Wins Editors’ Choice Award but Says “Neither Sonic is perfect”
We have our first major review for Sonic Generations, and it’s from IGN, who awarded the console version of Sonic Generations an 8.5 out of 10 and its Editors’ Choice Award.
The review, by Jack DeVries and Brian Altano, praises the game for its level design and its deep dive into nostalgia. But there are flaws; the side missions and short boss battles were called out, and neither reviewer were wowed at the visuals, judging by the individual 7.5 score the graphics received. There are small control quirks as well:
At times the Classic version can feel floaty, and his Modern counterpart can stop dead in his tracks with every minor error. But these feel like small complaints compared to the exhilaration of playing a Sonic game that never stops the action to make you battle with stretchy arms. Bouncing between the two distinct modes does sometimes cause mishaps, though; it’s easy to forget that 2D Sonic lacks his 3D counterpart’s homing attack, leading to some incidental ring loss and occasional deaths. Likewise Modern Sonic has a limited boost meter instead of a spin dash.
The closing remarks, in part, say that “it feels refreshing to be able to say that Sonic is good again.” It also feels refreshing to hear that from the mouth of an organization many fans criticize for being anti-Sonic. For more insight and more peeks inside the game, the video review is below.
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@ChaoticFox
I getcha. That makes sense.
WOW…i mean, good rating and all….but their review has very little to do with the games actual pros and cons, and more on their skills. Not enough boss battles? List any sonic game that had an immense and large number of bosses. As for the length of the battles…. none have been rather lengthy, but have always been fun. And forgetting that classic sonic doesnt have homing attack? Go figure…hes classic sonic. And its not the games fault they forgot.
As for the gameplay… Webber himself stated that you cant “boost to win”, and that boosting is a double-edged sword. It takes practice and skill to use boost effectively. So, yes, if you don’t watch what your doing you will run into walls and hit a pit. The game controls aren’t at fault–their playing skills are at blame. But…. considering that, at least the game almost hit a 9. So, it IS good to hear that THEY were still pleased.
let alone the fact that the guy is just complaining and bashing the series more than halfway through the review. “Sonic dumb friends”? “Why admire the music”? And “you can only listen to city escape only a number of times? before you kill yourself?” And mocking that “running somehow fixes the timeline”? C’mon, give it a rest and actually review the game.
@Sketching Away: Yeah, I was particularly annoyed by the fact that they somehow praise the game while bashing it at the same time. And in order to do that, they either have to bash something that’s a personal preference, not a fault on Sonic Team’s part, or they bash something that they made up just to ATTEMPT to sound funny and like Sonic Team is stupid when they’re not. It’s called being a douche. I don’t mind the score. I mind the guy’s attitude.
@Axx: Exactly, and i’m sure it’s to flame up a reaction from the fan-base. But, judging from the gameplay clips, it’s as if the guy didn’t know how to play,or was just trying to find flaws to use as some excuse for bad gaming skills. The guy just tries to be snarky and funny and sarcastic while not explaining a single thing, as if his opinions matters over the fan’s. He just comes off as rude, ignorant and just downright arrogant when he’s attacking the game, while giving it an award and an 8.5.
@Sketching Away
I’m going to be fair, and say that the “Somehow running fixes time” thing was actually funny. I thought it was a fairly standard joke. I can see why that sounds offensive. He said it in such a dickish tone.
But yeah, the guy was more blaming his skill than the game itself. And was just nit-picking the thing to death.
About boost: I managed to get through Green Hill Act 2 through 3 minutes when I first played it. I effectively learned how to react to my enviornment, and I could go through the level without stopping the boost. I felt true satisfaction when I managed to shave almost 1 and a half minutes off my time. So no, the controls are NOT clunky, mr. reviewer, you just suck.
@superskeetospro: haha ….i’ll admit the “running to fix time” joke would have been funny… had it not been for the tone. And congrats to you to master the boost without hazard! Anyhow…as for the review itself, ive already put my 2 cents in…so i rest my case, and will pick up my pre-order Tuesday.
@Sketching Away
Thank you! That was nice of you.
I am SO PSYCHED for Tuesday. I will devote nothing but Sonic for that WHOLE afternoon!!!
@Sketching Away
I’d say that joke were funny if it had any merit to it. It feels like he was trying to be funny by pointing out something stupid about the game. Except they don’t fix time by running. So it isn’t that funny to me. XP
haha
I got a random phone call earlier today from some chick named Ivy from GameStop telling me that Sonic Generations would be available Tuesday morning. Felt weird hearing her say “Sonic Generations” for some reason. lol
Don’t kill Time Easter…
He save sonic =/
Spoiler… Time Eater Tribute
http://images.orkut.com/orkut/photos/PQAAAO535hDldKaUxiVNydmqk-nza81u5WsjUaU7NQPOuBSwB7vefQoYfS_2ZIHVw3N_fTM0FWRgMqKiCg_uyUQ449QAm1T1UPzwRFgaCy979R6e8s_Pwh-8RjNh.jpg
I like the joke. The story is flimsy enough that it deserves to be mocked a bit
@ChaoticFox: ha…i guess it might be a bit much expecting something dramatic and serious in the story, since ive read that people who worked on “Happy Tree Friends” as the writers. So I guess to make any sense, its more likely his presence in the stages brings life back to his world. Its a bit uneplained, but who really cares?
Whenever a reviewer says the controls suck i go pick up the game play it and the controls don’t! I dislike most of ign’s reviews especially their terrible movie ones (I swear they just don’t like movies) but how do you praise a game but totally bash it at the same time? You don’t fix time by running you fix time by getting to the time eater and beating him duhh! Sonic has always had a sense of speed how is this a new gameplay mechanic? And don;t ppl complain about boost to win and then ign says they want boost to win? obstacles have been a staple of sonic platforming for a long time! 7 Bosses? sounds like a decent amount to me there hasn’t been a boss after every level since the old-school platforming days buddy! Anyways i would give it a 10 just cause i love most sonic games so i know i’ll love this! so bash me if you want but this is what i think and there no changing it so TUESDAY HERE I COME!
Nothing is perfect, we all know that, but what a wonderful thing to hear from IGN about a Sonic game.
GAMEREACTOR NORWAY GAVE GENERATIONS 4/10.
http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gamereactor.no%2Fanmeldelser%2F126206%2FSonic%2BGenerations%2F&act=url
Anyone gives a damn to Norway. Well:
http://www.destructoid.com/review-sonic-generations-214666.phtml
Jim gaves to Sonic Generations a Beautifull 8.5 :3
Or 8.0, I just forgot right now;
@Sketching Away
I thought it was because they were saving his friends.
Woooow, Norway.
That logic was so pathetic and yet some ppl were actually buying into it and being turned away from the game. Damn…
@FoxBoy: Maybe thats it… all we know regarding his friends is that they were taken away and sealed into each zone. But i guess it could work that way. Its just never been explicitly explained how it works… but i also don’t think your theory works with the time fixing. It seems to me from the looks of it that to restore the stage you have return “color” to that zone by completing the 2 acts and other requirements. Technically, time isn’t fixed until Time Eater is dealt with. So i guess neither of us were really hitting on the nail. haha XD
@VizardJeffhog
What? I just read a review from a Swedish guy on Gamereactor and this guy gave it a 7/10
Just take a look: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=fi&sl=sv&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gamereactor.se%2Frecensioner%2F29711%2FSonic%2BGenerations%2F
Not sure what English or Finnish Gamereactor are gonna give, I though it would be the same review for all countries. I guess I was wrong then.