The Homing Attack Reticles in Sonic Games 

This is the best video about Homing Attack Reticles in Sonic the Hedgehog games.

0:17 Bruh didn't expect that💀

I was afraid on what you were gonna say on Frontiers because although it’s a change from the zoomed circles we’ve recently been getting it actually felt like a fit to the overall vibe the frontier landscapes gave off.

sonic unleashed reticle is still my favourite. there are just about zero levels with green as a primary colour so using green to stand out from sonic’s colour scheme and the enemies colour scheme was a super great idea i feel. the lock on sound effect too did its job incredibly.

The Generations 3DS version was similar to the console version, but it was red instead of green. This version of the reticle is also the one used in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

2:40 nah that's just average Sonic Colours Ultimate gameplay.

I get what you're saying about fancier homing attacks, but I think when you get into the grit of it, it doesn't have to be super decorative. At the end of the day, if it fits the overall design of the game and maybe has some animation flare, simple is probably the better way to go. I don't enjoy Forces, but they probably made it green because there's already a ton of red going on in the visuals, which would've made the homing attack harder to see. Green is complimentary to red, so we'd notice it faster. Edit: That said, I'd have picked a white or yellow for Forces so it'd fit the color pallet for the majority of levels better. Maybe white with a yellow stroke or vice versa.

My favourite is the lost world reticle. I like the simple design and the sound effect of it is so satisfying-

Personally, I always wanted it implemented in the least obtrusive way possible, a colorless simple thin-lined pair of brackets would be enough for me, no beep sound, no animation. I think spark 3 is like that. I also believe homing attack could very likely be tuned to just do what you feel it should, with no indicator, by advanced input reading methods now. It never constantly broke in adventures, it was just inconsistent in specific areas, and when paired with the bad forced camera. From back since then I think it could be perfected.

You got me to watch a 5 minute video on homing attack reticles 😭

I don't know I can still jump on enemies just like the classic games in Sonic Adventure without the homing attack I never really thought about it lol

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for how cool the reticle can be i'll never forget how many times It has fucked my time in Generations

I like the Frontiers one because it's not so "in-your-face" but it still sticks out enough to see it and it matches the games art style

i like the click sound that the homing reticle makes when it appears in sonic frontiers, it's very satisfying

I think they have the reticle a bright red/green to draw the player's attention. Our eyes are easily drawn to bright colors after all

I noticed that through out the games the homing attack reticle has been green multiple times and I'm assuming, that they were implying how Sonic saw his enemies in the action Green eyes and Green reticles, you know what I mean

Leave it to this guy to make even the most boring things interesting

fun fact: sonic frontiers “loading” triangle slowly turns into a circle as you progress through the game no really it was a hexagon at one point

Serect rings and frontiers are my favorite

2:59 Actually, Sonic Generations’ HA Reticle reminds me of the time stone from the MCU because the time stone is green and Sonic Generations is kinda like time travel so I think it’s okay.

3:19 I started laughing idk why

I have literally not l never thought this hard about the reticle. I'm just thankful it's here

After the reticle was introduced I find it harder to go back to the games that didn’t have it.

Coming back to these Older Animation videos for inspiration.

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0:17 lmao

never liked them, wish there was an option to turn them off honestly. but frontiers has the best imo. very subtle

The homing attack was in Sonic 3 & Knuckles / & Knuckles for Hyper Sonic, but it doesn’t have a reticle.

I love how theres a sonic video for literally fucking everything. amazing

Green is Sonic's eye color.

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Rush series and Colors DS and even generations 3DS : guess we don't have a homing attack...

What I’m wondering is why none of the reticules have used a shade of blue. (Project 06 does but that’s not an official release)

I love your editing

I grew up with sa2 for many years as a kid, never moved on from it till colors released and I honestly didn't like that circle appearing, still don't cause it just doesn't feel right for me

Honestly, I've never really been a fan of the homing attack reticle. I get why it's there, but I wish there were an in-universe reason for it.

0:17 you ok robot?

You overlooked one thing. Secret Rings has a two-stage reticle. When in range while sliding/charging a jump, four green diamonds in a spaced out X-type pattern show up. Somehow you have it in the example footage but overlooked it.

That..FUCKING perfect homing attack noise in colours ultimate GRATES MY FUCKING EARS

Sonic Adventure is my favourite one xd

Great video

Sonic and the Secret Rings ? I thought it was Sonic Unleashed

Rewatching this video made me realize how little attention I pay to the recticle in the games but Ig I am more focused on completing the levels fast

For those of you wondering, the Homing Attack reticle in Smash Ultimate is the one from Colors Edit: it’s the Generations one but red, ignore me

me when i run out of things to talk about

Nice video

First we have circles, now we have triangles. What’s next? Squares?

lost world being simples serves another purpose: you can charge up the homing attack and the reticle gets more rings added to it... hey i didnt say its groundbreaking or amazing, just pointing out that you havent mentioned that which i think is a good way to indicate it to the player (once they figure out you can charge up the homing attack anyway)

in my opinion, i think green is a better color scheme for the reticle simply because it stands out more. i dunno why, but i can barely ever make out the reticle whenever it's given the color red. like, imagine placing a red reticle in a stage that's completely dark or has little lighting in it. sonic colors is a prime example of what i mean. also, i do not find that homing attack sfx to be satisfying at all in colors ultimate. it may be pleasant to hear at first, but eventually it'll start to get really annoying quickly. i'd say a sfx like that should only be used in fewer occurrences than on a common basis.

Resuming: some guy hating the color green - 2022, colorized.

Unleashed Wii uses a red reticle

sonic lost world had the stacked reticle which i thought was cool

People had trouble with what enemy they wanted to hit? Huh...

Isn't there an auto reticle in smash ultimate. I know it's not a sonic game but hey it could have been nice to look at.

FYI the PS2/Wii version of Unleashed used red reticles instead of green.

the best to me is forces its my first sonic game

I feel like I’m the only person who never had an issue with no reticle. Sonic always attacked the enemy I was aiming for back in my Adventure/Heroes/06 days. The addition of reticles has only got in my way and the only two I do kind of like are Frontiers (because it’s subtle) and, funnily enough, Generations (probably because it’s one of the most boring like how you described). The only game I ever had an issue with a lack of reticle was Shadow the Hedgehog, but that was mostly because of the stupid out of control spinning he did whenever you tried to attack a group of enemies…. But yeah, I always managed just fine without one. Maybe you all just need to git gud.

Yessssss

TFW you're so content-starved yoy made a video on reticles Liked it anyway

Actually It Was From Sonic & Knuckles Because Hyper Sonic Can Homing Attack

3:54 Kill a duck

What is that adventure level you’re playing man, it looks like windy valley but it isnt

I really don't like the reticles that are flashy. In a game where you are moving at mach speed. I prefer a reticle that isn't visually noisy so I can tell when to home

HEY HEY HEY IM SONIC THE HEDGEHOG DO YOU WANT TO SEE HOW FAST I CAN GO??????

I could have sworn I saw this same video months ago. Did it get deleted or am I tripping ?

Yuh

you forgot smash bros reticle

Unleashed H.A >>>>>

The smash ultimate one is the best

alright man you either have too many video ideas or no ideas at all

To be honest, i don't like reticles at all.

He ran out of ideas.

u skipped smash bros sonic reticle :/

I really wish they kept the Perfect Homing Attack mechanic.