LEEKS
2023
This review contains spoilers
if sonic mania had an identity crisis
the main game fluctuates wildly in quality with some fantastic songs and levels in the beginning that drops in quality as the game continues. the bosses suck, straight up. most of the emerald powers are either lame or extremely broken but i don't like that they're used as a crutch during boss fights.
i like trip and am very glad that she's playable after the main game. unfortuantely, her story is even worse than the main one with stupidly long boss fights and the worst final boss i've fought in a while. i hate insta-kill moves in boss fights with no checkpoints.
the true final boss just sucks. no comment.
the music makes me so sad. some great tracks on display by tee lopes and toriena (toriena i love you) but many of the fm-wannabe sonic 4 styled tracks fall extremely flat.
multiplayer is extremely frustrating, don't even bother with it.
sorry for the poor formatting but there's my thought dump i guess
the main game fluctuates wildly in quality with some fantastic songs and levels in the beginning that drops in quality as the game continues. the bosses suck, straight up. most of the emerald powers are either lame or extremely broken but i don't like that they're used as a crutch during boss fights.
i like trip and am very glad that she's playable after the main game. unfortuantely, her story is even worse than the main one with stupidly long boss fights and the worst final boss i've fought in a while. i hate insta-kill moves in boss fights with no checkpoints.
the true final boss just sucks. no comment.
the music makes me so sad. some great tracks on display by tee lopes and toriena (toriena i love you) but many of the fm-wannabe sonic 4 styled tracks fall extremely flat.
multiplayer is extremely frustrating, don't even bother with it.
sorry for the poor formatting but there's my thought dump i guess
alright it wasn't the absolute worst
there were a lot of things i really liked and a lot of things i really didn't like. the trials felt very cheap (especially the final one) and the shorter parry really shows the flaws in the titan fights, which in retrospect are very weak gameplay-wise. the new playable characters are neat and i enjoyed the focus on difficulty, but most of it feels unfair or unclear. i hate the "good first step" bit that sonic fans love but unfortunately this is a good first step for a new gameplay style. let your shit cook for longer sonic team PLEASE
there were a lot of things i really liked and a lot of things i really didn't like. the trials felt very cheap (especially the final one) and the shorter parry really shows the flaws in the titan fights, which in retrospect are very weak gameplay-wise. the new playable characters are neat and i enjoyed the focus on difficulty, but most of it feels unfair or unclear. i hate the "good first step" bit that sonic fans love but unfortunately this is a good first step for a new gameplay style. let your shit cook for longer sonic team PLEASE
2023
literally does not miss. nonstop peak gameplay that keeps you coming back nonstop
i've never felt so powerful in a platformer, please play this game
i've never felt so powerful in a platformer, please play this game
2001
kinda peak just don't watch the h scenes (weirdo?) or get a sfw version of the game