Sonic has so much going for it. Absolute amazing music, great level design, fantastic speed platforming.
But it’s always so inconsistent.
It’s also always stuck with a gimmick.
I will always say the reason Mario games have always done universally better than Sonic is because they stick to their roots. Whether they are 3D or 2D, you can always expect a consistent, good experience even if you’re not a fan of the games. Even Mario Sunshine which I’d probably the most experimental of the series is pretty standard Mario affair.
Sonic however wants to always be different and take away from the core experience.
In Sonic Adventure 1 we had to play fishing games and shoot em ups.
In Sonic Adventure 2, we have more shooting, car driving levels, and for some reason a removal of the open world that was actually cool in SA1.
In Sonic Heroes we get RPG Sonic with required speed stops to fly or fight enemies.
In Sonic 06 we have bad.
In Unleashed the concensus is the day levels are some of the best in the series, but it’s ruined by the tacked on Werehog.
The only games since Sonic 3 & Knuckles that really try to be a just plain Sonic game are Generations and Mania, both regarded as some of the best modern Sonic games and it’s because they stick to the formula. Fun levels and great music with a mix of speed. No fishing, no shooting, no fighting.
A lot of people think Frontiers is the new approach but I found the open world absurdly boring. It’s the only Sonic game since Shadow that I just couldn’t finish and I’ve 100% Forces twice.
Sonic.
Sonic has so much going for it. Absolute amazing music, great level design, fantastic speed platforming.
But it’s always so inconsistent.
It’s also always stuck with a gimmick.
I will always say the reason Mario games have always done universally better than Sonic is because they stick to their roots. Whether they are 3D or 2D, you can always expect a consistent, good experience even if you’re not a fan of the games. Even Mario Sunshine which I’d probably the most experimental of the series is pretty standard Mario affair.
Sonic however wants to always be different and take away from the core experience.
In Sonic Adventure 1 we had to play fishing games and shoot em ups.
In Sonic Adventure 2, we have more shooting, car driving levels, and for some reason a removal of the open world that was actually cool in SA1.
In Sonic Heroes we get RPG Sonic with required speed stops to fly or fight enemies.
In Sonic 06 we have bad.
In Unleashed the concensus is the day levels are some of the best in the series, but it’s ruined by the tacked on Werehog.
The only games since Sonic 3 & Knuckles that really try to be a just plain Sonic game are Generations and Mania, both regarded as some of the best modern Sonic games and it’s because they stick to the formula. Fun levels and great music with a mix of speed. No fishing, no shooting, no fighting.
A lot of people think Frontiers is the new approach but I found the open world absurdly boring. It’s the only Sonic game since Shadow that I just couldn’t finish and I’ve 100% Forces twice.