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this list we’re taking a look at how
developers can improve the Sonic the
Hedgehog series bringing the blue blur
number 5 stop trying to be dark by me
sometimes it makes sense when a video
game franchise is given a little bit of
a gritty makeover like with Tomb Raider
much like Bomberman though Sonic’s
over-the-top world
doesn’t exactly scream dark and brooding
just what was that all about this tonal
shift arguably transpired in Sonic
Adventure 2 with the arrival of Shadow
the Hedgehog back in the early 2000s
this tortured soul may have appealed to
middle school kids who did all of their
shopping at Hot Topic but in retrospect
however Shadow was trying way too hard
to be cool however he isn’t the only
problem with the tonal shift as even the
more recent release of Sonic forces has
tried to make the story dark and gritty
while also still starring cute 90’s
mascot characters can you not see the
problem here this bear is the luxury we
don’t have
number 4 no more forced story elements
this is new showing remorse Eggman
you know Sonic Tails knuckles and
Robotnik but do you recall anybody else
from the franchise okay maybe the bat
thing with boobs whatever hmm aside from
shoehorning in new characters that fail
to leave any impression whatsoever the
developers behind Sonic keep
incorporating story elements that just
feel kind of out of place the early
games kept the premise as simple as
possible
Sonic needs to stop Eggman from taking
over the world
more recent titles have gotten bogged
down with convoluted plots right out of
bad fan fiction including evil spirits
we understand that long-running
franchises occasionally need to try
something different to stay fresh but
not to the point of becoming
unrecognizable spread out and go after
them slay them on sight
Sonic’s early adventures on the Sega
Genesis featured a lot of inventive
vibrant and exciting levels over time
however the level started to get a
little too straightforward quite
literally many of them require the
player to do nothing more than just move
the analog stick forward and sometimes
press a button which really doesn’t
offer that much of a challenge other
levels have been challenging for all the
wrong reasons either due to poorly
placed obstacles sluggish puzzles broken
camera systems or glitches that stop
sonic deadness tracks a well-designed
stage such as casino night zone will
keep the gameplay fast-paced and flowing
while also testing the player skills
number two platforming over speed
whatever blast proccesing is it
certainly highlighted Sonic’s ability to
really go fast speed might have been
what drew gamers to Sonic initially but
it was the slick creative platforming
that kept them coming back at some point
it seems that the developers forgot that
there’s more to Sonic than zooming from
point A to point B some Sonic games have
put so much emphasis on speed that it
feels like you’re riding a roller
coaster which sounds fun at first when
you’re essentially going along for the
ride though the gameplay can become
insultingly easy or repetitive plus if
Sonic goes too fast it’s hard to keep
track of what’s happening in the moment
and that’s just a recipe for a
frustration number one fun and simple
gameplay we’ve said it before and we’ll
say it again if it ain’t broke don’t fix
it for some reason though Sonic team
keeps adding gimmicky gameplay mechanics
that nobody really asked for characters
have been given swords guns and even
fishing poles all of which just slows
down with the exception to maybe
the wisps from Sonic Colors every
attempt to make the franchise more
innovative has ironically been a huge
step backwards
fortunately psychic got back on the
right track with 2017 Sonic mania which
not only worked as a retro throwback but
Wow with these say it with us now fun
simple gameplay but the series was once
known for and returning to glorious 2d
didn’t hurt either do you agree with our
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