Rollin' Rascal is an Indie 3D Sonic with MOMENTUM!

Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
Let's check out the demo for Rollin' Rascal, a 3D platformer with some BLAZING FAST gameplay!
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[@Curiomatic]

Dang, you guys don't play around! Thanks so much for covering the game!! =D ~Omni

[@JonnyDenny1815]

I’m a good friends with Gamexplain I just followed them lately. But I had some ideas for upcoming days, I say a short scene.

[@Sanker1]

Game looks pretty fun and very well made, we love it❤

[@JonnyDenny1815]

@@Sanker1 i thought the same I was Trying give some little bit feedbacks that’s all.

[@Tails_Z]

So glad you took inspiration from Sonic but decided to develop it your own way using your own copyright material as rolling into a ball, speeding fast and having the main character with a different unique best friend don’t feel that much of a Copyright related thing. Is those 5 Diamonds on screen his Health Bar? It would be very cool if it is. This game can totally come to the Nintendo Switch and other consoles since you are not exactly trying to copy off of Sonic but only a little bit with stuff that is non-copyright material that is familiar to Sonic. I can’t wait to imagine what this game will be like if I am playing it off my Nintendo Switch.

[@JonnyDenny1815]

@@Tails_Zthat’s I was working on mine project of Mario sunshine, I was working on some cool ideas. To see Nintendo do Next to see something new and some originals.

[@rovernvercet]

I just noticed something, the music gets intense when you go faster.

[@cidfacetious3722]

“More intenser”

[@RuthIessVillain]

@@cidfacetious3722 more intense*

[@TheUnknownPurple]

The way the music getting intense reminds me of sonic generations

[@pulse27]

spark the electric jester moment

[@BeauKnowz321]

Bruh, you beat me to it. It's sad that game does not get the recognition it deserves.

[@moiskybup8885]

@@BeauKnowz321 bruh you beat me to it he beat me to it. Jester 3 is good. and Damn this game looks HOT as well.

[@kevinramirez3134]

@@BeauKnowz321 , Maybe because the developer of Spark has not released the trilogy on any console which is sad. You would think he would have asked a developer like Nintendo to publish the games and release them on Switch by now.

[@BeauKnowz321]

@@kevinramirez3134 True, but that didn't stop, Among us, Phasmophobia, Lethal Company, and Palworld (I know Palworld is on Xbox but It's still the lowest player count of all the consoles) from being globally recognized.

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

@@BeauKnowz321 Among Us is on consoles. It keeps going on special offer on the Switch.

[@maybetoby]

I love the look of the first level environment. I like levels that actually look "lived in."

[@GGRC]

"...very similar to Sonic but also different in a lot of ways." Yea, it actually looks fun! 😜

[@LilXancheX]

Sonic can be fun

[@Aeom_333]

@@LilXancheX Sonic can only be fun because all of us love the IP so dearly. But realistically they’re moving at a snail’s pace to make it really fun

[@continentdude12]

I wanted to see a boost SO BADLY and hear that satisfying "WOOOOOOO!!!" sonic does lol

[@dcon.exe8849]

this looks really polished for a beta, i’m a really big sonic fan so i’ll definitely give this a look

[@blakestewart7200]

This looks freaking awesome! Mechanics look super tight. LOVE the music.

[@Juniverse0]

Really exited for the Kickstarter to start. It’s really cool that we’re getting a demo along with the Kickstarter as well.

[@snoleygames]

This looks SOLID! Thanks for the showcase. I'm looking forward to getting this.

[@danross1038]

This looks incredible. There's so much stuff packed into one level.

[@forge5825]

I will gladly buy this upon release

[@oscarloria]

Such a beatiful indi art!

[@therealspeedster3759]

Definitely can’t wait to see more of this I’ll definitely pick it up if it releases on switch but I’ll be ready to buy it on steam whenever that happens

[@BrunoCortes1993]

IT'S SO MUCH BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!

[@MerryBlind]

This looks really good!

[@setsers1]

I see elements of Sonic AND Crash here.

