why do you do this to me?

[spooky_nine]

i checked out sonic for the 360 from work last night. i wish i had read this first. oh god, the horror.

seriously, i fucking love sonic. i had sega systems before i ever got a nintendo or sony anything. sonic is to me what mario or link is to most of you. i love the sonic franchise.
but holy hell, i feel like someone shit on my birthday cake.

everything in that article is true. i can't invert the controls, so i was getting a migraine swinging the camera around because i'm not used to it (this is my biggest pet peeve about video games. i have to be able to invert the controls. when i push the analog up, i want to look down. it's just the way my brain works). the camera angles are terrible. half the time i can't look up or to either side. the graphics glitch constantly. it doesn't automatically save my progress. and the loading. oh god, the loading. 2 minutes of gameplay and then 4 minutes of loading.

from the article:

"Only the most blindly reverent Sonic the Hedgehog fan could possibly squeeze any enjoyment out of Sega's latest adventure. This platformer is a mess from top to bottom, and any of the occasional moments that don't feel somehow broken only serve to make the game's other flaws appear that much bigger."

i am that fan, sir. but this game still makes me weep.

Comments

[saint-chree.livejournal.com]

I can't wait to play it, actually, just to see how bad it is.

Keep in mind, I even liked Shadow the Hedgehog. I just live for disappointment.

[glaximus.livejournal.com]

They really broke Sonic. But if you'll notice, they also broke Phantasy Star (don't get me started /cry), Shining Force, Shinobi and... that's it, because all their other famous, notable brands have been left to dwindle in obscurity. and hazy arcade memory.

There's a new Golden Axe in the works, and if it looks like it was worked on by professionals it might be a good thing. It is being done by a 3rd party, but I forget whom.

[spooky-nine.livejournal.com]

greg has been playing phantasy star. he says he likes it alright. i've never played any of them, so i have nothing to judge it against. but from my standpoint, the game looks stupid.

[g4sheriff.livejournal.com]

I know how you feel about Sonic, because...that, too, is me. I'm not a Mario or Link person. I mean, Link (adult Link) is cool and all...but Sonic on the Genesis was where it was at.

And now it's just a big pile of steaming donkey shit.

:/

I also share your need to invert the Y axis. Yea.