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Sonic generations. Has potential. Naturally, concerned.

Written by Random J •
Sega. Y U NO put Sonic the hedgehog in good game!? | drawn by Random J
I played the Sonic generations demo today and I really like it! Playing as the little pot bellied Sonic I remember from the Mega Drive days, and whizzing around the lavish Green hill was great fun. I was lovingly google eyed in all of that good nostalgic shit.

But of course, one has to be weary of Sega and their Sonic the hedgehog game demos. I really liked the Sonic unleashed demo and thought it was all kinds of amazing. I even considered buying it. But oh, how Sonic team swiftly sucker punched me with disappoint when I played that full game. A playable stretchy limbed werewolf and QTE sections of death. Really!?

It would be nice if Sonic team delivered with this game. It's bad enough what they've done to "modern Sonic" over the years without tainting old school Sonic in the process. I still like him, dammit!
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  1. lilithdarkstorm30 June 2011 at 21:06

    I did like Sonic Unleashed. But I hated Sonic Colours. I'm weary of this title too but I keep hearing extracts of music and they all sound great! Yes, good music doesn't make a good game but I probably will buy this title at some point...after a price drop...

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  2. Random J1 July 2011 at 12:41

    But to be fair, the soundtracks for Sonic games are always decent. Good graphics and a solid soundtrack are 2 things you can always count on Sega to deliver for their Sonic games.

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