Useless Power-ups

~Welcome to the Sonic Blast Community Forum~
Greetings stranger, it is an honor to have you as a visitor. Since we opened in 2006 our goal has been to offer the most authentic Sonic-themed community on the web for Sonic enthusiasts new and old. We do our best to provide the most unique features, best Sonic-themed designs, and have the latest news; always improving to cover all of your Sonic needs. Our community is full of friendly people and we hope you enjoy your brief stay but would be thrilled if you decided to join in on the fun. Being a part of our community is easy, quick, and absolutely free.

Click here to join our community and enter the land of Mobius as a =SB= citizen!
Citizens may log in to their account to participate in our land's conversations and access all of our features:

Pages:
1
2

Useless Power-ups; N' stuff
Tweet Topic Started: Apr 8 2013, 05:31 AM (441 Views)
CrystalGlass	Apr 8 2013, 05:31 AM Post #1
Rated E for EVERYONE!!! Posts: 269 Group: B Rank Guardian Member #12,940 Joined: May 7, 2012	It's quite simple really. Think of a power-up, ability, skill or whatever that you thoght was worthless after using it once, or not using it at all. The Maxium Heat thingy for Knuckles In SA1 was pretty worthless. After getting those ugly yellow gloves, I tried it once...but didn't see the point. I can take care of enemies just fine without it, I thought it was silly.



YamiShadow	Apr 8 2013, 05:58 AM Post #2
Flying Battery Act 1 Posts: 918 Group: C Rank Hero Member #12,994 Joined: May 25, 2012 Gender: Male Country: Canada Game Currently Playing: Final Fantasy X HD	Hm... You know, I'm pretty sure the only places we saw powerups in a traditional sense were in SA, SA2, and Sonic '06. There may have been something to this effect in Unleashed (In the PS2 version, there was a level up system for both day stage and night stage Sonic; I'm pretty sure this is present for night stage Sonic in the PS3/360 version, but I'm unaware of what was done for his day stage counterpart), and I know Sonic Generations has them as something you can buy with your score, but I'm not really sure where else we've seen them. The wisps in Sonic Colours fall more under the gimmick category, considering that they only offer a momentary benefit. Since I don't have a lot of experience with the more traditional powerups of the series (The only ones I can remember are the Light Speed Dash from Sonic Adventure, and its upgrade which allows you to use it against enemies), this is going to be based off of the Sonic Generations powerups. Out of all of them, I would say... Probably that "Last Chance" ability, which gives you an extra life when you're out of lives. Basically the only time it ever proved overly useful for me was on Planet Wisp, but even then it wasn't absolutely necessary. Most of the other abilities were fairly useful, even if the demonstratable change for some of them ("Athleticism", for example; I noticed it more with Classic Sonic, but the change isn't as much as one might expect) isn't overly visible, they did add something to it that I found useful.
	Thanks again to Parabola for the awesome signature!


HollyYoshi	Apr 9 2013, 04:44 PM Post #3
I object to your claims Posts: 15,025 Group: =SB= Queens Member #9,640 Joined: January 9, 2009 Gender: Female Country: United States of America 3DS Friend Code: 1891-1489-0768 Nintendo ID: Agent_Blaire Game Currently Playing: Yoshi's Island	My vote without a doubt goes for the Magic Gloves in Sonic Adventure 2. You know, that item that lets Sonic capture enemies in little balls a la Pokemon? Did anyone ever actually use that thing? I never did. I saw no point, seeing as how I could kill enemies faster with a quick homing attack and all that.



Elysium	Apr 10 2013, 02:51 AM Post #4
Launch Base Act 1 Posts: 289 Group: B Rank Guardian Member #13,360 Joined: December 18, 2012 Game Currently Playing: Amnesia: The Dark Descent	I'm going to go with what the OP said and opt for Maximum Heat. Never used it, and to be honest, I don't even understand what it does.



BLOPS2	Apr 10 2013, 12:47 PM Post #5
Walkers, Walkers everywhere Posts: 258 Group: B Rank Guardian Member #13,213 Joined: August 21, 2012 Gender: Male Country: United States of America Xbox Live Gamertag: RedCommander98 Steam ID: Kotor9803 Game Currently Playing: Blockland	Quite a few, actually. 1. Magic Hands in SA2 2. Maximum Heat Knuckles attack in SA1 3. Every Big fishing pole upgrade in SA1. Seriously...I beat his story in 10 minutes without any of them.
	Gonna dropkick it.


Zak	Apr 10 2013, 04:28 PM Post #6
For The Circle Posts: 4,002 Group: D Rank Legend Member #9,748 Joined: February 10, 2009 3DS Friend Code: 1118-0225-4062 Steam ID: zakth686	The only really useless one I can think of was the Homing Smash upgrade in Sonic '06. Now you can homing attack with RT. Just like you already could with A. whoopdie flipin' doo.
	"Ati Ramar, In defeat we learn."