[@dionebrinkley5551]

Mainly just sonic

[@kevinramirez3134]

Even elements of Spark The Electric Jester 3

[@therealspeedster3759]

@@kevinramirez3134yeah I see elements of spark 3 and sonic gt

[@speed3414]

I see elements of Pac-Man World Mainly that Rascal can bounce, rev roll and has a beach/pirate theme called Buccaneers Beach

[@therealspeedster3759]

@@speed3414 your right I haven’t even thought about that I remember playing the second game with pac man using the rev up ball and the bounce

[@DRelSniper]

Excellent stuff! Getting Spark the Electric Jester 3 and Sonic Utopia (last one is a fan game) vibes from this one! It's gonna be great!

[@Zippy_Zolton]

Looks good

[@BigJDawg4523]

This is amazing game design for a speedy open-world game.

[@badAtClassicMario]

How much for the game, seems fun and I am on a tight buget

[@YummyLilNugget]

The games not out yet, this is the Kickstarter demo which can be played for free.

[@badAtClassicMario]

Thanks for the info

[@alvaroperez2349]

This game looks interesting.

[@rcthekinglol7973]

Thanks!

[@ThibautMahringer]

I will definitely get this game when it release. It looks so much fun !

[@zealkurusuthegatorman5439]

First Came Sonic, then Sash Lilac and next is Spark, Now this Rascal... SPEED FORCE AWESOMENESS!!! 😃

[@bee_pear6804]

Bro this sounded like you were forced to review this and couldn’t come up with anything to say 😭

[@YaBoyBen01]

This is what Sonic Frontiers should've been

[@Zack29810]

lol, that’s such an insane comment.

[@Terminal_Apotos]

Looks alright, would hope the Full game had more Platforming.

[@AndrewMalkin]

1:00 I love the Tigger reference

[@MarzOnline92]

I'm happy for Curiomatic making there own IP and getting their name out. Yet I'm also sad because I can't help but picture Junio Sonic in place of Rascal running, jumping, spindashing😢

[@JonnyDenny1815]

I seen some cool Trailers it’s looks so cool.

[@derple8524]

The Momentum is CLEAN like EILEEN!

[@RealSonicScience]

What is it for? I'm really curious on how big of a scale it can compare to Sonic.

[@OneRandomVictory]

Feels like Sonic Lost World but with actual speed

[@DigitalXAddict]

The dudes at Curiomatic are working on it and therefore I know it's great!! The demo alone already shows so much, eventho it is just one level!! Love it! I hope they reach more than the 240$ on their stretch goal-list!

[@phorchybug3286]

Looks fun.

[@HarukaxYuuki]

As a game animator the animations of the game are very well done, the transition from landing to running again is perfect. There’s many great things in the game, although to be honest I just dont like the character design, the model, the rigging and again the animations are great, just that the character doesnt really appeal me.

[@JoshTheNintendork64]

Already has a more fun exploration system than Sonic Frontiers

[@rodx1719]

Anyone can make a better exploration system than sonic team. Sega should really get new members for sonic team who actually know how to make a sonic game.

[@Sanker1]

That's cool

[@SuperMarioStarPower99]

Cool

[@jackcorbett937]

I can see Rolling Rascal reminds me of Pulseman as they have similar designs.

[@nelsonmouatvergara]

Crazy 😂😂😂😂 10:11

[@kevinramirez3134]

This game and even Spark The Electric Jester 3 are both the definitive Sonic-esque experiences. The momentum is obviously what current 3D Sonic games lack. I absolutely HATE how slippery 3D Sonic controls and just moves around. Whereas Rollin' Rascal and Spark 3, the momentum is just spot on. They move and control smoothly and so precise that it's just sad that Sega can't get it right.

[@CaptainF123]

They have great controls in Sonic Frontiers... but Cyberspace is a different matter.

[@PerfectMessProductions]

I need this game!!!

[@SuperSonic34569]

The discord is gonna blow up oh god

[@OrangeToadGamer]

Really hoping this can come to console one day

[@suprxmefire9497]

Looks like how Sonic adventure 3 would be like with a mix of frontiers and dream team

[@rodx1719]

Suddenly everyone forgot about Spark.

