Not too long ago, SEGA ported the 2013 Sonic Lost World from the Wii-U to the PC. I knew it would suck. I bought it. See, Sonic fans have Stockholm Syndrome with this series. I know people who have stuck with it every terrible installment along the way and the funny thing is I'm not even one of them! I grew up on only one Sonic game, I haven't played most of the modern Sonic games and those I have played were the handheld versions (i.e. the good ones).
I guess Sonic does represent pure nostalgia, not so much for the license itself, but rather nostalgia for an era when platformers were king (or, in fact, an existing genre), when levels were colorful and when talking animals were the player's company when they pressed along just to see what the next "Zone" would look like. In all fairness, a lot of that still exists in the series; talking animals, varied levels and zones, a lot of colors and cheery music. It's the platforming part that sucks.
I was being facetious earlier; I didn't jump at the opportunity to buy Lost World. I got it on a sale and before I did, I read through the Steam Store reviews to have a good picture of what I was getting, if anything at all. After all, Sonic Generations was a good enough game and since Sonic Colors, the die-hard fans have seemed to not hate each new installment in the series. When I hit the Checkout button, I knew what I was getting myself into.
I guess Sonic does represent pure nostalgia, not so much for the license itself, but rather nostalgia for an era when platformers were king (or, in fact, an existing genre), when levels were colorful and when talking animals were the player's company when they pressed along just to see what the next "Zone" would look like. In all fairness, a lot of that still exists in the series; talking animals, varied levels and zones, a lot of colors and cheery music. It's the platforming part that sucks.
I was being facetious earlier; I didn't jump at the opportunity to buy Lost World. I got it on a sale and before I did, I read through the Steam Store reviews to have a good picture of what I was getting, if anything at all. After all, Sonic Generations was a good enough game and since Sonic Colors, the die-hard fans have seemed to not hate each new installment in the series. When I hit the Checkout button, I knew what I was getting myself into.
