04-08-2011, 10:10 PM
*ahem* BEWARE OF EXCESSIVE AND POSSIBLY OFFENSIVE RANT
Guys, here's the reality. Sonic the hedgehog IS a gimmick. He always has been. The reason people don't like newer games is because (regardless of how bad the last game was) people assume that the next Sonic game is going to defy your expectations.
Sonic 1 - Good
Sonic 2 - Improvement +Different + New Stuff
Sonic 3 - Improvement +Different + New Stuff
Sonic Adventure - Improved +Different +New Stuff
So, people expect vast improvements in the next Sonic game and end up disappointed because their expectations were either met or lowered. You can only go so far.
But there is another, bigger factor. In the older games, Sonic was very basic. As with all basic things, they are defined differently by different people, and I'm amazed that some people still fail to understand this concept.
Here are some of the things that different fans have defined classic Sonic as:
1. Fast, quick, and clever
2. Cocky, strategic, and accurate
3. Bored, vigilante, and epic
4. Speedy, rolly, and tumbly
5. Mickey Mouse in a hedgehog costume
6. Black eyes. Sole-less, buckle-less shoes. Stout. Fat. Cartoony.
7. ETC.
Due to these different interpretations, With the exception of Sonic Critics (who say Sonic is bad just so they can be popular), I guarantee, at least 80% of Classic Sonic fans will be disappointed with Sonic Generations, whether from peer pressure (considering Sonic isn't THE cool game anymore) or from lacking the new flair it had when you were young or even from being a new Sonic game.
I say, if SEGA can't impress and capture the childhood of they're quote, unquote "loyal" "classic" "Sonic fans" in 2 years, they should just give up on them. Why try to impress someone who cannot be impressed? It'll only bring you down. Yes, the old Sonic games were the greatest games of their day and are classics that are still adored by even modern fans, but that was then, this is now.
People who hate new Sonic games because they are new should grow up and move on. The 90s are never coming back, deal with it.
People who hate old Sonic games because of their bitchy fanbase should try a little more empathy. They once loved something too.
Sonic is a video game character; a phenomenon that does not exist. The fact that people still argue over this is completely ludicrous.
Sonic games: ALL of them sucked. ALL of them were awesome.
Sonic 1 - The beginning of a new game - Simplistic, minor glitches
Sonic 2 - The adventure continues + 2 Player - New character, unfinished
Sonic 3 - The adventure improves - ANOTHER new character, split in 2
Sonic CD - Faster, More musical, New Gimmick - Different soundtracks, gimmick
Sonic Adventure - Sonic with a voice and 3D rendered - Slower, narrower audience
Sonic Adventure 2 - New story, Shadow the hedgehog - Shadow the hedgehog
Sonic Heroes - New gameplay style, faster - Too many characters, annoying and simple
Shadow the hedgehog - New gameplay style, darker - excessive swearing, Sonic isn't playable, 4kids voice actors
Sonic the hedgehog 06 - New story, amazing graphics and soundtrack - Glitchy, 4kids voice actors, excessive characters, relationship issues
Sonic Unleashed - Amazing graphics, gameplay, and soundtrack. Robotnik is the main villain - Slower, faster, werehog, frustrating, new Sonic game, 4kids voice actors
Sonic Colors - Good Graphics, soundtrack, and a new voice actor - Modern Sonic game, new voice actor, Nintendo Exclusive
Sonic 4 - Graphically improved - Modern Sonic, Modern Sonic, Modern Sonic
And I swear, if SEGA "reboots the Sonic series" ONE more time, I'm going to lose my mind. You can't just "reboot the series" EVERY SINGLE FRICKIN MAINSTREAM GAME!!!
By the way, if you are a fan of Sonic, and you DON'T hate me right now, I'll be impressed. I've seen some pretty crazy Sonic fans. If you DON'T hate me (or if you do hate me and it's not related to this post) please reply quoting me. I want you to prove my assumption of Sonic fans wrong. If you do, I'll be much happier, because all this arguing about Sonic crap is just plain wrong.
End rant
I already feel better.
I'm only going to leave 1 more reply in this topic, and it'll only be aimed towards the most intelligent questions for me. After that, I NEVER wish to discuss my opinion towards the series ever again.
