MY GOD is he fun as hell to play.

You went HARD...this is way more polished and extra than it ever had any right to be. There was zero necessity to go out of your way to make so many scenery items breakable, make gargoyles pushable with shots, add that silly hat in ACZ, or even make all of his bodyparts seperately animated.

You really did Gamma justice.