HollyYoshi	Apr 10 2013, 05:32 PM Post #7
I object to your claims Posts: 15,025 Group: =SB= Queens Member #9,640 Joined: January 9, 2009 Gender: Female Country: United States of America 3DS Friend Code: 1891-1489-0768 Nintendo ID: Agent_Blaire Game Currently Playing: Yoshi's Island	You know, I forgot the Maximum Heat power-up even existed until this topic. Then I remembered that I never used it in the game.



Josh the hedgehog	Apr 10 2013, 10:24 PM Post #8
Those who do good, do... Posts: 2,450 Group: S Rank Hero Member #12,907 Joined: April 24, 2012 Playstation Network ID: joshyboist Xbox Live Gamertag: starlighter XX	I'd say the magic hands in SA2 is useless, I completely forgot about it when I played on it, now the light dash is useful since it can make you run across a patch of rings.
	Betrayal is a dangerous thing... "In my world...It's kill or be killed..." -Josh "Better run, coward..."-Sinistar


FrostTH	Apr 11 2013, 03:16 PM Post #9
Character Select Posts: 16 Group: E Rank Adventurer Member #11,229 Joined: July 15, 2010	If anything, I'd have to say the Mach Speed in Sonic 06. Yeah, it was pretty fun using it in Soleanna Forest to run around pretty quick but you had barely any control over which direction you were going in without running into something.



Zak	Apr 13 2013, 09:50 AM Post #10
For The Circle Posts: 4,002 Group: D Rank Legend Member #9,748 Joined: February 10, 2009 3DS Friend Code: 1118-0225-4062 Steam ID: zakth686	FrostTH Apr 11 2013, 03:16 PM If anything, I'd have to say the Mach Speed in Sonic 06. Yeah, it was pretty fun using it in Soleanna Forest to run around pretty quick but you had barely any control over which direction you were going in without running into something. Come to think of it, most of the gem power ups in Sonic '06 were really situational and not very useful. Except of course the gun drive. Oh lord, the gun drive was amazing.
	"Ati Ramar, In defeat we learn."


HollyYoshi	Apr 14 2013, 08:46 AM Post #11
I object to your claims Posts: 15,025 Group: =SB= Queens Member #9,640 Joined: January 9, 2009 Gender: Female Country: United States of America 3DS Friend Code: 1891-1489-0768 Nintendo ID: Agent_Blaire Game Currently Playing: Yoshi's Island	The gun drive? You mean that thing that sent you everywhere in the stage like a tractor beam?



Zak	Apr 14 2013, 03:12 PM Post #12
For The Circle Posts: 4,002 Group: D Rank Legend Member #9,748 Joined: February 10, 2009 3DS Friend Code: 1118-0225-4062 Steam ID: zakth686	Special Operative Blaire Apr 14 2013, 08:46 AM The gun drive? You mean that thing that sent you everywhere in the stage like a tractor beam? That's the one! I couldn't count the number of times that thing saved me from falling into a pit, especially in Aquatic Base. Plus, I always found the name funny, seeing as it has nothing to do with what the ability actually does. But I digress.
	"Ati Ramar, In defeat we learn."


Ludichaos	Apr 14 2013, 05:14 PM Post #13
[Outrealm Vagabond] Posts: 4,994 Group: C Rank Legend Member #11,272 Joined: July 25, 2010	Special Operative Blaire Apr 9 2013, 04:44 PM My vote without a doubt goes for the Magic Gloves in Sonic Adventure 2. You know, that item that lets Sonic capture enemies in little balls a la Pokemon? Did anyone ever actually use that thing? -raises hand- I did. I thought it was hilarious. I'd just go around plucking enemies from around the stage because I could. Good times~ I can't actually think of a useless power-up at the moment. But I'll ponder it and get back to you on that.
	【One third of Sonic Blast's Legendary Australian Trio. The last remaining member 】


HollyYoshi	Apr 14 2013, 05:33 PM Post #14
I object to your claims Posts: 15,025 Group: =SB= Queens Member #9,640 Joined: January 9, 2009 Gender: Female Country: United States of America 3DS Friend Code: 1891-1489-0768 Nintendo ID: Agent_Blaire Game Currently Playing: Yoshi's Island	Huh. Well, whatever floats your boat.



Omega RKB	Apr 16 2013, 01:14 AM Post #15
All that was. Posts: 800 Group: D Rank Hero Member #1,767 Joined: July 29, 2007 Playstation Network ID: Reeckensall Xbox Live Gamertag: Omega RKB 3DS Friend Code: 3093-7576-7473 Steam ID: OmegaRKB Game Currently Playing: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker	Light Speed attack in SA2 was pretty useless, partially because the spin-dash itself you need to do to charge it was clunky in SA2, and it takes to long to charge, but mostly, like the spin-dash, because it is clearly an after thought and there's not really any opportunity to use it where just a homing attack won't do the job quicker and better. To be fair the light speed attack was only really useful for progressing the story in SA1 and was never really that great in gameplay, so I suppose it was doomed to fail in SA2.



1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous)


Go to Next Page
« Previous Topic · Act III: Sonic's Game Stadium · Next Topic »

Pages:
1
2