dunpeal2064 wrote:Are you saying Colors was worse than 06, Unleashed, and Black Knight?
Hmm, I thought Colors was after Generations. In that case, no...Colors would have been the first exception.
I go back and forth between 1 and 2. 1 is consistently good, but 2 outshines it in certain moments. The last boss of 2 blows 1's away. It has more stages, it has super sonic, the bonus stages are better (imo). But, I think if I had to choose, 1 would win out.
Exhuminator wrote:Sometimes I think I'm the only person in the world who thinks Sonic CD is kinda "meh".
I like Sonic CD, but it isn't the best Sonic of the era.
Sonic 1 = best Sonic game, easily. The other 16-bit Sonic games are all pretty great on their own account (including Sonic CD), but each one felt like a little bit more of a let down than the last...a pattern that persisted for the main (console) line of games until Generations.
For me Sonic 2 is the best Sonic game ever, with Colors a close second. Sonic 1 is still fun, but the level designs are a bit more obstacle platforming oriented than what I prefer for a Sonic game to have. Sonic 2 realized this and made the levels much smoother to navigate thus highlighting Sonic`s core aspect, high speed.
I think Sonic (the first one) would be favorite. But I don't think I settled on that until just a year or two ago. Sonic 2 is great, but I think Sonic CD is better. Sonic 3/Knuckles... well hopefully TR will help me change my mind on that one next year.
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I'm still playing The Crew a lot lately. I'm not sure what it is that I'm finding so compelling, but it's really a relaxation game for me. Like I said, more than half the time I fire it up I don't even play any story missions. Last night I decided I wanted to open up some of the east coast map. I drove on down from New Hampshire to Cape Cod. Out on the Cape I went to the shore and drove through shallow sections of water on the beach. I messed up some peoples' picnic by doing donuts in the sand. I found some bumpy sandy roads and tried to see how much air I could catch. Then I set my GPS for Miami and fiddled w/ the radio for most of the drive down south. Once I got down there I decided to make some trouble and get in a police chase. After I lost the cops, I jumped on the highway going the wrong way to see how far north I could make it weaving in and out of oncoming traffic. (Not far). I definitely think this game is just a lot of fun if you play it on your own terms.
Sonic 2 was the game that made me a gamer I think. Blew me away when I was a lad. Love 1, like Cd and Knuckles and am indifferent to Sonic 3.
Edit: The Telltale Game of Thrones is pretty good. If you think it'll be somehow tamer than the show, let me tell you it ain't. Some really tense stuff.
Sload Soap wrote:Sonic 2 was the game that made me a gamer I think. Blew me away when I was a lad. Love 1, like Cd and Knuckles and am indifferent to Sonic 3.
Edit: The Telltale Game of Thrones is pretty good. If you think it'll be somehow tamer than the show, let me tell you it ain't. Some really tense stuff.
2 is definitely my favourite sonic game, and one of the games that made me a gamer (along with Streets of Rage 2, Pokémon Red and the first Master System Sonic the Hedgehog)
I like 1 a lot, but I think 2 blows it out of the water. 3 I find thoroughly mediocre and disappointing. The Sonic & Knuckles half is a bit better level design wise (Mushroom Hill, Lava Reef and especially Flying Battery zones are fun - shame about Sandopolis, the worst stage in all 4 Mega Drive games).
Exhuminator wrote:Sometimes I think I'm the only person in the world who thinks Sonic CD is kinda "meh".
I like Sonic CD, but it isn't the best Sonic of the era.
Sonic 1 = best Sonic game, easily. The other 16-bit Sonic games are all pretty great on their own account (including Sonic CD), but each one felt like a little bit more of a let down than the last...a pattern that persisted for the main (console) line of games until Generations.
This. The declaration of love the world has made for Sonic CD has always left me feeling like I missed something. Compared to Sonic 2, the stage design has no flow and I've never played a game that had features that seem so integral (the time travel aspect) that does less to encourage you to figure out how to use them.
People love Sonic CD but I just don't get it.
Maybe now Nintendo will acknowledge Metroid has a fanbase?
fastbilly1 wrote:Sonic 1 with spindash is the best Sonic.
I've still never tried this, because I feel like it would break the game, and I've read things that point in that direction. For example, going so fast that the screen doesn't keep up. I ought to give it a shot sometime though. I do love me some Sonic 1. Although, 2 has better bonus stages.
fastbilly1 wrote:Sonic 1 with spindash is the best Sonic.
I've still never tried this, because I feel like it would break the game, and I've read things that point in that direction. For example, going so fast that the screen doesn't keep up. I ought to give it a shot sometime though. I do love me some Sonic 1. Although, 2 has better bonus stages.
fastbilly1 wrote:Sonic 1 with spindash is the best Sonic.
I've still never tried this, because I feel like it would break the game, and I've read things that point in that direction. For example, going so fast that the screen doesn't keep up. I ought to give it a shot sometime though. I do love me some Sonic 1. Although, 2 has better bonus stages.
Spindash is such a cheap gimmick.
It is a cheap gimmick that breaks the game in some parts, but it makes the game feel like the later versions. Dare I say, it makes it feel complete. It would be like having Mario 1 where you could go back on the stage. Is it necessary, no, but it is a nice feature to have.
