I'll admit I might be nostalgia blind with this one. Sonic Unleashed was the first ever videogame I ever saw. I didn't get to play it but little 5 year old me was hooked on the story and how fun the game looked. And well years later here I am finally playing it.
To say Sonic Unleashed met my expectations and THEN some would be an understatement. The daytime stages are genuinely some of the most fun I've ever had in a videogame, getting a good S rank run or pb is one of the most satisfying things I've experienced in recent years. Stages like Rooftop Run, Cool Edge, or Jungle Joyride never fail to get my blood pumping. Every daystage will put your reaction speed and memorization to the test and finally putting it all together for a good run is super rewarding. Anyways time to talk about the werehog!!!
Honest to god the werehog isn't too bad. Don't get me wrong the DMC fan in me is dying slowly about the combat. All I can say is that it's kinda okay to maybe decent if you just hyper focus upgrading combat and strength, there's also quick time events that look kinda cool that I'm pretty sure is an instakill against enemies. The werehog also has a focus on platforming. I think the platforming is pretty fun but it's by no means remarkable. They're like all 20-30 minutes if you actually participate in the combat sections but if you REALLY hate werehog you can like skip 90% of them and just shove chilidogs down sonic's gullet to make up for the lack of exp.
Should probably talk about medals. They honestly aren't too bad. I played all the night stages looking out for all of them and barely had to replay night stages as a result. If you keep an eye out for them then you'll have enough to get to the next stage, I spent way more time replaying day stages during my play through than I did playing werehog stages in general. During this I accidentally got like most of the medals available in the day stages.
Anyways in conclusion I really love this game and I'm super glad it met 5 year old me's expectations of peak gameplay. I totally get if you dislike this game but for me? This is one of the best games I've ever played.
To say Sonic Unleashed met my expectations and THEN some would be an understatement. The daytime stages are genuinely some of the most fun I've ever had in a videogame, getting a good S rank run or pb is one of the most satisfying things I've experienced in recent years. Stages like Rooftop Run, Cool Edge, or Jungle Joyride never fail to get my blood pumping. Every daystage will put your reaction speed and memorization to the test and finally putting it all together for a good run is super rewarding. Anyways time to talk about the werehog!!!
Honest to god the werehog isn't too bad. Don't get me wrong the DMC fan in me is dying slowly about the combat. All I can say is that it's kinda okay to maybe decent if you just hyper focus upgrading combat and strength, there's also quick time events that look kinda cool that I'm pretty sure is an instakill against enemies. The werehog also has a focus on platforming. I think the platforming is pretty fun but it's by no means remarkable. They're like all 20-30 minutes if you actually participate in the combat sections but if you REALLY hate werehog you can like skip 90% of them and just shove chilidogs down sonic's gullet to make up for the lack of exp.
Should probably talk about medals. They honestly aren't too bad. I played all the night stages looking out for all of them and barely had to replay night stages as a result. If you keep an eye out for them then you'll have enough to get to the next stage, I spent way more time replaying day stages during my play through than I did playing werehog stages in general. During this I accidentally got like most of the medals available in the day stages.
Anyways in conclusion I really love this game and I'm super glad it met 5 year old me's expectations of peak gameplay. I totally get if you dislike this game but for me? This is one of the best games I've ever played.