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What the Mainline Pokemon Series Can Learn From the Sonic Games

Ed writes: "The Pokemon series has reached a critical point of diminishing returns. They can't do it all in one game anymore, it's time for a different way forward."

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bananacrust1401d ago

You mean the sonic games that were pretty terrible til fans got involved and made sonic mania?

GameBoyColor1401d ago

And then right after that they go on to release more terrible sonic games.

Games1st1401d ago (Edited 1401d ago )

Team sonic had the guts to admit games weren't good and give it to fans.

"Fans" will always buy pokemon, so they just do the bare minimum.

AK911401d ago (Edited 1401d ago )

Why would pokemon copy Sonic? The former has been selling like crazy while latter is still trying to find its identity whilst a fan made game outdid the mainline games in every way.

Not to mention Gamfreaks Sonic clone Tembo the badass elephant was WAY more fun than Sonic forces.

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The 7 Best Sonic the Hedgehog Games: Racing through Time

Sonic the Hedgehog has a long and turbulent history in videogames, but which are the best games featuring the blue bur?

Rebel_Scum82d ago

Generations over Mania? Please… Generations doesnt have any new ideas in the levels/bosses.

Also a top 7 of Sonic games shouldn’t have any 3D crap and contain at least one of the 8-bit titles.

Sonic CD getting snubbed is weird. Number 1 is definitely interchangable between Sonic 2 and Sonic 3 & Knuckles.

Snookies1282d ago

Nothing wrong with putting Generations over Mania. Generations had a lot more to it. Mania was just a bit too short, despite how amazing it was. They're both top-tier Sonic games though.

Profchaos82d ago (Edited 82d ago )

I don't think mania was to short given 1,2,3, knuckles were between 1 and 3 hours long.

Mania was 5 hours roughly

However i say the originals feel more repayable because they are so short

Profchaos82d ago (Edited 82d ago )

The 8 bit games were pretty bad overall do you mean the 16 bit ones

Rebel_Scum81d ago

Nope. Sonic 1 & 2 on the master system were great. Dont confuse these with the game gear versions either.

Profchaos82d ago

Top 7 for me
7 cd
6 mania
5 Frontiers
4 sonic 3
3 sonic 1
2 sonic and knuckles
1 sonic 2

persona4chie81d ago

Sometimes I feel like the Sonic Advanced games just didn’t exist with how much it’s always forgotten 😭

Chocoburger80d ago

Even as a Sonic fan, I didn't really care for those games, and getting the Chaos Emeralds were freakin' horrible. Even with an emulator and save states, I didn't have the desire to try. I also didn't like most of the levels or bosses either. Unfortunately, DiMPs aren't good at making Sonic games.

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Why the Separation Between Modern and Classic Sonic is a Double-Edged Sword

The divide between both iterations of Sonic is now reaching spin-off territory, and the way Sega is handling it is both a blessing and a curse.

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I’m Struggling To Care About Pokemon Any More

Despite being a lifelong fans, some are exhausted by the frequency and quality of modern Pokemon games

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gold_drake306d ago

same
sword and violet just made me tired of the current format.

they rly traded a cohesive story and Lore for open region.

ZeekQuattro306d ago

As much as a fan of Pokemon I never was one to buy every new gen or spin off or remake. I bought Red & Blue. Played Ruby for a few gyms on PC. Played a bit of Fire Red again on PC but didn't buy a new entry until Black. After that I bought X and Moon. Then Let's Go Evee and Sword. Lastly I bought Violet. So it's hard for me to burned out on Pokemon.

franwex306d ago

Stopped caring after Gen 3 to be honest.

Dudeson306d ago

Same here, simply grew up and lost interest, but the nostalgia filter still hits for things like the old pokemon crystal.

FinalFantasyFanatic305d ago

It was Gen 2 for me, I just can't keep up with all the new generations of Pokemon they add in, I'm keen to jump into Violet/Scarlett though to see what's new.

got_dam306d ago

I always enjoyed these game until the newest ones. The open world is sooooo bland. I missed walking into some random house and getting a cool trade opportunity. Hell, I miss jut walking into buildings. There are not a lot of interior spaces in violet. And a motorcycle is not a pokemon. I don't care how mythic or whatever it is.

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