Being a longtime Sonic hater, I decided to pony up the money for Sonic Origins and see if my feelings from when I last played these games (~18 years ago) remains true.
The first Sonic the Hedgehog is the very definition of a bad game. The visuals are nice and the music is cool, but actually playing the game is painful. Sonic is a character known for his speed, yet the player spends 99% of this game moving very slowly from platform to platform or to avoid enemies. This is further made worse by the fact that there are water levels where Sonic moves even slower. It’s perplexing as to how these decisions were made.
The only reason why I finished this game is because playing in Story Mode allowed me to have infinite lives. Otherwise, I would have dropped it.
The first Sonic the Hedgehog is the very definition of a bad game. The visuals are nice and the music is cool, but actually playing the game is painful. Sonic is a character known for his speed, yet the player spends 99% of this game moving very slowly from platform to platform or to avoid enemies. This is further made worse by the fact that there are water levels where Sonic moves even slower. It’s perplexing as to how these decisions were made.
The only reason why I finished this game is because playing in Story Mode allowed me to have infinite lives. Otherwise, I would have dropped it.