And I agree with Spikey. Actually let me go get my answer from the last thread like this, and see if it's the same. If only for the lols.
What do you know, I was almost DEAD ON with my last post, but it was in rant fashion:
I'm gonna give you guys a heads up: RANT TIME!
My personal favorite is Sonic 3 & Knuckles. It had everything right and if it just had that tiny extra oomph it would have been perfection. In fact it is the closest thing to perfect a game can get with length, graphics (for its time), level design, etc. However, don't get me wrong. I am in no way a right wing Sonic fan (Whoozwah and I have established Sonic fandom, and it turns out Retro fans are right wings). I am in no way a left wing, thinking every new release is a great title. I happen to be one of those inbetweeners that sees things analytically and notices what's good and what isn't. And IMO, Sonic Rush Adventure could have been even better than Sonic & Knuckles (JUST S&K, S3&K is too good). Sonic Rush Adventure, which I recently finished off, Extra Boss and all, has to be one of the best Sonic games I ever played. It had plenty of levels to blast through, both normal length and snipet sized. And here's a shocker: a gimmick actually worked. The sea travel aspect, even though you can argue the idea was a rip of WindWaker, worked well and was a blast, and I especially loved the first boat's control, as it kept the speed of a Sonic game, and just said "Here's a boat, go nuts."
Sonic Rush Adventure now would be a good candidate to be my favorite Sonic game if I didn't recognize S3&K as a single unit. In fact, I'd love it personally if in my tournament I saw it come down to Sonic & Knuckles and Sonic Rush Adventure, because those happen to be my two favorite Sonic games and the most deserving, IMO. I say IMO because I know someone like whoozwah or another right wing Retro lover will blow my ideal Final Match idea to pieces. But again, my opinion is my opinion and I will stand by it. Heck, if I hadn't played Sonic & Knuckles, I'd have said Sonic Rush Adventure was my favorite game. The game's last piece of story after obtaining the Sol and Chaos Emeralds was a great experience and the boss wass even better than the Sonic Rush Extra Boss. It may not quite be as good as the Sonic & Knuckles Doomsday Zone boss, but IMO Sonic Rush Adventure had one of the best extra bosses ever in a Sonic game.
So as I near the end of this rant, know this: Not all new Sonic games are trash. Not all old games were so excellent. It's really just based off how much effort did the developer put in and Dimps was spot on with Sonic Rush Adventure, while Sonic Team was spot on with Sonic & Knuckles. Let these two titles be the highlight of a Sonic fan's collection, because these two games are the paramount, and with the Advance and Rush titles backing the Neo Sonic fan, Neo Sonic fans can hold their heads high on this occasion.
End rant.
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I mean I counted Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles as one game for that time, but I was basically picking the same games as last time. At this point I think I have found my favorite Sonic games, and I don't think my "favorite" will be changed as easily as I expected.
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