The problem is that, in execution, it’s done very poorly. You’ve completely missed the point of what I said, it seems.Īll you’ve done here is explain the philosophy of Sonic’s level design, which is fine in theory. It’s not the same feeling, so it’s not at all a matter of “settling for mediocrity” That’s not to say that you can’t go fast in Mario games, but the core design of a Mario game doesn’t reward that speed besides transitioning to the next level faster. And that’s what Sonic offers that Mario doesn’t: the skill of speed.
It’s a very fine line, but when it works it just feels great. Your reward for playing a level perfectly is the speed at which you move it may not be your thing, which is fine, but a lot of enjoyment from Sonic level design is the thrill of going fast while still maintaining control over your character. The appeal of this system is that no matter how many times you get hurt all you need to do to keep going is to pick up a single ring, so it encourages you to keep trying the level despite any difficulties you might have. Typically failing on the higher path knocks you down to the middle, and failing middle knocks you down to the lower path. The high path is harder to stay on but is the fastest, the middle path is the average path, and the lower path is the easiest but takes longer. Sonic is similar where you have multiple branching paths, typically a high path, middle path, and a lower path. With Mario levels it’s understanding the layout to find secrets, get by enemies faster, or finding secrets exists that bring you to new levels. The appeal of the 2D Sonic games is that, like Mario, they’re easy platformers that rewards your skill when you replay them. There are plenty of games I’ve played in recent years that I played as a child and now do not like outside of Sonic. I mean I played a lot of the games in childhood, but I wouldn’t say it’s only nostalgia. Like really, just go play a Mario game or something, why settle for mediocrity? I just don’t understand why anyone would become a Sonic fan when there’s so many other fantastic 2D and 3D platformers out there. And where Mario and Pokemon are still held in high regard (the latter to a somewhat lesser extent recently perhaps), Sonic is basically treated as a joke these days, and rightly so. It came somewhat close in the 90’s, but never to their level.
Sonic was never the cultural sensation that other franchises like Mario and Pokemon were. Really not sure where the “more than a game series” part came from either. I’ve played a handful of games in the series, and I’ve been thoroughly uninpressed by all of them, including stuff like Mania which was apparently supposed to be this big return to form for the series, but I just found it utterly mediocre and forgettable.įrom what you’ve said there, you’ve basically admitted the only reason you’re a Sonic fan is due to childhood nostalgia, which I kinda figured. It wasn’t bait at all, I’m completely serious here.
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