Thanks to my sister, I scored Sonic Generations for the PS3.
As you might expect from me, I enter the journey that is Sonic the Hedgehog's latest outing with a personal bias and high expectations. I've only played a couple of hours thus far, but so far so good.
First of all, I reckon you already need to be a Sonic fan to get what SEGA are trying to do with this game, let alone to enjoy it. What SEGA are doing here is saying to us:
"Look, we're sorry for butchering the Sonic franchise over the past 15 years, what with badly-implemented three-dimensional gameplay, poorly executed and totally unnecessary spin-offs, a cavalcade of mediocre new characters and a seemingly general refusal to return Sonic back to the simplicity of what made him so awesome before- and we're especially sorry for that time he turned him into a friggin' werewolf, because that really sucked- but we did find some good bits in all the wreckage, so here, have some of that retro Sonic you like and some of the best scraps of recent years- because we think that really, this is all you wanted all along".
And SEGA would be right- it's certainly all I wanted.
From what I've played so far it's been delightful- the "Classic Sonic" bits are just as Sonic used to be, but tweaked a bit to bring it nicely into the HD era. It's how a contemporary re-imagining of side-scrolling Sonic should be- Classic Sonic doesn't even have the Homing Attack! It really put a smile on my face playing the retro levels that I've played so far, with original music, Badniks and set pieces to boot.
The "Modern Sonic" sections are fast and whizzy, and bring together the best elements of recent titles such as the Sonic Adventure games, Sonic Unleashed and Sonic Colours, maintaining that thrilling sense of speed while zipping through some well-designed levels.
I'll probably do a full review once I've finished it, but so far I salute Sonic Generations. I love it and can't wait to play some more.
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