Everything That Was Questionable, Right and Wrong With Sonic 06

"Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura" (sundowne36) 08/20/2014 at 19:15 • Filed to: Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic 06

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A few posts back, I thought it was a good idea to buy Sonic The Hedgehog '06 thinking that everyone was making a big fuss out of nothing. I couldn't be more wrong. SomecallmeJohnny's video explains it best - though his and my overall opinion of Sonic 06 kind of differs (or not.)

In case you can't view YouTube vids where you are, I'll try my best to list them.

WRONG - Loading Screens Everywhere: This was the first on my list considering how many "NOW LOADING" screens I encountered - and how long they took. Yes, I know it's a CD game but there are moments when the NL screen wasn't necessary, such as the boss battle with Egg-Cerberus: An NL screen between the typical Sega boss intro and battle and an NL screen between the end of said boss battle and the results screen. If that doesn't tell you how bad the game code is, I don't know what to say.

QUESTIONABLE - Character Movement and Physics - I wasn't sure how I felt about this, but some character aspects was significantly changed that it it no longer felt like a normal Sonic game. However, with the sacrifice of speed and strength came precision movements. Most characters didn't slide around when you weren't giving any more input and the floor wasn't entirely made out of ice.

WRONG - A Story That Made No Sense - I expected this since it was a Sonic game after playing Sonic Adventure 1 and 2, but their plot was slightly decent. Sonic 06, on the other hand...

RIGHT - Soundtrack - It wasn't too goofy and it wasn't too obnoxious in terms of music, and it felt just right for the setting.

Again, these are just the points I found for myself. But what do I think of it? Honestly...

... It's... Okay? I mean, I knew the game was rushed out and that was unforgivable but in the eyes of the casual gamer, if you can forgive the hilariously long load times and the occasional glitch...

It just needs a second chance and maybe an intensive remake.

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