@kirkn Sonic Mania is mentioned in this very article. And Sonic has "returned to his roots" so much that people got bored. The last thing Sonic should take inspiration from is Mario. That's how we got Sonic Lost World, a Sonic game made to appeal to Mario fans (which doesn't really make sense). In the end, Lost World got mixed (but not completely terrible) reviews and the crowd they were trying to appeal to didn't show up. Because why would a Mario fan play a Sonic game that tries to be Mario...when they could just play an actual Mario game? The Sonic games trying to be more like Mario isn't the key to success.
@DennisReynolds Shadow's game was popular, but that doesn't mean it was liked. About the only thing people liked about the Shadow the Hedgehog game was laughing at it because of how over the top and edgy it was. Shadow as a character was praised when he debuted in Adventure 2, but since then, many have grown to dislike Shadow. Some people even look back at his introduction in Sonic Adventure 2 and consider it to be where the Sonic franchise started going downhill.
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Re: Preview: Sonic x Shadow Generations Set to Be a Great Encore Performance to the Blue Blur's Celebration
@HammerKirby3 The only thing Sonic took inspiration from with Mario is being a platformer, though.
Re: Preview: Sonic x Shadow Generations Set to Be a Great Encore Performance to the Blue Blur's Celebration
@kirkn Sonic Mania is mentioned in this very article. And Sonic has "returned to his roots" so much that people got bored. The last thing Sonic should take inspiration from is Mario. That's how we got Sonic Lost World, a Sonic game made to appeal to Mario fans (which doesn't really make sense). In the end, Lost World got mixed (but not completely terrible) reviews and the crowd they were trying to appeal to didn't show up. Because why would a Mario fan play a Sonic game that tries to be Mario...when they could just play an actual Mario game? The Sonic games trying to be more like Mario isn't the key to success.
Re: Sonic X Shadow Generations Looks Legit on PS5, PS4
@DennisReynolds Shadow's game was popular, but that doesn't mean it was liked. About the only thing people liked about the Shadow the Hedgehog game was laughing at it because of how over the top and edgy it was. Shadow as a character was praised when he debuted in Adventure 2, but since then, many have grown to dislike Shadow. Some people even look back at his introduction in Sonic Adventure 2 and consider it to be where the Sonic franchise started going downhill.