People often wonder why Sonic-related discourse tends to be so toxic, but it's really not that surprising if you consider how most people in the 90s were first introduced to Sonic:
combine that lingering first impression of rude 'tude and tacking the competition head on with a series that's constantly shifting tone and gameplay to the point its main series could be considered to made up of 3 or 4 different series and you've got an absolute recipe for disaster.
combine that lingering first impression of rude 'tude and tacking the competition head on with a series that's constantly shifting tone and gameplay to the point its main series could be considered to made up of 3 or 4 different series and you've got an absolute recipe for disaster.