General Sonic is Terrible Thread

[Omegajak]

Omegajak agrees that 3D Sonic games are bad in comparison to 2D but, can tell you how close we've come to perfecting Sonic in a 3D space if we study key elements in Sonic.


Sonic can do:

Jump. One Button input. Doubles as Attack
Spin Dash. Direction Down and Button Push or simply hold down while moving. Doubles as Attack
Super FIgure-8Peel Out. Hold Up and Jump Button. Is Not an Attack.

Added moves:
Homing Attack. Double Tap Jump button whilst near enemy.
Light Speed Dash. When in front of rings and appropriate item/ability unlocked press jump button. Is not an Attack.
Light Speed Attack. Unlock ability Press Down and Run and Jump buttons together can destroy several enemies on screen.

Run. Hold Down Other Button, or gain momentum whilst moving.
Tricks. Press run button while in air score big and get power ups and rings
Wall Climb. Either holding down or already running towards a wall.
Wall Run. Press Run button while moving near a wall causes Sonic to speed up while already wall running.

All of the above can be done on a Genesis controller.  I did that purposely because I want you to see how simple a Sonic game is and how many things you can do when working with these things in mind. These are all the things Sonic is now known for Lost World introducing some of that newer stuff. A lot of this stuff is simple, SEGA just keeps failing to notice how these things should work. The level in Design in Generations was superb it just didn't naturally allow for Sonic to Explore it because that's not Adventure Sonic, he's always moving too fast and his emphasis speed, and honestly this Sonic variant needs to be put on Touchscreens and nothing else since all he is a roller coaster thrill ride. Not to say he has no merit but the's got such a low threshold I don't understand why we keep playing him up like HE'S modern Sonic. Not modern as in redesign modern as in the one who works best in 3D space which is Lost World Sonic unfortunately he was in the wrong game. What SEGA needs to do is get the mechnics of Sonic Lost World into a game that looks like Modern Sonic Generations levels except cater those levels to Lost World Sonic. In Generations they pulled off the mechanic of Underground and above ground beautifully. You miss a jump down you go oh you foudn another way back up? Awesome. The level can be cleared fast enough by most people but the hardcore find all their little special ways and hacks. I don't understand how SEGA keeps missing the mark the Sonic formula is pretty simple when i worked backwards from what was good about the best 3D games and what made the old games so good. If SEGA made a Sonic Lost world engine Sonic game with the same simple, yet complex or is the word I'm looking for 'dynamic'? Whatever, if they make that engine work with the level design of generations yet even throw 2D Sonic in there sometimes since that's not hard to do, they proved they can do that, it can still be fun and enjoyable in today's world.