[@Critical_HitZ]

I sure did

[@speed3414]

Idk, I've seen some people mentioning him

[@micahfurlow2624]

Ive personally seen plenty of peeps mentioning him

[@rockinggamerdude]

I’m excited for story and Lore who or what is this character and why are they fast? And do they have a randomly over edgy evil twin?

[@GameKnight404]

What engine is this running on? It looks very similar to a Sonic fan engine but maybe they made their own engine that just plays very similar to it. idk I’m just curious.

[@rockinggamerdude]

I wonder if there’s Dr. Joe Botnick

[@Unknown_User174]

Rollin' Rascal probably won’t be out until 2026.

[@Chop7264]

Is M-Speed and D-Speed going to be added to the game?

[@danielsmith3628]

It looks decent

[@alltalkradioallnewmediacar5215]

This is going to give Sonic a run for its money no pun intended

[@MakotoOPT]

the game is really fucking good

[@mileselectric3677]

We need a name for games that use this format. Pinball platformer? Adventure like? Momentum platformer? Slope like?

[@speed3414]

They're called High Speed platformers

[@mileselectric3677]

@@speed3414 but some of them that are high speed don’t contain slope physics, is there a subset of those with and those without?

[@speed3414]

@@mileselectric3677 no that I know, maybe the physics alone are a different genre since a game can have more than one, but I can't really confirm it

[@micahfurlow2624]

Momentum-based platformer is something i hear a good amount

[@EdgyQueen]

Goat like🔥🔥🔥

[@jaylenbutler899]

Unpopular opinion: This game looks amazing, to the point where I ask myself: “Why does it need a Kickstarter anyways?”

[@ewwwt]

the only thing different between this and sonic is the ridable enemies and no penalty in water. and maybe the horizontal swinging on trees is different. overall it's the same game. :)

[@antoniounicap]

Any Sonic-like indie game is better than the official Sonic games.

[@user-wo9jv3rb9u]

What systems is this available on?

[@shinren_]

One thing i dont really like is thst the houses are so massive lol

[@jovyflow007]

Character looks like billy hatcher.

[@schowd31]

Decided to create a Steam account to play this but looks like only the windows demo version is available, not mac. I'll probably have to wait, but at least I can finally play the murder of Sonic. Heard this kickstarter game might come to current platforms like Switch.

[@GamingPalOllieMK]

The game looks incredible, I was going to add it to my Steam wishlist, but it doesnt seem on there yet,. This is going to be perfect for playing on Steam Deck so I hope it's compatible with that and runs on highest graphics

[@firemayro]

reminds me of sonic utopia

[@KamenRider1985]

Can someone confirm if this is the same team who made the Sonic Utopia fan game?

[@darksharkofficial]

because what do we need more than a carbon copy of sonic

[@Raul_27]

You know, you should save your energy for the February Direct.

[@googamp32]

But does it have the Chao Garden?

[@the.littlest.toaster]

Tiny chao garden was so fun in sonic advance

[@jaysfunkofavorite1571]

was this part of Nintendos " Eshop game..i dont see it listed 😮

[@Unknown_User174]

That’s because it won’t be out for the next two years.

[@devibezshow]

Pokémon is getting son’ed sonic is getting son’ed. every game genre is getting a game that seems to completely son the big bad originals this year 😂 and I’m all for it

[@thearguenaut3187]

man that level was long.

[@user-jz7cy8zf8e]

sonic

[@jakejupiter5905]

coming to switch?...please

[@chospy91]

which console is it released for?

[@Unknown_User174]

Nintendo Switch but it won’t be released until 2026.

[@Pablo-ny5mp]

Totally NOT emerald coast from Sonic Adventure 😂

[@wesmyone9562]

So this is Sonic with momentum, just like a Sonic fangame that I can't remember the name of🤔

[@EdgyQueen]

Sonic love potion disaster

[@wesmyone9562]

@@EdgyQueen I'm not sure I get your point🤔

[@Lethargy514]

​@@wesmyone9562Good. You dodged a bullet. Unintentionally and unwittingly, but hey. You dodged it.

