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Post by greendolphin88 on Jul 21, 2007 1:12:33 GMT -5
As much as I hate to say it, X-Play, the video game review show, has clearly shown uninterest in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Examples:
Shadow the Hedgehog: 1/5
Sonic the Hedgehog (2006): 1/5
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Post by fakersinc on Jul 21, 2007 21:33:00 GMT -5
Uhhh in case you havent noticed, neither does 80% of the planet.
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Post by greendolphin88 on Jul 21, 2007 22:33:33 GMT -5
Might want to consider the webmaster's feelings over the blue-spiked hedgehog...
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Post by RedPenguin on Jul 22, 2007 15:25:38 GMT -5
I don't think so. Faker got the point to this. And how about the fact that Sonic Rush got a 4 out of 5 stars. =o Oh yes. They actually praised it.
Youtube has the review from X-play. Just search "Sonic Rush Reviews" or something.
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Post by fakersinc on Jul 23, 2007 2:21:43 GMT -5
Might want to consider the webmaster's feelings over the blue-spiked hedgehog... Trust me, I'm as big a Sonic the Hedgehog fan as the next person, but even I have to admit their recent games have been declining in well.......... quality. I don't think so. Faker got the point to this. And how about the fact that Sonic Rush got a 4 out of 5 stars. =o Oh yes. They actually praised it. Youtube has the review from X-play. Just search "Sonic Rush Reviews" or something. Thats true, because these people are industry leaders who know crap from good genuine gaming. And for your information, Sega didnt develop this game. A company called Dimps did, and they were also responsible for Sonic Advance series and Sonic battle, all of which got good reviews. Better than anything Sega has made themselves recently; all they did was publish the games with their name on it. Sega has realized that they are no longer making games that America particularly likes, which is why they have been showing more interest in having others to the work for them, which trust me, isnt a bad thing at all. I'm sure they still have a say in how Sonic is portrayed. Wouldnt want him in a GTA game working on the street corners to feed his children. ;3 |
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Post by Quacker Duk on Jul 23, 2007 12:31:02 GMT -5
Might want to consider the webmaster's feelings over the blue-spiked hedgehog... Heh, don't get me wrong, I don't actually hate Sonic. Most of the anti-Sonic stuff on this site is humor. I just miss the fact that he used to have an edge about him. He was genuinely cool. Now he's been (in most games) reduced to a watered-down buddy-buddy kind of guy. Sonic Heros made him seem down right gay. (Real super power of team work, my ass). He was cool again in Sonic and the Secret of the Rings. He wasn't angsty, mind you , but he had an attitude about him. And not a forced one. Just sort of a slight chip on his shoulder that works better for him. __________ ...Unless I missed the point of the above quote. If it's about how I'd LOVE all Sonic games, then that's not true at all. I do think there is an odd lack of quality about some of them. There's still a lot of good ones, though, like Sonic Rush and Rings. I think a lot of reviews are unfit to truly rate a Sonic game because to get the most out of the series, you have to LIKE sonic. Shadow didn't review well at all, because it was MADE for us, the fans. It was loaded with references to SA2, and mysteries that only fans would get. We care about Shadow, so we play though. The reviews just said, I don't like the direction of this game, so I can't look past it's (admittedly many) faults. I'm not saying that reviewers have to ignore the flaws of the games. It's just that TRUE Sonic fans, love the series in spite of it's faults. I don't hate Tails. I LOVE to laugh at his silly, ped-arest relationship with Sonic. I actively get joy out of seeing Amy be a Psycho bitch. It's part of the sonic experience now. And I think the world agrees, because most sonic games still sell ridiculously well, despite reviews. (Minus Sonic 360) |
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Post by fakersinc on Jul 23, 2007 21:16:50 GMT -5
I think a lot of reviews are unfit to truly rate a Sonic game because to get the most out of the series, you have to LIKE sonic. Shadow didn't review well at all, because it was MADE for us, the fans. It was loaded with references to SA2, and mysteries that only fans would get. We care about Shadow, so we play though. The reviews just said, I don't like the direction of this game, so I can't look past it's (admittedly many) faults. I'm not saying that reviewers have to ignore the flaws of the games. It's just that TRUE Sonic fans, love the series in spite of it's faults. I don't hate Tails. I LOVE to laugh at his silly, ped-arest relationship with Sonic. I actively get joy out of seeing Amy be a Psycho bitch. It's part of the sonic experience now. And I think the world agrees, because most sonic games still sell ridiculously well, despite reviews. (Minus Sonic 360) On the note of the games being made for fans, I agree. However, if Sonic fans rated it I guarantee the reviews would be good. Why? Because a bunch of biased fan gamers would be rating it. Even if popular reviews for Sonic games are bad, I always seem to enjoy a Sonic game no matter what their opinions are. But the people who review them, assuming they arent fans of the series, at least give a genuine review about the mechanical problems of the game (glitchy cameras, fall-throughs, ect). Thats pretty much all I read them for, and I still end up buying the games! Hahahah... |
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Post by RedPenguin on Jul 24, 2007 0:37:35 GMT -5
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Post by fakersinc on Jul 24, 2007 0:42:04 GMT -5
Hahahaha! Thats a good one. XD I dont remember seeing that one before.