Guys, here's the reality. Sonic the hedgehog IS a gimmick. He always has been. The reason people don't like newer games is because (regardless of how bad the last game was) people assume that the next Sonic game is going to defy your expectations.
Sonic 1 - Good
Sonic 2 - Improvement +Different + New Stuff
Sonic 3 - Improvement +Different + New Stuff
Sonic Adventure - Improved +Different +New Stuff
So, people expect vast improvements in the next Sonic game and end up disappointed because their expectations were either met or lowered. You can only go so far.
But there is another, bigger factor. In the older games, Sonic was very basic. As with all basic things, they are defined differently by different people, and I'm amazed that some people still fail to understand this concept.
Here are some of the things that different fans have defined classic Sonic as:
1. Fast, quick, and clever
2. Cocky, strategic, and accurate
3. Bored, vigilante, and epic
4. Speedy, rolly, and tumbly
5. Mickey Mouse in a hedgehog costume
6. Black eyes. Sole-less, buckle-less shoes. Stout. Fat. Cartoony.
7. ETC.
Due to these different interpretations, With the exception of Sonic Critics (who say Sonic is bad just so they can be popular), I guarantee, at least 80% of Classic Sonic fans will be disappointed with Sonic Generations, whether from peer pressure (considering Sonic isn't THE cool game anymore) or from lacking the new flair it had when you were young or even from being a new Sonic game.
I say, if SEGA can't impress and capture the childhood of they're quote, unquote "loyal" "classic" "Sonic fans" in 2 years, they should just give up on them. Why try to impress someone who cannot be impressed? It'll only bring you down. Yes, the old Sonic games were the greatest games of their day and are classics that are still adored by even modern fans, but that was then, this is now.
People who hate new Sonic games because they are new should grow up and move on. The 90s are never coming back, deal with it.
People who hate old Sonic games because of their bitchy fanbase should try a little more empathy. They once loved something too.
Sonic is a video game character; a phenomenon that does not exist. The fact that people still argue over this is completely ludicrous.
Sonic games: ALL of them sucked. ALL of them were awesome.
Sonic 1 - The beginning of a new game - Simplistic, minor glitches
Sonic 2 - The adventure continues + 2 Player - New character, unfinished
Sonic 3 - The adventure improves - ANOTHER new character, split in 2
Sonic CD - Faster, More musical, New Gimmick - Different soundtracks, gimmick
Sonic Adventure - Sonic with a voice and 3D rendered - Slower, narrower audience
Sonic Adventure 2 - New story, Shadow the hedgehog - Shadow the hedgehog
Sonic Heroes - New gameplay style, faster - Too many characters, annoying and simple
Shadow the hedgehog - New gameplay style, darker - excessive swearing, Sonic isn't playable, 4kids voice actors
Sonic the hedgehog 06 - New story, amazing graphics and soundtrack - Glitchy, 4kids voice actors, excessive characters, relationship issues
Sonic Unleashed - Amazing graphics, gameplay, and soundtrack. Robotnik is the main villain - Slower, faster, werehog, frustrating, new Sonic game, 4kids voice actors
Sonic Colors - Good Graphics, soundtrack, and a new voice actor - Modern Sonic game, new voice actor, Nintendo Exclusive
Sonic 4 - Graphically improved - Modern Sonic, Modern Sonic, Modern Sonic
And I swear, if SEGA "reboots the Sonic series" ONE more time, I'm going to lose my mind. You can't just "reboot the series" EVERY SINGLE FRICKIN MAINSTREAM GAME!!!
By the way, if you are a fan of Sonic, and you DON'T hate me right now, I'll be impressed. I've seen some pretty crazy Sonic fans. If you DON'T hate me (or if you do hate me and it's not related to this post) please reply quoting me. I want you to prove my assumption of Sonic fans wrong. If you do, I'll be much happier, because all this arguing about Sonic crap is just plain wrong.
End rant
I already feel better.
I'm only going to leave 1 more reply in this topic, and it'll only be aimed towards the most intelligent questions for me. After that, I NEVER wish to discuss my opinion towards the series ever again.
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