I wouldn't so much compare Sonic with Mario as much as I'd do FF7 and MGS1

Back then, Final Fantasy 7 and Metal Gear Solid used the Playstation 1's technology to its fullest. However, they were good because they used it as a story-telling and gameplay innovation, not as a big demo-reel. As for the characters of Cloud and Snake, while they're jerks, at least they develop into full-fledged heroes over-time, and the same goes for their friends, like Tifa, Meryl, Yuffie, Otacon, Vincent, Gray Fox, etc.

Sonic Adventures 1 and 2, on the other hand, were more like cheap demo-reels on the Dreamcast than games with stories to tell. Sonic never develops outside of his edgy badittude personality, unlike Cloud and Snake, while the only ones that do are Tails, Amy, and Gamma of Sonic Adventure 1, and Shadow of Sonic Adventure 2, all of whom actuallysuck compared to Sonic himself!

What do you think of my comparison, and why?

Sonic and Mario have never really been known for their unique story telling. However, they have solid gameplay (Mario mainly) which more than makes up for it.

Personally, i don't think we will see games remotely close to the epicness of the MGS series or classic FF's for a long time to come

The problem with the comparison between FFVII and MGS is that it overly specializes - while it doesn't compare them functionally as games, it just focuses on the storytelling aspect. DarkCatalyst

[QUOTE="DarkCatalyst"]The problem with the comparison between FFVII and MGS is that it overly specializes - while it doesn't compare them functionally as games, it just focuses on the storytelling aspect. jamesr1989

The problem with the comparison between FFVII and MGS is that it overly specializes - while it doesn't compare them functionally as games, it just focuses on the storytelling aspect. Meanwhile, Sonic and Mario is a comparison between two games that are functionally similar - games within the same genre that oftentimes were developed in the context of one another (direct competition). Story isn't even the point there, but it doesn't have to be because what they do well completely tosses aside the need for it. Now, it's not unfair to compare the storytelling aspects of FFVII and MGS, but to say that it's a more valid comparison than the base comparison of Sonic and Mario is to hold storytelling as the end-all of gaming, which it most certainly is not.DarkCatalyst