Angel Whispers
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I LOVE the iconic greenhill zone. Its a must to begin every sonic game just like it is for mario platformers to begin in the mushroom kingdom. The devs can get creative in the latter zones but zone 1 must always be greenhill.
Exactly this. There's always a "Green Hill Zone" equivalent. Mario titles have followed the same formula. Mega Man always has elemental-based stages and bosses. If it was Emerald Hill or Palmtree Panic, people on here would be equally dismissive. If it wasn't there, there would be a sense that something is missing. You're also right that the developers can show off more ideas in later stages. I've seen these comments and thought "Get a grip" - One comment suggesting that it's "dated as Yooka-Laylee". Really!? Sonic Boom introduced lots of very neat ideas (although some were poorly executed). He gets new friends, and they're dismissed as "shitty". So, they strip some things away, and now they're upset about the "lack of depth", or "the same level, which isn't the same". At this point, a Sonic version of the following pic would be too appropriate... .