I was really excited for this game. Any fan will tell you time and time again that the Mega Drive Sonic games are the best and I honestly cannot disagree. They wove a fine line between blistering speed and careful platforming and posed a serious threat to Mario. But while the plumber leaped fantastically into the third dimension, sonic had a decent start and has just been flailing around in mid-air like an eagle with only one wing. Sega recently acknowledged this and have attempted to create a successor to the originals, which seems like a good idea at first but, sadly, I am disappointed.
I like that they're taking a step backward to try and advance, Megaman did it and it worked, but they're just being so careful not to make any changes to the originals. The power-up shields from sonic 3 have gone, and they're just using all the old enemies. Their excuse for the enemy problem is their awful attempt to simplify the plot, which should be a good thing, since sonic plot's aren't always considered their strong points (Off-Topic: was I the only person who liked Sonic 06's plot), but this is just stupid. Dr. Eggman (and no, not even for a bit of nostalgia, their not calling him Robotnik) has decided to rebuild all his old creations, but due to his (and this makes me sad) Budget cuts, some of them don't do all the same things or something along those lines.
But the real kick in the teeth for me is the level design. The first revealed level was Splash Hill, which I can stand, giving the fans some nostalgia is good, but drowning them in it is stupid. The levels are:
Splash Hill
Casino Street *cough casino night cough*
Lost Labyrinth, Which they claim actually IS labyrinth zone from sonic 1 but now it's ruined.
Mad Gear *cough metropolis cough*
and E.G.G station which I guess is going to be like death egg in sonic 2, just the final boss.
Now the things I said in my "discrete" coughing aren't my assumptions, they're pretty much fact. Look at ANY leaked image and you'll see that the stages are identical in appearance only with HD graphics. Couldn't they have come up with SOMETHING original?
I realise now that I've written quite a lot and it may seem like I'm ranting, but I'm not trying to. I'm simply expressing my disappointment, and hope that Sonic colours will be good enough to keep me from becoming one of the Sonic haters that prowl the Internet in search of Fans to flame and News of upcoming sonic games to ***** about.
BTW, well done if you actually read it all!
I like that they're taking a step backward to try and advance, Megaman did it and it worked, but they're just being so careful not to make any changes to the originals. The power-up shields from sonic 3 have gone, and they're just using all the old enemies. Their excuse for the enemy problem is their awful attempt to simplify the plot, which should be a good thing, since sonic plot's aren't always considered their strong points (Off-Topic: was I the only person who liked Sonic 06's plot), but this is just stupid. Dr. Eggman (and no, not even for a bit of nostalgia, their not calling him Robotnik) has decided to rebuild all his old creations, but due to his (and this makes me sad) Budget cuts, some of them don't do all the same things or something along those lines.
But the real kick in the teeth for me is the level design. The first revealed level was Splash Hill, which I can stand, giving the fans some nostalgia is good, but drowning them in it is stupid. The levels are:
Splash Hill
Casino Street *cough casino night cough*
Lost Labyrinth, Which they claim actually IS labyrinth zone from sonic 1 but now it's ruined.
Mad Gear *cough metropolis cough*
and E.G.G station which I guess is going to be like death egg in sonic 2, just the final boss.
Now the things I said in my "discrete" coughing aren't my assumptions, they're pretty much fact. Look at ANY leaked image and you'll see that the stages are identical in appearance only with HD graphics. Couldn't they have come up with SOMETHING original?
I realise now that I've written quite a lot and it may seem like I'm ranting, but I'm not trying to. I'm simply expressing my disappointment, and hope that Sonic colours will be good enough to keep me from becoming one of the Sonic haters that prowl the Internet in search of Fans to flame and News of upcoming sonic games to ***** about.
BTW, well done if you actually read it all!
