No, seriously. I'm not a crazy Sonic fan, at all. I did play Colors some and I enjoyed it, but only because I didn't shell out 50 dollars for it because I was at a friend's house. Like many people here, I'm sure I got excited for Sonic Generations because of fat Sonic.
I really had no intention of buying this game. At all. Then the good reviews started pouring in. I had Uncharted 3 and Battlefield 3 to buy, so I figured why not, this would make a decent free game at Target; I already own Batman. Boy am I glad I made this decision.
I'm currently playing Sonic instead of Uncharted. No joke. Where Uncharted is gorgeous, cinematic amazingness, Sonic is just... good gaming, plain and simple with no frills. I don't feel like I have to sit down for a long period at a time to play it, I can play an act or two and leave. I don't have to make a time investment.
More importantly, the game is just FUN. The modern Sonic parts are based off the Colors engine and type of gameplay (which as a lot of GAF will tell you is pretty solid) and the classic levels are just... awesome. They're what Sonic honestly should be. I just finished the fat Sonic Crisis City level (after playing the modern Sonic Crisis City level) and it was really, really great. Just like the rest of the game so far. Just play Act 2 before Act 1, so you can see the reactions to fat Sonic. They're pretty amazing. Chaos Emerald challenges are boss battles, which so far have been pretty awesome (fought Shadow and Metal Sonic.) Story is pretty barebones as well, which I like. Plus this game just at times oozes the character that the original Sonic games have. It's really, really solid.
The only sad thing is that whole "Sega has no plans to bring back fat Sonic" thing. While the modern sonic parts are still fun, it's evident that the classic parts shine. Regardless, they've done something pretty amazing here and made the new Sonic parts FUN as well, so you don't feel that pissed off that you can't play just the old Sonic parts. Only real gripe about the game so far? You have to play a challenge in each stage to unlock the boss to progress.
Regardless, Amazon has this game on sale for like, 35 bucks right now. Totally fair price point. Totally worth your gaming time at that price.
Sonic 4 Part 2 better use the Classic Sonic engine from this game. Seriously. This game just shows that they CAN make the game we all want.
Edit for Steam/comp people -
I really had no intention of buying this game. At all. Then the good reviews started pouring in. I had Uncharted 3 and Battlefield 3 to buy, so I figured why not, this would make a decent free game at Target; I already own Batman. Boy am I glad I made this decision.
I'm currently playing Sonic instead of Uncharted. No joke. Where Uncharted is gorgeous, cinematic amazingness, Sonic is just... good gaming, plain and simple with no frills. I don't feel like I have to sit down for a long period at a time to play it, I can play an act or two and leave. I don't have to make a time investment.
More importantly, the game is just FUN. The modern Sonic parts are based off the Colors engine and type of gameplay (which as a lot of GAF will tell you is pretty solid) and the classic levels are just... awesome. They're what Sonic honestly should be. I just finished the fat Sonic Crisis City level (after playing the modern Sonic Crisis City level) and it was really, really great. Just like the rest of the game so far. Just play Act 2 before Act 1, so you can see the reactions to fat Sonic. They're pretty amazing. Chaos Emerald challenges are boss battles, which so far have been pretty awesome (fought Shadow and Metal Sonic.) Story is pretty barebones as well, which I like. Plus this game just at times oozes the character that the original Sonic games have. It's really, really solid.
The only sad thing is that whole "Sega has no plans to bring back fat Sonic" thing. While the modern sonic parts are still fun, it's evident that the classic parts shine. Regardless, they've done something pretty amazing here and made the new Sonic parts FUN as well, so you don't feel that pissed off that you can't play just the old Sonic parts. Only real gripe about the game so far? You have to play a challenge in each stage to unlock the boss to progress.
Regardless, Amazon has this game on sale for like, 35 bucks right now. Totally fair price point. Totally worth your gaming time at that price.
Sonic 4 Part 2 better use the Classic Sonic engine from this game. Seriously. This game just shows that they CAN make the game we all want.
Edit for Steam/comp people -
So uh, yeah? Plus it's cheaper on Steam apparently?AzureJericho said:
