

Honestly, anyone in 2017 still thinking story needs less focus in order for gameplay to be better, has obviously never viewed the credits of a video game before(shocker) or just retarded.Īgain, this is step 1 of improving Sonic gameplay, there will be two more memes in the future. Deisgn a Sonic engine around that and you have better side mechanics by default.įor those out there who think gameplay is the most important factor of a video game and/or story needs to take a backseat for it for Sonic games, you should at least try to improve on it before hyping it up.

Heru says Sly, Jak, and Ratchet have this problem with different mechanics not feeling like the engine was designed around them, but guess what game does this and doesn't have this problem? Grand Theft Auto, where you drive different vehicles just like the 3 said game. So my proposal is to add different and optional mechanics to keep Sonic's general gameplay from getting boring, but for the engine to be pre-built around the other styles so they work better. More people go back to NSMB2 than they would for Sonic 4. As I’ve said before, Sonic sold based on spectacle. We can talk about how much we love certain games in the franchise, but considering the case with Sonic Advance and Sonic Colors, both games that narrowed down what people loved about Sonic’s core gameplay, I’m convinced that Sonic’s overall fun factor is unsustainable. "Sonic’s gameplay, regardless of how many improvements or improvisations or innovations, get old fast.


This was part of the problem with adding different gameplay mechanics, however, there's is another problem stated by Heru as well. None of the “bullshit” even feels like the engine and mechanics were designed around them, they’re just there to break the monotony. But what the bullshit really does is take the load off their shoulders. "It gets boring because the game is designed to be routine while the devs think the bullshit will keep it fresh. In one article linked there, Heru Sankofa says this. If you haven't already been triggered and bitching at me in the comments, then you should at least know that this is step 1 improving Sonic gameplay based on a number of problems I posted here.
