Rev Up Those Sonic Cycles

[GrooveMan.exe]

Your points are valid - especially about the fans complaining to themselves and the developers only picking up what fans want second-hand - But there /have/ been multiple Sonic games that suffer from a lack of QA or otherwise have objective gameplay flaws. This doesn't mean the games are iredeemable; but I think I've said this once before in this thread - Being a fan of something is NOT the same thing as burying your head in the sand in regards to its flaws. At the very least, these unpleasable fans are recognising what does and doesn't work in the media they're spending their money on.

Rokkan/ShadowTH/Viper/and others, if you have complaints with the demo; please please try and get in touch with Sega's communication channels directly. Send them polite e-mails, back up your points with references; implore others to do the same. Video games as an entertainment medium are EXTREMELY LUCKY to have a developmental process where the wider community are involved, almost by default. You don't get this shit with books or movies.

You can see what happens when you only get half-involved, and I feel honestly kind of bad for Sonic Team in regards to how much hatred and scattered noise they get in regards to their work. You can't say they don't listen. Major factors of Sonic Unleashed and Sonic 4 are entirely down to them trying to please a very vocal, but surprisingly un-communinicative fanbase.