Sega is betraying their own rules.

[Spirit Dragon]

I was playing Sonic Unleashed when I noticed "Why isn't the ring count going down?" After I played it I noticed every game after Sonic Unleashed ring count dosen't go down ethier. Do you think Sega is betraying their own rules?

 

[PrismaticAngel]

What do you mean with ''the ring count doesn't go down''? It never was going down so why did you think that it did?

 

[Spirit Dragon]

When you have 50 rings and you go super, you ring count goes down. You know, 50, 49, 48.

 

[Autosaver]

If you mean that if you get hit, it doesn't go back to 0. You are correct.
Edit: Oh, that does happen in the Wii version. :/

 

[Wombatwarlord777]

Your ring count does deplete in the Wii version, just more slowly (I'd estimate maybe a ring for every five seconds).

This really isn't something to make a big deal about, anyway.

 

[Spirit Dragon]

I mean what happened to good old Sonic that everyone loved. Where things were fun and colorful. Please don't say my basement.

 

[Wombatwarlord777]

Okay. "Compilations".

If we ever get good ports of Sonic 3 and Knuckles and Sonic CD on one DS cartridge, I'll be euphoric. Once that's accomplished, the franchise can complete it's long self-destruction, for all I care.

 

[Bigboi]

Because having no rings to boost would be so fun.

 

[clairebun]

I mean what happened to good old Sonic that everyone loved. Where things were fun and colorful. Please don't say my basement.

A single game (only one version of two versions, mind you) alters the Super Sonic principle in a level, therefore the series is shot.

Not that Sonic has been doing all that great anyway, I'm just not sure how you're getting to that point.

 

[BlazingPhoenix]

Sega is betraying their own rules

You're too late, aren't you?

 

[LoganA]

yes, very late

http://www.giantbomb.com/profile/BlazeHedgehog/the-ring-that-broke-the-hedgehogs-back/30-14915/

 

[Sonnarkku]

Do you think Sega is betraying their own rules?

It isn´t even a rule, it is just like a little manual, and noone ever follows manuals.

It is not big deal, you still drop rings, rings still keep you alive, every 100 rings you get a live, rings are still placed in linear patterns. Having your ring meter to go down slower won´t make any noticeable difference, really.

 

[Bigboi]

I can feel the pure, concentrated butthurt emanating from Blaze's post. But +1 regardless for Giant Bomb. If SEGA stuck the the "lose all of your rings" tradition, I'm sure the game would be about 50% less fun.