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Post by Quacker Duk on Jul 24, 2007 11:11:34 GMT -5
Great comic!
And you make a good point. T is frustrating when Sega doesn't improve things that are fundamentally wrong with the games. I didn't mean to suggest ALL games are great by virtue of fandom.
But there are a lot of reviews that infer that the characters are insufferable and the storylines are pointless. That may be true -- if you don't like Sonic. But it's unfair to take points away from a game because you dislike/don't care about the story, when there are many who would.
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Post by bowen on Jul 24, 2007 13:49:45 GMT -5
Bah. X-play sucks. I knew someone that worked there, and the hosts RARELY play their games. They just cannibalize game reviews from the internet and post their "own take" on it.
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Post by fakersinc on Jul 24, 2007 20:17:21 GMT -5
But there are a lot of reviews that infer that the characters are insufferable and the storylines are pointless. That may be true -- if you don't like Sonic. But it's unfair to take points away from a game because you dislike/don't care about the story, when there are many who would. Yeah I mean, its not fair they took off points for Sonic and Elise bestiality.  *shot* I'm just kidding. XD I dont know that for a fact, but you do have a point... I mean, I love the storylines in most of the games, most recently Sonic and the Secret Rings was a big surprise as far as the concept of the story went. But other games like the original Sonic Adventure, whos story I didnt particularly enjoy, was still a fun game in spite of all its awkward moments. Come on, it was the first true 3D Sonic game! Even I gave them a little slack. Still, I'm really glad SEGA has at least made an effort to hand over their cash cow to someone else and let them have a shot at it. God knows they have the extra cash since joining with Sammy. ;D |
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Post by mastersilver on Sept 25, 2007 16:50:14 GMT -5
Heh, don't get me wrong, I don't actually hate Sonic. Most of the anti-Sonic stuff on this site is humor. I just miss the fact that he used to have an edge about him. He was genuinely cool. Now he's been (in most games) reduced to a watered-down buddy-buddy kind of guy. Sonic Heros made him seem down right gay. (Real super power of team work, my ass). The ''super power of teamwork" wasn't the worst. The quote at the end, where he says "Because, we're Sonic Heroes" sounded downright stupid and made Sonic sound like he has some real ego problems. |
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Post by celebaby20 on Sept 25, 2007 17:33:23 GMT -5
Heh, don't get me wrong, I don't actually hate Sonic. Most of the anti-Sonic stuff on this site is humor. I just miss the fact that he used to have an edge about him. He was genuinely cool. Now he's been (in most games) reduced to a watered-down buddy-buddy kind of guy. Sonic Heros made him seem down right gay. (Real super power of team work, my ass). The ''super power of teamwork" wasn't the worst. The quote at the end, where he says "Because, we're Sonic Heroes" sounded downright stupid and made Sonic sound like he has some real ego problems. Heheh, yeah. "We're Sonic Heroes! We're all heroes that have to take on my name, because I'm the famous one and the rest of you just follow my rainbow!" Shadow's not a "Sonic" hero, he's too cool. So is Vector, Charmy (yes, I also adore the little bee, I think he's too cute), Knuckles, Tails and...that's it. Everyone else just isn't cool enough, or in Rouge's case, not gay enough. (XP) |
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Post by RedPenguin on Sept 26, 2007 0:25:57 GMT -5
:( The point has been made already: Sonic has been reduced from what he once was in past games. Take his personality for example. He was supposed to be "the cool, blue, dude with an attitude.", now he just seems to keep on saying such cheesy sayings that the writers wrote in less than a second. (lolz, rhyme)
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*shot* I'm just kidding. XD I dont know that for a fact, but you do have a point... I mean, I love the storylines in most of the games, most recently Sonic and the Secret Rings was a big surprise as far as the concept of the story went.