[@wesmyone9562]

@@Lethargy514 Not sure what you mean, but alright🤷🏿‍♂️

[@denischen8196]

Why are there so many missing sound effects?

[@Lukas-kz4xm]

It's not SEGA they should be worried about but Nintendo as the assets and graphics look like they've been taken straight out of Mario Sunshine.

[@Yohoat]

Nintendo doesn't own the mere idea of a tropical setting. Name a single asset here that looks pulled from Sunshine, because nothing looks even remotely similar.

[@Lethargy514]

Yeah sure, because Nintendo owns the copyright to blue oceans, palm trees, and orange tiled roofs, right? I swear, sometimes I wonder if you fucks know how copyright laws even work.

[@Mr.Thandostheman]

how do you download the demo

[@micahfurlow2624]

Steam

[@1stTnetix]

First Pal world now this?! Next it’ll be a indie developer with a RPG called Beginning Reality🤣 lol this looks good and good games are good games period

[@janitoalevic]

He said the M word

[@DultaMooxe]

Sonic who?

[@blue-cloud-studios]

Happy to see this game getting attention the sonic game we deserve 🙏

[@unskilledgamer3642]

You mean Spark 3?

[@wepeanutthree5553]

so some constructive criticism: I’m not a fan of how the coins cover up the player character when you collect them.

[@That_Chairier]

I CANT BELIEVE THEY SAID THE M-WORD

[@slidersides]

Basically just sonic minus the hedgehog

[@djplay7183]

Facts

[@sandovse]

Way better than sonic

[@djplay7183]

No

[@unskilledgamer3642]

But is it better than Spark 3?

[@MetroidsEATYou]

I WANT THIS!!! It's like what I'd hope a Sonic Adventure 3 would be! Though I have to say, I hope the final product really adds some punch to your actions using sound effects and whatnot. Like one of the things I DON'T like about SA1 is how many of the enemies lacked impact when you hit them. That was something I think SA2 did perfectly (and games like Generations and Unleashed have done pretty well)! Around 5:18 where that barrel explodes is a great example of something that has a great visual impact but is lacking in the audio. The sudden shift in momentum and how the camera has to catch up for a moment is perfect but the sound is like someone kicked over a pile of bathroom tiles. Also, the fact that a Sonic game hasn't done the idea of of him jumping onto and riding/controlling enemies, which is something Sonic would totally do, is kind of insane! And let's be real, the Egg Cerberus and Egg Wyvern battles do not count. I'm talking about your regular enemies! But the few boss examples do lend to the idea that, yeah, Sonic would totally flex on his enemies like that.

[@Toddfrommario]

This game looks better than sonic

[@djplay7183]

No

[@unskilledgamer3642]

So does Spark the electric jester 3.

[@PhilBo-fp9mz]

Take a shot every time he says momentum lmao

[@therealspeedster3759]

I can definitely tell the game has some elements from the fan game sonic gt and shares some elements with spark the electric jester and sonic. Overall the game looks great can’t wait to see more

[@xxHitsumonxx]

No it’s not. Can y’all critique something without comparing it to something else.

[@Artista_Frustrado]

"Look out it has Momentum You fool we ALL got Momentum!!" saying that a Sonic-like Indie/fanhame has Momentum as a selling point is like saying a Platformer having a jump is a selling point

[@You123460]

Palword really unlocked some doors... 🤣

[@22_and_unkissed]

?

[@beatlejuice1165]

Dude, people have been making “Sonic” games since cavemen invented fire - Palworld has nothing to do with this.

[@SaltyToad00]

Games inspired by Sonic have existed for decades.

[@micahfurlow2624]

I like Palworld as much as the next guy, but what does Palworld have to do with this?

[@Lethargy514]

Palworld unlocked nothing. Sonic fangames becoming their own game has been around longer than you have.

[@GabrielRondon]

Why the character looks soooooo tiny??

[@livt2690]

Lmfao I kno how pokemon fans feel now😂😂😂

[@Lucas-gg9yb]

Hey sega, are you seeing this?

[@Lethargy514]

They are. They actively support fangames and hire their fans.

[@toshironikko]

Love the idea - would like more linear levels or a mode that's more like sonic adventure 2