SEGA

Did I ever mention that I actually got SEGA to engage in a debate with me on twitter?  I know I told Lead Salad about it, but I actually wrote a twitter to them and they responded and what followed was amazing.  I kind of won the debate.  More on that in a minute, but let me just say I hate SEGA in many ways.

They used to be great.  They made great games and systems, but now they just make terrible Sonic games over and over and horrible Marvel movie games.  They're a shell of their former self and that's why they need to be put out of their misery to the resounding clapping of my hands.

This post was spurred on by an article TJ sent me yesterday.  I read the article without a bit of surprise.  Bottom line is that SEGA is restructuring and trying to streamline their business to cut losses.  My only comment to the heads of SEGA is that if you quit making shit games or made something the fans actually want you'd be a profitable corporation again.  Also, have any of you actually played video games?

What follows is my Twitter debate which will actually show more of what I've briefly described above:

NOTE:  Since it will take me days to get back to SEGA's October 2011 tweets I'll just paraprase what was said by them.

Nathan Pratt ‏@HaikusAreEvil

@Sega please do all gamers a favor and bury Sonic. I know he's all you've got, but seriously....let him go. #sonic #sega #cashin

SEGA:  We have many games besides Sonic coming out in the near future. Check the website. Get informed.

Lizi Almendarez ‏@PkmnTrainerLizi

@SEGA You are at complete liberty to disregard everything @HaikusAreEvil says.

Nathan Pratt ‏@HaikusAreEvil

@DizzyMissLizi @SEGA I'd just like to see something new from them 1st party is all. Just wantin a return to form. Not Super Monkey Ball 32.

SEGA:  Play Bayonetta.

Nathan Pratt ‏@HaikusAreEvil

@DylanCrespo @SEGA Bayonetta was astounding, but was developed by Platinum Games. Condemned is also excellent, but was dev by Monolith.

To which there was no reply.  There was another guy that hopped in, but his account is locked and I can't access his tweets.  

Basically, the best game SEGA had to throw back at me that wasn't Sonic or Super Monkey Ball was Bayonetta.  Which wasn't even developed by them.

What's funny is that the new Sonic game that is of old-school 2D design hasn't even been that well received.  In fact, the fan made Sonic 2 HD remake not only looked better graphically than SEGA's Sonic 4, but was generally perceived as a superior game.  Until SEGA made the fans that made the game take it down.

Yet another example of SEGA sucking at life is the HD rerelease of one of the greatest Dreamcast games ever, Crazy Taxi.  They ran into issues with the licensing of music (still not sure if it was money they didn't want to pay or something else) so the game was released without it's best element.  The amazing soundtrack.

The game I'm most excited about SEGA putting out is the HD rerelease of Jet Set Radio.  I just can't wait to get it for Vita and see how they've fucked it up.