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~~Leo656~~ · 05-01-2022, 07:49 PM

I can't lie, the only one I've played that I absolutely can't stand is Sonic '06, and that game isn't even finished. It's pretty unplayable, though.

I spent a lot of time with Sonic Unleashed and while I don't think it's AS bad as people say it is, I don't see why the hell they made that game, specifically, and it has a ton of problems. I did have some fun with it, but huge chunks of it were tedious and/or frustrating, and after I died a ton on the final Boss I just rage-quit and never went back to it. I think a lot of the hate is hyperbole but I can't say I'd ever recommend it either. There's glimpses of a much better game in there though. Good luck having the patience to find them.

I know a lot of people love Sonic Adventure 2, but I just don't. Again, it WANTS to be a good game, but there's too much bullsh*t. The final sequence is incredibly aggravating to the point I think I only beat it twice, at most, possibly only once. The game has WAY too many spots where they fling you up a mile in the air at full speed, and rather than land on anything you just drift into space and die automatically (later games would "magnetize" you to a rail or other surface on the way down so you wouldn't die for no reason at all, which feels like mercy). And those Knuckles missions... oh GOD, those Knuckles missions. Just awful. It has a lot of ambition but the execution wasn't there yet. Everything SA2 does well, later games did way better, and with a lot less frustration. I can't think of any good reason to play it.

If I had to pick a favorite Sonic game I might have to say Generations. I'm of the minority that never outright hated the shift to 3D, I just felt like most games either didn't do it well or they would start to and then screw it up, like Unleashed. I really loved the way Generations used the best parts of the 2D and 3D games without any of the frustrating parts of either. Literally the best of both worlds. I played that game to death, and my thumbs hadn't been so sore since 1993. And for once, I had nothing but fun and pretty much no frustration.

Sonic Mania is great of course, I personally just found it a little bit one-note since it was more heavily focused on capturing the old school 2D feel. And that's fine, but as I said since I actually liked the 3D gameplay (when it was done well) I personally found more to like in Generations since it had more of a mix of everything. I know I definitely played it for longer. But Mania's a great game, no doubt.

05-01-2022, 07:49 PM	#35
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	I can't lie, the only one I've played that I absolutely can't stand is Sonic '06, and that game isn't even finished. It's pretty unplayable, though. I spent a lot of time with Sonic Unleashed and while I don't think it's AS bad as people say it is, I don't see why the hell they made that game, specifically, and it has a ton of problems. I did have some fun with it, but huge chunks of it were tedious and/or frustrating, and after I died a ton on the final Boss I just rage-quit and never went back to it. I think a lot of the hate is hyperbole but I can't say I'd ever recommend it either. There's glimpses of a much better game in there though. Good luck having the patience to find them. I know a lot of people love Sonic Adventure 2, but I just don't. Again, it WANTS to be a good game, but there's too much bullsh*t. The final sequence is incredibly aggravating to the point I think I only beat it twice, at most, possibly only once. The game has WAY too many spots where they fling you up a mile in the air at full speed, and rather than land on anything you just drift into space and die automatically (later games would "magnetize" you to a rail or other surface on the way down so you wouldn't die for no reason at all, which feels like mercy). And those Knuckles missions... oh GOD, those Knuckles missions. Just awful. It has a lot of ambition but the execution wasn't there yet. Everything SA2 does well, later games did way better, and with a lot less frustration. I can't think of any good reason to play it. If I had to pick a favorite Sonic game I might have to say Generations. I'm of the minority that never outright hated the shift to 3D, I just felt like most games either didn't do it well or they would start to and then screw it up, like Unleashed. I really loved the way Generations used the best parts of the 2D and 3D games without any of the frustrating parts of either. Literally the best of both worlds. I played that game to death, and my thumbs hadn't been so sore since 1993. And for once, I had nothing but fun and pretty much no frustration. Sonic Mania is great of course, I personally just found it a little bit one-note since it was more heavily focused on capturing the old school 2D feel. And that's fine, but as I said since I actually liked the 3D gameplay (when it was done well) I personally found more to like in Generations since it had more of a mix of everything. I know I definitely played it for longer. But Mania's a great game, no doubt.