@LittleTom @Tadano @ArdainianRight @jimmybuffettfanaccount I wished that they created more robust IPs that could actually compete with Nintendo. They could've continued the Phantasy Star series outside of the MMOs, turned Crusader of Centy into an actual franchise to compete with Zelda. Instead, they wasted it all on disposable arcade shit like Crazy Taxi while milking Sonic to death.

@MiaElk @xianc78 @Tadano @ArdainianRight @jimmybuffettfanaccount Post actually good Sega gave me Project Diva and for that I am grateful albeit it was not developed internally and Miku is obviously not a Sega invention.
Sonic Mania was a fluke. They couldn't even keep those guys on lock to pump out 10 more of those games, that's a colossal failure in itself.

@LittleTom @xianc78 @Tadano @ArdainianRight @jimmybuffettfanaccount Oh boy, sonic mania, I love playing ancient af sonic game levels in 2d, in genesis graphics, quickly thrown together with like 2 actually new levels added in the mix. I like how there is a new and obvious glitch in chemical plant zone that they just didn't do anything for.

The best thing sonic related in the last ten years has been the Sonic CD port/remaster.

Even the charity groups associated with sega are shady af.

@MiaElk @xianc78 @Tadano @ArdainianRight @jimmybuffettfanaccount Nah Sonic Mania is good as fuck even if it's like 70% recycled ideas. The drop dash alone is the best thing to happen to Sonic gameplay since the spindash I dare say it's even better.

@LittleTom @xianc78 @Tadano @ArdainianRight @jimmybuffettfanaccount If I wanted to play sega genesis games, I'd go and play one of the 100 sonic re-released collections sega has done of ancient sonic games. Paying all over again to not even get enough new content to warrant playing it again... What? It lacks intelligent design and ends up making some of the hardest levels mid game and has a fucking awful and boring final level

I love not being able to use elemental shield for 90% of the new mode because character control is random. Rays shitty version of tails ability is great. Autistic robot magician plot is vague bs.

@MiaElk @xianc78 @Tadano @ArdainianRight @jimmybuffettfanaccount Cold take.

@LittleTom @xianc78 @Tadano @ArdainianRight @jimmybuffettfanaccount As opposed to a hot take?

80% is old content making every first act of old levels just old content verbatim. The special stages are new, but that's such a tiny part of an already short game. Sandy saloon or whatever is an actually new level.... But one of the acts is entirely just a boss fight. Sandy saloon and studioopolis are pretty much the only new levels.

I ain't huffing the copium. The sonic fandom had a massive fucking boner for Sonic Forces, they may as well have came buckets as soon as it was announced that there was going to be a low risk, antiquated sonic game coming out.

@MiaElk @xianc78 @Tadano @ArdainianRight @jimmybuffettfanaccount "pretty much" the only new levels when there's 2 more you didn't mention and the vast majority of actual level design in the remix levels is different to the point where it's absurd to downplay it all as simply being reused.

"Antiquated" brother...give me a fucking break. the game looks and sounds like an idealized version of a hypothetical Saturn original Sonic game, the physics are everything any sane 2D Sonic fan wanted at its most refined to date. I only resent that you might turn someone off from simply pirating the game and seeing this for himself.

@LittleTom @xianc78 @Tadano @ArdainianRight @jimmybuffettfanaccount You are right, there are technically 2 other levels, but they werent that great. You call it downplay as if wanting an entirely original experience isn't reasonable and excusing the opposite so easily is the norm.

I don't expect you to to agree right away, or necessarily even meet me half way on this, but let it settle and give it some consideration some time. Alot of what this game has to offer is either old news or not really worth the hype. I played so much Sonic 3 just to end up retreading a nice chunk of ground.

@LittleTom @xianc78 @Tadano @ArdainianRight @jimmybuffettfanaccount Heyyyy, it's me.... Yakuza man. Can always just play that series for 20 years except when sega uses it to try to turn me trans