I can't but feel like I'm a target for flaming just for being a Sonic fan. I'm pretty damn positive no one reading this even knows why I'm a fan of that series. I also find it strange people only notice the Sonic half of my user most of the time. I chose the name "sonicthemegaman" to represent 2 of my favorite game series I grew up on as a kid and everyone just ignores that I'm also a megaman fan, not just a Sonic fan. I also play many more games from many different franchises. Not just all Sonic, all the time like people apparently believe.
Maybe they're just doing to troll me but, I honestly get the feeling people have some sort of problem with fans of the Sonic series and I'm fairly sure that whatever the reason is can't really be justified. People just assume "this Sonic fanboy" has no valid opinions or just hates anything that isn't Sonic. That simply isn't true. I find myself ignoring certain events and game releases simply due to this nagging feeling of immense peer rejected and what's worse is that most Sonic hate comes from completely misinformed people.
It pretty much confirms what I already knew, it's "cool" to hate Sonic and not give any real reasons. "Oh but, the controls, the camera, the glitches,etc." I wasn't born yesterday. No one complains about the glitch in Super Mario 64 that allows you skip half of the damn game. No one says the sand bird from Sunshine is frustrating as hell. That was just "challenging". Uncharted 2 had trial and error gameplay yet everyone loved it. No one goes on and on about how bad the voice acting is Resident Evil 1 or X-Blades. People, just admit it, Sonic games are only bad because they're Sonic games. I know damn well they aren't perfect but, any other game could have the same issues and no one complains.
If you're gonna pretend to be fans of a series you truly hate deep down inside to the point you do nothing but complain about it, please be so kind as to not lump me in with all the madness. I had no idea that openly enjoying any Sonic game after 1999 could lead to this type of backlash. And people wonder why I'm so apathetic about all the "great" games coming out today. The game community is apparently all hype and trends. Deviate from the folk of sheep and prepare to be roasted. That simply isn't right and I'm starting to not tolerate it anymore. This is out of control now.