As someone who finds janky, but genuine, games endearing, I can’t say I hate Sonic.
At the very least, they’re entertaining. I mean, Sonic '06 is like a roguelike for bad game design. No two playthroughs are ever the same.
This series is why I think games need to be judged on both “competence” and “entertainment value”. Haha.
What I’m hearing in this thread is that Sonic '06 is The Room of video games
I’ll always have a soft spot for Sonic Unleashed.
Agreed. The day stages work pretty well and set the standard for Colors and Generations afterward. The night stages are rough, but that’s mostly because they’re just too long compared to the day stages and it completely ruins the flow. They could be really good if they were shortened and tightened up a bit.
SA2 had the ideal speed stages sorry.
I do genuinely think Sonic Unleashed’s daytime stages have slowly become my favorite incarnation of Sonic. I remember coming away from a level like Arid Sands actually, physically trembling from how intense it was my first time through. Once I got on top of the game’s difficulty curve it became incredibly rewarding.
Which also explains why I didn’t really find Sonic Colors or Sonic Generations to be as fun. Both of those games are more about trying to get you to slow down a little, and they surround you with safety nets that kind of neuter the thrill of how insane later Sonic Unleashed levels get.
So Sonic Unleashed remains in this weird perfect moment where I went in being super cautious, came out the other end loving the daytime stages, and never having Sonic Team even dare touching that level of white-knuckle thrill in anything else.
FINALLY YOU CAN BE THE OC SONIC CHARACTER YOU WANTED TO BEEEEEEE
I am actually way more interested in this game now that I know I can make a god damn Original the Character.
IT’S TIME
finally my oc, sonic the cat, not to be confused with sonic the hedgehog, can exist
I can’t wait to make Bear the Hedgehog.
I’ve decided that this game will not be good because it won’t let me play as my ultimate fantasy animal: a trout
in light of the new reveals I am creating another poll to determine what your furry persona (sometimes referred to as “fursona”) will be in the new Sonic game Sonic Forces.
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I wanna be a spider.
C’mon. They’re already fast. Do this for me, the guy who’s not gonna buy this game.
They should have a human option so I can recreate Elise
Oh shit wait you can actually make a Bear? I DID NOT KNOW THIS. Welp, that’s a no-brainer.
No Capys? Looks like it’s time to start the petition engines up…
I wanna be a bird so I can name him Chippy the Chirp Chirp.
The animal list seems fine, but kind of weird how they didn’t even add a fox option. This isn’t official or anything is it?
Kind of weird how they didn’t add a squirrel as an option. Wasn’t that like one of Sonic’s original animal suggestions?
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