05-19-2017, 05:00 AM
When they are done wrong... sure.
But you can do "other characters" right... just look at the classic Sonics rival Knuckles. Even Sonic 3s Knuckles has way more character than modern Sonic. And how exactly did they ruin Sonic exactly? I know, that the characters are badly written since Adventure 1, but so is Sonic himself also.
By taking away the spotlight? Sonic already has a lot of the spot since adventure (largest story mode and mostly in the final story a major part). Other characters can greatly help to give Sonic more character, like make him vulnerable and make him actually care for stuff (Tails, Amy), having conflics (Knuckles), learn differnt ways to approach problems (Cream, also Amy) and eventually teaming up and concentrate on solving major issues (Eggman, Shadow). Now he is just a joke spitting hedgehog who laughs about everything.
Hate them or not, they at least gave us variety in the gameplay (tho I agree that big from Adventure 1 was a waste, but he was an advertisement for a fishing rod anyway... so no wonder this is bad), which is why I'm happy to see Sonic Mania.
Now, these characters only exisist to be made fun of by sonic... they add absolutly nothing. Because fans always want Sonic, Sonic and Sonic, they pushed them so far away, that they became just objects for sonic to mock about. There is no balance, which makes the character and story (in my eyes) boring, awful and pridictable as hell.
But you can do "other characters" right... just look at the classic Sonics rival Knuckles. Even Sonic 3s Knuckles has way more character than modern Sonic. And how exactly did they ruin Sonic exactly? I know, that the characters are badly written since Adventure 1, but so is Sonic himself also.
By taking away the spotlight? Sonic already has a lot of the spot since adventure (largest story mode and mostly in the final story a major part). Other characters can greatly help to give Sonic more character, like make him vulnerable and make him actually care for stuff (Tails, Amy), having conflics (Knuckles), learn differnt ways to approach problems (Cream, also Amy) and eventually teaming up and concentrate on solving major issues (Eggman, Shadow). Now he is just a joke spitting hedgehog who laughs about everything.
Hate them or not, they at least gave us variety in the gameplay (tho I agree that big from Adventure 1 was a waste, but he was an advertisement for a fishing rod anyway... so no wonder this is bad), which is why I'm happy to see Sonic Mania.
Now, these characters only exisist to be made fun of by sonic... they add absolutly nothing. Because fans always want Sonic, Sonic and Sonic, they pushed them so far away, that they became just objects for sonic to mock about. There is no balance, which makes the character and story (in my eyes) boring, awful and pridictable as hell.