TyrantLizardKing
Smash Lord
100% agreed. Sonic Team is still terrified of the Adventure formula even though 06 was over a decade ago and so they've been constantly pandering to the 90's crowd while repeatedly slapping Modern fans in the face. Lost World was so atrocious that I can't bring myself to finish that game, it feels nothing like Sonic to me (heck I won't even let it in my collection, I've only rented it). I thought Forces was a sign things were going to go back to how they were in the Adventure days, but it just ended up a huge disappointment.I feel like the problem is that Sega looked at the negative reception of Sonic 06 and went overboard trying to course correct. Sonic 06 was great in concept (feels like what SA3 could have been, with three stories and three characters each) but was a buggy, dumb mess. People criticized Sonic for the side characters, wanting to focus on Sonic. Problem is, if you make a Sonic game focused on Sonic, it would be over in 2 hours. They tried to compromise--Unleashed was all about Sonic... but had Werehog levels that went on for an ungodly long time. Sonic Colors was all about Sonic--but stripped down, basically being a 3D version of the 2D games (which is why it's considered one of the highlights). Sonic Generations was all about Sonic--but a very short game with 3D and 2D versions of Sonic (my favorite).
My wish: a Sonic Adventure like game, with a variety of characters (e.g., Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, Blaze, Cream) and multiple stories for replayability and with the engine of Sonic Generations.
Classic fans finally got what they wanted with Mania, and it was great. Now I think it's time us Modern fans get the same treatment, and in my opinion they should start by remastering Adventure 1 & 2 in the same Crash and Spyro had their games updated.
Sorry for my big posts, Sonic was my introduction to gaming many years ago and as such is the one I'm the most opinionated about. This is the last one.