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SAGE 2022 - Demo Sonic: Lock & Load

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Sonic: Lock & Load is a Sonic the Hedgehog-based platforming-focused first-person shooter on the GZDoom source port, i.e. a DOOM semi-total conversion that requires DOOM II's IWAD, or Freedoom: Phase 2 as a free alternative.

It's not really based on any kind of Sonic game in particular, instead taking inspiration from the entire franchise.

Sonic: Lock & Load is inspired by the entire Sonic the Hedgehog series of games, Sonic Robo Blast 2, DOOM Eternal, ULTRAKILL, various GZDoom mods and various classic FPS games.

Sonic: Lock & Load v1.4's levels are currently in development, but its gameplay elements are complete! You can try it out with the v1.4 Final Final Demo!
Don't ask why it's called the Final Final Demo.

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Characters
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    Sonic the Hedgehog
    Sonic is the fastest character in Sonic: Lock & Load, with super high mobility and a multitude of ways to get around the environment, both on the ground and in the air.
    Sonic focuses mostly on super fast action, and his weapons are balanced around the high speeds he can reach.
    A lot of his weapons and movement skills can be tied together for high speed and fast action gameplay.

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    Amy Rose
    Amy controls similarly to Sonic, but she can't move around in the air as easy as he can.
    Her weapons, however, pack a huge punch, and are centred a lot more around precision than Sonic's more high-velocity balanced weapons.

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    Classic Sonic
    Classic Sonic is designed for people who prefer platforming, and don't necessarily want to focus on FPS combat that much.
    His weapons are simply faster-firing versions of standard DOOM weapons, so there isn't much weapon variety with him.
    He can't double jump, unlike everyone else, and he has a Bounce Attack instead of a Slam Attack.
    You could consider him SRB2 Sonic in Sonic: Lock & Load.

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    Shadow the Hedgehog
    Shadow nearly controls exactly the same as Sonic, but he can't jump off of walls, and has a completely different Homing Attack.
    His Chaos Snap gives him the ability to teleport around the level, so he can reach places or skip certain platforming sections he normally wouldn't be able to.
    His weapons are the most powerful in the game, but use up the most energy.
    Shadow's combat is a lot simpler than the rest of the cast, and doesn't have nearly as much depth as Sonic's, but he can typically get through most combat encounters easier than everyone else.
More character info can be found on the Sonic: Lock & Load website.

Media

All screenshots shown are from Sonic: Lock & Load v1.4, which is a future release. The current release (v1.3.3) looks and plays quite a bit different.

Updates

Visit sonic-lockandload.github.io for more information about Sonic: Lock & Load.

Updates are right on the front page, and all information is updated concurrently with the game.

Video updates are also posted on my YouTube channel.

Credits

Sonic: Lock & Load is a fan-made DOOM mod. All copyrights go to their intended holders.
Sonic the Hedgehog is property of SEGA. DOOM is property of id Software.

This game uses assets from Realm667 and other games.
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Comments

AortaPlatinum
In the words of Vargskelethor Joel Vinesauce, "CHK-CHK, OBJECTIVE: KILL"

Why isn't this under mods? I know it's a standalone game that just requires the DOOM 2 wad and uses it's assets, but that means you still need to "own" a "legit copy" of DOOM 2.
This is the dumbest idea for a Sonic game ever and I'm surprised it works so well. One thing that's weird though is that there's no keyboard key bound to what left trigger would be on a controller, so in order to dash with Caliburn you have to go in and set it so Sonic the Kidnapper can whoosh over that trail of rings.
 
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Game would crash for me on startup.

OS: Windows 10 (NT 10.0) Build 19043

M_LoadDefaults: Load system defaults.
Using program directory for storage

Execution could not continue.

Cannot find a game IWAD (doom.wad, doom2.wad, heretic.wad, etc.).
Did you install GZDoom properly? You can do either of the following:

1. Place one or more of these wads in the same directory as GZDoom.
2. Edit your gzdoom-username.ini and add the directories of your iwads
to the list beneath [IWADSearch.Directories]
 
That1M8Head
EcoReck said:
Game would crash for me on startup.

OS: Windows 10 (NT 10.0) Build 19043

M_LoadDefaults: Load system defaults.
Using program directory for storage

Execution could not continue.

Cannot find a game IWAD (doom.wad, doom2.wad, heretic.wad, etc.).
Did you install GZDoom properly? You can do either of the following:

1. Place one or more of these wads in the same directory as GZDoom.
2. Edit your gzdoom-username.ini and add the directories of your iwads
to the list beneath [IWADSearch.Directories]
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You need a copy of DOOM 2 or Freedoom: Phase 2 for this to work. If using the latter, rename freedoom2.wad to DOOM2.wad.
 
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That1M8Head
AortaPlatinum said:
Why isn't this under mods? I know it's a standalone game that just requires the DOOM 2 wad and uses it's assets, but that means you still need to "own" a "legit copy" of DOOM 2.
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Yeah, I probably should have put it under mods, in hindsight. I'll eventually create my own assets so it won't have to rely on DOOM 2 anymore. You could, of course, just use Freedoom: Phase 2 instead.

AortaPlatinum said:
This is the dumbest idea for a Sonic game ever and I'm surprised it works so well.
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It originally started as a silly "what if" idea, just a fun little passion project that I wanted to experiment with, that became a full-blown thing.

AortaPlatinum said:
One thing that's weird though is that there's no keyboard key bound to what left trigger would be on a controller, so in order to dash with Caliburn you have to go in and set it so Sonic the Kidnapper can whoosh over that trail of rings.
Click to expand...
That's the alt-fire key, which is bound to right click by default.
 
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Ronald Rose
Wow. I'm glad Amy's playable. And the way she plays differently is beyond imagination. I wish you can input cheat codes to make you be invincible, so you don't get hurt all the time.
 
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